YURI SHIPPING OLYMPICS 2024 - BONUS ROUND 3

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For this bonus round, we're looking for prompts inspired by plant/flower symbolism and the language(s) of flowers!

Here are some resources on flower meanings:
Script Florist
Farmer's Almanac
Wikipedia: Hanakotoba
Wikipedia: Plant Symbolism

This round will end on July 1st.

Fills can be in any format, and you can fill your teammates prompts, but you cannot fill your own prompt.

You can post as many fills and as many prompts as you want!

for your prompt post title, please use the following format:

PROMPT: TEAM [TEAM NAME]

for your fill post title, please use the following format:

FILL: TEAM [TEAM NAME]

POINTS - BONUS ROUNDS
For prompts: 10 points each (maximum of 150 prompt points per team per round)
For fills:
First 4 fills by any member of your team: 100 points each
Fills 5-10: 50 points each
Fills 11-20: 40 points each
Fills 21-50: 30 points each
Fills 51+: 25 points each

Comments

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"The lush and dramatic dripping branches of the wisteria symbolise romance (and are often used in wedding bouquets) and are often depicted in Japanese art, poems, family crests and formal kimonos. As they’ve been known to live to nearly 100 years old, it’s also a sign of devotion in many cultures." - [hanakotoba] (wedding, perhaps~? 👩‍❤️‍👩)

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"Japanese violets are tiny, purple flowers given the name sumire in Japanese for their visual similarity to an ink container (“sumi” means ink and “ire” is container)." - [x]

"With their eye-catching colours, thought to be reminiscent of the ink of a hard-working carpenter, violets represent honesty, sincerity and dedication. The inclusion of violets in a bouquet means that the message is truly and deeply meant." - [x]

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"In Japanese, there is a phrase called 松竹梅 (sho-chiku-bai), most often seen when referring to the “tiers” of a dish. The more high-quality (and typically more expensive) it is, the higher “tier” it is. “Sho” (pine) is the lowest tier, while “bai” (another pronunciation for “plum”) is the highest. So, the ume flower is thought to be auspicious and is warmly welcomed to any event or occasion." - [hanakotoba]

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"The hanakotoba behind sakurasou [Japanese primrose] match the flower’s lovely appearance: “first love,” “admiration,” and “chastity.” There are no bad connotations for the sakurasou, so feel free to use the flower in any kind of situation." - [hanakotoba] (first love 💕)

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"Roses are popular as gifts and decorations in Japan, so they’re suitable for any occasion. Just make sure you don’t give black or yellow roses, as they can mean “grudge” or “jealousy,” respectively." - [hanakotoba] (grudges and jealousy, you say? 👀)

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"Hydrangea, called “ajisai” in Japanese, are gorgeous flowers that brighten up the gloom that the rainy season brings every year. [...] One common meaning for ajisai is “family” because they tend to grow close together, so nowadays they are popular as Mother’s Day presents." - [hanakotoba] (motherhood/starting a family, maybe? 👩‍👩‍👦)

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"Asagao, known as morning glory in English, is a trumpet-shaped Japanese flower that blooms in the summer. Since the flower only blossoms during cool mornings and the petals begin to wither by afternoon, the hanakotoba for this beautiful flower is “brief love.”" - [hanakotoba] (and they were doomed by the narrative... 💔)

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"Kinmokusei are bright orange flowers in Japan that came from China in the Edo period. The shrub that the flower grows on produces a dark purple fruit and blooms in autumn. In hanakotoba, orange osmanthus flowers mean “truth” and “noble person.”" - [hanakotoba]

"There’s nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth." - Alice Cary

PROMPT: TEAM FIRE EMBLEM

[miyukitty]

"The meanings ascribed to it [Acacia] in Japan, such as friendship and elegance, make these flowers an ideal gift for a good friend. Do let it be known though: in English lore, they are ascribed with the symbolism of secret love!" - [hanakotoba]

"Even I have to admit, there's something glorious about falling in love with one of your best friends." - Lacie Waldon

