Bonus Round 5: Clue

[referees]

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

Sometimes, all you need are a few little details to imagine something bigger. This round is inspired by a classic board game with a cast of colorful characters, but for SASO your only limits on "who", "where", and "with what" are what you can imagine (and the SASO fandom list, of course)!

This round closes on 5 August @ 7PM EDT. (Countdown Timer.)

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. (There are changes from last year!)

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with the format of a Clue mystery - "[character] in the [location] with [item]", along with any ship/ot3/etc. from one of our nominated fandoms.
  • Example: Sawamura Daichi in the teachers' lounge with the Hello Kitty! lunchbox
  • The person in your prompt MAY be a member of your ship, but is not REQUIRED to be part of your ship. They must still be a named character from a SASO-nominated fandom.
  • Your place must be a physical location, not a state of being or a state of being. However, this location is not required to be real, nor must it be from the same setting as the characters.
  • The "item" used must be a physical object that the character can hold or manipulate.
  • Unlike the board game, your prompt is NOT required to imply murder. The scenario implied can be anything at all! (As always, please tag properly!)
  • 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 Clue-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> [Character] in the [location] with the [item].	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

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Comments

PROMPT: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS

[multilinear]

Ship: oikage
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none
Prompt: kageyama tobio in the middle of outer space with a robot

Re: PROMPT: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS

[dynamite]

lmao b ye

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[prillalar]

Ship: Momoshiro/Kaidoh
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Momo in the club room with Kaidoh's lunchbox.

PROMPT: TEAM THE PRINCE OF TENNIS

[raernix]

Ship: Takigawa Chris Yuu/Zaizen Naoyuki
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: HERRP
Prompt:
Chris in Zaizen's house with the frozen peas.

FILL: Team Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov, T

[foxrocksthesesocksss]

Ship: Takigawa Chris Yuu/Zaizen Naoyuki
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Mention of injury, some off-screen fisticuffs, zaizen has a potty mouth
Word Count: ~1060

\o/ hello i hope you like it this pairing means... a lot to me.
***

dont freak out

Chris blinks at his phone, frowns, and sneaks it under the table so he can reply without the professor seeing. When you say that it makes me want to freak out. What happened?

His phone buzzes.

nothing. Another buzz. can u get me some frozen peas after ur done with class

Chris has completely lost track of the lecture now. A glance at the clock tells him he has another ten minutes left of class, and he's already mentally calculating the time it'll take him to buy frozen peas and get to Zaizen's apartment, even as he texts back a single, poignant question mark.

its fucking stupid ok. some dick came into the library drunk off his ass in the middle of the fucking day and i tried to get him to go home and he swung at me

The concern that had begun to simmer beneath Chris's skin dies down. Instead, he finds himself fighting back a smile. A drunk guy managed to give you a black eye?

fuck off, Zaizen responds immediately. and bring me some fucking peas.

Chris sends him the smirking devil emoji as an affirmative.

---

When he's home, Zaizen never locks his door. It's something Chris has sighed at him for multiple times, but it doesn't seem ot have changed his ways- Chris tries the doorknob and finds it twisting freely beneath his hands, so he just closes his eyes for a moment and lets himself in.

"I brought peas," he calls into the apartment, toeing his sneakers off in the genkan.

"Fucking finally!" Zaizen pokes his head around his bedroom door, eyebrows twisted into a frown. "Did you have to go to Antarctica for it or some shit?"

Amused, Chris says, "Nearly," before raising his own eyebrows significantly. "That's... impressive."

"Tch." Zaizen's head disappears for a second before he emerges fully, to snatch the grocery bag out of Chris's hands. He rummages in it for a second, before taking the cold bag out and laying it gingerly over his incredibly vibrant shiner. "Jesus, that feels good."

His nose looks slightly swollen too, and Chris raises a hand to touch it gently, prompting a flinch. "Did you have a nosebleed?" He says, feeling a tendril of concern wrap around his chest. "How hard did he hit you?"

"Yeah, it bled," Zaizen grumbles, adjusting the bag of peas so that a corner lies across his nose bridge. "Drunk bastard still managed to clock me in the eye and sent me over into a desk before someone got a hold of him. Sucks if he ever needs any reference books now, because he's banned for fucking life."

Chris's frown lifts slightly. "Good," he says. After a moment, he follows Zaizen deeper into the apartment. "Who knew libraries were such dangerous places to be."

"Shut up." Zaizen glares, but the effect is somewhat neutralised by his obvious reluctance to remove the peas from his face. Chris tries not to smile- but obviously fails, if Zaizen's growl is any indication.

