#ask Garent

[moon-thething]

Heyy, how about a platonic garent+ child! Reader headcanons? Reader sees her as a mother figure and lieks clinging to her, have a nice day yo

Hello anon :) I'm a bit confused by your request, I don't know if you ment to type in garnet or not

But since I don't want to leave you hanging I'll write headcanons for garnet, and if you ment someone else, you can send in another request:)

So sorry for the inconvenience

But, to give some background info

Reader is 5 - 7 years old and doesn't have a mom 👍

Romantic or platonic?: Platonic/romantic

Readers gender: gender neutral

Type: Fluff

Hope you enjoy this :)

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You two met at the beach, no questions asked

You were just burying your dad in the sand, giggling happily as your dad slowly regretted his life choices

While the gems were not so far away. Amethyst was joking around with Steven while Pearl was desperately trying to find napkins in her bag, and Garnet was just chilling

When Pearl had finally found the napkins she quickly pulled them out if her bag and held them up proudly, but a strong ghust of wind blew the napkins away. Garnet just stood up and went to collect the napkins without another word

While your younger self was looking at your sand masterpiece, you suddenly had the bright idea to run around the beach to find seashells, and so you did

While you ran not that far away from where your dad was, not having enough braincells to look for seashells near the sea, a flying napkin decided to hit your face

You fell down on your butt and pulled the napkin off of your face. And you were shocked to see a woman standing in front of you

She just waved with an awkward smile as you stared at her in awe. You then giggled and stood up as you grabbed her hand and jumped up and down

Garnet looked at you with a confused expression but started to laugh along with you

Then the two of you decided to have a little chat and you explained that you needed seashells to fancy up your dad, or your dad's head

Garnet was more than happy to help you find seashells and so she took you near the sea. Every time a wave would arrive she would lift you up in the air as if you were flying and you would giggle

By the time you collected a good amount of seashells you completely forgot why you collected them in the first place. That is untill you heard your dad's cry's of help

You turned around to see a pelican standing hear him as he just screamed in fear. You giggled and ran towards him, waving goodbye to Garnet as she waved back

And from that point on, every time you'd see Garnet, either it be at the center or at the beach you would run to her nd hug her leg and Garnet was more than happy to hug you back

While the gems, Steven and your dad were all looking at you two with confused expressions although your dad was more panicked, they eventually got used to it

It wasn't any more than a slight interaction, that is untill your dad recognized Steven from somewhere and realized that he was friends with his dad (for the sake of the plot)

And when your dad did realize, you were with Garnet practically every second of the day. And you've gotta say, you do share some amazing memories with her

(I'm only giving one example)

Y/n sat on the couch, rocking back and forth as they impatiently waited for Garnet to return

Footsteps could be heard approaching the living room as Y/n looked towards the door, eventually seeing Garnet walk in with her hands behind her back

Y/n jumped up and down as they stared at Garnet. Garnet smiled warmly as she removed her hands from her back to see her holding three colouring books and a pack of crayon's

Y/n squealed in excitement as they towards her and hugged her leg

"Thank you so much mom!" They yelled, Garnet's heart practically melted t hearing the word 'mom' as she resisted the urge to cry then and there. She suqeazed everything into one hand as she picked you up with her now free one

"No problem." She smiled, kissing their forehead as Y/n let out fits of giggles. They then slowly started to walk towards the kitchen, colouring for the rest of the evening

Good memories indeed. Garnet totally doesn't replay them in her mind half of the time, no she doesn't yes she does

Garnet probably cried when she saw you slowly growing up, not being used to such 'fast growth' since Steven stayed the same

#steven universe x reader #steven universe #steven universe garnet #steven universe pearl #steven universe amethyst #su x reader #child reader #gender neutral reader

[pastel-sorrow]

Aftermath

The creative writing assignment i promised.

A retelling of Aphmau's years in a bit more critical of a lens.

Aphmau is Ava

Zane is Zarian

Garroth is Garent

Lucinda is Lilliana

Aaron is Adrian

TW/CW: themes of self-hatred/self-destruction, mentions of death, insinuations of eating disorders, and brainwashing

It had been a little less than a month since the incident at the Viridian Lodge. The event replayed in the minds of the few forced to live it. Ava, Lilliana, and Zarian were subject to one of the most painful things imaginable; being trapped in your own body, watching as it hurt the people you cared about most. They could still remember the cold, how it burned their fingers to the bone, the wind blisteringly harsh against their cheeks. The snow that glistened a beautiful powder-white when they arrived, stained crimson just hours before they left. There was a look that Garent held any time he looked at them, somewhere between pity and fear. Not of them, but for them. He had prided himself on being able to protect his brothers and his friends, and he felt that he had failed them.

The car ride back to their quaint little neighborhood was so strained for joy, so deafeningly silent, that they could all still hear Ava’s blood-curdling scream from the top of the mountain ring through their ears. The week, after they had gotten home, was uneasy, to say the least. There was a palpable anxiety that filled the group as they settled their luggage in their separate homes. For some they were welcomed home by caring roommates and loving partners, for Ava, however, she was met with only the clatter of suitcase wheels hitting hardwood echoing through her previously warm and inviting home.

