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Bonus Round 5: Myth & Lore
This round is CLOSED as of 7PM on August 4 EDT. Late fills may be posted, but they will not receive points.
RULES
- This round does not have prompts. Instead, we ask you to draw inspiration from the wide pool of mythology, fantasy, folklore, and fable. An urban fantasy or supernatural AU? A re-imagining of your favorite folk tale? Characters swapping ghost stories or playing D&D? As long as your fill in some way incorporates the fantastical and/or supernatural, it's welcome here.
- Your fill still has to be about a ship from one of our nominated fandoms. What ships you create work for is up to you, though.
- To submit your fill, simply leave it as a comment as a reply to this post.
- Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.
FORMAT
Bonus round shenanigans all happen in the comments below. Brand-new works only, please.Required Work Minimums:
- 400 words (prose)
- 400px by 400px (art)
- 14 lines (poetry)
Remember, this is a NO-PROMPT round. Format your fill comment in one of the following ways:
| If FILLING: | If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant: |
FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING]
| FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING]
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Posts not using this format will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, regardless of what they contain. They, like all comments in this community, are subject to the code of conduct.
SCORING
These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual teammate. Make as many fills as you want!For fills:
First 3 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points each
All scored content must be created new for this round.
Etc.
If you're hunting through the prompts looking for what to fill, a good trick is to view top-level comments only.Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!
FILL: Team Kominato Ryousuke/Kuramochi Youichi, G
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Kuramochi had never had any problem with the cold. His body ran at a higher temperature than a human’s and more often than not he found himself kicking off the blankets while trying to sleep even in the winter, or wearing tank tops in three feet of snow – people would be concerned until they found out he was a fire elemental, after which it was just common sense that he wouldn’t feel the cold like everyone else. Just as ice elementals could keep cool easily in the summer (although they couldn’t do much with their abilities), or how water elementals were an asset in the desert. It came with the job description.
Ryousuke was different, though, a rare non-elemental in the neighbourhood. Unlike Kuramochi he was sensitive to the cold and holding his hand in winter felt like holding a block of ice, though the most he ever showed it externally was via shivering. It could be difficult, being a non-elemental in a city full of them, but if it got to him at all, Ryousuke was very good at hiding it.
The door slammed, and Kuramochi looked up to see Ryousuke standing there, snow settled on his shoulders and scattered in his hair and scarf. He shrugged off his jacket and hung it up, rubbing his arms with gloved hands.
Kuramochi grinned at him from where he lay on the sofa. “Hey, Ryou-san.”
“Hey.” Ryousuke frowned. “Did you turn the heating off again?”
“I wasn’t expecting you to be back so soon,” Kuramochi admitted. “I wanted to save power. Bills and all that.”
Ryousuke hummed in acknowledgement, reluctantly tugging off his scarf and draping it over the sofa. Kuramochi watched him shed his gloves and saw how red his hands looked – Ryousuke immediately shoved them in his pockets, but Kuramochi still reached out a hand. “Hey, c’mere.”
Ryousuke walked past him. “I have work to do.”
Kuramochi caught his wrist as he made his way over to his room. “You can’t write anything with hands like that,” he said, raising an eyebrow. “Your handwriting’s gonna be a mess. Let me warm you up.”
He was resisted for a couple more moments, until Ryousuke finally sagged his shoulders and relaxed. “Fine, but only for a few minutes.”
“Sure, sure,” Kuramochi agreed, waving a hand. Quietly he knew Ryousuke would end up staying for longer than that and probably even falling asleep, but he wasn’t going to say that out loud or Ryousuke would just turn on his heel and walk off to his room without a word.
He reached up as Ryousuke knelt down on the sofa next to him, pulling him down to where he lay and tucking him securely against his chest. Ryousuke shivered a little, sighing, and Kuramochi yelped as he felt icy hands snake under his shirt and splay over his back. “Jeez, you really need some better gloves.”
Ryousuke smirked, drawing his fingers in circles over Kuramochi’s skin. “I thought you said it didn’t bother you.”
“Anyone would react to hands that cold,” Kuramochi complained, but tugged Ryousuke closer all the same, rubbing his back to warm him up. Concentrating a little, he drew up an extra layer of heat – not enough for things to start smoking, but enough to make parts of his skin start to glow and enough to feel Ryousuke relax against him, releasing a sigh of contentment. Kuramochi pressed his lips into his hair, brushing out pieces of melting snow, slowly chasing the cold away with gentle kisses against his skin.
It wasn’t long until Ryousuke was asleep, pressed tightly to Kuramochi’s chest. Kuramochi knew he would be annoyed if he slept through his working time, but he’d noticed Ryousuke’s stiff shoulders and tired eyes over the past few days – he needed a rest. Kuramochi had work to do as well, but he could afford to put it off for a little while longer to stay like this.