He drops his bag by the wall and strides over to where Zaizen has slouched up against his tiny kitchen counter. Very gently, Chris tugs his hand- and the bag of peas- away from his face, so he can run delicate fingers around the bruised edge of Zaizen's cheekbone, already dark and purpling in the shape of someone's fist.

Zaizen doesn't so much as wince at his exploration, but the skin under his fingers tenses every so often, and after awhile Chris glances over to see half-lidded brown eyes, fixed on his own.

"You gonna kiss it better?" Zaizen mutters, like it's a joke, even though something in his eyes tells Chris otherwise.

It makes something in Chris's chest contract that Zaizen looks like he's bracing for another hit with every beat of silence that follows. Every second that Chris doesn't smile, doesn't laugh, just stares at him, Zaizen's face scrunches even more into a scowl, and his shoulders hunch inwards like a dog ready for another beating.

"I-"

"What's with the serious face?" Zaizen says, voice too loud. Grin too bright. "I was kidding, jeez. Don't need to look like I kicked a fucking puppy. My eye's gonna be fine, I just need to ice it anyway."

He looks away, but Chris won't have that. This is Zaizen, who's life has paralleled Chris's so much it's amusing on good days, and tragic on bad ones. Zaizen, who stretches his left leg out habitually when he sits for too long, who avoids mention of high school sports, who works three jobs just so he can avoid the hassle of a roommate.

Chris shifts his hands to cradle Zaizen's face gently, and tiptoes to press his lips softly to the ridge of Zaizen's eyebrow.

Zaizen's voice dies, and something in Chris's chest trembles, and when he comes back down his best friend is staring at him.

And the thing is, Chris has thought about this. Has made lists of pros and cons, variables to consider and hypothetical responses. He's known about Zaizen's feelings for him since they were both fifteen years old, but he always assumed the crush would just… go away, with time.

It hadn't, and neither had Zaizen. Their individual paths had come together and separated, criss-crossing over each other throughout middle school and high school before finally meeting again here, at the same university.

Chris has weighed his options. He's run the plays in his head so much he can run them in his sleep. This, this is the moment when the batter connects and the runner on third makes a break for home.

Chris blurts, "Can I kiss you?" at the same time as Zaizen asks, "What was that for?"

Zaizen quickly amends it to, "Yes."

So, Chris does.

---

Sometime later, when they're sprawled together on Zaizen's too-small futon, Zaizen grins his wide, wicked grin and teases Chris about getting turned on by frozen peas.

Chris thinks about it for a second, and gets up to fetch the bag, slowly melting on the kitchen counter.

After he's done with him, Zaizen can't ever look at a bag of frozen peas the same way again.

Chris counts it as a job well done.

PROMPT: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI

[avioletqueen]

Ship: oikuroo
Fandom: haikyuu!!
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
kuroo in the nekoma gym with the aoba jousai team jacket~

Re: PROMPT: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI

[ellipsometry]

i get 4 prompts into this and ur already killing me

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[marks]

Ship: Yuuri Katsuki/Victor Nikiforov
Fandom: Yuri!!! on Ice
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: i have no regrets ever.

Prompt:

Teenage Yuuri in his bedroom with his Victor Nikiforov poster collection.

Re: PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[kitaiichis]

oh my GOD, thank you,

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[prillalar]

Ship: Atobe/Momoshiro
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Momo in Atobe's limousine with the address of a haunted house

PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/AKAASHI KEIJI

[gogoshiki]

Ship: Mika&/Daishou&/Kuroo
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Yamaka Mika in a shady alley with the cat treats.

FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, T

[ellipsometry]

Ship: mika/daishou/kuroo
Fandom: haikyuu!!
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: this got. out of hand.
Word Count: ~3.8k

***

http://archiveofourown.org/works/11633850

PROMPT: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI

[avioletqueen]

Ship: oikawa/akaashi
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
oikawa in the lobby with flowers

PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/AKAASHI KEIJI

[gogoshiki]

Ship: Mika&/Daishou
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: whoops did a re-read of prompt rules gotta switch it up

Prompt:
Daishou Suguru in the mall with a replica katana.

Re: PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/AKAASHI KEIJI

[nautilics]

Oh my god daishou

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[prillalar]

Ship: Eiji/Momoshiro
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Science

Prompt:
Momo in the chemistry lab with Inui's latest juice recipe

Re: PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[marks]

fuck you and your whole team

PROMPT: Team Grandstand

[lordonisyr]

Ship: Naruko Shoukichi & Makishima Yuusuke
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Prompt: Naruko in a train station with Makishima's yellow and green striped shirt with the one blue sleeve.

