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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PROMPT: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU

[wino]

Ship: ushijima/oikawa
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: watch this :')

Prompt:

oikawa in the apartment with the hidden camera.

Re: PROMPT: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU

[ellipsometry]

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PROMPT: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/KOGA KIMITAKA/TESHIMA JUNTA

[besania]

Ship: Natsuo Ishido & Kirido Haruka
Fandom: Teppu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: A fantasy AU maybe?
Prompt:
[Natsuo] in the [location of the magic sword] with the [sword (that was supposed to be Haruka’s)].

FILL: Team Grandstand, G

[babster]

Ship: Natsuo Ishido & Kirido Haruka
Fandom: Teppu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none
Word Count: 623

***

After months of searching, Kirido Haruka found the Sacred Cave. The long years she had spent training had given her the strength and knowledge to undergo this quest; Captain Kontani had given her blessing; and now, she could almost the future crystallized before her, as bright and shining as the sword of legend.

Every twenty years, when it was time to choose another Captain of the Guard, the sword vanished and reappeared in the Sacred Cave. The location was the most closely-guarded secret of an order that had many, and each new captain was expected to make her way to the Cave and back using only the map made by the first Captain, now out-of-date and terribly fragile.

Kiri had done it, and her exhaustion faded into irrelevancy as she made her way into the Cave. She was aware of treading the same path as legends before her had done, and she was proud and reverent both.

Weaving through the stalactites and stalagmites, she kept walking until she reached an open area. In the center was a tall, flat rock, like a table, and a hole in the ceiling above meant light shone down on it. Kiri took a breath and stepped forward, her hand outstretched to finally wrap around that familiar grip,

The sword wasn't there.

For a moment, Kiri simply stared, uncomprehending. Then the panic set in. She ran her hands over the top of the rock, feeling for catches or signs of a false top. When there were none, she circled the rock, hoping that it had simply fallen. There was no sign of the sword, and she widened her search in the desperate hope that, after centuries, the magic worked on the sword had faded, and it stopped just shy of its usual resting place.

It wasn't anywhere, and the exhaustion of her long journey began to make itself felt. Kiri felt close to tears as she walked back out of the Sacred Cave. Her training, the respect of the Guard and Captain Kontani, her long journey-- it was all for this, and now, at the final hour, she failed.

“Where can it be?” she asked herself as she emerged back into the afternoon light.

“Are you looking for this?”

Kiri whipped around in the direction of the voice, her hand flying to her sword. There, leaning casually against the rock face, was a tall girl wearing a terrible smirk. In her hand was a familiar sword.

“Give that back,” Kiri growled. “It's not yours.”

“Oh?” The girl's eyes widened theatrically. “It's not? Why am I holding it then?” She wiggled the sword.

“That sword belongs to the Captain of the Valkyrie Guard!” Kiri drew her sword, furious at the smile on the girl's face, the dishonor and disrespect against her and her comrades. “Captain Kontani herself charged me with retrieving it, and gave me her blessing as her successor.”

“Really?” The girl ignored Kiri's sword, still wearing that irritating smile. “Well, if this sword belongs to the captain, and I have it, I guess that means I'm your new captain, huh? 'Captain Ishido.' I like the sound of that.” She leaned forward. “I'd wipe that glare off your face, girl, or I'll have you whipped for insubordination.”

“It's not yours!” Kiri repeated, getting into guard position. The girl stood tall and smiled, the first genuine expression Kiri had seen her make.

“You want to fight for it?” she asked, shifting her weight. “All right-- if you win, you get your sword back; if I win, you take me back to your Guard and introduce me as the new captain.”

Kiri bared her teeth and readied herself to fight.

“Deal.”

PROMPT: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/KOGA KIMITAKA/TESHIMA JUNTA

[besania]

Ship: Mai Ganeko />Sanae Sawamura
Fandom: Teppu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Prompt:
[Sanae] in the [clubroom] with the [notebook full of… love letters? Mai usually keeps in her bag].

