#storpse

[spudinacup]

DO NOT REPOST MY ART… PLEASE.

[Reblogging and Reposting are not the same things btw. Reblog away.]

[Chapter 4: Page 6]

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Read from the beginning at @suaugonewrong

Tag warnings for the comic and linked under Readmore:

For those of you that want to avoid this comic, I’m putting anything that becomes graphic under #Trigger Warning. Also, until I get a better idea of what to call these I’m listing it as #SU AU Gone Wrong.

Not everything I have planned is going to be as messy as these first pages have been. I’ve noticed that there isn’t a lot of ‘gore’ art in the Steven Universe fandom, at least that I have seen in my searches. I understand that this all can be a bit jarring to come across for those who don’t expect it. Some of that is intentional, I’m trying to mimic the show style as much as possible to have that double-taking nature to it. That being said, I also don’t want to deeply upset anyone.

So again, if you want to avoid pages with graphic material the tag is:

#Trigger Warning

If you want to avoid the story entirely:

#SU AU Gone Wrong

#steven universe #steven universe future #suf #su au gone wrong #su gone wrong #Storpse #Pinkie #Pink Steven #Pink!Steven #Bismuth #hallucination #trigger warning #blood tw #eye gore tw #blood #tw blood

[dimonds456]

Gem Steven’s gem is flipped upside-down. (Theory/Speculation time!)

SPOILERS FOR @spudinacup’s SU AU “Gone Wrong”!

Also WARNING: long post!

So recently, someone pointed out that Steven has a scar on his torso going across his gem’s location, which I found interesting in and of itself. Makes sense, since he wasn’t able to heal it since he DIED and his gem was shoved out of his body before it got the chance to heal him. That slash mark is there now. Wow, neat! Nice detai-

Wait.

Hold on a sec.

Is his gem... flipped upside-down? Well, it’s been like this for a while, maybe it’s just a creative choi-

...oh.

This is VERY intentional.

So I did some digging, and found much more symbolism and possible foreshadowing, and now I want to throw out my theory about Gem Steven here, including his potential arc and character development. I’ll try to keep everything brief while still blowing your minds, and I’ll try to get across what my jumbled mind has come up with.

Spud please notice me.

I will not be uploading photos to go with everything I say (go reread the comic after this and verify for yourself what all I’ve said), but I’ll show visuals when they’re necessary. I do not claim ANY of this art as mine (I wish my art was this good ;u; ), all of it belongs to Spudinacup and their SU AU, which has all kinds of hidden symbolism, foreshadowing, and visual cues we haven’t picked up on yet, as I’ve just learned while researching this theory. This ain’t your run-of-the-mill AU, everything in here is intentional. Scott Spud doesn’t do coincidences. So I’ll point out that stuff in screenshots.

Okay let’s go.

SO! To begin with, let’s talk about why his gem may have flipped, and to realize that, we have to know when. We don’t see the gem much, but we do see it constantly through Chapter 1, where it is normal. The pentagon is pointed upward. However, in Chapter 2, this is where we see it flipped upside down. When did that happen? We didn’t see it. I believe it happened in that first scene in the bathroom, right after we left. The butterflies were swarming angrily, and Steven was very lost in thought.

Notice whenever those butterflies appear. They seem to show up every time he thinks about who he is. Is he still Steven, or is he someone else now? Steven is dead. Everyone is mourning him, trying to heal him, but Gem is still here. So if Steven is dead, but Gem is still alive, that must mean he isn’t Steven then, right? But then that undoes everything we learned in “Change Your Mind.” He IS Steven. He’s always been Steven. But that’s when they were together...

...And so the butterflies swarm.

Notice how the first one shows up when he looks at himself in the mirror. When you look in a mirror, you should see yourself, right? But who IS he? In the show, butterflies represent thoughts and ideas, mostly dark ones, disturbing ones, or ones you don’t want to think about. Well, he already spent WAY too long proving who he was, so now to do it again sucks.

But he isn’t Steven anymore. He’s on the couch being mourned. But he’s already proved he IS Steven before, and it’s this uncertainty that is making his mind swirl. I believe this is why he flipped his gem. Just upside-down, so it’s a small thing no one will notice, while he tries to figure it out. In doing so, he’s separated himself from “Steven”, as they’re not one and the same anymore, and the flipped gem shows this. He’s someone else right now. Maybe. He’s not sure.

So what do we call you for right now? Steven. He already proved he was Steven, so until he’s proved otherwise, Steven it is. Now he just has to figure out what exactly that name means and wether or not he still fits that quota.