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

Ship: Makishima & Naruko
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 451 words


***

[You’re sure you want to be the one to pick me up?] Makishima typed, only half-paying attention to the chat box. Chat was far easier than voice calls for him; awkward pauses were the norm, he could be quiet if he didn’t feel like talking and if he was multi-tasking, nobody had to know about it.

Right now, he had on the latest episode of Love Hime and was chatting with the whole Sohaku group. Onoda had somehow managed to institute a tradition where nobody watched the latest episode until Saturday when they all had to show up online to Onoda’s rabbit room and watch it together. Some of them used voice call, some of them chatted, but everyone showed up. It was either that or risk Onoda calling and being concerned about what could have possibly made you miss the weekly viewing session.

Makishima supposed it was good for team cohesion but really, given that he wasn’t even part of the team anymore, did he have to be there?

(Kinjou was. Tadaroko was. Makishima couldn’t be the only one who was missing.)

“Of course, senpai!” Naruko said loudly. He always used the voice chat option, even if it meant sometimes his voice drowned out the show. “I’ll be there and I’ll wear something you can recognize me!”

Makishima arched his eyebrows at the screen, knowing full well that Naruko couldn’t see it, and typed swiftly: [It’s only been a year. You couldn’t have changed that much.]

With his bright shock of red hair, Naruko would stand out absolutely anywhere - except perhaps an anime convention.

“I’ve gotten taller!” Naruko crowed proudly. Makishima could picture how Naruko had puffed himself up as he said that.

[Wouldn’t that make you easier to spot?] Makishima typed.

“Never mind, senpai! I’ll be sure to be recognizable!”

*

The flight had been exhausting and the prospect of taking a train home on top of the bus from the airport wasn’t a pleasant one. Makishima knew that nobody could meet him at the airport at such an early hour but by the time he made it to the train station, it was nearly 9AM.

He looked around for Naruko’s red hair, squinting slightly against the morning sunlight.

There! There was -- his shirt. His green and yellow striped shirt with the fashionably clashing blue sleeve.

Huh. It appeared the shrimp had learnt the importance of dressing well while Makishima was gone.

Makishima raised his hand and gave a languid wave to catch Naruko’s attention, suppressing an amused smile at the sight of Naruko in his clothes. Naruko might take it the wrong way and as his senpai, Makishima should encourage his forays into the world of couture.

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[prillalar]

Ship: Momoshiro/Kawamura
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Momo in the second year classroom building with a really, really heavy box

PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/AKAASHI KEIJI

[gogoshiki]

Ship: Sawamura Daichi&/Terushima Yuuji
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: gee wonder what it is

Prompt:
Terushima in the parking lot with the letter.

Re: PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/AKAASHI KEIJI

[notallbees]

YODELS I LOVE THIS SHIP

PROMPT: TEAM AKAASHI KEIJI/BOKUTO KOUTAROU

[earlgrey_milktea]

Ship: ushijima wakatoshi/oikawa tooru
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: potential violence
Other Tags: spies/assassins AU

Prompt:
oikawa in ushijima's hotel room with a vial of poison.

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, M

[dynamite]

Ship: ushijima wakatoshi / oikawa tooru
Fandom: haikyuu
Major tags: graphic depictions of violence/gore, sexual content
Other tags: secret agents au, alcohol and drinking, mentions of choking, poison, murderous intent, oikawa in a dress, guns, this is probably dubious in several ways?
Word count: 742

oikawa's first of many mistakes was probably thinking ushijima was a soft target.

***

Oikawa hates losing. Oikawa hates losing to Ushijima even more, and he's not sure what kind of win scenario he can untangle from Ushijima's hands that are so large and so warm as they grip his ass.

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[prillalar]

Ship: Momoshiro/Kaidoh
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Momo in the line-up to see March of the Penguins with a family-sized box of chocolate covered raisins

Re: PROMPT: TEAM DAIYA NO ACE

[marks]

oh...oh no.

PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/KUROO TETSUROU

[notallbees]

Ship: Hanamaki Takahiro &/ Iwaizumi Hajime &/ Matsukawa Issei &/ Oikawa Tooru (any combo/twosome/threesome therein tbh) OR Oikawa Tooru/himself
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: Sexual Content
Other Tags: Dildos, Bad Dragon, Poly, Threesomes/Moresomes, Masturbation, Semi-public sex

Prompt:
Oikawa Tooru in the clubroom with the bad dragon dildo

Re: PROMPT: TEAM BOKUTO KOUTAROU/KUROO TETSUROU

[myn_x]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) i love you

PROMPT: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[kuramochi]

Ship: kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
ryousuke in the conbini at 2am with youichi's god bless tenderloin hoodie

Re: PROMPT: team kominato ryousuke/kuramochi youichi

[hailing]

god bless tenderloin and this prompt

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[chameleonskin]

Ship: Midousuki Akira &/ Onoda Sakamichi, Midousuji Akira &/ Ishigaki Koutarou, Midousuji Akira &/ Komari Kishigami, Midousuji Akira &/ anyone really
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Midousuji in a swimming pool with a flamingo float.

