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

Warnings for major spoilers right from the first sentence, and non-explicit mentions of injury. 415 words.

They walk back together from the hospital, after the final. They start out heading in the right direction, but Peco leads them in twists and turns and infinite diversions, until the sky has gone dark and the people have all gone home. Smile says nothing.

Peco always cries when he loses, yes, but today Peco cried when he won. It felt a little like Smile had finally been able to release a breath he hadn’t known he was holding. Koizumi had come forward, placed his hand on Smile’s shoulder, and said, “I’m so proud.” And Smile had watched the tears roll down Peco’s cheeks, walked to the podium and stood next to him and slightly below, and didn’t realise until his jaw started to ache that he’d been grinning the whole time.

Neither of them mention Peco’s knee, or the way he probably should be resting it, not walking (limping) around the town all night. Smile silently worries, but then again, when doesn’t he?

When the beach comes into view, Smile barely has time to think before Peco is grabbing his hand and running, pulling, tugging, (Smile always being pulled along by him), big uneven limping strides, until they’re both falling, clothes and all, into the icy evening ocean.

Smile sits up and spits out a mouthful of water. There’s a strand of seaweed hanging from his glasses.

Peco laughs and laughs, and soon Smile does too.

Eventually they sit, waist-deep in water and facing out to sea, the toes of Peco’s bright green trainers peeking out of the water every time a wave pulls back before rushing to meet them again. The water drops on Smile’s glasses make it look like there a hundred small and distorted Pecos sitting next to him, fisheyed. He takes them off, folds them carefully, and looks back, the world soft around the edges.

The salty water stings the cut on his leg (like iron, it tastes like iron), cleaning and disinfecting it. There’s an uncomfortable amount of sand in his shorts, but it is what it is. They’re here.

After they’ve sat for a while, (long enough for the cold water to numb Peco’s knee, says nobody) Peco stands, water streaming from his body, wet clothes sticking to his skin. Silhouetted in the glow of the streetlamps from the town, posing, ridiculous and triumphant, Smile thinks that he is every inch the invincible hero he’s always been.

Smile stands to meet him.

“Let’s go back.”

And they do.

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH OH MY GOSH!!!!!! you portrayed their relationship so so so well and gosh just!! its amazing!!!

Thank you so much, ahh!! I was sort of unsure about it, so I'm really pleased you think it worked. Sorry it wasn't shipper/plottier!! It was such a perfect prompt for them, I really enjoyed writing it. Glad you enjoyed :D

This is really nice I think you captured their relationship perfectly.

Uhm, would it be alright if I remixed this for BR5? It's fine if you refuse, but I'd like to draw something based on this if it would be ok with you =)

Thank you so much!! That's absolutely fine by me, I'm really touched that you'd want to draw it.

I can't wait to see what you come up with :D

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

FILL: Team Makishima Yuusuke/Toudou Jinpachi, G

Re: FILL: Team Makishima Yuusuke/Toudou Jinpachi, G

Re: FILL: Team Makishima Yuusuke/Toudou Jinpachi, G

Re: FILL: Team Makishima Yuusuke/Toudou Jinpachi, G

Re: FILL: Team Makishima Yuusuke/Toudou Jinpachi, G