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deathmetalangel · 1 year

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Hello there!

I wanted to ask for a request, only if you want though ^^'

What about some Hcs with Rose Quartz, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli y Peridot (sepparetly) reacting to a 13 year old fem!Gem!reader (who has very bad trust issues and avoids physical contact at all costs due to past trauma about being betrayed and puffed)

Coming to them crying after and tackling them into a hug them while rambling about how Amethist said that if she misbehawed Pearl was going to puff her (wich was obviosly a joke)

BAD JOKE HEADCANONS (GEMS X FEM! READER/PLATONIC)

warnings: mentions of poofing, ptsd

backstory: y/n is still a “new” gem only emerging from the ground about thirteen years prior to meeting the gems; however, almost all of that was spent in a bubble after being poorer by their original group of gems. some old homeworld loyalists that came to earth to hopefully “defeat” the crystal gems.

ROSE QUARTZ

- she feels SO bad

- rose was very patient with y/n after finding her so she knew about her boundaries and physical touch being a huge one

- so when she came up to her and just hugged her she knew something was wrong

- even if it was silly, she knew that y/n didn’t yet understand jokes and took everything quite literal

- comforts them by letting them cry and just being so understanding

- “take your time y/n. it’s okay, i’m here. don’t worry. amethyst was just teasing.”

- once she’s calmed down she explains that pearl said it as a joke mostly out of annoyance. she meant no actual harm

- brings her back to the temple to help her talk to amethyst about why she can’t joke like that

- even brings pearl over to have her assure y/n she would never do such a thing

- rose just wants y/n to know she’s safe with the crystal gems

- 10/10 very very comforting

GARNET

- y/n came running up to her while she was in the bubble room

- she knew it was serious because it was a place y/n tended to avoid because of what happened to her before they found her

- she just clings onto garnet crying about how amethyst told her pearl was going to poof her if she wasn’t a good crystal gem

- garnet seen it in a very unlikely reality so she was surprised that it actually happened

- garnet kneels down with y/n and just consoles her by petting her hair

- y/n can’t help but hold onto garnet for protection

- “amethyst was only joking. i predicted no real danger in your future. i understand your fear, but i assure you y/n. you are in no danger here.”

- ruby was a bit annoyed at amethyst as she knew fully well what you went through, but felt nothing wrong with her joke

- sapphire knew it was just a off handed comment to rile y/n up during a training session

- “take your time y/n. i know the thought of being poofed is traumatic. you have nothing to be ashamed of. i’ll make sure amethyst apologizes. it wasn’t right of her to say that.”

- pearl is even shocked amethyst says that

- promises she would never ever

- allows y/n to stay close by her side for a while even after amethyst apologizes

- 20/10 i love my red and blue moms

LAPIS LAZULI

- while lapis wasn’t one for touch either, when y/n came barreling into her arms she knew something serious happened

- it wasn’t unlike her to not take things very seriously, but she could tell that y/n was terrified

- “hey, what happened?”

- she honestly doesn’t know how to react much

- when y/n explains it lapis was so annoyed at amethyst

- “don’t worry. pearl won’t do anything. amethyst is just being mean. don’t let her get to you.”

- “but why would she say that?”

- hearing y/n cry broke her heart tbh

- “who knows. amethyst is weird. just ignore her like i do, but if her or pearl do every try anything don’t hesitate to come to me. i won’t let them do anything i promise.”

- after all y/n was just a terrified gem like they once were

- convinced them to calm down by just continuously promising she was strong enough to protect both of them (which she definitely was)

- 9/10 a bit awkward at first but great after

PERIDOT

- peridot had no idea what was happening when y/n just straight tackled them while bawling her eyes out

- “uh did you know you’re crying?”

- “amethyst said pearl was going to poof me if i acted up or misbehaved! they promised me they were different! they all said they were nothing like the agates!”

- y/n cries while holding onto peridot

- she may be awkward, but she knew you were genuinely scared

- holds her slowly so she doesn’t flinch and let’s y/n cry

- “i’m sure that clod amethyst was just playing one of her pranks. she never does know when to stop. i mean, you know earth gems. they’re all so rowdy.”

- tries to console y/n as best she can

- “the pearl wouldn’t poof you. if anything she’d want to poof me. besides steven wouldn’t let that happen.”

