Bonus Round 1: Three Words

[sportsfest_mods]

A lot can be said in just three words, and we're challenging you to do just that in this bonus round! From your "I love you"s to your "red, white, blue"s, you'll have just three words to prompt and be prompted.

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This round is now closed!

However, it is perpetually open to new fills!

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Rules

• Submit prompts by commenting any three words of your choosing! This can be a phrase or a list of words. Example:
  • Please don't go
    
  • Morning, flower, kiss
    
  • Past, Present, Future
• Prompts can be in any language as long as you provide an English translation!
  
• Fill prompts by creating fanworks inspired by all three words, or only one or two! The choice is yours.
  
• You cannot earn points by filling your teammate's prompts or your own! (That said, we won't stop you from doing so for fun!)
  
• You must use the prompt/fill headers below, and you cannot leave any line blank!

Format

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 your comment in one of the following ways:

If Prompting

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Please use the following subject line for prompt:

Prompt: [Your Team]


• Replace [Your Team] with the name of the team you belong to (Grandstand included!). Nicknames or Official Names are both acceptable

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

<strong>Ship/Character:</strong> (The relationship or character your prompt is focused on."&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic. You must include at least one specific ship/character.) <strong>Fandom:</strong> (what fandom the character or ship is from. Do not write “Any”) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage, or Chose Not to Use Tags, when applicable; Otherwise, write "None".) <strong>Additional Tags:</strong> (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.) <strong>Do Not Wants:</strong> (Anything you do not want to see in your fills including triggers, squicks, and even minor things like ships you do not like. Please use this space responsibly and not, say, to create crazy limitations for your fillers.) <strong>Prompt:</strong>

Future bonus rounds will have a much more simplified header to copy-paste!

NSFW prompts
All explicitly NSFW prompts must be posted in sf_afterhours in the corresponding Bonus Round post. You can find the After Hours BR1 post here.

If Filling

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Please use the following subject line for your fill:

FILL: [Your Team], [Rating]


• Replace [Your Team] with the name of the team you belong to (Grandstand included!). 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.

<strong>Title:</strong> (Optional. Titling your work makes it easier to rec during the Rec Round, however, this is not necessary.) <strong>Ship/Character:</strong> (The relationship or character your prompt is focused on."&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic. You must include at least one specific ship/character.) <strong>Additional Characters:</strong> (Optional. Any additional characters who are significantly present.) <strong>Fandom:</strong> (what fandom the character or ship is from) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Underage, or Chose Not to Use Tags, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (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.) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") <strong>Remix Permission:</strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dL2xqWSMDtUI-SUUkWzBuLiK_VqmcLtGd15T0jT6vG8/edit?usp=sharing">See Permissions Sheet</a> (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks.) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML after the asterisks.)

Future bonus rounds will have a much more simplified header to copy-paste!

NSFW Fills
NSFW Fills must be posted in sf_afterhours. If you are filling an NSFW prompt, you may reply to it normally. If you're filling a SFW prompt with an NSFW fill, post your fill as a reply to the "Fills for SFW Prompts" comment, then cross-link it here.

You can find the after hours post for BR1 here.

Scoring

These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual member!

Prompts

• Prompts 1-10: 5 points
  
• Prompts 10+: No points !

Fills

• Fills 1-10: 15 points each
  
• Fills 11-20: 5 points each
  
• Fills 21+: 2 points each

Additional Information

• If you're having trouble finding prompts/fills, Icie's bonus round database is a great tool!
  
• The Bonus Round Guidelines further explain how bonus rounds function along with examples.
  
• We also have an official Ao3 Collection for you to post your fills to!
  
• If you see any prompts/fills improperly tagged, in the wrong community, or otherwise in need of mod attention, please use our mod contact form to let us know! In fact, this form can be used to report many things, anonymously or not!

If you have any further question or concerns, please contact us!

Comments

FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[plume_sombre]

Title: stability
Ship/Character: Iwaizumi/Oikawa
Additional Characters: none
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: none
Other Tags: medieval AU
Word Count: 559
Remix Permission: See Permissions Sheet (yes)

not as angst as i thought i'd go for haha

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You grew up watching the curve of his back tensing and shifting at every threat on your life. You grew up wishing that you would never stop watching his back broaden and protect you from all the evil in the world, as childish as it might sound. You grew up watching him slip into the perfect and strong knight he has always endeavored to become. He's a pillar of stability in your life, a constant that will never vanish. You're selfish to keep it that way, but does it matter? Does it really matter as long as your desires are the same as his?

“Stop smiling so much, it's creepy,” Hajime grumbles, elbowing you in the side without a care in the world.

Oh, how improper and insulting your relationship appears. A prince shouldn't let his retainers and servants treat him like they're his equal, but Hajime is special in a way others won't ever achieve. He's yours—the one you know will never betray you, even for your father the king.

You are to each other the most important person in the world and nothing can disturb this equilibrium.

“Can't I be happy without reason, Hajime?” you chuckle, giving him your widest grin, all teeth and mirth hidden in your eyes.

He rolls his eyes, which is a natural reaction to everything you do (or don't). He sits next to you on the bench outside the wooden house, gazing at the sky. He isn't really one to admire nature, so you know he has something on his mind. You nudge him.

“What are you thinking about?”

Hajime's gaze is raw; you can without a fail understand what emotion is going through it, and right now you aren't sure you are ready to face it.

“I should be the one asking you that,” he says. “I know you want to tell me something.”

You can't pretend everything is fine when he's looking at you like you're both going to collapse on yourselves.

“It doesn't do you any good to be that smart,” you tease, lips curling in a much more wistful smile. “You are made of muscles to fight.”

“Yeah, to keep your sorry ass out of trouble.”

You laugh at his lack of tact—words have never been his weapon, unlike you.

“I'm sorry for dragging you all the way here,” you whisper almost inaudibly. “I'm sorry you had to abandon your career in the royal army to follow me in this stupid quest to control my powers.”

If only you were stronger, if only you knew better what to do with your own body and abilities, you would have stayed in the castle and led the life that was already drawn out for you, with Hajime fulfilling his role almost to a fault. You can't affirm where this journey will take you. Your fingers are twitching for a small crackling of fire, a peaceful storm or a resounding thunder, but you don't give in. You keep your hands firmly pressed on your knees.

Hajime sighs loudly, running a hand on his neck. “You know that I pledged to you, not to your father or anyone else.”

He then places both his hands on yours, comforting and warm, and you remember why you love him so much.

“There's nothing to forgive, idiot.”

Re: FILL: Team Grandstand, T

[scardolphin]

This is so nice! Thank you for filling<3