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.

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Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru // (IwaOi), Haikyuu!!

"Don't let a win get to your head,
or a loss to your heart"

- "He Got Game", Public Enemy

Edited 2015-06-01 00:18 (UTC)

anon #22

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"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.

manga spoilers for spring IH
participant 9.

Iwaizumi can still feel that last ball on his fingertips from the Seijou and Karasuno game. It was a perfect toss, he chastises himself. Oikawa threw himself across the court to get that to him; it was his final toss of his high school career. It was Iwaizumi's final spike of his high school career. The frustration builds up, leaking out of every pore, and he feels his own eyes leak over as he starts to shake and he bites his lip to muffle any sobs. What kind of ace am I? It's a question that haunts him for weeks after.
---

The bus ride home is silent and when Iwaizumi closes his eyes and tilts his head back against the headrest, he can hear Kindaichi and even Kunimi sniffling in the back where they're sitting together. He's sure their legs are touching to give the other some sort of comfort through touch, and he bumps his own against Oikawa's, who's leaning forward in his seat, jacket over his head to cover his blotchy red face. Oikawa bumps his knee back in reply but says nothing otherwise. There's no sniffling coming from him, just a silence they carry with them for a long time.

His heart winces when they leave the bus and all say goodbye to each other before going their separate ways. He's sure everyone wants to get back home and revel in the silence of their room to let out the roar of feelings simmering underneath. He's no different. He and Oikawa are the last ones to leave; ensuring that everyone has a way back home and seeing them to it is the duty of the captain and his vice captain after all (and possibly the coach, but that's neither here nor there). When they walk back to their houses together, Iwaizumi touches his shoulder to Oikawa's the entire time. Oikawa grabs onto his shaking hands and squeezes it. They're both shaking, hearts thrown out of alignment, but they hold on to each other and their hearts share the heavy loss.
---

Iwaizumi steps over the seat next to Oikawa, who jumps at his sudden appearance. He snorts at Oikawa's genuinely shocked face because really? Glasses? Iwaizumi wants to hope that Oikawa didn't think that would actually disguise him but he knows better than that. He plops down in the seat and looks out over the court.

"Karasuno and Shiratorizawa huh?" he asks.

"I personally hope they both lose," Oikawa shoots back. He doesn't look at Iwaizumi when he replies and Iwaizumi knows that their loss is still heavy on Oikawa's heart, even if he jokes about it. Iwaizumi claps him on the back and leans forward in his seat, resting his elbows on his knees. Their loss will sit in their hearts for a while, but Iwaizumi caresses the side of Oikawa's face and Oikawa leans into it for a second before pulling away and focusing on the game. It won't sit there for long. There's a whole other thing sitting in it.

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

PROMPT: Team Tachibana Makoto/Yamazaki Sousuke

FILL: SWAG 2016

FILL: SWAG2016, no tags