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Best Steven Universe Character Tournament - Round 1

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October 23: Happy 27th Birthday to Voice Actor Zach Callison, who provided the voice of the protagonist of the series, one of the members of the Crystal Gems alongside Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, Peridot, and Bismuth, and son of both Greg Universe & Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond as the character of Steven Quartz Universe; and one of the residents residing in Beach City, son of Yellowtail and Vidalia, and brother of Sour Cream as the character of Onion on Steven Universe.

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Fandom: Steven Universe Rating: Teen Audiences Words: 1.7K~ Summary: “No, no, please— Steven, it’s not ‘nothing,’ I’m curious, now.” Tone bursting with genuine warmth, he plants a singular hand on his shoulder, trying to coax him to open up again. “I genuinely want to know.” And stars, is the sheer, uncharacteristic vulnerability glistening within his dear friend’s warm brown irises when next he opens his mouth almost enough to scramble the very code of his core-most being. “You sure about that, Flower Boy?” _ A holiday gift fic inspired by the story "Drift Together," in which Steven and his Gem- Floret- are split at birth and live entirely separate lives before ultimately reuniting in high school.

Merry Christmas @gaudess-schmoddess! I enjoyed getting an opportunity to write about your boys so very much! It's such a fun challenge, playing in other people's sandboxes, ahah.

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The living room of the home he’s visiting— Steven’s home— is filled with warmth and loud, lilting laughter this brisk winter evening.

A soft smile rises upon Floret’s lips as he leans up against the wall in the doorway of the kitchen and observes the scene. It’s a fairly small gathering all-in-all, just the Lök family and a few of their closest connections, which means that he’s genuinely quite touched that Steven thought to invite him. Vidalia is perched on the couch next to Yellowtail, a bit tipsy on wine and giggling over some dramatic, drawn-out story about a recent mail delivery incident that Barb’s been telling for the last ten or so minutes. Onion is perfectly content sculpting… well, something— (he’s not quite sure what his latest masterpiece is supposed to be yet)— in his mashed potatoes, and Steven himself is hanging out in the corner catching up with Sour Cream, who’s come home from university to visit for a few weeks. There’s a handful of other folks here too… either extended relatives or friends of the family he doesn’t yet know. Everyone here— completely new faces included— has been very welcoming towards him, with plenty asking him curious questions about Gems and their settlement in town, which he’s perfectly happy to answer. In less familiar social situations like these though, he often feels more comfortable overlooking the crowd rather than injecting himself right into the middle of it. At least for now. At least until he gathers more intel on all the subtle minutia of these people’s energy and interactions. 

It simply feels more polite that way. 

Absentmindedly whistling along to the soft classic rock on the playlist that’s running, he glances down into his cup, twirling around the scant remainder of some homemade spiced apple cider that he brought. It’s more of a concentrated slurry of cinnamon and nutmeg than actual cider at this point, but that’s fine. He’s well aware that this batch was a bit of a rush job. If he were given the benefit of advanced warning he could’ve simmered it for longer, but alas Steven’s invite was a wholly last minute thing; it was a stray semicolon at the end of an otherwise finished sentence. He barely had enough time to throw together a halfway coherent outfit tonight, let alone prep a halfway adequate potluck offering as a polite thank you. Still, he’d say the flavors melded enough to suit most folks’ tastes.

He sighs with the exact sort of manufactured content one might expect from a teenage wallflower at a party they know almost no one at, spinning around real quick to toss the plastic cup in the trashcan right behind him. 

When he returns his wandering attention to the living space though, every last thread of his cognizant mind is sucked in by Steven (and oh, how easily it’s swayed by him these days), who’s finished his quick conversation with his adoptive older brother and is now sauntering back towards him with a teasing little grin on his face. He’s wearing a sweater tonight, black with red stripes. It suits him, he thinks— this pop of red matches that of his bold eyeliner perfectly. 

“Uh-oh,” his science partner says with a bit of a playful lilt tinting his voice, nudging him with his elbow. “Do you see what I see?”

He nods his head upwards, pulling Floret’s gaze straight towards the ceiling. 