- her awkward jokes and stiff touch kind of do cheer y/n up

- “why would amethyst say that though? that’s so mean!”

- “amethyst also eats dirt and old dumpster donuts. i wouldn’t worry about her too much. besides. us two are much more superior gems! she’s probably just jealous.”

- peri helps wipe her tears

- “y-yeah peridot. i guess you’re right.”

- “i’m always right!”

- 11/10 awkward but funny

#steven universe x reader #steven universe #su #submission #rose quartz x reader #lapis lazuli x reader #peridot x reader #garnet x reader #x reader #platonic #steven universe headcanon #deathmetalangel

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stevenuniversestoryart · 8 months

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I swear Ruby is shorter than Y/n-

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sweetpea394 · 10 months

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my post for pride month was really popular. So as a late Pride gift:

I made an updated version!

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constantlychangingfandoms · 1 year

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When people make gem and fusion ocs, is their a method to know what the fusion is called?

Like with canon characters, Ruby and Sapphire make Garnet.

When you make a fusion oc, do you just choose a random gem to be the fusion?

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alexglitches · 14 days

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okay, hopping back into LEGO Monkie Kid here on my blog for a second

I have a poll I made that I need some answers for :)

I explain everything in the poll, but long story short, I’m in the process of making a crossover fic between LEGO Monkie Kid x Steven Universe, and I need some help picking out what type of gem the MC will be

if you want to and have the time, pls join the poll and choose what gem you think is best :)

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stevenuniversequotevstory · 8 months

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Hello!!! I’m just posting the Chapter Index and stuff like that so you can go visit the story if you would like!

This Story was originally posted on Quotev but I also posted it on Wattpad! I sadly don’t know how to get links from Wattpad so I’m only doing Links from Quotev! I decided that I’ll put in links for the chapters I post on Tumblr instead.

If you’d like to read the story on Wattpad my name is HyenaLover2630

1- New Life New Start

2- The Arrival

3- Lets Explore!

4- Not Such A Great Start

5- Lets Try To Get Along?

6- Nice To Meet You

7- Keep Beach City Weird

8- Hanging With The Horror Lover

9- Watermelon Steven

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beansnsoup · 10 months

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I'm never going to get over my Steven Universe bracelets

#steven universe #jewelry #jewelry making #rose quartz su #pearl su #garnet su #amethyst su #sapphire x ruby #peridot su #white diamond su #yellow diamond su #blue diamond su

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saturn7162 · 2 months

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The Gemlings

Another fucking SU thing I wont stop unless someone asks me to write abt smth else

I love SU so much so here is a 7 page google doc on my 2 favorite gals and an oc

I could totally add more on this btw

The Crystal Gems walked over to the barn in the dead of night after hearing what sounded like a fight. As they stepped closer, the sheer smell of hormones flooded their senses. Along with the sound of hissing, chirping, growling, grunting and spitting.

“Guys?” Steven said, grabbing Garnet’s arm and looking up at her and Pearl.

“What’s going on? Is everything okay there?” He asked, worry filling his gaze.

“I’m sure it is. I recognize this type of environment. I think Lapis and Peridot are going to have geodes soon!” Pearl squealed, happily jogging up to the barn. As she came closer, she heard the sound of a deep snarl.

“Peridot? Lapis? Chrysolite?” Pearl called out to the trio that lived in the barn. She used her gem to cast light into the room, illuminating the large nest in the middle. The gems looked at each other as they saw Chrysolite, the male, being batted at by Lapis and Peridot. They hissed at him loudly, hitting his large muzzle as he tried to help with the nest.

“Chrysolite, you know you can’t be in here while your mates are nesting.” Pearl chastised, crossing her arms as she glared at him. He let out a creaky roar, sitting down with his legs out and his hands on the floor in front of him. As he reached a paw out, Lapis reached hers out, smacking it away with a growl. He gruffed and tried again, only to be hit by Peridot. He groaned and flopped onto his back, presenting his belly as a show of trust. Again, only to be met with the glares and growls of his mates.

