[belacqua.]

username; belacqua.
name; charlie
gender; female
prompt;

Charlie loved no-cost activities as a kid, who didn't? For most Kalon's, it meant that they had more pocket money to spend. Not for Charlie, however.
She grew up in a small home, her room no bigger than a closet. Her parents barely had enough money to pay bills. The mail wasn't something for her to look forward to anymore, more of a dread-filled chore she did. Charlie was small but understood every word on the letters that arrived addressed to her parents. Trying to stop herself from being consumed with dread, Charlie set out to find something to distract her mind with.

Taking a walk around her town, it seemed there was barely anything for her that didn't cost money until she saw something glinting in the sun down by the stream.

A Beryl, a sign.

Charlie ran towards it, pulling it out of the riverbank and shoving it into her pocket. She promised herself she would come back to the stream tomorrow, the dark of the night quickly taking ahold of her town. Getting home, Charlie found some string and fashioned the beryl into a necklace for herself. Day after day she went back down to the stream, collecting stones with makeshift tools. Charlie swore to never tell her parents for as long as she lived. While Charlie loved them, she feared that they would take away her stones and sell them.

That was years ago, and everything has changed. Charlie has her own home now, nothing like the house she grew up as a kid in, her own life. She still has the necklace, though the string is torn and battered from years of wear, it's still hers.
And she never did tell her parents about the stones and streams.
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gem img; beryl

[S-S-Sweets]

username; S-S-Sweets
name; Leopold Ace Ellis
gender; Male, He/Him

prompt (277/300);
Leopold, ever since he was a young kit, loved to gather crystals and stones in a small collection of his own. His parents had always encouraged his interest and would often ‘donate’ to his collection of crystals, growing it exponentially. He always assumed that, the shinier or prettier the gemstone was, the more luck he would gain. The moment his eyes fell onto his lucky gemstone his draw instantly dropped. It was like bismuth, but without the twisted, intriguing man-made structure. Every angle it turned, the colours would shift and change. He basically never let go of that crystal since the day he saw it. He keeps it in a little pouch on his side, or in his pocket if he’s wearing clothes. He likes to hold it in his paw if he’s stressed or aimed to cleanse and balance his charka.

He also loved the idea of crystal healing. He’d constantly cleanse his crystals, placing them by a windowsill on a full moon to ‘re-charge’ them. He knew each of their properties off by heart and owned many books regarding studies and general information about the precious gems. He loved even the simplest of gems or rocks that begun his collection. Although things like fossilised wood aren’t shiny or eye-catching, he kept them in his collection and loved them nonetheless. He aimed to fill his house with crystals, both for healing and aesthetic properties. Especially pieces of furniture that were made from the crystals themselves! He was just a huge fanatic for them and loved visiting caves or places that sold them. He would willingly spend all his money on them, if someone didn’t stop him!

gem img;
The Rainbow / Titanium Aura Quartz.

[black water]

username; vyxen.
name; lenah
gender; female
prompt;

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lenah wandered into the small store. she hadn't ever seen it before, so she decided that it might be a good idea to look inside. nothing really seemed to spark her interest until she spotted a little table with many different gemstones and their meanings on it. this seemed interesting.

now, lenah believed in healing gemstones. she had one or two at home. but she hadn't seen these ones anywhere. there were azurites, bloodstones, celestites, and more. she was looking for the one she felt like she needed, which was an agate. agates were for establishing stability. lenah thought her life felt very unstable at the moment. she believed that this little gem could help her.

she picked up an agate and put it into a little pouch. she walked over to the cash register to pay for it. she handed over the dollar or two that it costed, and carried it the whole way home, smiling.

weeks later, she finally felt like she was getting a grasp on her life again. she was eternally thankful that that little store had just appeared.

gem img;

