Sunshine 2022: Prompt Three

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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!

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Prompt 3: Moonstone
Prized for its blue to white adularescence—a billowy, moonlight-like sheen—Moonstone has been closely associated with the Moon. The ancient Romans believed it was frozen moonlight, a gift from the goddess, Luna. Therefore, some consider it an alternative birthstone for those born on Monday, the “Moon’s day”. Due to this lunar association, as well as its calming influence, this gem is considered an excellent aid for those with trouble sleeping. Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength; it soothes emotional instability and stress and stabilizes the emotions, providing calmness. Because of all this, Moonstone is often associated with wisdom and dreams.



Bonus Prompt: Garnet


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 novel or podfic that reminds you of the Moonstone theme.

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[enemytosleep]

Recc'ing a few DW comms, talking about Caduceus Clay, and sharing a few fan animations over here for those interested.

[sodium_amytal]

Shared a few self-recs revolving around dreams/nightmares at my journal~

[kingstoken]

My post where I offer to make Fanlore articles and share a funny vid.

[sonofgodzilla]

Let's see if I can post a link correctly this time!

[scientistsinistral]

Giving myself an easier time than writing yet another fic because I know there's no deadline but I still haven't finished the ones I started for prompts 1 and 2, so instead I'veby linking to a fic I wrote a month ago for the film Dunkirk, which features a ship called The Moonstone. Just so happens that my last fic was set on and discussed that very boat!

[smallhobbit]

My response is a double drabble, featuring my favourite werewolf (who is basically adorable) here

[suchasnack]

I recced a podcast and some porny Teen Wolf fics right this way!

[lightbird]

Done. I've got a theme going. :)

[blackcatofmisery]

I made another moodboard and shared an ASMR video of moonstone hunting on the beach.

=^..^=~

[silveradept]

Some loose lunar associations, and a quick discussion about Steven Universe's Garnet. Not necessarily quite so focused on the stones themselves.

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Moonstone: "Pebbles from the River of the Moon"
Garnet: "Of Courage and Heroism"

[shadowhive]

Here’s my little thing

[bemused_writer]

Got my response finished over here. The theme was a little all over the place, but was loosely centered on dreams and shadow realms and such.

[tellshannon815]

Long-ass Legacies fic here:
https://tellshannon815.dreamwidth.org/664680.html

[greerwatson]

Skipping "moonstone" for the moment (putting it off till "hematite" comes up), I've done a selection of red graphics to represent "garnet".

[yarnofariadne]

Slightly more than a drabble this time; please be wary of Stranger Things spoilers! My post is here.

[shipperslist]

Done.

[dr_zook]

I wrote a double drabble featuring Mimir and Baldur (Norse Mythology), and mentioned, again, a Hades/Persephone ficlet I already dusted off last year, haha. Come on over!

[bleodswean]

Fic posted on AO3 -

https://bleodswean.dreamwidth.org/464629.html

[actiaslunaris]

As a prompt, moonstone was so difficult to draw into the world of Galileo, but after some struggle I'm happy with this ficlet: "drop through your likenesses" (gen).

[extrapenguin]

I continue on my SWTOR ficlet roll. Nox/Acina. I quite like moonstones! They're pretty.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I focused on Wilkie Collins' 1868 novel The Moonstone even though the moonstone is actually a diamond. A moodboard and a double drabble [rating: gen] where Aziraphale and Crowley from Good Omens cross paths with one of the characters of the Collins' novel: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/307276.html

[apachefirecat]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike/Buffy, Revelations in the Night.

I've been enjoying everybody's posts, especially the ones that are SO informative about the various gemstones, and have decided to make it a rule of thumb to go ahead and read all the posts that have already been shared before writing my stories. I knew the moment I saw the stone that I wanted to do something with Spike's eyes, but I had NO idea it was going to grow this well until after I'd read about half of the posts people had shared. :) Thank you, all, for your splendid participation in this comm!!

[ex_flameandsong751]

Chapter 3 of The Boys Of Summer, entitled "Moonstone".

[autobotscoutriella]

Belatedly, I rambled a bit about Cybertron's moons.