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

Manga Spoilers

743 words

It had been fourteen days since Onoda’s visit to Hakone. Fourteen days since he had seen Manami, the usually cheerful, careful climber who always had a smile on his face. Except that his smile was a bit forced at first when he saw him.

He took out his phone. There were a couple of new messages, but none from the one he was waiting for.

That was when he believed that Manami had no intention whatsoever to maintain their friendship, even in the most convenient way.

A couple of days ago he had given sending Manami messages since none of them were replied to. Being the overly-considerate person he was, Onoda spent the rest of the hours worrying about how Manami must had gotten annoyed at him, and was trying to avoid him at all cost.

But the other never failed to surprise him in one way or another.

“Sakamichi-kun, I am in Akihabara now.”

When Onoda frantically rode on his bike and dashed to the place he loved the most, the only evidence left of Manami’s presence was a water bottle, tucked on the sidewalk unnoticeably.

Onoda had regretted so much why he had not picked up the phone earlier, so he could come here earlier, and ask Manami directly if he really was being the worst friend he thought himself as.

A few more weeks had passed and Spring crept into the air, wiping away the last scent of Winter and bringing warmth again, which meant that training would start anytime soon.

“Sakamichi-kun,” he started. “I’m in front of the back-gate slope.”

Onoda’s heart almost skipped a beat when he heard this news.

“You mean…the one at the back of our school?”

“Yup.”

“I’m coming over! Please-please wait for me, Manami-kun!”

In fear of Manami disappearing again, Onoda quickly grabbed his bike, not even bothering changing into his jersey, and rode down the slope as quickly as possible without tumbling over.

There he was, with his trademark grin and a casually-worn school uniform, waving at Onoda as he pulled the brakes and stopped in front of him.

“Hey,” he said. “It’s been a long time.”

“M-Manami-kun…” Onoda stuttered, still astounded by the fact that Manami was standing there, right in front of him. “Why are you here?”

“Didn’t feel like going to school, so I came here,” he merely shrugged and replied. “So, Sakamichi-kun, how about a race? Just you and me, and this slope, let’s see who’s faster this time.”

Onoda remembered the last time when Toudou ‘invited’ them both for a private race but it ended up being canceled due to the massive amount of snow that was blocking their way on the hill. He found himself returning a smile equally bright.

“Sure!”

And they did. In spite of the tire Onoda felt burdened in his body from a full day of school and training afterwards, but while Manami rode side by side to him, all the tire could be forgotten in an instance.

“You know,” halfway through the slope, Manami suddenly broke the silence. “I hated you for winning.”

Onoda did not know what to say.

“But I guess I was just being childish, I shouldn’t resent someone else for being better than me,” Manami sighed, but it was more like a sigh of relief, as if he had finally gathered up his courage to say something in his mind. “Sakamichi-kun, can you promise me that, if we are left to compete each other in the next Inter-high, just like the last one…” He trailed off, but Onoda knew what he should say now.

“Of course, Manami-kun,” he smiled at him and said. “I will race you to the top.”

Manami looked at him, and the genuine smile he had offered him after hearing the fact that Manami had once despised him for winning the race a few months ago. He felt like he somehow owed this boy something else.

“Sakamichi-kun, can we stop to rest just for a second?”

Onoda was confused because Manami never asked for an interval during a race, not to mention that this was a race on a mountain that he loved the most, but did the same when Manami jumped off his bike and put it aside.

Before he could ask what was wrong, Onoda found himself being held in a tight embrace.

“Thank you,” Manami whispered. “For climbing with me.”

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Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

FILL: TEAM NANASE HARUKA/TACHIBANA MAKOTO, RATED G

Re: FILL: TEAM NANASE HARUKA/TACHIBANA MAKOTO, RATED G