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: Prompt: Team Haikyuu!!

[rennae]

omfggg I'M ON THIS!!!! what a good prompt....u////u

Re: FILL: Team Haikyuu!!, PG-13

[bisharp]

ok................... no

Re: FILL: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta, G

[sylphofkarkat]

This is so cute! I absolutely love the easy-going yet charged friendship they have, and how a distinction is made between the two, with Aoyagi being more competitive than Kenma. Thank you so much!

Re: FILL: Team Azumane Asahi/Nishinoya Yuu, T

[fabflyingfox]

I'M YELLING???????? <3

Re: FILL: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta, G

[sylphofkarkat]

I CAN'T BELIEVE MY JOKE OF A PROMPT ACTUALLY GOT A FILL

This was great! I love how Imaizumi is clearly trying to not be mad at Midousuji but it's just totally failing. Love the last part too, where Midousuji used Shunsuke-kun, oh my god. Thank you so much!!

Re: FILL: TEAM ARAKITA YASUTOMO/FUKUTOMI JUICHI, T

[psiten]

Yukimura is far and away one of my favorites! Oh, how I love seeing him captain Rikkai (and definitely would not want to be in their shoes)...

Thank you for the prompt! I'm glad you liked the scene! <3

Re: FILL: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/TESHIMA JUNTA, G

[sylphofkarkat]

I'M SO SAD YET I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE EXPECTED ANGST RIGHT FROM THE MINUTE I PROMPTED THIS

My aesthetic is sad AshiTe's... thank you so much for this wonderful piece, they were so cute yet so sad. (；▽；)

Re: FILL: TEAM IMAIZUMI SHUNSUKE/NARUKO SHOUKICHI, E

[fabflyingfox]

THIS IS EVERYTHING I COULD EVER WANT FROM THESE TWO IN A SEXUAL SETTING FUCK

I can't stop grinning and I'm thanking my stars I decided not to go into work early to read fills ksjdmgkfdlanmgaklam

FILL: TEAM NISHINOYA YUU/TANAKA RYUUNOSUKE, G

[snuggy4589]

Word count: 404

Kuroo wasn't one for poetry, but if Kenma was anything to him, it was magnetic. The first time they met he was taken in by his quiet nature and calculating eyes. Of course, he wasn't the most graceful in social interactions, but he was willing to put himself out there. He convinced his neighbor to play volleyball. He did it every day after that, too, because he wanted to spend more time with the boy.

Years later, and the magnetism only grew stronger. Every touch just tugged him closer, setting his nerves on end and making him fall even harder. The day he confessed was the day he found out falling doesn't have to hurt, especially if Kenma was there to catch him. He felt at ease with him, and it was only after he moved to an apartment close to his university that he realized he thought of Kenma as home more than any place.

Then he had an offer for a video game scholarship in America. Kuroo never thought anything big would come of the competitions he entered, even though he noticed they got bigger each time. He could learn anything he wanted for free. He was entering a pro team. He'd go to larger competitions. Kuroo didn't say how afraid he was, how he always thought he was the one protecting Kenma, but now here he was, scared of losing him. The feeling didn't go away until one day he was sorting through his choices and looked over at Kuroo and asked, “Which one should I go to?”

Kuroo knew everything would be okay then. Maybe... The feeling was mutual. Kenma didn't say it often, but he always expressed his love in ways that Kuroo knew were special to just him. Anyone touching Kenma for a prolonged amount of time made him uncomfortable, but he'd choose to snuggle right up into Kuroo's lap after a long day. There was also the fact that on the rare occasions Kuroo was the one needing to be cheered up, Kenma would turn off his game and gently soothe him with calm whispers and tender kisses.

When they finally moved into a house of their own and began discussing more serious issues, Kuroo knew they weren't just a magnet, they were two sides of a coin. Kuroo had the strength and outgoing personality while Kenma had the brains and social awareness to keep them steady.

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, Explicit

[cherry_coloured]

This is the funniest thing I've read, this is incredible!!!!! I just emailed a link to this to my friend under the subject, "The most accurate Bokuto and Kuroo fic ever written", because it is.

