ROSE / CRACKED

I always thought I might be bad Now I'm sure that it's true 'cause I think you're so good And I'm nothing like you Indie / Selective / Mutuals Only Pink Pearl from Steven Universe

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“Everything is so....pink!”

[meizhun]

[blackstardiopside-moved-deactiv]

“Er.. not like that, Pearl.”  Black Star begun, about to correct her new friend.  “It’s more like.. a status symbol?  Like, the more of something you have, the more powerful you are.”  Then she paused, finger on her chin, trying to think of how she could explain it through an example a Homeworld gem might understand.  Then she got it!

“Okay, think of it like this!  Let’s say there’s one Diamond, let’s just call her Red Diamond.”  The smaller gem started by making a ‘fake’ Diamond.  “Red Diamond has tons of gems in her court.  Perhaps.. five-hundred soldiers and dozens of Pearls.  Now let’s compare Red to.. hm.. Yellow!  If Yellow has only, say, two-hundred and fifty soldiers and less Pearls, Yellow appears less powerful compared to Red Diamond, does that help?”

Then, the pink gem asked her a sudden, but pleasantly surprising question.  “Work.. with me?  Oh, yeah!  Maybe you could try working at my job with me!  I could ask my Manager and see if she’d do an interview with you.”

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“Ohhhh,” she said, smile bright with comprehension. Black Star should have worded it that way from the start. “So -- having lots of money is like having lots of pearls!”

“I get it now!” Although she doubted Yellow Diamond would ever settle for having fewer gems than anyone, Pearl understood it in theory. And it made the concept of having money of her own all the more appealing. It would be like a Pearl having a Pearl! She laughed out loud at the thought. So eager to begin, she would have gone right away, had the Diopside’s next words not tripped her up again.

“...Why would they have to do that?” Surely people knew already what jobs they could and couldn’t do, just as surely gems understood their purpose. Why would anyone try to get a job they couldn’t do? Why would she say no? “Can’t I just say I can do it...?”

[lyricsgraphy]

lana del rey - video games

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 outofthisgxlaxy‌:

“She is,” Garnet answered. “Steven and I rescued her and her siblings some time ago. She just seemed like she fit in with us the best, so… I kept her.” Keeping Cat Steven had been one of the best decisions she could have made. Not only did Garnet have someone cute and vulnerable to look after, but Lion also had a friend.

As the seconds ticked by, Garnet found she couldn’t resist the urge to join Pink in petting Cat Steven. Her fingers were employed to the task of gently scrtiching Cat Steven’s neck. The rumbling of her purr only increased.

“So… Pink,” Garnet said. “I’m curious about how you’re liking it here so far.” Garnet knew it was a sudden conversation shift, but she really was curious. Earth was vastly different from how Homeworld was. Pink essentially got a fresh start, too.

“She does seem very happy here.” And who could blame her? The sun was warm, the breeze cool, and there was no lack of fingers to pet and scratch her to her heart’s content. Pearl felt the rumbling purr grow louder when Garnet added her own touch, voicing a question with no simple answer. She watched the slow rise and fall of Cat Steven’s chest as she thought how best to reply.

“I...like it, I think,’ she said, hand slowing as she considered her words. “It’s very...different, than what I expected.” Truth be told it was hard to expect anything, yet she couldn’t help but recall how often she spoke with Pink, imagining what her first colony might look like. They conceived worlds made entirely of oceans, planets full of deserts and huge, lumbering beasts. Earth appeared to have a little bit of everything. She glanced upwards, giving a shy smile before she admitted, “I like the humans...they’re very silly.”

[booksqouted]

No matter where she stood, she was in the center of the room. Do not misunderstand. She was not loud, or vain. We stare at fire because it flickers, because it glows. The light is what catches our eyes, but what makes a man lean close to a fire has nothing to do with its bright shape. What draws you close to a fire is the warmth you feel when you come near.

Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind (via broveria)

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diamcndlegacy‌:

“I like to think so. I know I got through to them. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens. I hope they get better. It took me a long time to realize how they treated me wasn’t okay. I think for now we can relax. Just enjoy life here on earth.”

“I hope so, too.” Finally, she tore her gaze away from the sky and offered Steven a small smile. “You did well. I don’t think anyone has ever gotten all of them to agree on something like that before.”

“Do you think you’ll ever go visit?”

