#but all i could fit in was peridot

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Okay I think I made y'all wait long enough LOL

SORRY THEY'RE ALL UNCLOTHED BTW, I HAVENT FIGURED OUT OUTFITS YET- 💀

I don't really have a lot to share tbh in terms of lore/plans. This AU is very VERY fresh in my brain atm. But I will fill in some details for you guys so you somewhat/mostly understand the current characters I have for now.

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Shadow

He is a red diamond (ultimate lifeform yada yada), and as stated, a "blood" diamond. I mean this somewhat in modern terms, but not entirely. In real life, diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fund the costs, hence "blood". In this case; Shadow was created by the other diamonds (primarily white) as a weapon, the plan was to have a gem on equal footing in terms of strength and power that they could order around to do their bidding and do their dirty work.

Clearly, that didn't work out the way they wanted. Shadow pretended to be obedient, following white, and the other diamond's orders. He shattered other gems for whatever reason the diamonds deemed fit (among other things I haven't decided on yet), only doing so to avoid the risk of being deemed defective and shattered himself, or the gem being shattered regardless by someone else.. he at least knew he could give them a swift end without pain.

Once Shadow gained the diamonds trust to wander around as he pleased, the moment no one was looking, he stole a ship and left Homeworld. Going as far as he could into the universe until he found Mobius and crash landed there. It wasn't very long before Sonic found him, and eventually became allies, inviting Shadow into the Crystal Gems, to which he accepted, and chose the name 'Shadow'. He didn't want to be called 'Red' or 'Red Diamond' anymore. He was free now. (This is as far as I got with him, sorry y'all HAHA)

Sonic

Sonic is a yellow prism in the shape of an isotoxal star (the yellow is a nod to super Sonic). In my AU, because offical SU lore with gems is relatively limited, different colored gems even if of the same type, give different abilities/powers. In Sonic's case, yellow prisms give the ability of super speed, because of course, and he chose his name based on that fact as well.

Lore wise with Sonic-- He's the leader of the Crystal Gems (makes more sense considering the CG's signature symbol is a yellow star, so I just ran with that but changed the normal star to the isotoxal). But that's all I have for him.

the rest of these characters have 0 lore at all, i will just try to explain their gems a bit- sorry

Amy

Amy is a Mimetite, a heart stone which helps with emotional stability, inner balance, serenity, joy, and adventure (according to google). Because Amy is basically canonically that 'therapy' friend, mimetite fits perfectly with her personality. As you can see, there are only a few designs that have weapons currently, Amy's being obvious because it's her signature weapon and just works here in the AU as well.

Tails

Tails is a yellow peridot, it's obvious why, and I don't need to elaborate LOL. There isn't much different between peridot colors, it's more-so personality traits than abilities. Green peridots are quite egotistical and arrogant in themselves, while yellow peridots are more adventurous and selfless.

Knuckles

Sorry for his naked hands btw. Honestly, I don't think I have to explain why Knuckles is a garnet. It just tracks. (Reminder that in the show, Garnet isn't a real garnet, it's just what she decided to call herself. In this case, Knuckles IS a real garnet.) Is his signature gem weapon gauntlets/gloves, yes. Did I steal the idea from Garnet? Shut up. :] Besides, Knuckles needed his usual gloves somehow, and he fights by punching shit anyway, so why not? Star on the back of the gloves ofc for obvious reasons.

Rouge

GOD this stupid bat bitch, aaaanyway, ahem. In my AU beryls are information gatherers, either by stealing it or manipulating their way into obtaining it. Beryls are generally under diamond control and report back to their assigned diamond with information they demand for, obviously Rouge is part of the Crystal Gems, so she gathers information for them. And more often than not...is her usual self, and snoops around, digging up dirty secrets/information about her comrades and teases them to no end with it (Shadow being her favorite to torment for... reasons.)

Silver

I chose Silver to be a sapphire simply because of the fact that in the Sonic universe, he can time travel. So instead of time travel in this Steven Universe AU, he gets future vision. I mean it works, right?

Blaze

We can talk about her gem right.. right? It's really tasty and I want to eat it. So; opals are very, VERY rare (which fits with her whole being a princess thing or whatever). She was originally going to be a fire opal... that is until I found out about dragon's breath opals and changed my mind. Blaze is an absurdly rare gem, who knows, maybe even the only one of her cut. :]

Her gem gives her the ability to control fire as a weapon, and her unique cut gives her fire more power as well as makes the flames an unusual pinkish hue.

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And that's everyone for now! I'm doing some little doodles that I might post a bit later on to compile together, but you can have the two I made of Shadow for now. eats him

[darkficsyouneveraskedfor]

Dirty Work 54

Warnings: this fic will include dark content such as bullying, familial discord/abuse, and possible untagged elements. My warnings are not exhaustive, enter at your own risk.

This is a dark!fic and explicit. 18+ only. Your media consumption is your own responsibility. Warnings have been given. DO NOT PROCEED if these matters upset you.

Summary: You start a new gig and find one of your clients to be hard to please.

Characters: Loki

Note: I am back to work tmrw.

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You choose a simple dress. You like the shade of peach even as Loki eyes you archly. It might not be the choice that offends him but the state of yourself. Your nose is still healing, bandaged but not as heavily, and you have much left to recover. His own injuries remain tinged on his pale skin.

You shimmy the dress on and turn your back to him as he drones cynically. His fingers creep up along your bottom to meet the zipper and he tugs it up slowly. He’s reluctant. 

“What is it? You don’t like the dress?” You face him.

“I’d rather prefer you naked,” he purrs with a wink, “but I am not overly fond of the colour, no.” 

“Oh, but... you bought it?” 

“Yes, my sister did have it included in the purchase but... it is rather bright.” 

“I like it,” you run your hands over your stomach and hips, “it fits nicely but if you want me to change...” 

“No, darling, do what you wish,” he crosses his arms, “I must learn to let you do so.” 

You narrow your eyes. His malleability does not come without resentment. You shrug. You don’t have all day to be sussing out his preference. 

“What is it you and my mother have planned?” He asks. 

“I’m not certain,” you say as you search for your phone. The one he gave you. 

“No? Hm, darling, what about a necklace?” He goes to the jewellery box and plucks out a golden chain with a peridot emblem.  

“I guess,” you dig around in your work bag, most of your luggage still unpacked. 

“You guess? It is a pretty necklace. What about amethyst?” 

“Loki,” you fish out your phone but not the one you meant to. Your old flip.  

You put it down on the nightstand stiffly and return to your search. It feels so long ago that you were that person. That sad girl living with your father and flitting through a meandering existence. You won’t say you’ve moved up very much, still at the whim of a man, but you feel distant from that person. 

Perhaps Walpurgisnacht was more a rebirth than you could know. 

“Pet...” Loki comes closer as you retrieve your work phone. It’s dead.  

“I need to charge it,” you show him the device. 

“You should toss the old one. Doubt it even works.” 

“I know, I will. I have to back it up,” you say evasively. There’s not much on it but it’s the only connection you still have to your previous life. You’re not ready to slice through that last strand. 

“Mm, right then, well, another to do for the list,” he steps nearer and tickles your waist, “suppose you delay your little outing with my mother and I take you to lunch--” 

“She’s a guest, and your mother,” you rebuke. “Loki, I’m only doing what I need to do. Isn’t that what you want?” 

He sighs, “yes, but... it is still my house. I would like more than my leave. I should say when you need go pick out flowers or tablecloths or whatnot.” 

“Proposals typically lead to all that,” you say, “at least from what I know.” 

“What you know?” He muses. 