“Come on Chrysolite, you’re spooking them.” Pearl stepped closer, only to be hissed at by all three of them and batted at by Chrysolite, who reluctantly got to his feet and left the barn, making sure to scent everything he came across. Once he was out, he closed the barn door and sat in front of it, staring at the doors as he slouched angrily.

“It’s going to be my nest too!” He shouted, crossing his arms as the two gems inside hissed at him.

“Why won’t they let me stay? They’re going to be my gemlings!” He grumbled, falling onto his stomach as he asked Pearl.

“You know why Chrysolite, it’s because they’re hormonal. You’re the sire, and sires’ hormones make them incredibly quick to violence, they just think you’re too aggressive to be around.” Pearl said, helping him up.

“But it’s my den too! I should at least get to stay!” He pouted, crossing his large arms across his chest. He bared his teeth and lashed his tail, clear signs he was not to be agitated.

“Look, you’re about to be a father and your body language is showing it too, you’re upset and until Peridot and Lapis allow you in there, you can’t be in there!” Pearl responded, looking up at the gruff looking male.

“So you’ll just have to stay with us! It’ll be like a sleepover!!” Steven shouted happily, hugging him tightly.

“Yeah, yeah I guess it will.” Chrysolite smiled and hugged him back, now walking back a little more willingly. When they got back to the temple, Chrysolite leapt into Steven’s room, snatching blankets, sheets, and pillows off the bed.

“Chrysolite?!” Pearl shouted, shocked at his actions as he threw the bedding onto the floor below. He grunted in response, taking the mattress in between his teeth and tossing down as well. He leapt off of the loft and spread the materials out, his instincts taking over as he began to build a new nest. He took the cushions and pillows off the couch as well, carefully arranging them in his new nest in the middle of the living room. He purred and walked around it on all fours, admiring his work.

“Ohhh…” Pearl exclaimed, understanding what just happened.

“You’re just nesting!” Pearl smiled and rummaged through the cabinet next to the couch, fishing out more soft textile things for Chrysolite to use. He happily took them and sprawled them out in his nest, before softly clambering inside and turning in circles, soon stretching and flopping down into it.

“U-uhm? Chrysolite?” Steven said, walking up awkwardly. Chrysolite grunted and opened one eye, peering up at him.

“Could I, y’know… Come in? I-I need to sleep too..” Steven said before Chrysolite snatched him by the front of his pajamas and softly tossed him into the nest before curling around him, giving him just enough room to breath as he fell asleep. Steven giggled and soon fell asleep as well.

In the morning, Chrysolite yawned, nudging Steven awake. As Steven crawled out of the nest, Chrysolite stretched out like a cat and trotted out of the nest. He looked around, checking if Garnet, Amethyst, or Pearl was there before he quickly walked out the door. He ran down the stairs and ran down the beach, kicking up sand as he ran to the barn.

“Chrysolite!!” Pearl shouted, causing him to glance back at her in shock before running quicker. He panted, quickly trotting over to the barn, speeding through Beach City.

“Chrysolite! Get back here! You’re going to scare them and end up most likely causing problems to their clutch!!” Pearl shouted, having Garnet and Amethyst chase after him as well. He ran through the streets, almost running into people as he ran to the barn. He hopped over the fence and scrambled over to the door, the gems right on his heels. He dashed through the open doors and skidded to a halt in front of his mates. He purred loudly, chirping as well as he rolled onto his side, presenting his soft belly, the most vulnerable part of his body. He flicked his ears and shook out his fur, emitting pheromones to soothe his mates’ nerves. He knew not to get too close to the nests, but he did scent the room, covering it in his scent so when the gemlings arrived, they could get used to it. Once he was finished, he purred and rolled around, taking in the attention that his mates gave him before they sent him out.

“What are we going to do with you?” Garnet said as Chrysolite was sent out, purring as he scented his mates briefly before they swatted him away. He smiled as he trotted out, scenting the outside as they left.

“You’re going to scare them if you lose your temper around them, your fuse is shorter than normal..” Pearl said, causing him to snarl. He sighed and stepped on the warp pad, activating it and going home.

After months of this, going over, scenting, being chased out, and repeating, Chrysolite grew tired. He lay in his nest, snuggling Steven close to him. However, they both were jolted awake at the sound of wails, and bright blue and green lights coming from the barn. Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst quickly bolted into the living room to see Chrysolite shaking Steven off of his leg and bolting out the door.

