#Something damaged that devotion and i know other fans like to speculate what happened recently

[freebooter4ever]

Do you know what Geno's tattoo is? It's hard to tell in that shirtless gif. I need your expert insight.

'expert' hahahahahaha

Not having paid attention to hockey or g when any of this was current, im only repeating rumors and fanblogs that i have read but i believe the tattoo was a very romantic gesture after the birth of his son and is a drawing of Nikita's hand holding a flower with the initials EM and AK. The story goes that he didn't tell anyone and came home with it one day and it was a surprise even to his wife. If you want the full story its pretty easy to google and the original reaction posts about it are more fun to read than my summary :)

[anythingstevenuniverse]

*SU Spoiler* Pink Pearl Instability

In the “Steven Universe: Future” promo we see Pink Pearl appear three times: lovingly reminiscing Pink Diamond, her eye cracking, and Pearl protecting her. She appears more then Jasper and about the same as Pink Steven meaning she is going to be important in the future plot of the series. Those clips bring us more information about Pink Pearl then “Familiar”. In “Familiar” we see Pink Pearl and Pink Diamond playing and goofing off meaning Pink Pearl has the same playful personality as Pink Diamond, but both had to suppress those urges due to Homeworld society. After Pink Pearl was freed in “Change Your Mind”, she is confused and Steven later explains what happened. Sadly, we did not get a reappearance or more story of Pink Pearl. “Steven Universe: Future” is a new story in the Steven Universe franchise and reveals missing plot points and character we have yet to seen. This includes Pink Pearls personality after the events, her personality in general, and how she reacts to Era 3. However, it seems Pink Pearl has not let go of the past.

Everyone has come to the assumption Pink Pearl does not only admire Pink Diamond but has an unhealthy obsession. The image of her smiling in adoration with a Pink Diamond silhouette. That basically screams I love Pink Diamond. However, this adoration turns into an obsession with an idealized Pink Diamond. Much like Pearl in the earlier season, Pink Pearl is idolizing a “perfect” Pink Diamond. She finds no flaws in her Diamond and will project that perfection onto Steven. It took a long time for Pearl to accept that Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz has flaws and Pink Pearl was mind controlled for over 6,00 years, it will take more than 2 years for her to accept the Pink Diamond was a flawed Gem.

Pink Pearl’s mental state is extremely unstable. Having this obsession of an idealized Pink Diamond is causing her physical form to literally crack. Unfortunately, Steven will not be able to heal her. Garnet explained in “Monster Reunion” that Steven’s healing powers can only heal physical damage not mental damage of a Gem. Pink Pearl’s cracking eye is most likely related to her unstable mental state much like corruption. Notice how she is smiling while the crack is expanding. The cracking could be caused by her denial of a flawed Pink Diamond or remembering something Pink Diamond did that does not fit her image. Because Steven cannot heal her crack using his powers, he must convince Pink Pearl to accept Pink Diamond as a flawed and imperfect being. Otherwise her crack will continue to spread, and she may snap and project her obsession of Pink Diamond onto Steven.

Pink Pearl’s projection of Pink Diamond onto Steven is going to be an indicator of Pink Steven related powers. Steven tends to stay away from the past, especially events related to Pink Diamond. However, Steven is still fixing his mother’s mess and Gems who have been inflicted by his mother’s actions will become a constant reminder to Steven. Steven will start to get tired of this and express negative emotions related to his mother and himself. Pink Pearl’s unhealthy obsession with Pink Diamond and unwillingness to fix herself will be one of the causes of Pink Steven resurfacing much like “Mindful Education” when he could not help Gems affected by his mother who did not want help.

In this case Pearl may be able to help Pink Pearl. Pearl went through the same obsession of an idealized Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz and projected those same feelings onto Steven. However, their reason for being obsessed is a bit different. Pearl was obsessed with the notion of Rose Quartz letting her become free from Homeworld expectations and idolized her as a bold, charismatic, and kind leader. It was not until loosing Rose and repairing her trauma with Steven’s help, did she move on and gain real freedom to be herself. Pink Diamond let Pink Pearl be more playful then the other Pearls and enjoyed entertainments such as juggling in “Familiar” but had to keep it secret from the other Diamonds. She was happy being treated more like a friend then a servant. Not only did they keep their playful banter a secret, but Pink Pearl was mind controlled for over 6,000 years and had no clue about events on Earth or Homeworld. She never had a chance to move on or even process grief of loosing Pink Diamond (if she even believes she is gone). However, both have something in common: obsession over the same Diamond, being abandoned by her causing mental and emotional issues, and difficulties in moving on. Pearl can sympathize with Pink Pearl and try subtle approaches to healing her trauma-related crack. Until Steven decides to go berserk. Notice in the clip of Pearl protecting Pink Pearl, the crack is bigger meaning this happens after the crack expanded. Once Steven’s calms down, Pearl will help Steven as well as help Pink Pearl overcome her trauma by explaining her similar experience.

There is a question that has boggled many fans: how did Pink Pearl’s eye crack? Because the crack it related to her unstable mental state, we must wonder how as corruption was the only way to deform a Gem’s form. From lots of other theories, there are 3 ways Pink Pearl’s eye was cracked:

1) White Diamond may have caused it. White Diamond controlled Pink Pearl for over 6,000 years. Pink Pearl was basically in hyper sleep. White Diamond had control over Pink Pearl’s mind and was a key component in corruption. It could be possible that the crack started to form after being mind controlled as White Diamond abused Pink Pearl. Who is to say White Diamond cannot control the mind to physically harm themselves?