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

Ship: Midousuji/Onoda + Komari
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 425 words

Here, Tour de France rest day shenanigans for you. ♥

***

The hotel they’d been stabled at was very nice! While everyone was utterly exhausted on the evenings and nights after a race, rest days were a different matter. The gleaming blue pool kept catching Onoda’s eye as he ate breakfast until finally Midousuji asked, “Do you want to go swimming?”

“Ahhhhh…” Onoda’s cheeks flushed pink and he hastily drank the rest of his juice to give himself some time to think up a proper answer. “I know it’s a rest day but it can’t do any harm to just splash about in the pool, can it? Maybe we can just float.”

A little shyly, he admitted, “I’ve never been in a pool before except for school swimming lessons. And it looks so nice.”

“A few hours in the pool won’t hurt your condition,” Komari said when Midousuji gave him a pointed look. Their captain really was a pushover for Onoda but then again, swimming would let him get a good look at Onoda’s muscles…

Onoda instantly brightened up, eyes shining behind his oversized glasses. “So we can go?”

He looked at Midousuji hopefully and Midousuji nodded. “Yes. Did you bring swim trunks?”

“No,” Onoda admitted, “But I’m sure the hotel gift shop sells some!”

*

By the time the rest of the team finished changing, Onoda was already in the pool and splashing about happily in the shallow end. The pool was filled with pool noodles, floats and Onoda had even purchased inflatable arm bands for everyone just in case. He had on a bright pink pair despite clearly being able to swim well enough.

“Why are you wearing those, Sakamachi?” Midousuji asked as he fed his long, lean body into the body. It was cool against his skin, lapping at his shoulders when he was finally in, and Midousuji ducked his head under the water to get the worst of the shock out of the way. When he raised his head again, Onoda was beaming at him and holding out a pair of floaties.

“It’s in case I get a cramp! You should wear them too, Akira.” He pulled them up over Midousuji’s arms and started inflating them, round cheeks puffing up as he blew as hard as he could. Bemused, Midousuji watched him work and when it was done, Midousuji climbed onto a flamingo float. He pulled his shades down over his eyes and relaxed with his arms and legs draped over the side.

“I’m going to sleep,” he announced to the team and the world in general. “First person to splash me dies.”

PROMPT: Team Grandstand

[lordonisyr]

Ship: JJ Leroy/Isabella Yang
Fandom: Yuuri on Ice
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt: JJ in a swimming pool with a Mountie hat.

PROMPT: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara

[luckycricket33]

Ship: inui sadaharu/kaidou kaoru
Fandom: prince of tennis, tenipuri
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: snake juice ikea furniture au??

Prompt:
Kaidou in the empty apartment with the particleboard shelving unit.

Re: PROMPT: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara

[blueminuet]

My ikea scars and I thank you.

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[prillalar]

Ship: Momoshiro/An
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Momo in the arcade with a cute girl from his class

PROMPT: TEAM AKAASHI KEIJI/BOKUTO KOUTAROU

[earlgrey_milktea]

Ship: iwaizumi hajime/oikawa tooru
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: i'm s or r y

Prompt:
iwaizumi in oikawa's hospital room with get-well-soon balloons from the whole team.

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

Ship: iwaizumi hajime/oikawa tooru
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 443 words

Warnings for illness, angst, possible future death.


***

“Hey. Shittykawa, wake up.” Iwaizumi poked Oikawa’s cheek, albeit much more gently than usual. The pallor of his friend worried him almost as much as the numerous machines whose soft beeps and green lines offered proof that Oikawa was still alive.

Oikawa’s eyes opened slowly, the chocolate brown of his eyes dark with drowsiness and a little hazy still. “...Iwa-chan?”

His gaze drifted from Iwaizumi’s face to the cluster of brilliant helium balloons that Iwaizumi was holding and slowly, a smile spread over his face.

“You brought me balloons?” He asked, tapping the remote for the bed to make him sit up a little. Having to stare up at his visitors all the time very quickly had become more humiliating than Oikawa could bear, even if sitting up exhausted him so much that the visits had to be cut short.

