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Sunshine Challenge - Green
Jul. 14th, 2020 10:25 pmWhen the darkness first started to ebb, I had trouble remembering where I was or why it was so cold. But then the first ray of sunlight cut through the weeds that were peeling off my body, and it all came back. Any number of centuries should have passed by now. The air was heavy with the scent of various flowers, soil, and leaves, alerting me to the fact I was in a garden before my eyes adjusted to the light. Tall trees loomed above me, and flowering shrubs and plants dotted the field of grass that had only been an expanse of dirt, rocks, and saplings last I saw it. At least the high reaching rocks were still there. Taking my first steps in the warm air, I felt for the first time a sense of wonder and curiosity, though not unhindered by trepidation. I went forth to see if humanity had salvaged anything else after all.
At first I found the themes for green to be really difficult to come up with a short piece for, even though they were all themes I liked and appreciated elsewhere, until I connected 'awakening' with cryogenic sleep. Science fiction to the rescue! xD Usually I associate green with vitality and life, probably because of the plants/nature vibes (and also because health in video games is sometimes called vitality and is often green if not read), and also with vegetables. Though I am also familiar with the phrase 'green with envy', which is of course less positive (though I must also bring up, on the fandom side of things, the homonculus Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist has some kind of green on them in both iterations of the story). Someone looking green also usually means they are sick/nauseous, which is also a lot less fun. So I just left those out of my drabble lol. I forget though that green is also associated with luck, since for some reason I want to think of gold for luck? But given the shared association with money that makes sense. Similarly there are also several gemstones that are green, of course the emerald, but also jade and peridot come to mind. Some time I may have to look into if there's much overlap between gemstone associations and color associations!
EDIT: Books! A few books that are green: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The first two prominently feature nature and growth, as they are coming of age stories, while the third is a sci-fi novel dealing with reverse aging in pursuit of immortality (which, is sort of twist on green themes?).
At first I found the themes for green to be really difficult to come up with a short piece for, even though they were all themes I liked and appreciated elsewhere, until I connected 'awakening' with cryogenic sleep. Science fiction to the rescue! xD Usually I associate green with vitality and life, probably because of the plants/nature vibes (and also because health in video games is sometimes called vitality and is often green if not read), and also with vegetables. Though I am also familiar with the phrase 'green with envy', which is of course less positive (though I must also bring up, on the fandom side of things, the homonculus Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist has some kind of green on them in both iterations of the story). Someone looking green also usually means they are sick/nauseous, which is also a lot less fun. So I just left those out of my drabble lol. I forget though that green is also associated with luck, since for some reason I want to think of gold for luck? But given the shared association with money that makes sense. Similarly there are also several gemstones that are green, of course the emerald, but also jade and peridot come to mind. Some time I may have to look into if there's much overlap between gemstone associations and color associations!
EDIT: Books! A few books that are green: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix. The first two prominently feature nature and growth, as they are coming of age stories, while the third is a sci-fi novel dealing with reverse aging in pursuit of immortality (which, is sort of twist on green themes?).
