Bonus Round 2: Tic-Tac-Toe

[referees]

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

Get three in a row! That's the goal of this bonus round. Inspired by a fanwork event type called kink bingo, this round encourages you to create and fill out themed prompt cards.

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. There's a lot of text here, but if you read carefully and follow the instructions step by step, you will be okay.

RULES

Please refer to the first comment thread of this post for an example of how this round works.

PROMPTING

1. Select a ship to create your prompt card about. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Haruki & Kazuma). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Haruki/Kazuma). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!


2. Visit this card generator.
   • Here is a visual guide to using it.
   • The large text box is where you can list prompts if you have your own ideas. Please list at least 9 prompts; you can list more if you want. (The generator says you need at least 24, but it's lying.) Single words or short phrases are better than sentences.
   • Otherwise, you can use the dropdown menu found right below it. Note: some of these prompts lists are NSFW. (NSFW prompts are a-ok as long as you tag for it.) If you don't like some of the options that appear in a prompt list, you can delete them.
   • Text prompts only, please. Also, each card square must be unique—don't list the same prompt 9 times.
   • In "Configuration Options," make sure you select 3x3 and (Normal prompt). This is the most important step!
   • Leave the tic-tac-toe card with its default colors, so everyone can read it clearly.
   • Click the "Create a bingo card" button.
   • Scroll down to see the card that was created for you. If you don't like the prompts it picked, you can reroll by clicking "Create a bingo card" again.
   • When you're satisfied, scroll further down the page until you see a textarea box full of HTML.
3. Copy and paste the HTML from the box and into the body of your prompt comment, then post!

FILLING

Fill prompts by selecting an individual square to create fanwork for, then leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work. (Optional:) If you can fill three squares from a prompt in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, you get a tic-tac-toe (and an additional point bonus)! You can also just fill prompts as you please and get standard points.

• Prompt squares are labeled as follows:

  A1	B1	C1
  A2	B2	C2
  A3	B3	C3

• If you're trying for tic-tac-toe, you cannot combine squares into one fill. If your fill can satisfy multiple squares, pick the most relevant square: e.g., one square is sailing and another is pirates and you make a fill about pirates sailing, it's mostly pirates so put down the pirates square.
• Each fill must stand alone as an individual piece, but all your fills can slot into a larger universe if you'd like.
• You cannot fill a prompt square more than once, but you can fill every square on a tic tac toe card if you want to.
• You cannot work with your teammates to get a tic-tac-toe. Only individually achieved tic-tac-toes get the bonus.
• Multiple people can fill the same prompt square. You cannot "block" others from getting tic-tac-toe.
• Remember to also follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.
• Here is a prompt/fill index for your convenience.

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/images)
• 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. More info: http://sportsanimeolympics.tumblr.com/post/161707236774/tagging-and-you) <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> (copy and paste the HTML of your prompt square here!)	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [SQUARE], [RATING] Replace [SQUARE] with the specific square you're filling (e.g., B2). Click here to see a comment thread example of which square is which. 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, especially which square you're filling!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None"; if omitting tags to avoid spoiling, say "tags omitted." More info: http://sportsanimeolympics.tumblr.com/post/161707236774/tagging-and-you) <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>Square:</strong> (the theme of the square that you are filling, just copy and paste it from the prompt comment) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or won't 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, [SQUARE], [RATING] Replace [SQUARE] with the specific square you're filling (e.g., B2). Click here to see a comment thread example of which square is which. 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, especially which square you're filling!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None"; if omitting tags to avoid spoiling, say "tags omitted." More info: http://sportsanimeolympics.tumblr.com/post/161707236774/tagging-and-you) <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>Square:</strong> (the theme of the square that you are filling, just copy and paste it from the prompt comment) <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 for each tic-tac-toe card (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
Tic-tac-toe Bonus: 2 points each for the first 12 achieved by your team

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

FILL: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI, B1, G

[avioletqueen]

Ship: Ushijima/Oikawa
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: None.
Other Tags: None.
Square: I don't wanna dance if I'm not dancing with you
Word Count: 701

***

The first year of being a council member hadn’t been as bad as Tooru was expecting. It had been rough at the start, of course. He hadn’t liked Ushijima then - and no matter what people seemed to think, he still didn’t like Ushijima now. But he’d been surprisingly open to Tooru’s ideas, and had even implemented some of them. Tooru had thought his status on the council would be an opportunity for Ushijima to lord over him, had been prepared to fight tooth and nail to even be heard. instead, he’d risen to prominience in no time at all, and people had begun to see him as King Ushijima’s right-hand man. In short, a lot more about their king’s personality had become… palatable, over the course of the last year.

