Steven Universe - Blog Posts

"See that fusion up there?"

"Yeah. What the hell is a dumb fusion doing on White Diamond's throne?"

"Shhhh!!! Not so loud!"

"What? Are you....Scared of that fusion? Hah! They don't look so tough-"

"Charoite! You're gonna get in trouble!"

"How? Is the big bad fusion gonna try to fuse with me? I'm soooo scared! I bet I could take that dainty thing-"

"Hm. I wasn't really aiming for looking dainty. I was aiming for.... Imposing."

"A-And you do look imposing, my Dolomite! P-Please forgive Charoite for her insult, she's new!"

"I'm not sorry! I meant every word!"

"Really. Including the part where you thought you could.... hm.... 'take' me?"

"Charoite no-!"

"You bet! I'll woop your fancy- GGGGKKKK-!"

"Hm. Didn't even get to finish her sentence. Please take her gemstone to a reformation barracks. And inform her of her mistake. I will not be so forgiving next time."

"Y-Yes, my Dolomite!"

"M-My- Diamond. A-Apologies for my lateness in emerging and reporting to you. I would have reported sooner but-"

"Y-You're-!"

"Brimstone, Facet Y-1 Cut 9L, permafrost defect. I emerged without standard abilities. If you desire, I will shatter myself upon this nearby spire for being so off-color-"

"No-! Brimstone- A shuttle is on the way to retrieve you immediately! How did you emerge- How did you survive the collapse?!"

"I- erm- I was injected in the middle of a spot that did not collapse, my Diamond."

"Are- Are there any others?"

"I am sorry, my Diamond, I am the only one. I.... waited."

"I.... See. Thank you, Brimstone. You will not be punished for being off-color. I'll- I'll think of something for you. But I won't shatter you. You.... You're the last remnant of my first colony."

"Th- Thank you, my Diamond."

"Be sure to greet our Diamond in kind and comfort her if asked, as you all have before! I am sure you all will be rewarded handsomely for your loyalty and patience during this difficult time for Blue Diamond."

"Of- course, my Crystal! I'll make sure all these gems are at their posts, ready to receive our Diamond! And, I'll make sure to greet our Diamond personally!"

"Hm.....? Oh, Angelite! I almost didn't see you there! Why don't you hold onto my cape while I ready the bubble room for my Diamond? I must make sure to be there in time to comfort my Diamond when she arrives here. I'll be sure to give here your greetings when I remember to!"

"I-! THANK you, my Crystal! I'm VERY GREATFUL for that!"

I’m rewatching Reunited and I noticed something.

Sapphire startles and hides her eye to prevent herself looking at Ruby-

before Ruby walks in.

Meaning she knew Ruby was about to walk in, by using her future vision.

She saw Ruby.

Now, in (American) popular culture, it is bad luck to see the bride before the wedding.  We see later that Ruby is considered the bride by her wearing the wedding dress and walking down the aisle like a traditional (American) bride (sorta):

Now, what bad luck could this have brought? What misfortune happened later that Sapphire did not foresee because she was so distracted by Ruby and the wedding?

The Diamonds arrive. 

That’s bad luck if I’ve ever heard it.

A totally for-fun fan fusion of the lovely @ask-whitepearl-and-steven ‘s Sea Glass and Moissanite; Merlinite! A devious, plotting pirate snake lady. If you haven’t read their comic, go do it! It’s super good. 

A gem I’m probably not going to use for the concept I wanted BUT I adored her design so I couldn’t not post her. This is Pezzottaite, a comedian. She physically can’t not smile. Her gem is on her lower back

“Ah! My Diamond! It is good to see you return from another successful conquest. All my reports on decisions made in your place are completed and in the usual location by your throne. Your usual after siege entertainment has already been ordered and will be arriving to your private quarters in exactly 30 OWLTs. Is there anything else I can do for you, my Diamond?”

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Here's Copper! Formerly one of White Diamond's many defective gems she controls in order to monitor colonies. She was stationed on Earth before White released her just before the corruption blast.

She's mute, and doesn't really react to things much. Very flat affected. Because she fears if she acts out, she'll be taken by White Diamond again.

Think I'll use her for my oc au!

