Sunshine Challenge Day 1

[kingstoken]

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.

First off, Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians and honorary Canadians! Secondly, if this your first time visiting my journal you may learn more about me by seeing my sticky post. Now to the prompt, for the theme of renewal I am going to rec a YouTube channel where they restore (or make custom) G1 My Little Ponies, I wasn't sure which one to highlight, but I choose this vid because I had a Seashell when I was young:

Watch on YouTube

For healing I chose this OFMD fic, where Izzy is injured and learns that intimacy and being cared for are not so bad:

revolting displays of intimacy by givemebaretrees
Word Count: 4748 words
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: M
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ed/Izzy/Stede
Summary: “Are you going to,” said Izzy, gesturing between the two of them. “Er, sit up straight, and have a fucking conversation with me.”

Bonnet started to sit up straight, but Edward slid his hand up from where it was around Bonnet’s waist, and held his shoulder in place, keeping him where he was leaning his head against Edward’s shoulder. Bonnet half-struggled for a moment, and then relaxed.

Izzy scowled.

Lastly, for protection I inverted it and I chose this Daniel Greene skit, where the Chosen One does pretty much the opposite of what he is supposed to:

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Comments

[tellshannon815]

I probably should check out Our Flag Means Death as so many people have recommended it.

My Little Ponies! I used to collect them in primary school.

[kingstoken]

It's a fun show, definitely worth the watch.

[dr_zook]

I really enjoyed watching the MLP clip, haha, thank you! And I'm bookmarking the OFMD fic for later. :3 Thank you!

[kingstoken]

You're welcome, I hope you enjoy it!

[elperian]

Straight up Anakin to Vader vibes, lol.

[kingstoken]

Yep, definitely!

[enemytosleep]

OMG I am going down a rabbit hole with the MLP restoration vids. xD It's so cool how they can get them so clean and beautiful again.

[kingstoken]

It really is, some of them are like new again! This YouTuber actually gets better over time as they try different techniques, but they are very honest with you if they tried something and it didn't work well.

[enemytosleep]

Several videos later and this Peachy makeover was really something!

[kingstoken]

Yes, I remember that one, that seemed like a lot of work to restore.

[friendofthejabberwock]

I'm marking the OFMD fic for later! It looks great. (And somewhat unrelated, but I cannot stop giggling about the "fucking Stede Bonnet" icon you used to comment on the prompt post. Brilliant.)

[kingstoken]

I hope you enjoy the fic, and I'm glad my icon made you laugh.

[suchasnack]

That MLP restoring video was so relaxing! And the Chosen One Problem video made me cackle XD

[kingstoken]

I'm glad you liked them!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

The My Little Pony video is cool. I did not have one, but I remember them!

[kingstoken]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.