There was a week where Ava attempted to return to normalcy. Go out with her friends who hadn’t gone on the trip, tell them about how lovely it was, that Adrian wouldn’t be back for a few months because he was helping with the family business; pretend like the whole ordeal had never happened. That week was short-lived and Adrian wasn’t helping with the family business. She found every outing more draining than the last, no matter where she went or who she was with she was filled by a constant state of paranoia. She loved her brother dearly, had you asked her who her favorite person was a few weeks prior she would’ve excitedly responded “Evan, I got a baby brother for my second birthday and he was the best gift I could’ve got.” She adored him their whole childhood, spent all of high school watching out for him, and every free day in college hanging out with him, she even had him move in with her while he was getting his degree so he wouldn’t have to stay in a dorm or rent an apartment. However, now when she thought of her dear little brother all she felt was a sickening pit of anxiety deep in her stomach, a violent need to lock herself inside, scrub her skin of the blood that was no longer there. If it wasn’t enough that she now feared her first true friend, every time she looked in the mirror she saw a monster. She stopped going out, she stopped responding to her friends, she even stopped taking care of herself. All she wanted was to wither away in her bed which now felt too big and too empty for just her.

There was a gentle pounding on Ava’s front door that echoed through the house. She had been rotting in her bed for days, only getting up to occasionally eat and use the bathroom. She took note of the weight of the knocking and the pattern; it was on the softer side and in three knock intervals, Zarian no doubt. She was sure by now her best friend was worried but she could barely muster the energy to drag her body the few feet to the bathroom, let alone downstairs to talk to him. It was when she started to move her lead-filled limbs that she heard her front door open, she had forgotten that he had a key from when she and Adrian went on vacation so he could house-sit. She had lied back down when she heard the door close, “Ava, it’s Zare and Gar we wanted to check up on you!” the familiar voice of her best friend. “I’m in my room…”, her voice was hoarse from crying and not talking for weeks, but she was heard in the front entrance where Zarian and his brother stood. Heavy, socked feet and the click of crutches were heard up against the hardwood until they stopped in her doorway. The tall blonde’s eyebrows were knitted together, the worry and anxiety oozing from him. He cleared his throat and questioned softly in his thick English accent, “Ava, when’s the last time you showered or ate?” The air was stale and thick as they waited for her reply. “I ate a granola bar like two days ago, haven’t showered since we left though.” Zarian made his way over to her bed laying down his elbow crutches before lying down next to her, Garnet remained stiff in the doorway. He reached out to hold her hand but she recoiled, “Why haven’t you showered yet?” She stared past him as she spoke, “I know I’m gross and dirty from general dirt, but if I shower I will never feel clean. I still feel like his blood is caked under my nails, there are scars and bruises all over my body and I can’t bare the sight of them.” Ava looked him dead in the eyes as tears rolled down her face, “I almost killed him and everyone’s acting like nothing happened. How are you both so ok?” it was a question she didn’t expect to be answered, but it was. Garnet offered a shaky response from his spot in the doorway, “We’re not, Zarian has been having nightmares every night since we got back and I can’t even sleep.” His brother nodded in agreement. Something about his response made her angry, irrationally so. They didn’t understand, they couldn’t understand what she had gone through, her own brother had brainwashed her and had forced her to nearly kill her own boyfriend. “You don’t get it.” it was angry and full of venom. Zare was shocked “How could we not get it?”, there was barely a pause before she responded, “You just don’t… get out” She had rolled over and coiled in on herself so she could not longer see them. There wasn’t a response just footsteps descending and the opening and closing of her front door, she cried alone in her room.

It had been a few days since Zarian and Garent had visited. Ava had made an attempt at showering and eating, despite struggling with both she still made her way outside and over to Lilliana’s house. She knocked gently, when Lilliana opened the door she was greeted by her usually bubbly friend looking run down in her boyfriend’s clothes and matted hair. “Hey Lilly, you think we can hang out today?” Truth be told Lilliana was on her way out to meet up with her boyfriend, “Yeah, come in Ava.”, he would understand. The two girls made their way through some small talk and pleasantries. “Do you think you can help with my hair?”, it wasn’t an unusual request for Ava, she grew up with a busy mom and found it hard to learn certain hygiene skills, brushing her hair was one of them and that was only exacerbated by recent events. Lilly of course agreed, Ava sat on the floor of the kind witch’s living room. “I know your busy and I’ve been kinda MIA but do you think you can teach me some magicks, just healing and protection stuff? I think it might help me get back to normal to know how to keep myself safe and help Adrian when he gets back.” Lilly tied Ava’s hair into low pigtails as she responded, “I think that’s a great idea, I’d be happy to teach you some stuff.”

Every day over the next week and a half Ava would make her way across the street to Lilly’s house around noon. Lilly introduced Ava to the basics, what ingredients to use in certain potions, how to harness magick without going overboard, and how to connect to her patron saint. Ava would fill the silence between instructions by trying to unravel her feelings about the lodge, aside from Lilly chiming in with what to do next Ava spent their entire lessons talking. It was good for her, but it was hard for Lilly to endure. She knew that Ava had struggled the most with what happened, but it was isolating to have to listen to one of her friends act as though she was the only person who experienced that trauma. She was proud of Ava for coming so far but she was also frustrated. Ava hadn’t spoken to Zarian and Garent, they told her that themselves, and she hadn’t once in all of their lessons and conversations asked how Lilly was doing. 

Their lesson had gone on the same way it had been for the last few days. Ava would get to Lilly’s house where she had already set up the tools for that day's lesson, she would start to talk about something that happened at the lodge like Lilly wasn’t there, but Lilliana’s reaction today was different. “Ava shut up!” Three words cut sharply through Ava’s train of thought, “What?” she was stunned. “You have spent the last month acting like you were the only person at the lodge. Like you were the only person Evan brainwashed. Me and Zarian were too, we were also prisoners to our bodies, he tried to get us to kill people we cared about too. We have all been patient and understanding because we know that it was way more personal for you. But you haven’t once asked any of us how we’re doing, you’ve just been pushing people away and reaching out when you need something to help you,” Lilly took a moment to breathe, “You’re being selfish Ava.”

