Dumbest Steven Universe AU
Post-SU:F, Steven just completed therapy and has finally enrolled in a university. Lapis Lazuli and Peridot decide to make "the meep morp YOU can OWN" - a movie with Steven's newfound college resources since he's taking a film class as his extracurricular (he's studying music at the Empire City version of Julliard) - and gain notoriety for being the freshest filmmakers since they're literally aliens who taught themselves cinematic language.
Padparadscha, initially given a simple part, one day demands something challenging, something that she can adapt to her inability to directly live in the moment - and she's like the new talk of Hollywood, Kansas, whatever.
Also Spinel spams them with comedy stories - "like playtime but with words and less standing around than the time Steven's mom fucked me over" - in hopes she'll be the one to overthrow the King of Cinema, a Woody Allen expy who's a really talented but sex-obsessed creep who can't come to terms with his ex-partner morally objectifying to him dating her daughter from another marriage so he just loudly complains about his ex at all times












