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.

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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).

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Comments

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[mousapelli]

Ship: Ukai/Takeda or Saeko/Akiteru or Ukai/aged up Asahi or anybody in Neighborhood Association
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: drinking, drunk shenanigans

Prompt:
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Franklin

FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[geniuskaktus]

Ship: Ukai Keishin/Takeda Ittetsu
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Language, Alcohol, Smoking (briefly mentioned)
Word Count: 732

I decided to set this before Ukai became the coach, because I think there’s already a lot of fic (and canon material!) with them drinking together after, so I wanted to write something a little different. :)

***

One last customer walks in as Ukai’s about to close the shop up for the night; Takeda, the Karasuno volleyball club advisor. Ukai’s heart dances a little jig as he watches him walk through the aisles. He almost thought Takeda wasn’t going to show up today-- not that Ukai cared one way or the other--his day just feels incomplete without the teacher badgering him to coach the club.

Despite constantly pestering Ukai, Takeda is actually really polite. He always makes sure to buy an item or two before bombarding Ukai with pleas and offers concerning the club. While Ukai pretends to be annoyed, he’s grateful for the steady contribution to his cigarette fund. And...maybe he even admires Takeda’s passion for the students.

This is the first time he’s seen him buy alcohol. Cheap beer, the kind newly minted 18 year olds buy (and maybe some under, but Ukai didn’t know anything about that). The taste isn’t good, well, to be blunt the taste is shit. But it sends him on a nostalgia trip right to high school, back when he and some of the other guys from the team would head out to the local convenience store (Not the one Ukai's parent's ran, of course) and buy whatever drinks they could with their meager pocket money. At the time they thought they were the shit. Now Ukai just mentally scolds his former self for spending so much money at the towns rival shop.

After Ukai rings him up, Takeda slides one of the beers back across the counter towards Ukai.

“You’re about to get off work right? Let’s drink together!” Takeda’s tone makes it seem as if they’re old buddies, and although they’d seen each other almost every day for the past couple of weeks, it was always under the pretext of Takeda trying to rope Ukai into coaching the volleyball club. They’ve never sat down and had an actual conversation.

Ukai is a bit miffed by the gesture. But, free beer? It would be downright rude to turn that down! Ukai slides out a little stool from behind the counter offering it to the teacher. It’s one he uses to prop his feet up when the shop is too busy to put them on the counter, but he doesn’t tell Takeda that part.

And then, it hits him that Takeda must be trying to bribe him-- with drinks from his own shop no less!

“Just so we’re clear, I’m still not coaching the volleyball team...” Ukai mutters, hastily cracking open the beer before Takeda changes his mind about treating him. Once the drink is opened he can’t take it back. Store policy.

But, Takeda simply opens his own beer not pressing any further about the team. They make small talk (Not about volleyball), and Ukai begins to notice things he hadn’t before, or maybe just things he’d pretended not to. The color of Takeda’s eyes, the way his smile illuminates his entire face… No, illuminates the entire room. It’s so bright and beautiful Ukai could light his fucking cigarette on that smile.

Heat floats to his cheeks when he realizes he’s staring. It’s from the alcohol. It has to be from the alcohol.  

Coaching the volleyball team might be kind of fun, His brain whispers and Takeda just sits there innocently sipping his beer like he hasn’t played a part in any of this.

He can’t deal with this, these feelings or whatever they are. Ukai rummages around for a cigarette and a lighter to calm his jitters. If he isn’t careful he might actually be swayed into coaching that team.

But, as he’s about to light it, a hand claps over his. “You shouldn’t smoke inside,” Takeda says in the most teachery voice Ukai’s heard come out of him.

Ukai’s whole face is red now, his arms, his neck, and his everywhere else probably. This time he’s sure it’s not from the alcohol, but he hopes Takeda just thinks he’s a lightweight.

“S-stop trying to convince me to coach the volleyball team!” Ukai stutters, and both his cigarette pack and lighter clatter to the counter.

“I haven’t brought up volleyball once since I’ve been here. Ah, but you have, twice,” Takeda holds up two fingers with a smirk. He was sort of feisty with a bit of alcohol in him, Ukai would be lying if he said it wasn’t a turn on.  

“So, does this mean you’re thinking it over?” Takeda leans in, sounding so hopeful Ukai has a hard time saying no.

Cigarette pack and lighter in hand, Ukai walks out to the front of the shop wondering how much longer he’ll be able to last.

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[mousapelli]

aww, this is cute! The two of them drinking together is always fun, but I like this part where they don't know each other that well yet, and Takeda's just so cute and irresistible. Thanks for the fill!

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[geniuskaktus]

Thank you for reading it and prompting the prompt! I'm really really glad you thought it was cute :)