One of the reasons Spinel’s story breaks my heart so much is because I’ve been in that one-sided friendship where I was the one who was used.
Spinel was the best friend and that was her job, to make Pink happy. But Pink never told Spinel she could go or anything. She tricked her with a game and said “you say it will be fun, I’ll be back”. Those friendships where you put in energy and discover you were the only one doing so.
I broke down in tears hearing her story because it became a matter of Spinel felt like a useless, pointless thing. And Pink giving that look of embarrassment of her made it worse because she later told Steven “at least you thought I was funny, right?” She felt annoying and like a joke once she realized why she was felt behind.
As a person who constantly feels annoying and has experienced what is basically being ghosted. It kills you instead because you feel pointless and that angry destroys you.
The lyrics to her song kill me because I’ve loved them. Spinel being left behind and tricked and showing what it’s like to be in that situation. The lyrics reflecting what it’s like to be in that one-sided friendship.
“You keep on turning pages for people who don't care
People who don't care about you
And still, it takes you ages to see that no one's there.
And aren't I a fool to have
Her entire backstory struck a cord. Breaks my freaking heart because everyone deserves better. I’ve never hated Pink Diamond because she was naive and didn’t realize her selfishness but poor Spinel. Who would have done everything for her best friend and became what she calls “a bad guy” because of how cruel it was what was done to her.
Thanks for coming to my ted talk.
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