Bonus Round 3: Superlatives

For this round, get ready to dive back into those high school yearbooks. Who’s the cutest couple? Who has the prettiest smile? Who’s most likely to go pro? Be creative and have fun!

This bonus round will close on August 3rd, 2018 11:59PM PT (23:59 PT). [COUNTDOWN]

This Round is CLOSED. It is perpetually open for new fills.

Rules

In the context of this round, superlatives are “titles” or “awards” a character/s might win based on their personality, appearance, future, etc. Superlatives are common in American high school yearbooks.

Please use one of the following formats for your prompt:

[SUPERLATIVE]: [Winner (Character/s, Object, Places, etc.)]

[SUPERLATIVE]: Filler’s Pick

Including the character who earns the superlative is optional. You can pick it yourself or allow the filler to choose. That said, remember that your header must ALWAYS include AT LEAST one fandom in the “fandom” section. Prompts that write “any” in the fandom section will not be counted for points.

Please be sure to fill out all lines of the header (even with “None” or “N/A,” so we can count your prompts/fill for points.) If you leave a line blank we don’t know if it was intentional or a mistake, and cannot count it for points.

All prompts must come from a nominated fandom.

You’re welcome to be as classic or creative as you like with your superlatives. Both typical and atypical superlatives are great for this round!

Superlatives don’t need to just apply to people! We encourage you to be as creative as you want to be!

Still confused about what a superlative is? Hopefully these examples will help!

A Few Examples:

MOST LIKELY TO SURVIVE A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE: Abe Takaya

BEST PRANKSTER/S: Bokuto Koutarou

WORST COUPLE TO THIRD WHEEL WITH: Viktor / Yuuri

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (CHESS CLUB): Filler’s Pick

BEST SIDEKICK: Pocari Sweat

ULTIMATE ANIMAL COMPANION: Filler’s Pick

TOP 5 CELEBRITY SECRETS: Filler’s Pick

If Prompting

Please use the following subject line for prompt:

Prompt: [Your Team]

Replace [Your Team] with the name of the team you belong to. Nicknames or Official Names are both acceptable

Copy/Paste the following into the body of your comment. Delete all instructional text in parentheses.

(Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) Ship/Character: (The relationship or character your prompt is focused on."&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic.) Fandom: (what fandom the character or ship is from. Do NOT write “Any”) Major Tags: (Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage, or Chose Not to Use Tags, when applicable; these apply to content *only in the prompt itself* and is NOT an implication of what you're looking for in a fill. If No tags are required, enter ‘None’.) Additional Tags: (Anything you feel requires tagging or mention. Not required, but it is highly encouraged to check the additional tags on the tags page (https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/3623.html) as they are things your fellow participants have asked to be tagged for! May also be humorous, tumblr-style tags.) Do Not Wants: (N/A or what you absolutely do not want to see in a fill - whether its a trigger, squick, or something you’re simply not interested in seeing. ) Prompt: [SUPERLATIVE]: (The actual prompt. Make sure you adhere to round theme. Specific requests/details are permitted as an additional line in this field)

NSFW Prompts

EXPLICITLY NSFW PROMPTS must be posted to the after-hours comm. “Explicitly NSFW” means that the prompt includes outright sexual content (whether in a photograph, drawing, or in words), and prompts that in the additional requests are asking for explicit fills. Prompts are posted with the same HTML format, in the same manner as a SFW prompt, just under the designated post for that Bonus Round in the after-hours comm. See ‘Filling’ for the procedures for NSFW Fills.

Once you have joined the Afterhours community, you can find the corresponding post HERE.

If Filling

Minimums

Required Work Minimums:

400 words (prose)
400px by 400px (art)
- Traditional art is also allowed with a good quality photo/scan
14 lines (poetry)
Playlists - 5 song minimum with artists. Link to either a video playlist, or each song separately. Be sure to warn for content in the music videos, and you may find linking to lyrics helpful. You may also write an explanation of why you chose each song.
Moodboards - 9 photo min, source all photos, and no fanart allowed (unless it's your own)
If you’d like to use a different medium, please contact the mods if you have any questions about minimum requirements.

There is no max work cap.

Format

FILL: [Your Team], [Rating]

Replace [Your Team] with the name of the team you belong to. Nicknames and Official Names are both acceptable
Replace [Rating] with the rating of your fill (G-E).
Copy/Paste the following into the body of your comment. Delete all instructional text in parentheses.

(Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) Ship/Character: (The relationship or character your prompt is focused on."&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic.) Fandom: (what fandom the character or ship is from) Major Tags: (Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage, or Chose Not to Use Tags, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) Other Tags: (anything else that you feel requires tagging; Not required, but it is highly encouraged to check the additional tags (https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/3623.html) on the tags page as they are things your fellow participants have asked to be tagged for! May also be humorous tumblr style tags.) Word Count: (if applicable; otherwise write "None") Remix Permission: (This line is optional. Please list specifications or caveats, if any.) (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML after the asterisks.)

NSFW Fills

All NSFW fills must be posted in the corresponding Bonus Round post in the After Hours community. If filling a prompt that has been posted on the after-hours comm, simply reply to that prompt. If filling a SFW prompt, let the prompter know by replying to the original prompt on the main comm with a link to your fill on the corresponding after-hours Bonus Round Post. Please do not use the Fill subject line or Fill header when cross-linking. This will cause the BR scorer to count your fill twice.

Once you have joined the Afterhours community, you can find the corresponding post HERE.

Scoring

The scoring for bonus rounds depends on the number of people (n) on your team. You’re welcome to make as many prompts and fills as you like!

For prompts: 5 points per prompt, limited to 5 times the number of team members (5n)

For fills, where (n) = number of members on you team:

First 5n fills: 20 points each
Fills 5n to 10n: 10 points each
Fills 10n to 15n: 5 points each
All fills after 15n: 2 points each

Confused? Don’t worry; math is hard. Check out the Bonus Round Point Widget to help you figure out the point scale for your team.

We’ve changed the expected workload for Bonus Round Fills! The new recommended workload is 12 fills per member for Gold, 8 fills per member for Silver, and 4 fills per member for Bronze. The scoring post has been updated to reflect this (and other changes made to scoring! We’ll be releasing a Halftime update post in the near future with all the changes made thanks to your feedback!)

All scored content must be created new for this round.

Additional Information

If you're hunting through the prompts looking for what to fill, a good trick is to view top-level comments only (see the line of links below this post).

Icie’s fantastic SportsFest Prompt/Fill database can also help you sort through prompts (and fills!)

If you’d like more information, you can look at the BR GUIDELINES.

You can also post your Fills to the Official AO3 Collection.

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Ship/Character: Any
Fandom: Daiya no Ace or Yuri!!! on Ice or Free!
Major Tags: None
Additional Tags: None
Do Not Wants: N/A

Prompt:
MOST LIKELY TO HAVE A SECRET SOFT SIDE: Filler's Choice

CURSE YOU TEAM JAIL

Ship/Character: Kominato Ryousuke/Isashiki Jun
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Word Count: 606
Remix Permission: Ask first ♡

***

"Hey, you over there."

Can you believe that was the first thing you've ever said to me? Yeah, I can believe, too. I actually had a pretty good first impression of you from the introductions, speaking up about how you won't lose to others just because they have bigger bodies. Nice! I thought I would totally be friends with you, but that illusion came down pretty damn quickly when you offen— commented my amazing bazooka ball. Who did you think you were, you bastard?! Sure you were pretty good at fielding but look at that obviously too big clothes you were wearing! Not to mention how bossy you are, saying this and that, this and that all the time! I mean, sure, what you said was right most of the time, but still! I don't know how many I said I'd kill you and felt like I meant it, and from how you acted around me I knew you weren't so fond of me either. That's when I started dreading having to be around you every day for the next three years.

"Isashiki."

I'm pretty sure you'd known my name since the very start — I've noticed you're very observant and have excellent memory — but that was the first time you actually called me by my name. I don't even remember when that was, but I remember replying with, "Finally, I'm beginning to think you can't remember people's names." I don't remember what you replied with, but god damn do I remember barking at you like hell and you were looking smug and I wanted to punch the hell out of you. It's funny how memory works, huh? Like people say, you may not remember what someone said or did but you'll always remember how it made you feel. Well, it made me feel annoyed but weirdly happy and proud, you calling me by name. That's probably also when I started to think, maybe I could get along with this person after all, with this guy who always works harder than anyone else on and off the field, who wants nothing but perfection in every aspect of his life, who's always strict to anyone around him and most especially to himself.

"Jun."

It was so natural that I don't remember when everyone, including you, started calling me by my first name. I remember when I first called you by your first name, it was after Winter Camp of Hell, and I complained that both your first and last names were too long to be called when you were almost out of breath, both four syllables! It becomes a habit afterward, I came to like how your name rolls off my tongue. Ryousuke. And I like how you call my name, too. There's a sense of affinity that comes with the way you call me, it makes me feel closer a bit closer to you, and I realized that even when you seem aloof and ruthless, you're also a part of the team, someone I can call a friend, a comrade I'm proud of.