2) Pink Diamond may have caused it. There has been wide speculation that Pink Diamond caused Pink Pearl’s cracked eye and that is highly likely. In “Jungle Moon” Pink Diamond punches a wall in Yellow’s base. However, she only punched the wall after getting scolded by Yellow meaning her anger is more stress related to her self worth as a Diamond. There may have been an incident where Pink Diamond was scolded by her Diamonds and was extremely agitated. Pink Pearl wanting to cheer her up could have angered her even further and Pink Diamond decided to punch her. Instead of poofing her form, she cracked Pink Pearl’s eye. After realizing what she did, Pink Diamond will try to apologize for actions but may shift the blame of her actions to the stress. This is a type of abuse that is unintentional on Pink Diamond’s part and could be the factor in the crack expanding because Pink Diamond showing a flaw is contradictory to her idolization of her.

3) Pink Pearl may have cause it. Pink Pearl may have caused the crack herself during White Diamond’s control. The crack is related to her unstable mental state. However, it did not expand while under White’s control. When White Diamond first started her mind control, Pink Pearl may have cracked herself after being separated from Pink Diamond. From one of the book signings, Rebecca Sugar stated that gems can poof from overwhelming emotions. The separation from her Diamond was too much and she just cracked (literally and figuratively). Although, from Cartoon Universe recent video, she may have cracked from hearing her Diamond being shattered. The shock of her Diamond being shattered was so horrifying it just cracked her mental state and in turn her physical one as well.  White Diamond would notice and controlled the crack from her mind control and bleaching.

We can deduce the crack does come from extreme emotions. Gems can lose their form over heightened emotions, so who is to say it cannot cause other damage such as physical damage? Pink Pearl’s unstable emotions are what caused the crack as well as causing it to expand. If her instability is not dealt with, she will crack even more.

If Steven and Pearl do manage to help Pink Pearl out of her unstable mindset, what will she do afterwards? Much like Spinel, Steven cannot stay or offer friendship to Pink Pearl as he is related to Pink Diamond which can cause him or her to spiral downward. Pearl can offer friendship but is living her own life on Earth with the Crystal Gems and Steven. There are 3 scenarios that could happen to help Pink Pearl heal:

1) Like Pearl, Pink Pearl will go on her own adventure of self-discovery. This would be a good, as she has been Pink Diamond’s servant/friend for so long and does not have a sense of individuality. If Blue and Yellow Pearl were able to discover their passions quickly in appearance, then who is to say Pink Pearl could not? Yellow Pearl likes to model, Blue Pearl likes to draw, Pearl likes many things: sword fighting, dancing, building, and cleaning. Pink Pearl needs to find something that grounds her from going to those negative emotions. If I had to guess, depending where she stays, maybe something related to entertainment like dancing or music? Either way she must find things she likes instead of relying on her Diamond to find herself.

2) Because she was attached to Pink Diamond, she needs to find someone with similar experiences to help her recovery. She needs a friend who can help her realize she is more then Pink Diamond’s pearl. Whether this be a Gem or human, Pink Pearl has an unstable mental mindset: she is nothing without her Diamond and Pink Diamond was the only person who feel special and loved. She is like Pearl, but Pearl cannot devote herself to helping Pink Pearl as she is moving on and living her own life on Earth. A friend who can help Pearl find herself as well as reassure her self worth would be beneficial to Pearl and help her socialize with other Gems.

3) A video Awestruckvox in the Rountable pointed out was Pink Pearl could be an unwilling antagonist. That is possible if Pink Pearl is not saved from her mental instability. She was Pink Diamond’s pearl meaning she knows information other Gems do not like Pearl. Wanting to be with Pink Diamond again, she may join forces with other Gems that may want to harm Earth and Steven. However, that is only if Pink Pearl continues to be mentally unstable and stuck in the past. Also, she was not seen in the villain section of the introduction. It is interesting to see an unwilling antagonist, but it would be hard to incorporate that as the show is about redemption/helping other characters. But the Crewniverse would find a way.

The Pink Pearl arc (even if it may be one episode) I am most excited about! A couple reasons why. She was a very mysterious character in the show, yet she was also the most important as she was Pink Diamond’s servant/friend. After she was freed from White Diamond in “Change Your Mind”, we never got to see what happened to her after Steven explained everything. The first teaser promo in “Steven Unvierse: Future” gives us a glimpse at what the new story is in the “Steven Universe” franchise and mostly focuses on Steven facing more of his mother’s issues and his own. Pink Pearl is still stuck in the past and will project her obsession of Pink Diamond onto Steven becoming one of the key components to his stress and crisis. The other reason I am excited is the scene where Pink Pearl’s eye starts to crack more. That scene reminds me of friends and people who suffer from deep seeded issues (mostly mental), brush it off and put on a fake façade of happiness, but as the issues become worse it starts to show. Examples are people with trauma who hides it until they start showing signs of said trauma or abuse victims who hide their abuse until the damage is shown in the behavior or body. Pink Pearl is obsessed with Pink Diamond but is also suffering from some kind of trauma related to her. The trauma is starting to resurface and the more she remembers the more visible it becomes. I am very interested in how Pink Pearl’s character will be revealed and fleshed out on December 7!