“Pearrrrrl!!!” Steven yelled, falling back into the nest.

“Where is he going!?” He shouted, quickly dashing in and out of the bathroom in a new change of clothes.

“Peridot and Lapis are getting ready to lay, and Chrysolite’s sire instincts are going haywire! We need to stop him before he gets himself hurt, Peridot or Lapis hurt, or the clutches hurt!” Pearl explained, bolting after him.

“Chrysolite! Stop!! You’re going to scare them!” Pearl yelled as she sprinted after him, trying to catch up and stop him from interrupting. He dove onto all fours and ran faster, running down the empty dark streets to get to the barn. He panted as he ran on, leaping over the fence and diving into the barn, being met with the wails of his mates as they laid their clutches in the nest. He instantly began producing calming pheromones, purring and chirping to soothe the nerves in the room. He quickly trotted over to them, licking their skin to calm them. He rubbed their back, enjoying the time they had before they got angry at him being there. Pearl’s squeals filled the barn as she laid her eyes on their clutches, counting nine whole geodes in total.

Chrysolite purred loudly, rubbing his scent glands onto each geode. They laid together for a few minutes, tending to their young. Once the geodes’ safety was ensured, Lapis let out a growl, signaling for Chrysolite to leave. He grumbled as he got to his feet, rubbing against the clutch one last time, earning a slash and a hiss from Lapis. He retreated from the nest with a chirp and gazed at his offspring. He trilled and flicked his ears and throat fur, presenting a show of green-blue color. He purred loudly and pranced for them, giving into his needs as a sire. Lapis and Peridot giggled to themselves and sent him off. He trilled and jogged out after giving them a kiss, purring wildly. He closed the barn doors and turned to face the other gems, Pearl and Garnet looked at him, slightly disappointed in him going to see the two carriers, despite Pearl’s warnings about what might happen. However, he just gave them a smug look and pranced off.

Around two weeks later, Chrysolite was woken up by someone leaving the house. He yawned, stretched, and turned over, going back to sleep. Twenty minutes later though, he was jolted awake by the loud and angry cries of his mates in the barn. He was up in an instant, the instincts of a sire needing to tend to their family flowing through him. Garnet and Pearl ran in, causing Steven to wake up as well. Chrysolite grew angry quickly, fangs growing in his mouth as he snarled and spat, his eyes glowed as he bolted out the door, sprinting towards the barn once more. Pearl groaned, having to chase after him again with Garnet. He leapt onto all fours, running faster to get to his new family. He ran through the fence, smashing it to pieces as he tried to get to Lapis and Peridot. He slammed open the doors and panted roughly, observing the geode in Amethyst’s hands. Pearl and Garnet stormed in behind him, and saw what Chrysolite was upset at. Amethyst laughed awkwardly, placing the geode down just as Chrysolite leapt on her.

To him, Amethyst was not a friend. All he saw through his instinct clouded mind was someone trying to take away his baby. He roared and was on her in a millisecond, holding her down and slamming his clawed hands into her. He bit, tore, slashed, punched, beat, and screamed. At the moment, he was not Chrysolite, he was only a hormonal sire protecting his young. He attacked her so violently, she poofed and even then he was still angry. He raised a hand, getting ready to slam it down on Amethyst’s gem and shatter her. Though, just before he could, Steven ran over and grabbed it, running out of his reach before he too could get hit. As Pearl, Garnet, and Steven ran, Chrysolite ran after them. He growled and hissed, chasing them away from the barn and back into Beach City. He let out a deep roar, completely intent on viciously attacking them if they came back too soon. He spat as they ran back to the house, keeping Steven safe.

He grunted and stalked back, still on all fours. His teeth and other sharp assets shrunk back to normal. As he walked, he scented the area around the barn, marking trees and rocks by slashing into them. He did this for at least an hour before he heard the calling chirps of Lapis and Peridot. He eagerly ran back, before slowing down and carefully entering the barn. He heard their soft purrs as he padded in, his puffed up fur laying flat back on his body. He purred back, much louder and deeper as he smiled at them. They smiled back and started shuffling around, making room for his large body to fit in. He trilled happily and softly slipped in. He purred louder, his breathing syncing with theirs as he snuggled in, tucking them both closer along with their clutches. They laid like this for hours, falling asleep together. They lay like this for weeks, never moving from their spots.

