#ok but heroic steven is adorable

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Fighting Flirty: Character Select PT4 (Act 4.3)

"Oooh, that's a beautiful shot," Alex grinned, taking a picture of the not couple standing back to back, fixing the wrist of their gloves. “and with that, we’re done with the couple shots.” She announced, getting a sigh of relaxation from the two.

As it turned out, there wasn't much official art of Shinji and Asuka together in romantic situations, and any scenes that did show them was kind of iffy. 

'Forgot how psychologically screwed up Eva was .' Alex mused, looking over her shots. ' Ah well, that’s what model sheets and fanarts for...And boy, did I get some good ones then…'

Steven and Connie watched as the photographer started to chuckle to herself, both looking a bit concerned. 

"Hey, you ok there, Alex?” Steven voiced.

“Hmm!?!” Alex looked up to see the two gazing at her, Steven with his arms crossed and brows arched while Connie had her hands in the jacket pocket smiling cheekily at their photographer, ”What?” Alex blushed, feeling the gentle tease in their eyes.

“Nothing, you. Um…”

“You seemed very proud of your work.” Connie continued where Steven paused.

“You better believe I am. This is Diamond status stuff you two gave me.” Alex praised with a grin, “to think I’d get two wonderful subjects. It’s a photographer's dream.”She laughed as she walked back to the desk, “come look at your shots, yourself.” she challenged, “You’ll understand what I feel.”

Steven and Connie took that challenge with a nod to each other walking back over to the workstation as Alex plugged the camera into the laptop and pulled up the catalog of pictures she just took of the two of them. 

“These are some good shots, right?” Alex smugly asked as she watched the duo’s faces as they stared at the first picture.

It was a simple shot and the most current one. The two of them back-to-back, fixing their gloves while looking heroically determined as if they were going to battle. It was a bit cheesy but also cute.

"Look at how hot you are with your brows furrowed, ready to take on the angels." Connie praised, "not to mention how well the picture shows your body, Bisky."

"I think you're looking at the wrong thing Heartberry," Steven suggested, instinctively pulling her close to his torso as he interlaced his fingers over her stomach, "You're the one who is stealing the picture, with the way your fist tighten and smirk on your lips," He praised, nipping the back of her ear and evoking a small purr. "That confidence is alluring. Looks like you're about to give a class on beating down evil and making it sexy." 

"That just…My 'Auska psychosis' acting up. "Connie leaned into his oral manipulations, holding his nape. " Hmm~mm,  that feels nice . " 

Steven laughed upon her skin, giving her goosebumps, as he went to the next picture. It was of Connie lifting and dangling him by the costume collar in anger while he looked surrendered, his hands up a sheepish look on his face.

"That’s a cute one." Steven laughed, "Really showed your 'mad bitch' in this picture."

"Not to mention my physical ability." Connie teased, "though holding 260 lbs of dead round, thick muscle is a lot harder than bench pressing your standard 320, you ok?" She rubbed his cheek with a smile, "Didn't dig into you, right, Mister?"

"Hey, hey! I should ask you if you're ok. You are the one who basically balanced my whole body on their forearms." He countered.

"I mean, you did take care of the strain when you touched down." She blushed, "I'm fine. More so than Alex was."

"You're small compared to him!" Alex exclaimed, "and yet; you can deadlift this burly man for ten seconds without shaking. - Clap! - What - Clap! - kind - Clap! - of - Clap! - training - Clap! - regiment - Clap! - are - Clap! - you - Clap! -on!"

Connie giggled at Alex's animated praise, "Trade secret, Alex." Connie shrugged, grinning.

"Oh, come on," Alex pleaded."You gotta tell me what's what."

"Now, if we tell you all our secrets," Connie leans a bit forward, closing her onyx eyes halfway as a slightly mischievous grin enveloped her lips.

“You might lose interest in us, and we don’t want that,” Steven added as he wrapped his arms over Connie’s shoulders, interlacing his fingers and gingerly resting his chin on her crown, giving Alex a similarly flirty smirk and gaze.

'These two! It should be a crime to be this teasy.' Alex screamed in her mind as she felt her cheeks glowed a little. "Yeah, like that gonna happen." Alex scoffed, turning away from her muses, "just finish looking through the pictures and while I set your camera for Connie's solo shoot in that costume." Alex hummed in pause, "Are you going to shoot in all those other costumes?"

"Yup. We need them for a project." Connie nodded, "Though, they won't be too big. Five singles each and five couple pics."

"Still gotta make it for the parade," Steven added as he kissed Connie's crown, getting a smile. "Though, doubt we'll be wearing these two to the parade."

"What you got planned, Mister?"

Steven grinned at her suspicious smirk.

"You two are adorable." Alex chuckled," speaking of the parade, I'm going to be there...So maybe, I can get some candid shots of you two, In whoever you two are going as."

"Alex, is that your way of asking to be our photographer?" Steven implored, grinning at Alex's sudden bashfulness.

"I don't appreciate the tease in your voice, Universe." 

Steven's eyes widened a bit at the slight edge of her voice.

"Sure," Connie answered, looking up at Steven, who nodded.

"To me taking pics at you-

"To both, Alex." Steven clarified.

"You have a talent for getting the best shots of us," Connie spoke in slight distraction. Her eyes on a picture of Steven and her grabbing each other by the collar with angry stares. "This is a cute one too!" 

"It really is," Steven laughed In agreement before turning to Alex, "That doesn't mean I'm letting you take my solo shoots of Connie." He playfully warned Alex."Those are for me."

"Thought those were for me." Connie's arched her brow at Steven.

"No, it's definitely for him/me." Alex and Steven corrected simultaneously, giving each other a knowing point.

"Hmm." Connie bit the inside of her jaw, " you wanna make this a game then, Mister?" 

"A game?" Steven pondered, getting a nod, "what type of game, Heartberry?" He kissed her forehead.

"A competition on who can take the better photos and be the better model." Connie proposed. 

"There's something underneath that... I know there is." Steven dipped down, capturing her lips with his own as Connie squeezed his wrist in excitement, "Talk, you mischievous Minx."

'This man and his damn husky baritone gonna be the end of me one day.' Connie thought breathlessly, "Oh, of course, there's something more to that, but you haven't agreed to play yet?" She bit her lips," and if I stay silent, you'll try to force it out." She gave him a slight shrug, "why should I miss out on that?" 

"She is trying to get more kisses."Alex laughed.

"Alex isn't wrong." 

Steven sucked his teeth at those onyx orbs that shined with a prankster's ambition. Those full-sharp lips in an alluring half-smile. 'This lioness and her damn seduction gonna be the death of me one day.' Steven mused as he dipped down gently and captured her lips with his own in an upside-down lip lock.

' And once again, I get to witness their very close friendship , if you can even call it that.' Alex smirked the camera once again in her hand, putting the two in her crosshairs. Watching his palms trailed the sides of Connie's costumed torso as her hands rubbed his whiskered cheeks, simultaneously pulling him deeper into the lip lock as her back arched due to his manal manipulations.

The slight peek of tongue every time they broke with a popping -CHU!- and rejoined. The gasping breaths that slipped from Connie's mouth, accompanied by his teasing little nips on her lips that made her eager to pull him back in. It was all beautiful, all sexy, playful and them, but she was waiting...Waiting for the shot. The moment that showed everything.

Even the thing they hid from themselves.

- click!-  

' Oh! That's...That right there...That's the money shot.' Alex inwardly praised herself as she looked at her newest prized shot.

Both of their eyes half-lidded in a sensually adoring gaze with the bridge of their noses brushing against each other as Connie's fingertips gingerly touching the corners of Steven's lips, while Steven palms lovingly held her upper torso, right under her breast, and their lips met the others forehead, at the same time.

It was a quick moment, a millisecond in the deepest part of their world, a secret shared between the two, and it was caught on camera. As she placed down the camera, they were already looking over the pictures again

"Pff!! I like this... A lot" Connie laughed at the picture of her stepping on a spread out Steven.

