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one-time-i-dreamt · 4 months
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Me, my joyfriend, and Ruby from Steven Universe were hunting down Spinel from Steven Universe, because she stole Ruby's toast.
This would make sense if it was for a few minutes.
The hunt for the stolen toast went for *years.*
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tacobellabean · 4 months
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Aww you guys are such a cute couple! Which one of you is the red one and which one of you is the blue one?
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koldiy · 5 months
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luscusgargoyle · 6 months
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recently rewatched su and draw some my favorite gems( and connie hehhehe)
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inbarfink · 2 months
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So one of the cool and interesting ways ‘Steven Universe’ used to try and balance being both a series of 11-minutes episodes that each have their own satisfying emotional resolution and being an overarching story with complicated character arcs that take multiple seasons to resolve is the… I’m going to call it the ‘Not Quite Right Lesson’ episodes. Episodes where a character kinda learns a Very Important Lesson… but a more careful and retrospective look at the situation shows that what they learned is not Quite the Right Thing for them. They internalized something in that adventure which just ended up causing more Emotional Troubles for themselves farther down the line.
‘The Test’ is the most classic example. 
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As a standalone thing, it’s just a sweet episode about Steven learning to accept that his caretakers are also flawed and confused and figuring this shit up as they’re going along just like he is, and then doing a nice thing for their sake.
But looking back at this episode, it is quite obviously the nadir of Steven appointing himself as the Family Therapist and repressing all of his problems so he could better help the Gems’ with theirs. Like, there have been some early warning signs for this Complex, but this episode is the one that really cemented that idea in his mind and probably the reason it took him like the Entire Rest of the Show Including a Post-Finale Season to really untangle it.
But… also, I’ve been thinking a lot about the episode right after that, ‘Future Vision’. I think it’s also a very important ‘Not Quite Right Lesson Episode’ for the character of Garnet, and to some extent, the Crystal Gems as a whole. In many ways, it is to the CGs' character arcs' what 'the Test' is to Steven's.
So in this episode, Garnet reveals to Steven the fact that she has Future Vision. She hoped that telling Steven a little bit more about herself and being honest with him will lead to a greater understanding and a greater bond between them… but it backfired. It just led Steven to become a total paranoid, terrified wreck stuck in a total existential crisis.
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And it seems like the lesson Garnet learned is that… she should’ve never taken that risk at all. That it would’ve been better for everyone if she just kept Steven ignorant of the truth forever.
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Extremely reinforced with the ending of the episode, where Garnet chooses to once again hide an uncomfortable truth (that he just came very close to dying again) from Steven, for the sake of his own ‘peace of mind’.
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So, like, the Gems were already hiding uncomfortable truths from Steven since day one. “If you could only know what we really are” and all of that. But I think… With the actual truth of Homeworld encroaching on them more and more at this point of the story arc, this would’ve been a great time for the Gems to reconsider their attitude and actually Explain to Steven What the Hell is Going On. 
But instead, I think Garnet saw the events of ‘Future Vision’ as a reinforcement of the idea that there’s just some things Steven is Better Off Not Knowing. Actually being frank with him about Homeworld and the Diamonds and the War right there and then, that would have just overwhelmed Steven with fears and worries and would’ve ended up doing nothing but hurting him. And Garnet can’t accept that possibility, not again.
And so, Garnet, alongside Amethyst and Pearl, keep all these truths from Steven as long as possible. Only revealing bits of information when they have to. For Amethyst it’s about her emotionally-evasive attitude (also, she legit doesn’t know all of that stuff herself). For Pearl it’s about how she learned to romanticize Rose’s own fucked-up obsession with secrets. For Garnet, with her usually very direct attitude and preference for the most straightforward solutions, I think it’s very much the events of ‘Future Vision’ that were still playing in her head every time she had the choice to actually Explain something to Steven and decided not to. 
But that, indeed, was Not Quite the Right Lesson. While being bluntly and directly told by Garnet all about the Many Ways He Could Die caused Steven to go into an anxiety spiral and an existential crisis for an episode - the way the Gems have been consistently secretive and evasive with Steven ended up causing him so much more emotional grief to him in the long run. As all of these secrets ended up revealed to him in the most surprising, dramatic and traumatizing way possible.
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And the secretive attitudes ended up driving a wedge between Steven and the Gems. 
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Even after they promised to be more honest with him. Because the sight of Steven crying on the roof that day is one that Garnet can easily move away from. Because Garnet’s Not Quite Right Lesson was almost as difficult for her to unlearn as Steven’s own. 
But after the big confrontation at the start of the Zoo Arc, Garnet ended up being the most upfront about the Crystal Gems’ history. Almost overeager to share what she knows about the past.
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I mean also, again, Amethyst just has less to tell and Pearl is hiding secrets for reasons beyond her control - but I think it’s also important to consider from the perspective of Garnet’s arc.
Because the fallout of the Pink Diamond Reveal is very much centered around Garnet (or, well, Ruby and Sapphire). That was the Truth that was hidden from her 'for her own good'. And at the end of the day, despite all the grief that unveiling that truth has caused
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It has also brought them, all of them, a lot closer.
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There's a reason why 'the Truth' is Garnet's Final Missing Piece in the movie. It is as central to her character arc in the series as Lesbian AngstTM grief over lost love is to Pearl.
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And still, some remnants of the Trauma of 'Future Vision' remained...
After all, even the very last episode of 'Future' was centered around the Gems once again trying to hide things from Steven (at that case, their turmoil about him leaving) for his own sake
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Even though it once again just caused Steven a whole lot of grief.
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It's maybe notable that at the end of this episode, Garnet, once again, tells Steven what's waiting for him in his Future...
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sharkphobicz · 6 months
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this has been in my head for AGES
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help
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sapridart · 2 months
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WOAHHHHH❤️💙
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thediamond637 · 7 months
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Fire Quartz and Druzy Quartz fusion of Ruby + Steven and Sapphire + Steven
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thingsaday · 4 months
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they're the worst (affectionate)
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blueshity · 7 months
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I love the way Ruby and Sapphire touch each other all the time. It could be holding hands, Sapphire kissing Ruby's cute face (as she said), Ruby picking Sapphire up and twirling her around in the air, or even when they gently touch their foreheads (this is my favorite detail)
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About the last mentioned, I noticed recently that in The Answer, during the dance in the forest before they fused, they touch their foreheads briefly while facing each other. After I saw that, I was never the same ❤️‍🩹
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And finally! I just love this moment, nothing much to say about it. I just love them both being cute and exchanging affection on the scene
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squidincart · 3 months
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Happy Ruby! feat. frog
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cantheykillmacbeth · 6 months
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Ruby from Steven Universe applies for all of the 3 "classic" clauses and unique exception
Yes, Ruby from Steven Universe could kill Macbeth!
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We've gone over gems in general before, and we've discussed how it's up for debate whether or not gems count as 'women' for the purposes of the Birth Parent Clause, so we will ignore that one for now, but we know for a fact that Ruby applies for the Gender Clause and Unconventional Birth Clause as all other gems do. Also, due to her backstory where she circumvented Sapphire's prophecy/the course of fate, it could be argued that she counts as a Unique Exception as well, being able to sidestep prophecies!
Thank you for your submission!
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cervidaer · 5 months
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redesigns bc im rewatchingthe rock show... idk where else to put these
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izzybluebell · 9 months
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fire meet gasoline ⛽️🔥🎶
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