Ava didn’t respond, she put down the book they were using for that lesson and stormed out. She couldn’t believe Lilly, how was she being selfish? They had all moved on and forgotten about how she was feeling, how hurt she was, and how much she was struggling. As she stomped home she called Garent, it was the first time in weeks she had bothered to actually call anyone so of course he answered within the first ring. “Ava, how are you?!” he had stuttered part way through the sentence, an anxious habit he hadn’t dealt with since high school. “So I’ve been spending like the last week with Lilly and she was teaching me magicks and she had the audacity to say I’ve been selfish, can you believe that?!” She was fuming, angry enough that she was struggling with her keys because she was talking with her hands so much. Gar took a moment to gather his thoughts before he responded, “Well did she say why she thought you were being selfish?” Ava was taken aback at the fact that he didn’t immediately side with her, “Something about not asking how she was doing and only reaching out when I needed something.” She had finally got the door unlocked. “ Lilly’s right then Ava,” he paused expecting her to get angry at him too but he only heard the door shut, “This is the first time you’ve called any of us since we’ve gotten back. You completely dismissed me and Zare when we tried to empathize with you. We love you and we tried to be there for you but you made it hard, just think about it, Ava.” she was furious, she was ready to fly off the handle screaming but the call had disconnected. She was alone in her house again.

She had already spent weeks in that house by herself, stewing in her own silence, how was this any different? Because this time she wasn’t there because she wanted to be alone and rot, she wanted to feel normal and hang out with her friends but Ava of all people knew she couldn’t do that till she took a long hard look in the mirror. Ava had grown to hate her own reflection long before her fight with Lilly, but she knew the only way she’d seriously internalize any self-reflecting she’d have to actually look at herself. So after days upon days of pacing between her kitchen and living room, sitting on the couch only to get up and do it again, she stood up full of rage and self-hatred and marched herself to the bathroom. She had covered the mirror with an old t-shirt so she would actually be able to use the room without spiraling into a panic attack after the first couple of times it had happened. She stared blankly at the t-shirt, she waited for something to happen, praying to the gods that she wouldn’t have to move, her arms felt like lead and her eyes were starting to burn. In a brief moment of raw frustration, she ripped the shirt off the mirror and for the first time in over a month she was met with herself. If you could look past the scars, matted hair, and rapid weight loss; there was Avalynn. Golden eyes, birthmarks, and grown-out white roots that she had forgotten about. Her reflection was no longer a stranger, it was simply a different version of herself, she had changed and in that change, she’d forgotten how to be a good friend.

The next morning she took a real shower, ate a real meal, and went outside. She made the brisk walk to Garent and Zarian’s house and knocked. She wanted to do better and that started with apologizing. Their roommate Lars answered the doors, “Oh hey Ava, what’s a pretty girl like you doing here so early?” the flirting was a joke by now they both knew that, nevertheless she rolled her eyes. “Are Zare and Gar here?” he nodded and pointed her to the living room. They were arguing about something meaningless, but the commotion stopped when she walked in. “Ava, what’re you doing here?” Garent asked, breaking through the awkward silence. Ava felt a spotlight shining down on her, “I wanted to apologize. I’ve been a bad friend recently, I’ve been so focused on how I’ve been feeling and hurting that I forgot that people I cared about were hurting too. I don’t think I’m a hundred percent yet or that I’m totally ready to be on the receiving end of heavy conversations about the lodge yet but I do want to make an attempt at being here for you guys.” The two brothers looked at each other and then back at Ava. They had had each other to talk to when they got back, they were still hurting but they knew it was a lot less than their friend had been. Zarian hugged her first, something none of them had expected due to his aversion to large amounts of physical touch. They all heard the tears in his voice, that they elected to ignore, “I just wanted my best friend back.” She settled into the hug, even after Garent had joined. The three of them enjoyed the long tender moment until she had to break it. “I need to go talk to Lilly.” They let her go and walked her and watched as she made her way a few houses down the block.

She can’t say the moment was anywhere near as sweet between her and Lilliana. As she expected Lilly was less than keen to talk to her. Even so, Ava was invited in and was allowed to talk, to apologize. Ava stumbled through an apology, struggling to find the words that conveyed just how sorry she was for putting Lilly through her constant venting. By the end Ava was hiccupping and gasping through sobs, she was angry that herself for crying and tried desperately to stop it to no avail. “I don’t forgive you, but I appreciate the apology. I’m glad you’re trying to do better but I want to see that change before I allow myself to stop being upset at the situation.” Lilly hugged her, despite everything she did still love and care for her friend and she wanted to help her get better.

#aphmau mystreet #mystreet #rewrite #garroth ro'meave #zane ro'meave #aphblr #aphmau

[rowans-blues]

how I plan to propose to nobody in particular

Buy the ring for example onyx with a Celtic knot a garent gem

2. Set up the venue either a cheesy movie or when we’re just driving around aka hide the ring in a predetermined location and act very surprised when they find it

3. Ask them a very cheesy pun (probably frog related) or just something random (special interest ex: architecture to lower their guard

4. Propose and pray

5. If they say yes hug and never let go

6. Cry tears of joy

#rowan rambles #mlm #mlm yearning #gay yearning

[captaingondor]

🗣, 😂, 🤯, 🎲, and 🤔, please?

thanks for the ask❤️

🗣 Share your favorite dialogue exchange.

“You mean to tell me that village isn’t filled to bursting just with people hoping to catch a sight of you?”

“Well, I’m sure they want that too,” Seyetto said, and then shook his head. “No, being serious, Dragon is a much more impressive sight.They’re probably here for him.”

