When Pink discovers her planet is filled with life, she must choose between saving Earth or completing her first colony. 6,000 years later she forces this decision upon her half human son. Will Steven be the Diamond his mother never could be? Or will he be like no other Diamond before him?
You've been visited by the random OC question fairy! :D ~☆
Does your character own any sentimental items? What’s the story behind these items? What would they do if these items were lost/destroyed?
I'd like to say Steven had an object of sentimental value, but he isn't one to feel sentiment. Every object can be replaced, every gem pieced together anew, there's no sense in holding onto the past when he still has work to do.
Spinel though holds onto a lot. The flower on her vest, for example, is from none other than Pink herself. That was of course over a decade ago, Pink isn't here anymore. It's all Spinel really has left of her, unable to see any part of Pink left in her half human son. She would probably be beside herself if she were to lose the last bit of Pink she had left. Steven is far from the kind and playful Diamond his mother had been, but Spinel hopes that maybe there's just a little bit of Pink left in there somewhere.
Something not exactly canon but still absolutely delightful to think about: Jasper got punched in the face once by Pink (on accident) and she's never let anything happen to her face ever again.
I decided to post the drawing from that thread just on its own, because it's a good preview of Spinel's design and how you can expect her to look in our au
I think Spinel is just about the only character who's design has been finalized now that I think about it
I don't know why but, peridot swearing really threw me off for a second. I know that this comic has gore and a lot more mature themes than in the show so swearing is definitely not anything unsurprising, I just didn't really expect peridot to be one of the characters to swear, especially with the f word.
R/ MakePeridotSayFuck
honestly I always found it funny thinking peridot would be the only one who would cuss, I draw silly over the top reactions with her swearing
I don't know why but, peridot swearing really threw me off for a second. I know that this comic has gore and a lot more mature themes than in the show so swearing is definitely not anything unsurprising, I just didn't really expect peridot to be one of the characters to swear, especially with the f word.
R/ MakePeridotSayFuck
honestly I always found it funny thinking peridot would be the only one who would cuss, I draw silly over the top reactions with her swearing
10 11 vital questions to ask yourself about your character before you start writing.
Internal
1. What do they want and why do they want it?
2. What scares the hell out of them? (Alone? Dark? Poor?)
3. What did they believe by the time they were 10? (Big boys don’t cry?)
4. What is their fundamental truth? (Family first? Good things come to those who wait?)
5. What makes them happy? (What do they think will make them happy?)
External
1. What are their family relationships like?
2. Who do they look up to?
3. Friends - people typically hang out with others who are like-minded
4. Is there anyone they do/don’t trust? Why?
5. How do they talk? (Distinct voice, tone, style, make them stand out - formal, laid back, intellectual, do your research if you decide to use a speech disorder)
+1 Do they have any medical conditions that would have an impact on any of the answers above?
To sort of make up for how long it’s taking to get content out (i.e. starting a story is always the hardest part) I’ll be looking through some character ask memes like this so you guys can get to know how the various gems act in our au!
So feel free to send in either numbers from the asks or even your own questions! There will be a list of main characters under the cut :) -mod jasper
10 11 vital questions to ask yourself about your character before you start writing.
Internal
1. What do they want and why do they want it?
2. What scares the hell out of them? (Alone? Dark? Poor?)
3. What did they believe by the time they were 10? (Big boys don’t cry?)
4. What is their fundamental truth? (Family first? Good things come to those who wait?)
5. What makes them happy? (What do they think will make them happy?)
External
1. What are their family relationships like?
2. Who do they look up to?
3. Friends - people typically hang out with others who are like-minded
4. Is there anyone they do/don’t trust? Why?
5. How do they talk? (Distinct voice, tone, style, make them stand out - formal, laid back, intellectual, do your research if you decide to use a speech disorder)
+1 Do they have any medical conditions that would have an impact on any of the answers above?
To sort of make up for how long it's taking to get content out (i.e. starting a story is always the hardest part) I'll be looking through some character ask memes like this so you guys can get to know how the various gems act in our au!
So feel free to send in either numbers from the asks or even your own questions! There will be a list of main characters under the cut :) -mod jasper
OKAY so I kinda wrote something inspired by @pink-veins-au because one of the mods has been slipping me some sweet sweet content while the blog gets set up and stuff (they also said it was okay to post this!)
There in the garden
Steven sighed in frustration as he left White Diamond's chamber. She'd been coming down hard on him lately ever since he first set foot on his colony of Earth. He didn't know what his mother had gotten him into, all he knows is he has a rebellion to stop and a colony to complete before the other Diamonds deem him incapable.
"Jasper" Steven called as he entered his room, "Were they ever like this with Mom? Did they doubt her over and over again until she just wanted to leave Homeworld?"
Jasper stood at full attention before her diamond, her hands forming their regular salute over her chest.
"Pink often left Homeworld in favor of her garden, My Diamond."
Steven had never heard of this so called garden before, let alone ever knew of his mother enjoying organic life.
"I'll be back later, don't tell the Diamonds where I am."
"Yes, My Diamond."
With that Steven disappeared into the bright light of the warp pad, his mind occupied with thoughts of this garden and what it's purpose was.
When the light of the warp dissipated Steven was met with a desolate wasteland rather than the garden he had been told about.
"This place is disgusting... How long has it been since you came here mom?"
All the plants had wilted and dried, breaking off in the breeze and crumbling into dust. The fountain and columns had all crumbled and broken apart, dark moss and other vines climbing up their dulled surface. Steven took in the sight before him, and decided to venture further down into the overgrown brambles of what was once Pink Diamond's garden.