FILL: Team Grandstand, G

[babster]

Ship: Mai Ganeko > Sanae Sawamura
Fandom: Teppu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: snooping
Word Count: 531


***

Sanae prided herself on her self-discipline. It was the reason she was captain of the karate club, the reason she'd gone to nationals. She could keep practicing, keep working, resist the temptation to skip a day or give in to complacency.

And yet, despite all her self-discipline, she found herself looking through Mai's notebook. Mai had gone to get a sandwich, accidentally knocking her notebook off the bench on her way out. Sanae, of course, had picked it up, intending only to place it back on the desk. But it fluttered open, and she saw her name, and despite her best efforts, curiosity won out.

Once she started reading, she couldn't stop. The notebook was nearly full, pages of unsent letters. Letters meant for her- or not meant for her, if she had never got them, but about her. She didn't read them all, but she skimmed through, half-hoping to catch someone else's name in there, that Mai hadn't written all these letters to her.

She'd known, of course, that Mai liked her. It was impossible not to know- even if she never said anything, it was obvious in every look and action. But Sanae had thought that it was the way that underclassman sometimes liked their upperclassmen-- a mixture of hero-worship and idealization and hormones. (The way she'd thought Natsuo had-- no. This wasn't the time to time to think of that.) She hadn't taken it seriously.

And Mai was serious. While the letters started with generic declarations of affection and statements about how cool Sanae was, it wasn't long before they became more passionate and sincere. A long description of how watching Sanae in a match made Mai's heart race with love and pride; a frustrated screed on how Sanae was wasting her time on things that didn't matter, that nevertheless bled love from every word; a page that was simply the phrase 'I love you,' written in every permutation.

It was like a hit to the solar plexus, reading these letters. It was like looking into Mai's heart, exposing and magnifying her feelings. Sanae hadn't taken Mai seriously, but how could she ignore those feelings now?

A bag dropped onto the bench, startling Sanae and making her drop the notebook. Mai stood there, hands on her hips, glaring.

“Mai. I'm sorry,” Sanae fumbled. She wasn't used to feeling wrong-footed, or being the guilty party. It wasn't a pleasant feeling. “You knocked it off the desk, so I picked it up.”

“You read my notebook, Sanae,” Mai replied. Sanae couldn't read her tone. “Now you know everything; so what are you doing to do?”

That was the question, wasn't it? Sanae was used to having Mai with her; she valued her company. But romance?

“I don't know.” Sanae looked Mai in the eyes. She owed Mai honesty. “If you give me some time, I promise to have an answer for you.”

She could see this wasn't the answer Mai wanted; she also saw that Mai accepted it as the best she was going to get.

“All right.” Mai picked up the notebook and slid it into her bag. “Please don't keep me waiting too long.”

PROMPT: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/KOGA KIMITAKA/TESHIMA JUNTA

[besania]

Ship: Sanae Sawamura &/ Natsuo Ishido
Fandom: Teppu
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Prompt:
[Sanae/Natsuo] in the [house] with the [gift the other gave them so long ago].

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: midosuji/komari
Fandom: yowamushi pedal
Major Tags: violence, death, implied cannibalism
Other Tags: SWEENEY TODD AU

Prompt:
midosuji in the barber shop with the bloodied razor.

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[fickle]

Ship: Midousuji/Komari
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 451 words

Warnings for gore, death, discussion of cannibalism… XD All the stuff a modern Sweeney Todd AU would entail!

***

The blood poured down the man’s throat in a crimson waterfall and Midousuji swiftly brought the bowl to rest just under the cut. Blood pudding was a delicacy as was blood soup. There was no point in wasting such precious fluid.

Komari flitted out from the corner he’d been waiting in, grimy apron strings already tied and a net over his hair to keep it out of the way.

“Such a good catch,” he cooed, reaching out to squeeze the man’s bicep admiringly. “So much muscle and lean meat on this one.”