😂 Share your funniest line (or dialogue exchange)

I looked aside to Seyetto and whispered, “See? He knows how to name a dragon.”

“Oh, hush.”

(context: Seyetto named his dragon Dragon)

🤯 Share a surprising line, or one where a character realizes something.

It had taken a vast conspiracy of  Pelasian Speakers to spread their control across the continent centuries ago, but Seyetto had already done most of that work already. I was perfectly placed to subvert the entire empire as just one man.

🎲 Using a method of your choosing, share a randomly-selected line.

 “I always love a wedding,” Garent continued, blind to the Emperor’s disinterest - perhaps because my voice carried a bit more feeling than Seyetto’s did. “But what of you? Have you any plans to give us an Empress?”

🤔 Share a line where a character makes a decision.

“And how long has your family held this land?”

“Six hundred years, Your Majesty.”

“And are you Idan, or Alefi?”

He spent several moments collecting himself before he spoke. “We have sworn our oaths to the king of Idana, and kept them. We have kept the laws and customs of Idana. Surely my blood is as Idan as it is Alefi, if it is not more. But my family keeps still to the worship of the Mother. My brother is a Speaker, and it is in Alefi that he can Speak. I am Alefi, Your Majesty, and were you to ask the people who live on my lands the same question of themselves, not one in three would say otherwise.”

“Then the land is Alefor’s,” the Emperor said, and that concluded the matter.

#red and gray

[selfshipping-shapeshifter]

Garnet is just so...

She's such a big sis for Steven, pats his head at times, encourages others to trust him more dangerous tasks so he can learn from them more, encourages Steven's ideas on how to deal with hardships, AND AND WHEN SHE RETURNED FROM HER PERSONAL TASK STEVEN ASKED HER IF SHE BROUGHT HIM SOMETHING (LIKE YOU KNOW A KID ASKING THEIR PARENT IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING FOR THEM FROM THEIR WORK) AND GARNET GAVE HIM A ROCK FROM THE PLACE SHE'S BEEN AND HE WAS SO HAPPY 😭

AWW THAT'S SO SWEET GARENT'S AMAZING <333

#amber answers an ask #idia shroud’s wife :3

[blue-diamond-stevey-au]

This is for annyone to answer what is your favourite animal and why

“We’ve been asked this a lot.....” Reg sigh.

#son of blue diamond #ask blue pearl #ask blue sapphire #ask box open #ask chrysocolla #ask stevey #he’s ask box open #steven universe ask #steven universe au #ask righty #ask reginald #ask cassidy #ask the twins of rutiles #ask peach #ask Aaron #ask padparadscha #ask the mod #ask Star #ask Lars? #ask garent

[mountainscouts]

are there other ships you like other than stary? years ago i read like the only stan/pete (goth kid) fic on ffnet and ever since my thoughts have been consumed. the curse of the rare pair.

as someone who's been in the fandom since around 2012 (or at least aware of the tumblr fandom,) ive seen my fair share of ships the past decade so hearing that someone still ships stete isn't too surprising hehehee!!!!

i really like creek, like a lot. they're probably my second fav ship! pre-tweek x craig days were an insane time. ill never forget the fic aisle ten... evar.

other ships i like include: dip, stenny, kyvid, kybecca, candy (this is where i get bullied off screen,) and most recently, gregstophe, (thank u @elderflowerfiles look what you've done to me!!) with the last one out of the bunch probably being my 3rd fav!

also, since gary is my favorite character i can ship him with just about any other kids. but the ones i like the most with him are probably gregory, david (real ones remmeber when i drew them,) and trent! in fact i doodled gary and trent not that long ago :) tadaa

#south park #gary harrsison #trent boyett #what is the ship name #garent #trary #i have no idea #yeah i gave trent a mullet he looks good with one #ask #my art

[jefferoni-quotes]

I LOVE GARNET TO LIKE AHHH ALSO SHE BE MOMMA BEAR GARNET = MOM

I-

YES

She is my fave after Yellow Diamond, but I love her and I love Ruby and I love Sapphire and I love Garnets and I love them all

Babies

#ask #answer #ee answers #ee #ee talks #garent #steven universe #su

[sbidoodles]

Can you do headcanons about 18 year old fem reader taking care of her 1 year old cousin, and the crystal gems having a relationship with her? Maybe how they help with the baby?

Su headcanon:

Reader (fem [18] ) is taking care of her cousin (1 yr) , su characters are helping

Garent:

Since she took care of Steven as a kid so often and since she loved you so much, she said yes immediately when you asked and immediately dropped what she was doing for the day when you needed her.

Garnet was a huge help, she had a lot of experience from taking care of steven

but uh..since garnet was usually really chill with you she takes her glasses off from time to time around you

but lets just say the baby did not like that

the baby had a full on CRY FEST.

She tried unfusing to get the baby to stop crying which helped

For a SECOND

Then the baby got really confused and started crying again

Pearl:

pearl is uh… definitely help

she was excited when you asked her

It's been so long since she's taken care of a baby, and at times she misses when steven was this young, so OF COURSE she said yes

she loved (sorta) taking care of steven when he was a kid, so how hard could it be?

turns out it was kinda hard and she panicked a lot

the baby did get scared of pearl at first and she wanted to cry

but then the baby started to warm up to her and they got along great

then she got attached

U: “Hey pearl- can i have a turn with the baby now? You’ve been holding them for like an hour now-”

P: “No. :)” 

you have to rip that baby out of her hands when its time to go

Amethyst:

Amethyst gladly said yes once you asked

Shes actually the calmest out of the gang, and one of the least overbearing

If the baby had to go down for a nap she’d sing them a lullaby

If you got stressed with the baby shed take it out of your hands and play with them

Babysitting with Amethyst would definitely be really chill

Though..she has her moments 

U: “Hey Amethyst do you know where the babies binkie is- HOLY WHY ARE YOU TWO ON THE CEILING?!”

