Sunshine 2022: Prompt One

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Check out the Master List to find links to all of the 2022 challenge posts. Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time or go back and do any prompts you've missed!

If you are inspired to answer with art, vid, or other media, we’d love for you to share what you created. If you create any fanworks, feel free to add them to our AO3 Collection.



Prompt 1: Amber
Amber was believed by the Vikings to be the tears of Freyja, their goddess of love and beauty. It symbolises cleansing, healing, protection, renewal; some have believed it to symbolise a resting place for departed souls due to the preserved insects in the resin. It has been used as a talisman for courage and confidence. Amber is one of the birthstones of Taurus as it's known to increase good luck, as well as helping Taurus personalities in their practical ventures.



Bonus Prompt: Lapis Lazuli


Please feel free to respond in whichever way comes naturally to you, be it thoughts that you share or a work that you create. If you’d like a more specific idea to kick things off: share a poem or drabble that reminds you of the Amber theme.

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Comments

[shipperslist]

This was surprisingly hard to get going but now it's done.

[enemytosleep]

Thank you both for sharing and for challenging yourself to try a new angle for the response!

[bemused_writer]

Thank you for sharing!

[apachefirecat]

I totally forgot to post this: X-Men, Hank/Bobby, Stay

[autobotscoutriella]

This was lovely! Thank you for joining us!

[autobotscoutriella]

I wrote some Transformers fic on the themes of preservation and renewal here!

[enemytosleep]

OMG the lurking kitty ♥

[adore]

I made a post for this challenge and prompt here on my journal.

[enemytosleep]

Thank you for sharing!

[bemused_writer]

Thank you for sharing!

[actiaslunaris]

Done. A ficlet for the Japanese drama Galileo, Utsumi Kaoru & Yukawa Manabu, gen.

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for taking part in the challenge with us :D

[greerwatson]

After a bit of thought, I decided to do this for something that's been a hobby of mine for quite a few years: playing around with manipulating background tiles, some of which I've used on my website for pages with my fan fiction.

I've combined amber with topaz, so this is for both Prompt 1 and 2.

[enemytosleep]

It's a great color combination, I think. Good looks for combining these two!

[bemused_writer]

Lovely! Thank you for sharing!

[lizardjay]

I'm a little bit late but I have highlights from my childhood diary here.

[enemytosleep]

No late entries here!

[extrapenguin]

I wrote a ficlet for Star Wars: the Old Republic!

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing with us! ;D I love the aurora borealis in your icon, too.

[impala_chick]

Amber reminds me of Jurassic Park! Which also reminds me of Jurassic World Dominion, and I talk about how I didn't like that film here at my journal. Open to visitors.

[enemytosleep]

Ugh, I'm afraid to go look (but also intensely curious). xD Thank you for sharing!!!

[ex_flameandsong751]

Late to the party, but chapter 1 of The Boys Of Summer is up. The theme of healing/memory in this chapter is more subtle but it's there IMO.

[enemytosleep]

We just like seeing people enjoy and create as they're inspired, so no worries on how obvious things fit to the theme. ♥ Thanks for sharing with us!

[scientistsinistral]

Finally finished the fic I started when this prompt came out! Some hurt/comfort involving 'healing' and some amber coloured cough syrup for this prompt.

[enemytosleep]

(love the icon!) Thanks for sharing this with us :D

[icecheetah]

Ooops I took a while and then doodled him quickly but okay!
I'm using this year's challenge as a chance to design characters that need designing, starting with this dude. I also am going to try and draw them AS the relevant minerals, Houseki no Kuni style.

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for taking part!

[bluedreaming]

Very slow start this year, but I reset my expectations and decided to do acrostic playlists, revisiting my past music listening history. Here's my playlist for amber (link to my journal)

[autobotscoutriella]

Thanks for joining us! Playlists are such a cool idea for these prompts.

[pensnest]

Mine, belatedly, is here: https://pensnest.dreamwidth.org/735665.html

[autobotscoutriella]

No such thing as too late! Thanks for joining us!

[fishguts]

All that thinking about preserved insects led me to finally writing down my longtime theory on Higurashi When They Cry! Don't mind my being late to the party, even if by a whole month. I finally made it!

[enemytosleep]

I love tangential associations! Thanks for joining in :D

[majorr]

I feel like I need to go to the office and get a tardy slip before trying to post a fill for this a full year later, so I’ll drop my short ramble about The Last of Us here and dip. ε=ε=┌( >_<)┘

[enemytosleep]

Ahahaha all good! Thanks for sharing it at the group :D