“Yeah, I’ve seen a few Kate Hudson movies,” you quip and give a goofy smile but quickly repress it. “Sorry, that wasn’t... funny.” 

His cheeks dimple and his nostrils flair, his lips slightly curved, “is that... humour? From you?” 

“Well, I... yeah, why not?” 

“Hm, it isn’t a slight but you are not one for laughter.” 

“Or maybe you’ve never made me laugh,” you blurt out and quickly snap your mouth shut. 

His brows drop and his smile too. You stare at him. Oops. You are getting to comfortable. Even if you are to be his wife, you aren’t his equal. You don’t know that you could ever be. 

He chuckles, “darling, how very sharp.” He reaches to frame your chin and turns you to him completely, “I should try harder then, to hear your sweet laughs.” 

You smile, a flutter in your chest, “that’s sweet.” 

“I am sweet,” he says, offended. “What do you mean?” 

You just stare at him. Is he kidding? 

“Don’t,” he warns with a frown. “Very well, go, have fun. Should I need anything, I will be certain to let mother know since you will be without tether...” he keeps his hand on you, squeezing, “you will be safe with her, I know.” 

“Loki,” you murmur, “he’s not coming back. He wouldn’t.” 

He stares at you solemnly, “no, he shouldn’t.” 

It seems as if he doubts his own words. For a moment, you do too. He knows his brother much better. Yet, how can Thor return when all have turned their backs on him? 

“There is no hurry, mother can wait...” 

“Loki, she’s only visiting,” you remind him, “the sooner it’s done, the sooner they go, right?” 

“Mm, you are clever,” he looks past you with apprehension, “suppose so. And I should speak with father about some things...” he leans in and kisses your forehead, withdrawing absently as he taps his fingertips together, “weddings and such...” 

You give him a look but he’s too distracted to notice. This whole affair is his idea and yet he is uncertain. You watch him placidly. 

“We don’t have to... marry--” 

“No, no,” he returns his attention to you, “of course we must. We will—how could you—oh, I know it is all very new to you, pet, but trust in me. It isn’t my first rodeo. Regrettably.” 

You feel a pang at the allusion to his previous marriage. You remember Sif with her sleek figure and her perfect smile and her sparkling eyes. You are second in all ways to her. 

“I should go,” you insist with a sniff. 

“Mm, yes, you should,” he grabs your shoulders and lays another kiss, this time on your lips. “I have told mother very strictly not to dawdle so you shouldn’t either.” 

“We’ll be fine,” you assure him. 

“When did you get so confident,” he teases as he retracts from you. 

You offer a sheepish smile. Not confident, but hopeful. A change nonetheless. 

✨

Frigga insists on lunch before you do anything. You’re struck with deja vu as she returns to that same place you went to with her sons. That day feels like eons ago but it’s been just over a month. 

The change feels all the more sudden after a lifetime of stagnancy. With your dad, every day blurred together, the constancy was as dull as it was oppressive. Yet, you mourn it all the same. The spontaneity and turbulence of your new existence proves just as paralysing at times. 

You may have gone from maid to fiancee, but it doesn’t dissolve your expected deference. You are marrying into the Odinsons, they have no need to ingratiate themselves to you. Even as the reminder of her elder son troubles you, you will not mention your worries aloud to the matriarch. 

Frigga orders a sparkling water with fruit, you ask for the same. The waitress is not subtle as she eyes your bandaged nose. Just another reason for you to feel out of place. It's tender but feels much better.

You peer up at the sky as you sit in the open patio and the scent of the curated flowers around the space wafts in the air. Your dress rustles and tickles your leg, causing you to flinch. Another flash of before. That day you ate with Thor at your side, his hand under the table... 

You shudder and blow away the memory. You reach for your water and sip as you look over the entrees. Your appetite is erratic. One second you’re ravenous, the next, nauseous. The tuna sounds good but sickening at once. You’ll get a salad. 

“We will have to plan an engagement party first. Perhaps a local venue for that,” she looks at her phone and turns it on its screen as you hear it buzzing. 

“Or the house? I thought... the gazebo...” 

“Mm, yes, I recall, what was the name of that contractor you hired? I wouldn’t mind a similar build back at our house. Oh, and perhaps if you did want to do the wedding at home as well, a wedding arch might be a thought. I’m certain a carpenter might be up to that task,” she continues, ignoring how her phone rattles her glass. “So, we’ll skip over venues then. But invitations, perhaps? Oo, do you have a dress in mind? A brunch or something in the evening?” 

You can hardly keep up with her questions. At least she offers distraction from the shadow looming over your shoulder. Both of them. If it isn’t one son, it’s the other. 

The waitress returns and you order. Frigga eyes you as she puts in for a monte cristo with the soup du jour. You try to smile. You’re tired. 

“Are you okay, dear? You’ve not been eating very much.” 

“Oh, haven’t I?” You squirm evasively. “I’m... fine, I guess I just have a lot on my mind.” 

“Oh, darling, forgive me if I am overloading you,” she fans herself with her hand, “I apologise. I’ve a bad habit of getting head over feet about these things. I have so many ideas all at once but if I sit still, I feel I might burst.” 

Her words call you back to Loki pacing and circling at the hotel, then at home, he manic muttering. 

“It’s alright. I don’t think of any of it. I don’t know where to begin,” you assure her. 

“Ah, well, yes, but I’ve had a wedding and my son’s had a wedding already,” she chuckles, “so I do have a bit more experience. You shouldn’t worry terribly if you have questions. I am simply here to guide you.” 

“I know--” 

Her phone shakes again and she sighs.  

“Pardon,” she tilts the phone up and you see the incoming call; Loki. She quickly turns off the ringer. “My, he is a pest. It cannot be that important--” 

“I don’t have my phone,” you say, “maybe he needs something.” 

“My son can wait. He is so selfish. Especially about you. Surely, he trusts his own mother,” she scoffs, “anyhow, I think a luncheon might be pleasant enough. Perhaps with a theme. Summer is here and the flowers will be lovely this time of season.” 

“Excuse me, miss,” the waitress comes up to the table, a cordless phone in her hand, “there’s a gentleman on the phone asking for you.” 

You frown at Frigga then glance up, realising the woman is speaking to you. You blink and take the phone from her. You put it to your ear, staring at Frigga. 

“Hello?” 

“Pet,” Loki bursts eagerly, “oh, I knew you’d be there. Yes, I only wanted to check in, hear your voice, but I couldn’t get through to mother.” 

“Oh, uh, yeah, sorry, we were just ordering--” 

‘Give me the phone’ Frigga mouths and gestures. 

“I...” you begin and her green eyes flare. You hand over the phone. 

“Loki, this is not your time. You can wait. We are busy. You have a lovely day and we will be home in a few hours,” she says tritely, “certainly, you might find something to keep yourself busy.” 

She doesn’t wait for his response as she hits the end button and hands the phone back to the server, thanking her with a smile. The brunette flits away and you tap your fingers on the table top. Frigga plays with a wave and pushes it behind her ear, “darling, don’t even worry about my son. You just focus on yourself.” 

“Thank you, I just...” 

“You just don’t worry,” she repeats, “if my son has issue with us doing exactly as we told him we would, then he may take it up with me. Uh, he always was a needy little boy.” 

You almost laugh. You might agree with part of her sentiment but you could never imagine Loki as a little boy. In your mind, he just seems as if he’s always been grown. Not like you.  

You’ve always felt clueless and inadequate. As if you never moved past childhood, that you got caught behind some wall and watched the adults from afar. Yet, now that you’re on the other side, you still feel a barrier. Like them, but not the same. 