[mierose]

username; Mistykeka
name; Helm
gender; Male
prompt; When Helm was young, he would read tons of comic books, especially to feel better when he was feeling down. He loved seeing the strength and bravery of those heroes, and they made him feel strong. His favorites were when superheroes gained their powers and strength from some sort of talisman. He loved these as he knew a talisman could be found in the simplest of objects, yet to him, crystals just felt magical. Now he carries a crystal everywhere he goes. Whenever Helm needs strength, he looks at his favorite crystal as his talisman to give him bravery when he needs to ask for help or have a serious discussion with someone, or even just doing something that makes him nervous. He knows that each superhero is strong from their talisman, and with his crystal, Helm knows that he can do absolutely anything, and feels he has the strength of a superhero.
gem img;

[paopu]

username; Blaytz
name; Bryony
gender; nb
prompt;
For as long as they could remember they'd been surrounded by gemstones of all shapes and sizes. Bright ones of all color that reflected light and duller, more natural uncut stones lined the walls of the cave system they called home. Some of their fondest memories are wandering the hallways and listening as their older brother named off gems. Even though theyve left the caves to explore the wider world to this day the gems still remind them of the home and brother they love more than anything in the world.
gem img;
boop

[cosmosfox]

username; cosmosfox

name; Pipra

gender; female

prompt;


From the day she was born, Pipra was encouraged to reach for the skies and keep her head up high - just like all five of her elder siblings too. Raised by a couple of astronomists, Pipra's childhood was full of journeys to hilltops on clear nights to learn about the endless starry sky.

While five of the kits had no problem learning the basics of astronomy, Pipra wasn't as successful as her littermates. She tried and tried and tried, but just couldn't get the hang of indentifying the stars of the night sky. Sure, the never-ending field of constellations up above was truly compelling, but her night vision was just terrible and she always ended up feeling dizzy from gazing at the sky. Everyone kept talking about how beautiful the sky was, but poor Pipra's eyes just started hurting from squinting through the telescope lens.

Discouraged, Pipra stopped trying and spent her nights sitting alone in the yard while the rest of her family gathered around the telescope night after night. Pipra would entertain herself by playing with rocks. One evening she found a particularly exceptional stone - a piece of red agate.
"Oh, how shiny it is!" Pipra exclaimed and hurried to hold the gem up for her mothers to see.
"It really reminds me of Mars on a summer evening just after sundown", mom said examining the gemstone.
"Yes, it truly looks like a piece of an aurora or a big red giant star", her other mom added.
Pipra was mesmerized by her new treasure - finally she too could understand the beauty of the night sky.

From that day on, whenever Pipra's siblings spent the night gazing up at the sky, Pipra kept her eyes steadily on the ground, looking for stars of her own.

(296 words)

gem img; red agate

[whim]

username; whim
name; Nina
gender; Female
prompt;
"Grandma, I'm bored... There's nothing to do around here." Nina sighed, the small kit rolling on her back as she sought attention from her grandmother.

"Are you sure about that? I recall there being many things for me to do here when I was your age." Her grandmother responded.

"Well... They're all gone, now. There's nothing outside, inside, all my friends are gone for the summer..."

"Hmm... There was an old riddle my own mother used to teach me when I was younger that I could never solve. Think you can solve it?"

"Oh! Yes, of course I can!"

"Alright... Let me see if I can remember. Under a full moon a dragon slumbers. Star fragments lead the way in numerous numbers. Follow their path and an award can be found down the trail. A mighty reward of the dragon's scale."

Nina's eyes glimmered. "Oh... A full moon! That's tonight!"

And so, the kit waited patiently until night fell, revealing the full moon's glow. Outside she headed, repeating the riddle within her mind. Star fragments? Oh dear, how was she to find that... Then, lights began to illuminate around her in bunches that formed a clear line. In actuality, they were merely fireflies, but the young kit believed them to be star fragments. And so, she followed them.

"Dragon scale, dragon scale..." She murmured, dashing through the grass. Eventually, a bright gleam crossed her path and she stopped, searching through the fauna. Her paws landed on a bright, shining object that was smooth as could be.

"The dragon scale!"