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I don't think I'll use her; but here's Clinohumite!

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Liddicoatite was a showman, who defeated homeworld gems with flair. She made it all the way to the end of the war with her musical magic; but no practice or preparation could prepare her for the corruption blast.

Thankfully, she was healed in the diamond bath with other corrupted gems, and lives on the Earth she protected in little Homeworld! She enjoys playing tunes with Greg and Sadie Killer.

Definitely putting her as one of the healed gems for my oc au, I adore this design.

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Once a velveteen seductress of Homeworld, Dry Bone Ore came to Earth on an entertainment assignment to lift the spirits of a certain Pink Diamond. The corruption blast came before she even got word Pink was gone. She has the shards of a former lover she kept with her attached to her “strippers pole”. 

You think a corrupted dragons blood resin would be a good idea?

🥚 hehe egg. 🥚

Dragon’s Blood Resin was a loving florist who just wanted to make bouquets. Unfortunately, she just smushes the flowers she wants to collect now.... 

C1, Dolomite

yellow gon get a lecture about attempting to shatter all the rose quartzes without permission. 

A7, Black Diamond (mason)

he looks flirty

Champagne Quartz, C4 (it's mason)

I already said this to you but I meant for these prompts to be just my own non fandom or gem ocs. If anyone else sends these as their own ocs I’m not gonna do em.

Decided to redesign Dolomite. with bits pulled from @pocket-gems lovely redesign of her! 

Here is the penultimate gem for my gem bomb; B*tch Crystal! (Yes. This is a thing.)

B*tch Crystal is an entirely unique gem, There are no other Bitch Crystals in existence. He was one of a few experimental gem types created by Pink Diamond to prove she was ready for a colony, whose recipe was lost when she was “shattered”.

B*tch Crystal is gossipy, flamboyant, loud, and extra. No one really likes him except for Blue Diamond.

I’m gonna make him Blue Diamond’s right hand in my “replace all the canon gems with ocs” au. For, B*tch Crystal is one of Pink Diamond’s lost treasures. A reminder of her. He does admire Blue, and is grateful for the role. And Blue is very protective of him despite his personality. However, she doesn’t really refer to him as “her’s” very often. She only refers to him as Pink’s. This makes B*tch Crystal quietly unhappy, but he never voices it.

B*tch Crystal tries not to think of Pink much. He only really met her once when he was born and then was ushered away for testing of his abilities. He only heard that Pink was shattered when Blue came to get him. However, he does wish he could have gotten to know her a bit better.

B*tch Crystal is not close to the other right hands, both Dolomite and Brimstone finding him annoying and tiring. He actively challenges Yellow’s rule the most, and doesn’t listen to her at times - unable to be shattered because of his closeness to Blue. He does listen to White quietly, but inwardly doesn’t like her judgemental stare. Out of everyone, B*tch Crystal feels the worst annoying Brimstone (Because Brimstone is pure and doesn't deserve this).

When Steven comes to homeworld as Rose, he does quietly ask why he did it. And if he knew her well. When it’s thought Steven is Pink, he wants desperately to know why he hid. Was it something B*tch Crystal did? But, he hides it under confidence and jokes. When Steven is found to be his own person, Bitch Crystal still wants to know him better. And goes to Earth on a quest to find himself and why Pink fell for Earth. Back to his flamboyant self the whole way. 

B*tch Crystal identifies as genderqueer and prefers he/him pronouns but is comfortable with she/they pronouns as well. 

The second of my bonus gems; Confusionite! They are mostly a gem version of my non fandom character Hitchcock, lol.

Confusionite is the only one of their kind, being an experimental gem crafted by Blue Diamond. Confusionite has future vision, like Sapphires. But something…. Off happened.

No one’s sure what’s wrong in Confusionite. Their gemstone, hole, coding- everything says they are an average gem. But, they are…. off. Not fully there. 

It could be explained with the power of their future vision, being stronger than even Garnet’s. They foresee any path the future may hold, and are not bound by perceptions towards those who they are predicting for or probability. So, Confusionite’s predictions almost always happen. Even if they do not, hints and echoes of what they foresaw are left behind. Their predictions tend to be vague as well, cryptic and riddle-y. 