He tugged at the man’s shirt, opening it up and then tsked. “But he’s wearing a girdle! I’ll have to fry the fat. Maybe make drippings out of it.”

“Cube it and fry it. Or fry it and grate it,” Midousuji advised as he watched the flow of blood start to slow. “Everyone loves bacon right now.”

Even though Midousuji personally thought bacon was gross.

“There’s an idea. Crumbled bacon topping does add a certain touch to any dish,” Komari said as he briskly sliced off the girdle. The man’s stomach pouched out and Komari prodded it delicately, then ripped open the front of the shirt to check the chest.

“The pectorals aren’t bad,” he said after a few seconds. “Minced up, they’ll do nicely. He must’ve been one of those men who carried all his fat in his stomach.”

To double check that, he sliced open the trousers as well and squeezed the thighs as if he were checking tomatoes at the local market. They were firm instead of flabby, letting Komari already envision the steaks he might be able to make.

“How are his cheeks and tongue?” Komari asked, thinking of the broths he could make.

Midousuji patted a clean, damp cheek. “I shaved him first this time like you prefer.”

“Thank you,” Komari said with a smile. It was so much easier when his meat came pre-shaved! “If you help me get him to the table, I’ll shave the rest. Do you want anything from him?”


“Heart kebab?” Midousuji slid his hands under the man’s armpits and started to haul him towards the table-on-wheels that would take the man from Midousuji’s barber shop to the butcher shop that shared a back wall with his.

“Of course! I’ll make first while the meat’s nice and fresh.” Komari did love to make special thank you dishes to keep Midousuji’s strength up. All those outside foods had so many preservatives and chemicals in them!

Why would anyone eat those meats when healthy vegans and fitness freaks took such good care of what they put into their bodies and and were just as tasty as beef or pork?

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: shiraishi kuranosuke/kirihara akaya
Fandom: prince of tennis
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
shiraishi in the hair salon with the business card.

Prompt: Team Daiya no Ace

[hailing]

Ship: Tanba Koichirou/Kominato Ryousuke
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Tanba in front of a mirror and wooden stool with a pair of scissors.

Re: Prompt: Team Daiya no Ace

[greenowl]

(hissing noises)

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: aoba kazane/(kaminashi nozomi or toyaguchi non or kusakai mio)
Fandom: keijo
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
kazane in the locker room with the massage oil.

PROMPT: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU

[wino]

Ship: bokuto/kuroo or akaashi
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: inspired by a classic

Prompt:

bokuto in the living room with the shark boy and lava girl dvd.

Prompt: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara

[doxian]

Ship: Akaashi Keiji/Oikawa Tooru
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: violence, major character death (implied, but no need to actually go that route)
Other Tags: vampires

Prompt: Vampire slayer Akaashi in vampire king Oikawa's castle with a stake.

PROMPT: TEAM HIMURO TATSUYA/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU

[justlikeswitchblades]

Ship: Jean Jacques Leroy/Isabella Yang
Fandom: Yuri on Ice
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: mental health issues

Prompt:
Isabella in the skating rink with the orange bottle of Klonopin.

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: kuroo tetsurou/(daishou suguru or sawamura daichi or tsukishima kei or oikawa tooru)
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: gambling

Prompt:
kuroo in the casino with the jackpot.

FILL: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky, T

[mousapelli]

Ship: Tsukishima/Kuroo, Yamaguchi/Yachi
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: gambling, drinking, Akiteru merging the family business if you know what I mean, VIP action
Word Count: 876

Casino AU with Kuroo the drinkboy and Tsukishima the high roller.

***

It wasn't, like, the worst job Kuroo had ever had. Sure, the casino got smoky enough to make his eyes water during rush, and ok, he got stuck with the overnight shift more often than was fair since he was the new guy, and they stuck him on drink tray duty a lot because he was cute, but he could deal with a few grannies sneaking pinches of his ass so long as they tipped him.

But this was the first time he'd been handed a tray of heaped up chips and told to take it to one of the private VIP rooms and to look attractive doing it.