A: “They wanted uppises” 

Steven:

Hes not the BEST person to babysit with

When you asked he was all for it and accepted right away, but then he realized that he had NO experience what so ever with babysitting

and for you to trust him with the baby- this is a big responsibility and the fact that you asked HIM?!? He has to do this right!

So he did some research

Lets just say he is now VERY paranoid and just goes into full on mom mode

"Are you sure we should just let them sit on the couch by themself? Maybe they should be on the ground! They could fall right off, and hit their head, or- or- *proceeds to list 100 more things that could happen to the baby*"

“why are you feeding them COOKIES?? don’t you know that's too much for a baby their age?!”

“The corners on these tables are REALLY YY sharp- maybe we should make it a bit more secure-”

He just wants the baby to be safe 

Thank you for the ask! I'm sorry I answered so late, but i hope you still enjoyed! :D (pspspspsp go check my pinned pspspspsp…)

#steven universe #the crystal gems #steven universe future #garnet #pearl #amethyst #sbidoodles #x reader #babysitting #steven universe x reader

[butnotbeacuseweregay]

Extra! Extra! Part 1/??

Being a newise is fun and all but y/n longs for a life of adventer, and thats axactly what they get when they catch the eye of a certain jet boy

Part 2! Part 3! Part 4!

Being a newsie wasn't all bad, I mean sure summer stinks and winters freezing but that's what you get when you work outdoors. One thing that wasn't fun was waking up, sure you can say that with any  job but being a newsie comes with no sleep, like at all. You are either woken up by the jets and sharks fighting, or even your fellow newsies. So when you finally get to sleep, the morning bell is sure to ruin that for you

“Hey that's my cigar”

“You'll steal another”

Great Race and Albert are fighting again, he should know by now Race is VERY protective of his cigars. 

I put on my cap and make my way down the stairs to the next floor of scaffolding.

“Hey looks its bath time at the zoo”

Specs says clearly taking a jab at my messy appearance.

“I thought that i'd surprise my mother”

I say playing along with the joke

“If you can find her”

Ouch.

“Who asked you?!”

All the newsies are quick to defend me, they know what happened to my old folks, both disappeared, I don't know how, if they are dead or alive, or if they just got sick of me, yeah…that's most likely what happened.

“Papes ain’t movin’ like they used    to.I need a new sellin’ spot.Got any ideas?”

Albert asks me. I'm one of the best there is at selling papes, I just lie, it's as simple as that, and i've never had a problem , for they prime age of 10 iv been making up headlines and pickpocketing strangers to feed myself, i always dreamed id get somewhere else, like Santa Fe, that's  apparently i have family there, that would be nice, to be surrounded by people who loves you no matter what, no matter your mistakes

“From Bottle ally to the Harbor these easy picking garented”

I advise him 

“Try any banker bum or barber”

“They almost all know how to read!”

Flinch adds.

“Newsies of New York!”

I hear cheering and shouting, iv always been their leader of sorts, i mean i have been doing this the longest.

“Let's sell some papes!

And I'm the best

Later that day (still y/ns pov)

"Extra! Extra!.. ughh terrifying from burning inferno you heard it right here

Thank you sir"

I take of my hat to my my gratitude, I suppose tha wasn't a lie, I was grateful, but I'm sure I'll get a mouthfuls tommorow when he finds our there was no terrifying inferno, it just the trolly strike entering there 3rd week. Also the worst business has been ever since the trolly strike started. At first it was grate. I was earning enough to feed myself probably and have enough to by extra papes in the morning but know people just want to know if they can get the tram or not, they don't care why.

"Exuse me?"

I spin my body round to be greeted by a boy, can't be much older than me, he's wearing a white tank top with long cuffed jeans, he had a pretty face, but I have learned to never judge a book by its cover, especially in New York.

"You don't have any more papers for today?"

Seriously? I just had to lie and lie all day to sell papes and now, when I'm all out of papes someone acully wants one, just my luck.

"No sorry just sold my last one"

I begin to walk away when the boy suddenly picked up

"Riff"

"Your that Jet boy?"

I reply surprised,Iv heard people talk about him, say away from Riff the protreicans say, he's noithing but trouble, however the Jets speak of him likes he's he's God, always know what to do Riff they say, never makes the wrong call. However I I expect him to look.. like this.

"Y'know when someone gives you your name your supposed to reply with yours"

"Really"

He hums, as if waiting for my response in hell I'm going to give my name to a random jet boy I have never met, well haven't known for more than a minute.

"My friends call me Boots"

"Ah so I'm ya friend now"

"No jet boy, take the message and piss of"

He raises his arms in defence a wakes of, not however befor yelling back at me.

"I'll be expecting tommorows paper!"

"If you play for it it's yours jet boy!"

With that he walked of, I cant gelp bur get butterflies, he wad sweet, no ,no he wanst he's Riff, he's no good for me.

That was probably the worst lie iv told myself

A/N

Sorry this is so short next update will be linger though but I might take a while to come out sorry 🙁

#newsies #riff x reader #riff imagine #newsies imagine #Extra! Extra! #mike faist x reader

[algumaideia]

An analysis of Octavian

This post was actually going to be an explanation of why I think Octavian is an antagonist, but not a villain. But it ended up being an analysis of his character. 