"Bet, you would…" Scoffed her Mister, who soon rubbed his chin, "though it is kind of alluring, with how it's your toe and not your whole foot on me." The appreciation in his voice was evident.

"Can't say I'm surprised.'

"Oh!"

"You like being under me, Eh-heh-heh!"

"Cheeky Minx!"

"Yeah...What's you gonna do about it, Bisky?"

"Gonna put you through your paces during your photoshoot and then make you red-face during mine."

"I don't turn red-face, blushy...I turn maroon, heh. Besides that, you're running a lot of mouth for a 'Shinji' to an 'Asuka.' Writing a check  your butt can't cash, Mister."

"Oh, you really are cheeky right now."

"As if most of your pictures aren't going to try to exhibit my 'cheekiness.' "

"You have a lot to show."

"I feel like I'm being slandered; you hearing this right, Alex?"

"Don't pull me into your competitive  flirtation!" Alex yelled as she watched the two.' I should be working, but this is too entertaining.'

"It’s not slander if it's true. Not that I would slander you anyway." Steven said, rubbing on her knees, trailing upwards.

"Whatever you say, Hippy." Connie breathed a teasing whisper in his ear, squirming gently as she allowed herself to bask in the touch of Steven's hands on her outer thighs. ' This man and his touch.' Connie sighed.

"Hey, now. Just because I prefer peaceful resolutions doesn't mean I'm a hippy." His baritone voice argued with a grin.

"Nuh-uh, you can't back out now; you threw down the gauntlet." She nuzzled behind his ear.

"I'm trying to give you an out."

"Cocky and hippy, now aren't we?"

"You're to blame for both, you amorous lioness."

"Ain't my fault your hands squeezing my hips right now."

"Oh, it's definitely your fault, cheeky temptress. You heart-shaped, honey trap in red-latex."

"You know this and yet, here you are." She crossed her legs, "ensnared and entranced by everything under my navel."

"Who's cocky now?"

"By the way, you're breathing and staring...I'd say both of us...Though, mine is more mental and less physical ."

"Why'd you crossed your legs then?"

"Cause you like when I do or anything that has to do with my lower half, Hippy . "

"Upper-half too, Nini. The whole package is lovely."

"You're a hot package yourself, Burly Bisky in blue."

"You just like big guys."

"You're to blame, big guy."

" so we're both to blame for our preferences."

"Admitting you're a lover of the hips."

"If they're yours."

'I think that's a checkmate.' Alex chuckled, lifting her camera to Connie's adorable marooned cheek face, bit-lipped pout in a low glare at the smug charm of Steven and his smile. 

-click!-

Just when Alex was about to sit the camera down, it happened. 

Connie's face switched from blushing prey to beautiful predator as her thumb and index finger gripped his chin, making him face her before closing her eyes and giving his lower lip a nipping, suckling kiss.

Steven brows rose before the sensation traveled through his nerves. His eyes closing, his body melting into the kiss as he held her by the hips, instinctively kissing back, getting a swooning giggled from his Heartberry, though not as vigorously, willingly being led by her in this lip lock.

She broke the kiss with a clipping -chu !-, licking her as she opened her eyes to a dazed and lovestruck Mister, feeling herself slowly fall into the same state. "Since you love my hips so much.." she chuckled like a fox, grinned like a jackal, "I expect you to show that reverence in your pictures." and spoke like an empress.

 A conquering empress, treasuring her most precious heirloom as she thumbed his lips. Her onyx eyes steeled as they were, glowed with passion, affection, playfulness, and protection. All while being the target of Steven's dreamlike gaze and pink-cheeked smile as he nodded.

-click!-

' She took the win from defeat.' Alex surmised, looking at the last two pictures. 'These two...God damn...Can’t wait to see how they act during their head-to-head photoshoots'

"Well, then." Connie stood with a stretch giving him a peck on the nose before bounding back on the stage. Turning on her right foot to face Steven and Alex, the not quite yet birthday-girl bent forward by her waist, letting her hair hang low, pulling the hat down, so the brim shadowed her left eye."I'm ready for my close up, Mr.Universe."Connie breathed out flirtatiously before she gave a small toothy snicker.

'God damn. She can switch from cunning and amorous to cute and adorable at a drop .' Both Steven and Alex thought, both red-face. 

"Good-luck."Alex teased, handing  Steven the camera, who nodded before turning and walking towards the stage. Stopping just foot away from it and six from Connie.

"Ten shots." Steven started. "Ten shots to make me fall for you...want you."

"More than you already are and do, you mean." Connie countered with a lick of her top front teeth.

"Cheeky. "

" And love it…" She teased, patting her hip. "You got ten-shots to make me squirm and blush involuntarily."

"So you gotta charm me."

"And you gotta break my character."

The two stared at each other before laughing. Excitement surging through them over the new game. 

The new bond and memory to be had.

"Good-luck, Heartberry." Steven teased with adoration and competitiveness on his tongue.

"Good luck to you too, Mister." Enamored heart and a hunger to win fueled her reply, " make me beautiful."

"You already are...Now give me, dynamic."

#fighting flirty #steven universe #connverse #connie maheswaran #steven universe future #steven universe fanfiction #steven and connie #older steven #older connie #connverse fanfic

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Ok. So. I been lurking in the Steven Universe fandom. And I notice a lot of people point out that Pearl's attitude towards Rose is a bit too positive. Of course, Pearl was (and still is) in love, so of course that influences her seeing Rose through rose tinted lenses (pun intended), but I will admit the amount of "she was perfect + wonderful + I do literally everything for her because she's the best and never did anything wrong ever" from Pearl seems unhealthy. What I don't appreciate, though, is how these same people seem so keen to attribute this attitude to a fault of Pearl. A result of her being a Pearl and idolizing her owner, or just plain her being obsessive. People have gone as far as to say that her projections onto Rose would have been damaging on Rose and thus make Pearl toxic in their relationship. But what people tend to miss is, well...why some people even recognize Pearl's attitude towards Rose as wrong. Cause a lot of the time, it's not as obvious as people say it is. Pearl doesnt actually say Rose is perfect, but her positivity towards Rose is still staggering. Because if Rose WERE a great person, there'd be nothing to notice. If Rose were even indisputably a GOOD person then Pearl's overall view of Rose as kind, heroic, and doting wouldn't be anything to point out. Pearl isn't overly obsessed or positive for someone with a healthy relationship who adores their partner. But the key is that their relationship was NOT healthy. That's why we think it's odd. Because Rose was awful. She treated Pearl poorly in multiple cases. And the way Pearl handles it by brushing it off isn't Pearl's fault? What people read as "She lied because she had to because Rose would never do anything bad because she's perfect" is really "She may lie to my friends and make me do the same..she may have me under a gag order..but it's just because she trusts me so so very much! And She'd never lie to me!! I'm different. What we have is different." Or instead of "Greg is just a phase. Rose wouldn't associate with someone so below her. She's too amazing and perfect!!!" Is really "Maybe she dates human's even though we're together but...they don't mean anything, yknow? She loves me" Those are the types of things Pearl's 'idolization' stems from. Excusing abusive (or at least toxic) behaviors to convince other people (and herself) that Rose IS a good partner and IS in love with Pearl and ISN'T actually awful. It doesn't stem from Pearl putting unrealistic expectations on Rose and hurting Rose in the process. It stems from Rose hurting Pearl and Pearl trying to justify it to herself. It's not about 'Rose is perfect' as a projection onto Rose because of Pearl's previously existing issues before their relationship. It's about 'Maybe Rose does bad things but she doesn't mean it/I'm the exception!" And "She may hurt other people but never me!!" Which is just classic justifying abuse from a victim. When you're in a spot like that you're going to think things are different with you. My mother watched my father lie and manipulate other people for years but always thought 'I'm different. I'm the exception. I'm his wife!' And Pearl kinda strikes me as similar.