That's where she stayed
A faint voice could be heard in the distance, accompanied by the sound of approaching footsteps. She was back! Pink came back to finish the game! Oh she was so excited she could barely contain herself, but she kept herself planted to the same spot Pink had left her in. Her entire body was bounding with excitement. She had almost started to think that maybe... No, Pink would never do that... Right?
The footsteps were now upon her, and her game was almost complete. But the smile on her face, however, faltered when she saw who they belonged to.
"You're not-"
The pink gems face fell as she looked at the strange person before her. It wasn't Pink...
"Uhm.. Hi?" The stranger said as he approached the strange gem.
"You're not Pink..."
"No, I'm not.. I'm her son, Steven. What are you doing here..?"
"Pink and I... This was our garden..." The pink gem said with a tremor in her voice. Steven furrowed his brows in confusion. "Mom is gone uh... Whoever you are?"
The pink gem felt tears well up in her eyes.
"She never... Talked about me?" The tears that threatened to fall finally spilled down her face, her hands clenching into fists at her side. "But I was made just for her! I'm her best friend! You really don't know me? Spinel??"
"No I'm sorry.. I've never even heard of a Spinel before. If you were her best friend, then why are you hear? Why weren't you with her?"
"Pink said we were just going a play a game... She told me to stand right here, and then she went to Earth. I thought that... She was supposed to come back..."
Steven's eyes widened in surprise. Spinel had just been waiting here since Pink left? That would mean-
"You've been standing here for over 6,000 years!? You seriously thought she'd come back for you all that time?" Steven laughed bitterly as he looked at Spinel's tear tracked face.
"After all that time... You still thought she actually cared about you?"
Spinel's eyes widened as more tears fell, her gem faintly glowing. Pink didn't want her anymore... Pink just left her here... She was never going to come back.
Spinel started to laugh bitterly, pressing her hand to her forehead. "Of course she wasn't coming back.. She it ever wanted that STUPID colony!"
Her laughter continued despite her tears, her hand pulling at her hair.
"How could I have been so stupid!? Pink never cared did she!?"
Steven had to shield his eyes as the heart shaped gem began to glow brighter as Spinel grew more distressed, her physical form growing unstable.
"Its all that stupid planet's fault!" Spinel screamed as her form finally gave out, her gem dropping to the ground at Steven's feet.
"She really doesn't like Earth, huh?" Steven said to himself as he picked up the gem. "That might come in handy with this whole.. rebellion thing that Rose Quartz started.. Sounds like all she needs is a little push in the right direction."
While Pink Diamond played her games
After a while the heart shaped gem started to glow, rising up into the air signalling Spinel's return. Her form was.. different than that of the naive gem Steven had found when he came here. Her gem was now flipped upside down, her hair unkempt, permanent black tear streams we're running down her face. Steven sighed as he started to put his plan into motion.
"Spinel listen... I'm so sorry Mom did that to you... You didn't deserve to be treated like that."
Spinel slowly met his eyes with her own, his look seemed sincere enough.
"But you don't have to stay here anymore. You can come back to Homeworld with me! I can be your new best friend, you don't have to be alone anymore."
"You mean.. you actually want me around?" Spinel said with her voice cracking.
Steven held his hand out for Spinel to take. "I've got you, you're safe now. I know that Mom hurt you, but I'm here now. You'll never be alone again."
Spinel hesitated, stopping her hand firm taking his.
"We can get rid of the Earth together, and everything on it that mom used to replace you. Doesn't that sound better than staying here?"
He finally felt her hand in his, the friendly smile he gave her masking his true intentions. Spinel didn't have to know, not now at least, that Steven was just like his mother.
🎵- Did you have a playlist/piece of music that went with this story?💡-What was the motivation behind the story?
🎵: There's not so much of a playlist/piece of music as it is just the regular playlist I usually draw to and certain songs just hitting different when outlining the au itself. I'll list a few and link them in a read more at the end of the post.
💡: The motivation behind the story was really just spur of the moment. We were talking and quoting the movie, and I thought it was really interesting how much tone really changed the scene between Spinel and Steven from the movie. The way we ended up using it in casual conversation ended up putting Spinel in a more timid position with the line "I don't wanna play anymore" and Steven as the aggressor with the line "This isn't a game". All we had done was change the tones and I thought hey, I could make an au out of this.
After talking about some characters with Mod Jasper, I thought a vague idea of some things for concept sketches (for one character in particular), I asked for some specific things and got to work. I love character design so that helps. Here are some songs I listen to while drawing. (I tend to loop songs while I draw.)
🎵- Did you have a playlist/piece of music that went with this story?💡-What was the motivation behind the story?
🎵: There's not so much of a playlist/piece of music as it is just the regular playlist I usually draw to and certain songs just hitting different when outlining the au itself. I'll list a few and link them in a read more at the end of the post.
💡: The motivation behind the story was really just spur of the moment. We were talking and quoting the movie, and I thought it was really interesting how much tone really changed the scene between Spinel and Steven from the movie. The way we ended up using it in casual conversation ended up putting Spinel in a more timid position with the line "I don't wanna play anymore" and Steven as the aggressor with the line "This isn't a game". All we had done was change the tones and I thought hey, I could make an au out of this.
I feel like this is a good way to give everyone a chance to ask questions about the AU while we continue setting it up and try to get character sheets finished.
I feel like this is a good way to give everyone a chance to ask questions about the AU while we continue setting it up and try to get character sheets finished.
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