SPOILERS

And as always feel free to disagree with me, just be respectful. 

Sorry, because it wasn’t well-written, I’m incapable of writing good texts. 

Backstory

I think it is important to say that since we don’t have any information about his backstory most of the thing said in this part of the review are what I think is his backstory. It is a mix of the facts stated in the books, the way Octavian acts and my interpretations. Besides the things I’ll make clear that were said in the books, the rest is not canon. And you don’t need to agree with me that this was his backstory.

His family is one of the richest of New Rome- In the books he also seems to act without fearing the consequences while taking the privilege/money of his family as garented. Octavian acts like someone that is seeking attention. It is so weird how he just do whatever he wants without fearing consequences when his family is right there in New Rome. For that to happen I think or his family neglects him or they are those kind of people who think the children can do no wrong and are all my baby didn’t do that. But I think that if they were the latter, they would be more present in Octavian’s life, but they are never there. 

He is an augere and feels very proud about it. I don’t think there is too much to add about it besides that I think he likes to be an augere because it makes him important and necessary.

No one likes him and this isn’t something new. In Son of Neptune, Hazel says half of the camp hates Octavian and most of his friends are bought. So, Octavian is a lonely child. And he is aware of this. He is a bad person, people dislike him for a reason. But it seems people have been disliking him for some years and he is a child. According to his wiki he was 10 years old when he came to Camp Jupiter for the first time, and he spent his tweens and teens years in a place where people did not like him. I don’t think this was a good place to grow up.

He is really smart and manipulative. I think that those traits are a little inconsistent. Because in the beginning of the SoN Percy says how Octavian is really good at manipulating people with words, but then in the ending of the book and in MoA everyone is shutting Octavian up. Isn’t he this kind of master of words, how he isn’t answering people back? 

We also know he’s been at camp jupiter for quite sometime. I’ll talk about it in another part of the post.

He is anemic and mentally ill. I’ll talk about those things in the Camp Jupiter, Treatment and Ableism parts. 

Other thing that I would like to say is that this post is not an attempt to ignore the bad things Octavian did and pretend he is not a bad person. It is just me trying to understand his better and show why in my opinion the fandom hasn’t treated him fairly.

Camp Jupiter

Camp Jupiter sucks and it does for a lot of reasons. Some of them being the fact they have a city full of adults and most of them were demigods trained in the camp, which means they have trained adults but instead tweens and teens are the ones who fights. Hazel said that if Percy dishonored the legion they both would be executed. Hazel also says that sometimes people die in the war games. There is also the fact that people are dying all the time in missions/wars. The Camp Jupiter also expects perfect behavior for its demigods, to them all know the rules and to do not commit mistakes and I don’t have adhd but this doesn’t seem to be a good place to people that has the disorder. There is too much preassure to do not do any wrong, apperently no emotional support and the punishments seems to be crazy. It’s not a healthy place to a chldren grow up.

Other point is how they value physical strenght, hand to hand combats and offensive approache more than a lot of things. Frank said how he wasn’t treated well because he was an archer, and this was seem as cowardice. Octavian is anemic, he doesn’t have physical strenght or energy to be able to fight. The only way to be respected in Jupiter's camp is to be a good fighter, and he cannot be that because of his illness. As I said Octavian is someone that is often seeking attention and validation by his peers, and I think that this is why being an augere is something so important to him. He cannot make himself important in the traditional way and by being an augere he is necessary to the camp. People cannot just dismiss him. He buys friends, he manipulates people, he becomes a centurion, he is always dominating the senate. He makes himself impossible to be neglected. 

Yes, Octavian is power-hungry. Yes, he is bad. But a lot of things he did during Heroes of Olympus was just Roman things (he was also mentally ill and his mental health was getting worse in each book). When Hazel says that Octavian will kill Percy if the greeks atack New Rome, but in the next sentence she says that Romans take oaths very seriously. However it is all written like it is Octavian being a horrible person. But it is not. The Romans are very harsh with their punishments, they seem to be violent, physical. When Octavian says the Romans should fight the greeks, he is just acting like a Roman, like someone who was raised in a enviroment that encouraged violence responses.

Treatment

Octavian wasn’t treated nicely by the narrative and other characters. I mean, this guy was the centurion of the first cohort and an augere. But no one seem to respect him. No one enters the legion without him saying yes (I know it is acording to what he sees) but he is treated like he isn’t important. He is the one that is responsable of saying what the gods wants, but no one seems to have problems mocking him. I mean fi he decides to give you a wrong information about what a god want you are dead. 

Hazel said how “obsessed” with the sibylline books Octavian and it was framed as him being irrational and dumb. But in the end he was right, if the legion listened to him Ella would have been save way sooner. But no, it is just Octavian being  “obsessed”.

Percy acts like Octavian doesn’t have any prophecy powers, but he saw the lighting in the Jupiter Temple. Then when Octavian is mad because there are three preators he acts like he is overreacting, and Jason and Reyna do nothing. And this is weird because it was made very clear that rules are very important to Camp Jupiter. 

When he decides to attack Camp Jupiter he is always villified and not seem as a mentally ill boy that has been getting worse doing the Roman thing. 

He is always dismissed, mocked, villified, ignored.

And the fact Luke was treated with sympathy, but Octavian not. Luke, who tried to kill Percy, a childre, a lot of times. Luke, who used Annabeth feelings and emotional attachment to manipulate her. Luke, who was 19-22 years old and groomed Silena, who was 14-18 years old. Luke, who poisoned Talia’s tree. Luke, who had no regards for Grover, the satyr that saved him. Luke was treated with sympathy. But not Octavian. Not the mentally ill child who was losing the touch with reality during the series. Not the guy who was just doing what he was raised to do. 

