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

no major warnings apply // 527 words

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“oikawa-san, teach me how to serve.”

the line is, by now, redundant; all worn out from overuse, its meaning wearing off and eroded to nothingness by repetition and time. yet the fervor accompanying the question is an undying flame, and oikawa sighs, a puff of annoyance escaping him.

“really, tobio-chan.” he deadpans as he absently tosses a volleyball into the air, watches as gravity pulls it back down into his outstretched palms. “you already know how to.”

kageyama does not refute this statement. oikawa-san is right; he was never taught, after all, so kageyama sat and resorted to studying his form instead; how he leaps into the air and smacks the ball into the other side of the court, and adapted that form for himself.

regardless, he does not relent, sitting down next to oikawa on the floor of the gym, and repeats his question.

oikawa doesn’t push kageyama away; instead, he closes his eyes and exhales. “why do you want me to teach you so badly, anyway? you already know how, and you know that.”

silence, and for a while, there is only the squeaking of shoes against polished floorboards, the rebounding of volleyballs against the court and echoes of “nice serve!” “don’t mind!” and varieties of encouragement. oikawa’s beginning to think that kageyama has given up on the pursuit, when:

“i don’t know,” oikawa hears, sheepish, “i just felt like it.” oikawa feels rather than sees the shrug against him— when had kageyama leaned on him?

“i just felt like asking.” kageyama repeats again, shutting his eyes. “it’s fine if you don’t want to, really!” he tacks on hastily, “i mean.”

i mean i nearly got decked for it, so.

oikawa sighs again for the third time that entire conversation. “you’re persistent.” he grumbles, “annoying and persistent. i’ve said no all those years ago, and you follow me all the way here. what makes you think i’d say yes this time, tobio?”

kageyama furrows his brows. “maybe because now you’re in college and maybe you learned a better technique and.”

(and i can’t watch you, but kageyama leaves that unsaid.)

“why would i teach my rival how to?!” oikawa grumbles, “no’s a no!”

“because you’re the best person i know,” kageyama says, straightforward and more certain from the way he’d said “i don’t know” the first time, “because you’re really good and i can’t think of anyone else to ask.”

this time it is oikawa who’s stunned into silence; after all this time, after having beat him in the inter-highs his third year, kageyama still thinks he is “the best” and it simultaneously makes his heart soar and drop.

for a moment he regrets not having treated him better in his earlier years, but he knows now that it’s passed; it being his jealousy and irrational anger towards this boy. he’s beyond that now. not having this boy overshadow him in college, the distance between them… it has helped.

five years ago he would have decked kageyama.

present time, oikawa just snorts.

“flattery won’t get me to teach you, tobio-chan~.”

kageyama’s indignant expression sets off a laughter in him.

(and this time, it’s not mocking.)

Oooh! I like where you took this prompt! I wasn't expecting a future setting (probably them still in high school and still with their juniors/competing against each other), but I really enjoyed what I read! A reflective sort of piece, like with the passage of time, people mature and re-asses their feelings/opinions toward others and relationships.

Thank you for the fill!

aaaa i'm glad/// you're welcome. ; w ; thank you for requesting this!! i had fun with it!

i'm glad you made a point about the reassessing feelings it's what i wanted to convey aaa.
thank you again!

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Fill: Team Kageyama Tobio/Oikawa Tooru, G

Re: Fill: Team Kageyama Tobio/Oikawa Tooru, G

Re: Fill: Team Kageyama Tobio/Oikawa Tooru, G