Flipped gem/Pink Diamond imagery is EVERYWHERE, mostly hidden in drastic shadows or in panels. It’s things you don’t notice at first, until they’re staring you in the face. See if you can spot them from the 3 screenshots below.

There’s probably more hidden throughout the comic, these are just the ones I’ve found that I feel confident enough to show as hard evidence.

So, what does it all mean? We’ll talk about the screenshots in order, left to right.

First, the Diamond is hidden as the panel in the center. In it, Human Steven lies upside down while the gem-panel is technically upside right. This can be interpreted in a few ways, but what that means to me is that something isn’t right here. If you flip Steven back around so he’s upside right, the gem is now upside down. Notice Gem Steven looking towards his human half on the bottom panel there, clutching his shirt over his gem. It’s a motion we’ve seen Steven do a TON throughout the show, anytime he’s thinking about Rose/Pink, who he is, or complicated gem stuff as a whole. Because early on, his identity was always shrouded in shadow. THAT is Steven, on the couch, without his gem. So for Gem Steven to call himself Steven is inaccurate, but also not at the same time. It’s all swarming in his head, and thus, the gem is flipped.

Next, he’s just broken the rejuvenator. This was probably the hardest to spot of the three, but if you look at the panel where Bismuth asks “feel better?” you will see, in the background, a white line cut through the soft pink hues. Look closer. It’s the outline of the gem, but it’s flipped correctly this time. This is because Bismuth seems to be the only person NOT saying Steven is dead, and treating his gem half one and the same. Is she unnerved? Yeah, but who WOULDN’T be? This is still Steven we’re talking about, as emotionally blocked as he is. He’s aware of why everyone is being weird around him, so to see Bismuth trying her best to treat him with familiarity instead of a completely different, new, dangerous stranger is really calming and helps to calm the storm a bit.

Notice the gem is flipped correctly. This is because he feels like Steven right now. Bismuth has been constant confirmation that he is still Steven, no matter the circumstances. Notice how his eyes dialate back to a larger size. They do that a lot in the comic, articulating his emotions without changing the rest of his face. It’s a clever detail to keep track of. His eyes grow more relaxed, dialating bigger when she pats his shoulder, asking if he feels better after destroying the weapon that killed him. It’s a huge relief for him to hear. So, the gem is correct.

Finally, we see Bismuth telling Greg that his son is dead, which is very contradictory to what Bis was saying earlier (in Steven’s eyes). Where is the gem on that frame? Look at Steven’s shadow. There it is, facets and all. To us, the gem is correct, but think about it this way: if Steven were actually replaced with the gem in that frame, what would it look like, Pink’s or White’s? That’s right. The point is coming from his feet, meaning it would look more like White’s, meaning it is back to being flipped upside down. Again, Bismuth just said Steven is dead, meaning he’s back to questioning his whole entire identity. So it’s back to being flipped upside-down.

It seems that the orientation of the symbolic gems hidden throughout panels show quite clearly where his head is at in terms of who he is. If it’s upside down, he’s separating himself from the cold meatball on the couch, whereas when it’s normal/upside right, he is associating himself WITH the cold meatball on the couch.

Notice he’s been grabbing at his gem a lot recently, too, all things he does while in turmoil over who- or WHAT- he is. He cannot heal right now. He can’t use his powers. Some powers are new and unfamiliar (see the more recent pages where Lapis struck out with water and he blocked with those hexagonal shields/walls). “Steven HEALS people.” He can’t, so who is he?

This is something he’ll need to have an answer to by the time the comic is done, and this is a mission for Gem Steven and Gem Steven alone. If his human half were alive (and content without his gem), he’d probably call himself “Steven” no questions asked, since he GOT his answer already, two years ago. But Gem can’t do that, not when everyone keeps drawing all these lines between the two. He needs to learn what being “Steven” means, and know that he is a part of a greater whole, but on his own, he is STILL Steven. Everyone else needs to realize this, too, and stop separating the two. It’s gonna be rough, since it may feel like replacing what they lost, but is it really? It’s going to be a tough road to trek, and I don’t know what anyone’s answer is gonna be (that’s the big mystery here, after all), but I’m here for it.

Remember, all of this has been speculation on what may happen based on facts and clues Spud has presented us with. I’m not claiming to know how Gem Steven’s arc will end, but I am throwing my hat into the ring on where I THINK it will go. Either way, the foreshadowing, symbolism, and unspoken characterizations here have been excellent, and I’m looking forward to seeing everything play out. Spud, your mind is incredible, and whatever you’ve got planned over there, I’m confident the answer will be satisfactory.