He squints, finding nothing else of note beyond a fresh, ribboned sprig of that leafy plant he often sees hung about in the doorways this time of year. “What, y’mean that decoration?”

Steven’s grin transforms into a full shit-eating smirk. “Looks like it caught us fair and square, don’tcha think? Guess that means we have no choice…”

His brows scrunch inwards. “No choice… of what?”

“Uh… it’s mistletoe—? Come on, play along with me, here. You know what that is.”

“Do I—?”

He sneaks a quick peak at the plant in question again, wracking his memory for any scrap of familiarity he can muster, even the smallest crumb of a fact. And what does he find? Nothing of note. Beyond his awareness that it’s a seasonal thing, he has no idea what Steven’s talking about, and it’s starting to drive his mind in insatiably curious circles. ‘Play along?’ With what??

Steven purses his lips as he squints at him, truly searching his expression.

“Oh my fucking god,” he blurts out with a small peel of laughter after a few tense beats of silence. “Are you seriously telling me that Gems don’t know what mistletoe is for? That your dad didn’t even mention this very basic holiday tradition to you??”

“I dunno!” Floret says with a massive sheepish shrug, sensing his cheeks heat up against his will. “I missed out on a lot of human stuff growing up, okay? Also, I never really celebrated Christmas as a kid anyways. Just wasn’t our thing.”

He raises his open palmed hands out in a gesture of defense. “Jeeze, sorry, fair enough.”

Pause. 

There’s an extended moment here where the two of them can’t quite seem to meet each other’s eyes, rocking back and forth on their heels as the din of all the adults’ spirited conversation in the other room threatens to envelop the unwritten potential of this interaction entirely. 

Then…

Inhaling deep, he scratches at the nape of his neck, lingering curiosity pouring off him in waves.

“So, uh… what is it for?”

Steven’s attention snaps back up to meet his— just for a split second, just for long enough that he knows without a glimmer of doubt that he did in fact hear his question— and his cheeks flush a bright scarlet red as he immediately averts his eyes once more. Floret follows the trajectory of his glance, finding him peering at Vidalia in the other room. She’s watching them with a bit of a wry smile.

“I-I… forget about it,” he murmurs, crossing his arms tight around himself, “it’s stupid. I’m stupid. I was just messin’ with you, really. We don’t actually have to—”

His words conveniently and oh-so-frustratingly trail off.

Floret’s brow furrows as he probes him for more information. “Have to… have to what?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s just leave it.”

“No, no, please— Steven, it’s not ‘nothing,’ I’m curious, now.” Tone bursting with genuine warmth, he plants a singular hand on his shoulder, trying to coax him to open up again. “I genuinely want to know.”

And stars, is the sheer, uncharacteristic vulnerability glistening within his dear friend’s warm brown irises when next he opens his mouth almost enough to scramble the very code of his core-most being.

“You sure about that, Flower Boy?”

He nods, suddenly having never been more sure about anything in all his eighteen years of life. “Yes. I am.”

Steven’s glance skates upwards once more, lingering upon that little sprig of green with a palpable air of anxiety as he drops his hands to his side. 

“Well, uh—” he begins, thumbing his fingertips against the somewhat worn hem of his sweater’s sleeve— “when two people are caught underneath the mistletoe, the tradition is that they’re supposed to…”

He inhales sharply, and then rises on his tiptoes as high as he’ll go. Eyelids fluttering shut, and grabbing loose fistfuls of his dress shirt to bring them closer together, he finally crosses that long-indefinable line of their uniquely intense friendship and presses their lips flush. Floret practically melts into this kiss, his veins thrumming with a kind of warm, effervescent energy he’s never quite felt before. The gem at his navel hums with clear desire as— almost instinctively— his hands raise to settle against the small of his back, deepening their embrace. 

And then, just as swift as their worlds so unpredictably intersected this school year to begin with, it’s over. 

(Far, far too soon.)

