Bonus Round 1: Quotes

[referees]

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

SASO 2015 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).

PLAY BALL! For this round, we'd like you to take inspiration from songs, sayings, poems, and other kinds of famous words.

Because this is our first full round, please read this post carefully before proceeding!

This round ends at 7PM on June 13 EDT. Countdown Timer.

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: "Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here!" -Kermit the Frog
  • The quote can come from anywhere. Famous people, poetry, songs, books, movies, your neighbor, etc.
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. (This is not the sports anime gen olympics.) Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Yachi & Kiyoko). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Yachi/Kiyoko). 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.
• You cannot fill your team's prompts or your own prompts.

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, including Grandstand or Sports Teams Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Place the prompt's relationship in the first bolded line of the comment. Including the canon isn't required, but it's nice. Visual example	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Place applicable major content tags and word count before your fill (when applicable) NSFW FILLS: Post written/text fills directly to the round with clear tags. Please link to art/visual fills. You can include a small safe-for-work preview if you'd like. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill, G - E, as explained in the rules Place applicable major content tags and word count before the fill, where applicable NSFW FILLS: Post written/text fills directly to the round with clear tags. Please link to art/visual fills. You can include a small safe-for-work preview if you'd like. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example

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.

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 3 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points 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.

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Comments

Re: FILL: TEAM TSUKISHIMA KEI/YAMAGUCHI TADASHI, G

[cinderellaboy]

yeaaa!! @slughs *U* ♥

Re: Prompt: Team Haikyuu!!

[doxian]

christ.

FILL: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/TESHIMA JUNTA, G

[miyukitty]

No major content tags. WC: 1225
Mihashi Ren/Abe Takaya, Oofuri

because

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Cicadas droned hypnotically into the hot air, as the summer sun beat down mercilessly. It was already too warm for this sort of outing, but it was the only weekend they all had free, and it was a family tradition the men were too stubborn to flake on.

The surface of the lake shimmered and sparkled like diamonds, but it was blinding to actually look at. Colorful afterimages danced across his teary eyes as he stubbornly tried to anyway. Abe's mouth tugged into a frown, and he turned away from watching his father and brother steer the rental rowboat in confused circles. They were supposed to catch the fish, and then he and Mihashi would cook them, but he wasn't entirely confident that someone wouldn't get volunteered for a sunset run to the convenience store for onigiri or hot dogs or something. He swatted a mosquito against his sweaty arm and lamented that it would probably end up being him.

"Abe-kun," squeaked Mihashi next to him. They were both seated atop a grassy hill overlooking the lake. It would be shadier if they retreated to the tree line, but there were more insects there, so the direct sunlight was the lesser of two evils. They both sported their Nishiura High caps in a futile attempt to protect their faces from the unforgiving sun.

Abe leaned back onto his hands. The grass felt dry and brittle against his palms. They needed rain, not that they would get it. "Yes?" he prompted gruffly, upon seeing the pitcher's mouth work open and closed on breathless syllables. He looked a bit like a fish out of water. (He needed to stop thinking about fish, but he was hungry.)

"Um!" Mihashi spit out, cheeks flushed red. "I, um, A-A-Abe-kun, th… th-thank you…!"

Abe cracked a grin. "What, for inviting you along? I told you, it was my dad's idea. He takes me and Shun out camping one weekend a year, and this year he said you were welcome to tag along."

Mihashi dithered in place, blinking rapidly at the lake in front of them. His fingers were twisting together in his lap, playing with torn blades of grass.
Abe tilted his face into a slight breeze, desperate for anything to take the edge off the sweltering heat. His mouth watered at the thought of popsicles and air conditioning at the store. At this rate he would volunteer to go get dinner. The idiots on the lake were going to be sunburned to a crisp.

At least I'm not in catcher's gear, he noted wryly.

"I may have told my dad you're good in a kitchen," Abe added as an afterthought to fill the silence between them. "That might be why he wanted you to come. Last year we ended up going hungry because our backup cans of beans exploded on the fire."

"Eh-eh-exploded?!" Mihashi yelped. His jaw dropped, eyes flew wide in imagined horror. "Th-that's dangerous-! Y-you could have been buh, buh, burned!"