I’ll shut up now. Thank you for reading this huge meta post, and go read Spud’s comic. You can find it at @suaugonewrong or on Spud’s Tumblr, which was linked above. If you think I’m wrong or have a counter argument, bring it. Let’s talk, cause this is genuinely interesting and fun to dissect. I wanna talk about it OwO

Thank you. You may now continue scrolling.

#LONG POST #I’M SO SORRY #but Spud please notice me #owo #su au gone wrong #su gone wrong #gone wrong su au #meta post #au #theories #speculation #super long post #gem steven #pink steven #human steven #split steven #storpse #trigger warning #theory #idk you don’t find many aus that have this much depth to them #it’s nice #and i love it #so thank you #blood #tw blood

[myososheep]

Fanart for @spudinacup 's Gone Wrong AU, i loved the way bismuth was reflected in the swarm of butterflies at the end of chapter 3

#my art #fanart #su au gone wrong #su #steven universe #storpse #steven quartz universe #su bismuth #suaugw #watercolors

[moonstone210]

How the SU AU Gone Wrong should end.

Spinel: (dies)

Pink Steven: (does the Club Penguin dance)

Everyone else: (watching in horror)

Storpse: (gives a thumbs-up)

#spudinacup #su au gone wrong #su au #su gone wrong #su spinel #spinel #pink steven #storpse #crystal gems #connie maheswaran #greg universe #su bismuth #bismuth #su lapis #lapis lazuli #su peridot #peridot

[glyphkitq]

some old arts i never posted

i swear i draw like every day im just too embarrassed to put them on the internet

please don’t bully me

#steven universe #corrupted steven #jfk #clone high #finn she ra #su wanted au #su au gone wrong #obsidian #smoky quartz #pink steven #chad steven #blood tw #storpse #she ra

[perfectstevenau]

Congrats on 2000+ followers!!! Happy to be among them! 😊 can I request a Perfect Boi meeting @spudinacup's Pink! Steven? Lol bonus points if his corpse is there just chillin' 😆

Run- just run!

(You guys gotta help me find a nickname for my steeb-)

Well, the Gone Wrong AU belongs to @spudinacup

#tw: death #death #perfectstevenau #perfect steven #steven universe future #steven universe #steven universe gone wrong #gone wrong #pink steven #storpse #dead steven #request #muns art #fanart #just-katsumi #ask #spudinacup

[stara-makes-comics]

Fanart for @spudinacup‘s amazing Steven Universe Gone Wrong comic. The art is incredible and the writing is even better!

#steven universe #steven universe au #steven universe future #su #su au gone wrong #suf #su gone wrong #pink steven #fanart #lapis #lapis lazuli #su lapis #greg universe #su greg #peridot #su peridot #spinel #su spinel #storpse #p!steven #tw blood

[chaotic-neutral-toga]

suaugonewrong meme, @spudinacup are your proud of me father?

#su au gone wrong #gone wrong au #chart meme #bismuth is the best character in the comic #u know its true #greg universe #peridot #pink steven #lapis #no thoughts head empty pearl #pearl #storpse #spinel #can you tell all of these will be low effort #i mean #can you even put effort into a chart meme

[sopiesuds]

decided to draw something for @spudinacup's Steven Universe AU :)

#pink steven #su au gone wrong #su #steven universe #storpse #art #su gone wrong

[mangokiwismoothie]

If Pink Steven fused with any of your boys, would they still see Storpse?

You mean like....the dead body still on the couch??? I mean probably ksdfjgn he’s right there in front of them lol idk why fusion would make them blind to that

unless you mean like the memories of him dying... maybe????? idk

if you guys are curious just ask spud lol Gone Wrong isn’t my au and I don’t want to confuse anyone ;v;

#ask #idk if any of the bros would WANT to fuse with him tbh #like...yeah it's their brother still but it's basically a ghostly reminder that part of him is dead forever #Anonymous

[ashidaii]

hey quick question did you do the family guy death pose for the storpse in your fanart

*sweats*

#they're onto me #Anonymous

[spudinacup]

DO NOT REPOST MY ART… PLEASE.

[Reblogging and Reposting are not the same things btw. Reblog away.]

[Chapter 4: Page 4]

[NEXT PAGE ALREADY AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON: patreon.com/spudinacup]

Read from the beginning at @suaugonewrong

Tag warnings for the comic and linked under Readmore:

For those of you that want to avoid this comic, I’m putting anything that becomes graphic under #Trigger Warning. Also, until I get a better idea of what to call these I’m listing it as #SU AU Gone Wrong.