Steven pulls away first. He breaks apart with a shallow, almost quivering breath, sinking back upon his heels. The tips of his ears are burning a pink that’s even brighter than the swirl of dyed color in his bangs as he pointedly avoids his dumbfounded gaze, choosing instead to stare holes into the tiled kitchen laminate under his feet. It’s the most unguarded expression he thinks he’s ever seen from him, and the sheer significance of this realization leaves Floret wholly unmoored. His mouth bobs open to say something in response— literally anything— but despite his best efforts he can’t muster the cognizance to so much as string two syllables together. 

He’s lost in the stratosphere. 

Entirely starstruck.

(Because what on Earth does this kiss make them? Who are they to each other after such an intimate breakthrough like that?)

“T-that’s a… a really nice tradition,” he finally manages to splutter out, voice croaking a few pitches higher than his usual tenor.

The barest glimmer of a smile flutters across Steven’s face, but it’s subdued. Anxious, even… as if his friend (boyfriend??) has just been struck with the wonderful but all-too dizzying truth that this daring kiss he initiated isn’t like one of his teasing jokes that can always be taken back. No, no. Instead, a fundamental line of this relationship has been crossed forever… a distinct, billowing shift in the winds of their fates that it’s obvious they both can sense. 

Floret watches his eyes flit towards the living room for the briefest of seconds, meeting the glance of his adoptive mother once more. Vidalia shoots them a knowing smirk and a nod of wholehearted acceptance (leave it to a parent to have a keen intuition for these kinds of matters, he supposes) before returning to her conversation with the other adults.

Tugging at his sweater sleeve, Steven clears his throat.

“So, um… anyways,” he mumbles, summoning the courage to peer up at him again. “Are you enjoying the party, so far?”

Floret beams, his cheeks almost aching from— for once in his life— the sheer sincerity of this yet-unknown feeling bubbling up within him.

(Stars, what does one even call such emotion, again…?)

“I definitely am now,” he says, wrapping his arm around his waist and drawing him into his warmth. 

And upon physical reunion with his dear science partner, the diamond embedded at his core sings him its wholehearted answer.

It’s bliss, he realizes with a hum of contentment.

The emotion he’s looking for… that some yearning, hollow piece of him has always been looking for… is bliss.

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Favorite Steven Universe ships? 💎💞

Pearl/Bismuth, Pearl/Rose, Yellowtail/Vidalia, Lapis/Peridot, Ruby/Sapphire (although I dislike Garnet), and in an extremely fucked up way, Lapis/Jasper.

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I know the show ended years ago at this point but I wanna say this in case anyone still cares. Vidalia, my mom, thank you for always accepting me as I was. I hope you can still do that in this life, and continue to rock on. Yellowtail, my dad, I always loved our fishing trips. Clamming was my favorite. Sour Cream, thanks for being the best big bro out there, and I really appreciate you not making a huge fuss taking care of me when mom & dad where busy. To my friends, wherever you are, stay weird. The 'weirdos' will always find you, and I see you just as much as you saw me. I know I caused trouble, but I really appreciate you all for handling it with me, and I still care about you deeply. -Onion (Steven Universe)

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Group Four Round Three

Character info from submissions under the cut

The Onion Family (Headcanon) They’re one of the human families in beach city, they don’t get a ton of major plot focus but they're friends with Steven as well as some of the Gems Lenjaminmacbuttons came up with the idea originally, but the concept is essentially that although Vidalia had fallen away from the church as a young adult she got back into it after having Sour Cream, which is where she met Yellowtail. Most of my headcanons focus largely on Vidalia, so I imagine that Vidalia is not only extremely open about not only being bisexual but also about having Sour Cream out of wedlock, additionally I believe she would be the young woman’s president to top all young women presidents.

Lilo Pelekai (Headcanon) Since Lilo Pelekai’s parents died in a car crash, she’s been living under custody of her older sister Nani. She’s lonely and emotional and nothing seems to go her way, until she meets a mysterious, behaviorally-challenged ‘dog’ that isn’t all that he seems. Maybe this is kind of a stretch, but there’s a strong Mormon presence in like, Polynesia, Samoa, etc, and so it stands to reason there’d be a good amount of church members in Hawai’i. There was definitely a big, friendly ward when I got to visit Kaua’i! It also strikes me how strong Lilo and Nani’s conception of family is, ‘Ohana,’ and we know that’s a big tenet of our religion is eternal families. I imagine the issue of race in the church would make things a little rocky, for them, and being Mormon would definitely create an in for that stupid redhead girl to bully her. I imagine Nani would’ve gone a bit inactive in her teen years and then gravitated back to church with the death of her parents. Maybe I just like to think they have hope of seeing their parents again, y’know?

