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

Haru/Rin (Free!)

"We're lost with the love we once knew
"I spilled my thoughts into the ocean

"Save me while I'm still young

"I spilled my thoughts into the ocean
"Hoping they get back to you."

-Abandon All Ships (August)

~~(I'm sorry this song just always makes me ache with RinHaru feels ;A;)~~

Angst, depression just to be on the safe side
564 words

Why do I keep writing weird fucked up sad stuff about my OTP that I enjoy in a happy fluffy way? Anyway, I wanted to preface this with saying that I don't really enjoy seeing them suffer like this. I'm sorry because this ended up more painful... I should have used this other approach. But here it is.

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The ocean waves crashed onto the shore, loud enough to ring in Haru's ears. Haru pulled his jacket tighter around him as he stared out at the horizon. By now, all of the Tachibana household was asleep, even the young twins with boundless energy. With no one to question him, Haru stepped out of his house, one of the times he would be grateful no one else lived with him to notice. His mind raced with thoughts of the past, not letting Haru get any rest, so he figured he could get some fresh air.

His middle school days passed in a blur and he barely registered the start of high school. All he wanted was to get through life. He didn't want to be reminded of his last year of elementary school, the time where Matsuoka Rin decided to rope him into his relay. Haru could sense that they were both different from others, from how Rin could feel the water even better than him (a fact that made Haru's skin burn). And Haru grudgingly admired how hard of a worker Rin was, noticing how he would run home after school.

But what was worse was how Rin had wormed into his heart. He felt a strange, fluttery feeling when Rin flashed that grin of his, and he had to look away to calm himself down. A kind of happiness filled his heart in that brief time they had together, a strange and different kind of happiness than Haru had ever felt before. It was new and frightening.

And then Rin announced, all of a sudden, that he would be attending a middle school all the way in Australia. Haru hated it when people left, when the few people he let into his life decided to walk back out. How could someone he knew for only a couple of months have this effect on him? A bitter taste always followed the sweet memories of that annoying guy.

Yet any trace of bitterness melted away at the sight of Rin that one winter morning.

The fault laid with himself. Haru never asked to be talented. If he could, he would make Rin take all of his skill from him. But even if he didn't mean to, it didn't change anything. Haru was the reason that Rin quit his dream.

This wasn't like just people leaving him, just moving on-- Haru hurt someone dear to him. And now he didn't know if they would ever see each other again. Did he even have the right to?

Maybe even this was more than Haru should be allowed. The rational part of Haru's brain told him that there's no way his feelings could reach out like this, that this shore didn't even face Australia. Haru's heart even rebelled against this, hurting at the memory of that winter morning and everything involved.

Still, Haru looked out over the ocean. What was Rin doing now? Would Haru ever see him again? If he did, he knew it would never be the same.

Just--

Maybe...

Haru wanted to laugh at himself for this naïve hope. Instead, a shaky breath came out, becoming visible as it met the cold air. He could not be free as these feelings lingered.

aaaaaah I'm dying this was too perfect, thank you for filling! Just take my feels. All my broken feelings. </3

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

PROMPT: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/RYUUGAZAKI REI

FILL: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/NANASE HARUKA, G

Re: FILL: TEAM MATSUOKA RIN/NANASE HARUKA, G