#pearl #rose quartz #pink diamond #steven universe #anti pearlrose #pearl defense

[msbeccieboo]

Arrow 7x19 Brain Dump

I didn’t really dig this episode to be honest (see what I did there?! Such lolz 😂). It wasn’t that it was bad, it was just misplaced within the season, and maybe also it just seemed to fall a bit flat after last week? Meh…perfectly watchable though, and I love one John Thomas Diggle, so it was great to see him take centre(ish) stage again! 

John Diggle

Oh Diggle…I love Diggle…I miss Diggle…yay to all the Diggle! We finally got to meet another relative of John’s after 34627 years, and it was no other that Winston from Ghostbusters! Dig and Oliver approach General Roy Stewart, who turns out to be Dig’s estranged stepfather, for intel on a flash drive from the Ninth Circle. That he was Dig’s stepdad is news to both Oliver and Felicity, which I think was a real shame; in all these years spent together he’d never mentioned his parents?

Anyway, plot happens, and Dig and the General are kidnapped by Dante, which gave the men an opportunity to work together and to demonstrate the love and the respect they have for each other, which was just lovely! Never in my life did I imagine I’d see Duncan MacLeod electrocuting Winston from Ghostbusters 😂!

The backstory with Dig and his stepfather was actually really poignant. Where Dig had believed the General to be at fault for his father’s death, then promptly swooping into his mother’s and their lives, he actually had been protecting Dig’s father’s legacy for all these years. The General hid the fact that Bio-Papa Dig actually died due to his own negligence, also causing the death of two other Marines, but had allowed Dig and Andy to believe the worst about himself, keeping their father’s memory a brave and heroic one. This is what being a parent is, and Dig is finally able to see him for the good man, and strong father-figure he really was for all these years. The general tells Dig “Every child deserves to believe that his father is a hero, and believing it, you became one.” This is the legacy he has left for John. I did get a bit choked up at this, especially John’s line “If I’m a hero, it’s all because of you, Sir”...my John Diggle heart 😭😭!!

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David is such a wonderful actor, and if this episode did anything at all, it was showcase this. He gave an interview saying that the story with his Stepfather continues from here…so will we see Winston again? I hope so! Or this may just mean the continued theme of non-blood family i.e. Dig’s eventual adoption of Connor.

There were some sweet moments between Oliver and Dig, with Dig opening up about his step-father and real father. Oliver was there for him, as both a sympathetic ear, and to give some advice. It’s nice to be reminded, and shown, that Oliver and Dig will always have each others’ backs (Dig’s personality transplant in 7a notwithstanding).

However…where was my Delicity???  There was ample opportunity, just wasted…Felicity was right there, she discovered the truth about Dig’s father! Delicity for the taking!! But no 😡 Where was Dyla??? For fucks sake, we have a Diggle-centric episode and Lyla doesn’t’ even get a look-in? Barely a name drop? Or JJ (in the present)?? COME ON PEOPLE!!

My main gripe with the episode was, we could and should have had this storyline for Dig at any other point in this season, or at any point with in the entire series. Imagine this going off in S4 when Dig was also dealing with learning of Andy’s true past as well, or S5 when he was dealing with his guilt over Andy’s death and coming out of the Army again! The story wasn’t fitting for the final run of episodes of the last full season of the show, and also squeezing in end-of-season plot points to Dig’s hard-earned solo storyline was a disservice to his character; he deserved a true standalone episode with no distractions. Also, where the hell was the spartan logo in the credits??? RUDE!   

Felicity

Although not as explicitly as last week, Felicity was still a focal point in this episode, hurtling her story towards the end of the season, for Emily’s final episodes 😭😭. I loved seeing badass Felicity (since always😉), pulling a gun on the random Irish Ninth Circle dude! She was so brave, if not a bit reckless, but this is the hero Felicity Smoak has grown into over the past 7 years, and I love her all the more for it! Alena brandishing a keyboard was a hilarious bonus!

Perhaps Felicity’s most heroic act in the episode is destroying her ‘legacy’, Archer (who she refers to as ‘her’…so adorable!!), in order to stop the Ninth Circle from using it to target anyone else. She has a bit of a eureka!moment, when she realises just how dangerous her creation could be in the wrong hands, despite her best intentions for creating it.

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I loved her drawing a parallel between herself and her father (although unfairly, I believe), knowing that in the future she literally pretends to the whole world that she becomes The Calculator, again in the pursuit of saving the city. In the face of this, she says she still wants to leave something behind that is from Felicity Smoak, not Overwatch. My love for this character knows no bounds!

So by the end of the episode we realise that Archer won’t be the basis for Smoak Tech. Seeing Felicity talking Smoak Tech business with Alena was awesome, and I can’t wait to find out what she creates to launch her company, as we know how successful it becomes in the future! I also loved seeing Alena’s faith and encouragement of Felicity.

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Ah Alena…I knew this was too good to be true! Despite her clear love and faith in Felicity, it looks like Alena is not ready to give up on Archer, and will likely rebuild (albeit with good intentions, I still believe). But it looks like Alena will be the one responsible for the Archer program ultimately ending up back in the hands of the bad guys, be it the Ninth Circle, or ultimately Galaxy One. Felicity is undeterred by losing Archer, and knows she has more to give, to create in this world, as she simply says about her legacy “I guess I’ll just have to build a new one” 😍😍

Bonus:

All of Felicity’s helmet-talk in this episode made me giggle! (I’m immature, ok!!)

“John’s helmet just came back online”, and “Madame Helmet” in the flash forwards 😂😂😂 

Olicity

The Olicity moments were definitely far more subtle in this episode, as they arguably should be in a Diggle centric episode, but I still would have liked mooooore...I’m a greedy Olicity whore, sue me 😂😂

We got some little hand holding moments, which will just never not make me swoon 😍

Along with the Felicity-patented chest rub 😍

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Finishing each other’s sentences 😍

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Then just Olicity being a badass vigilante team, saving John, and hacking/breaking into classified government sites 😍

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I would have liked to see more of Oliver’s reaction to Felicity and Alena’s attack; he showed such restraint when checking she’s ok!!

Flash Forwards

I am a big fan of the flash forwards, and I loved them in this episode!! Still missing my boy William though…please come back soon!! The plot was pushed forwards, we got some nice character backstory for Connor, and some quality SmoaknHawke moments. Nice to see the writers can still do some things concisely and effectively!

We opened with Felicity working on the Galaxy One Helmet that Laurel gave to Mia last episode. I adore that despite the many changes to Felicity in the future, she still exclaims “frack”!! In order to get data from the helmet, Mia and Connor need to go in search of a power module. This leads them to the Deathstroke Gang (!!!), where their leader, JJ, is referenced!! JJ DIGGLE GUYS!!!! I can’t believe he ended up one of the bad guys…baby Sara would never!!

Connor opens up to Mia about JJ being his adoptive brother, and former best friend 😭, though they have lost touch ever since JJ went dark after becoming overwhelmed with the expectations he felt pushed on him by Dig and Lyla….whaaaaat???! I can’t wait to meet future Dyla and JJ!  I’m so into this family drama already haha!! I loved seeing this talk, and mutual understanding between Mia and Connor, I ship them so hard already! I also liked seeing the softer side of Mia again, she definitely has a gooey centre like her parents…just buried deep 😂

As they are chased out by JJ’s goons we get an epic almost-kiss that had me squealing KISS HER!!!!!

At the end of the episode, Felicity finally discovers that the helmet is one of many that are all interconnected and running the weaponised version of Archer. As they come to realise the implications of this we see the army of Galaxy One soldiers lining up, super chilling! I love where this story is heading, and look forward to seeing these parts of the episode every week!