Not like the Odinsons especially. A family. You don’t have any of that. The more you think of the wedding, the more you see empty seats. No bridesmaids, not father-daughter dance, no one on your side. 

“Dear, have I upset you?” Frigga cuts the silence and you catch yourself staring at the table. 

You shake your head and sit up, “no, sorry, just thinking...” you scramble for a lie. You hate that you do that so often now, “what about a tea party?” 

“A tea party? Marvelous, I love it,” she trills, “oh, yes, we will have to find some fine porcelain for the event.” 

“Loki has lots--” 

“Yes, but this is special, dear. You’ll need a special set so you can always remember the party. Oh, and teas. There is a tea shop nearby. They sell loose leaf. We can have a whole array. Ooh, and biscuits, pastries...” she begins to list off. You let her, thankful to forget everything else for the minutest of details. Tea is easy. 

[bk-4-trash-fire]

Y'all voted and bring you the goods

*Gem creator*

My God she's so pretty aghhhhh

make sure to not spam my account please I don't want to block you

When you think about it

The diamonds fit the perfect description for the creator

Large authoritative presence (yellow diamond)

Has powers that can create or bend organisms (white diamond)

Emotional connection to their creation (blue diamond)

Strength that can destroy is not handled correctly (pink diamond)

I'ma say this rn take this as a gem giant creator

For the most part the reader wouldn't be so skilled with words

Because old, but also for the fact that gems are told to not be very good at understanding humans

And depending on what diamond you choose as our creator they could be anywhere as a home

At the bottom the sea

In the deepest part of the earth

So high in the sky where it looks like you could touch stars

Or the....ok but where the fuck would yellow diamond fit?...

Nevermind forget it...

Moving on...

But would it make more sense that the creator has little helpers?

Running an entire world is tough work

Like who manages life? Probably the creator

But who manages death? A creator doesn't seem the best for the job

So maybe another gems..

Like imagine a peridots managing all the names when people die

Or lapis lazuli's keeping the tide in check

Or

They fly in the sky to let rain exist from their wings

Maybe ruby's keep the core of the world hot and burning

For if the creator descends we could make it that their body had to shrink to manage to get in teyvat

So they have to slowly grow back to size

I'm saying this so we could possibly get a scene like this

This scene makes me feel thingjsjsbdksjnddj

IT SO PRETTY

So that's it

have fun

[votederpycausemufins]

And here's my Evil X gemcyt design sheet thing. I already posted the Xisuma one, so check that one out too.

the whole gemcyt au got kicked off by @chrisrin so make sure to check out their stuff and all the stuff they reblogged if you haven't already.

Another version of the sheet above but with more notes on and for it is below the cut.

Alright! I had a lot of fun figuring Evil X out, probably bc of him being one of my blorbos.

Evil X has a lot of 'theories' surrounding what he is and I've seen some variations. He and X are siblings, they're X's clone, he's a glitched version of X, they're X's hels. etc etc. And so trying to figure out what to do for him.

While I already borrowed sweetest-honeybee's design in the second part of my Zed/WM gemcyt post, I didn't want to do like that and make him corrupted. I know the gemcyt stuff seems to play with corruption a little looser, but it still didn't feel right. So, I went researching and found a fun lil mix that seems to fit well.

First off, the closest thing you can get to a glitch in terms of gems is being off-color. I mean technically you glitch when you're cracked, but we're not doing that. Anyway, off-color gem Evil X, which is why there's the gem comparison. Next, the clone/hels part. I don't mention it on the sheet, but specifically, I think of this Evil X as a sort of gem experiment. No wait wait don't leave let me explain!

We saw that there were gem experiments of some type on the show. They were more fusion experiments using shards, and were experiments for the cluster (which technically don't work since they only emerged slightly before the cluster so there was no telling if they worked and if then the cluster would work). Also on the show, we're told that there's a resource problem on Homeworld which results in 'Era 2' gems like Peridot, who don't have all the abilities a normal gem would have. Also also in the show, when Steven and Lars are with the off colors on Homeworld, we see the kindergartens there. And while there are normal holes, there are also holes that overlap, as well as holes that look like there's been a chunk scooped out of them.

The analogy I could think of was like when you're making cookies. you roll out the dough, get a cookie cutter, and get all the cookies, but assuming you weren't using a square cutter, there's extra dough left between the cuts. Instead of just leaving it, usually you reroll it to cut out more cookies. Well, why can't Homeworld try the same?

Evil X is meant to be an experiment on if Homeworld can successfully do that. They scooped out extra rock from a kindergarten or two, compressed it into a new boulder, then used an injector on it. Eventually after a long while, out came Evil X. And that whole thing also leans into the clone thing because I imagine some of the scooped rock was from part of where Xisuma emerged.

Anyway, with all that, I originally thought about making Evil X look similar to Amethyst's pseudo buff reformation, but trying to draw that was a mess. I meant to go back and make him look a little more lopsided, but you'll have to just imagine that. Whoops. At the very least he has the funky stripes. I imagine that's probably from where the different rock pieces met or something, and since it wasn't as solid as regular rock, he was like that.

Coloring him was tough, but eventually I just copied Xisuma over, inverted his colors, and then shifted the hue to be more red. I considered making the green parts more black, but it didn't fit, so they're just more purpley to show that Xisuma connection or smthn.

Speaking of his gem, I show what I picture a normal Cuprite to look like. Meanwhile Evil X's is a bit misshapen, as well as that darker area that mimics the one reference I had. specifically that darker bit is chrysocolla, but he's still just cuprite.

Instead of a mask, he's just got a visor similar to what we've seen with Peridot and Doc and technically those zircons. And also instead of a mask he has those... blade things. Look, the best name i could find for them were blade gauntlets, but they look more like sword brass knuckles to me so I don't know. Also yes they are based on a weapon a digimon had, what of it?

And then, he is hella amethyst coded. Popped out of his rock thing in a chamber under the kindergarten (similar to the other experiments in the show) with no one around. He was an experiment and uses rock from different gems and is off color, so he doesn't know what he's for. Doesn't even know what diamond he should belong to, so that's why he's got a grey one on his chest. And there's a lot of little things and ideas for him that are inspired by Amethyst's characterization on the show, to the point I was planning a screenshot redraw even before I had his and Xisuma's designs even close to finalized.

I also have a fic I'm working on with him and Gemsuma, as well as that quick Jevin design plus a few teeny tiny references to other people's gem designs. If my adhd allows it, i should post that 1 shot fic tomorrow.

[purplecatruins]

The elements by Swarovski for the Met Gala.

Air - Irina Shayk: Wore a couture-gown made from a crystal net material which took 200 hours to complete. The idea behind the design is the illusion of light flowing over her body through the movements and the crystals on the gown. To make her shine even more brightly she is wearing different bracelets and a bespoke necklace.

Water - Anok Yai: She is wearing a "futuristic tulle catsuit" made with 98.000 blue crxstals. Her look was completed with a necklace from the Galaxy collection made from 1.050 lab grown diamonds.

Earth - Giovanna Engelbert: Wore a emerald green satin gown with pearl application. The bustier is made with green Millenia crystals but the dress is made with Gema gemstones and features a gradient from emerald to peridot green. This is embellished with 55.000 crystals and pearls. She also wore matching crystallized gloves and jewellery.

Sun - Imaan Hammam: Wore a yellow two piece set. A crystallized cape with 3.456 Gema gemstones and a column skirt with 100.00 golden crystals. She was supposed to wear matching gloves with 25.000 applied crystals.

