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.

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Nanase Haruka/Yamazaki Sousuke

"But I tried, didn’t I? Goddamnit, at least I did that.” — Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

S-Sorry it sounds like a rather sad prompt, but I picked this one interested in what Sousuke might be feeling about his future when he sees Haru's and vice versa, if they would talk about it... Anyway yeah disregard this, anything you take from the quote is fine!

mild angst; no warnings
I... I had to. I hope it's close to what OP had in mind, and thank you for the beautiful prompt! ;^;

I Tried (442 words)

When he lay in the bed alone, he could see them.

Trophies— medals and statuettes; local; regional; national.

Pictures— of Rin and the two together; of stadiums; of podiums; of water.

When he lay alone in that too-big bed, he tried to keep his gaze fixed on the ceiling; if he looked over at the wall, he wouldn't be able to tear his eyes away.

Sighing was a truly unpleasant sign of emotion. It was resigned; it was lamenting. And Sousuke often sighed when he stared at that wall, alone in that bed.

At least... I tried…

In order to stare at that wall, he had to lie on his bad shoulder. The dull throbbing that sometimes came with the position was a good compliment to his state of mind.

Haruka Nanase would often come home late— later than Sousuke would have liked, but earlier than he expected. When he shed his swimsuit— reluctantly shed it, Sousuke always noticed affectionately —and crawled up into bed, he had a way of blocking the view of that damn wall.

"Good evening, Sousuke."

The blue-eyed raven touched his nose briefly to Sousuke's, and the later closed his eyes.

"'Evening, Nanase."

Haru pressed their foreheads together, then twined his fingers with Sousuke's beneath the covers. "We should take that stupid wall down."

"I told you— I like it there."

“I don’t even want it on display.”

“You should be proud of it.”

"I don't like the expressions you make when you're staring at it."

Sousuke laughed; although it was just a single, huffing breath, Haru knew it to be a laugh. "Don't say stupid things."

Haru softened, murmuring something indistinct and then kissing the other sweetly. Sousuke returned the affection, then winced back as his shoulder twinged under him. Haru nipped the other's lower lip as he drew away too, staring at his lover's averted face for a moment.

"Here."

Sousuke grunted with surprise as Haru pushed hard against his good shoulder, flipping him onto his back— off his old injury. Then the smaller crawled up onto his chest, nestling down into him.

"More comfortable," Haru murmured, and Sousuke smiled slightly.

"You're such a brat."

"Hmm..." Haru hummed noncommittally, eyes closed. And all Sousuke could do was sigh— a different type of sigh, less defeated than his usual sighs —as he brought one hand up to rest on the other's back.

"... I tried."

"You succeeded."

Sousuke growled softly. "You don't say?"

"Rin has nothing but respect for you," Haru said softly, eyes still shut. "And the same goes for me."

Sousuke fell silent for a moment, then closed his own eyes and grumbled, "Whatever you say, Haru."

Edited 2015-06-09 00:57 (UTC)

Aww it is what I had in mind indeed, and you did a lovely job! Bittersweet feeling...

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

PROMPT: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/NANASE HARUKA

FILL: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/RYUUGAZAKI REI, G

Re: FILL: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/RYUUGAZAKI REI, G