Oliver/Emiko/Ninth Circle

While Oliver’s love and faith in his family is generally one of his most endearing qualities, Oliver….honey….give it up, Emiko is EVIL. I am so utterly bored of Emiko now. She is a waste of screen time, an unnecessary distraction for Oliver and a drain on my patience 😡

Oliver tells Emiko that Dante killed her mother, that he misled her, that he doesn’t care about her, but that Oliver still does. Oh Oliver 😭😭

By the end of the episode Emiko decides to kill Dante (bye then!), and continue her path as head of the Ninth Circle, now that they are in possession of the experimental bioweapon. So that’s another villain offed this season. Beth and Steven said pre/early S7 in interviews that there wouldn’t necessarily be a big bad this year, which I guess is what they’re going for by killing every attempt at one. Emiko certainly isn’t big bad material herself. The writers seem to be using this season to wrap up Felicity’s story, launch the flash forwards, and set up season 8 (and possibly the crossover?). But in trying to do all of this they are sacrificing this season’s storylines, which is annoying me slightly. At this point in the season we normally have an idea of the trajectory of the final few episodes, but it’s still not really clear. Given that this is the final season for Arrow as we know it, this is super frustrating.

Hmm, for a bit of a meh episode, this still got long…oops!

Thank you to all the wonderful gif makers, as always. You guys rock!! 💗💗

#Arrow #Arrow 7x19 #Arrow season 7 #Olicity #John Diggle #beccie's brain

[theragamuffininitiative]

☕️ the scarlet pumpernickel concert cast (I gave up trying to get autocorrect to work for me there)

They're doing it wrong.

I'm still super excited the concert is happening but none of the people I imagined for parts got them. I have nothing against any of the people they picked, I actually love them, I just....don't think they're right. And sure, sure, it's a concert and not a full performance but if you've seen any clips of the previous concerts....they do a lot of scenework and characterization and casting is important and they were so good in past years. I hope to be gladly surprised by this one. We'll soon see!

But back to the tea.

I'm just gonna throw out SOME of the dozens of names I've thought of for the principle roles:

I didn't want Norm to be Chauvelin because he's already been Javert and the two characters are similar enough, I just feel like his performance might not be anything new?

For Chauvelin I would have loved to see someone with a commanding presence who is known for their heroic portrayals: Steven Pasquale or Norbert Leo Butz, or someone younger like Joshua Henry (cast him in everything though ok, he probably would be a good Pimpernel too). A little part of me would even say Jeremy Jordan, but maybe I just want to hear him sing "Falcon in the Dive."

As for Marguerite, Laura Osnes can sing/play anything and anyone and slay it and I will adore her, but she wasn't my first choice. Jessie Mueller, Nicolete Robinson (wow the Waitress cast represents), or Jessica Vosk I think all would have been excellent.

If Jessie was M though, I'd need JJ as Percy because Goals....also because I just want to hear him sing "Prayer." I'm a simple girl.

If Nicolette was M, I would want Jordan Fisher to play her brother Armand. And if she wasn't M I might still want him there lol 😊 Edit: ohmygosh Jelani Alladin would also be amazing opposite Nicolette?? I love him, and he does the charming young hero character so well. He and Jordan would do completely different performances but both excellent.

I want Douglas Sills. Give me a Douglas cameo. He deserves it. We deserve it. The Prince of Wales? Ohmyword he would be so great. Not really a big singing role but it would make me so happy.

TSP ensemble alumni Sutton Foster could come back too. I think she'd make a decent Marie, but I honestly don't know that character's performance in the show very well.

Now.

As for Percy.

Do you know the heart attack I had of joy when the first batch of cast announcements for the concert came out and it was a picture and headline of Laura and Corey? And then my utter disappointment that they cast him as Armand - Armand - instead of the lead? Corey Cott I firmly believe would be a Magnificent Percy Blakeney. Think about him belting "Prayer." Think about him nailing that sob at the end. Think about him twirling across the stage in a ridiculous colorful coattails. Think about him dueting with Laura, or Jessie, or Nicolete or Jessica. Think about him dueling Chauvelin. Think ABOUT HIM IN THE DISGUISES PERCY WEARS. KDKSJDBDKD THINK ABOUT HIM SINGING THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL SONG AND BEING SO SILLY AND PRETENTIOUS AND DOING THE /LAUGHS/ OH.MY.WORD.

Ogmskdjskdndkdk I want it so much I'm going to cry about it now.

Uh, so after him, my picks were Aaron Tveit (would. nail. it.) and Santino Fontana (solid Percy, has the chops for it). I was even ok with thinking it would be Gavin Creel.

Anyways.

They did it wrong and I'm pretty sure I will still adore every single second of content I can scrape up of it when it happens.

But yeah. That's the tea.

#thanks for the ask! #em friend #i could write a book about this casting but i should maybe actually somehow #see the show first lol #my favorite show i've never actually seen all the way through #i've seen a lot of the obc in clips #i want to get one of those good school productions floating on youtube to watch #the scarlet pimpernel concert #or pumpernickle #whatever #corey cott #needs to be percy #i'm gonna die on this hill

[mazojo]

If Love and Legends had voice acting, who do you think would be the VAs for the love interests?

oHhh I’ve been thinking about this for a while! Here are my picks, I am still uncertain for some but its what I got so far:

Saerys - Christian Campbell, I feel like he has this little accent in the back of his voice and I imagine Saerys with one (although a bit stronger) due to being born with the Demon language and stuff, I think its pretty close to what I imagine but not suree

August - Grant Gustin, so i am a flash stan and i adore absolutely all characters and being the heroic guy August is, I can soo picture Grant voicing him, like once I thought about this there was no coming back

Iseul - Bryce Papenbrook, like every-time Iseul speaks I can hear this voice?? Like it has a kind of sassy undertone Isuel has when speaking and I stann

Altea - Cristina Vee, I dont know I imagine my fav anime girl having a high pitch-is voice that is very sweet and I find it fitting for her! 

Reiner - Bryan Dechart, I adored his voice acting in Detroit so when thinking of Reiner I imagined this composed voice with an authoritative ring and this was perfect

Helena - Gal Gadot, I don’t know why I imagine Helena with a bit of an accent? Gal Gadot definitely has that fiery voice that can also be sweet but try her and she will cut you, perfect for Helena loll

Alain - Steven Yeun, ok so hear me out. Like I imagine Alain with this deep kind of poetic voice and Steven is sooo good at voicing this complex characters and I would love to see this

I would love to hear other ideas for voice actorss, I like my cast so far

#ask #anon #voice actors #thoughts #ideas #headcanon #love and legends #love & legends #saerys #august #iseul #altea #reiner #helena #alain #voltage inc #voltage #christian campbell #grant gustin #bryce papenbrook #Cristina vee #bryan dechart #gal gadot #lovestruck #steven yeun

[drawbauchery]

The Comic Adventure, Part 2

Part 1

—

Steven peered out of the tent, only daring to slip an eye through the opening. He saw Lapis and Connie still cackling in victory. Pulling back in to avoid being seen, he turned back to Peridot and Amethyst.

“OK, I think they won’t touch us for now. Maybe.”, Steven uneasily assured them.

“What was that all about?!”, yelled Peridot, pointing to the door flap of the tent, slightly bouncing from her sitting position on the layers of cloths and cushions that made up the tents floor, “Have they descended into complete madness?!”

“I don’t know, P.”, shrugged Amethyst, “I get a little freaky every few hundred years. Never wanted to, what was it, ‘conquer the world’? Nah, not like that.” Amethyst fell backwards onto a cushion, stretching out as she stared at the tent ceiling.

“Well, I don’t like it!”, Peridot huffed, crossing her arms, “Lapis wouldn’t hurt an insect, and now here she is throwing water at people! Especially me! Me!”, she repeated, tapping on her chest in emphasis.

Amethyst raised a hand, “She did nearly steal the Ocean. And she did say she went mad with power.”

“Hey, hey, hold on.”, entered Steven, “Let’s not get carried away.”

Turning around, Steven approached the open flap of the tent, peeling it away just slightly to see outside.

“Ha ha ha! Oh Lapis, you were amazing!”, shouting Connie, jumping up and down in front of Connie, making Lapis giggle in turn.

“Are you sure? I thought I might’ve been laying it on a little thick once or twice.”

Connie shook her head, taking a step toward Lapis, “No, you were perfect! Absolutely perfect! You were straight out of a comic!”

Lapis blushed, squeezing Pumpkin tighter in her arms.