Extra for the theme: Crystal Flower - Karlie Kloss: She wore an embroidered pink silk jersey dress encrusted with 180.000 gems from Swarovski's Florere and Millenia families, and her dress seemed to be incorporated/transformed into these floral jewels. The look, which is accentuated by an ornate jeweled corset with 60.500 crystals and 75 Florere gems, took 1.600 hours to create.

All the custom looks were designed by Giovanna Engelbert, Global Creative Director of Swarovski, herself. It's also the first time Swarovski is doing custom designs for the Met Gala themselves and not just partnering with another brand to supply the jewellery. I think their ambassadors look great and it's totally on brand - how could it not be with so many diamonds and crystals - and fits the Met Gala theme with the idea of focusing on the elements at play (+plus the crystal flower).

It's crazy how much time and craftsmanship went into these designs - worn only one time!

[kkumawrites]

Charmed! Part Eleven: family heirloom ✩ previous | next ✩ cw: bullying wc: 456

You were in the quad, sitting on a bench with Soonyoung in an area under some trees. It had easily become the group's go-to spot, mostly for the fact that it could fit all fourteen of you if need be. The two of you weren’t talking about anything in particular to be honest, though he did try to get some more information out of you about the incident but you had smoothly talked your way out of it. “Your amulet is really cool,” Soonyoung says out of nowhere as he glances at the old gem that’s hanging around your neck. 

“Oh, thanks! It was actually my mother's. I inherited it after she…passed away, I never really take it off,”  Although you didn’t remember much of your mother, it was still a rather sore subject for you. Your hands come to run your fingers over the peridot gem, feeling the familiar comforting hum that vibrates against your skin as you do so. It’s slightly warm to the touch, glimmering under the sunlight in a magical way.

The moment is ruined when the sound of girlish giggles fill your ears, making you move your head to look up at the noise. Standing before you are the three girls from your class, their hands covering their mouths as they very obviously laugh at you. 

“Soonyoung oppa, you should be careful. You shouldn’t hang out with her, she’s like some kinda bad luck charm,”

“Yeah, I mean look at her. She’s always wearing such dreary colors,” “It’s probably so she can be ready for a funeral at any moment,” 

Their laughter echoes in your ears and you can’t help but cringe internally. Normally you didn’t have a problem with your self-confidence or anything, you loved who you are and what you could do. Yet…these three girls really got under your skin. Soonyoung on the other hand is rolling his eyes at them and there’s a deep scowl on his face.

“At least she doesn’t have to cover her face with a pound of makeup to look good. Just do us a favor and leave us alone,” He dismisses them with a wave of his hand and all three of them look at him with shock, mouths hanging open. 

You look up at him with a slight sparkle in your eyes, not having expected him to defend you. A smile tugs at your lips as you watch the girls stomp away in their expensive heels. 

“Thanks. It really means a lot Soonie,”

He gives you a bright smile that makes you want to squish his cheeks as they puff up. 

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[yanderes-galore]

May I ask for headcanons for Yan Peridot (Steven Universe) with Gem reader? Perhaps they arrived on earth after the events of the series finale (before Future) with other gems, if that helps.

Yeah I can try! This is assuming the main Peridot. I took awhile to write this as I had trouble writing Peridot's character for some reason? I apologize if she's too OOC.

Yandere! Peridot with Gem! Darling

(After series, before movie/future)

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Jealousy, Clingy behavior, Stalking, Thoughts of violence, Manipulation, Poofing of Gems mentioned, Peridot actually does want help for her emotions, Dubious partnership

You and Peridot would parallel a lot with each other.

You're a Homeworld Gem that came to learn about Earth after Steven began to save the corrupted Gems.

You weren't corrupted but did want a change of pace from the strict rules of Homeworld, even if they were easing up.

You heard on Earth you aren't judged by your Gem type... so that's new.

When you arrive you're greeted by all sorts of people.

You get acquainted with other Gems and even try to speak with humans.

Despite your attempts at understanding Earth culture you still struggle with it.

That's when Steven thinks it'll be a good idea to have you meet Lapis and Peridot.

He has his hands full after the finale and asks the two Gems for help.

After all, they went through a similar situation.

It took those two some time to understand Earth but they grew to love it!

Peridot is probably the most excited to be given this job.

Earth has taught her to be an entirely different Gem!

She used to be so cold and calculating, valuing work for the Diamonds above all else.

Now she's her own Gem! She's passionate and fun-loving and loves the change.

A bit too excited even... which requires Lapis to warn you about the smaller Gem.

Peridot is friendly towards you when you first meet.

How the friendship between you and Peridot forms is her showing you how Earth works.

She shows you water, plants, the people... and even the Meep Morps she created.

Peridot becomes your guide to Earth.

Lapis helps out too but the water Gem notices how upset Peri gets when Lapis spends time with you without her.

Which seems odd to you both but you don't expect anything.

Peridot could feel platonic feelings or romantic feelings towards you in this scenario.

Honestly, Peridot is just excited to make another friend and introduce them to the planet that changed her.

Anything after that could develop later.

Peridot isn't even aware of her own obsession until the longer she hangs out with you.

Okay, sure, the jealousy is a bit strange...

But it has to be normal in small amounts, right?

Then her jealousy grows....

It starts with just Lapis.

Peridot feels Lapis is trying to take all of your attention....

It upsets the Gem... she liked it when she acted as your guide to Earth.

It was originally supposed to be a shared job.

Yet Peridot is convinced she can do it alone!

Peridot follows her Gem! Darling around Beach City.

She doesn't think of it as stalking....

Just... hanging out with you at a distance.

You don't entirely see Peridot's clingy behavior as a bad thing.

You just think Earthlings are like that and Peridot picked it up due to her time on Earth-

It's a bit strange, you don't deny that....

Peridot loves to cling to her darling.

Even more so if you're a larger Gem type.

She loves to give hugs but that's about as far as she goes.

This could be due to her seeing you as a friend or not understanding romantic displays of affection still.

Also the idea of accidentally fusing is a slight fear she gets over with time.

Peridot thinks something is strange when she starts wanting to be violent towards other Gems or humans over you.

She thought she was over her phase of violence....

However, Peridot can't help but throw a fit when she sees you getting so much attention on Earth.

Lapis may notice this and tell Steven about it.

The idea is to get Peridot help with her jealousy before she hurts anyone.

Talking with her obsession also helps.

If Peridot didn't get help for her obsession one way or another then she can get worse.

Peridot may try to manipulate you away from others, claiming you two are meant to be partners one way or another.

Everyone else is a clod....

It's sad because Peridot essentially replaces Lapis with you.

Peridot may actually get violent, too.

Which causes fights and tension.

You were originally thinking of living with them, then saw the fights and decided against it.

With her new personality it would take awhile but she considered poofing others a few times before....

The idea comes to mind more than once for her.

She's even thought of keeping your Gem to herself... but fights that thought.

There's a good chance Peridot will ask for help before things get to that point.

But if she doesn't...

She promises to keep your Gem in a good place and will just tell the others you went back to Homeworld with a teary frown to hide her true feelings.

[maxbytes]

Jasper's Gift

please take this ficlet of how i would have written steven's goodbye to jasper *cries*

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Steven made his way slowly through the streets of Little Homeworld, wiping a stray tear away. He smiled at the fresh memory of Bismuth, Lapis, and Peridot giving him a tight group hug in a tearful goodbye, telling him they loved him and they would miss him. Before all their contagious sobbing, he had given them gifts he thought they’d appreciate best, and predictably, they had loved them. He mentally checked the trio off the list, meaning all his gifts had been doled out, except one. 

Once he made it back to his car, Steven opened the trunk and pulled out a large, heavy gift box. If the boy wasn’t half gem, the trek he planned through the forest with this box would have been a chore. But its weight was almost nothing in Steven’s arms. He hefted it up on one shoulder and closed the trunk, turning to the nearby treeline bordering the woods.

