Bonus Round 3: FSTs

[referees]

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

Profess your love for your favorite ships with the power of song! In this round, we ask you to create fan soundtracks and use them as inspiration for new fanwork.

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible.

RULES

• Submit prompts in the form of a short playlist (1-6 songs) and a ship from any of our nominated fandoms. Submit only the track listing and a link to where they can be listened to; the idea is for others to interpret what you present. You may also link to lyrics if you would like.
• Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Lilia & Sara). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Lilia/Sara). Please don't say "Any pairing," either.
• Create content based on the playlists of others! Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
• Fills may be in any form you choose (except for another FST of course) as long as they are inspired by/fit the mood of the soundtrack they are filling for.
• Remember to 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)
• 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. (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> <a href="">song title here</a>	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>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <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"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ 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>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <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"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ 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

FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T

[fickle]

Ship: Hinata/Small Giant
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 877 words

Thank you for prompting this for me!

***

The first fan letter Hinata ever writes is to the Little Giant. He doesn’t know the teenager’s name but he knows his number and he knows his school. That’s enough.

Dear #10,

I saw you on TV and I think you are really cool with how you go whoosh! I want to play volleyball like you.

I am very small. Do you have any ideas on how I can be good like you are, please?

Most sincerest respect,

Hinata Shouyou

He hands the letter to his mother and asks her if she can mail it to the school. On the envelope, he’s written carefully:

#10 volleyball team
Karasuno High School

That should be enough information for the school to know whom to give it to, right? His mother adds the rest of the address, writes their address on the back of the envelope and promises Hinata she’ll post it.

Hinata never receives a reply but he doesn’t blame the Little Giant for it. Clearly the letter got lost in the mail somehow.

He asks his mother if they can go to the Karasuno High School and hand deliver a second letter but his mother says no, she has no time to take him there.

Hinata’s pouting fails to convince her.


*

The first official letter Hinata ever writes is to the Little Giant. The class has been told to write a letter to someone influential in their lives and most of the other students have chosen to write to their parents. A few students, aiming to impress, write to politicians or idols.

Hinata chews on his pencil furiously and composes what he think is a much better letter than his earlier effort.

Dear #10,

I am Hinata Shouyou and I am your biggest fan. I already wrote to you once but I think it must have been lost. My teacher has promised to post all these letters though so I hope this one will reach you.

I joined our school’s volleyball club after seeing you on TV. My dream is to be like you. There aren’t any other members in the club but I spend all the time practicing by myself anyway. That way, when other players join, I won’t be too far behind them.

I’m only in my second year. Maybe next year, some of the new first years will like volleyball and we can finally play in a tournament! Sometimes my friends are good enough to throw balls to me so I can practice spiking but there aren’t enough of us to make a team.

When I graduate, I’m going to Karasuno so I can be the ace like you were. I’ll lead the school to victory.

Most genuine admiration,

Hinata Shouyou

A week later, the teacher hands him the letter back and quietly confesses that unfortunately, the Little Giant has graduated from Karasuno and the school doesn’t have a forwarding address for him. Hinata tries to pump her for information but that’s all she knows.

*

The first love letter Hinata ever writes is to the Little Giant.

I think about you all the time. The others are talking about girls and passing around magazines and I don’t care. They want me to talk about the girls I like, or gravure idols, or what I think is pretty but I can’t. There’s nothing like that. Some of the girls are pretty but they don’t make me feel anything. Not like you do.

I got recordings of your championship games. When you jump, you look like you’re flying. My stomach drops away. It’s like you’re a roller coaster. You take me all the way up and then make everything fall away. Everything’s pulled out of me and I feel hollow. Weightless.

Girls are pretty. You’re not pretty. But I can’t stop looking at you. When I close my eyes, I think about you. If you touched me, I’d feel like I’m flying.

The team’s going well. They gave me #10, like you. I’m going to make it proud. I’m going to make you proud. I think about you coming back for a reunion and meeting me at school. I think about a lot of things.

I think about you more than anything.

This isn’t how my friends talk about girls but it’s how books talk about love.

I want to fly with you.


He doesn’t try sending it this time. He carries it in his pocket. The kanji are scrawled and uneven, holes in the paper where Hinata’s pen has stabbed through. It’s barely legible, the paper cloth-soft from too many months of being folded and unfolded.

*

Before he graduates from Karasuno, he vows, he will find some way to open the trophy case and place his letter inside the trophy. The Little Giant must have touched it when it was awarded. It’s the closest to him Hinata can get.

Hinata never signed that letter. He’s not afraid of being caught if someone else finds it.

He just knows he can’t carry it with him any longer. He has to set himself free.

(Unburdened, he will fly faster and catch up to the Little Giant more quickly.

In person, he can explain himself better than his letters ever did.)

Re: FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T

[princesssid]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH, it starts off so cute and sweet and optimistic, but the feelings in that love letter are so much and so intense, i got chills, and the ending is so bittersweet and lovely ;;

thank you so much for filling this (i mean, even though i made the prompt bc you asked, I STILL FEEL HONOURED TO GET A FILL)

Re: FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T

[fickle]

awww. XD I will try to fill a legit prompt of yours one day! I'm just a little limited on what chars I can write!

I'm happy you like it, especially since I was mostly just writing it for myself. I like the idea of the Little Giant being Hinata's rather confused sexual awakening and Hinata never quite losing the way it feels to watch him fly. It was so much fun to write these two and I am really grateful that you prompted it for me!