Bonus Round 2: Quotes

Sometimes you just have to keep with tradition! Keeping with the SASO roots that SportsFest was born from, Bonus Round 2 is all about quotes.

This bonus round will close on July 13th, 2018 11:59PM PT. [COUNTDOWN]

This Round is CLOSED, but is perpetually open for new FILLS.

Rules

The Rule of Thumb for this round is prominence - did a published author or poet write this line you’d like to quote? Great. Is it from a speech or a historical document? Cool. Did your friend say something funny on twitter the other day? Not so much.

Please DO NOT prompt screenshots of private conversations, Discord convos, or conversations between you and your friends. This can easily and unintentionally bring the prompts into inside joke territory, and can create an exclusionary environment.

Quotes from other SportsFest participants (or yourself) are NOT allowed in this round (for similar reasons to above, and the fact that you could just make anything a quote).

Please give credit to the original speaker of your quote whenever possible.

If prompting with a screenshot, it is polite to post a transcription of the text below the image for accessibility.

Please use your best judgement, and if you’re unsure if something qualifies - ask! The mods are here to help.

And to reiterate, Your prompt MUST include one or more specific nominated fandoms. Please do not prompt "Fandom: Any".

A Few Examples:

“Today is far from Childhood -
But up and down the hills
I held her hand the tighter -
Which shortened all the miles-
- Emily Dickinson, ‘One Sister Have I In Our House’

“Til this moment I never knew myself”
- Elizabeth Bennett, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

“SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE!
- Damian, Mean Girls

“It's a quarter past midnight

As we cut through the city”
- Quarter Past Midnight, Bastille

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. Nickname or Official Name 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) Major Tags: (https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/3623.html, 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 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: (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)
14 lines (poetry)

There is no max work cap.

Format

FILL: [Your Team], [Rating]

Replace [Your Team] with the name of the team you belong to. Nickname or Official Name 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: (https://sportsfest.dreamwidth.org/3623.html, 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 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.

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). We’ll also have a prompt/fill database up and running soon that will help you filter through BR posts.

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

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

A Tip: We all want SportsFest to be a fun and safe environment. If you notice someone has made a mistake in their required tagging, or any other html or rules related aspect of their comment, do let them know, message them privately rather than replying - if you reply, they can’t edit the comment! If you aren’t comfortable letting the commenter know directly, contact a mod and we will make sure they update the required tags.

If you have any other concerns about Bonus Round Prompts/Fills, you can use this anonymous form to bring them to the mod team. You can submit Bonus Round concerns using this Google Form.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask a mod.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Ship/Character: Kuroo/Kenma, Bokuto/Akaashi, Abe/Mihashi, Chinatsu/Shizuku, any
Fandom: Haikyuu, Oofuri, Ballroom e Youkoso, Daiya no A, KnB, Slam Dunk, Yowapeda, Free!, Yuri on Ice
Major Tags: none
Additional Tags: being crushed by how big your own feelings are, but it's nice, like a heavy blanket or a cat
Do Not Wants: character death, noncon, incest, unhappy endings

Prompt:

"I'm weighed down by your beautiful
Collapsing underneath your perfect
Drowning in your wonderful
And I'm letting you sink in"

--Sink In, Amy Shark

Ship/Character: Miyuki Kazuya/Chris-senpai
Fandom: Daiya no Ace
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None
Word Count: 644
Remix Permission: Yes!

I had fun with this prompt!

***

Miyuki bowed to Chris’ father, Animal, with Rei-chan standing behind him. His injury wasn’t as bad as everyone had feared but he still needed to do some rehab. He’d looked up at Chris standing behind his father to see him smiling.

****
They were working out together, Miyuki religiously adhering to the menu Chris’ father had prepared for him.

“How are you feeling?” Chris asked. He was in good spirits.

“Pretty good. My muscles are still sore from yesterday but going slowly is helping.”

Chris smiled at him then, eyes bright.

Miyuki had paused his reps, staring. There was an odd feeling all of a sudden. He couldn’t tell what it was about.

“Something wrong?”

“N-no. I don’t think so,” said Miyuki. He looked down and then went back to working out.

Later, he was alone in the shower, Chris having finished early. The hot water poured over his body as he finished washing his hair. When he rinsed off, he leaned his forehead on the shower wall, letting the water pour over him.

When Chris had smiled at him earlier, Miyuki realized for the first time that he had tender feelings for Chris. The feeling was pulling down on him, covering him up in a heavy sweetness, like being wrapped in clean, fresh blankets. He closed his eyes, giving himself over to the warmth.

There was a knock on the door leading to the showers. “Miyuki-kun, I’m going to lock up now. Take your time. All you have to do is pull on the front door when you leave. It should lock on its own.”

“Thanks so much,” he called back. He was almost going to bow but realized he was still in the shower.

Rei-chan came to pick him up 15 minutes later in a cab.

“How was your session?”

“Good,” he said. “I’m feeling stronger.”

She looked at him, scrutinizing.

“Are you okay? You seem preoccupied.”

“I’m just...thinking about how I won’t be playing in Saturday’s game. It’s going to be weird sitting in the stands.”

She seemd to accept that and they spent the rest of the time talking about strategy.

****
That night Miyuki couldn’t sleep. Kimura was snoring softly on the bunk above him but he was tossing and turning. He realized he was trying to fight his feelings for Chris and decided to let them be. It would only make things difficult.

He let himself settle and the warm, heavy feeling pressed down on him. It was wonderful. Like laying among fluffy perfect clouds, the weight sinking into his bones. He closed his eyes, sleep finally pulling him under.

****
The next day, Chris was waiting for him in the gym. He was smiling, eyes bright again, and Miyuki couldn’t do anything but stand there staring.

Chris laughed. “What is it? Do I look funny?”

“No, you look beautiful,” Miyuki blurted. He stepped back then, appalled at what he’d just said.

Chris chuckled. “I wasn’t expecting you to say that.” He dropped his towel and approached him. Miyuki’s heart started hammering. “I thought you might say other things instead.” Chris stopped just a few inches from him. Miyuki felt his face flushing. “You look pretty with your cheeks red like that, Kazuya.”

The beautiful, fluffy weight threatened to carry him away. He was starting to get lost in Chris’ beautiful eyes.

Chris glanced down at his mouth and moved closer. “I always thought you were amazing, Kazuya.” He touched Miyuki’s face with the back of his hand and then barely brushed his cheek with his lips.

Miyuki let out a soft gasp and then he was in Chris’ arms. They kissed tenderly, the warm weight enveloping him, making him dizzy. When they pulled back, his glasses were fogged up. “I think…,” said Miyuki but he couldn’t continue.

“You think?”

“No, I can’t think. It’s...no.” Chris pulled off his glasses and they kissed again. Miyuki was sure the heavy sweetness was enveloping them both now.