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

FILL: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI, G

[avioletqueen]

Ship: oikawa/kageyama
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: angst, sadness, ambiguous ending
Word Count: 411

i'm sorry for this sadness :') but thank you for the prompt!

***

“I thought I’d call.” Tooru stands in the hallway, facing the wall, phone pressed to his ear. It’s an old phone, with a cord that connects it to the wall, and he curls his finger in the coiled wire to give himself something to do.

He can hear familiar ambient locker room noise on the other end, boys congratulating each other and the rustle of fabric as clothes are taken off and put back on again.

“Thank you.” So many years has past, and so much has changed, and Tobio still sounds unsure when talking to him. Tooru wants to be angry, but he can’t blame him. They’ve come a long way, and they haven’t exactly taken the best road to get there.

“How was practice?” he asks quietly.

“Good. I was happy with how we did. I’m…” Tobio pauses, then says in a rush, “I’m excited for tomorrow.”

Tooru breathes in. Breathes out. “Good. That’s… good.”

There’s a pause, and Tooru can practically hear Tobio’s uncomfortable shifting before he speaks. “How about you?”

“What?”

“What are you doing tomorrow?”

Tooru grits his teeth, counting to ten in his head. Tobio’s just an idiot trying to be kind, he reminds himself. But it still feels like a slap in the face. Somehow, after so long, it still feels like Tobio is farther away from him than ever before.

I set for the national team now, Tooru. I’m going to lead them into a match. And judging by our stats, we’ll win.

What are you doing tomorrow?

“Nothing. You know. Helping my grandmother out.” The words come out a little choked. The worst part is that it’s the truth. The worst part, without any shadow of a doubt, is how Tooru doesn’t feel like he can lie to Tobio anymore. He clears his throat, rolling his shoulders back and trying to inject some pep back into his voice. “You shouldn’t be worried about me. You should be getting to bed. You have a big day tomorrow.”

“Right. I’m going. I just wanted to answer your call.” Tooru stays on the line as Tobio leaves the locker room, and Tooru thinks he could listen to him just breathe forever. “Well. I’ll talk to you soon.”

“I love you.”

He hears nothing but static. To be fair, he hangs up just a few seconds after he says it - but even those few moments of silence are too much to bear.

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

[alectorine]

this.... REALLY HURT BUT IN A GOOD WAY, the fact that this conversation is taking place over phone call and neither of them can see each other and all oikawa has to go off are sound cues (the ambient locker room noise, kageyama's breathing ;__;), the physical and emotional distance between them and oikawa's awareness as with all other things of how they don't match up and the proof of this in how kageyama is on the nationals team and he isn't, how they can barely even talk to each other though oikawa was the one who sought kageyama out in the first place and kageyama's doing his best to reach back out. 'The worst part, without any shadow of a doubt, is how Tooru doesn’t feel like he can lie to Tobio anymore.' OUCH...

thank you so much! this was just the right kind of pain i was looking for :')