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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

nanase haruka/tachibana makoto, free!

i think
there are worlds inside all of us
contained only tenuously
by the soft covers of skin

the green in your eyes is alight with the sun
and i realize
yours is the most beautiful world
i've ever the privilege to touch

-- unknown

THIS ONE IS ALMOST TOO GOOD

No major Content Warnings

508 words

Haru sometimes felt like he was miles away from Makoto.

Well, technically he was. They were approximately 4263 miles away from each other, living in the two ends of the world. While Makoto was busy with his work that needed to be done before the end of this semester, Haru was busy training in Australia.

Adapting to a new environment was hard, especially for Haru who was normally shy and awkward in front of strangers. Makoto, on the other hand, was never afraid to talk to anyone, while offering a warm smile while his green eyes shown genuine kindness.

Sometimes they would text each other, talking about the new people they had met in separate environments that they were both unfamiliar with, and mostly about when they could meet again. Haru never dared to really ask the other, but he missed him terribly. He did not know whether he was afraid of the embarrassment to ask such thing, or the answer he might not wanted to hear.

Sometimes they would meet face to face, either on a web cam or in a restaurant near Makoto’s university in Tokyo. Haru found it quite traumatizing that they seemed to not know what to talk about anymore.

Submerging into the warm bath in his newly-furnished studio flat, Haru closed his eyes and relaxed for the first time during this busy day. He had moved all his belongings from his old home to here - of course, with the help of Rin. He could not had done it all by himself considering how many things he was bringing with him.

Before moving he cleaned his old room in Iwatobi, throughout and without missing a tiny bit. After living for 18 years there was only so much to expect from what you could dig out from that one junk drawer you never opened and never dared to clean. He found a photo album which consisted of lots of pictures taken when he was only about eight or nine.It was dusty and heavy and was bound to be stuffed in yet another neglected drawer, but he brought it along in his luggage anyway.

The colors of the pictures were slightly faded, but the blush on his face while being hugged on the shoulders with Makoto could still be seen. He could not remember what day it was, since he had spent so many similar ones with his teammate. Maybe it was snapped by one of their mothers who squealed ‘how cute’ while the two boys walked out of the sports center barefooted with wet hair.

But the greenness was still so vivid to Haru’s eyes.

Haru guessed that he was just paranoid that it was an inevitable fact that Makoto would not stick with him forever. When the time came, he would try to let him go. Only because Makoto was never his to begin with.

He wondered when would he had the courage to make a phone call that began with -

“There’s something I want to tell you.”

Edited 2015-05-31 17:19 (UTC)

OHHH!!!!! OH!!!!!!! OHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhh

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS FILL....OGHFJKSD..holy god...this is so Muhc..

No Major Content Warnings
but there is some pda!!!

411 words

He looks at the small soft way Haru’s hair falls into his eyes as he sleeps, a sigh escapes his mouth. It’s morning, light filtering into the room in a golden stream. He traces his eyes over the planes of his face, they’re familiar, the slope of his nose, the way his lips pout as he snores,

Makoto knows this is home.

Familiarity.

Haru stirs, eyes lazily blinking into consciousness. He doesn’t say anything when he catches Makoto staring at him.

“Good morning,” Makoto says brightly, quietly. It’s still early. They shouldn’t even be awake really. It’s Saturday, neither one has a class to rush to; Makoto’s part time job doesn’t require him to be there until late afternoon.

Haru hums, a barely visible smile on his lips, small. Just a slight twitch of his lips. Makoto brushes his lips against the other’s forehead.

“Sleep well?”

Haru nods, scooting in closer, tucking his head right underneathe Makoto’s chin. He wraps his own larger limbs around Haru, cocooning him under the covers.

And it works, as he hears the distant honking of a horn, and warm warm arms snaking around his middle, under his sleep shirt. Haru’s only mission is to touch, feel.

Fingers carefully working their way up the notches of his spine. He shivers into the simple touch.

Saturday is Makoto’s favorite day, for this.
Just this.
With Haru, who’s part of his entire world, the sleepovers that progressed from childhood giggling, to sneaking out to meet their friends during middle school.

And high school--the painfully shy, confessions. The heat that radiated off their cheeks, and the impossible ocean of Haru’s eyes, a thousand confessions held there.

But these moments are ephemeral, because as soon as winter comes, summer begins under the equator, and Haru will be there, thousands of miles away.

They can make it work. But time slips fast, especially when you’re too busy enjoying it. He doesn’t worry.

He thinks about this moment, living it, feeling now how Haru presses soft chaste kisses to his chest, before looking up with flushed cheeks.

“Don’t look at me like that,” he mumbles, gently pushing Makoto’s cheek away.

“Why?” He teases in return.

“You’re eyes are too green.”

“Sorry,” he laughs softly, muffling the sound in Haru’s silky black hair.

He doesn’t have a retort ready ;Haru presses soft soft lips to Makoto’s own.

“Fine,” he mumbles. Makoto like this, with him. This is alright.

Edited 2015-06-03 04:45 (UTC)

Anon. #12
no tags
lines: 14

tracing the smooth planes of skin
the defined sharp curves of muscle
creating a trail, soon to be forgotten
and new exploration takes place

he exhales happily, content basking in the sunlight
with your feather soft touches trailing against
his back, torso, legs, arms - everywhere
he leans in as you comb a hand through his hair
unruly, spiking everywhere, yet soft to the touch

finally, he opens his eyes, tilting his gaze your way
the green in his eyes, alight with the sun
they twinkles as they look your way

a sight shown to many, but this close-up view
a privilege, saved only for you.

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

PROMPT: TEAM IWAIZUMI HAJIME/OIKAWA TOORU

Re: PROMPT: TEAM IWAIZUMI HAJIME/OIKAWA TOORU

FILL: TEAM NANASE HARUKA/TACHIBANA MAKOTO, RATED G

Re: FILL: TEAM NANASE HARUKA/TACHIBANA MAKOTO, RATED G

FILL: TEAM NANASE HARUKA/TACHIBANA MAKOTO, RATED G

FILL: SWAG 2016