Steven smiled, and crawled back in, “Guys, I think they’re just playing. Maybe Connie has shown her a few comics.”

Peridot squinted, “‘Comics’?”

“Oh yeah!”, declared Amethyst, “Yeah, that makes sense. I thought Lapis reminded me of something.”

“You collect comic books, Amethyst?”, asked Steven.

“Ehh, used to.”, shrugged Amethyst, “Got sick of them before we met Greg. Man, they went bad in the Nineties.”

“Can someone please explain to me what these ‘comics’ are?”, Peridot said, annoyed, putting ‘comics’ in finger quotes.

“They’re like…”, Steven started, “They’re stories, but full of pictures, and they’re about, like, superpowered people, and some of them are good and some are bad and they fight to protect people or to, like, rule the world, and stuff.”

“Hmmm.”, Peridot grumbled, only partially satisfied. “And you hypothesise Lapis and Connie are partaking in some…comic themed performance meepmorp?”

“Uhhh…”, Steven looked to the side, “Yeah.”

Peridot’s look of suspicion, after a moment of retaining itself, blew apart to form a face of pure enthusiasm, “Then we shall endeavour to join them in this! What do we need?”

Steven rubbed his chin, “Well, we need some costumes, I think. I’m not sure if we–”

“I’m way ahead of ya.”, interrupted Amethyst, before burst into a purple light as she shapeshifted a new set of something, what looked like a purple leotard with a cat paw symbol on her belly, with a small mask around her eyes and a set of sat ears on her head, “Whatdayathink? Puma Girl!”, she boomed, striking a pose even in her sitting position.

“That’s cheating, not all of us can shapeshift!”, complained Peridot, “And what are you supposed to be?!”

Amethyst dived to a pounding stance, lowering her voice into a gravel, “Lost to the mountains at an early age, I was taken in by a Puma mother. Raised on the values of strength, stealth and solitude, I came back to civilisation to fight injustice wherever it was.”

It her answer did not appear to be adequate for Peridot.

“It’s alright, Peridot.”, Steven butted in, “We’ll work on some costumes with what we have, and I’ll explain it to you.”

—

An hour passed, and at last the three heroes felt ready to leave the safety of the tent.

“Are you sure this plan is going to work, Steven?”, asked Peridot, scratching her arms in nervousness.

Steven reassured her, “I’m certain. OK, Amethyst, you first. Remember, they could have a trap out there.”

“Sure, bub.”, agreed Amethyst, before she dived forward, out of the tent, performing a roll before entering a combat stance. “Alright, Aquatic, show yourse–”

She was halted in her attack by the sight of Pumpkin, still with a mask, chasing a butterfly in circles.

Amethyst heard a few stifles of laughter from a distance, turning to see Lapis and Connie sitting on the ‘balcony’ on the front of the barn. Breaking out of their giggles, Lapis grabbed Connie by the  arms and formed her wings, bringing them both down to the ground.

“So, you’ve come crawling back? Have you decided to join my army of evil?”, greeted Lapis, getting back into character.

Amethyst turned her body to fully face the two. “No way, Jose! We’re gonna stop you! And then we’re gonna kick your butt!”

“Ha!”, snorted Lapis, “You’re brave, foolishly brave, for you are alone and we are many. And the last I heard…”, Lapis formed a water orb, “Kitties don’t like BATHS!”

The jet of water approaching Amethyst’s face was nearly as fast as the manhole cover that was lifted from its place leaning against the barn wall and was spinning towards her, and even if she knew the reason why it still made her flinch a whole lot more than the water did. Thankfully, however, it halted in the air right in front of her, in time to completely block the water, the jet splashing harmlessly on the side facing away from her.

Both Connie and Lapis were stunned, jointly stammering, “Wah?!”

“That’s right, clods!”, Peridot burst out of the tent, sporting a green cape and a large ‘G’ made of turquoise tape stuck to her belly, striking a pose, one that Steven had told her was ‘heroic’, beside Amethyst as she made the cover hover to her side. “Your troublemaking days are over!”

Connie had a look of concern, but Lapis took a step forward. “Hmm, a duo of do-gooders, then? Well, no matter, it is still three against–”, turning to try to spot Pumpkin, Lapis was dismayed to find them rolled over on the ground, taking a nap. Three distinct ‘awws’ were heard, causing Lapis to to turn back to Connie, finding a henchman incapacitated by the cute sight, and gave her a glare to return back to form. At last, she continued her gaze on the heroes. “Regardless, this battle will be over quickly, for though our numbers are equal–”

“No they’re not!” came a third voice from the tent, before Steven, in a white bedsheet fashioned into a short toga, jumped out, holding a bow and a set of arrows with suction cups. “Time to give it up, Dr. Aquatic, you’re facing the combined power of…”, Steven struck a pose, “Cupid’s Arrow!”

Amethyst put up her hands to make a clawing pose, “Puma Girl!”

At last, Peridot pushed a fist into the air, seeming to be punching the air, “And the Green Magnet!”

Another ‘aww’ came from beside Lapis, “Steven, you look so adorable!”, exclaimed Connie, causing Steven to blush and fidget on the spot.

Lapis barked, “Silence, Weirdtask! Destroy them!”

“Yes, Ma’am!”, Connie snapped back to attention, aiming down her sights at Peridot, only to be interrupted by the need to dodge an arrow coming from Steven’s way, diving to the side.

“Fools!”, shouted Lapis, swiping to the heros to send a wide stream of water towards them in an arc, “Retreat into the fortress!”

Steven, Peridot and Amethyst were all pushed back by the stream, but Peridot was the first to react, spotting a line of tinsel draped over a tree branch nearby. “Oh, no you don’t!”

Using her powers, Peridot made the tinsel pull itself off of the tree and fly towards the villain, it catching and wrapping around Connie’s ankles, flipping and raising her off the ground, immobilised. “Oh, ow!”

“Sorry, Connie!”, shouted Peridot, still manipulating the tinsel to pull her away from the barn door, which Lapis was just about running through. “You two, go get Lapis!”

Nodding in agreement, Steven and Amethyst ran in pursuit of Lapis, stopping in their sprint just before entering the barn. Amethyst turned to Steven, “You sure you can do this?”

“I’m sure, I just have to get close.”

Sliding in through the door, Steven and Amethyst found Lapis climbing the last rung of steps up the ladder to the second floor, turning around to greet them. “You’ve taken my henchman, but you won’t take me!”

Amethyst shook her fist, “Can it, you drip!”

Lapis snarled, “Ahhh! Away!”, and she began forming orbs of water, causing Steven and Amethyst to split in preparation for the throws. She chose Amethyst as her target, hurling the orbs down at her. Against her expectation, Amethyst did not try to duck out of the way, instead raising her hands to block the worst of the throws with her wrists and knuckles. She maintained a zig-zag advance, until she made a large jump up to the second floor.

“Stay back!”, screamed Lapis, drawing in some water from the aquarium to form shields, only for Amethyst to punch through them as quickly as she can form them.

“Enough”, Lapis boomed, gathering up the water just as Amethyst came within 20 feet of her, wrapping the formed ring around Amethyst into a cocoon.

“Oof! Let me go!”, Amethyst struggled, fighting against the tight hold of the water, but Lapis maintained her advantage, even having enough space to indulge in a laugh.

She stopped laughing once she heard the voice behind her.

“Put her down, Aquatic.”

Lapis barely had time to turn around before she saw Steven begin his sprint directly towards her. She had water, but it was all expended on holding Amethyst. She tried to look over to the aquarium, but it was too far awa–

All thought halted as she felt the blow to her chest as Steven ran into her, grabbing onto her and sending her down to the floor. She lost grip on her water as her head banged against the floor, and she nearly started to struggle as she regained her wits, but then she realised something.

Looking down at her tackler, Lapis saw that she wasn’t being tackled. She was being hugged.

“Dr. Aquatic.”, Steven began, looking up at her, his eyes seeming to get bigger. “I know that people haven’t been nice to you, and have done bad things to you, and you’ve been made to feel like you’re a bad person that can only hurt others, but I wanted you to know that are guys out there who think you’re sweet and amazing and one of the goodest people that they know. Well, at least I think you are.”