BOOM!

The sound of an explosion of heavy concrete just behind him made Steven jump, the large box nearly sliding off his shoulder. He turned around as the dust cloud dissipated and saw a silhouette-shaped hole in the wall of the nearest building. Beside the hole was the gem who made it. She leaned against the cracked wall with her arms crossed, glaring in a different direction. Steven could hardly believe her good timing.

“Heard you’re leaving,” she said. Then she leaned off the wall and finally met his eyes, and declared, “I’m coming with you!”

Steven couldn’t help his slight smile of disbelief. “Jasper, I’m going alone.”

Eyes wide and teeth clenched, Jasper brought up her fists. “Then who will protect you?” she demanded.

Steven put his free hand on his chest and assured her, “I can protect myself.”

Jasper deflated and groaned, dropping her eyes. “I know.”

They remained silent for a long moment.

“Um, Jasper?” Steven grew nervous, unsure what she’d think. “Before I go, I wanted to give you something.”

The box slid heavily down his shoulder and into his hands, and Jasper looked up again with a questioning look. She stared at the gift box as Steven held it out to her, and she reluctantly took it in both hands, holding it like one would hold a precious artifact. 

“What’s this?” Jasper slid her fingers along the edge of the lid.

“Just a goodbye present. Go ahead and open it,” Steven urged her patiently.

At Steven’s okay, Jasper ripped off the lid and let it hit the ground, and the item inside bulged outward in the open air. It was a bulky, cream-colored fabric, folded up into a square to fit snugly in its gift box. Jasper raised a curious eyebrow and took a handful of the fabric to lift it effortlessly out of its confinement.

“And this is…?”

“It’s a weighted blanket. It used to be mine, but I never really used it.” Steven’s words tumbled out in a rush to explain. “I saw you rip your old blanket, even though you seemed to like wearing it around your cave, so I thought maybe… you’d appreciate a higher-quality replacement.”

Jasper eyed him silently. She pulled out the blanket all the way, and it unfurled from its neat folded-up square to reach heavily to the ground. She bounced it a little, feeling its weight. A deep hum came from her.

“Also, Jasper?” Steven rubbed the back of his neck, feeling his chest squeeze in sudden emotion. “I just want to say again… how deeply sorry I am. I’m so, so sorry for what I did.” Tears pricked at the edges of his eyes, threatening to fall, but he wiped them away before they could make trails down his face.

Jasper brought the blanket close, but glared at him over it. “Don’t apologize,” she growled, but her voice had gone soft.

“But I want to. And I–” Steven took a deep breath to calm himself, “I know a present and an apology could never make up for what I did to you. But I genuinely hope, once I’m gone, you will have the chance to find yourself. And find what makes you happy. Something you could live for that isn’t a Diamond you have to avenge or protect.”

Jasper’s upper lip twitched upward, and her intense yellow eyes grew fiery. Gripping the bulky blanket to her, she hissed, “Stop this. You only did what you were meant to do. I-I had it coming for challenging your power, and now I know you’re my Diamond. You showed me.”

Anger built up in Steven’s chest, but with a practiced moment of pause, he let it out in a slow exhale. A quick glance at his fists told him he wasn’t turning pink. He spoke slowly and clearly, traces of his anger at Jasper, and for her, could be heard in his voice, “You didn’t deserve it, Jasper.”

She stared him down.

Steven took a step forward and hissed at her, “Do you hear me? You didn’t! Deserve it!”

Her eyes squinted in challenge, but then Jasper dropped her gaze to the ground. A boot scuffed at the dirt.

After a long and tense moment of silence, Jasper gathered the blanket into a messy bundle and held it to her chest in one arm, having discarded the box. She cleared her throat and whispered with a level voice, “Thank you for the gift.” Then she turned and headbutted the wall to make a second hole next to the first with a loud BOOM! echoing out in the distance. She shot back over her shoulder, not looking at him, “Farewell, my Diamond.”

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Once Steven made it back into his Dondai after giving the gems a proper goodbye full of hugging and excessive tears, he finally began to drive. Speeding off the loose sand of the beach, he found road, and drove on through Beach City. Lining the streets all around him, he spotted the townspeople cheering and seeing him off, and he waved back at them with a smile. It didn’t take long to make it to the city’s edge, and he soon passed the welcome sign, leaving it behind him.

Suddenly a movement in the treeline off the side of the road caught his attention, and Steven slowed to see what it was. A large figure cloaked in a white-ish covering poked out of the trees and stood tall on the hill. He gasped when he recognized it. It was Jasper, wearing her huge weighted blanket about her shoulders like a cloak. In the couple seconds they had to stare at each other, Jasper gave him a slight wave, and Steven waved back. Then she was gone, far behind him, and Steven looked on at the open road. Into the future.

(art by Rebecca Sugar)

[is-your-blorbo-neurodivergent]

how do you feel about submissions of characters like Peridot for example, where they are an alien/outsider creature that displays autistic/neurodivergent traits because they are not from our world and don't quite understand it? would that count as stereotyping or as something offensive? for your blog specifically, ik everyone will have different stances on this (personally i often relate to those characters a lot but, that's just me)

ty for the work you put into this :}

i don't really mind honestly. i've posted steven universe characters before and other kinds of characters who could fit into that category. i also don't background check all the submissions so i really don't know a lot about most of these guys lmao. submit whatever you'd like!

glad you're enjoying the blog <3

[asco-bisco]

SBG Steven Universe AU

my take on school bus graveyard au and what gems I think the characters would be. I also added weapons but I only thought of a concept for Ashlyn and aiden.

Ashlyn - I think she would be either a jasper or amethyst. My first idea was an over cooked ruby but rubies are low-class guards and I don’t want to put Ashlyn in that position but her being an over cooked ruby is part of a whole other idea I had in mind.

I think her falling under a guard role would fit best for her, in my opinion but I feel like there’s something I’m missing. Aside from that, I also think that her weapon would be something like Mega Pearl’s weapon because her doing ballet just makes me think of ribbons but I’m not sure.

Aiden - My original idea was for him to be a plain human since that’s his role in one of my fic ideas but if he were to be a gem, I think it would be a pearl. Making Aiden a low-class gem and an ‘object’ might be purely for character but I feel it fits. I think he would be a rebel like Pearl and not follow orders or break rules.

But he could also be an aquamarine, a gem assisting diamonds but also being granted freedom since they can fly from planet to planet and collect what they please.

His weapon I feel would be something like a dagger or a spear like Pearl, if we’re going with the pearl idea. Or maybe just a two sided dagger or spear.

Ben - I have three ideas for him, a sapphire, a morganite, or a pearl. Oh, and he has a cracked gem for all of them.

A morganite because they are gems in charge of architecture and are artistic gems but not much is known about them other than that and they are high-ranking gems.

A sapphire because I felt like it just fit. Also, my sister told me sapphires like to sing but I couldn’t find anything about that, I still think Ben should be a sapphire - it’s also for a whole toher idea I had in mind.

A pearl because they are known to serve the higher-ups and as stated earlier, they’re objects. In the Webtoon, Ashlyn thinks that Ben follows Aiden around because he doesn’t know what to do with himself so giving him the role of a gem with the purpose of purely serving others and being ordered around would fit.

Logan - An aquamarine or zircon. I don’t actually have a reaosn as to why I chose a zircon for him other than the fact that him being a lawyer was amusing to me. And for an aquamarine because of whatever I explained for Aiden. But a pearl could work for Logan too since both him and pearls were ‘objects’ and assisted people.