[capsoumako]

YEEEESSS. THANK YOU! <3

[capsoumako]

*accepts it eagerly* YES. I WILL DO IT! :D

Re: PROMPT: TEAM AKASHI SEIJUUROU/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU

[bisharp]

IM
ON IT

Re: Prompt: Team Haikyuu!!

[bisharp]

PLEA SE

Re: FILL: TEAM ARAKITA YASUTOMO/FUKUTOMI JUICHI, G

[cherry_coloured]

Ahh, thank you so much!!! They look so cute dressed as Elphaba and Galinda :DDD

Re: FILL: Team Kuroo Tetsurou/Oikawa Tooru, G

[bisharp]

this is so cute ahhhhhhhh! thank you so much n/////n

FILL: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/TESHIMA JUNTA, G

[hapaxlegomenon]

I love this prompt so much.

Words: 1219
Warnings: None

When Sousuke had taken the stag beetle from Momo, it was with all intentions of releasing the little guy in the bushy area behind his home.

No matter what Rin said later, he definitely, absolutely, meant to let it go.

No, really.

Except, as he realized on the train ride home, Pyunsuke had a secret weapon – he was just too cute. His mandibles and antlers were big and strong and his carapace was shiny obsidian black, and whenever Sousuke looked into the jar he’d swear that Pyunsuke made eye contact with him as he wiggled his little antennae. Adorable. Sousuke kept catching himself grinning at the stupid little thing, which he’d correct with a huff and a shuffle until a few minutes later he’d be smiling at the jar in his lap again.

They arrived at the station surprisingly quickly, and Sousuke realized with some embarrassment that he’d spent nearly the entire journey watching the beetle flicking his wings and exploring his tiny enclosure over and over and over.

“Gotta get you a bigger jar,” Sousuke muttered absent-mindedly, followed by a more deliberate “Shit.”

Still, at that point, he’d fully intended to release Pyunsuke that evening. After supper, probably, since stag beetles were supposed to be nocturnal – though this one seemed remarkably active for the middle of the day, very engaged in his surroundings and watching Sousuke through the glass of his jar home. Pyunsuke appeared to have seen him looking in again and waved one segmented leg. Sousuke had to fight the urge to wave back.

Okay, so Momo might have had a point. He really was a very nice beetle. But that didn’t mean he could be kept in a jar his whole life. That would be cruel. So he needed to let little Pyunsuke go. It would be the best thing for him. Right.

He tightened his grip around the jar and nodded once, firmly, resolved, then set off from the station towards his home.

“What do you have there?” his mother asked after the rounds of obligatory hugging. Sousuke just shrugged, mumbling something about doing a favour for a friend, and had gone to put Pyunsuke by the window in his bedroom while the family ate. He placed the jar gently on the windowsill so Pyunsuke could catch the last fading rays of sun and look out on the Eden that awaited him. Sousuke thought that, if he were a stag beetle in a jar, he’d want to have a nice view, at the very least.

Then he thought about punching himself because he was relating to a stag beetle in a jar.

He’d clearly been spending too much time around Momotarou. Yep, that was it. Absolutely.

Sousuke managed to convince himself that the Momo-induced beetle-affection would wear off while he ate his supper and talked with his family. Clearly he needed to distance himself from Pyunsuke or he’d never be able to let him go and wouldn’t that be embarrassing.

That was a scary thought.

“Shit,” he said again later, more emphatically this time, when, sure enough, he couldn’t bring himself to do it. He was standing in the back garden, jar-and-beetle in one hand and the lid in the other, staring down at the most magnificent stag beetle he had ever seen. Pyunsuke looked back at him and flicked his wings before hunkering down into his grassy bed.

“Just dump it out, Sousuke. Just do it. This is stupid. Just put the jar down and go back inside.”

Right. He could just put the jar down and the beetle would crawl out on his own. No need to get too involved. Pyunsuke was surely a smart stag beetle; he could decide where to go once he left his jar on his own. He didn’t need Sousuke to choose the place for him.

Well. Sousuke could choose a little.

He found a nice little hollow at the roots of a tree, surrounded by soft earth and decaying twigs, and crouched down to place the jar gently on its side.

“Bye,” he muttered, feeling both melancholy and incredibly foolish. Pyunsuke waved his antennae again.

