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

Kuroo/Kenma (Haikyuu!!)

"I don't fall in love very easily. It takes a long time, and then, when I have fallen in love, I'm still not sure. I'm suspicious of myself. What if tomorrow I don't feel the same? I have to wait, to be sure. And I wait and wait." - Joey Comeau

You have somehow managed to find the most perfect Kenma quote I can imagine. I hope this gets a fill.

Character death
445 words

whoopsie it turned out a lil bit more angsty than I thought sorry :S

When I first confessed to you, you didn't even understand what I meant. With a bored look you just brushed it off, going on focusing all your attention on your brand new video game. If only I had the strength that time to tell you how badly I wanted and needed your attention on me instead.
Then time passed and I confessed again.
I love you, Kenma, I have ever had.
I was so in love I couldn't help myself, and those words fell out my mouth in the same natural way we breath out fresh air. However when you replied me it felt like I couldn't even do something as simple as that.
You said no, it was sudden and you needed to wait, to think it over. To be honest the first thing I felt was anger. Man, how could you not notice how I looked, behaved and cared about you for all this time? Then I understood how wrong I were because If I really had been your childhood friend, the person who knew you best, then, I should have foreseen this conclusion. For an insecure person like you love was a strong word. And you would run away from it.
You asked me to wait and this is what I did.
Time passed and I decided to bring up the matter again. Only then you felt comfortable enough to tell me why you needed time. Have faith in another person and giving them your all was difficult for you who didn't even trust himself or his feelings. However I didn’t lost my interest in you, although you turned me down once again. And I kept waiting for you to reach my side.
Now I think again about it. When you finally said in a shaky voice that you didn't felt something for anyone and it would have been unnatural trying to love me back. Maybe you needed more time to reflect and I was sure I would have waited.
I would have waited till eternity for you and this is what I have to do now. In front of me there is only a cold grave, your name is painfully written over it. As I stand the only thing I feel is the lack of your presence near me. What will happen from now on? Will my feelings ever change? These and many other questions that I couldn’t keep away are making my head spin like crazy.
In the end while I'm still here and you're not, in the utter mess in my mind I acknowledged a fundamental truth: between us, it is me the one who goes on doubting himself.

oh NO, why did it have to be this way. ;v; Poor Kurooooo

SWAG2016 participant #47

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Kenma wakes up in Kuroo's arms, with the afternoon light filtering in through the blinds, feeling warm and safe and content, and wonders if this is what it feels like to be in love.

Kuroo sleeps on, his deep, even breathing new comforting to listen to. Kenma is too awake to close his eyes but too content to move, so he lies there, pressed against Kuroo's warmth, and carefully assesses the way he feels.

Maybe it's love. Maybe it's not. Maybe it's just familiarity, and Kuroo has always said that Kenma tends to prefer what he knows. Maybe it's just that he's convinced himself that he's in love with Kuroo because then, maybe, he can keep Kuroo forever.

Maybe this isn't love at all, but something selfish and needy. Kuroo has so many friends, so many things to do in his life and he still takes time out of it all to spend time alone with Kenma. Yet, Kenma still wants more, he thinks of Kuroo when he's with his other friends instead, tries to extend their time together for as long as he possibly can. It's selfish. He's being selfish.

He wonders if he should get out of bed, if he should just let Kuroo sleep and walk down the street to his own house, so he's not keeping Kuroo to himself. He makes to get up, and Kuroo's arm tightens around him.

"Where are you going, kitten?" Kuroo mumbles sleepily, nuzzling into Kenma's hair.

Kenma stays right where he is, relaxing against the bed again and letting Kuroo cuddle him. After all, if it's Kuroo keeping him here, then it can't be selfish, it can't be Kenma's fault.

He's so happy that Kuroo wants him to stay and it's the kind of happiness that he doesn't know what to do with because it's the kind that demands for him do something about it. He settles for a small, content smile to himself, his heart racing at the thought that Kuroo is extending their time together too. It's not just Kenma.

Or perhaps Kuroo is just sleepy and he doesn't want to be disturbed yet. That's an equally valid assumption to make. Regardless, it means that Kenma gets to stay in Kuroo's arms for longer and that's always a good thing.

Kuroo has fallen asleep again, his arm still around Kenma, but it's loosened now. His hand is resting on Kenma's arm, warm and soft, and Kenma reaches for it, pressing his own hand to it. Kenma interlocks their fingers and Kuroo's fingers curl, squeezing gently. Kenma's heart feels like it's fluttering in his chest, like a trapped butterfly that doesn't know how to get out. He breathes deeply, but his exhale comes out shaky.

"Kenma?" Kuroo lifts his head, frowning with concern.

Kenma realises he's trembling, his hand still holding Kuroo's. He doesn't meet Kuroo's eyes because he can't, he doesn't know what his expression is saying, can't handle the thought of letting Kuroo read it. Kuroo shuffles, not letting go of Kenma's hand, thumb gently stroking over the back of it, up to Kenma's knuckle, then down again. It's a steady, repetitive motion and Kenma breathes, in and out, as Kuroo kisses his forehead.

"How are you feeling?" Kuroo asks, and Kenma doesn't trust his voice not to crack. He shakes his head, unintentionally making a soft noise at the back of his throat. Kuroo hushes him, kissing his forehead again, pressing kisses into his hair, holding Kenma's face to his shoulder. "That's okay. I'm here if you need me, okay? I'm right here."

Kenma clings to him, letting his breathing slowly even out. He loves Kuroo, he thinks, but maybe he'll feel different tomorrow. Maybe it will keep changing and he can't be sure of himself, not like this.

For now, he clings to Kuroo, and that is enough.

Thank you for this loveliness.

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

PROMPT: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta

Re: PROMPT: Team Aoyagi Hajime/Teshima Junta

FILL: team Aomine Daiki/ Kagami Taiga/ Kise Ryouta/ Kuroko Tetsuya, M

Re: FILL: team Aomine Daiki/ Kagami Taiga/ Kise Ryouta/ Kuroko Tetsuya, M

FILL: SWAG 2016

Re: FILL: SWAG 2016