Y’know, like him and Barron.

Tyler & Taylor - I was thinking they were one of Yellow Diamond’s experiments, they were a forced fusion or were like the rutile twins. I’m giving them trauma because they don’t have mommy and/or daddy issues anymore so making them an Off Color or a forced fusion experiment seemed fitting.

Other than that, I think Taylor would be a peridot or bismuth(more fitting) since they’re both known to create things. Her being a bismuth seems fitting since I saw on Red’s Insta story that Taylor can weld things together.

I don’t know what Tyler would be though. Either a guard that was pushed aside because I was planning for him to be ‘over cooked’ like Amethyst.

Actually, both the twins are over cooked now because I said so/hj

This is super messy, I’ll probably end up rewriting this when I get my lapotp

[rose-tries-to-write]

A rant about SU and gem formation

In Steven Universe, the Homeworld can be biased against gems with oddities. They want all gems to be perfect cookie-cut soldiers to fit into their society.

However, I want to know how this affects Lapis Lazuli gems. See from my research (literally one google search) lapis lazuli can come with patches of yellow (pyrite) and white (calcite). These gems with small patches of white and/or yellow are considered some of the best quality (once again, according to google). But would Homeworld see it as the best quality or Off Color? We know they don't like fusion, and this sounds almost like fusion. Though maybe it could be considered more of a cross-contamination?

Does Homeworld make lapis lazuli without these patches maybe? Perhaps they found a way in the Kindergarten phase of a gem to remove the possibility of them gaining the patches??

I know that in SU Future, Lapis changed her form to incorporate some yellow as if to show that aspect of the natural formation of the gem, but we could chalk that up to her being a Pre-war gem. Maybe they didn't have the tech to make pure lapis lazuli back then? Still, no other Lapis Lazuli has this accent color (not counting any with a Yellow Diamond insignia). I am simply curious about others' thoughts on this.

Under the cut: A Jasper and Amethyst Rant

Another (slightly unrelated) rant about Jasper and Amethyst.

Jasper and Amethyst were made on Earth, and while Peridot proved Amethyst's Kindergarten to be fully planned and thought out, Jasper's was not.

See, I believe that with the rush job on her Kindergarten, Jasper was made Wrong. Similar to the Lapis Lazuli, jasper is a gem made from an assortment of other minerals that give it its striped-patterned look. A striped look that our Jasper shares, but most Homeworld Gems don't have (Even Holly Blue, who is an Agate and therefore should have some form of striping or rings). This makes me believe that striping or patterns of a gem's skin could be seen as an Off Color trait. If it is considered an Off Color trait, the Diamonds may have kept her around due to her strength and loyalty/service??

Additionally, I believe that Jasper wasn't lucky to come out as big as she did. I believe her form and Amethyst's are the results of "Survival of the Fittest" on opposite sides of the spectrum.

With Amethyst, she was at the bottom of her Kindergarten where there possibly weren't very many minerals to soak up for her formation, and any that were available went to those forming above her. This meant that only once the other Gems were formed and no longer soaking everything up could Amethyst get what she needed, but the time spent without the resources had already done its damage.

But with Jasper, she was placed dead center with practically no competition for resources so she could soak up everything for herself (a plausible reasoning for how Skinny formed the way she did, whose hole was right next to hers), making it to where she had an overabundance of all the resources that made quartz soldiers so strong.

[zhongliologist]

Not a Fairytale | Alhaitham

Pairing: Alhaitham x fem!reader

Genre: Fluff

Words: 1.1k

A/N: I just had a sudden idea and went with it. Unfortunately, I dont think I can write any longer than this for now. I'm still deciding if I should just let this be a drabble or if I'll turn it into a series, but yeah here you go.

At first, you thought it was simply a figment of your imagination.

Who wouldn’t? You can’t even remember when was the last time you had a proper rest. In fact, you were practically living in the Akademiya’s library because you just can’t be separated from your work. You don’t have much time to waste—there were exams to study for, theses to complete, and references to pour into. Much like every scholar of the Akademiya, who can blame you?

So when you saw the scroll you were studying glow golden; the specks of light floating in the air until they merged to form a silhouette of a man, you just sat there on your seat thinking that you had finally lost it.

“What are you gawking at?”

The being from the scroll asked, his peridot eyes scrutinizing you as if you were some insect on display.

“Oh!” You shifted positions on your chair, totally unbothered. “You can talk.”

“Huh. What do you think?”

The man was tall and fit with good features, while his ash colored hair was parted by large headphones over his ears. It seemed like he was some sort of Akademiya scholar as well, but it was weird that he came from inside the scroll. You had no explanation for that except that you were possibly hallucinating.

You hummed at him, eyes heavy and deflated. You didn’t have the energy to reprimand the mysterious entity for being rude, instead you just watched him taking the nearest seat and opening some book to read.

“How peculiar,” you remarked, head leaned on the side to study him. “I’m not sure if you really came from the scroll or if you’re just part of my imagination.”

The man arched a brow at you. “Oh? What if I really did come from the scroll. What then?”

You shrugged, as if this was some commonplace conversation. “I guess I have no choice but ask how that’s possible. Besides, you haven’t even told me who you are.”

“I could say the same to you.”

You exhaled. Immediately, you knew the man was a handful, and you don’t need a handful—not on top of all the work you had to do.

“I’m Y/N. I’m a scholar in the Akademiya and I’m working on a research project which involves the scroll you came from. Your turn.” You replied curtly, and straight to the point; leaving no room for snarky remarks.

“Huh. So that explains it.” The man closed his book and turned his head towards you, though he still looked unimpressed. “I’m Alhaitham. I’m the Akademiya’s Grand Scribe, that is until that scroll absorbed me.”

For the first time in forever, you were at a loss for words. “The—the scroll absorbed you?”

“In my own research, this scroll is a malicious object from the era of the first sages. Perhaps a lesson for the overzealous scholar, who much like I did, spent too much time studying it until I was seeped into the pages.”

You hummed. “Interesting.”

It would be great to learn how to imbue an object with leyline energy; enough that it can trap souls in it. But just like what Alhaitham had said, that could be quite hazardous.

“So, what are you going to do now? How can you get out of there?”

“Currently, I see no way out, except…”

Alhaitham’s words trailed off as he glanced over at the mountains of books and papers strewn around you both.

“Except what?” you asked, curious.

Unbeknownst to you, a thought was running inside Alhaitham’s mind. It could work, but he was not a hundred percent confident that things would fall into place. But if he was right…then…

“Say…YN,” the man turned to you. “You said you’re currently in the middle of a project, is that correct?”

You leaned your head to the side, wondering why the topic was suddenly changed. “Huh…well, yes. I’m struggling though.”

“I can help you with it.”

The suddenness of his suggestion made you pause and consider what he was saying. There was an incredulous look on your face which Alhaitham thought was amusing. Standing up, he strolled closer to where you were sitting.

“…in exchange for what…?” you asked, sure that no offer was with no catch.

“I think I know how to get out of the scroll but I need your help.”

 Considering it for a few moments, you felt that there was no harm in helping the poor guy. He was probably trapped there for a long time now, who knows. And besides, he did claim to be a grand scribe, which meant he had enough brain power to help you in all the research you need. It was tempting.

“Oh fine. As long as it doesn’t involve killing, sacrificing or any untoward harm to me or anyone, I guess I can help you.”

Alhaitham made a small smile, which seemed more like a smirk to you. “Excellent. Then we have an agreement.”

He held out his hand at you for a shake, which you took.

