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 IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/KINJOU SHINGO

[catlarks]

Ship: Oikawa Tooru/Kageyama Tobio
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt: Instead of the usual voice modulation, this one shifts through a spectrum of lilting human pitches, delivering the threats softly & sweetly. — @ctrlcreep

Re: PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/KINJOU SHINGO

[kazuyas]

h e y

[catlarks]

I was waiting for you to show up, hey Em hey.

Re: PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/KINJOU SHINGO

[dynamite]

STUFFS THIS ANGRILY INTO MY POCKET TOO!!!!

[catlarks]

kiss kiss!!

FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, T

[multilinear]

Ship: oikage
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: sexual content, description of violence/gore (body horror, cannibalism)
Other Tags: bodily modifications, i turned tobio-chan into a piano, the piano is a metaphor
Word Count: 440


***

tobio keens when tooru finally touches him. it’s been weeks, or months, since this has happened last, tooru abandoning work and the trappings of an ordinary life for this.

the boy was beautiful in his previous life: that much is clear, his body broken in the key places where a limb might have moved, but the structure is still present and obvious under tooru’s hands. it was the work of a surgeon or a master craftsman who made him this way, with a precision that’s almost alien, too lifelike and too real to be manufactured. tobio is strong in the bones, vocal cords strung to perfect scales, and his heartbeat rumbles low in the long boards of his ribs, his chest.

this is the product of a different time and a different place. tooru plays him as an amateur might, with wonder still tickling the keys of tobio’s teeth, at the plushness of his lips. he plays with the force of a storm, punishes tobio’s limbs with the drumbeat of a foreign thing, his fists hammering against tobio’s chest, unprotected and vulnerable.

and tobio lets him. he is open to him, for him, only taking breaths when tooru allows it. he is so good for him, musically sound and so sweet to hear, almost a lovable presence when tooru touches him with the softest, gentlest of hands. tobio is more human than instrument, a self-driven creation with passages that tooru’s yet to explore (if tobio opens up, if he can pry his hands inside). it’s been a battle every way, tooru playing tobio in pieces, to measure their progress in dexterity and flair. he plays tobio love songs written in keys, and if tobio knows them all, he never tells.

today, tooru starts gently. it’s magical when tobio is unguarded, the drive to play out his demons on tobio’s skin dissolving into thin air. tooru closes his eyes and tobio trusts, opens up his throat and sings.

he loves the way tobio sounds. he croons, if asked, and shrieks if pressed. tooru can trade a lot of things for both sounds, his own blood (if bitten) and his own fingers, if tobio could eat. tooru feeds him poetry in measured lines, and tobio yields his body today as an treasured secret. they lose no blood in exchange today, and tobio does not bite.

tooru throws back his head and shuts his eyes, fingers deft in the weaving of an unknown, unread magic. tobio sings soft in his ears; the night is long, and tooru feels as if he has all the time in the world for, at least, one more song.