Bonus Bonus Round: Encore

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Bonus Bonus Round: Encore

SASO 2015 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).


This is your last chance to get fills for unloved prompts from all previous rounds. Let's party!

(Pay attention to the prompt format this round, located below; it's different from previous rounds. Don't forget about the "Recs" bonus round either!)

This round ends at 7PM on August 22 EDT. Countdown Timer.

RULES

• NO NEW PROMPTS ALLOWED. It has to be a repost from a previous bonus round.
• You can repeat any previous bonus round prompt, whether it received fill(s) or not.
• You can repeat your own prompts.
• One prompt per post, post as many times as you want.
• If you're posting a prompt that's not yours originally, please check the toplevels to avoid posting repeats.
• Fills work the same way as every other round: don't fill your own or your teammates' prompts, including old reposted prompts. It works like this:
  • Your teammate posts a prompt that was originally posted by a different team? You can fill that.
  • Someone else posts a prompt originally created by you or your teammate? You cannot fill that.
  • You post a prompt originally posted by another team? You can't fill that either.
• Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
• Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.

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. Link to the original post and cite the original prompter and their team. Visual example. For your copy-and-pasting convenience: <b>[Prompt's Ship]</b> <b>Originally posted <a href="LINK_TO_ORIGINAL_FILL">HERE</a> by <user name="USERNAME"> from Team [Ship]</b> [Prompt Goes Here]	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!

Comments

FILL: Team Tachibana Makoto/Yamazaki Sousuke G

[miss_m_muses]

Word Count: 504
No warnings apply

The sound was soothing as Sousuke stood but he wasn’t at peace as he stood looking out towards the ocean. Yeah, he should’ve felt peace as he listened to only the sound of waves and gulls but instead his heart was hammering as he felt the sand between his toes. It wasn’t because of the ocean – no, he loved the ocean and the enormity of it. He liked that he felt small next to it, that he felt unimportant and all his successes and failures were nothing when measured against the infinite blue.

Instead it was because of who was stood next to Sousuke that made his heart beat out of his chest.

It was Haru. Haru who was gazing out at the waves, his eyes wide and his face neutral. It was a different ocean, a beautiful turquoise ocean and Sousuke could sense that Haru was itching to dive in and swim. Yet he hadn’t yet. He hadn’t because Sousuke had asked him not to.

Sousuke had asked him not to as he had something to say to Haru. And it was something very important otherwise he would’ve not stood in the way of his boyfriend and swimming in a body of water. He knew Haru well enough that it was dangerous thing to do.

Yet even though he was delaying Haru’s inevitable swim, Sousuke still felt the words were stuck in his throat and he was still stalling despite wanting to get this over with quickly. His hands were clenched in fists as he fought the desire to just tell Haru to swim and the knowledge that he had to finally ask the question.

“Just ask him, Sou,” Rin had said, “just blurt it out. Haru’s blunt.”

It was true. Haru was blunt. And that was why Sousuke worried. He was here, nervously trying to say something life-changing and he was sure Haru would brush it off with a quick comment. It made him stall. It made his heart beat too fast. And it made Haru impatient.

“Can I swim?” Haru asked.

The words broke Sousuke’s thoughts and he grunted and looked towards Haru. There he could see the love of the ocean, the love of the water and the love of swimming freely. And in those eyes Sousuke saw the dreams he had lost all glimmering in the deep blue. They were beautiful and they were what Sousuke always got to gaze into. He was lucky even if Haru could be irritating at times.

“Ugh… I just wanted to ask you something… will you move in with me when we get back home?”

Haru’s face turned from annoyed impatience into a brief smile and a nod. “Yeah, I’ll move in with you… now can I swim?”

Sousuke let out a short laugh in relief. “Sure… go ahead.”

And with that, Haru stripped in an amazing speed and ran towards the water. Sousuke watched for a moment, shaking his head until he too decided to strip and join Haru in the ocean.