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 AKASHI SEIJUUROU/NIJIMURA SHUUZOU, G

[otqps]

Warnings: None
Word Count: 482
Ship: Kenma/Hinata

He has a best friend; Shouyou is something different, but fairly close, he thinks. He can’t always put words to it. Or, rather, he never really can, only can get close to approximating it and trying to discern the reason for the butterflies in his stomach.

He spends his time wanting to be nearer to Shouyou, which is hard, given they live fairly far. Trains make everything easier, but, not so easy that he can just go over after school or anything. That stings, a little.

They text, plenty -- he hears about Shouyou’s days, both good and bad. His heart aches a little (a lot) on the days where Shouyou sounds discouraged and sometimes outright upset, and he knows that he is no good with words, and the option to just put a hand over his friend’s isn’t there. So he’s stuck frowning at his phone, the “I’m sorry” and brief words of comfort just not enough.

Shouyou is so warm that he deserves better -- he’s bright and excited and Kenma often feels small in comparison, height forgotten. He enjoys it, though, deep down -- it makes him long for closeness in a way that he usually doesn’t. He thinks about it more than he’d ever want to admit, Shouyu’s hand in his own, Shouyou’s lips near his, or on his cheek, and most of all, Shouyou curled up with him. They could fall asleep after playing games, or after practicing volleyball, and maybe Shouyou would be the big spoon -- it seems nice. It seems nice to hold him, too, though, to tuck his chin atop Shouyou’s shoulder and keep his arms around his waist.

Kenma isn’t a cuddler, exactly, but Shouyou makes him want to be.

Sometimes they talk on the phone, too, but that makes it even harder. The sound of Shouyou’s voice, his laugh, all of that, makes his stomach twist and he just wishes -- wishes that Shouyou was next to him, knees bumping, shoulders brushing. That’s all he really wants.

He’s impatient for that, so it doesn’t really come as any surprise that when Shouyou does have the time to visit, Kenma jumps on it, truly. He says yes immediately, thrilled for the week of time they’ll have, and tries not to let his heart rate get away from him.

When he picks Shouyou up at the train station, and he gets arms thrown around his neck immediately, and can cling to Shouyou without any hesitation, receive a whispered, “I missed you”, Kenma thinks he’s never been happier.

And as the week passes, he finds that nothing fills him with a simpler sense of joy and achievement than waking up with Shouyou clasping onto him. It feels better, in some ways, than clearing a difficult level or finally beating a boss; it’s easy, peaceful, and perfect no matter the position or time of day.