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

This is for swag2016. Also hello, Icie!!

It's only for a moment.

Akira catches Hikaru's eye, in that room full of ambition and fragile talent, a room where insei hone their claws against each others' backs. For those few protracted moments while their gazes lock he can feel the chasm open up beneath him, can hear the rushing in his ears as the world once again drops out of place.

But it's only for a moment.

As soon as Akira can wrest himself away from Hikaru's challenging stare, he's out of there. The elevator lurches into downward motion, and the universe rights itself beneath Akira's feet.

He's already put Shindou behind him. They played the only game that mattered and Shindou Hikaru could not do so much as stand his ground, let alone unsheathe his sword at Akira with presence enough to command a fight. Hikaru had put himself on his knees in that game, and the memory alone is enough to summon bile into rising against the back of Akira's throat.

But it isn't the only memory Akira has of Shindou. He needs only to recollect those old joseki playing out on the board, each move with a certain weight, with its own presence, for the entire mood of the game to come flooding back through his senses. He remembers seeing those first few stones, strewn across the board like a constellation, for his blood to rush cold with the fear of a true fight.

He tells himself, firmly, that there is nothing for him to be afraid of.

He's a pro now. He's taken the lead. Even if the gap between them weren't oceans, miles, there is this undeniable roadblock standing between them and Hikaru is only challenging Akira to throw up more barriers. He'll put so much distance between them, Shindou won't even be able to glimpse his back as Akira leaves him behind.

And he will abandon Shindou, he will ascend to a place where Shindou can never reach him.

But even as Akira steps out of the elevator, steps back onto firm ground and moves to leave the go institute behind, that same shiver of fear lingers along the straight set of his spine. He can't ignore the rushing in his ears, nor the possibility that the ground beneath him is more shaky than he thinks. He can't forget that feeling of being given a challenge he is desperate, eager, to meet.

Hikaru doesn't deserve his fear, doesn't deserve that respect when he's so often denied Akira any proper regard. But it's a hot feeling, that particular kind of fright, and part of Akira does hope he'll have reason to feel it again, bright and alive in his blood rather than lingering in the shadow of a memory.

takes this

chews on it

yesssssssssssssss (I really loved this, thank you!!)

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

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