Lapis noticed that she had gone numb in shock, but she couldn’t help but feel the smile growing on her face, her cheeks flushing their dark blue, her jaw trembling. “Steven…”, was all she could manage, before giving in and wrapping her arms around the little boy on top of her, squeezing him tight.

“You three ok up there?!”, shouted Peridot from the ground floor, Lapis able to see her standing with Connie. She and Steven also looked up to see Amethyst getting on her feet, running a hand through her soaked hair.

“Yeah!”, answered Steven, “We’re doing great!”

Steven nuzzled up under Lapis’s chin, and she hugged him even tighter.

(definitelyameatbag)

#definitelyameatbag #submission #fics #superhero au #a perfect #a wonderful #i missed this au and your writing and you camE THROUGH FOR ME #it's just wonderful #cupid's arrow #their overly dramatic hero speak #lapis is way too good at this #steven's speech is...is one of the goodest things i've ever read #b l e s s

[vcr-wolfe]

Hey,,,, id like to know your opinions on su and rebecca sugar

oh boy ok here we go… SU started out wholeheartedly genuine in itself, but ultimately the show itself, rebecca, and the other writers have spiraled out and lost sight of their own selves

theres been repeated issues, over and over again with their sloppy writing and characterization; the repeated antagonization and neglect of characters who are implicitly coded as being brown and black, larger in build, and rougher characters (amethyst, sugilite, jasper, bismuth, and even garnet); the loss of characterization of characters to becoming parodies of their own selves to lose any sort of narrative meaning and drive (amethyst again, lapis, peridot, etc)

from amethyst, sugilite and garnet, they are cast wayside, or their direct natures being shown to Only ever be detrimental, to be undesirable, to be even dangerous. while recklessness being shown to bring harm or be learned from isnt BAD, you got shit like this. garnet is also in earlier episodes direct and even violent, something that we never really got to see expanded on or addressed outside of just being dropped… you have amethyst who has A LOT of issues rattling around in her head, only to be sideshowed by pearl, who while i adore her and she is one of my favorites, she gets limelighted so often, with episode aesops and lessons that repeat and repeat and repeat. she learns the same things over and over again. amethyst is cast aside. garnet is cast aside. ruby and sapphire are cast aside.

with jasper, her being an antagonist in itself was not initially an issue nor should have been even with her being larger and more broadly built. antagonists happen, people carrying out the will of rulers or employers are parts of conflicts. jaspers fine. the issues begins to unravel as antagonists and villains keep coming, when we have bismuth arrive, who is much much more obviously black coded than jasper and just as broad and powerful. shes someone who isnt even outright a villain. shes not evil! shes incredibly altruistic and thinks highly of her sisters and seeks out the best for them, she is heroic as she is passionate and loving. her target is solely the diamonds, the ruthless, imperialistic, colonizing, slaveholding people that basically oppress their entire species for their own political gain and power. bismuth genuinely wants to harm no one else but the diamonds. the collateral that comes with it has its weight that affects all the gems under the diamonds

the idea of queer coded villains in this show shouldnt be so awful given we have queer coded heroes, but the issue remains that most of our heroes shown in the most positive light are femme, slender, lighter skinned, while those who are either more masculine and black coded like bismuth and sugilite, or just outright BIG physically but still feminine like sugilite and jasper, are just antagonistic

steven is naive, which again should not be an issue, but the writers repeatedly have this naivety reinforced and never challenged. i can relate to this naivety because i GENUINELY seek to see the best out of people, to see redemption through, but like. the thing is, people are just sometimes blatantly evil, and some atrocities cannot ever be taken back. no amount of blue diamond crying over her lost love of pink diamond can change the fact that she is a dictator who will destroy people who oppose her. no amount of steven, a naive child, having love in his heart and mind, can change that

its not healthy to show children this type of shit, to show them this sort of “but anyone can be redeemed and youre no better for condemning and retaliating against the evils people commit!!” that they play up all the time with bismuth, with human zoo, with so many other episodes. this is shit i directly relate to bc fucking clinging onto that shit as the only absolute only HURTS you all the more. naivety is cushions and thorns, it has its multitude of sides

you got characters watered down from what they were, reduced to… fuck all, who knows. written by inexperienced writers who dont actually have any direction, allowed to just pass through. you have lapis reduced from someone who nearly drowned and killed others out of callousness, someone who is out of touch and naive in her own ways, dangerous and locking herself and another down at the bottom of the sea, reduced to a blank eyed neon blue memey depression joke character

you have peridot, political and bureaucratic pawn, willing to go along with their own uncaring towards other living things, into a literal screaming head with stumpy legs underneath it. this isnt really character development for either peri or lapis. its just fuckall garbage writing. its shit writers who see them more as cutesy memes than what story the show originally had and no one fucking overseeing this or being like “uhh hey so remember when we had a Plot” even tho when they Do get to the plot they just fuck it up and slip into some lovely underhanded racism and sloppy interpretations of morals and ethical dilemmas

i dont…. think the show is ultimately evil, or that rebecca sugar is doing this on purpose. i dont think her or the other producers are implicitly malicious. theyre ignorant though, and theyre falling into a lot of pitfalls and not listening to the criticism from the people they are harming when they uphold stereotypes, when they push aside the allusions to slavery with continuous “but what if the slaveholders are SAD!!” as if that excuses their atrocious behavior.

its very much the naive mentality of “but why cant we just get along and love one another” which ultimately, is not how the world is or how everyone can be

theyre ignorant and i am tired

i miss the show for what it was two years ago, when shit was fresh and new and we had love in our hearts

#anonymous #ask vcr

[blueskyheadleft010]

Analysis of Stevenbomb: Wanted

There be spoilers under the cut

Ok, so first off I want to say that I am very pleased with this strong narrative Season 5 has started with and am dying for the next episode(s) to come out even though we have none scheduled as of yet. (I swear to goodness it better not be an entire month before we get another episode I’ll be frothing at the mouth and dying by then).

I’ll go ahead and skip analyzing Stuck Together since it aired early and most of the internet has already seen it. Having said that, let’s proceed to The Trial.

While there’s a lot to say about this episode, I’ll try my best to summarize it as just WOW.

True to her word, Rebecca has done it again by giving the fandom exactly what it has been waiting for since Jailbreak Season 1. A meeting of the Diamonds with Steven acting as a key factor. To be honest, I was honestly surprised we were getting straight to the point with this episode, seeing how Steven just sorta decided to surrender at the last moment in I am my Mom, but I’m grateful the Crewniverse wastes no time throwing us into the hellfire of a 6,000-year-old grudge against Rose Quarts as we finally get to see exactly what roles the Diamonds play on Homeworld.

I absolutely adored Zircon in this scene; trying her best to be a good lawyer and losing her cool, and yeah I get the show’s ‘logic’ is supposed to for kids, but honestly her dialogue had me raising an eyebrow or two as she tried to state her case, and I think even Steven knew she was getting nowhere with her argument.

Speaking of that, the attitudes that the different Zircons and Pearls have towards their own kind ruled under different Diamonds was an interesting little bit of information that clearly shows gems don’t seem to find ‘compassion’ and ‘friendship at the top of their list; at least when it comes to other gems ruled under another Diamond. (I also loved how Y-Pearl typed her entry in, while B-Pearl drew pictures. :3)

Adding Lars in for the trial was an interesting touch that I think surprised just about everyone, seeing how up until now he hasn’t really been significant to the plot other than for comedic relief and furthering Steven’s own maturity. I like how he’s just sorta dragged around by the gems, yet is still allowed to do his own thing to an extent. (So long as he doesn’t interfere with whatever the gems are doing). Seeing how he helps keep Steven grounded and focused on the mission I think is what makes him an important plot piece in the episode, as otherwise I think Steven would be very overwhelmed without a direct goal in mind. (And that goal is saving Lars and getting out of there.)