“Hey Chrysolite?” Lapis said, shaking him awake.

“Yes, Lappy?” He smiled and gazed up at her, licking her cheek softly, causing her to giggle.

“Me and Peri were wondering if you could watch the clutches for us? We want to go out together but we can’t leave them..” Lapis said, stroking his hair softly.

“Of course! I’d love to watch them, I haven't seen them in so long.” He cooed and leaned into her touch.

“Thank you!” She purred and hugged him tightly.

“Peri! He said he’d watch them!” She shook Peridot awake, who chirped happily, getting up from the clutch.

“Here, lay on your side Chrysolite.” Peridot instructed.

“Okay, what now?” He asked softly, gazing up at her.

“Alright, here we go.” Peridot carefully gathered up the geodes and slid them closer to him, slipping their sturdy forms under him.

“The outsides are incredibly durable, so they won’t crack if someone of your size helps with brooding.” Peridot explained, covering him with a blanket.

“Alright, thank you Peri.. Now you two go have fun. They’ll be safe, all nine of them.” He purred, shifting to make himself more comfortable. The two nodded and stroked him softly before leaving the barn, closing the doors and leaving it pitch black inside. He smiled as he curled around them, making sure every last one of them was safe and accounted for.

“Hi there babies.” He cooed, chirping and trilling happily.

“I’m your carrier's sire, so I’ll protect you and your mamas. We’ll all be so safe together, me, Lapis, Peridot, and all nine of you. Oh!!” He squealed, his incredibly loud purrs shaking the walls. He laid on them for hours, using his body heat to keep them warm and using his insane amount of fur to keep them safe. He had his back towards the barn doors as he snored, his chest rising and falling. He let out a snarl as he heard the barn doors open, his ears turning towards it. He turned himself over, crouching over his nest and geodes as he growled.

“Chrysolite?” Came Pearl’s soft voice. He opened eyes to look at her, snarling as his eyes fell upon Amethyst. He hissed loudly, his lips curling to show his gums and sharp teeth. He growled and puffed up his fur, making him look impossibly larger.

“Where’s Peridot and Lapis?” Pearl asked, stepping closer slowly.

“Out.” He responded coldly, pinning his ears back against his mane. Though still softening up around her.

“And you’re covering for them? How much longer do the geodes have?” Pearl asked, sitting in front of him with her legs folded under her.

“Yes, I’m taking over until they return. And I would say around a week or so.” He answered, starting to purr quietly. They talked for a while, Pearl calming him down and chatting about the clutch.

“Ow!” He yelped and raised his body up, watching one of the geodes begin to crack.

“Or today! Or they could erupt today!” He panicked, letting out a loud deep Sire Call, calling out to his mates for help. He carefully set all the geodes out in front of him, watching them as he called to Peridot and Lapis. Pearl walked him through the process of the erupting of gemlings, explaining how she used to be a midgem, the gem version of a midwife. He squealed as he saw a small furry blue hand poke out of the blue and teal geode, its tiny claws swatting around at nothing. He carefully took the top of it between his teeth, slowly removing it for the small gemling to poke out of. Its gem was on its chest, and was shaped like Lapis’s.

As soon as he helped it out of its geode, it started crying. Its small naked fluffy body wiggling around. He held it in his paws, licking it clean and cradling it on his bare chest, yelping as it clawed him unconsciously. Its cries lessened and it sniffled before it began chirping. It peeped as loud as it could, grasping onto the soft warm fur of Chrysolite’s chest. Pearl clapped her hands wildly, congratulating him on his first gemling’s eruption. Minutes later, Peridot and Lapis came rushing into the barn just in time to see Chrysolite licking two others clean. Both were blue, looking the exact same. Same green hair, same shade of blue on their fur, same cries, and both of their gems were on their left shoulder they were practically the exact same gem.

“Chrysolite!” Lapis shouted, quickly running over with Peridot to help calm their cries. He purred and set both of them on his chest with the first one. They purred loudly, helping the others erupt from their geodes and giving them to Chrysolite to clean and soothe. They sighed as the very last one erupted and Chrysolite took its small spotted body to clean it.

