ALL LAPIS/PERIDOT (LAPIDOT) MOMENTS OR HINTS - THE MASTERPOST
Woo, alright. This is gonna be a looong post. I wanted this to be out during Lapidot week but I was busy soo.. yeah. ANYWAY, this is just a huge post pointing out at all the possible Lapidot moments/hints for reference maybe? And this is also just inferences as well. If anyone asks, āWhy do you ship Lapidot?ā This.
I wanted to include pictures with each thing, but I wouldnāt wanna be āstealing artā, when I get to drawings by the Crewniverse, Iām sure everyone saw them anyway, and itād be a lot for one post. So, here goes..!!
In BARN MATES:
At first, Peridot records herself imagining how well the conversation her and Lapis is going to go when she actually talks to her. She mentions āWe can watch the sun come up and figure out what weāre going to do with all this time, eh, Lazuli?ā and then says (as Lapis) how she would be impressed by her ānew compact look and capacity for friendship. Iām so glad weāre going to be living together!ā
Later, Peridot really wants Lapis to see that she isnāt who she thinks she was before. She continously tries to get Lapis to like her and does not give up easily. She doesnāt get frustrated with Lapis, since usually she would call someone a āClodā, instead, she insults her self and her ideas (āWhat a CLODDY idea! Of COURSE she wouldnāt like that!ā) at trying to get her to like her. Peridotās last try is her giving Lapis her most valued item, her tape recorder. When Lapis destroys her tape recorder, Peridot doesnāt snap, but she does tell her how she understands how Lapis is feeling, that she gets it. She tells her she knows what it is like to be in a place that doesnāt feel like home yet, and both of them are the same, except, Lapis doesnāt have to be alone, if she just accepted her. Finally Peridot asks whatever Lapis wants, she would do it. Lapis tells her to leave and she does so without protest, respecting her decision.
Towards the end, when the Ruby ship comes to look for Peridot, Lapis protects her, finally seeing why Steven defends Peridot. Peridot walks away, trying not to be seen by Lapis, since she thinks sheās probably still mad at her, but Lapis calls out to her and asks if she is okay. To this, Peridot gets a big smile on her face, along with a nerdy laugh and makes Lapis go āUmmā¦ā and blush.
> āLook! The ribbon is even blue! I got'cho number!ā *winks*
> āH2Oh my gosh! Itās a smaller than average lake! ā¦Itās a gift for you!ā *weirdly seductive laid back pose on the inflatable ring*
> Steven drew Peridot and Lapis holding hands!!
> The sky magically cleared up after Lapis finally accepted Peridotā¦and making her blushā¦.
> They live alone together now!
In TOO SHORT TO RIDE:
> Peridot indirectly calls Lapis ācuteā when an ad appears on her tablet, saying āfind cute roommates in your area!ā She continously presses ānoā, saying āIām all set, thanks.ā
TWEETS:
((These are on the official Peridot Twitter, run by Lauren Zuke, which could basically mean these are canon.))
> Peridot took a picture on the roof, Lapis can be seen as well. They were both probably stargazing.Ā
> ITāS MADE ME THINK A LOT ABOUT HOW LONG IāVE BEEN HERE AND ALL THE STUFF I LEARNED. / ITāS NICE LEARNING THEM WITH SOMEONE TOO! (Meaning she enjoys learning about the Earth with Lapis.)
> ā¦. OH. THAT SOMEONEāS NOT HERE. (She sounds a bit dissapointed doesnāt she?)
> After Peridot shows the world she can move a spoon with her mind, she says:
LAZULI WOULD GET A KICK OUT OF THIS I BET. (Sheās trying to impress her with her new powers.)
> Soon after, she also calls Lapis a āStarā when she says:
SPEAK OF THE STARS! SHEāS BACK! I GOTTA SHOW HER WHAT Iā
OH.
oh.
IāLL BE BACK LATER!!!!
(This is after the events of ALONE AT SEA, which could mean Lapis came back after encountering Jasper and Peridot got off Twitter to go and comfort Lapis.)
In BETA:
You can really see how close Lapisā and Peridotās relationship has become. They both love watching Camp Pining Hearts together, even sharing the same opinions based on their comments about the show. They both decorated the barn, and even made a collaborative āmeep morpā as Lapis named them or āmorpsā as Peridot likes to call them.
Peridot moves on to show Steven and Amethyst her āOne Gem Metal Bandā but hasnāt practiced enough to actually make it work. This makes Lapis snort, and then tells her she should try āone thing at a time.ā Peridot tells her that they have guests āwho must be impressedā. Lapis smiles, picking up the tamborine and telling her āLetās try it together.ā They both dance together, and have fun, before Amethyst gets annoyed that āJASPER is out there!ā Peridot gets nervous and tells Amethyst she tries not to use the āJā word so loosely at the barn.Ā Meaning she is careful around Lapis, not wanting to trigger her with the word āJasperā.