I mean, I don’t even like Octavian and I cannot stand it.

Gwen

Guys, Octavian did a lot of bad things but killing Gwen wasn’t one of those thing. It is so no sense for a lot of reasons. 

As we talked before he is anemic and he is also smart. This intelligent man, that is full aware of his physical limits, thought it would be a good idea to get in the midle of a chaotic fight? I don’t think so.

Some pages before that Percy hit Octavian and he fell like a straw man (according to the text, the first time I read it I thought he fainted). 

Octavian always makes things because of a purpose, he isn’t just being mean because. He does bad things because his actions will give him something. Killing Gwen wouldn’t help him with anything.

Frank for some reason decided to look to Octavian during that mess and that doesn’t make any sense. He is in the camp for a month at this time the guy should’ve already known that Octavian doesn’t battle, he only commands. He saw Percy fighting for a couple of seconds during the war game and was already able to say how he fought.

Octavian was without his knive, but just minutes before he fainted, he could have lost it when he fell.

Frank said that Octavian seemed interested and not worried. But this is not enough to blame the guy, this is not enough to assume anything execpt that maybe Octavian has low empath. 

Greeks

Octavian was a roman. To the romans the greeks didn’t exist anymore, and they were the enemy. 

So, a random greek shows up, spends some days at the camp, becomes preator, and two of your most important gods appear and give a lot of attention to this greek. This is really suspicious. This greek also says that the romans should work with the greeks so they can defeat Gaea. And why you should trust this dude? He doesn’t show respect for the Roman culture. Then this huge war ship appears and this suspect greek guy says that they all come peace and the romans should not attack. Obviously you don’t believe it, and what happens they attack! As the good roman you are, your answer is to attack the greeks back. 

The romans answers things with violence. This is why Reyna asked if Annabeth was a roman after the judo flip. This is why Hazel said she and Percy would be executed if he did a mistake during his period of probatio. Octavian was being roman. He was trying to protect and revenge his Camp against a long time enemy. 

Not saying everything he did about it was logical, but this is because of his upbringing and his mental health. 

Goals

I think it is really interisting the fact that Octavian main goal was to be a hero, not more powerful. Apollo didin’t say Octavian would become preator, he said Octavian would save New Rome. 

I mean, since Octavian wanted to be preator and then became the pontifex maximum, so the logical think it would be to him wants more power. But no he wants to be a hero. A hero is someone that is respected, admired, liked and even loved. All the thing Octavian isn't. Don't get me wrong, Octavian is a bad person, there is a reason people dislike him. But he is also a lonely child that is hated by most of the camp.

Ableism

Octavian is often described as crazy, mad, insane. In his first appearence Percy said Octavian had madness in the eyes, and this was the way of the narrative warning us he was one of the bad guys. He is obviusly mentally ill, his mental health is obviusly getting worse, but everyone ignores it. Everyone ignores it, execpt when they are describing how insane his laugh is, how crazy he looks, how intense his gaze is. Everyone ignores it, until they need to remind us he is one of the antagonists. 

Ending

The ending was terrible. 

Octavian was obiously having a psychotic break, he was stumbling, laughing “in an insane” way, and he didn’t realize his jewelry was in fire. And then what happens? Michael Kahale, the person he most trusted, his problaby only friends appeared, saw the situation and did nothing.

Octavian didn’t kill himself. He didn’t know his clothes were tied in the onager. It wasn’t a sacrifice. It was an aciddent. 

Nico stopped Will Solace who was trying to warn it because some “deaths are inevitable”. Nico, also a mentally ill character saw Octavian in the vulnerable state he was and did nothing to help him. And when Nico was seeing Octavian lunch himself to the sky he thought that this was a relief. No one was sad, no one thought this was a tragedy, no one cared. Octavian was dead and that was a relief. 

The guy was so desperate to be the hero and no one even cared about his death. It is horrible.

Another sorry for the weird tense of the text.

If you want to read this is my post about Octavian and Azula and how their mental illness were treated differently.

Best regards,

Me. 

Ps. We need to start talking how the way Bryce was written was ableist.

#pjo #hoo #rick riordan critical #rr crit #rick riordan ableism #octavian #pjo octavian #hoo octavian #octavian ableism #octavian analysis

[urfaveisgoingintheplinko-archive]

The asks say that requests are closed n the blog desc says theyre open

which one is correct?

/not neg /gen

requests are like

you can send some but no garente we’ll do it

#So maybe don’t send a lot #Mod bunnie

[remember-the-fanfics]

Offical an Adult (Crystal Gems & Reader)

"Atleast you know I don't eat cake." You said as Gems handed you a bowl of ice cream of your favorite flavor.

"There's also a thing of container of frosting if Amethyst hasn't ate it." Said Pearl looking at said Gem.

"Nah, I'm pretty sure (Y/n) would end me." Said Amethyst before she swallowed a whole container of ice cream.

You and Amethyst were the only ones eatting since the other don't or just doesn't like cold things.

"I appreciate this but this wasn't needed." You tell them. "I know you will miss me since I'm heading back to my family for my Birthday."

"Whattt? No..." said Garnet, obviously lying. The three and sometimes six has been lonely without their favorite Steven.

"You guys know there's a warp pad kinda close and I will be coming back with Steven." You tell them.

"So is it a no go for these gifts?" Asked Greg, appearing with gifts and Bismuth helping him.

"Hmmmmm." You made a sound.

"I'm taking that you want them." He said putting them down in front of you.

"Y'all know I am only gonna be gone for 2 weeks." You tell them.

