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I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can't remember

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See you, Universe…

Made a lil something to send off my favourite show, Thank you crewniverse.

Song

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The way I saw "Mr. Universe" was that it showed a big contrast between how Greg grew up and how Steven grew up.

Before I begin, I do love Greg and don't think he was necessarily a bad father, but it is so clear how his upbringing impacted how he raised Steven in very negative ways.

Yes, Steven is half gem, but he is still partly human and that is something I think everyone, even Greg, and especially the fandom, forgets.

Nobody knows how school and doctors visits would have gone for Steven because nobody tried. Even when Greg had the money to be able to send Steven to school or the doctors, he didn't, not even online. And given how close Steven and Connie are and how Priyanka mentions how she'll talk with Greg during 'Growing Pains', Greg could have talked to her about it.

As odd as gem stuff is, in the SU universe it is shown that people tend to be rather chill about magic unless their life is in danger. Pearl has many human friends, Steven and Connie fused in front of strangers on numerous occassions, and the two have ridden Lion and teleported on him in very public places.

Everyone is acting as though gem stuff is super taboo and acting as though the SU world fits our world standards. Yeah, a lot of people are initially surprised at magic, but they also accept it very quickly (even Connie's parents were chill with Alexandrite formed and were impressed at Steven being grounded for so long, and we have been told over and over just how strict they were).

Which brings me to my next point in that I think that Greg's desire to not raise his kid the way his parents raised him, as well as the knowledge that Steven being half gem resulted in Steven growing up in an environment where he had no structure and no semblance on where he stood in the world.

There is nobody like Steven, we know that, and there are so many issues that nobody will be able to relate to him 100%. But he is still partially human and I think that he has every right to be upset that he never really got to experience being human.

Greg and Steven's upbringings are on two completly opposite sides of the spectrum. For Greg, his parents were controlling to the point where he was forced to do extracurriculars he didn't want, his hair was cut when he didn't want, and he even says that, to him, nothing he did was ever right. Greg clearly grew up in a controlling and abusive household and, while I think his parents loved him to a degree (keeping letters and photos instead of tossing them), I think that their love for him was them loving what they wanted him to be, rather than who he actually was.

Where as with Steven, Greg's desire for him to have freedom meant pretty much no structure. Steven could eat whatever he wanted, do whatever he wanted all day, no curfew, and didn't have an actual house to live in until he moved in with the gems, and we saw early on how often the gems would leave him alone to do missions. And Greg absolutely loves his son and adores him, and parents make mistakes, but I don't think Greg fully understands the extent of what the lack of structure combined with a tumultuous gem lifestyle did to Steven.

While he doesn't know everything, Greg at least knows of some of the dangers Steven has gone through (such as when he panicked when Steven told him about Jasper kidnapping him), and has even seen firsthand some of the dangers when everything with Lapis happened and he broke his leg.

And whether he realizes it or not, Greg has been treating Steven as more magical son than just son. In the beginning, especially when Steven was a baby and at the beginning of his adventures, it felt like Steven was being treated as a kid and just a kid. But as time has gone on and he has developed powers, I feel like a part of his humanity has been forgotten and is now coming out in full force via a reaction to all of the trauma he has gone through.

When Steven is talking to Greg about not knowing who he is supposed to be, he is meaning it in a much different sense than how Greg meant it. He spent his whole life being Rose, being Pink Diamond, fixing everyone's mistakes, every gems mistake, that now he is going to be thrown into a very human world without truly understanding it.

Yeah, he knows how to pay for stuff, drive, etc., but he missed out on so many human experiences because he had minimal structure and the human part of him was pushed to the side in favor of the gem part.

I don't think Greg was a bad dad, but I don't think he fully understands how the combination of Stevens circumstances have impacted him.

A lot of this is sloppy and if anyone wants to inquire further about it, I'm more than happy to talk or clarify. Sorry if this came across as an attack on Greg, as that isn't what I want this to be.

#steven universe #steven universe future #su #su future #su greg #su steven #mr. universe #growing pains #spoilers #su spoilers

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An unlikely friendship (SkekTek and UrTih)

(A/N: For the lovely @pun-and-laughter, the first place winner of my giveaway ^^ I hope you enjoy it!)

Never within SkekTek’s life, had he ever thought he would find a kindred spirit, someone who understood his intellect. He was a skeksis of science, within a land of magic and madness.  For him, it was a challenge, bringing order in something with none. Many of the skeksis saw him mad, and perhaps he was, but he was determined, determined to prove to them he was more than a simple madman.

