#steven universe renaissance

[steven-universe-renaissance]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52663255

[inariedwards]

DraftDash: Day 21

Okay so yesterday I stopped at a spot that was gonna need a bit more brain power than my usual sessions, so I didn't use a timer today because I didn't want the pressure. Instead I just worked on it until I got past the sticky wicket to a spot where the flow goes more smoothly again. So I wrote maybe 15-20 minutes and got 204 words down.

Very close to being finished with this episode because I have had the ending finished for ages, as it's related to one of those key fridge logic problems that the show caused me and it's one of the earliest problems I solved.

This is kind of my process for this project: I write the parts that I am really into way way ahead of time (for example Jail Break is completely finished, as is most of A Single Pale Rose, and many more scenes from a bunch more episodes) and then I hack at the story in the order of the episodes so that I will get to the good parts.

I still have parts that I haven't solved, so every once and a while I find a solution to something and get to take a break from hacking at it.

[spooksier]

these will be colored later but in the meantime, ily 2010s cartoons 5ever

[porcelain-rob0t]

blue diamond, she was always my favorite <3

just a little ramble about inspiration:

i sometimes get burnt out when im only doing original art so its nice to do fanart every now and then. i was such a big steven universe fan back in the day, it was such a big inspiration for me as a young artist. i lost interest years ago but it still is important to me, just as important to me as invader zim, adventure time, regular show, and all of the other cartoons that were formative for me.

i think some day soon we are due for a steven universe renaissance, where we re-evaluate what worked, what didnt, and its cultural impact in a nuanced way (LILY ORCHARD WHEN I GET YOU). i hope with the SU renaissance, people start making gemsonas again. that was my absolutely favorite part of being in the fandom, gemsonas were what make me take character design seriously.

enough of my sappy ramblings, i also like steven universe bc the diamonds are morally fucked up milfs, and thats how i like my women.

[skipppppy]

Wanted to do some personal stuff between work so I went back to my baby artist roots and redrew a Steven Universe screencap…one of my first gay crushes on god

(psst. my commissions are open!)

[redrrrre]

hehe art request for @hooliganpearl i forgot how much more challenging yet fun it is to draw on paper instead of digital

[cyclic-laughter]

some pearl characters ive been thinking about a lot lately

first two characters were not designed by me

[corruptedhyena]

Stardust the African Wild Dog!!

At long last, I can proudly present my newest partial fursuit, Stardust! He/they, an African Wild Dog, but from space! He was heavily inspired by Steven Universe, but also was originally created by Camden on ChickenSmoothie. I made the suit myself, though the paws were made from a template bought from the amazing YBL suits.

See the pink and white on the paws? It's meant to represent dots and dashes in Morse code spelling out "CQ," meaning an outgoing call to everyone. Stardust is a friendly spacefarer always looking to make friends, so I thought it fitting! The freckles on his muzzle, too, are laid out to be constellations! (Though I forget which, it was a design choice set early on and it has been MONTHS since then lol)

This weekend, I got to debut him at Renaissance Faire and meet some other lovely furs, whose suits were all so adorable!! (If you were one of the four fine folks I met and would like to be tagged here, please let me know (: ) Also went with my friends Rae and Crow (The plague doctor shown ofc) who were absolutely the best <3

The day we went it was pouring for most of the morning, so apoligies if Stardust looks a bit soggy. Gotta say, though, I didn't feel the least bit damp with the head and my hands, so kudos to that Amazon luxury shag lol.

Hope y'all are having a good day, and best of wishes to all those suiters off to Ren Faire too! Hope to see you on the 27th, where I'll be in a Spring-Bonnie head!

[sybleavingsoon]

in my personal opinion the chuck e cheese spinel x starbucks employee volleyball (pink pearl) au was the most moving and culturally significant piece of steven universe fan content i’ve ever had the honor of consuming

[sjsmith56]

The Flame Burns From Within

Summary: A late medieval / early Renaissance AU told in six parts. Lord Barnes comes to formally claim the hand of the woman he has been betrothed to since her birth. Other suitors object to his claim setting off a series of events.

Characters: Named OFC (beautiful, tall and red-haired), Ser Anthony Stark, Lady Stark, Lord James Buchanan Barnes, The Duke of Long Isle Prince Steven Rogers, Ser Samuel Wilson, Lord Alexander Pierce, Ser Brock Rumlow, John Walker, Father Bruce, Garrison Commander Barton, Riley, Lady Natasha, Ser Scott Lang.

