Bonus Round 4: Quotes

[referees]

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

An oldie but a goodie—in this round, we draw inspiration from famous words said by other people.

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

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with a quote attributed to a specific person or character, along with any ship/ot3/etc. from one of our nominated fandoms.
  • Example: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." -Friedrich Nietzsche
  • The quote can come from almost anything—famous people, poetry, songs, books, movies, etc.— but please don't quote personal conversations you've had or overheard.
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Natsuo & Yuzuko). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Natsuo/Yuzuko). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• Fill prompts by replying to the prompt with your quote-inspired fanwork.
• 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>	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

PROMPT: Team Daiya no Ace

[soup]

Ship: Kaburagi Issa & Danchiku Ryuuhou OR Onoda Sakamichi & Imaizumi Shunsuke & Naruko Shoukichi
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
"Until just recently, the stars were something I only saw by myself."

—Natsume Takashi, Natsume Yuujinchou

Re: PROMPT: Team Daiya no Ace

[dynamite]

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PROMPT BLESS YOU

FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, G

[chameleonskin]

Ship: Imaizumi Shunsuke/Naruko Shoukichi/Onoda Sakamichi
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Word Count: None

( thanks for the cute prompt ♡ )

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Re: FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, G

[soup]

OH MY GOD... First of all, I adore your art style so much... YOUR COLORS!!!! The way you captured the loneliness in the first picture, and then Onoda's smile in second... Naruko, behave yourself!! LMAO. And Imaizumi's face... Pinching Naruko... :') THANK YOU I just!! Love this!!! So so so much I will cry a little (or much) more now...

FILL: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, G

[soveryaverageme]

Ship: Onoda Sakamichi & Imaizumi Shunsuke & Naruko Shoukichi
Fandom: Yowapeda
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Stargazing, Friendship, Mention of Bugs
Word Count: 649

I love their friendship and space imagery. This turned out to be soooo soft. Hope you enjoy!

***

Imaizumi loved stargazing. Most people didn’t know this – they thought he was single-mindedly focused on one thing and one thing only, cycling.

He guessed in a way, though, it was cycling that brought him the stars.

One night, after he finished riding what was supposed to be his cool down, but ended up being a 25 km workout, he found himself tired and exhausted at the edge of town. He fell back into a field of grass to catch his breath, but he found that it was taken away instead.

The night sky lay above him in all its grandeur. It seemed to consume him, like there was nothing else in the world but the infiniteness of the universe and the sound of his breathing.

He wished he had paid attention in class so he could recognize the constellations, but it didn’t seem to matter. He didn’t need to know their names or their stories to feel the immenseness of it all.

It became a tradition after that, for the rest of primary school and then middle school and into high school.

Every time he would go out on night ride (admittedly, sometimes he didn’t make the best decisions for his sleep schedule), he would stop and stare at the stars. Sometimes it would only be for a couple of minutes, others for half an hour or more, and, sometimes, he would even accidently fall asleep. He would wake up the next morning sore and with bugs crawling on his face, but he could only remember the contentedness he felt has the sky gently, and without him noticing, lulled him to sleep.

When Onoda, trying to placate Imaizumi and Naruko’s bickering, suggested that they go on a night ride during their sleepover, Imaizumi unconsciously started riding his usual path. He didn’t even notice when he had pulled off to the side of the road, near the field that had started it all.

Naruko and Onoda had followed him off the road, curious and slightly worried looks on their faces.

“Is there something wrong with your bike?” Onoda bends down, as if to inspect Imaizumi’s bike, before Imaizumi waves him off.

“Then what is it hotshot?”

Imaizumi doesn’t know how to explain himself. He’s never been the best at words and explaining how he just wanted to stop to look at the stars, well… it doesn’t seem to capture the vastness or splendor or meaning of it all.

Instead, he gently grabs their wrists and pulls them deeper into the field. They come along, looks of surprise on their faces.

“Are you sure this is safe?” Onoda asks, anxiety evident in his voice. Imaizumi stops at the bottom of a small hill, just far enough that the road isn’t visible anymore. He sits down and gestures to the other two to do the same.

He leans back, like he has done dozens of times before, and stares at the sky above. Like that first time, it never fails to take his breathe away. He knows that the other two must have followed his lead because he hears a gasp of awe from Onoda and Naruko suddenly cuts off whatever he had been saying before.

For a while, it’s just the three of them staring in silence at the sky above them. It’s peaceful and serene. There’s a togetherness that Imaizumi feels that wasn’t there all those other times he’s done this alone.

“Next time, we should bring snacks,” Naruko states, eventually breaking the silence. The boys get up, knowing that if they stay any longer they’ll worry their parents. Has they head back to their bikes, Onoda chimes in that he thinks that blankets would make the whole experience more comfortable, and also that he could maybe find his star guide from when he was kid.

Imaizumi smiles, giving one last glance at the sky above.

Yeah…. Next time.

Re: FILL: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, G

[soup]

Oh man I just got goosebumps reading this ahhhh ;; THIS IS SO SOFT and so, so, so wonderful — how he enjoyed being alone with the universe at first, but then he subconsciously led the other two to that spot too... AND THAT LAST LINE :'') It's just something that happens naturally and just!! Ahhhh I love this so much thank you for this fill ;;

Re: FILL: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi, G

[soveryaverageme]

Thank you so much for your comment (and prompt!!). I really, really enjoyed writing the space imagery and how Imaizumi just experiences the universe. I'm a sucker for good friendships and the softness of stargazing, so I really loved your prompt! Thanks again for the comment!!