Because of this determination, SkekTek seldom left the castle of the crystal, abhorring to leave the safety of his lab, into the cold and cruel, filthy world. More and more cyborg than skeksis, he feared rust and grime getting within the gears of his mechanical leg- and yet, he could not remain locked up forever. An herb, something he needed to grind down into a simple extract, a key component for the oil made to keep his leg clean and working. The podlings were incompetent, and the gelfling too busy with the commands of the others to serve him. And so, he left the safety of his lab in search of it.

However, this day would bring about more than a simple, dirty search, more than an irritating day wasted in the outdoors. When he finally found the first sign of the plant he needed, he reached out-

Only to have a blunt and strong hand wrap around it too, covering his shaky and thin talons in its gentle warmth. Eyes raised, cold yellow meeting warm amber.

A mystic. 

Eyes widen, the scientist yanking his hand away from the plant as he hissed in defense. “Cretin! What is your kind doing upon skeksis land?!” His hackles raised, teeth bared to make himself seem more terrifying than he truly was, but the flinch, the look of startlement caused him to pause.

The mystic, ever wary, shook his head, gently plucking the herb from the ground.

“I do not wish to stay long” He finally answered, “I ran out of a few rare herbs UrNol could not make…” Eyes narrowed, and at first he was tempted to yell at the accursed mystic for daring to encroach upon skeksis land- until the herb was held out to him. “You need it for lubricant, yes?” came the soft reply, “I have already gotten a few for myself…”

Suspicion coursed through him, but SkekTek gingerly took the offered herb anyways, knowing better than to refuse a rare gift.

…though he made sure to check for tampering.

“There are more within the meadow, if you require more” came the reply of the mystic, pointing in the direction of the aforementioned meadow. “I was headed there myself.”

“…Why are you telling me this?” 

The mystic, in all his gentleness, smiled, offering his hand. 

“Life is too precious to waste on being cruel” 

–

The Mystic, UrTih, was a kind and gentle being, SkekTek found. Having helped him search for the herb he needed, as well as pointing out others that would strengthen the oil made. When asked how he held such knowledge, the mystic simply smiled. 

“Trial and error” he would finally reply, “many tests and many attempts”

When the third brother began to fade, they parted, one returning to the valley of the mystics, while the other returned to the castle of the skeksis, many new herbs within his claws, and a feeling of emptiness within his heart.

—

SkekTek had promised himself he would avoid the mystic, this UrTih who shared his curiosity to learn. So he tried to lock himself up once more-

But time and time again he found himself having to scavenge for something he was missing that he couldn’t get another to do, and each time he would find the mystic not too far behind. Each time it was accidental, each time he would try to avoid talking to him-

And each time he would end up sharing more information with him, learning more of the world than he ever could fathom.

Each time, they’d leave with new information. Each time Skektek would come back with armfuls of materials good for his experiments.

And each time Skektek would promise to never return.

He would ignore the hole within his heart.

–

The second brother was bright within the sky when the Alchemist found the scientist, pride hurt and murmuring curses in skexish.

“Sniveling, pompous ingrates!” The ire within his speech palpable, “I give them all I have, and yet they demand more! Gluttonous! No one recognizes my intellect! Without I they would be forced to live like the podlings!”

SkekTek continued his angered tirade, hands moving about frantically and dramatically, as if his words were simply not enough to communicate his rage. UrTih simply listened. 

When his voice finally faded, Skektek found a warm and gentle hand wrapped around his own. Yellow met amber, yet he did not pull away. 

The Third brother began to fade within the sky, and skektek loathed to leave the comfort of the other.

—

Their friendship- though SkekTek refused to call it as such- was an odd one to say the least. Both held different views upon the philosophical, had often debated it, and yet, both would seek the answers to the world, though both seeked it differently. One through removing the insanity of the living world, the other seeking the knowledge through such insanity.

It made no sense to the Scientist, yet many things about this arrangement made none. And so, he dared not question it, even as he buried his beak within the comforting embrace of UrTih. 

—

“The fault obviously lies within the scientist.”

But it was not! He was not the one who tried to steal the essence!! 

The cries of the skeksis were loud, cheering over what punishment would befall him, even the ones who had originally sides with him. 

Turncoats, the lot of them. 