“She’s so small!” Chrysolite cooed, softly setting her with her siblings.

“Alright, Pearl, Garnet, Amethyst? Leave please.” Chrysolite said tiredly, shooing them away as best he could as he stroked the gemlings' backs. Pearl nodded and quickly herded the gems out of the barn, making sure to shut the doors. Chrysolite sighed, purring loudly as Peridot and Lapis curled up next to him.

“You’re so lucky we agreed to this. This entire process hurt.” Lapis jokes, softly stroking the sleeping gemlings. He chuckled and wrapped his arms around them, rubbing their bellies softly.

“OW!” He yelped, curling his toes as one of the small gems bit at one of the small pinkish bumps on his belly, sinking its sharp tiny teeth into it. Lapis laughed, carefully picking up the small baby and bringing it to her chest, helping it feed from her instead of trying to feed from a male. The baby chirped and took one in its mouth, feeding itself as it squeaked. The other babies raised their heads, chirping and squealing. Lapis and Peridot smiled, reaching out for their babies and having them latch onto them. They purred in sync together, slowly falling asleep with their babies.

A few weeks passed and the gemlings grew bigger. Their eyes have opened and almost all of them have Chrysolite’s yellow eyes. Some of them have Lapis’ wings but they can't control them and all parents have to keep an eye on them to make sure their wings don’t dissipate in the air. Whenever the gems came over, the gemlings, sometimes labeled ‘cubs’ by Chrysolite, loved to climb on Garnet. Whenever they clambered onto her, she’d have the goofiest smile on her face, sitting extremely still. Sometimes, they’d go outside, but only ever with Chrysolite, if he wasn’t there, they don’t go outside. When they were outside he never took his eyes off of any of them, even if he couldn’t see them, he knew EXACTLY where they were. They also really liked being picked up by Chrysolite. Since they didn’t know how to speak, they would waddle up to him, raise up their arms, and chirp wildly until he noticed them and picked them up. With the help of Steven, he taught them how to speak, even if it was only around 10 words a baby.

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i-28-29 · 1 year

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Gem parents

#lapis lazuli #garnet #sapphire x ruby #sappire #ruby #steven universe au #steven universe art #steven universe #doodles #i 28 29 #peridot #amethyst #pearl

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stevenuniversexreader · 8 months

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hi! could you maybe do f, g, & y with Peridot? ^^

👍👍👍👍Love that little alien.

Character: Peridot

Letters: F, G,Y

F-Flirting

-Not good not good at all. She has no idea what’s she saying and anytime she says something it’s bad. The worse part is that she has no idea how bad it was.

-She looks for stuff on her tablet to say to you. She thinks their good, but their really not.

-If you flirt with her she’ll either get mad, really flustered , or jealous that you can come up with such great things to say to her.

G-Getting Protective of you

-She’s an aggressive little gremlin, she’s really protective of you. Sometimes when she doesn’t need to be protective of you. Like for example, new things about earth. She’s protected you from a fire hydrant before and that was embarrassing for you.

-She does get protective over you when the Crystal gems come over too. She’s way to confident for her own good. She might end up getting shattered by Garnet one day.

-During battles with enemies, she uses as much metal as she can to surround and protect you.

Y-Yelling at you

-She gets angry pretty easily so it’s easy to get into an argument with her. But full on fighting with yelling and screaming? You’d have to do something bad to provoke that. Most of the time it’s not even you.

-She does get into fights more than most of the gems though. When she does she’s not giving up. She’s like a toddler yelling, except there’s no crying or throwing a fit.

-Peridot may not be able to flirt with you, but she knows how to hurt your feelings. Once she says something awful to you, you can’t take it anymore and just walk off, leaving her one to think and regret what she’s done.

-She’ll go out and find you, apologizing for what she’s done. Once she reasons with you, you two will sit together watching tv or doing another activity to cheer each other up.

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pens-and-gems · 2 months

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The Anniversary (Steven Universe; Ruby x Sapphire)

(Setting: Set during S2 and takes place a month after Message Received.)

It was a peaceful day in Beach City, the home of Steven Universe and The Crystal Gems: Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Peridot. Today, nothing much was going on in the small city except for Steven, Amethyst, and Peridot as the young kid was watching the plump, purple gem and the short, green gem battling it out on one of his favorite video games.

