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 The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

Ship: Imayoshi/Hanamiya
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none
Word Count: 458 words

Just some pillow talk on love and hate, nothing scary!

***

“Do you think you’re even capable of falling in love?” Imayoshi asked idly, brushing Hanamiya’s hair away from his face. Hanamiya’s eyes were half-shut, his face slack with pleasure and his mouth soft. It was a good look on him; instead of a sharpened sword, an embroidered sheath.

“Why do you ask?” Hanamiya’s eyes opened just a little wider and he smiled, lazily amused. “Are you falling for me, senpai?”

“You? I might as well put my heart in a mincer.” The very thought was enough to make Imayoshi laugh as he let his hand slide down over Hanamiya’s jaw so he could thumb at his lower lip.

“How mean.” Hanamiya pretended to sniff, his eyes shining with a glaze of tears. Imayoshi waited, unimpressed by a trick he’d seen too often to fall for, and Hanamiya laughed after a second.

He rolled over, tangling his legs with Imayoshi’s, and blinked the tears away easily.

“And true.” He kissed Imayoshi full on the mouth, hard but quick, and then let his head drop against the pillow again. “Love takes too much work. You have to learn to compromise, to tolerate, to forgive...”

Hanamiya shuddered dramatically, wrinkling his nose in distaste.

“Hate is easier. Hate takes care of itself,” he concluded.

“So are you saying you hate me, Makoto-chan?” Imayoshi smiled, sliding his hand into Hanamiya’s hair. The dark, smooth locks parted easily for his fingers, letting Imayoshi get a good grip on Hanamiya’s hair while seeming only to caress him.

“Tch. Only when you call me Makoto-chan,” Hanamiya replied, letting his eyes close.

Mistake.

Imayoshi used the hold he had on Hanamiya’s hair to jerk him up off the pillow, crashing their mouths together viciously. He bit down hard and then let go, counting on the advantage of surprise to let him get away with it before Hanamiya could bite back.

Wide-eyed and stunned, Hanamiya stared up at him for a few seconds before he started laughing.

“Are you trying to make me hate you, senpai? Because that’s not going to do the trick.”

“No,” Imayoshi said, settling down against the pillow as well. “I would never be fool enough to want you to hate me.”

But he was fool enough to want Hanamiya to feel something for him. Anything that would anchor Hanamiya, that would give Imayoshi a hold over him, would be acceptable. Hanamiya kept himself distanced even during the most intimate of moments; there was a space between them, a No Man’s Land, that was trapped with mines and waiting for one of them to make a move.

Everyone else had a weakness he could exploit. He just wanted to know Hanamiya’s.

(He wanted to be Hanamiya’s.)

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[crescenttwins]

...I'm so sorry, when I read nothing scary in your author's note, I immediately squinted and felt more nervous reading this fill OTL (it's so awful of me, i'm really really sorry)

That being said, haha, this was actually a very soft fill, and I adore that there's still an element of trepidation between them, enough that they'll still use mind games to entrap the other. Thanks for sharing!

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

I'm trying not to laugh at having made you nervous when I just meant to reassure you but I can't stop myself from grinning. That is a very cute reaction. XDDD

AND YES. Sometimes the fills turn out soft! Ish! Comparatively! Given the ship! I'm just digging myself deeper. Thank you so much for prompting!