Not everything I have planned is going to be as messy as these first pages have been. I’ve noticed that there isn’t a lot of ‘gore’ art in the Steven Universe fandom, at least that I have seen in my searches. I understand that this all can be a bit jarring to come across for those who don’t expect it. Some of that is intentional, I’m trying to mimic the show style as much as possible to have that double-taking nature to it. That being said, I also don’t want to deeply upset anyone.

So again, if you want to avoid pages with graphic material the tag is:

#Trigger Warning

If you want to avoid the story entirely:

#SU AU Gone Wrong

#steven universe #steven universe future #suf #steven universe the movie #su au gone wrong #su gone wrong #blood #tw blood #blood tw #trigger warning #Greg universe #storpse #Baseball bat #here batter batter #SWING

[shitpostingspinel]

@spudinacup heres a fanart i did of ur oc and storpse hope you like it ;D

[spudinacup]

DO NOT REPOST MY ART… PLEASE.

[Reblogging and Reposting are not the same things btw. Reblog away.]

[Chapter 4: Page 3]

[NEXT PAGE ALREADY AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON: patreon.com/spudinacup]

Read from the beginning at @suaugonewrong

Tag warnings for the comic and linked under Readmore:

For those of you that want to avoid this comic, I’m putting anything that becomes graphic under #Trigger Warning. Also, until I get a better idea of what to call these I’m listing it as #SU AU Gone Wrong.

Not everything I have planned is going to be as messy as these first pages have been. I’ve noticed that there isn’t a lot of ‘gore’ art in the Steven Universe fandom, at least that I have seen in my searches. I understand that this all can be a bit jarring to come across for those who don’t expect it. Some of that is intentional, I’m trying to mimic the show style as much as possible to have that double-taking nature to it. That being said, I also don’t want to deeply upset anyone.

So again, if you want to avoid pages with graphic material the tag is:

#Trigger Warning

If you want to avoid the story entirely:

#SU AU Gone Wrong

#steven universe #suf #steven universe future #steven universe the movie #su au gone wrong #su gone wrong #greg universe #storpse #spinel #bubbled spinel

[spudinacup]

DO NOT REPOST MY ART… PLEASE.

[Reblogging and Reposting are not the same things btw. Reblog away.]

[Chapter 4: Page 2]

[NEXT PAGE ALREADY AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON: patreon.com/spudinacup]

Read from the beginning at @suaugonewrong

Tag warnings for the comic and linked under Readmore:

For those of you that want to avoid this comic, I’m putting anything that becomes graphic under #Trigger Warning. Also, until I get a better idea of what to call these I’m listing it as #SU AU Gone Wrong.

Not everything I have planned is going to be as messy as these first pages have been. I’ve noticed that there isn’t a lot of ‘gore’ art in the Steven Universe fandom, at least that I have seen in my searches. I understand that this all can be a bit jarring to come across for those who don’t expect it. Some of that is intentional, I’m trying to mimic the show style as much as possible to have that double-taking nature to it. That being said, I also don’t want to deeply upset anyone.

So again, if you want to avoid pages with graphic material the tag is:

#Trigger Warning

If you want to avoid the story entirely:

#SU AU Gone Wrong

#steven universe #steven universe future #suf #Steven Universe the movie #su au gone wrong #su gone wrong #living room #storpse #greg #Rose Quartz #Rose #Greg universe

[spudinacup]

DO NOT REPOST MY ART… PLEASE.

[Reblogging and Reposting are not the same things btw. Reblog away.]

[Chapter 3: PG 30]

CHAPTER 3 END

[NEXT PAGE ALREADY AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON: patreon.com/spudinacup]

Read from the beginning at @suaugonewrong

Tag warnings for the comic and linked under Readmore:

For those of you that want to avoid this comic, I’m putting anything that becomes graphic under #Trigger Warning. Also, until I get a better idea of what to call these I’m listing it as #SU AU Gone Wrong.

Not everything I have planned is going to be as messy as these first pages have been. I’ve noticed that there isn’t a lot of ‘gore’ art in the Steven Universe fandom, at least that I have seen in my searches. I understand that this all can be a bit jarring to come across for those who don’t expect it. Some of that is intentional, I’m trying to mimic the show style as much as possible to have that double-taking nature to it. That being said, I also don’t want to deeply upset anyone.

So again, if you want to avoid pages with graphic material the tag is:

#Trigger Warning

If you want to avoid the story entirely:

#SU AU Gone Wrong

#steven universe #steven universe future #suf #su au gone wrong #su gone wrong #Pink Steven #P!Steven #Pinkie #Pink Diamond #Pink Diamond Steven #Bismuth #TW #Trigger warning #Gore #Gore tw #storpse #eyes tw #eye gore #hallucination