Looking back at her small journey as a kit, the scale was nothing more than a brilliant gemstone. It sparked her to collect more and more over time. Her original gemstone, however, would always be a dragon scale to her. (299)

gem img;

[Thebattleangel]

username; Surroundingcrystals
name; Rileigh
gender; Female
prompt; Chrysoprase is a gem about love, healing and joy. All Rileigh wants is to be happy, in every bad situation she will try to find a way to make everyone feel happy so joy is everywhere around her instead of sadness, she loves making people feel happy which is why her favourite time of the year is Christmas. It is the best time of year because joy is flowing through everyone. One day Rileigh would love to find her true love, although it seems impossible she still believes that there is a perfect partner for her. She has a love for girls and she is afraid of coming out to her friends about it especially since she has a crush on one of them and tries to keep it hidden the best she can, she doesn’t want to make it awkward between her friends and her. When anyone is sad Rileigh tries her best to heal them emotionally, so if they are upset she will stay at their side and give them a shoulder to cry on so they can feel better again. She will do anything to make anyone feel better, this is what trait her friends love about her, they know when they have any problems they can go to her for advice and help because she does not judge them, she never would and she is the most loyal friend they could ever have.

(237/300)
gem img; xXx

[lysander]

username; lysander
name; rowan
gender; male
prompt;



red coral, red coral, red as can be—
what can you find in the deep blue sea?

this is a story— a story about a lovely mermaid, whose eyes were redder than any scallop shell known to man. that mermaid fell in love, deeply, with a boy on the surface, whose hair was wild like fire— a scintillating red —and every day the mermaid would come to the surface, sanguine eyes bright, and tell the girl stories about all the things below the water's surface. the beautiful reefs, the fantastical creatures, the worlds the boy would never see. this made the boy sad, and the mermaid didn't want that— so she began to collect pearls, jewels, gems. sunken treasure of a realm unknown.

the boy's favorites were always the pieces of coral. when asked why, he replied, "because they look just like your eyes."
how curious, the mermaid thought.why speak of her eyes when the boy's hair was much, much prettier?

but one day the mermaid did not come. nor did she come the next day, or the day after that.
the boy waited by the shore every day for twenty years. in those years, he began to collect gems on his own, each one reminding him of a memory from long ago. and, occasionally, he would find perfectly round stones of red coral— eroded gently by the ocean, as if prepared especially for him.

now he lives in a lighthouse by the shore. if you approach him, you may hear him sing a little song of his own making:

red coral, red coral, red as can be—
what can you find in the deep blue sea?
red coral, red coral, beloved by thee—
when will you come back to visit me?

he still waits.



gem img; red coral

[OriGalaxii]

username;
Lexxa_Astral

name;
Decclyn

gender;
Male

prompt;
Decclyn had learned about gems since he was small; his mom was a geologist after all. He'd collect rocks and gems that he found, or one his mom gave him. He would talk about them non-stop, telling all his friends, relatives and teachers about his newest finds. But just like all things, he soon grew out of it, finding different hobbies.Fast forwards a few years, when he hears about a show ' with cool gems from outer space', Thinking it was more like a documentary, he looked up the show. It seemed to be a cartoon, it wouldn't hurt to watch an episode or two.

Those two episodes turned into seasons; he ended up bingeing it in 2 days. He was just fascinated by the show; making characters from gemstones, bringing forwards issues that happen in real life, giving representation to an underrepresented community. And all in a kid's show! It gave him a revitalized passion on gems, bringing back the spark for it he had as a kid. This was what prompted him to go out and collect a few more.

That's when he found it; his purple geode agate. It was beautiful! And it was pure luck to find one so close to the surface. He made plans to make it into a necklace once he got home. He had made it himself, using some materials he already had home. Along with getting help from his aunt, who makes jewelry out of some of the gems his mom finds. He decided to start studying under his mom, planning on becoming a geologist as well. Ever since, he's carried his lucky gem necklace and his love for gems, fictional or not around with him.
[Word count - 285]

gem img;
Purple Druzy Geode Agate
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