Warnings: Minors DNI - contains sexual content not suitable for readers under the age of 18, OFC is a virgin, age gap (OFC is 21, Lord Barnes is 32), arranged marriage (but she is given a choice to go through with it), threat of forced marriage, violence, misogyny, kidnapping, attack against a church full of parishioners.

Author notes: This is an alternate universe set during the late 15th century. America is a separate kingdom located closer to Europe than it is now. There will be reference to Arthurian legend with changes to it.

Part 1 - Negotiations

Part 2 - Secret Wedding

Part 3 - The Abduction

Part 4 - Captive

Part 5 - Escape

Part 6 - Justice

Short Fiction Masterlist

As with all of my works, the characters originally created by Marvel are the intellectual property of Marvel / Disney. This original work of fiction is derived from those characters who are shown in a different manner than their original portrayals. The plot and original characters are the creation and property of the author, who claims all rights of ownership. Please do not copy, paste, or translate for posting on any other platform. This work will be cross posted on the author’s Wattpad and AO3 account.

[paracosmicat]

Watering the Andi Mack fandom with my obscure headcannons and waiting for the fans to return like wildlife to the forest

- TJ loves cartoons. He loves She Ra and Steven Universe but he also watches OLD cartoons. He just loves cartoons and when Cyrus introduces him to fandom space he lurks like it’s the daily newspaper.

- Cyrus thinks the word boyfriend sounds SO nice and he says it any chance he gets. TJ of course thinks it’s really cute and doesn’t mind at all.

- Iris thought that Cyrus just didn’t like her, which she was super bummed about but okay with. So when she runs into Cyrus and TJ at the next  renaissance fair, it’s a little bit healing for her. I think their agreement to be friends becomes a little more viable this time and they start hanging out regularly.

- Jonah deserves to be a part of the Good Hair Crew and the way they tell him is by coyly being like wow Jonah your hair looks great today…great..? You might even say good. And he is just like “I thought great was better than good”

- aromantic Jonah Beck aromantic Jonah Beck aromantic Jonah Beck

- TJ drops the jock thing after freshmen year of high school and starts dressing more polished, coupled with the fact that he now needs glasses. Come on, no one has a consistent style throughout their ENTIRE high school years.

- TJ and Cyrus are the couple that makes it, I know it I just know it. Anytime they have a fight or argument that they need to figure out Cyrus pulls out his binder and walks them through it by talking to himself in third person. “Now, Cyrus how does that make you feel? —…WELL BAD.”

- The Kippen siblings don’t even realize they are dating the same person basically until Iris and Cyrus become good friends again and then Amber and TJ just watch in horror as they OFTEN say the same thing at the same time.

- Cyrus did a whole grand promposal the day before TJ’s grand promposal so they had two

- Andi and Buffy have been in love since season 2 but they take until their senior year of high school to realize and actually start dating, everyone is relieved, especially Cyrus who had to help Andi through thinking she must just have a crush on [checks notes] every boy Buffy has dated

[steven-universe-renaissance]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58095652

[ingek73]

How we made

Culture

‘I was attacked by a bloody rabbit’: how we made Xena: Warrior Princess

‘The studio was hesitant about suggesting Xena and Gabrielle were in a romantic relationship. But as time went on, they decided to look the other way and just let us get on with it’

‘Somebody once asked me if they had ever had sex’ … Lucy Lawless as Xena and Renee O’Connor as Gabrielle.

Interviews by Chris Broughton

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Steven L Sears, writer and co-executive producer

I was in a meeting with an executive from Renaissance Pictures when he mentioned a series they were going to do: “A hip, updated version of Hercules.” Xena was a character in that, compellingly brought to life by Lucy Lawless. When Hercules: The Legendary Journeys became a big hit, they decided to spin her off into her own series. That’s when I became involved.

Building on Xena’s backstory, we developed a character who has been turned into a feared warrior because of things that happened during her childhood and early adulthood, but at heart she is a good person keen to help others. The common take was that she was on the path to redemption, but my belief was that she felt she could never redeem herself for the thousands she had killed.

Gabrielle, meanwhile, is a simple village girl given the chance to realise her dreams of adventure. Since she recorded the duo’s escapades on scrolls, fans started calling her the battling bard. Right from the start, though, we refused to make her just a sidekick. She offered a beautiful innocent perspective on Xena’s darker, more barbaric character. Ultimately, she became Xena’s saviour.

Steven L Sears in 2022.

