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: SWAG 2016

[(Anonymous)]

anon #22

no tags

"We won."

Oikawa says the words through labored breath as they leave the court, quiet enough that Iwaizumi, always close by can hear them. Although they're tired from the exhausting match they just played, the overwhelming sense of joy and triumph is not left out.

They won.

It's always a good feeling, when they are able to come out of a match successful, when their teamwork and practice pays off and leads them to victory.

(There's another part of it that Iwaizumi loves to see as well, though. Oikawa's bright smiles and certain motions. The spring in his step and the happiness in his eyes.

He loves and admires those looks, and the way they accompany victory, the way they embody and carry it.)

"Yeah," he replies, same volume level as Oikawa's own words. He rests a hand on his shoulder, his fingers curling in the back of Oikawa's jersey. The jersey that has become their foundation and home throughout their years of high school. Familiar and part of them. "Nice work."

Oikawa grins, and nudges Iwaizumi's shoulder. Gentle and playful, but proud. "You too, Iwa-chan."

When Oikawa stands before the rest of the team, tall and proud as their captain and leader, he tells them to keep it up for their next matches. It's encouraging and motivating, like victory is--a reminder that they can do it. That they can be successful, implying a moment's worth of invincibility.

It's a good feeling. One of the best.

...

But losses remind them that invincibility is sometimes inconceivable and just out of reach.

This tends to happen, when they lose right before they reach the goal, when their dreams are conquered and quelled as if they are nothing compared to the powerful force that seeks to put them out.

"You okay?" Iwaizumi finally asks, sitting down on the bench next to Oikawa in the locker room back at school. This is the first they've explicitly talked about the loss since it's happened, now that they're alone to lock up, while the rest of the team went home.

"We were so close," Oikawa hisses, running a frustrated hand through his hair. The other tangles in the fabric of his pants, his shoulders tense.

"I know." That's the most frustrating part. Getting so close and losing out. It proves that they're capable, so unbelievably capable, but fell short in the end. "I know."

For a moment, only silence overcomes them. But Iwaizumi wraps an arm around Oikawa's shoulders, curls his fingers in Oikawa's jersey again. Warmth and familiarity and home.

Win or loss, it always will be.

Oikawa looks up at him, determination and will to fight burning bright in his eyes. Their existence meaning that they won't give up. Never.

"Next time. Next time we'll win, Iwa-chan. We'll win and go to Nationals."

Iwaizumi nods, the determination searing and hot under his own skin as he thinks about it. As he longs to hold victory in his hands, in their hands for them and the team to share. "Couldn't have said it better."

Oikawa grins.