"And the winner is Amethyst!" The game's announcer exclaimed.

"Woohoo, three times in a row!" An excited Amethyst shouted with rave.

"Blast this game!" Peridot croaked with mild annoyance since she lost. Steven chuckled.

"Oh relax, Peridot, it's only just a game. Nothing to freak over about." The happy kid gently smiled. "My turn!" Steven picked up the game controller and looked over at Amethyst.

"One on one," Steven politely asked his gem friend.

"One on one, it is!" Amethyst excitedly agreed.

"Round one, fight!" The video game’s VA announced and the battle began. While the two allies battled it out on the game, Peridot just watched them with an annoyed look on her, which caught Steven's eye.

"What's wrong Peridot," the hybrid asked. "Still salty that you lost?" Steven chuckled, but the green gem rolled her eyes in response.

"No, I'm instead disgusted with the way human technology looks and works compared to Homeworld's." When the cynical gem revealed her answer, the young half-human, half-gem looked disappointed while the immature gem this time rolled her eyes.

"Oh come on," Amethyst groaned. "Seriously, you been here with us for a while now." The purple gem paused the game and stood up.

"Amethyst," concerned Steven. Amethyst just ignored him.

"You've been on Earth for a month now, you began to see and understand why the Crystal Gems came to me; and you even called out your now ex-leader; and yet you're still not pleased?!" The short, purple Crystal Gem ranted to her short, green counterpart who just rolled her eyes before she continued.

"No, that's not yet," Steven sighed in relief, but it wasn't over yet. Peridot walked over to the game's cover and picked it up bitterly.

"It's just how is this technology way much different than all the other technology that you have shown me since my time on Earth?" Seeing her question now, Steven tried his hardest to respond to his little, green friend.

“Well, uh it’s a video game?” That was the only answer the half gem child could say, but just vaguely. Once more, Peridot was just annoyed and scoffed at him.

“I meant,” The genius gem started to debate with Steven by first walking up to the video game’s cover, and picking it up. “Like how are the designs and graphics considered, as you guys put it, “hip and new?” Peridot grunted as she pointed to one of the game’s quoted reviews on the cover. Now understanding what she meant, Steven and even Amethyst felt completely confident to finally answer her question.

“Oh, well that’s pretty simple.” Steven began to teach his little green friend the world of video games and its technology.

Later on, Amethyst and Peridot were sitting in desks as the plus-size, purple gem had a big grin spread all over her face, while her slim, but short green counterpart looked more irritated than usual as if she thought if any of this was going anywhere. Steven himself was now dressed in a white, buttoned-up polo shirt with glasses and black pants, along with brown, steel toe shoes. Basically, he looked almost like a teacher.

“Alright, class is now in session students!” The kid laughed while Amethyst still kept grinning, but only Peridot could keep rolling her eyes in displeasure.

“Just get on with it.” The green gem’s impatience spared, but Steven wasn’t too bugged by it.

“Ahem, now then.” The hybrid offspring got out a chalkboard as he began to teach and write down the origins of video games. “Video games all started way back in the early 1970s, most noticeably with Pong back in 1972.” Steven began his lecture while he wrote down information on his chalkboard. “However, much earlier examples include Space War in 1962, Tennis for Two in 1958, and even a tic-tac-toe inspired one back in 1952.” The donut-loving kid teacher explained with big confidence.

“Eventually, both the popularity of Pong as well as the increase of video games led to the video game crash of 198-”

“Boring!” Peridot finally couldn’t take it anymore and led out her frustration. Steven began to feel concern.

“What, what did I-” Amethyst came to his defense.

“Oh come on, what was that all about?” asked the purple companion with her own exasperation. “He was doing a good job. You couldn’t be patient for one minute?” Peridot scoffed.

“Says the pot.” She then went back to Steven. “I’m not here to hear the origins of Ping or whatever you call it, I want to know why on gem colonization is Earth's technology more advanced looking and well used compared to Homeworld’s technology!” All Steven and Amethyst could do was raise an eyebrow and share a glance with one another.

“What are you talking about?” That’s all the purple one could say; which only led Peridot to facepalm.