Abe chuckled. "Yeah, we didn't think to open the cans. We're not exactly survivalists in this family. Save us from ourselves."

His father's loud voice boomed out over the lake, although they were too far off to hear the words. Abe hoped it was because they caught something, since otherwise it would spook all the fish – they did know fish could hear, right? They might actually not. He glanced back to Mihashi and was surprised to see him hunched over with his blushing face in his hands.

Wait – is he scared? Is he crying? What reaction is this? What did I do this time—?!

"Mihashi, what's wrong?" he called, then flinched when he realized his voice was too loud. Mihashi cringed down, clutching his face. A jolt of concern and annoyance caused Abe's expression to darken. He choked back his usual frustration and sucked in a deep breath, willing himself to shut up and wait. Sure enough, Mihashi began to mumble a string of barely-coherent words that Abe wished he could interpret as quickly as Tajima.

"Ah… Abe-kun… too kind… family… I'm in the way… I shouldn't have… brothers… it would be better… I can go… selfish…"

Abe sighed impatiently. "Hey, gimme your hand," he demanded. Mihashi's shoulders hunched up toward his reddening ears. He shivered despite the heat, not wanting to disobey a direct request.

After a drawn out moment of hesitation, he peeled one of his hands from his face and reached out shakily. His eyes remained screwed shut. His pitcher's calluses were rough to the touch, thin fingers trembling with nervous energy. Despite the sharpness in his tone, Abe took Mihashi's hand with surprising tenderness. It was a familiar gesture, and one Abe knew Mihashi drew comfort from.

"I asked you to come along. Obviously I want you to be here. You're never in the way." He rubbed his thumb across Mihashi's knuckles as he navigated the difficult labyrinth of phrasing. He was better at this than he used to be, but he was only human. One misstep would send Mihashi from 'a little insecure' to 'inconsolable full-blown panic mode', and it wasn't like his dad or brother knew how to talk him down. They didn't know how sensitive Mihashi was about being accepted.

When Mihashi didn't respond right away, Abe pressed further. "Why did you agree to go camping in the first place? Tell me. There must have been something you wanted to do while we were out here, right?"

Mihashi peeked through his fingers. "Um," he started softly. "I. Um. Didn't think. I'm selfish… I just wanted to b… be with Abe-kun. I like you. Remember?"

Abe smiled encouragingly. "Of course. I like you too, Mihashi-kun. I'm glad you're with me, even when it's not baseball."

Mihashi squeaked and sat up straight, eyelashes fluttering as he blinked rapidly. He seemed pleased to hear it aloud, as though he never expected to. Abe's smile faltered. It was easy enough to say casually, especially when it wasn't the first time they had that conversation. When Mihashi stared at him with such unguarded admiration, though, suddenly Abe found himself tongue-tied.

He cleared his throat, and let his gaze wander to the clear sky (even though he could feel Mihashi's honey-gold stare heating up his cheeks, and damn, why was it so hot today of all days? He would have taken his shirt off already if he hadn't thought that would make this ten times as awkward as it already was!)

"Baseball's pretty good," Abe said stupidly. Mihashi nodded vigorously. Their hands clasped a little tighter despite the sweat slick between them. "But, um," the catcher muttered gruffly. He was determined to get this out while they still had time alone. "I'm happy you came here, because I… I like you even more than baseball. Thought you should know."

He didn't realize Mihashi had moved until he felt his baseball cap being pushed back, and the resultant sunlight caused him to squint. He was cautiously still as chapped lips brushed against his sticky cheek – a fast and clumsy kiss landing nowhere near his mouth, and withdrawing before he could react. He could feel his blush deepening worse than any sunburn, but he didn't move to hide it, lest he startle the trembling boy holding his hand.

"Yeah, that's pretty good too," Abe murmured in a daze.

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

moriyama yoshitaka /& izuki shun (kuroko no basuke)

—"let's avocuddle"

PROMPT: Team Oikawa Tooru/Sugawara Koushi

[flowerstarbot]

Nishinoya Yuu/Tanaka Ryuunosuke (Haikyuu!!)

"Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you."

- Rick Astley, Never Gonna Give You Up.

Re: FILL: Team Tachibana Makoto/Yamazaki Sousuke, G

[ricegodess]

holy cow

Re: FILL: TEAM TACHIBANA MAKOTO/YAMAZAKI SOUSUKE

[ricegodess]

HOLY COW

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[ricegodess]

tachibana makoto/yamazaki sousuke free!

Makoto: Anything else?
Sousuke: Hm.
Makoto: Yes, Yamazaki-kun. Go on.
Sousuke: (stomach grumble) I’m hungry.

Free! ES Bonus drama CD track 3: Iwatobi and Samezuka, joint culture festival: planning meeting.

Re: FILL: team kageyama tobio/oikawa tooru, G

[niaocat]

YESSSSS omg this is too perfect. I so adore Rin's face! ♥w♥

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[ricegodess]

Oikawa/Iwaizumi (haikyuu!!)

"Tell me I'm pretty!!"
-Trixie Tang

PROMPT: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/RYUUGAZAKI REI

[niaocat]

Haru/Rin (Free!)

"We're lost with the love we once knew
"I spilled my thoughts into the ocean

"Save me while I'm still young

"I spilled my thoughts into the ocean
"Hoping they get back to you."

-Abandon All Ships (August)

(I'm sorry this song just always makes me ache with RinHaru feels ;A;)

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

iwaizumi hajime / kasamatsu yukio (haikyuu!, kuroko no basuke)

"Winning is everything in this world. The victors write history. The losers are wiped from it." —akashi seijuurou

(PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE...)

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

sawamura daichi / kuroo tetsurou (hq!!)

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
—sun tzu, the art of war

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

matsukawa issei/oikawa tooru (hq!!)

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."
—sun tzu, the art of war

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

oikawa tooru /& kindaichi yuutarou (hq!!)

"Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley."
—sun tzu, the art of war

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

ushijima wakatoshi / nishinoya yuu (hq!!)

"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard."
—sun tzu, the art of war

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

oikawa tooru / kageyama tobio (hq!!)

"One may know how to conquer without being able to do it."
—sun tzu, the art of war

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

akaashi keiji / bokuto kotarou (hq!!)

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
—sun tzu, the art of war

PROMPT: TEAM YOWAMUSHI PEDAL

[cinderellaboy]

kuroo tetsurou / tsukishima kei (hq!!)

"The whole secret lies in confusing the enemy, so that he cannot fathom our real intent."
—sun tzu, the art of war

Re: FILL: team kageyama tobio/oikawa tooru, G

[cinderellaboy]

SO CUTE oh my god rin's little blush akjhakjwhe ;///u///;

PROMPT: TEAM LOVE LIVE!

[elts]

aida riko/momoi satsuki // kurobas

"Isn’t it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most?" - Charles Lindbergh

where is momoriko

TEAM: MAKISHIMA YUUSUKE/TOUDOU JINPACHI

[mmmakichan]

makishima/toudou SORRY BUT;;;


"Today, I got a text from my crush. In my clumsy attempt to grab the phone, I knocked it off the kitchen counter and cracked the screen. After driving to my friends house so I could put my sim in her phone, I saw the text said, "who's this? stop texting me." FML" - fml

TEAM: MAKISHIMA YUUSUKE/TOUDOU JINPACHI

[mmmakichan]

makishima/toudou I AM SORRY, WRITE MY OTP, I ♥ U ALL ;;;


"Today, I asked my boyfriend how he felt about me and he said, "You're the hottest seven I've ever met." FML" - fml

Re: FILL: Team Haikyuu!!, G

[mmmakichan]

sdkjfhakjwkje this is so cute, oh my god, the friendship between suga and daichi and asahi is so perfect, stop being so much like Asahi! ahahjajjjwe 100% percent perfect Suga ahhhh thank you so much for the fill ♥♥♥

Re: FILL: TEAM TSUKISHIMA KEI/YAMAGUCHI TADASHI, G

[necessarian]

cool, i followed you :>