Sunshine 2022: Prompt Five

[enemytosleep]

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 5: Bloodstone
Typically dark green with red inclusions, Bloodstone is often used to increase one’s courage, motivation, and creative energy. It’s also beneficial for endurance and physical strength. The Ancient Greeks held the Bloodstone as a gem with glorious powers and referred to it as Heliotrope, which directly translates to Sunstone. If your birthday lies in the month of March (or if you are an Aries), you can count Bloodstone as one of your birthstones as a means of action and vitality.



Bonus Prompt: Peridot


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 tik tok, meme, or something similar that reminds you of the Bloodstone theme.

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[enemytosleep]

Recc'ing a few DW comms, talking about Fjord Stone, and sharing a few fanvids over here for those interested.

[shipperslist]

Ha, had the time to do this during the same night shift as the previous prompt. So, here you go.

[sonofgodzilla]

I am here to ruin the party!

[smallhobbit]

My annual promotion of Gloucestershire Bundles

[lightbird]

Done! Short discussion of the AtLA episode 'The Firebending Masters' with links!

[blackcatofmisery]

I made another moodboard and shared a story of my childhood. cw: blood talk

=^..^=~

[kingstoken]

My post where I rec two fanvids, one multifandom vid about characters of colour, and one disney one.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Moodboard and colour poem: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/308135.html

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Bloodstone: "The Athlete's Edge"
Peridot: "The Sky in Hand"

[silveradept]

Green stones means meandering in Night Vale, Phantom Brave, and Steven Universe, along with a little bit about representation in media.

[suchasnack]

I recced some communities I love here!

[greerwatson]

I've selected a set of graphics in green (and also green/brown) in honour of peridot.

[extrapenguin]

Part 5! Not quite sure about how this lands, but I can edit that a bit before I post the entire thing to AO3.

[dr_zook]

I read that Bloodstone's red spots can also symbolize the blood of Christ shed on the cross, and well my mind went first to the gutter, and then remembered this marvellous Lucifer/Jesus slash fic, haha. I'm not sure if I should take a bow, or make apologies. XD

[apachefirecat]

The Magnificent Seven, Josiah + Nathan + Vin, Power of Belief, 1,108 words

[shadowhive]

here’s my slightly belated one!

[greerwatson]

Adding a small set of red-and-green graphics—though I tend to associate them with Christmas rather than gemstones.

[yarnofariadne]

An Addams Family drabble this time!

[tellshannon815]

Bit behind due to being away, but here's mine, more Legacies fic:
https://tellshannon815.dreamwidth.org/665486.html

Done!

[actiaslunaris]

A snippet from a work-in-progress for Galileo. The prompt worked well for events I'd just plotted in a longer story, following from events in a previous story. (Contains nightmare imagery in the form of death and gore.)

[autobotscoutriella]

I talked about courage here!

[ex_flameandsong751]

Chapter 6 of The Boys Of Summer!

[seleneheart]

I fic'd! https://seleneheart.dreamwidth.org/1298326.html

[impala_chick]

Here's my post where I recc horror fics from summerofhorrorexchange, because that's what this stone reminded me of.

[icecheetah]

https://icecheetah.dreamwidth.org/18947.html

I got busy. The sunshine is going away but I'll keep trying to finish this.