"They'll just be missing you kiddo, your probably one of their favorite human friends." Said Greg. "Let's open these gifts."

-

Greg had gotten you a guitar since he had started to teach you. Bismuth made you a cool dagger and Lapis and Peridot gave you a book. Pearl, Garent, and Amethyst, had gotten you a charm necklace with a Star on it.

"Also the Diamonds and Spinel wanted to give you a spaceship when they learned about you being alive for 18 years but we settled on a communication device." Said Amethyst handing you it.

"So what are you going to do with this new found power?" Asked Greg.

"Vote, do whatever other 18 year old do." You said.

"Well call me when you turn 21 so we can go clubbing." Saod Amethyst earning a look from Pearl.

"Well be responsible with whatever you choose to do." Said Pearl.

"Your future looks bright if you always listen to your heart." Said Garnet.

"Ugh, you guys are going to make me emotional." You said, trying hard not show emotions.

"Your emotions are a good thing, it means you'll miss us." Said Lapis.

"I'm going come back!" You said as all the Gems are to dramatic.

"It will feel like forever." Wined Peridot, clutching on your arm.

"It will feel like 2 weeks." You said, shacking your arm to get her off.

"Let me come with you!!!" She yelled, holding on tighter.

"Whhahahaadha." Was the sound being made as your tried to get her off.

-

"Y'all be fine, I'll be fine." You told the Gems as it was time to leave. They were emotional atleast they weren't crying.

"We knowww." Said Lapis, keeping Peridot at bay.

"Next time y'all see me, I'll be an official adult."

-

4/23/2020

#steven universe #steven universe movie #steven universe future #su pearl #su Garnet #su Amethyst #steven universe imagines #su x reader #su lapis #su peridot #su bismuth #su greg #gender nuetral #my Birthday is tomorrow #platonic #steven universe platonic reader #platonic fic

[maximumcupcakemusic]

Wow Steven Universe...

Spoilers

Can I just start off by saying how amazing the last 3 episodes of Steven Universe future was. Not only did it have a perfect ending in my opinion but everything that happened in those episodes as well. Starting with how Steven was trying to pretend or make as if he was ok when in turn he wasn't. He had been dealing with so many issues leading up to this point:

The fact that he couldnt help people anymore or rather when he tried to help things went wrong.

Dealing with the fact that he couldnt heal someone who was hurt by his mother (Volleyball)

His friends leaving. (Lars, the Off Colours, Sadie)

Trying to stay close to someone he loved (Connie), proposing to her and getting rejected.

Finding out that he was suffering from childhood traumas that's never been dealt with.

Cutting his dad out of his life.

Shattering Jasper

Wanting to shatter White Diamond.

All of this leading him to break emotionally, turning him into a monster...and all because he never spoke to anyone. Sure he may have tried (Like with the diamonds when he was looking for help with his powers, or wanting to speak to Garent about Connie) but they never truly listened or took the time to understand him.

Throughout the show, Steven was always the one to help others with their issues, to listen to their problems. But many times when Steven wanted to talk about his issues, it never really came through. He never knew how to talk about his feelings or issues which all lead of to his break.

And when everyone finally tried to comfort him and help him, that moment when he wakes up after reverting back to normal, a d Lion licks his face...that beautiful moment where he just cries and let's out his anguish and heart ache, finally expressing how he truly feels was so heart breaking and I'm sure theres many who can relate to that, having gone through a time where you kept everything inside, acting out because you had so much anger or sadness or anything built up inside that you couldnt let out. Going on and on till you couldnt anymore and you just break. Resorting to destructive habits such as self harm, drugs, sex, etc. Before someone finally asks you what's wrong and offers to help, giving you the chance to cry or let out how you truly feel.

My self, along with other people have gone through what Steven's been through. Struggling with things that's happened to you throughout the years, hiding how you feel because you dont want other to worry about you because you care about them. Putting on a fake smile and saying everything is fine till you really cant anymore and you finally break down. This is why personally Steven Universe Future is the best out of all the seasons of SU because it deals with real issues that many teens Steven's Age go through, even younger kids can be going through what Steven went through. And maybe this will encourage others to open up about how they feel and how they are suffering on the inside.

So thank you Rebecca for creating this beautiful show that will remain with us for many years to come.

#steven universe future

[captaingondor]

For the OC asks, any that catch your interest: Taron and wildfire; Betrin and earthquake; Hartin and dusk; Garent and forest; Gisa and winter

I plan to add more in reblogs later, but I wanted to get one answered. Here's Gisa!

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Trees are not dead in winter, though they shed their leaves. The earth is not dead, though if stands cold and hard and barren. Gisa is not dead.

High summer came for her family when her younger sister married a prince - a younger prince, but a royal connection all the same. But her sister is dead, now. The prince is dead. The king is dead. Long live the queen.

Grief settles over her like a sky heavy with thick gray clouds. It falls all over the kingdom like snow. There are some that would break. There are some that would wail and scream and cry. Gisa cannot: the queen needs her, so instead she lets it freeze her like ice, brittle but hard.

Ybern is not dead. Gisa is not dead. Perhaps one day she will thaw.

#my ocs #something i wrote #gisa

[cluster-steven-au]

Is Garent ever going to accept that Steven never asked to be like this. There is zero point in holding that against him or is she just going to be like this the entire time.

What I probably should have clarified sooner is that we’re not even past the first episode yet, story wise. This is supposed to start around the same time as the show, so all of the characters flaws are still being set up for their arc. In this story it’s only been about a day and a half! I know it’s frustrating but do y’all really think Garnet will stay like this the whole story?

#mun talks #ask #anon