hs_olympics | BONUS ROUND 1

Bonus Round 1

Genre-Mixing

Hey, shippers! Welcome to your very first bonus round proper--we hope you have lots of fun with it! This time around we're going to be asking you to mix it up a little--each fanwork posted for this round will be a mish-mash of two different genres, blended together in a delightful incestuous slurry to create an UNSTOPPABLE CREATIVE CONCOCTION--er. Or. Something.

Yeah, we're genre-mixing. That's what we're doing this round.

Rules

Submit prompts! Prompts should consist of two different genres and one ship. This cannot be your team's ship! These are worth 5 points each, for a maximum of 100 points per team.

Look through the prompts and fill whichever you like!

You may not fill prompts for your ship, nor may you fill your own team's prompts.

Fills should be posted as replies to the prompts which they are for, following the format below. They may be any medium.

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Scoring
For prompt posts: 5 points each (maximum of 100 per team)

For fills (as stated here):
First 5 entries in each post: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10 in each post: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15 in each post: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+ in each post: 5 (per entry)

All scored content must be created/assembled new for this round.

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Dave <> or <3 Tavros
Football (Soccer) + supernatural

Dave is the last one in the boys' locker room. The guys he barely knew had left, not even looking back at the new kid to see if he was coming. Dave was used to it. He was always the new kid; It is part of the job description.

The young man is panicked. He doesn't even know this sport, so how in the world is he still expected to work this case? Who decided to assign this to him? He is going to kick their ass later. Right now though, it worries him and his heart races.

He sits on the bench in front of his locker, adjusting what he came to know has his shin guards. He hangs his head and tries to figure out his game plan.

A chill quickly fills the room, a couple open lockers slam shut. Goosebumps raise like the living dead from Dave's flesh. He sits at full attention. A presence appeares sitting beside him.

Another young man, about his age based on appearance. Sallow skin and jaundiced eyes. He wears his hair in a mohawk and is clad in a pokemon t-shirt that Dave suspects isn't supposed to be ironic. He slowly smiles at Dave, exposing sharp teeth.

"Always with the dramatic entrances, Tav."

"Well, you, uh, know me," the grey-skinned boy grins at him.

Tavros speaks the truth. He does known him, ever since that Hell Bubble incident that Aradia assigned him to over a year ago. Since then, he's had his very own pet ghost who follows him around like a puppy and pretty much worships him. It could be worse, he supposes.

He looks away from the dead boy. Dave taps his fingers on the bench, plays at the hem of his shorts, adjusts his sunglasses. Dave grabs a football from the floor. He spins the black and white sphere over in his hands. Finally speaks again.

"I really have to go play football, don't I? You're absolutely sure this is what needs to be done?"

Tavros laughs at him, haunting and distant but still filled with a certain familiar warmth.

"Yes, Dave. Is there some reason you think that I would be untruthful with you, maybe?"

Dave shakes his head. He is terrible at sports, this is going to be an embarrassing exorcism and he knows it. He is going to get laughed at back at the office and that made him tense more than any case he has worked on.

Then a little light flips on inside his head.

"Did you ever play? When you were alive?"

Tavros beams at him and nods vigorously. Then the excitement slows. Dave watches the realization flash in the ghost's eyes, not even having to lay out what he has to say on the table. The ghost cocks his head, Dave gives him a sharp nod. An unspoken understanding between the two of them.

Tavros bends towards him. His hand on Dave's cheek makes him wonder if his face is numb, barely felt, barely solid. The cold, dark lips feel like they hovered over his even as he knows they press against his. A shiver shoots down his spine as Tavros works his mouth open. Dave would deny that it was from pleasure. It is totally related to the whole ghost thing. But they'd both been in his head and they both know the truth.

The kiss is soft, light. Reassuring. Not demanding.

Suddenly, the lights flicker and the chill is out of the air and Tavros is nowhere to be seen.

The young man opens his locker, removes his sunglasses and sets them on the top shelf. He sees himself in the small magnetic mirror. The whites of his eyes have yellowed, the albino red irises have darkened to a reddish-brown. And he sees himself grinning widely.

"HEY!" A voice screams inside his head. "I don't smile, cut that out right now!"

"Hush now, Dave," he says, in an ethereal tone. "Just sit back and, umm, let me show you how this game is played."

Dave sighs. Trapped inside of his own head, he resigns himself to at least try to learn something from this experience.

He wishes he had popcorn.

YES THANK YOU THIS IS PERFECT
so lovely
so so lovely
whoa

I'm glad you approve! :3

I want...I want...I...want...

MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

But seriously, this was absolutely wonderful. This is a pairing that I have never tried before (congrats, you broke my Tavros and Dave cherry). I think I must have more of it. Something in me loves the cool kid getting with the shy kid.

I like that it was just barely there red. I hope to find more fics from you here and I might have to go searching for ones you have done elsewhere.

First, I'm super honored to have broken your Dave<3Tavros cherry...

Second, this prompt actually REALLY inspired me to think more about this little world and I am planning a longer fic based around this to some extent.

Third, it won't be hard to find me... I'm on AO3, tumblr, etc all on the same user name, because I'm consistent like that. (I've also done 6 other fills than this one, they're all on my tumblr...)

But really, really... thank you for this comment. I'm always so happy to hear when someone liked something I wrote. :3

I am raelly glad that you are thinking about expanding this. I really like the idea of this AU world. Especially if the trolls are ghosts/spirits/demons. It is definitely something that piques my interest.

once again a beautiful fill by you ;_;

daaaamn it. i agree with all the others who asked for more of this universe (or in general, more from you). it was well done and with a short story like this you still managed to make it feel like there was so much more behind... <3

*.* soo good. <3

BONUS ROUND 1

Bonus Round 1

PROMPT: TEAM ERIDAN<>ROSE

FILL: TEAM Aradia<>Dave

Re: FILL: TEAM Aradia<>Dave

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