#HEY PEARL!!!!

[clannfearrunt]

DED USES BOKU??? And also has the fucking Yo I’m a DJ type speech quirk I’m dying this is. Something

[gatoburr0]

lesbians are so awesome I wish they were real

[huggywuggysuppy]

Gem leaving out in her vid Pearl’s “I want us to be friends, you know Scar and I were allied at the end of Secret, why are you so cranky, I haven’t tried to kill you once this season, you’re telling me we could’ve been friends all along but you wanted drama?” But Pearl keeping it in mnmnmmn Gem wants to seem spontaneously forgiving and like she’s made no real grievances while Pearl is genuinely hurt/confused by Gem’s sudden cold shoulder this season. The drama is manufactured for content, sure, but the way they’re telling it diverging like this…

[codgod]

something wicked this way comes

[this is a redraw, here’s the original :p]

[glitterypin]

goodbye, Twelve

I will miss you so much

so, so much

[diurnalvl]

seven years ago, they used to be friends. almost.

1 / 2 / ?

[rosenotactuallyquartz]

so many people emphasize the importance of mental health representation in fiction, & i completely agree. likewise, many feel sympathy for characters showing typical symptoms of mental illness—the ones that are often talked about openly, such as feeling nervous & sad.

but what about the characters showing more stigmatized symptoms? the behaviours that are complicated, the trauma responses that aren’t talked about often?

countless steven universe fans refer to pearl as “insane” for being self-sacrificing. but they say this without acknowledging the fact that she was carrying many distressing secrets at the time & she grew up in a society where all pearls were seen as replaceable, inferior objects.

rose is impulsive & she lies often, which many fans quickly label as “malicious,” ignoring the anxiety, self-hatred, guilt, & trauma that may have influenced her habits & behaviours.

pearl & rose had a mutually codependent relationship with a handful of other ongoing issues, & therefore some people claim that “they never loved each other.” some say rose’s unstable relationships are because she’s “incapable of love,” completely missing the fact that she was a very loving person who didn’t love herself.

pearl is called “petty” for flaunting her relationship with rose in we need to talk. but what if showing off her boldness was easier than admitting her fear of being replaced—just like being extra intimidating on the battlefield forced homeworld gems to take her seriously instead of laughing at her for being “just a pearl”? talking about her insecurities likely made pearl feel as small as she did on homeworld.

unhealed wounds don’t just hurt the person—they can hurt others & strain relationships too.

this doesn’t mean we should excuse everything pearl & rose have done or claim they’ve done nothing wrong

that’s harmful in its own way; we shouldn’t say that those actions are positive & don’t need to be worked on in any way.

at the same time, these issues don’t make them bad people, they’re just… people

that’s why i love them.

they displayed all kinds of trauma responses & symptoms of mental illnesses, not just the ones that are discussed often or stereotypical or considered “acceptable.”

lots of us look back at the times when we were struggling & we regret a lot of the things we did. it’s important to recognize when we were wrong so we can grow & take accountability, but it’s also important to have self-compassion & understand that many of those regrettable actions were reflections of our pain, not our character. this is why we regret them & why growth is possible. this is why we can say that we are filled with love that we’ve always had—it’s just difficult to properly show that love when we’re not only filled with pain, but overwhelmed by it.

i have so much compassion for pearl + rose. they’re both extremely caring & strong and they have so much love for each other—that’s who they are. their pain is also very complex & they have mental health struggles. nothing is glorified, nothing is brushed aside, and their healing is nonlinear & just as complicated as everything they’ve been through. i think that’s amazing. having empathy for characters like pearl and rose can make you learn a lot about yourself.

they’re not meant to be angels or villains—they’re meant to be something much better: complicated & relatable

[macaroonkitti]

Legends Arceus/Sinnoh doodles I've been forgetting to put here

[i-have-art-block]

SRL here to celebrate the one month anniversary of the Grand Festival!

A few of our researchers went back to the Grand Festival grounds to help with the late stage clean-up, but they found a few photos left behind. We thought you might want to take a look back and reminisce! 👀

(...pssst! One of our interns made a few photocopies of the photos found on the festival grounds!)

[katkat030]

A wild Karnasas makes an appearance…

>Shows up

>Babysits stream

>Chat are enablers

>Chaos ensues

>Pearl’s minecraft language is changed to pirate speak

[a-dauntless-daffodil]

Something about how Fire & Ice give up on going after Pearl directly, and instead both arrow in on dissing Marina-

Something about, Pearl having no shame at all, outright telling Frye right off that Off the Hook is here to “take control” and then literally talking over Frye’s turn. Frye’s snarking on how Pearl isn’t the boss here and no one’s cheering for her, ignored. How she goes after both Frye and Shiver asking where Frye’s big friend is to help her pass this test, moving right on to saying they’re both just goons making a mess anyway, little fish who should stay in they're bowl, but

that seems to give Frye the idea of hitting back with the “who’s backing you? Imaginary friends?” line… like Marina doesn’t even count as a music partner- or a friend?

Pearl literally yaps about Marina being divine, one of a kind, voice so fine, big mind- raps the lines off her cuff and the heart that's proudly pinned there

And Frye and Shiver go TARGET DETECTED. They lock onto Marina.

Shiver doesn’t bother trying to needle Marina about Pearl, the way their partners were each doing- if Pearl has no shame then at least she DOES still have a weakness, a soft spot, a thing she openly cares about- something they can try riling her up over

(problem: Pearl actually has all the confidence in Marina as a musician, partner, and performer. She's WATCHED Marina be all those things for YEARS now)

In the end Frye and Shiver just rile up the gay feels. Because Marina’s been living with a rapper who LOVES hyping her up even when they’re not on stage- Pearl who said she’d cut a fish for Marina. And if you don’t come to Inkopolis with a lot of self confidence, well then getting some from your girlfriend is fine too  

But it’s cute that Pearl’s still so obvious about being Marina's no. 1 fan that Fire & Ice thought they could use it against her XD

[phopollo]

Me: makes a bunch of icons of the cast for my little Stex cartoon to use for some actual lore thing

Me:

Me: misuses my assets immediately

[monomons]

redesigns ^_^

[sqlatoon]

pearlina week day 1 - springfest 2024!

who would win, the tortoise or the hare? or maybe it was a tie after all...

[fantasykiri5]

Day 28 of @hermitadaymay​ !! Garbage Lady Pearl to the rescue!

She was emptying the dumpsters at Scarland and found a sunflower

[fierysnowy]