“I meant compared to Homeworld, what makes the technology on Earth more reliable and useful?” The little green gem began to rant.

“Sure in Homeworld, we have space travel, teleportation, stuff you’ve seen in those moving picture thingies.”

“Movies,” Steven corrected her.

“Right, but it doesn’t matter.” Peridot concluded her speech now. “The technology we have on Homeworld, while useful and much more advanced, it’s not that comparable when it comes to Earth’s!” Even after they tried to understand her side of the story, neither Steven or Amethyst were still able to understand their green friend.

“Uh yeah, still not understanding dude.” That was all the purple one could say.

“Oh for Gem’s sake,” Peridot finally reached her breaking point.

“I meant like even though the technology on Homeworld has been known to be very advanced due to the creations we made, it’s either all old, unoriginal, and very archaic!” The green one at last revealed her frustration.

“It’s much less superior than the stuff we left on Earth, but compared to over the 5,000 years when our planet began, both Earth’s and Homeworld’s technology can be seen as pretty new and original than Ruby and Sapphire first getting together and becoming Garnet!” Once Peridot concluded her rant, the last sentence struck Steven as if a lightning bolt hit him.

“Wait,” gasped Steven. “So Ruby and Sapphire have been together for that long?!”

“Uh yeah, so?” This statement made the child gasp again.

“Then, that means,” the hybrid finally began to panic.

“They probably never once had an anniversary!” Steven looked over at Amethyst and grabbed her hand as he began to drag her out of the house.

Outside of the temple, Pearl and Garnet have just finished their latest mission, which was to collect as many crystal rocks to summarize what has Homeworld been up to lately knowing at any time, they can attack them.

“Phew, if I saw one more white zircon or another aqua variscite, I was gonna lose it!” Pearl chuckled at her partner, whom just replied in a stoic way as always.

“Right,”

“Garnet, Garnet!” Steven started to cry out for his mentor.

“Steven?” Pearl replied, concerned. The two Crystal Gems then spotted the young hybrid with the plump purple gem who looked all annoyed now.

“Hey, what gives Steven?” Amethyst finally asked, all irritated. The hybrid kid just ignored her.

“Garnet, there you are!” Steven cheered, but Pearl, feeling anxious due to his calling, talked to him instead.

“Steven, are you okay? Are you hurt?!”

“I’m fine, Pearl, but I need Garnet.” The hybrid briefly paused. “In fact, I need Ruby and Sapphire to be exact.”

“What,” both the strong gem and the slender gem asked all confused.

“I do, it’s a very important question!” The young kid kept chirping. The two other gems just looked at their purple ally, who only shrugged back.

“Steven,” Garnet began. “Whatever you have to ask, you can always say it to me. You know that, right?”

“Okay then,” Steven grinned excitedly. “How come Ruby and Sapphire never had an anniversary?”

“WHAT?!” shrieked Pearl, but Garnet just told her to calm down.

“I got this,” the dark red leader looked down at her student. “Steven, Ruby and Sapphire never once had an anniversary because it’s just like birthdays, they don’t need one in the end.” Steven began to argue.

“I understand that, but romantic anniversaries are much more important than birthdays!”

“Steven,” Pearl tried to explain, but the hybrid child couldn’t contain his eagerness.

“They symbolize love, memories, the important person in your life!”

“Yeah, so do birthdays.” Amethyst rolled her eyes.

“But that’s not important,” Steven glued his eyes towards the dark red mentor of his once more. “Oh please Garnet,” the child began to beg. “You have to have Ruby and Sapphire celebrate an anniversary! Steven listed off a few examples. “It will help them remember the good times, it will strengthen their bond!” He then paused for a second. “Not to mention, I’ll do most of the organizing!” Garnet briefly froze.

“You’ll do most of the organizing?” She stoically asked. The apprentice nodded.

“Ruby and Sapphire won’t have to worry about a thing,” Steven flashed a big grin. “In fact, I’ll even be their chauffeur!” After the child gave out his valid reasons, he, along with Pearl and Amethyst, waited for an answer from their leader. A few seconds later, a hand was placed on Steven’s shoulder.

“We’ll discuss plans tomorrow; right now, get a goodnight sleep; chauffeur.” Garnet answered with a wink.

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