"Don't the girls usually do this?" Kuroo asked, eyeing the heaping mound of chips. He could barely even think about the amount of money the neat stacks of green, blue, and black represented.

His boss laughed as he straightened one of the piles, then nodded to the pair of casino security men that they were ready to go. "Let's say you're more his type."

Kuroo tried to keep his face neutral as the security escort held open the door for him, because you never knew what you'd see in a VIP room. Those red velvet couches and gold chandeliers had Seen Some Shit. But this room was surprisingly still put-together, aside from the scatter of glasses and bottles on the table that said the occupants had been here drinking all night. Even though the room could comfortably seat ten, there were only three people present: a tall blond wearing a suit worth more than Kuroo's life, a slightly shorter dark-haired man with a scatter of freckles across his nose, and the casino girl nestled cutely in the second man's lap, wrinkling his also expensive trousers.

"Kuroo-kun!" the girl called, waving so hard that she tipped harder against her companion, the sparkly stars pinned into her hair, the casino's trademark, jingling.

"Hi, Yachi-chan," Kuroo said. She was a sweet girl, but Freckles didn't look the type to manhandle her. It seemed like Yachi was the one doing the handling, actually. "So, which one of you is the lucky winner?"

"Me," the blond said, but with the same tone of voice you'd answer the nurse calling you back to the doctor's office in the waiting room. He barely looked up from the baseball game they had on the flatscreen TV. "Just sit it on the table."

"You don't seem that excited," Kuroo couldn't resist from commenting.

"Tsukki's always like that," Freckles laughed.

"Tsukki…" Kuroo got a better look at him now that he was closer to the couch. "Hey, I know who you are! You're Tsukishima Kei."

"Ugh," Tsukishima said, voice flat. "Yes, my father owns Tsukishima—"

"No! Well, yeah, that too I guess." Kuroo waved a hand dismissively. "But you're the one who took over that medical equipment startup and shot their stock prices through the roof. We talked about you in my business class last week."

Tsukishima turned to look Kuroo up and down with sharp eyes. They seemed to get stuck somewhere around the sequined tie. "You're a business student?"

"Uh, yeah. What do you think this gig is supposed to pay for?" Faced with Kuroo's unimpressed look, Tsukishima muttered an apology. Kuroo waved him off. "It's fine. We can't all have a family business worth millions to grow into. But if you don't mind me asking, what are you doing here? You don't seem like gambling's your thing."

"My brother thinks I need to loosen up. You know about him too, I assume." Tsukishima waved to the several empty cushions to his left. "Oh, sit down and stop hovering over me."

Kuroo did not mind if he did, trying to keep the whine silent as he took the weight off his feet for the first time in hours. "I know that he's heading a merger with Tanaka Motors."

"Oh, he's merging with them all right," Tsukishima snorted. "Dragged me here and hasn't left his room all night."

"Akiteru's marrying the CEO's daughter," Yamaguchi told Yachi, who gasped and leaned in, eyes sparkling. "I hear she's a real firecracker."

"Really?" Yachi asked, clearly interested in celebrity gossip. Yamaguchi obligingly whispered something else in her ear, and Yachi giggled in delight.

"So, Tsukki," Kuroo said, smirking at the way that made Tsukishima wince and glare. "You don't like gambling, this baseball game, or girls like my cute friend Yachi over there. Any chance you'll tell me something you do like?"

"I like winning," Tsukishima said, more blunt than Kuroo would have thought as he leaned forward to pour two more drinks, then handed one to Kuroo. Kuroo felt the drag of Tsukishima's gaze just as sharply as the brush of Tsukishima's fingers against his own as the glass changed hands. "Assuming the prize is something worth having."

Kuroo tried to hide his smile against the rim of his glass, but doubted he succeeded. "More worth having than that tray I hauled in here? Heavy as shit, by the way."

"I wasn't impressed at the start," Tsukishima said. His voice was still casual, but his gaze was sharpening all the time, focused directly on Kuroo. "But it came with an interesting surprise."

