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[pink-onyx-au]

Episode 12: One Sleepless Night

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[race-week]

I accidentally made a sticker of Steven

[stevenuniverse-described]

[Image Description: a digital drawing of Steven at 16 years old glowing pink. He is drawn from the chest-up against a black background, holding his hands up to his face so that only one, diamond-pupil eye is showing. End Description.]

The unwanted gift

[not-kat]

here's one more steven universe throwback

[owlygem]

I drew Pearl, and just kept adding characters, Idk if I'll finish it, but it was fun 🧡

[jimakuarigatou]

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[obsessedfluffbutt]

One thing I don't often see people talk about in Steven Universe.

In the series most of Stevens powers come from a need to protect those around him. His shield, his bubble, healing spit/tears, all designed, and come from the desire to, protect those around him. With the exception of his floating which comes from a sense of joy and happiness.

In Future his new powers stem from a subconscious need to protect himself, instead of a need to protect others. He's dealing with a lot and his powers are reacting in an explosive way to keep him safe. Super speed to escape a dangerous situation, explosive screams to throw the threat away from him, and panels, thicker and stronger than his shield and bubble, to shield him from the perceived threat.

Which then makes me wonder, since Pink on Homeworld was known for destructive "temper tantrums" how often she must've felt so unsafe, scared and unhappy that her powers reacted the way Stevens do in Future.

When she became Rose Quartz she felt confident, comfortable and more safe as Rose than as Pink. She had a strong desire to protect the Earth and the Crystal Gems, developing her powers into the ones we see most in the show.

[pastelpinkillustrator]

Turning sketches from the End of an Era book into finished drawings - Part 2 - "Is this what they want?"

[koldiy]

[reblog-trash-can]

The: "I didn't ask to become savior of the universe but I kinda don't have any other choice now" gotta be my favorite character trope

[faelapis]

sometimes i worry that *i'm* wrong and SU is bad/rushed/blah blah. then i remember whites fragile need to be perfect and ego defense of thinking she's fixing things. i remember how its perfectly mirrored by stevens need to fix others. how its both beautifully symbolic in CYM an made more explicit and heart-rending in future.

yeah that shit rules. white being reformed is great. its the ultimate rebuttal to the ideology that only good/useful/perfect people deserve to live- which is exactly the standard white held herself and everyone else to. it mirrors stevens arc of selfless heroism. it mirrors the toxic, insecure selflessness thats plagued everyone from pearl to jasper to rose about what it means to "deserve" to live it ties into "love like you" of how learning self-love is intertwined with loving others. it ties into how steven can't let go of his hero role until he's confronted by *literally* having his own mind in white's body, hating the idea of being like her yet ironically reacting exactly how she would - "this is someone bad for society, they should be shattered, this is what's best for everyone." trying to hurt her only hurting him. trying to help her helping all of gemkind - from the corrupted gems to dismantling a system that was held up by those exact ideals.

yeah no SU is fantastic. i'm so sad that its reputation is "oh well it wasn't that good, but it had some lgbt+ rep :)" which is just about the most condescending crap ever. i would gladly flip it. i think most cartoons that have come after SU haven't been that interesting, they've just been mostly generic stories with some lgbt+ rep.

[pink-onyx-au]

Episode 12: One Sleepless Night

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[pumpkster]

[stevenuniverse-described]

[Image Description: a digital drawing of Steven split in the center into two panels.

On the left, Steven is drawn at 14 years old with an innocent smile saying "It's okay! I know you didn't hurt my friend on purpose! We'll help you!" The background is a pastel gradient with soft sparkles.

On the right, Steven is drawn at 16 years old, glaring angrily with a pink bubble around his raised fist. He is saying "Listen here, you little punk." The background is black with flames behind him.

End Description.]

I am a healer, but...

[not-kat]

been thinking about steven universe lately