“Of course not,” Iwaizumi snorted as he started to tie the balloons to the arm of the chair so they’d be on eye-level with Oikawa. “They’re gifts from the whole team.”

“Oh, I see.” Oikawa’s smile didn’t look disappointed in the least, Iwaizumi noted. “Much better than all the flowers that my fans sent. The nurse wouldn’t let me keep them.”

“I know,” Iwaizumi said gruffly as he pushed the balloons down so Oikawa could see them more clearly. “I asked what sort of presents you would be allowed - no food, no flowers, no soaps that might contain irritants.”

Oikawa hugged a dog balloon to his chest and Iwaizumi said, “That one’s from Kentaro. The string’s slippery - it kept trying to get away.”

“Just like him,” Oikawa said, letting go and eyeing a pink teddy bear instead. “Which one is yours, Iwa-chan?”

“...” Silently, trying to scowl in his usual manner, Iwaizumi pulled down a red heart with GET WELL SOON written in silver letters and passed it to Oikawa.

“How sweet,” Oikawa cooed with a faint shiver of a laugh. “You’re giving me your heart.”

“I’d give you a lung for real if I could,” Iwaizumi muttered gruffly, stuffing his hands into his pockets. They weren’t even a blood type match, let alone close enough for organ transplants; a stupid helium balloon heart was the best that he could do.

Oikawa nuzzled his cheek against the balloon and smiled up at Iwaizumi even as the edges of strain started to appear at the corners of his mouth and eyes.

“I’d rather have your heart, Iwa-chan,” he said quietly, arms wrapped around it. “This doesn’t hurt you to give.”

Stupid, Iwaizumi nearly said, stopping himself just in time. What did Oikawa think it would do to Iwaizumi if he didn’t get better?

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[psiten]

Ship: Akutsu Jin & or / Echizen Ryoga (NOT Ryoma!)
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: Akutsu is underage in the series. PLEASE age him up for any romantic entanglements. Also - Murder.
Other Tags: It came to me in a dream.

Prompt:
Echizen Ryoga in the serial murderer's convention hall with the hippopotamus kigurumi.

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

Ship: Ryoga & Akutsu
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 426 words

Discussions of violence and death but none actually happen!

***

“That,” a voice said from behind Ryoga, “Is the weirdest disguise I’ve ever seen.”

Ryoga tightened his hold on his switchblade before he turned around. The large paws of the hippopotamus kigurimi effectively hid his weapons but nobody would be so foolish as to assume anyone else here was unarmed. This was a convention for serial murderers, after all, even if Ryoga privately thought that half the attendees were cops and another quarter were just wannabes.

“It’s effective though,” he said, the voice distorter built into his mask making his tones come out harsh and metallic. He faced a slim, tall person in a green Power Rangers costume. Everyone here had on a costume that covered their face and body completely. Leaving behind DNA was too much of a rookie move for the attendees. “It covers me completely, it gives me room to move and it’s not so thin that you can easily slash through it to spill blood.”

“It’s a little loose. Anyone could just grab a sleeve and pull you back,” the stranger countered.

“At which point I spin and slice over their throat Or bury a knife in their stomach, whatever’s more exposed.” Stomach wounds didn’t kill quickly, even when they penetrated a vital organ, but they’d be painful enough to distract all but the most determined pursuers.
“Doesn’t the head block your field of vision?” The stranger asked after giving a nod of acknowledgment at Ryoga’s killer instinct.

“Not at all,” Ryoga said, then corrected himself, “...Except from the top. And most people don’t look upwards anyway for ambushes.”

“True,” the Power Ranger said. “Are you wearing body armor under it?”

“That’s a very personal question to ask,” Ryoga demurred as he narrowed his eyes suspiciously behind his mask. Was the Power Ranger turning him into a mark? Later, during the Cosplay Killing Contest, would the Power Ranger come after him specifically?

“You could just say yes whether or not you are,” the Power Ranger said. He shrugged, cocking his helmeted head to a side. “I was wondering if you were one of the cops. Your costume’s dumb enough for them but they’ve all got body armor on underneath. Same brand for all of them.”

“Hey!” Ryoga protested, the voice distorter doing a poor job of demonstrating his outrage. “It is not a dumb costume. It is creative. Much more creative than wearing a cosplay of a Power Ranger. Nobody even likes that show!”

“Nobody,” the Power Ranger replied with the attitude of someone who had a winning argument, “Likes hippos either.”

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[jessibot]

Ship: bokuto/kuroo
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
kuroo in nekoma's graduation party with the patented taika waititi outfit

Re: PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[babster]

a beautiful prompt for a beautiful outfit