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Omniverse Falls

Story Summary:  What would happen if the Crystal Gems had settled down in a place other than Beach City, a little backwoods town just west of weird…? What if, upon coming to Gravity Falls for the summer, Mikey and his younger twin siblings, Dipper and Mabel were to befriend Steven and his two best friends, Toby and Connie? What kind of magical and mysterious adventures would they have? What if a watch-like device falls from space, attaches to Mikey, and gives him the power to transform into 10 different kinds of aliens, while trying to keep his secret from the world? And, how would they fare against the combined threats of merciless, Homeworld Gems and a certain triangular demon? Find out what happens when Magic and Mystery meet in Omniverse Falls…

Characters:

Major TLH/C: Lincoln, The Loud Sisters (Lori, Leni, Luna, Luan, Lynn, Lucy, Lana, Lola, Lisa, and Lily), Lynn Sr., Rita, Leonard, Lance, Albert, Myrtle, Ruth, Clyde, Sam, Mazzy, Sully, Benny, Maggie, Silas, Skippy, Winston, David, Ronnie Anne, Bobby, Arturo, Maria, Carlos, Frida, Carlota, The Casagrande Brothers (CJ, Carl, and Carlitos), Rosa, Hector, Danny, Lupe, Sid, Adelaide, Stanley, Becca, Harold, Howard, Scotts, Angus, Morag, Chuck, and Mick

Major MML: Bradley

Major GF: April, The Swanson Siblings (Calvin, Harriet, Hannah, Hugo, Cody, and Nina), Henry, and Laura

Major SU/AB: Steven, Toby, Connie, Garnet (Ruby/Sapphire), Amethyst, Pearl, Rose Quartz (flashbacks), Greg, Dr. Tenma, Jean, Teresa, Duncan, Elizabeth, Brian, Beverly, Bim, Bam, Luka, Lion, Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, Bismuth, Jasper, Yellow Diamond, Blue Diamond (flashbacks), Yellow Pearl, Blue Pearl (flashbacks), The Ruby Squadron (Doc, Leggy, Army, Navy, and Eyeball), Martha, Lars, Sadie, Ronaldo, Peedee, Jamie, Buck, Jenny, Kiki, Sour Cream, Mr. Fryman, Kofi Pizza, Doug, Priyanka, Aarav, Kevin, Vidalia, Yellowtail, Onion, Marty, Barb, Andy, Mark, Dogcopter, and the Off-Colors (Fluorite (Anatase/Red Pearl/Lavender Sapphire/The Peridot Trio (Head Peridot, Right Peridot, and Left Peridot), Rhodonite (Levi/Button), Padparadscha, and the Rutile Twins (Mindy and Cindy)).

Major OF/WFRR (AU): Mikey, Dipper, Mabel, Stan, Ford, Wendy, Soos, Bill Cipher, Gideon, Candy, Grenda, Gorney, Pacifica, McGucket, Waddles, Gompers, Mr. Poolcheck, Mermando, Ma, Pa, Robbie, Tamby, Thompson, Lee, Nate, Manly Dan, Caroline, The Corduroy Brothers (Marcus, Kevin, and Gus), Joellynn, Jessica, Roger, The Rabbit Kids (Zephyr and Beth), Tyler, Sheriff Blubs, Deputy Durland, Preston, Pricilla, Filbrick, Karen, Blendin, Agent Powers, Agent Trigger, Time Baby, Lazy Susan, Giffany, Abuelita, Reggie, Bud, Archibald, Nathaniel, Elizabeth, Quinten, Toby, Blind Ivan, Rumble, The Summerween Trickster, Wax Sherlock, Jeff, Shmebulock, Ducktective, Azmuth, Xeannith, Retaliator, Tetrex, Gluto, Sixsix, Kraab, Verdona, Aggregor, The Omnitrix Aliens (Goop, Four Arms, Grey Matter, Echo Echo, Upgrade, Diamondhead, NRG, Big Chill, AmpFibian, and Heatblast), The Omnitrix Unlock Aliens (Ghostfreak, Fasttrack, Feedback, and Gax), and Ra'ad