[ebcnylead-archive]

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The black monarch sought to comfort the gem. She had been through so much. She thought she deserved some affection. She gazed down at the pearl in admiration. Rubbing her back gently with the pad of her finger. “You’ve been healed dear. You were in the control of White for a long time but now you’re back to who you used to be.”

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Black might have felt the slight trembled that wracked her dainty frame. All of it was coming back in fits and bursts, everything White Diamond had made her say, everything she made her DO --

“H-How long?” 

[nemekii]

@rosecracked liked x to meet the Pebbles!

“Pearl, Pearl!”  Greeted the small nose pebble who wore pink.  “You’re back!”  She ran up to the pink gem, excited to see her again.  Then, the tiny gem hugged Pink Pearl’s leg.

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The room felt so...empty, without Pink. The walls stretched too high, the windows opened too wide, and the silence hung too heavy for Pearl’s taste. Still, she had to see it again, if only to convince herself her Diamond really was gone. Sinking to her knees, she fought off a sudden wave of tears before a tiny squeak caught her attention. 

“P-Pebbles?”

“You’re still here!” Tears of sorrow became tears of joy, and she swiped the little gem into her hands to give them a nuzzle. “I can’t believe it! I thought for sure you’d be gone too!”

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"You're safe now." ebcnylead

@ebcnylead

Frantic, Pearl’s eyes darted around the chamber. They passed over each Diamond in turn, flickering between them and the organics before eventually lingering on White. 

White.

She’d been black and white for so long, absent of any hue. Now, somehow, the warmth had returned, coloring her skin that familiar rosy tint. She glanced down at her arms, half afraid they’d turn again the moment she looked away. When Black Diamond’s hands curled around her, gently sheltering her, she flinched from the touch; but soon enough she was leaning against her fingers, thankful for the wall that separated her from the other Diamonds. 

Her voice sounded oddly hoarse, as if from disuse, when she whispered,“W-What happened?”

[surpmasterlist]

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[preposterousmissbradley]

This was just supposed to be a quick warm-up sketch, but it took a few hours….whoops!  Might finish it, and turn it into a print though!  I REALLY love this idea of Pink Diamond being a juggler. My priorities are wack. 

First drawing of 2019 that isn’t a part of my next upcoming Steven Universe animation!  Look out for that in the near future!

[gabbyworks]

they just want hugs you guys

[amontanoart]

you were mine

[renxamamiya]

What’s happening? What is this? What’s wrong with them? They’re turning pink! I don’t understand… I’m in control, I… [Gasps] Something’s wrong… with me!

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blackstardiopside‌:

“Uh huh, it’s called the economy.”  Black Star replied, thinking she explained how Earth currency and services exchange worked pretty well.  But then came the last question, one most gems typically asked her.  Luckily, Black Star already had an explanation planned.

“In an ideal world trading items for work would be great.  But unfortunately, humans want money.  I think it’s something about feeling powerful.  Since the more money you have, the more.. privledges you have?  But with the amount I’m make I’m pretty happy!  I mean, I only need enough to care for myself and my cats.. and pay a couple bills.  Does.. Homeworld have anytihng like that?”

“Powerful?” Pearl twisted her lips into a skeptical frown. “But it’s just paper...you could rip it up if you wanted to.” She supposed it must have been the principle of the thing, somehow. 

“No...I don’t think so.” Although she hadn’t exactly been aware of the last few thousand years or so, she couldn’t imagine there being a need for such things; gems were created with all that they could ever use, and the Diamonds provided the rest. But now that she was on Earth, maybe she should start getting some money of her own? Excited now, she leaned forward, “Can I do a job with you?”

[etconlidam-blog]

       fingers are curling until your knuckles pale, nails digging into your palm in a show of barely constrained anger. you’re standing here again, banished to your own room as if you were little more than a ruby to be called and dismissed at their leisure. 

white, blue, yellow– they treat you like a convenience and they don’t even know it.

      “ it’s not fair, ”  you seethe, that familiar diamond-esque rage bubbling up before it dissipates, and you sigh, dejected.  “ why do they treat me like this, pearl ? i’m just as important as they are ! ”

@rosecracked​ ♥’d for a starter.

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“I...I don’t know, My Diamond.” She could hardly presume to speak for Blue and Yellow or White. Pearl’s hands fluttered uselessly as she stepped forward, her face a reflection of Pink’s sadness. Over the years she learned a thousand different ways to make her smile -- whether it be a well timed joke or a silly face -- but none of them would solve the problem, grant her what she truly wanted. 

Tentatively, she suggested, “Maybe they’re just -- busy?”