Blue Zircon really makes her debut after the brief court recess, as she finally gets her act together after Steven provides her with some actual evidence, and completely turns the tables around as she goes as far as to accuse the Diamonds of sabotage based on the factual evidence and eye witness accounts.

Here’s something I found funny. Eyeball as a witness. She had no real reason to be there, and frankly made herself look even worse when she admitted Steven healed her during the trial. Why would a Diamond shatterer heal an enemy gem? ;) Still, it was a nice little touch the Crewniverse added for comedic effect and I loved it all the same.

I’ll wrap it up by saying that Yellow seemed pretty mad to be accused of treason, though I have my suspicions that she’s not the real culprit here, nor is Blue. (Though dang Blue’s emotion manipulating abilities are something to be afraid out.) It might be White, since she’s not been seen yet, and she may not even exist I’m just spit balling, or it might be a color switching/shapeshifting alien/gem? We’ve never seen before.

Point is, Rose is pretty much confirmed to not be the killer of Pink Diamond. I’d bet my two cents that she loved PD, and that Pink was actually trying to help humans. :O

Off Colors

Oh you sneaky writers, you ;)

I really like how the title not only foreshadows Lars’ death, but is also a slang term for ‘defect’ on Homeworld, which I never guessed either would be canon in my wildest dreams.

So, we basically meet 3 new gems (8/9/10 ½ ??? If you count the fusions and whatnot) and Lars becomes a hardcore hero who sacrifices himself to save his new friends.

I have to give props to Lars for doing what he did, seeing how he’d basically been a yellow-belly this entire time and only ran away from his problems. Honestly I expected him to do the same this time around, but when I watched him interact with the defects I realized that he saw something he’d never expected to see in those gems. Himself. And why is this significant?

Let me put this in perspective for ya,

Have you ever looked at an old photo of yourself doing something either embarrassing or something that reminds you of a darker time in your life and go, “If only I had a time machine and could go back and tell myself not to do ‘x’ or that life will get better if you just hang on a bit longer… Then life would be so much better for the both of us.” This is Lars seeing his past-self reflected in these, scared, defenseless gems, who have no one to help them.

So this is why Lars decides to become courageous and be the hero he’s always wished he could be but was too afraid to act, and goes ape sh*t on the robonoids because he knows he’s the only line of defense they’ve got.

So ya, needless to say I’m very proud of Lars for sticking up for himself and protecting the defects from Homeworld.

(Also A+ writing for the team thinking about Lars being ‘invisible’ to the Robonoid’s scanners and using that against them! It was amazing and heroic and alkjfhdgjkdhfjgkhfj!)

Lars’ Head

So a bit of a misleading title, but understandable given it’s hard to explain what’s just occurred in a few short words while simultaneously not spoiling the episode. (Even though everyone already knows that Lars is Pink Lion 2.0 from the previous episode).

So wow, again I never expected this to be a canon thing in the SUniverse.

I can’t really express the excitement I got when Lars was revived by Steven, the team discussing death (briefly and without literally saying that word ‘death’ just ‘away from life’), and Lars is PINK now. (And has what I assume is a BA permanent eye scar, along with the fact his ear lobes are probably stretched out forever now hahahaha sucks to be you Lars! ;D)

I think Lars accurately summed up everyone’s thoughts when he asked Steven “Am I a zombie now?!?” because let’s face it, yes Lars, you are in fact a very, very, magical pink zombie. J

So yeah, let’s talk about the defect gems for a second since I totes forgot about them in favor of paying attention to my Pink Son for a moment.

We’ve got the Twins of Rutile, Rhodonite, Flourite, and  Padparadscha Sapphire (Which I’m gonna call P-Sapphire for now).

The twins are rather interesting, as they seem to be the most level-headed of the team, as well as quite possibly two of the brighter gems in the group. I just really love how they don’t seem to be all that concerned about their appearance, and more concerned about the group, which really shows how compassionate they are in comparison to some of the other characters on the show which are way more hung up on their looks than caring for others.

Rhodonite wasn’t a major shocker for me, seeing how we’ve already been filled in about Garnet’s past, but it did raise some eyebrows about how two gems fused on Homeworld and weren’t shattered right away for doing so, just merely replaced. I think theirs’s a lot more to their story the Crewniverse didn’t have time to put in, but hopefully somewhere along the lines we’ll see her again and get to know more about the two of them.

Flourite is… Interesting. Besides the obvious fact that she looks like the Hookah smoking caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland, her personality and combination of gems is so distinct from the others that it’s amazing she’s actually a stable fusion. I get the underlying theme is polyamory for her, but besides that it’s something else to see such a massive fusion remain so gentle and kind while not bickering between herself since she’s got like 6 or 8 gems… Sidenote: something interesting I wanted to point out was how slow Flourite talks when she’s speaking, and one can only assume that’s because of how many gems she’s comprised of, which is fascinating. It speaks volumes that the more gems involved in a fusion, the more time it seems to take to sync up thoughts and even actions, as demonstrated by Flourite’s behavior.

Lastly, P-Sapphire. A classic Rosalina appearance with a heart of gold. I’m really curious to know how the heck she survived this long and how she found this rag-tag misfit of gems since she can only predict the recent past, as she seems to constantly be stuck in her visions as demonstrated by her actions. Regardless, she’s still really cute and I love how eager and excited she is about everything, so hopefully we’ll get to see her character arc grow past just comedic relief.

Anyways, back to Lars. The fact that Lars is essentially a portal home is cool enough, but when Steven steps inside it’s shown he’s got his own tree in there too. So I get Rose can do plant stuff, which explains the tree on? in? Lars, but what I don’t understand is the portal power since it doesn’t seem to be connected to either of her abilities.

The fact Rebecca decided to leave the defects and Lars on Homeworld was a surprise, but an understandable one, not for the story’s sake, but because trying to fit Flourite through Lars’ hair would be a nightmare that I don’t think anyone would want to explain.

So Steven discovers he’s a necromancer and that Lion’s his undead slave pet, and then the gems and Connie and Greg all show up just in time to have a reunion and happy tears are shed. (And then Steven proceeds to eat everything in sight, prompting Greg to go out and buy the boy some more bread lol).

So much has been left out in the open, and I get the distinct feeling this is gonna be the least season for this show. L Still, I feel like everything’s gonna be amazing when we get the next episode, so for now I’m rather content. :D

#su #su spoilers #su wanted #steven universe #why do i do this to myself #help #su analysis #stuff #lars #pink lion #off colors #the trial #lars head #homeworld #the diamonds #a summary #my hands can't stop typing #my computer is literally burning up the cpu as we speak

[ramblingcj]

Ok, Stevenbomb initial thoughts

- Connie's dads behaviour just screamed "I wanna be a cool dad, so my kid will want to spend time with me" and it was adorable. It seems that he had a much easier time accepting Connie’s adventures with Steven. 

- The build-up was well done. 

- Can’t say I like Topaz design much. Probably because it reminds me of Duke Nukem and once my mind made that connection, it was ruined. 

- There’s something familiar about Aquamarine’s design. I can’t figure out what it is and it bugs me. I did find myself liking her though. And based on Pearl’s reaction, I want to know more about the roles of a Aquamarine and a Topaz. 

- The call back to Marble Madness was a nice touch. Just hope that the show won’t go in the direction where the CGs lash out at Peridot because she was the one who sent Yellow Diamond the list to begin with. 

- Steven has gone from thinking of his mom as a heroic figure to a war criminal. 

#su spoilers

[c-atm]

Fighting Flirty: Character Select PT4 (Act3.5)

“Um-hm-hm-hm.”

“You ok Nini? Gonna be able take my pictures with your giggling fit.”

Connie gave him a slight glance before her giggles erupted again,for the fifth time in three minutes causing him to raise an eyebrow.

“Maybe I should take your picture first, since  you've suddenly been doused with smilex.”

“I got it. I got it.” Connie reassured as she kept the phone out of Stevens reach, still giggling 

“I don't believe you.” The hybrid accused. He walked up to the table as Connie put the phone behind her, sitting on it just a bit. “ Heartberry.” He reprimanded as he reached behind her.

