Bonus Round 1: Quotes

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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

FILL: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/NANASE HARUKA, G

[demfeeeels]

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Word count: 609



It was hard, having to do this again.

Rin looked pretty similar the first time he was going to Australia, too…

But Haru knew he’d be happier this time. He could tell, from that radiant smile, from the light in his eyes. He looked hopeful.

“What’s that face for, Haru?” Rin asked, giving him a smirk.

Haru turned away, his cheeks reddening slightly. “I’m not making a face.”

“You are.”

“I’m not.”

“Aw, are you gonna miss me, Haru?” Rin said, practically singing and smirk still going strong as ever.

Despite not wanting to give Rin the satisfaction, a quiet “yes” ended up slipping from his mouth before he could turn away, face burning and not meeting Rin’s gaze.

“…Hey, Haru?”

Haru stayed quiet, slightly shifting his feet on the tiled airport floor.

“Haru.”

And despite the crowds of people in the departure lounge around them, Rin moved even closer, cupping Haru’s chin in his hand and lifting his face ever so gently.

“…What…?” Haru grumbled embarrassedly, still not looking Rin in the eye.

“I-I’m going to miss you too, Haru.”

Surprised by Rin’s muffled-sounding words, Haru finally locked eyes with his boyfriend.

…Only to see his eyes growing a bloodshot red, tears prickling in the corners of them.

Haru gave a sigh, gently wrapping his arms around Rin (which wasn’t an easy task, considering the huge backpack on his shoulders).

“Don’t cry, Rin,” he muttered into his shoulder, not sure if Rin had even heard him through the din of the airport.

Rin gave a weak chuckle, hurriedly rubbing his sleeve over his eyes before wrapping his arms around Haru. “Yeah, sorry…”

They stayed like that for a few moments, wrapped in each other’s arms and breathing in each other’s scents, savoring it because they both knew that, being professional swimmers who lived oceans apart, they couldn’t be like this all the time. But Haru wasn’t worried about that. He knew that, as long as both he and Rin kept swimming, they would definitely see each other again.

Inhaling one more time, Haru finally let go of Rin, who didn’t seem all that pleased about it.

Haru smirked. “You’re the one making a face now.”

“I’m not!” Rin sputtered, cheeks tinging red.

“You…you should go now. You’ll be late,” Haru said, his smirk quickly fading away.
“You’re pouting again, Haru,” Rin said, quickly pressing a kiss to Haru’s cheek.

Haru looked away, because yes, he knew he was pouting, but what was he supposed to do about it? After all the times he’d had to say goodbye to Rin, Haru thought it’d get easier. Truth be told, it was still just as hard. It was hard saying goodbye to someone you loved, even if you knew you were going to see them again.

“Well, I’m off now!” Rin gave Haru a quick little hug before letting go, smirking. “Don’t slack off because I’m not there, Haru. You’d better keep up you’re timings, or I’m gonna beat you!”

Haru couldn’t stop a small smile from forming on his lips. “We’ll see about that.”

“Oh, we’ll definitely see!” Rin said, waggling his tongue the slightest bit before turning around, pulling his suitcase over to the check-in area. They’re eyes met one more time before Haru lost sight of Rin in the crowd, but he could’ve sworn Rin had been smiling.

Haru sighed, turning in the opposite direction and walking towards the airport’s exit. He felt that lingering sadness, of course, but he also felt something else. This…hopefulness. He knew Rin was swimming, and he knew Rin was happy, and that was honestly enough.

He’d wait until he saw Rin again.



(Hahh, this is probably the shittiest thing I've ever written :'D)