“Sire, Scientist is still skeksis….perhaps would do good to have…peeper beetle”

No! Anything but this! 

He had cried and pleaded with the emperor for mercy, even as he was dragged away-

Pain erupted from UrTih’s right eye, the feeling of something not there digging into his socket, eating upon the soft flesh. He cried out, shrieking and howling in agony that was not his. The others had immediately gathered around him, comforting him with what they could, but the Alchemist felt nothing besides the fear and betrayal from his other half-

Lips parted, whispering Skektek’s name as his vision fell dark.

He dreamed of a single being, crying out in pain and fear, bright and luminous form holding onto himself as agony wracked through his frame.

And when he awoke, UrTih found himself running into the woods.

—

His breath was ragged, his sides ached, and yet he dare not stop. Not even as the familiar form of SkekTek appeared into the meadow both had often gathered at. He didn’t stop, until his arms were wrapped around the other’s waist, feeling their shaking body against him.

The Scientist crumpled against him, soft and heaving sobs escaping chapped lips. Talons dug into rough hide, yet UrTih dared not even think of letting him go.

As SkekTek finally calmed, both settled upon the ground, hands held tightly, refusing to part themselves from the other.

“Come with me” begged UrTih, squeezing shaking hands. “When my brothers hear what had happened, surely they would allow you with us. You will be cherished, safe from the ones who harmed you”

It was a wish, hope, hope that he would say yes, that he would take up his offer…. But UrTih knew Skektek well enough to know he would not, not until the skeksis tore him apart, broke him down from the inside out. 

Yet, Skektek held closer still, silent in thought. 

“I tire of being the scapegoat for feckless beings” He finally answered, “You were closer a companion than any of the others ever were….” Relief and joy spread over the mystic, the weight of his worry leaving his shoulders. Without thinking, he nuzzled against the skeksis. An intimate motion, yet the scientist returned it, leaning into it with a mix of desperation and care.

So long as UrTih was with him-

So long as the Scientist was safe by his side…

Everything would be okay.

#i love this #not my post #This is perfect omg

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(Source)

#video #reblog #mood

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#man after my own heart #video #reblog

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I love these things so much.

Picrew tag!

The original thread was too long for my tiny brain, so I decided to make a new one! I was tagged by @seraphicpleiades !!

Tagging @ikizais @izumiskyouka @dazai-is-an-angel and @museumofdraconia !! Since ya’ll are my picrew lovin crew x3

Maker is here!

#reblog #not art #picrew #dress up

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you know what’d be a fun concept?

you can steal from sly, the consequence is that he marches up to you no matter where and beats you up and takes your geo/item.

#reblog #hollow knight #kecleon shop...

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ZOOM OUT

#fnaf #reblog #oof... #im glad im not the only one that thought of this

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a conversation i had with @janticsantics a while ago and the discord server pushed me to finally draw it

#reblog #this made me ugly laugh #pk: watch it saw the radiance in half! #pk: thats a lot of damage! #wl: this is why im divorcing you #hollow knight

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Kris.

#deltarune #delta rune #kris #kris deltarune #my art

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"To show you the power of flex seal, I sawed this goat in half!"

#this is amazing #exactly how i envisioned #omg #reblog

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She got super confused by the colored button puzzle and for a solid few minutes just wandered around until this conversation happens:

Me: press the blue button!

Sis: I did! (She kept going to the first room the press that blue button) but nothing is happening!

Game: *you notice there is a blue button behind the pillar*

Sis: ... oh...

She also died and hadn't saved since before the napstablook fight. She knows now to save often.

My little sister is playing undertale for the first time and its adorable.

She refuses to flirt with goat mom and didn’t understand the mechanics very well, so she got really upset when she accidently killed a froggit. She likes sparing the monsters much better.

#undertale #personal #not art

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My little sister is playing undertale for the first time and its adorable.

She refuses to flirt with goat mom and didn't understand the mechanics very well, so she got really upset when she accidently killed a froggit. She likes sparing the monsters much better.

#undertale #personal #not art

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Sick Kid

#undertale #frisk #undertale frisk #genocide route #drawing #art

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Rough Around The Edges

#night in the woods #nitw #night in the woods bea #nitw bea #bea #drawing #art

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Are dey helium drifloons?

#reblog #not art #pokemon #i love this #its my favorite vine #with my favorite pokemon #and my favorite shiny #i can die happy