There was, of course, still room for improvement. “You could stand to look a little more excited, your Majesty,” Tooru said in a low voice, nudging Ushijima in the ribs. Ushijima straightened in his chair, as if looking awake and alert was what the situation required.

“I am excited,” he said, with his typical monotone expression. “It is the first anniversary of my reign. We’re throwing a party. I’m very excited.”

Tooru clicked his tongue and waved one hand in a flippant gesture. “I wasn’t saying you were or you weren’t. I don’t really care. But you should look like it. Or at least try.”

Ushijima nodded, and Tooru sat back, watching the proceedings. It took a couple minutes for him to realize that Ushijima was still looking at him expectantly. “What?”

“How exactly would you suggest…?”

“Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me.” Tooru rolled his eyes, then got to his feet, reaching a hand out to Ushijima. There was something slightly gratifying in how quickly the other man took his hand and rose as well. “Come on. Dance with me.”

“Um-- what?” But it was too late for Ushijima to be alarmed. Tooru was already pulling him onto the dance floor, as the musicians wound down one piece and prepared to start another.

“Pull yourself together, your Majesty. It’s a waltz. I know you have to be able to handle that.” Tooru pulled Ushijima into the starting pose, leading him into the flow of the dance with the other pairs already there. Thankfully, Ushijima followed his lead quickly enough.

“I was taught the waltz. You aren’t wrong. It’s been quite a long time since I’ve danced, however,” he admitted, and the minute shifting of his tone suggested that he might have been a little sheepish about that.

“That’s where you’re going wrong,” Tooru said freely. A year ago, he would’ve bitten his tongue - or, more realistically, added on a ‘your Majesty’ to keep up a pretense of civility. Now, they’d been in each other’s company long enough for Ushijima to know that all of Tooru’s advice came from a deep, hidden well of generosity, no matter how impolite his words might seem when spoken. “You’re not a bad leader. I think people like you as a King. But you need to lighten up if you want people to see you as kind, or likable, or whatever it is you might be going for.”

“Approachable, I think.” Ushijima corrected, his face set as he considered what Tooru had said. They moved around the dance circle one full time before Ushijima spoke again. “It seems I still have a lot to learn.”

“Oh, yes. There’s so very, very much,” Tooru teased, easing up on his toes so he could twirl Ushijima under his arm. “You’re lucky that you have me to help you out. I don’t know what you’d do otherwise.”

“I must admit, I too believe I would be at a loss.” The song ended and Ushijima smiled down at him, a veritable rarity in the encyclopedia of his expressions. Tooru could feel something in his stomach flip at his unexpected agreement.

Smugness, probably, he told himself. He was clearly indispensable to the king. There was something to feel smug about there. And it was a neat explanation for the feeling bubbling underneath his skin that he didn’t want to examine too closely. Not quite yet.

Re: FILL: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI, B1, G

[wino]

/ In short, a lot more about their king’s personality had become… palatable, over the course of the last year.

There was, of course, still room for improvement./ FFGSGS I LOVE USHIOI. THE SLOWEST BURN, THE HARDEST FALL

/Ushijima straightened in his chair, as if looking awake and alert was what the situation required. / this tiny ushi tidbit was rly cute dfkjgj

and then "i am excited" im dying. he's truly captain holt

/There was something slightly gratifying in how quickly the other man took his hand and rose as well./ (beyonce voice) baby its youuu, youre the one i wanttt........

/ Now, they’d been in each other’s company long enough for Ushijima to know that all of Tooru’s advice came from a deep, hidden well of generosity, no matter how impolite his words might seem when spoken. “You’re not a bad leader. I think people like you as a King. But you need to lighten up if you want people to see you as kind, or likable, or whatever it is you might be going for.”/ idk why but i got so emo over this bit.......... oikawa meaning well.. giving ushi some kind, solid advice...wanting th ebest for him for no reason....... weh

/easing up on his toes so he could twirl Ushijima under his arm./ my heart squeezed in my chesT SO CUTE WHY

/ The song ended and Ushijima smiled down at him, a veritable rarity in the encyclopedia of his expressions. Tooru could feel something in his stomach flip at his unexpected agreement. / hhfss ssh stheyre in love and im going to die witnessing it

smugness lmfao sure

GOD THAT WAS CUTE I LOVED READING THAT I WILL REREAD IT AGAIN NOW