Sunshine 2023: Prompt One

[enemytosleep]

Check out the Master List to find links to all of the 2023 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: Iris
They can represent faith, hope, courage, wisdom and admiration. Specific flower colors attach further meanings to the pretty blooms. Purple iris brings a message of wisdom and compliments, while a bouquet of blue iris blossoms speak of hope and faith.



Bonus Prompt: Pink Rose


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 Iris 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 and let everyone know if 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

[olivermoss]

I went pretty basic with this challenge, purple and floral stuff from my own photography here Visitors welcome!

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing!

[torino10154]

First time participating in the challenge!

I wrote a wee HP ficlet entitled Iris (also on AO3).

[enemytosleep]

Yay, glad to have you on board this year!

[shipperslist]

I did the thing!

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing :D

[walgesang]

I wrote a Nimona & Gloreth drabble to celebrate the movie coming out! Iris.

Thanks so much for this community and prompts. I had such awful writer's block and this was perfect. I'm rusty but hey, I'm writing! :D

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Very cute drabble.

If you're looking for prompts, watch fandomcalendar because many fests offer that. allbingo does a new fest each month -- July has two: Fireworks and Winter Fest in July. You can use a public card or make your own. Some events have their own communities, too.

[smallhobbit]

I posted a photo of some irises here

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I'm so pleased to see another photo fill. I mentioned that as an option when reccing the fest.

[e_k_braveman]

I challenged myself to think of an appropriate poem and ended up learning some trivia about a Homestuck fanwork I really like.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's fascinating, and one of the longest pieces I've seen in this prompt.

[dreamkist]

Pink Roses

A small contribution.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Very pretty.

[lightbird]

Done! The prompt took me to something a little more personal this time. Iris is very special.

[enemytosleep]

Thank you for sharing it with us ^_^

[kingstoken]

You can find my post here where I rec two vids and a fic

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing :D

[blackcatofmisery]

I shared have some thoughts about and vague memories related to iris, posted here.

=^..^=~

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing with us :D

[cornerofmadness]

Mostly I talked about my garden and my hopes/wisdom here.

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for sharing!

[majorr]

I went with the blue irises that represent hope and wrote some thoughts on Joel from The Last of Us here. Glad to make it to this challenge on time this year!

Yes ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

That song really fits him.

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Read "For Every Time I Thought of You" (Eloquent Souls). It's about two people soulbonding at a festival.

Re: Done!

[enemytosleep]

Thank you for sharing (and for helping to create the community feel here)!

[dr_zook]

I'm back in art history mode sharing a handful of Annunciations with you! ♥

Looking forward to checking out all the other fills later! :D

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Those are beautiful. I love the rainbow wings.

[badfalcon]

I couldn't not talk about my love for the Goo Goo Dolls!

[enemytosleep]

Oh good choice!

[silveradept]

I expressed my admiration for everyone who keeps creating and advocating and living their best lives, even in environments that seem to be moving in a more hostile direction.

Visitors are welcome and appreciated.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

A conversation with a friend led me to make a post about reducing violence.

[alchemicink]

The prompt and bonus prompt both inspired some headcanon musings about Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho.

This is my first time participating, and I'm excited about this. Visitors welcome!

[enemytosleep]

Thank you for joining us! Please do poke around the entries and enjoy what everyone shares as you can :D

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I did it. Two collage spreads: https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/400513.html

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

Those are beautiful.

[veryroundbird]

I wrote a long post about faith, and hope, and changes. (content note: discussion of religion)

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

That was fascinating, thanks for sharing.

[galerian_ash]

Faith, hope, and courage pretty much sums up my newest OTP, so I wrote a little something for them here (Gang-yong/Min-beom - 사냥개들 | Bloodhounds). It's not quite the requested drabble, but I hope it's welcome nonetheless!

Also, hi! This is my first time taking part in this challenge :D

[enemytosleep]

Welcome! I hope you'll find that we welcome any interpretations here (you'll find photography, yarn crafts, anecdotes, and more). Thank you for sharing with us!

[meikuree]

I was feeling inspired after watching the new Nimona movie, and wrote a character study of her here based on the Iris prompt. Thanks for running this! :D

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That is so awesome.

My partner just showed me a trailer for Nimona tonight, and I really want to watch it. :D

Will you do all the prompts for this fandom, or switch around? Because I'd love to see more of this. You really grok shapeshifters. And solids. I plan to do all my prompt fills for Eloquent Souls.

[snowynight]

I posted the poem "Perhaps the World Ends Here" by Joy Harjo

https://snowynight.dreamwidth.org/228027.html

Wow!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[liriaen]

I went with my favourite pair of Renaissance rogues and black iris...

Title: Iris
Fandom: Borgia whatever/Souryo Fuyumi's "Cesare - Il creatore che ha distrutto"
Characters: Cesare Borgia / Miquel de Corella
Rating: PG if you squint
Word count: 342
Summary: Why should the Duke have eyes for whatever his gardeners plant?

Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

I love black flowers. They are so evocative.

[lizardjay]

I made a little Naruto AMV, though I don't think I can keep it up for the future prompts :D this one just fit a couple characters so well!

https://lizardjay.dreamwidth.org/11710.html

[enemytosleep]

Thanks for taking part!

[tellshannon815]

Icons for The Flash character Iris West-Allen: https://tellshannon815.dreamwidth.org/691429.html

Go you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

That's a nice set.