However, instead of letting you go, Alhaitham leaned forward and pulled you towards him. Perhaps you were just exhausted but the speed of what happened prevented your brain from processing everything. With hand now holding you firmly behind your back and another one cupping your cheek, you saw peridot eyes right before you.

“What are you—mmph!!”

In a split second, you felt his soft lips on yours, melding together seamlessly. Every nerve in your body sent waves of electricity down your spine; waking you up from your fatigue. You were confused, and tried to push him away yet his body was as hard as rock and his grip was tight and firm that there was nothing you could do.

You felt him waver for a moment, lifting his lips from yours, yet suddenly, Alhaitham dove right back in, kissing you more deeply and roughly than before. He bit and nibbled at your lips, his tongue prying your mouth open. Feeling lightheaded, you never had a chance. The man easily slipped his tongue right in, finding yours and playing it until he was satisfied.

As it happened, your shock turned into confusion, which turned into giddiness. The kiss may be sudden but it was good, and you probably needed it for some time. You reveled in the feeling of sexual pleasure and ecstasy until it was taken from you as fast as it came.

When Alhaitham pulled back, he gazed into your eyes, still dazed and breathless.

“Perhaps my theory was wrong then.”

Your brows knitted together in bewilderment. “W-What…?”

Alhaitham grinned at you. “The only way to get out of the scroll is through a ‘true love’s kiss’.”

You grimaced.

“Are…are you fucking serious…?”

[corviisquire]

Hello~ I just wanted to let you know that this is what my doodling-while-i-work sketches look like these days... 👀 I am obsessed with my beautiful blue lady 💙🥺

(ignore the colours, this was done with blue and pink highlighters lmao. they just were in hand at the time)

Not showing you my pinterest board for because it's embarrassingly full lmao. I'll make a nice moodboard for her and post it here though! Also I have been looking at couture dresses and pearls and gems to figure out her dress (because i am OBSESSED with all the layers and details you put, there's so much leeway for beautiful fabrics and ruffles and ways to connect the hood!!!), so thank you for rekindling my fashion designer side 😌✌️

I have been toying with the idea of making the moon into actual horns since we talked about it (like Maleficent?) - you mentioned opals and shell linings, and I think it would look sick if the moon-antlers/horns had that opalescence sheen to them? Maybe it could mirror the mask?

Idk, I haven't quite fleshed her out yet so that may change. She still doesn't have a name; Miss Missy is being very secretive about her life (no surprise there 🙄).

I do wanna show you this! There's this gemstone called Azurite, that has this beautiful shade of deep blue, with purples, and some greens and gold speckles and spots (seriously - look it up, it's fantastic). I like the idea of her being connected to gems and stuff, and I think this one in particular fits her vibe SO well?? So yeah.

Sorry if this is kind of a long, weird ramble, but I just wanted to let you know that our Blue Lady (that's her temporary name) is being well taken care of and cherished 🌙💙✨ Hope you're doing well!!!! 🫂💙🥺

AAAAA sorry for the late(r) response I was about to go to bed and saw this. I just- OMGOMGOMGOMG my face is heating up. Jinefvijneifjvneijfcn 💜🩵💙🩵💙🩷🩷💙🩵💜🩵💖💕💓❣️💘💞💗💕💗💖💕💞💗🐟🔥💕💖🩵💞🩵💞🩵🔥💓💗💙💗❣️💗❣️🐟❣️🐟💙💓💓🔥😱❣️🔥😱💗💓💕💕❣️💕💜🔥❣️🔥🦑🔥

Me staring at my phone rn.

And why she urple?? There’s so many thoughts going on in my head rn.

1. YOU DID THAT WITH HIGHLIGHTERS WHAT??? excuse me??? what In the Bob Ross???? I love the way you blended the pink and blue and the sketchiness of the lines AUGH. It’s so crunchy… good food…….. you captured her whimsical aura perfectly. The fabric for her sleeves is so nice. You drew her so pretty omg omg

2. I love malificent so much :(((( I love sleeping beauty, I love the live action malificent… OPAL MASK AND HORNS HELLO. Blue Lady is killing it over here, my god. She’s got the bling. She’s got the swag. What more could she have.

3. My grandparents are jewelers and they used to keep random geodes and gems around their house and azurite was one of them! I remember because they would try to teach me about rocks and gems and different gem cuts and I just sat there “no thoughts, head empty, I only want to look at pictures of agate and peridot”. their azurite was very very small and I’m not sure where it is anymore. My favorite gem has to be zircon though, love that stuff. I will for sure be reading more on azurite though!

4. (Psst I have a character who’s like a pomegranate goddess and I think her and Blue Lady would get along wonderfully. Her name is Punicae and you can find her og design here.)

them with not accurate coloring cause i be speed drawing. They slay. Together.

I’m going to go to bed. Stay safe, take care of yourself, LOVE yourself. Tysm for this I’m crying. Love you very much and giving you all the azurite your heart could desire 💙🩵💖

[haphazardlyannotated]

The Locked Tomb/Steven Universe Crossover

This crossover was inspired months ago by the random thought "Hey, Pearl would definitely want to be Rose's cavalier" and hasn't left me alone since. So here you go, niche audience of one! (It's me. I am the audience)

First of all, yes, Pearl has to be Rose's cavalier. Not only does it neatly align with Pearl's knightly devotion and the institutional power imbalance they're both trying to ignore, Pearl absolutely is the kind of person who would take "my not-wife refuses to kill me and eat my soul in order to attain immortality" as a terrible rejection.

She's so insane about Rose, she'd fit right in in this universe (pun not intended). Also, the cavalier-necromancer romance taboo works excellently for Pearlrose. For one, of course, the forbidden romance. Cav!Pearl confessing to necro!Rose that she's been dreaming about running away from the Houses together to live in domestic bliss on a nice moon somewhere has the exact same vibes as su!Pearl's confession in Now We're Only Falling Apart. But more importantly, cav!Pearl giving Rose's suitors a "You may have caught her eye, but I am her cavalier; she swore an oath to me; our fates are entwined till death do us part" speech only to go to her rooms and wallow in how the very position that ensures she'll be by Rose's side forever is what will forever keep her from pursuing her true feelings is too good.

Meanwhile Rose is in the next room going "Oh woe is me, for I am a cruel, selfish woman, to keep the love of my life from the glory she deserves! Alas, I can't bear to let her go, even though I know in my heart that her care for me is only the rightful, proper care of a cavalier for her necromancer! The least I owe her is not to take advantage of our pure, sacred bond, so I shall go and drown my sorrows in another fleeting affair!"

Writer's choice whether they miraculously manage to communicate before Rose gets herself killed in one way or another, but ironically the dystopian 50% character death rate tlt verse is much more likely to give them a second chance than pastel redemption arcs su, because Steven Universe is a story about healing from trauma with the power of a supportive network of loved ones while The Locked Tomb endorses attacking the cold unfeeling universe with teeth and fingernails until it returns your girlfriend, and both of them are so valid for this.

In this case however it means, that instead of slowly healing, Pearl absolutely refuses to accept Rose's death to a Harrow and Camilla extent. Does she threaten to stab whoever takes Jod's role in this AU? Does she try to break into the Locked Tomb because to hell with the Houses, she's getting her wife back? Both? In any case, tlt rules demand that she succeeds.

Anyway, I put them in the Seventh House because roses.

As for the supporting cast:

Ruby and Sapphire are the Fifth House wholesome married couple who make Pearl and Rose stare in longing for what they cannot have.

Garnet is Paul. Obviously. Cue another, different kind of yearning for what could have been from Pearl. Poor Garnet has just come into existence. She doesn't deserve having to be everyone's emotional support already.