Sousuke couldn’t manage to fall asleep that night. He lay awake, staring at the ceiling, wondering if Pyunsuke would find a safe place to spend the night. He was in unfamiliar territory, after all, what if a cat got him or, or an owl, or something? It wasn’t safe to be a bug. Pyunsuke could probably defend himself fairly well, with his big antlers, but he was such a gentle beetle, Sousuke didn’t know if he had it in him to fight off a bigger animal.

Then he realized that it was two in the morning and he’d been too worried about a stupid beetle to fall asleep.

“Fuck this.”

He swung himself out of bed, grabbed his cell phone and a pair of shoes, and slipped out of the house to the garden. Using his phone to light the way, he picked his way over to the tree where he’d left Pyunsuke, hours earlier, just to check. The dim light glinted off the curvature of the jar. Sousuke crouched to peek inside.

Pyunsuke clacked his jaws. Sousuke let slip a relieved “Thank god” before he could stop himself.

“C’mon, buddy. We’re going inside.” When he reached for the jar, Pyunsuke ventured over the lip to crawl onto Sousuke’s hand, where he squatted with a definite air of contentment. Sousuke couldn’t help but feel flattered.

He slept much better for the rest of the night, knowing Pyunsuke was safe on the windowsill.

In the morning, he managed to scrounge up an old terrarium that once had held tadpoles but currently housed an impressive coating of dust. So he washed it off, scrubbed the glass inside and out, and filled it with grass and dirt and rocks and sticks from the nearby forest. It took the better part of the morning to bring the terrarium up to an acceptable state, and Rin would undoubtedly laugh himself silly when he heard, but he was proud of his handiwork. If he were a beetle in a jar, this terrarium would be an excellent upgrade. Pyunsuke seemed to agree, when Sousuke transferred him gently into his new home.

“Is this part of the favour?” his father asked, deeply amused. Sousuke grunted, letting him draw his own conclusions, and continued watching Pyunsuke explore, mentally noting what things Pyunsuke seemed to like and what he didn’t. For the rest of the day, and most of the rest of the break, he pored over internet articles and library books and a few embarrassing texts to Momo to find out the proper way to care for a stag beetle. He wanted Pyunsuke to have a good life, after all.

Pyunsuke sat on his lap all the way back to Samezuka, too. They got back before Rin did, so Sousuke was able to get Pyunsuke’s new home all set up beside their window without interference.

“Yo,” came Rin’s voice from the door, just as Sousuke had gotten everything arranged the way he wanted it, and he straightened up to return the greeting.

“Hey. How was Australia?”

“Really awesome! We went swimming at the – what is that?”

“Nothing.”

“Is that–”

“No.”

“Oh my god!”

“Rin–”

“You kept Momo’s beetle!?”


~Pyun~

Re: FILL: TEAM NISHINOYA YUU/TANAKA RYUUNOSUKE, RATING: Explicit

[rennae]

I'M BURNING!!!!!!!! t hank you for this gift oh my god
You write their dynamic really well!

Re: FILL: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/TESHIMA JUNTA, G

[hapaxlegomenon]

Thanks, I'm glad you (sort of) liked it!
Here's hoping that canon Teshima and Shikiba get a somewhat happier resolution. I hope we get to see them become friends again.

PROMPT: TEAM AZUMANE ASAHI/NISHINOYA YUU

[cherry_coloured]

Shinkai Hayato/Izumida Touichiro (Yowamushi Pedal)

What a mess I've made upon your innocence
"Gotta Be You" by One Direction

Re: PROMPT: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta

[hapaxlegomenon]

You have somehow managed to find the most perfect Kenma quote I can imagine. I hope this gets a fill.

Re: FILL: TEAM ARAKITA YASUTOMO/FUKUTOMI JUICHI, G

[bisharp]

THIS IS SO MUCH I'M

I love this so much I'm crying I love the way you characterized them so much in such a short fill both Onoda's voice and Manami's characterization were SPOT ON I love your way with words and this and sansaka and

aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh ;wwww;

Re: FILL: TEAM OIKAWA TOORU/USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI, T

[songtofly]

ahhhh thank you for reading!!!!

Re: PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[bisharp]

OH NO

Re: PROMPT: TEAM AZUMANE ASAHI/NISHINOYA YUU

[bisharp]

PLEASE