Bonus Round 1: AUs

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SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).


This popular round is back once again! To begin this year's SASO, we encourage you to let your mind run wild with alternate ideas and settings.


Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. (There are changes from last year!)

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with an alternate universe idea, along with a ship from one of our nominated fandoms. There's a comment template below for your convenience.
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. (This is not the sports anime gen olympics.) Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Izumi & Sakaeguchi). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Izumi/Sakaeguchi). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• An AU can be a canon divergence, e.g. "what if [character] was the Team Captain instead of the canon captain character?", or a completely different setting altogether, e.g., pop idol AU, coffee shop AU, superheroes AU, etc.
• Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
• 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)

There is no max work cap.

Format your comment in one of the following ways:

If PROMPTING:	If FILLING:	If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant:
PROMPT: TEAM [YOUR SHIP] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Ship:</strong> (the ship your prompt is focused on. "&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic. Format the ship name any way you want, but clarity is more likely to get you fills.) <strong>Fandom:</strong> (what fandom the ship is from) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; these apply to content *in the prompt itself* and is NOT an implication of what you're looking for in a fill. If your prompt doesn't require tags, write "None" here.) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Prompt:</strong>	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML after the asterisks. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Consider posting only a thumbnail if the image is large. For more info, visit http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Consider posting only a thumbnail if the image is large. For more info, visit http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.

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.

If you see anyone breaking the code of conduct (e.g., causing drama, being rude) anywhere (not just DW), please contact the mods immediately.

SCORING

These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual teammate. Make as many prompts/fills as you want!

For prompts: 5 points each (maximum of 50 prompt points per team per round)

For fills:
First 4 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 5-10: 15 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21-50: 2 points each
Fills 51+: 1 point 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 (see the line of links below this post).

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Comments

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

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Ship: Makishima Yuusuke/Kinjou Shingo
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: supernatural
Other Tags: body horror maybe??

Prompt:
Supernatural au, Makishima is a dryad who's crushing on the new guy at the farmers market-- the problem is, they can't stop blooming around him

Re: PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

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i love you so fucking mUCH

Re: PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

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FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, G

[mother_herbivore]

Major Tags: None
Other Tags: supernatural elements
Word Count: 579

anyway i'm gay

***

The dryads ran the farmer's market, as it was their grove that the market took place in every week. The black pines were in charge of the vendors, the red maples supervised set-up, and Makishima, the grove's lone weeping cherry tree, stood by the pond and watched all the while. Makishima liked most humans—they liked their soft skin and their wild, colorful imaginations—but in recent weeks, there was one human they seemed to be particularly captured by.

Kinjou was a new vendor, selling peaches and melons, and the red maples put him at the end of the row nearest to Makishima’s tree. He liked to arrive earlier than most of the other vendors, so that he could drive right up to the booth space, unload everything, then move his truck out before everyone else piled into the grove to set up. Makishima would always surreptitiously shift their branches to give a little more shade to Kinjou’s space while he set up, protecting him from the heat of the summer sun, but they had yet to do more than that.

“If you just stare at him all the time, you’ll frighten him,” Toudou told them one day. Makishima ignored him, which wasn’t easy—the little magnolia was always hanging around Makishima’s tree in his person-form, and he had a big mouth. He prodded them. “Maki-chan, go say hello.”

“Go away, Jinpachi,” Makishima said. They drew their person-form a little closer to their trunk, hiding partly from Kinjou’s view. Toudou made a show of sighing in exasperation, the branches of his tree across the pond shaking as he did.

“You will thank me for this, someday,” he said, and started towards Kinjou’s booth. Makishima stared after him.

“Jinpachi,” they hissed, then a little louder, “Jinpachi!”

Of course, Toudou ignored them. He paused by one of the red maples’ person-forms, smiling and chatting with her for a moment, all the while watching Kinjou out of the corner of his eye. The moment Kinjou’s back was turned, Toudou gracefully excused himself from the conversation and approached Kinjou’s booth, swift and quiet. Makishima watched, confused at first, then horrified as Toudou plucked a melon from one of the produce boxes and sent it rolling towards the pond. Toudou pointed at the melon, then at Makishima, then at Kinjou, then beamed and darted off before Kinjou even looked up. Makishima could hardly believe the magnolia’s audacity.

The melon was picking up speed as it rolled down the pond’s sloping bank, and Makishima hurried to catch it. Toudou was nowhere to be seen now, but Makishima had a feeling that he was watching gleefully as they begrudgingly brought the melon back to Kinjou’s booth.

“You… dropped this,” Makishima said. Kinjou looked up from the peaches he was carefully stacking on his table, and Makishima held up the melon.

“Oh, I hadn’t noticed.” Kinjou took it, and examined it for bruises or dents. “Thank you.”

Makishima shifted awkwardly, unable to think of anything else to say, and started to back away, towards their tree. Toudou would be so disappointed, but at least he can’t say I told you so.

“You know, I’ve been enjoying the shade from your tree for several weeks now,” said Kinjou, and Makishima froze, “but I don’t know your name.”

“Oh. It’s Makishima.”

“I’m Kinjou.” He smiled at Makishima, and a blossom appeared in the fine branches that mimicked hair on their person-form, bright pink against the green of their leaves.

Re: FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, G

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OooOOOO BROOOOO this is so good,,,, I love their lingo for themselves/humans, I LOVE THAT THIS GROVE JUST lends itself to the market haha, that they didn't bloom until the end, I love Maki's trepidation in confronting Kinjou (AND TOUDOU FORCING HIM INTO IT) AND THE END AND EVERYTHING just the whole thing
Your stories always feel like excerpts from life I love it, like we just get a taste but this isn't The End of their narrative (in the best way :> )