Confusionite is a very free willed gem, not conforming to the Diamond’s rule and instead being a rouge gem and predicting when they feel like it to those who visit them. The only reasons the Diamonds don’t shatter them when they defy their order is their vision is too powerful to waste. 

In era three, they move to Earth and enjoy the spontaneous nature of the planet, and only look to the future if absolutely necessary now. 

Casual draw of a concept I’ve had since steven universe future came out and just never had the wherewithal to do anything with.

The concept is simple: a resort for fusions. Once permanent and mixed gem fusion became legal, a few fusions who had hidden who they were wanted a place where they could relax. They earned a vacation from looking over their shoulder constantly. A resort was born, built out of an abandoned Blue Diiamond entertainment planet. It’s incredibly beautiful, fancy, and perfect for the couple looking to get away from the memory of the pressures of era 1 and 2.

Within the resort, there are two single gems. Snakeskin Agate and “Blackjack” Pearl. Snakeskin despises that the resort she used to work so hard at is a hub for these disgusting displays now. She hates era three, hates all these new rules, and hates Steven most of all. Snakeskin threatened her Pearl, Blackjack, into staying with her at the resort. She has a plan. A devious (but not terribly smart) plan. 

Her idea is to have her Pearl scope out the fusions that come to this resort, force the weak ones into a fusion, and gain power. Slowly gaining enough power with enough gems to overthrow this silly new empire. And put things the way they should be. Orderly, and right. 

Blackjack doesn’t necessarily like this plan. She loves the concept of era three and desperately wants to be free from her abusive owner .She was dragging her feet on the plan, delaying it the best she could.

Until Steven Universe himself decides to check out this resort.

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I’ll be honest I’m not 100% happy with this.

Any gem with the Rose moniker was to be sealed away pending investigation. Many were shattered. Many were bubbled away and forgotten. 

Many, like Desert Rose, fled to Earth. 

She held out, until the final day, that Homeworld would forgive her and her fellow Roses for the crime of one defective Rose.

She spends her days luring other corrupted gems to her with her fire lure, and fusing with them. At least temporarily. 

“Uh…. hi?”

quiet drawing of an au I’ve been idly thinking about. Basically Garnet and Spinel swap places. Ruby and Sapphire become abandoned by Pink Diamond and Spinel becomes part of a perma fusion on Earth. There are some other swaps obviously but just for fun lol. Probably not gonna do anything else for this au lol.

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Color Change Zultanite is a rouge gem, wanted with plenty of bounties on her head. She created a formula to change the natural colors of a gem, so gems born with the wrong colors could be fixed and put to work. However, Zultanite wanted to play with this power she created. She changed the colors of those who wronged her, and now hides away. Looking to punish those who she thinks have done wrong by making them her test subjects.

Rumor has it she was her own first test subject. Everyone knows she isn’t actually a Zultanite. But what gem she was born as is forgotten. 

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Medusa Quartz did not even hear the call to retreat Earth.... And now she’s lost at sea. Simply searching. For what no one’s sure. But she’s dragged quite a few ships to their doom in the watery deeps.

Here she is without her water bubble:

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Do not stare upon Spider Web Septarians too long. If they decide you have done wrong-

You will be turned into but a statue for the Diamonds to decorate with.

Maybe a Painite?

Painites create artificial form enhancers specifically for Pearls. Their fans, wands, any artificial fabric they might wear, etc. 

This one, however....

Something happened to her-.... 

Pietersite

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I think they’d be enforcers but for the entertainment of others. Like chasing after rebels/off colors in silly ways and poofing them with a pun. They usually do shows in colosseums with captured gems who can’t escape. 

Another gem for my oc au; Asterism! One of the off colors.

Asterism technically has nothing wrong with her. She is simply fulfilling her purpose being with the off colors. Pink Diamond originally crafted Asterisms to be helpful…. For rebels. Hear her out! The original concept was for Asterisms to “escort” rebels and off colors that were considered “dangerous” or not worth the trouble of chasing after to a non homeworld controlled planet to live out their days. This way, there would be minimum harm to Homeworld, and Homeworld wouldn’t have to exert recourses on just one or two errant gems. They were kept in service by Blue Diamond, but are very few and far between these days. 