I struggled with figuring out a role for Amethyst for a while until it hit me: Wasn't it fun when Amethyst experienced self hatred over how the life was drained out of her planet to make her? Try being the result of two hundred child murders! Don't the inadequacy issues gain a delightful new dimension when your entire generation has been killed off in anticipation of your abilities? Guys, I think Amethyst is Harrow Nova.

I have no idea what plot has to happen for Rose to end up with Jod's baby, but that is the only role for Steven I will tolerate. And Connie is his cavalier. Obviously.

Peridot is sciency, Lapis is the quiet OP lady, and they're in a QPR. There was no way I wasn't going to make them the Sixth. HOWEVER. Due to how extremely OP Lapis is with an element manipulating power specifically. I decided that she's the necromancer and Peridot is her incredibly academically talented BFF who they're pretending is the necromancer so she can be along for the ride. This would be plot relevant if this crossover had an actual plot instead of self indulgent vibes only.

Jasper gets Judith's role. Completely loyal to the ethically dubious regime, absolutely convinced that she's the only one who is doing the right thing and everyone else is just not strong enough, ends up corrupted possessed by a Resurrection Beast.

Bismuth is a Blood of Eden commander. She would like to fist fight every single Uppercrust zombie, however, just like su!Bismuth, she is easily won over when a former Homeworld gem House zombie shows up on her planet and announces her intent to fight the Diamonds Jod and his Lyctors and/or bust into the Locked Tomb.

[mistyfoxxy]

*yeets this into your inbox*

I had already tagged you so you'd see the original comment but I kinda wanna see this be written out by the master herself soooo

@valorianknights (tagging them so they'll see this, also original credit goes to them)

ngl i forgot all about this :')

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The gang continued to rummage through the old boxes of stuff, talking endlessly about the outfits they'd wear and the strange holiday that humans celebrated. Gus was more than happy to know people dressed up as them, that humans celebrated witches and demons. They had their own day in the human world!

Hunter seemed to forget all about the earlier situation, ecstatic about the changes he could make to everyone's wardrobe. Only a few needed to be done of course.

He'd already finished his and Gus' the night before. Luz only needed help on the hem of her skirt and Amity with her cape and sleeves.

He had never really been used to physical contact so luckily Luz got Amity's measurements and vice versa.

That just left Willow.

Her outfit that she had presented to him left a few places for him to work on. But it just seemed so... plain. His mind was already at work for all the adjustments he could do and such as he rummaged through the tub of fabrics and materials.

He remembered Camila saying that he could easily become a fashion designer or open up his own boutique shop. Something like that. He had to give it to himself, he did do one heck of a job. A pretty amazing job.

"Ok. I'm all done. Where do you want me to stand?"

"Oh yeah!-" Hunter stopped rummaging, frozen in place as she presented herself.

She looked. Nice.

Not that she didn't always look nice- of course she did! She was always so pretty... Black. Not exactly her color, she could probably rock any color too be honest, but something about it made her peridot eyes pop even more with her dark hair.

Sure. Her school uniform was indeed a dark grey tunic and pretty much black but-

Tweet Tweet~ Flapjack nuzzled him meaningfully.

Ah. He was mind rambling again and Willow probably thought he was acting weird.

"Uhm. What all do you need adjustments with?" He asked, grateful he was able to get a full sentence out without stuttering or sounding like a girl.

"Oh well, you're the expert, so I was kind of hoping you'd fix it up however you wanted- well saw fit?"

Hunter glanced over the attire. He subconsciously put a finger to his chin, designer mode activated, and walked around the girl for inspection.

It was simple.

Add a longer hem, different color, maybe a darker black or green. Add a colored waistband so its not so dark.

But for that he'd need measurements.

"Hehelooksfinetomeyouregoodtogo!" He blurted out.

Willow frowned slightly, disbelief raised in her eyebrow she lifted.

"You really think so? I kind of don't feel like it's... me?"

Definitely not. You need more green. You're a witch but you're not dark and evil at all, you're life...

"Whaaaat? Noooo you're perfect!- I MEAN IT'S PERFECT Hehe" Titan he could feel his face burning now.

Willow looked confused for a second before a small smile graced her face. "If it has to do with measurements and stuff, i can do it?"

Wow. She was so smart and observant. She already figured him out. He groaned inwardly.

"It's not that i don't want to touch you- not that I do!" Unless it meant holding her hand or something... he thought momentarily. "I just. I'm not used to uhm. Well it's just-"

The plant witch then placed a hand on his shoulder ever so lightly, a knowing yet amused smile played at her lips. "It's ok Hunter, you don't have to touch me." Her face flushed slightly at that, "I just need your help walking it around me or well I'll show you. Where's your measuring tape at?"

"It's riiiiiight here" Hunter smiled gratefully as he picked it up out of his pile of sewing materials.

Willow then placed the end of it against the front of her waist and held it with one hand, holding out the other end to him. "Now i just need you to walk it around me and hand it back."

Hunter nodded. He grabbed the end of it and began his circle, ever so conscious of the wetness of her hair and the strange sweet scent that radiated off of her. He wondered what kind of shampoo she had used.

He knew Camila had bought quite a lot to go with their different hair types and dyed hairs. He wondered which one Willow used. This smelt different than the honey one-

"..unter? You can stop wrapping it" Willow giggled. "What you thinking about in there?" She asked, head cocked to the side as she poked his forehead playfully.

"Shampoo."

"What?" She snorted, bursting into giggles again.

"Eh. Sorry. I got distracted." He then quickly walked back around her until she put a hand up for him to stop and grabbed the tape. Putting it next to the end of the other and quoted the measurements. He quickly went and wrote it down.

She then did her arms and stated she thinks the rest fits just fine.

"So. Any ideas on what to do with it?"

"Of course." He smirked as he sat down and got out the things he thought would do perfectly.

"Great! Imma go take this thing off and let you work your magic." She winked and ran up the stairs.

He noted a small patch among the cluster of cloth. It had a 'W'.

Perfect.

[noellevanious]

for the sapphic asks: 1, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35

are you beating the uhaul allegations? (be honest.)

I dont know what that means yet but i have used a uhaul int he past to move to new york :) i didnt drive it though i was a passenger princess

7. have you ever crushed on a straight girl?

i'll discount all the times before i came out as trans cause to me those were decidedly Heterosexual feelings.... hm..... honestly yeah if i see a pretty girl anywhere my brain just goes "wow....shes so beasutiful.... maybe one day we could hold hands and kiss while looking at the stars in the night sky...." (i was like this as a kid too i had a different crush literally Every Year in elementary school)

14. list five things you look for in a partner, or five things you love about your current partner(s).

cute

understanding

affectionate

likes me

a girlkisser

luckily basically any girl that follows me (and my gf!) all fit these :)

21. are you generally "out" to people?

this is a tricky one since i'm trans.... i've been wearing my lesbian/trans armbands out a lot less lately, between growing my hair out/wearing a sports bra and the general increased danger, but if you know me online chances are yes i'm out to you :)

28. what's a canon sapphic ship you enjoy?

all of them..... hmm i think ill just say peridot and lapis because it was so formative for me back in high school/college! lapis is so iconic to me shes so pretty and her personality is so real... standoffish... closed off... so much baggage... and then she meets this funny little technology girl! and i love every story that involves them in SU especially when peridot wins the alien plushie.... obviously garnet is really good too! but i like how lapis and peridot were like. very naturally formed for lack of a better term. just two funny girls finding eachother. its really sweet :) (i also love the two other lapises of course)

35. if you could tell your younger sapphic self anything, what would it be?

look into "girlkisser" and "lesbian" things itll blow your mind... two girls CAN in fact kiss... maybe even more...