Later, when Peridot is about to leave to the Beta Kindergarden, she stops and tells the others she wants to make sure Lapis is ok. Peridot asks Lapis if sheās okay, and Lapis says āYeahā. She asks āAre you sure?ā for reassurance, and again, āYeahā. Peridot tells her she will be leaving, but she will back, so she wonāt worry. Then she asks her if she needs anything and what season of Camp Pining Hearts she was watching. Almost like a married couple.. Also, When Peridot quickly takes off her bowtie and says āYou know what to do with this!ā and throws it at Lapis for her to catch, they probably have had more moments together off-screen so that Lapis would know what she needed to do to the bowtie.
> Both seem to smile at each other a lot in this episode.
> Lapis puts a hand on Peridotās shoulder when she tells her she should ātake one thing at a time.ā
In BACK TO THE MOON:
Lapis isnāt really impressed by Amethyst shapeshifting into Jasper. When the Crystal Gems are going to the Ruby ship, Amethyst asks Peridot and Lapis if they want to be prisoners too. Lapis gives her āthatā look and says āNot really.ā And Peridot quickly holds on to Lapisā arm, being protective of her and not wanting Amethyst (as Jasper) to make Lapis feel uncomfortable with the disguise in front of her, and the use of the word āprisonerā.
In KINDERGARDEN KID:
When Peridot finally bubbles her first corrupted gem, her bubble appears āhomeā which is at the barn. Living with Lapis, on Earth, really shows how she does see the barn as her home, even with her roommate.
> The bubble appears above Lapis, and she doesnāt seem shocked by it either. Both of them are probably used to their weird stuff now. ā¦Like a couple.
Subtle hints (?) / Some are from the wikia :
> In CRY FOR HELP, Peridot refers to Lapis as her āinformantā rather than her prisoner.
> In CATCH AND RELEASE, Peridot says she knows Steven healed Lapisā gem, but in THE MESSAGE, Lapis told Steven she never told anyone, meaning she probably lied about it.
> In LOG DATE 7 15 2Ā Peridot watched āCamp Pining Heartsā where Paulette (wearing a blue diamond, and stylish blue raindrop scarf) and Percy (wearing a yellow diamond, and an outline of Peridotās hair on his hat), try to kiss; which Peridot questions āAre they trying to fuse?ā Then, in SAME OLD WORLD, Lapis takes a liking to leaves and is seen holding one throughout the ending. This also might be foreshadowing as Paulette was holding a Canadian-like flag. (Which had a leaf symbol.) There is many promo art/drawings from storyboard artist Lauren Zuke where Peridot is dressed up as Percy. And also that ship chart Peridot made. Supposedly, the colors matched up to pair Lapis and Peridot.
> In Barn Mates and in Beta, when Peridot and Lapis are seen on the screen alone together, both times they were by the portrait of Stevenās grandparents. Peridot on the husband side, Lapis on the wife. Symbolizing marriage maybe?
> Peridot calls Lapis āLazuliā a lot, in SAME OLD WORLD, BARN MATES and in some zines. Nickname~
STEVEN UNIVERSE ZINES:
> In RESPONSIBLE EARTH CITIZENS, by Lauren Zuke and Mira M., Peridot acts like the stereotypical husband, coming home from work to Lapis the stereotypical house wife, making dinner.
In FLIES OF LIFE, by Lauren Zuke and Mira M., Peridot learns about fireflies and then asks Lapis if she would like to learn about Earthly things with her, Lapisā response looking like a typical anime trope, the one when a character āfalls on to their kneesā when another character does something cute.
EXTRAS:
> Shelby Rabara, the voice of Peridot, ships Lapidot, along with Pearlmethyst.
> Shelby was also recorded a phrase for a fan, saying. āLapis, fuse with me.ā
>Ā Even Lauren Zuke made an AU based on the song Genghis Kahn, which shows, towards the end a gay couple living together. Maybe she ships them ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_SlAzsXa7E
(PSST. GO LOOK AT IT ON HER BLOG)
>There is a lot of fanart/promo art of Lapis and Peridot together.
> There is also a listing for shorts and one of them is āVideo Chat with Lapis and Peridotā.Ā
> Also, I heard Peridots are used to heal, which symbolizes how Peridot is able to help Lapis heal.
Yup, thatās it! I tried not to pick things that seemed like too much of a stretch, like how Lapis glanced at Peridot in āThe Returnā or how Peridot likes water (Lapisā powers are water) since the events of āWhen it Rainsā. But Iām mentioning them now so I guess theyāre just here, in case anyone wanted that too.
I just liked analyzing this since.. both of them have come a long way! I will try to keep this post updated if there are any more hints towards the ship. I just think this ship has so much potential! Lapis and Peridot learning about the earth together reminds me so much of Ruby and Sapphire learning about the earth. Itās like Garnetās story, only itās happening now. Lapis healing with Peridotās help is the best thing ever. Even if they never fuse, or confirm as a couple, their relationship should be pretty much clear for everyone.Ā
Itās a healthy relationship.
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