Prompt: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara

[doxian]

Ship: Ashikiba Takuto/Kuroda Yukinari/Koga Kimitaka or /Teshima Junta
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: polyamory

Prompt: Kuroda in the hakogaku club room with Ashikiba's phone.

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: kaidoh kaoru &/ kirihara akaya
Fandom: prince of tennis
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: ghost stories

Prompt:
zaizen in the dorm room with the flashlight.

PROMPT: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/KOGA KIMITAKA/TESHIMA JUNTA

[besania]

Ship: Koga Kimitaka /> Kinjou Shingo
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Gonna hit me? Better make it count. Better make it hurt. Better kill me in one shot--
Prompt:
[Koga] in the [clubroom] with the [severed red string of fate that used to link him to Kinjou before himself].

FILL: Team [Imaizumi Shunsuke/Kinjou Shingo], [G]

[krankran]

Ship: Koga Kimitaka & Kinjou Shingo
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Heartbreak ig, I tried
Word Count: 739



***

Koga’s alone in the clubroom when it happens. Walking to the seemingly endless pocari stockpile to refill his bottle after a hard day's worth of practise. Reaching out with his right hand by habit, he's not sure why he notices what he does. But the string looped around his finger is pulled tight.

Well, the string looking thing… He was never one to believe in fairytales (no seriously, anyway), but he’d learnt that the red string of fate, at the very least, wasn’t without basis. Or at least, he was just hallucinating for the last fifteen years. Which might be right on the money, considering no one else could see it but him. Regardless, he’d had the thread for as long as he can remember. And yet here it was, pulled tight and still, leading out the door and vanishing into the distance. Even though he can’t hold it; intangible as it is, he reaches out for it. Pausing to watch it quiver and shake without reason.

It snaps before his fingers can touch it.

His reaction is delayed, slightly. Because he's never seen this happen. Never seen loose threads, despite the multitude of people he can into contact with every day. Never suspected that his string might-

His chest clenches, painfully so. And logically, he knows there's nothing wrong with him and he's definitely not dying; but his knees still buckle, his breath is strained and his hands still scrabble at his chest as if trying to press down on the sudden erratic beat of his heart.

Unsurprisingly, his first thoughts are of Kinjou, the man on the other end of the string. The guy who he was never really confident enough to confess to. Or even mention something like a mythical string that bound their futures together.

Koga fumbles for his phone, and scrambles to think of what he could say that wasn't something like 'are you okay, did you die, our fated connection snapped off and is now hanging limply from my fingers and my heart feels like it's physically breaking inside my chest.' He still has no idea what to say, even as he finally locates Kinjou's number. Not that it would matter anyway, he realises, his voice clogging his throat.

So he shoots him a message instead (something inconsequential, something that would only need a one word response) and drags himself to the corner of the room to lean against the mountain of Pocari boxes. He's not entirely sure, but he may or may not have passed out. But the buzz of his phone snaps his attention, and when he's aware enough to realise it, the sun has definitely passed its apex.

Is it past noon already?

But his attention is on the message flashed up on the screen.

>You can use Muc-Off Bio Wet Lube, but I would ask Kanzaki.

Koga can't even remember what he sent, but he notes the response time. Four minutes ago...?

>>Ah, that's true. Thanks for the advice. How's university? Meet anyone interesting?

Because even though his chest no longer hurts and his head is clear, he still can't figure out what to say.

>Not bad. And as interesting as you'd expect at a University that also offers humanities.

>>Haha, that's true.

And he pauses, wondering if the next line is a little uncharacteristic of him.

>>Anyone cute?

>Interested in college age people? Never took you for the type, Koga.

So it did sound unnatural... He's about to send another message, brushing it off as a joke but-

>But I haven't noticed. I'm sure my partner would get jealous if I had.

Ah.

>Ah, but don’t tell Tadokoro I’m dating. I’m sure he’d call me just to heckle me if he finds out.

