hs_olympics | BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

The Return of Round Robin Fanadventures

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Hi shippers! Welcome to Bonus Round 2.
Round Robin Fanadventures generated so much awesome stuff last year that we decided to bring it back!

For those who are new to HSO, this is not actually that complicated a concept, but it might be a little tricky to explain, so bear with me. The point of this round is to create a bunch of fanadventures that are for a team other than your own.

Rules

If you are starting a new adventure: start a new thread using the title format defined below. Include either text or 1-2 pieces of embedded art setting a scene (or both!), and finish with a command (==> does not count as a command for new threads). Then sit back and wait for someone else to contribute!
If you are continuing an adventure: find a thread that does not center around your team's ship. Then comment using the title format defined below. Include either text or 1-2 pieces of embedded art continuing the scene (or both!), and finish with a command (this can include ==>, though generally we would prefer otherwise). Then sit back and wait for someone else to contribute!
For ease of reading, we suggest using standardized image sizes. 600x400 landscape is a pretty good size! But as long as it's the same as the other images in the thread, people will have an easier time following along. The HTML for inserting images is <img src="http://yourimageurlhere.com">
For this challenge, there is no minimum wordcount. We are trusting you not to abuse that fact!
You may not comment twice in a row in one adventure. The point is to hand off the scene like a hot potato.
You may not introduce or create for your team's ship into a fanadventure. If someone else introduces your team's ship to a thread, you can still contribute to that thread so long as your contributions do not involve your ship.
This challenge will run until 11:59PM EDT July 7. After that time, even if it's just by a minute according to the LJ timestamp, no submissions will be accepted for points.

NOTES:

Audio posts are fine, so long as you include a transcript.
Please make sure to check that your titles are correct!
You may answer commands that have already been answered. Think of it like a 'choose your own adventure' game!

Title Format
If you are starting a new thread, use this format in your title.

Replace [THEIR SHIP] with the ship you want this particular fanadventure thread to be. Remember that you cannot create a fanadventure based on your own ship. Whatever ship you choose must be represented by a HSO team not your own. The only exception is gen adventures, which are permitted.
Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team YOU belong to; please use the characters and quadrant, not whatever portmanteau or nickname you've come up with. If your team name is not in this format and in the title it may not be counted.

If you are continuing a thread, use this format in your title.

Replace [COMMAND] with whatever command the previous fill has specified.
Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team YOU belong to; please use the characters and quadrant, not whatever portmanteau or nickname you've come up with.
If your title is not in this format it may not be counted.

Posts not using this format in the title will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, no matter what they contain. They, like all comments on the comm, are subject to the Wank Policy.

Scoring
(as stated here)
First 5 entries per team: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+: 5 (per entry)

All fanadventure content must be created new for this round.

We would prefer that any questions about this challenge or anything else in the HSO be emailed to us at homestuck.shipping AT gmail!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

You move to take the shades.

He lets you, and somewhere in the back of your mind you realize he shouldn't; this thought fades quickly.

The tension between the two of you rises noticeably as your thin fingers find their way up to the frame of Dave's immovable mask. You keep your lips sealed tight and your eyes as neutral as possible, while your bloodpusher is raging in your chest.

The lights of the party reflect on his glasses, his skin, and you can see it on your fingers as they grip around his sunglasses. A part of you is waiting for him to tell you off, to step back and swat you away.

But he doesn't.

So you take the glasses, and you see his eyes, uncovered for the first time.

=> Karkat: Fall in love.

Oh, oh no...That's not how it works, you can't just...

Oh.

His gaze is lowered. You're transfixed by the delicate paleness of his lashes, and the tired creases under his eyes make something contract fiercely in your chest. You awkwardly hold his shades between your hands, folding and unfolding the arms, waiting for him to meet your eyes, needing for him to, oh please, just...His gaze suddenly flicks up to yours, his eyes heavy and significant and red.

Your breath catches, a thrill of arousal shivering through you. One of Dave's hands rests at the small of your back, the other a little above your waist, and you don't think you've ever been so fundamentally aware of anything in your life.

The sound of several chattering voices begins to drift down the hall, and it takes you far too long to realize they're coming in here. Dave drops his eyes again, and reclaims his shades from your unresisting fingers. His cheeks are flushed and his breathing is definitely accelerated, and ohhh, fuuuuck.

JOHN: hey guys! i was wondering where you wandered off to!
DAVE: just making karkat a decent drink here
DAVE: dont want his drinking noobhood tainted at the hands of roxy lalonde
DAVE: her hands have been in way too many pies if you get my drift
ROXY: hahah dave ur so cute
ROXY: i no u liek my hands
ROXY: as covrered with pie ast hey may be
DAVE: shut up rose
ROSE: I didn't say anything.

Dave bustles around, making drinks for the others, and they continue to banter. You slide back onto your barstool, watching Dave, feeling strange and lost. Eventually he places a shot of some amber-colored liquid in front of you, leaning far over the bar, fingers still around the glass. Your blood pusher pounds as you reach out to take it and your fingers glide over his.

DAVE: this ones special just for you
DAVE: trust me i know how to take care of you
DAVE: im an expert

You gulp back the shot, your cheeks burning almost as much as the whiskey does in your throat. Everyone is getting up now with their new drinks, heading back to the dance floor, and Dave follows them. But not before he trails a hand along your lower back, throwing a small smirk over one shoulder.

Karkat: Get up and follow.

BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

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Karkat: Take the shades. (FILL: TEAM BRO<3DAVE)

Karkat: Fall in love. (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3<KARKAT)