#spinel week

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Spinearl Week Headcanons

Spinel created a cute nickname for her gf inspired by a pink flower she spotted on Earth. (Not Rose, mind you; Sweet Pea.) And since Spinel adores horrible puns, she loves referring to Pink Pearl as her "pearlfriend" instead of "girlfriend"

Pink Pearl also adores soul-witheringly dorky, dad-grade humor, so these sorts of antics induce her exploding in gut-busting laughter. Spinel loves the sound so much she wants Peridot to record the sound and put it on a mixed tape

Spinel and Pink Pearl aren't repulsed by the concept of human food/eating like Pearl is. On the contrary; every single one of their teeth is sweet, and these two consequently have the diets of hummingbirds (Nearly pure sugar.) And all the appetite for it of starving piranhas. You know how it is with that white powder.

Spinel and Pink Pearl aren't ready to live together just yet; Spinel still has a lot of separation anxiety and requires a lot of attention, so she's still pretty clingy with the diamonds. White Diamond offered to build Pink Pearl a Homeworld palace of her own as restitution for that whole "thousands of years spent as a mind slave" thingy, but Pink Pearl declined and left to live on Little Homeworld. She just needs some space to figure stuff out (Preferably in an adorable little valentine's-pink cottage) after everything she's been through

Spinel totally understands, though it's very, very, very difficult for her to let go of her Sweet Pea every time the Diamond ship departs Earth. Or shortly after it arrives, for that matter

Spinel loves hugging Pink Pearl and would literally do it 24/7 if possible (Okay, maybe just 23/7 to break for ice cream)

Pink Pearl is touch starved (White Diamond wasn't exactly the touchy feely type) and loves clinging to Spinel like a koala

The fact that Spinel doesn't have more arms to hug her pearlfriend literally keeps her up at night

One of the reasons why Spinel would like to learn how to fuse is the hope that she'd have more arms to hug her girlfriend

Pink Pearl isn't the only reason Spinel gradually starts wanting to visit Earth more and more often, but boy howdy if she isn't a serious incentive *Coughs* Whipped *Coughs again*

Spinel's Diamond moms love teasing Spinel about her (Although not so much as to send her over the edge) And Spinel gets hella flustered each and every time

Ruby/Sapphire might've been Steven and Bismuth's favorite, but now they've got a tie with this sickeningly-sweet duo

Spinel and Lapis can relate to each other a lot for obvious reasons and become friends

They also reluctantly go to therapy together

As a matter of fact, EVERYONE in this series goes to fucking therapy

Spinel eventually graduates from "I Hate Steven" to "Anyone Hurts My Precious Cinnamon Roll Will Be Shot On Sight If I'm Feeling Generous" (Needless to say this applies to Pink Pearl also)

Pink Pearl likes hanging out with the Off-Colors, because if she's different-looking even among gems no one bats an eye (Pun intended)  

Pink Pearl likes confectionary so much that she wraps up boxes of Lars' pastries to ship around the country (His business is very successful

She's still getting used to the idea of currency, let alone being a compensated employee, so she specifically requested to be paid in donuts

The number Spinel and Pink Pearl love to fusion dance to is one of the most famous songs of the 1930's Big Band Era: Benny Goodman's zany "Sing, Sing, Sing" instrumental

(You listen to this classical tune and tell me it doesn't suit these goofballs)

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Week

Sep 29 - Oct 6

I’m surprised no one has done this yet, but the movie is still relatively new so I can understand.

I’ve decided that since Spinel is such a great character who deserves a ton of love that she deserves a week to receive it 😄

I’ve thought of prompts for each day. Hopefully everyone likes them, but if anyone has any better ideas for certain days then I don’t mind hearing them in the reply section for the post ^^.