Ahhhh.

>>Of course. Your secret is safe with me.

He’s unsure what Kinjou types back, the screen blurring as wetness trails down his cheeks and splatters onto his glasses. He’s not entirely sure he even wants to know.

He’d… taken too long. Taken for granted that Kinjou might wait for him to reach Yonan, that once he was there he might have the confidence to confess, but… It’s not like Kinjou knew about this. Any of this. So it was stupid to presume anything, really. Koga was the one who had missed the opportunity. That’s all. No big deal.

So why does it feel like he’s dying?

Prompt: Team Daiya no Ace

[hailing]

Ship: Bokuto Koutarou/Kuroo Tetsurou
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Kuroo in the yakiniku restaurant with the last piece of meat.

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: kaminashi nozomi/shirayuki kyoko or kaminashi nozomi/miyata sayaka
Fandom: keijo
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
nozomi in the keijo arena with her brand new prize queen swimsuit.

Prompt: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara

[doxian]

Ship: Miyuki Kazuya/Furuya Satoru or /Yeung Shunshin or /Kuramochi Yoichi
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: nsfw
Other Tags: inappropriate use of sports equipment

Prompt: Miyuki in bed with his baseball bat

(Miyuki/baseball bat take 2?)

Re: Prompt: Team Kanzaki Miki/Miyahara

[blueminuet]

It has been 0 days since our last nsfw sports equipment prompt.

PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[marks]

Ship: Haiba Lev/Tsukishima Kei AND/OR Haiba Lev/Hinata Shouyou AND/OR Haiba Lev/Kozume Kenma AND/OR Haiba Lev/Kuroo Tetsurou
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: welcome to the levolution

Prompt:
Lev at a Nationals afterparty with the perfect bottle for spinning.

Re: PROMPT: Team Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky

[fickle]

YES. LEV!

PROMPT: Team Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov

[foxrocksthesesocksss]

Ship: miyuki kazuya &/ sawamura eijun &/ takigawa chris yuu (&/ any others you want tbqh)
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: none

Prompt:
sawamura in the live studio with the weather report

FILL: TEAM miyuki kazuya/sawamura eijun, G

[hilaryfun]

Ship: Sawamura Eijun/Miyuki Kazuya/Takigawa Chris Yuu
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Word Count: None

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PROMPT: Team Himuro Tatsuya/Nijimura Shuuzou

[cherrysalmon]

Ship: Aomine Daiki/Kise Ryouta
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: man door hand hook car door

Prompt:

Kise in the car with a crowbar.

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[whimse]

Ship: Mako Akagi &/ (Shizuku Hanaoka or Chinatsu Hiyama)
Fandom: Ballroom e Youkoso
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: fantasy elements

Prompt:
Shizuku (or Chinatsu) in a room of endless mirrors with a butterfly hairclip.

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[chromatic_coma]

Ship: Sawamura Daichi/Azumane Asahi
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Daichi in the kitchen with the baby.

PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[lysithea]

Ship: kaidoh kaoru/momoshiro takeshi or kaidoh kaoru/inui sadaharu
Fandom: prince of tennis
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: SLAMS MY FISTS ON THE TABLE KAMEN RIDER KAIDOH

Prompt:
kaidoh in tokyo's seediest back alley with the transformation belt.

Re: PROMPT: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/SUGIMOTO TERUFUMI

[prillalar]

holy mother freaking hell YES 😭 😭 😭

PROMPT: Team Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov

[foxrocksthesesocksss]

Ship: ushijima wakatoshi/tendou satori
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: possible sexual content
Other Tags: crossdressing, if that's the way you want to take it

Prompt:
ushijima in the locker room with a pair of lace panties

FILL: Team Kuroo Tetsurou/Sawamura Daichi, E

[putsch]

Ship: ushijima/tendou
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: SEXUAL CONTENT
Other Tags: none
Word Count: 915

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to be frank, this wasn't his usual choice.