Major SP: Jack and Rebecca

Major SD: Shaggy and Scooby

Ships: Steven/Connie, Mikey/Carly, Mikey/Wendy, Shaggy/Wendy, Dipper/Wendy, Dipper/Pacifica, Bradley/Pacifica, Ruby/Sapphire, Rose/Greg, Pearl/Rose, Tenma/Jean, Nate/Jenny, Robbie/Kiki, Lars/April, Ronaldo/Sadie, Brian/Lapis, Azmuth/Xennith, Dipper/Connie, Steven/Mabel, Steven/Dipper, Amethyst/Peridot, 

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Angsy, Friendship, Humor, Action, Family/Hurt/Comfort, Mystery, and Sci-Fi

Rating: Dark Subjects and etc

[a-fantastic-time]

Vidalia would moan happily as she ate out Amethyst, this was their little secret, and Yellowtail didn't know a thing about his wife had a history of lesbian experimenting either, so with him and their sons away, it left Vidalia a very lonely lady, at least she had a friend to get sexy with.

"You still up to give yourself a cock? Since while we're back to doing things we used to do, why not that?"

Amythest chuckled and with a glow of her gem, her clit would grow and reshape. Suddenly forcing its way inside Vidalia's mouth and down her throat. "Always the size queen huh Val?" She said grabbing the back of her head and making her deep throat her massive purple shaft. She didn't mind, as it felt even better than getting eaten out.

"Want one or two this time around? Its been awhile, so I would guess your into some new freaky stuff by now."

[slayer-of-titans]

My Steven Universe Ships

I’m bored and waiting for more SU content so here I am talking about all SU pairings that I ship. Please note that this is only my own opinion and I that I respect anybody who disagrees with me.

Amethyst/Peridot (Amedot): I’ll admit that I cannot decide between this pairing and Lapidot. Peridot seemed to care about impressing Amethyst and getting on her good side more than Garnet or Pearl. She really cared when she hurt her feelings and tried very hard to make things right.

Bismuth/Biggs Jasper (Biggsmuth): We haven’t seen much of them but Bismuth seems to greatly care for Biggs. She said that Biggs was loved by everybody and went to save her first over everybody else who was bubbled. And they hugged when Biggs was cured of her corruption.

Blue Diamond/Yellow Diamond (Bellow Diamond): This is one of my favorite SU pairings. Yellow and Blue obviously care for each other greatly. White Diamond even said that Blue was Yellow’s weakness. Yellow always acted like a hard ass but was able to let her guard down around Blue.

Blue Pearl/Yellow Pearl (Bellow Pearl): I did not want to ship this pairing just because but after seeing Yellow model for Blue I’m on board.

Earth Beetle/Heaven Beetle (Hevearth?): I definitely want to learn more about them and what their actual gem names are. Even after being uncorrupted Sapphire still referred to them as the Earth and Heaven Beetles. And Sapphire had lost her memories at that point.

Jamie/Kiki (Jamiki?): Just a crack pairing that I threw in there because Kiki likes to run around town and Jamie runs around delivering the mail.

Jasper/Eyeball (Jasball): The fandom introduced me to this pairing. Eyeball seems to admire Jasper very much and both witnessed Pink Diamond’s alleged shattering.

Lapis Lazuli/Peridot (Lapidot): As mentioned above, I cannot decide between this pairing and Amedot. Peridot was interested in befriending Lapis right away and went above and beyond to try and impress her. Eventually they became happy roomies until Lapis fled Earth. Peridot was hurt but Lapis did try to bring her with her.

