Prompt: Duanwu/Poison

[ranalore]

Since I missed it last week, this week's prompt is in honor of Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, which is held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, traditionally held to be the most poisonous day of the year. So, the theme is: poison. Remember, this doesn't have to be literal poison; it could be the poison of gossip, of intrigue, of betrayal, of resentful energy, of intolerance, the three poisons of which Jiang Cheng is master, and so on. Alternatively, you might focus on antidotes to these various poisons, since combating ill health and fortune is what Duanwu is about.

You have until midnight your time on Friday, June 21, to answer this prompt. Please post your fills of the prompt as separate entries to the community (i.e. not replies to this entry), tagged with the prompt tag. You may post multiple drabbles per entry. Please review the community rules for what drabble forms are allowed.

As a reminder, this community has no official presence elsewhere. You are encouraged to share the prompt on social media, if you so desire. It may take me a bit to create the AO3 collection, so please be patient.

Also, I'm going to go ahead and drop a link to the prompt suggestions post here. New suggestions are always, always welcome.