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Courting:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with a silky red ribbon:
Blush Roses for blossoming romance
Cornflower for hope in love
Sweet William for gallantry
Honeysuckle for devoted affection


Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Marriage:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with a white lace bow:
Red Roses for true love
Ivy for fidelity
Myrtle for hope and love in marriage
Dahlia for commitment and eternal love

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Regret and Sorrow:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with a thin black bow:
Asphodel to indicate your regret will follow you to the grave
Azalea for fragility in a difficult time
Snowdrop for consolation and hope of better days ahead
Rue for regret
Willow for mourning

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Apology:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with a blue cloth braid:
Hyacinth to ask for forgiveness
Bluebell for humility
Peony for bashfulness
Olive Branch to ask for peace

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Forgotten Obligations:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with a green garland:
Columbine for foolishness
Rue for regret
Anemone for forsaken love
Forget-Me-Not to indicate you won't forget again
Rosemary for rememberance

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Warnings:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with a bright red band:
Begonia for warning
Oleander for caution
Lavender for distrust
Foxglove for secrecy

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

A Bouquet for Bitter Ends:

Combine the following in a bouquet fastened with twine:
Petunias for anger and resentment
Datura for deceitful charms
Tansy for hostility
Thistle for misanthropy
Wormwood for bitterness

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

Datura

Deceitful Charms

Origin: Datura, while it may charm you with its beautiful appearance, is extremely poisonous if ingested. The flowers, also known as "devil's trumpets," are said to have been used in early European witchcraft as an ingredient in the ointment that allowed witches to fly on their broomsticks.

Pair with...
Wormwood for a spurned lover
Thistle for a friend going through a breakup

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

Dahlia

Eternal Love
Commitment

Origin: The Dahlia flower is often called the "Queen of the Autumn Garden" because it blooms for an extended period of time, living well into the fall months. Frequently used in wedding bouquets during the Victorian era, the lower symbolized longevity and commitment.

Pair with...
Tulip for a newly engaged couple
Myrtle to show love and devotion

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Anime/Manga

[lovebytz]

Amaryllis

Pride

Origin: The Victorians associated amaryllis with pride by virtue of its grand, tall stalks topped with bright blooms that towered over other flowers. Amaryllis, with its often leafless stems, is also known for withstanding drought. It is a strong and hearty plant, too prideful to perish under harsh conditions.

Pair with...
Hydrangea to indicate boastful pride
Clematis to show the recipient should be proud of their cleverness.

Cited from: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

PROMPT: Team Ace Attorney

[yurigi]

“Pink, small, and punctual,
Aromatic, low,
Covert in April,
Candid in May,

Dear to the moss,
Known by the knoll,
Next to the robin
In every human soul.

Bold little beauty,
Bedecked with thee,
Nature forswears
Antiquity.”

May-Flower by Emily Dickinson

PROMPT: Team Rosemary

[cosmicabsurdism]

Heliotrope (Eternal love, Devotion) and Purple Hyacinth (Sorrow)

PROMPT: Team Rosemary

[cosmicabsurdism]

"Lighting the lantern-
the yellow chrysanthemums
lose their color"
- Yosa Buson

PROMPT: Team Rosemary

[cosmicabsurdism]

"White blossoms of the pear
and a woman in moonlight
reading a letter

Green leaves
white water,
the barley yellowing.

Tea flowers-
are they white?
yellow?"
- Yosa Buson

PROMPT: Team Rosemary

[cosmicabsurdism]

“You are beautiful, but you are empty,” he went on. “One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you—the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: because it is she that I have watered; because it is she that I have put under the glass globe; because it is she that I have sheltered behind the screen; because it is for her that I have killed the caterpillars (except the two or three that we saved to become butterflies); because it is she that I have listened to, when she grumbled, or boasted, or ever sometimes when she said nothing. Because she is my rose."
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

PROMPT: Team Rosemary

[cosmicabsurdism]

Butterfly weed (let me go), Dragonwort (horror), Everlasting (never-ceasing memory), and Flowering Fern (reverie)