Lars/Sadie (Larsadie): It’s been obvious since season 1. There was some manipulation early on on both sides (Sadie tricked Lars into thinking they were stranded and Lars always used Sadie for his own needs) but their relationship later got better. And Lars talked about Sadie to the off-colors.

Pearl/Mystery Girl (MysteryPearl): With Rose Quartz gone forever I do want Pearl to eventually move on. Pearl was shown to be uncomfortable with human culture so her being with a human would definitely help her break boundaries. And Mystery Girl definitely seemed interested in some aspects of Pearl’s life.

Pearl/Rose Quartz (Pearlrose): This is actually one of my OTPs in SU. It’s mainly because I can relate to Pearl. They worked together for thousands of years. I respect Greg/Rose because it resulted in Steven and is essential to the plot but I will always see way more depth between Pearl and Rose. Plus Pearl was the only one who had known Rose as Pink Diamond as well.

Ruby/Sapphire (Rupphire): Well this one should be a no-brainer. There is literally a song about them being made of love and they are one of the first same-sex couples in a child’s cartoon.

Spinel/Pink Pearl (Spinearl): The fandom got me into this one recently but I can dig it. Pink Pearl was shown to be goofy in flashbacks and Spinel being Spinel would get along very well with her.

Steven/Connie (Connverse): This is another no-brainer. They were both a little young at the beginning of the series but still obviously had a crush on each other. And after the time skip it definitely is going to happen.

Yellowtail/Vidalia (Yellowdalia?): Well it’s canon. Vidalia explained that they hit it off. And it’s healthier than Vidalia’s previous relationship with Marty. Marty is an ass so it couldn’t have been healthy.

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[fallout-universe]

Sour Cream is the leader of a local gang who have taken over and live in the abandoned theme park on the edge of town; Beach City Funland. They go by the Unchained after rearranging the letters on the Funland sign. They aren’t really raiders, just a gang of people who don’t want to live as part of the main Beach City community. They do occasionally head into the settlement to stock up on supplies. Everything from food to alcohol. They do pay, but perhaps not always full price. They are well known for their wild parties. The people of Beach City have something of a love-hate relationship with them, mostly tolerating the gang because their presence keeps actual raider gangs at bay, thinking that the area is already taken over.

Vidalia is a woman with an interesting back story. She was a raider in her youth, nomadically travelling the wasteland in search of supplies and good times. The scars she carries are souvenirs from those days. One time, when her gang came to Beach City, they took over the local bar for standard debauchery. Vidalia got so drunk (or high, she doesn’t remember) she awoke a couple of days later on the beach, about to be killed by a Mirelurk. A local man saved her and that is how she met her husband; Yellowtail. The gang moved on when the booze ran out but Vidalia chose to stay. Today she is a trader, cooking and selling the mirelurk meat that Yellowtail hunts. She still is more than a little wild. Everyone knows better than to try and cheat her at anything from a card game to payment for her wares.

Yellowtail is called a fisherman but the days of the rod and reel are long gone. Yellowtail hunts Mirelurks. With his trusty harpoon gun, and a few other weapons, he will wander up and down the coast of beach city, usually at dawn, hunting the creatures and their eggs. He brings the meat to his wife, who cooks and sells it. He is very good at his job. There are many amazing tales about his fishing expeditions. Some of them are probably true.

Onion. A kid who seems to be more rumour than anything else. Even his name is known to very few in the Beach City area. The wider population aren’t even sure if the boy has family in the settlement. He appears and disappears at random, coming and going as he pleases. Some say that they have seen this mysterious stranger saving good people who come under attack.

[yahoo201027]

October 23: Happy 26th Birthday to Voice Actor Zach Callison, who provided the voice of the protagonist of the series, one of the members of the Crystal Gems alongside Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst, Peridot, and Bismuth, and son of both Greg Universe & Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond as the character of Steven Quartz Universe; and one of the residents residing in Beach City, son of Yellowtail and Vidalia, and brother of Sour Cream as the character of Onion on Steven Universe.

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Steven Universe Fancast

I put alternates in this fictional casting incase my main choice doesn’t accept. Also this is just my opinion.

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From the fanfic “Sour Cream Gets a Brother”