“Mister.” She teased as she grabbed his hands and placed his palms on her knees. “No reaching behind...to get my behind, Handsy.” She chuckled as she squeezed his hands keeping them in place.

"Oh really? I can't reach behind." His hands started to trail upward slowly over her thighs, squeezing them a little.

"Yup," she nodded with a smirk, "only my man can." She giggled again as he poked her nose with his.

"Isn't that me, though?"

"Hmmm?"  She shrugged, pursuing her lips while turning her head to her side. She snickered as he grabbed her hips and pulled her close. 

"What got you so tickled, Berry?" 

His low, slightly husky voice made her breath deep.

"You." She bit her lips, feeling the heat on her face from her feelings and his breath.

"Me?" Steven gave her a small grin.

"She nodded. "Uh-huh, You."

"What about me? Do I look funny in this?" His voice had a teasing tone as it tickled her nerves..

"Oh no. Not at all." She looked him up and down. "You're very..Hmm. Hehe." 

"What is with you?" 

"You.You're making me laugh." 

"Cause my costume, huh" He poked her stomach causing her to giggle more.

She cupped his cheeks, grinning at him. " Yes..Cause you're so cute in it." She kissed his forehead.

"And handsome." She kissed the bridge of his nose.

"And adorable." A kiss upon his nose.

"And...Gamy" She kissed his lips gently before laughing, red face. "I'm sorry, I really don't know why I'm like this right now."

Steven shook his head before taking her hands from his cheek and massaging palms of them with his thumbs.

"I get it…" He stated impishly, before making a show of running his right hand through  his hair. "My beauty has caused you delirium." 

The cocky and smug look he gave made her fall back in a tittering mess.

He twisted his lip up playfully "I know it was a joke but…"

He was interrupted when she reached up towards him smiling lovingly at him. He grabbed her hands expecting her to pull herself up. He was caught off guard when she pulled him down and enclosed him in a hug laying his head upon her heart.

"Giggling, trailed kisses, surprise hugs." He slipped his hands under her hips. "Wonder what got you so affectionate, so I can do it more.

She shook her head. "It's nothing...Just had the urge." she turns down to him. 

"A cuddle urge..a giggle urge." He looked up at her, " Sounds like you got bitten by the love bug."

She rolled her eyes at his smirk. "Doubtful." She smiled at him, holding him a bit closer. "Who would I fall for, huh?"

"Who indeed?" 

She blushed but didn't say anything. " I don't want a relationship."

"Strange thing to say red faced." He stated, her heartbeat thumping rapidly in his ear. "Did..Did Alex try to talk to you, when you were getting dressed."

Connie nodded. " She did...Asked questions about us."

"About our relationship?" He sighed before chuckling. "Wanda grilled me too."

"Same and Peri didn't help just now." 

"Yeah." 

They sat in silence for a moment, the music from the tv in front, the sound of Wanda and Alex talking about the upcoming weeks schedule and their breathing being the only noise they registered as Steven nuzzled closer.

"What did you mean?"

"Hmm?" She ran a hand through his hair.

"When you said you loved me?"

"That I love you?" There was a questionable tone to her voice. "Same as every time I did it."

"Is it?….Cause it sounded different than usual."

"Oh." She rested her lips upon his crown. " I mean..What did you hear when I said it?"

"What did you feel when you said It?"

"I asked you first."

"No...You didn't."

Connie sighed..He was right. 

"Normal.. It felt normal..easy?..I don't know.." 

That was a lie. It didn't just feel normal There was always an aura of tease.It was without the tease and play. 

'It felt so natural saying it..Meaning it...Like a breath of fresh air...A very heavy. very real...breath of fresh air.' Connie sighed lost in her thoughts.

"So, It was just part of our war?"

 Very slowly she shook her head.  

"Oh…" 

She felt Steven grinned against her causing her to stroke his hair more.

"Are you ok, with me saying that...like That."

"I mean.. Yeah, sure.. It shocked me to hear it said like that towards me.” 

“Oh, so you did hear...”

“Didn’t want to assume..”

“It didn’t make you feel weird.”

“Why would it? I mean...After everything we did so far.”

“But we always act like that when we're alone.”

“Do we?”

Connie looked at him as he smirked up at her. “We’re very physical with each other. The way we tease and comfort each other.” She stroked his cheek. 

“True..but we don’t really speak about.. This..”

“Do we have to?” Connie retorted. “I like whatever this is.This game of ours” she pressed her lips on top of  his head. "Don’t you?”

Steven heard the downtrodden tone and responded the only way he knew. Shifting off her to lay beside her on his right, causing her to face him. Cupping her cheeks, he gave her a piercing look.”I love what we have.” His face relaxed into a smile. “I love sharing...THIS, with you.”.

“Then what’s wrong, Mister?”

“Nothing wrong..It's just.” He sighed  “We’ve been a lot more free here and have gone  further than just little kissing, loving pranks, and teasing touches.” Steven looked down flushing. “Like calling me your man?”

“You started it by promising to bite me.” She grinned 

“You told me you want me to sink them in.”

Connie rubbed his hands affectionately. “Steven, did I do something wrong?”

“No.. It made me happy..”  He kissed her tenderly “ You make me happy, Connie. I just wondered if this is only going to be while we are here on your birthday weekend..or is this the new normal for us?”

Shyness and uncertainty settled inside Connie at Steven’s question. She didn’t have an answer for him. Everything that happened was just a natural progression to her.“I...” She looked down. “Honestly, I feel..”

“Nyeh-heh-heh!, Nyeh-heh-heh!”

The two looked toward the sound coming from under Connie, who sighed and removed his hands from her face. She shifted her right hip and took the phone under her. She showed him the phone with Peri’s number flashing.

She gave him an apologetic smile “We should take those pic~MMMM!!!”

Her words were lost as Steven lips met her own.She  Her eyes widened just a bit before closing in relaxation. Her instinct guided her to kiss him back, with slightly parted lips. 

It wasn’t different from any of their kisses they shared that day, physically.

Emotionally, affectionately. 

It threw her right back to the hotel room, right before they left. The feeling of just wanting to be there with him at that moment of time. Not wanting a move second more.

It is no wonder she felt a chill when he slowly broke it after kissing her quickly and gently, a few more times before settling down.    

“Steven.” She was speechless as still feeling the ghost of his kiss linger, making her mind race.

 "I love you, Heartberry." 

She froze as the phone rang again. She opened her mouth to respond.

“We’ll continue talking later.. “ He kissed her cheek before standing up and walking over to the center of the room. He turned and T-posed, giving her a grin. “Let’s give Peri her pictures and then have some fun.”

Connie breathed out before giving him a smile, lifting the camera phone towards him. Her heart pounding, her mind drifting to the hotel room, to Peridot’s teasing, his words.

The kiss.

As she gazed at him through the screen, she didn’t feel the giggles from before. Reactions from latent feelings being kept in check. 

‘Now they are slowly moving to the forefront. I don’t think I will be able to hide the depths for much longer. Which shouldn't be a problem.’  

She felt her face turn maroon as she took the first picture, before signaling to turn around.

‘I mean, I decided that I want to have a deeper connection right? Even planned to cross that line if it came down to it, stars willing.’

She gave a playful whistle before taking a shot of the back of the costume. Turning even redder as he shook his hips a bit. She took another picture catching him smirking over his shoulder, back at her.

‘I love him, he’s my Biscuit, my Man, my Mister...And more’

.”Oooh..and Save.” She sighed as she did save the picture

‘I feel so free being here with him...Being with him, period.’

“Yo Heartberry, what’s you think of this pose?”

She turned to his boyish grin and heroic stance. His right hand neck length as he left hand pulled in the right glove. He settled his face into a determined look as he stared forward as Connie lifted the. Phone and smirk. 

“Hold that pose.” She teased before taking the picture.

‘…So why do I feel..’

She gaze at the picture for a moment feeling a tightness in her chest

 ‘So uneasy?’

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