Asterism is supposed to escort the off color group off planet, while keeping away from guards. Most guards don’t listen to Asterisms and just attempt to shatter the gems they’re escorting. They were taking a break to rest, when Lars and Steven came upon their hideout. 

Asterism herself is a bit ditzy and does not know how to stop talking. She is loyal to a fault, and has no idea she could be free if she just tried. Plenty of off colors have tried to get this well meaning gem to think for herself, but she’s never followed them. Lars is the first one she follows, inspired by his sacrifice to learn more about what more she could do for her duty. And, eventually, Lars  and the other off colors help her figure out that she can do what she wants. It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks..

Another gem for my personal relaxing oc au where I replace all the gems (minus the diamonds and steven and rose) with gem ocs of mine. 

This is Brimstone! The right hand of Yellow Diamond.

Brimstone is the sole survivor and emergent gem of a disastrous first colony attempt by Yellow Diamond. The colony was plagued by hostile/powerful organics, permafrost in the ground (which would cause erasures in an emerging gem’s coding if they were infected while they were incubating), and it was unable to support the pressure upon it. The colony literally collapsed in on itself. This caused the loss of all files on how to make Brimstones. Yellow was devastated by this embarrassing loss, caused by her bullheadedness and rush to complete her first colony in her eyes. So, she was truly thrilled to see that but one Brimstone emerged and survived the collapse. Even if the Brimstone was infected by permafrost and lost a few abilities she wanted Brimstones to have due to it, Yellow quickly took Brimstone in as her official right hand, protecting the one success from her first colony from the wrath of White Diamond.

Brimstone herself is very quiet, shy, and anxious. She frets for her poor Diamond’s health, and fears the “scary” rebels that have come to a head suddenly. She feared them during the war too. Feared that they would steal her away from her diamond. Her lower half is a broom so she can sweep as she walks.

The four Diamond right hands are a very close nit group, so Brimstone is close with Dolomite - something very few gems can say. She finds Steven terrifying at first, when they think he is Rose. She hides behind Yellow’s leg the best she can while taking notes of the trial. When they think he’s Pink, she is polite and doesn’t talk to him much. Asking to be excused from his next “game” a few times. And when they finally realize he’s his own person, Brimstone is kind and more open to him. 

another gem from my oc au that I’ve been sitting on for a bit. In this au, mixed gem  fusions are legal. Dolomite uses she/they pronouns.

This is Dolomite. One of the oldest gems in existence. Older than even Yellow and Blue Diamond. And one of the most mysterious. No one knows what their components are (although the fact that her gems are upon her forehead and her upper right palm are known to a few). No one alive knows when, how, or why they formed. No one knows if her cane is summoned or built by some long shattered gem. 

What is known, is that iths gem is one of, if not the highest ranked non diamond gem. They are the right hand to White Diamond, being her favorite gem. She knows secrets to gem kind only White is privy to. She keeps White’s schedules, her notes, her counts, attends appointments in her place, and anything else the Diamond orders of them. Often, they even come in the place of White Diamond and makes a ruling for her, knowing what their Diamond would like best. 

They do own a Pearl, and find the Pearl beautiful. They gift her many treasures meant for war heroes and the like. Even gems trapped within objects for her to wear. Only the best for their Pearl. 

Dolomite’s cane is always with them. They use it to assist their walking, as it seems they have a slight limp. The can can turn into a lightning shooting destabilizer at will. 

Dolomite has never poofed in public. They have gotten hurt in attacks, of course. But they always manage to keep it together long enough to poof in private. Even one time going as far as to report to White Diamond while still having a spear impaled through their abdomen. 

Dolomite is considered the most powerful non Diamond gem, and is highly respected and feared. Despite her being a fusion (mixed gem fusions are still treated not great in this au). Yellow Diamond thinks it’s ridiculous she has to report to a fusion of all things most of the time. Blue Diamond finds Dolomite charming, and thinks White keeps her for decoration. A walking, talking, very high rank decoration. But both know better than to insult them.

Concepts for diamond ocs I don't have time to line and color. They'd be from an au where White decided to replace all the diamonds after pink was shattered because her shattering "exposed defects" within the diamonds.