‘We went from drama one week to satire the next’ … Steven L Sears in 2022. Photograph: Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

The show’s co-creator Rob Tapert would present us with wild ideas and leave us to make them work. I can’t think of a regular show that did a musical episode with original songs before we did The Bitter Suite. One time, Rob wanted me to change the word “camouflage”. He said: “It’s a French word and this is not a French show.” I said: “You’re having a problem with a French word in a series set in ancient Greece with a protagonist played by a New Zealand actress using an American accent?”

Later, we expanded our universe quite a bit. In one episode, clones of our heroes interacted with Xena fans in the present day. Another, set in an alternative reality, saw Xena ruling over the Roman empire with Karl Urban’s Julius Caesar after their marriage. Xena offered the opportunity to go from drama one week to satire the next and, more importantly, had a cast and crew that could pull it off.

People called Xena a sword and sorcery show, even though our universe had swords but no magic. There were mythological creatures and entities with powers, but those powers had restrictions. Most of the gods echoed the pettiness of mankind, with all their egos and desires.

Back then, the studio was very hesitant about suggesting Xena and Gabrielle were in a romantic relationship. They even objected to a moment in the title sequence where Xena is seen walking seductively towards the warlord Draco, because he was shot from the back and had long hair, so could be mistaken for a woman. But as time went on, they decided to look the other way and just let us get on with it. Somebody once asked me if Xena and Gabrielle ever had sex. I said: “It’s none of my damn business. They do social and domestic duties together, they have fought for each other and died for each other. If you’re defining the relationship just on sex, you’re really missing the whole point.”

We had a very varied following, from children to students to older people. My dad once spotted a neighbour, in his 80s, waving a stick in his front yard as if sword fighting. “I’ve been watching my favourite show, Xena: Warrior Princess,” he explained. “You should see it – there’s a guy called Sears who works on it.”

Renee O’Connor, played Gabrielle

My focus with Gabrielle was how to make her feel empowered and not just the damsel in distress. The time I’d spent doing gymnastics at school probably helped with some of the moves I had to perform: handstands, backflips and so on. I loved working with weapons and dancing around stunt people. During one fight, my stunt double was standing in for the antagonist and, as we were twirling around, we stepped too close to each other and she ended up with a broken nose.

Even in the first season, we started to hear from people who thought Xena and Gabrielle’s relationship was more than just friends. Later, that subtext started to develop. We didn’t get a sense of how big the show was becoming until Lucy came back from a convention in the US and said: “Oh Renee, it’s like you’re a rock star!” At that point, the show hadn’t started airing in New Zealand. So, as we filmed in our little sacred space in Auckland, we could still walk around anonymously.

I tried showing Xena to my kids when they were young, but my daughter was terrified, seeing her mother repeatedly getting beaten up – or even attacked by a bloody rabbit. I kept the weapons Gabrielle used and still have a few boxes of costumes. My daughter’s 18 now and I know she’ll end up wearing them on a date or something.

I can relate to the young Gabrielles I meet at conventions who appreciate that kindness doesn’t mean you’re weak. Being able to live through my character emboldened me, helped me stand up to the bully. That’s definitely carried on for the rest of my life.

[spooksier]

hey guys anyways nothing captures why i love steven universe so much better than the lines "i dont need you to respect me, i respect me. i don't need you to love me, i love me." most transgender show of all time

[porcelain-rob0t]

i should rewatch steven universe, i need the SU renaissance to happen i need everyone to re-evaluate it

[kryptidkhaos]

Introduction Post!

I'm an anxious and nerdy mostly-dude-adjacent voidthing (he/it) approaching my 30's. I'm a chronically-ill/disabled stay-at-home non-traditional homemaker/hearthkeeper, technopagan, and general lover off all things both mystical and modern.

I'm grey-asexual, biromantic, and polyamorous. I've been married to @renthony and @natalieironside for almost a decade, and we live together with our bestie/QPP, @dovesndecay.

Before the pandemic, I was heavily involved in fandom conventions, cosplay, renaissance faires, and burlesque. I miss performing a lot, but COVID-19 is a serious issue, doubly so for me as an immunocompromised person.

I care a lot about queer history, labor rights, sex and kink education, and a bunch of other social issues. I'm a member of the IWW and the NCSF.

My fandom list is huge, but mainstays will always be Star Trek, Undertale, Steven Universe, Bojack Horseman, The Dragon Prince, and tons of other sci-fi and fantasy stuff.

Virtual worlds, life simulation, and RPGs are huge hobbies of mine, as well as a bunch of other cozy gaming titles. I've recently started sharing some of my screenshots and photos!