"You idiot."

This isn't the first nor last time you said this, but this is the first time you've said it like this, with my head on your lap, a smile slightly bashful on your face. I never would've thought I would ever see you with this expression, your fingers running through my hair (and beard), face relaxed, contented, pleasant, even with a quiet, comfortable sigh. That's when I realized that maybe, just maybe, this is something I wanna see every day for the unforeseeable future.

Thank you for another wonderful fill! I love the format and the first person viewpoint, how it gets softer and gentler at the end. Sweet story :)

Ship/Character: isashiki jun
Fandom: daiya no ace
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: jun is a soft and nobody will tell me otherwise
Word Count: 580
Remix Permission: yes

***

Jun’s toes tap the floor of the bus rapidly, drawing a grumpy look from an old lady that he ignores. He can’t help it, after all. It’s his usual Sunday volunteers at the children’s hospital, and he doesn’t want to be late. He’d left Seidou in plenty of time, but people suck and also don’t know how to drive, so traffic is backed up far more than a weekend day should be.

Finally, he arrives at the hospital and signs in at the front desk. The receptionist, who he hasn’t seen before, gives Jun a strange look when he states his task for the morning but doesn’t say anything. It’s for the best, as Jun probably would’ve said something snappish at that judging look he would no doubt get on the subject.

After all, there aren’t many teenage boys who spend his one free day of the week reading shoujo manga to little girls trapped in a long term care ward, but Jun is here to do exactly that. Anyone who has anything to say about it can eat his entire ass.

On the third floor, Jun seeks out the appropriate desk and checks in. “I’m here for my shift,” he says to the nurse at the station, Reiko. He briefly flashes his paper ID badge. “What room number?”

She grins at him and says, “Room 411, Isashiki-kun. Down the hall on the left.” With a little salute, she adds, “Welcome back.”

Jun arrives at his destination in short order, but when he walks in, he isn’t expecting the number of kids waiting for him to arrive this week. When he had started out, there were maybe five girls who came to listen to him read the newest chapter of Kimi Ni Todoke. That number did grow as the weeks wore on, but now there are at least twenty children huddled around a chair in the middle of the room, including a few boys, as well.

He really, really loves this job.

Settling in the chair, Jun does his regular roll call, making sure he knows the name of every attendee. More than half of them are regulars who he recalls from past visits, but he wants to remember all the new ones, as well.

Soon, twenty eager faces lean in silent and rapt as Jun fills them in on the latest travails of the hapless heroine. Each one of them wait for the book to close before little hands dart into the air to ask questions about the chapter. Jun answers them one by one — even the nervous boy who hesitantly asks what the series is actually about.

As he is wont to do, Jun lingers far longer than he intends, but he never regrets losing that extra study time to bring that look of awe and suspense as children who don’t have much to look forward to absorb something as minor as manga like it’s the only thing in the world.

Back at the school, he bumps into Chris on the way to lunch and nods in acknowledgement. Chris does the same and asks, “So how were the kids today?”

“Tiny badasses, as usual.” Jun bobs his chin in resolve. “You should try it sometime. The girls would really like you.”

“Maybe I will.” They enter the cafeteria, and Jun delves into his meal with the knowledge that there isn’t a damn thing in the universe manlier than doing nice stuff for little kids. No rebuttals accepted.

you've been remixed!

https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/7730.html?thread=2438706#cmt2438706

Remixed, Chris-stylez: https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/7730.html?thread=2442034#cmt2442034

Thank you all for these lovely fills! Just goes to show how big softies these boys are. I was surprised to see this little trilogy, it really made my day!

I refuse to believe in a world where Jun wouldn't be exactly like this. No one will ever convince me he isn't made of marshmallow through and through - sugar and fluff. I'm just glad there are some people who agree with me. :D Thanks for the prompt!

A podfic remix for you. Thank you so much for this lovely fill!

https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/7730.html?thread=2488370#cmt2488370

Bonus Round 3: Superlatives

Rules

A Few Examples:

If Prompting

NSFW Prompts

If Filling

Minimums

Format

NSFW Fills

Scoring

Additional Information

PROMPT: Team Daiya

Re: PROMPT: Team Daiya

FILL: Team Dead Senpais, G

Re: FILL: Team Dead Senpais, G

Fill: Team Kinkage, G

Re: Fill: Team Kinkage, G

Re: Fill: Team Kinkage, G

Re: Fill: Team Kinkage, G

Re: Fill: Team Kinkage, G

Re: Fill: Team Kinkage, G