Sunshine 2022: Prompt Six

[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!

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 6: Amethyst
In the ancient world, Amethysts were believed to hold the power to purify the body, especially from drunkenness. It was also thought that they could help cure disease, and so Amethysts were used to draw any illness out. They have been associated with royalty, nobility and spirituality because of their purple colour. In modern times, they’re used as popular semi-precious stones and are either cut into faceted gems or carved. Amethysts are also the birthstone for February.



Bonus Prompt: Aquamarine


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 childhood memory or personal experience that reminds you of the Amethyst theme.

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Once you’ve finished, leave a comment to this post saying you’ve done it! Include a link to your pages if you feel comfortable doing so to let everyone know you are "Ready for visitors!" Most importantly, please check through the comments and go visit new journals, comment on their shiny posts, and maybe make a new friend or two. ♥




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Comments

[enemytosleep]

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

[autobotscoutriella]

I love that you've been recc'ing DW comms - there's so many good ones out there that I think more people would enjoy.

[kate]

Ah, I love fancake and I've never heard of comment_bingo but I went straight over there and requested a card! Thanks for these!

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Amethyst: "Bitter as Hops"
Aquamarine: "Protection at Sea"

Re: Done!

[tellshannon815]

Thanks for participating!

[sonofgodzilla]

It's time for the world's most tenuous Sailor Moon content!

[dr_zook]

Not tenuous at all! I love how you're connecting fearlessly the dots. ♥

[smallhobbit]

I've gone with the spirituality aspect, and purple being the seasons for reflection here

[tellshannon815]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[dr_zook]

Association libre! I'm relishing in some Blackbeard/Stede Bonnet goodness over at my journal. :d The colours made me do it! XD

[autobotscoutriella]

When in doubt, it's always the colors' fault! :D

Thanks for joining us!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I did a collage with a purple theme and a poem inspired by a purple scene.

https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/308754.html

[autobotscoutriella]

Lovely work - thanks for joining us!

[lightbird]

Short blurb with large screenshot here. AtLA-related, of course.

[autobotscoutriella]

Yay! Thanks for joining us!

[kingstoken]

My post where I rec a Trek vid, a OFMD fic, and some music

[autobotscoutriella]

Excellent! Thanks for joining us!

[greerwatson]

Here are a set of background graphics for Aquamarine. (Yes, Amethyst is coming next.)

[autobotscoutriella]

Ooh, I've been looking forward to this one! Thanks for joining us!

[silveradept]

It always comes back to Steven Universe, but we go through a Sierra game first this time!

[kate]

Oh, that was fascinating! Interesting to see some overlap with my gaming history (or maybe lack of it is a better way of putting it - but we were very casual players)!

[apachefirecat]

X-Men, Psylocke + Captain Britain/Meggan, Legacies, Compassion, and Stone, 2394 words, PG-13/T

[kate]

Wow, a very compelling story. Thanks for sharing!

[yarnofariadne]

An Our Flag Means Death drabble this time!

[tellshannon815]

Thanks for participating!

[shipperslist]

I probably should be asleep already but here we are.

[autobotscoutriella]

Sometimes challenges done when one should be sleeping are the most fun.

Thanks for joining us!

[extrapenguin]

The penultimate part! Ft. an actual get-together, some T/M-rated sex.

[enemytosleep]

Don't mind if I do! *scurries over*

[greerwatson]

I've finally got a selection of purple graphics sorted out (with commentary) in honour of Amethyst.

[enemytosleep]

YAY PURPLE :D

[blackcatofmisery]

It took me a while to type this; I've been lazy. Another moodboard and geological info.

=^..^=~

[autobotscoutriella]

I'm not even caught up on the last prompt yet, so I'd say you're doing quite well! :)

Thanks for joining us!

[autobotscoutriella]

Slowly but surely, catching up with some Deep Blue fic!

[enemytosleep]

Shark fic! Shark fic! Shark fic!

[ex_flameandsong751]

Chapter 7 of The Boys Of Summer! [Warning: explicit sexual content, M/M.]

[enemytosleep]

I need the HTML for the shoujo sparkles smoji and I need it stat.

[lee_bella]

Wrote about Emily Dickinson's poem, Yami no Matsuei and Aria: here. Also filled prompt 1 in the same post with a small piece of writing.

[autobotscoutriella]

That was lovely! Thanks for joining us!

[seleneheart]

Finished! *wipes brow*

Here's a playlist inspired by this gem: https://seleneheart.dreamwidth.org/1298680.html

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing with us!

[actiaslunaris]

I chose to use the bonus prompt to create a sequel to an older fic, which can be read alone, although I think it may have more impact if the previous story is read: "over the water, over the sea (with you)," on AO3, 3679 words, teen and up for references to suicidal ideation and past physical assault, Utsumi Kaoru/Yukawa Manabu.

[enemytosleep]

Oh I love that this inspired a sequel!

[tellshannon815]

Very belated Roswell New Mexico fic:

https://tellshannon815.dreamwidth.org/665965.html

[enemytosleep]

You should know better than most there's no deadline. xD Thanks for taking part!

[icecheetah]

https://icecheetah.dreamwidth.org/19239.html

A bit delayed due to Nanowrimo.

[autobotscoutriella]

Never too late! Thanks for joining us!