Sep 29 - Being Loved (Spinel receiving love from her friends or Diamond family)

Sep 30 - AU (Any alternate universe where Spinel receives love, e.g., Pink taking her with her, Crossover AU, Human AU, etc)

Oct 1 - Hobbies/Activities (Spinel doing things that make her happy)

Oct 2 - Pairings (Have a favorite Spinel pairing? This is the day for you! My favorites are Spinel/Pink Pearl, Spinel/Jasper, First form Spinel/Cotton Candy Garnet)

Oct 3 - Hugs (Spinel didn’t receive the hugs she deserved in the movie so, Hug Day!)

Oct 4 - Hang Outs (Spinel hanging out with a friend or group of friends)

Oct 5 - Introduction to Anime (Spinel is great with her scythe, I’m sure she’d love watching some anime with scythe wielders it comedy anime. So this day is about a friend showing it to her or others watching her imitate anime characters)

Oct 6 - Free Day! (You have an idea to show Spinel love that wasn’t a day this week? Show it off here!)

And that’s it so far! I’m going to probably make a side blog for this week where I’ll reblog posts made for it ^^

So when Spinel Appreciation Week begins just tag me with an @thekitsune or @spinel-week and I’ll reblog it to the side blog (the second @ is going to be the name of it).

I hope everyone will be looking forward to this week. I know I am!

Side note- In case you’re not sure, you can make fics for the week if you don’t want to draw something.

Other side note - Not related to the week, but an update, I’m almost done with the Pink Trio/Recovery Trio fic’s first chapter so be on the look out! It’ll be on my AO3 account, TheKitsune. So if you want to read about Spinel, Pink Pearl, and Jasper’s misadventures and friendship, this will be the fic for you! (hopefully!)

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Week Day 8 Free Day

And today’s submission

Spinel smiled as she cuddled up against the quiet Garnet. The fusion's arm was wrapped around her and pulled her close as they rested in Steven's home and watched a movie. She honestly did not know when it started, maybe it had to do with the friendship they had while reset, but Spinel had found herself drawn to the fusion. She was the only one besides Steven in the Crystal Gems who had wanted to help her. It...it was nice. It didn't stop the fear from building in her though at the idea of being friends for real with her. What if...what if she didn't want a friendship? What if it ended with her being left alone again? The idea scared her...

So when Garnet had made the first move in striking a friendship with her, Spinel had no idea what to do. Since she was so shocked, she barely remembered saying yes and agreeing to meet Garnet somewhere to hang out. After Garnet left, Spinel freaked out and ran to Homeworld for some 'alone' time to try and calm down before heading back to Earth to meet with Garnet. Sadly, the Diamonds could easily see something was bothering her when she returned, and she found herself being smothered in concerned affection.

It was nice, but she still wanted time to think about what to do. Surprisingly, Yellow Diamond was the one who convinced Blue and White that they should give Spinel some space. As they left, Yellow sent her a wink which made Spinel smile in appreciation.

She didn't remember how, but she had finally calmed herself down enough to head back to Earth and meet up with Garnet without making a total fool out of herself. The whole time, she involuntarily acted clumsy thanks to her nervousness, but Garnet had apparently thought it was cute as she often giggled whenever Spinel slipped in surprise or tried to do something people do normally only to mess up. It made Spinel blush for most of the day.

To Spinel's surprise, Garnet enjoyed their time together and asked to hang out again. Spinel just nodded hesitantly before the realization of what was happening flashed through her mind. She held Garnet's right hand and agreed in a much more energetic manner much to Garnet's amusement.

After a couple more months, Spinel was surprised once more when Garnet was the one to approach her and ask if she'd like to be her girlfriend. Since Spinel did not understand it at the time, she responded in the most appropriate manner she knew how at the time, "Aren't I already your girlfriend?" while scratching the top of her head...after making a loop with her arm. Garnet had smiled at the question and shook her head to explain what she meant.

To put it simply, Spinel couldn't speak after Garnet finished. She never thought anybody would....like her like that! Let alone that much! She found herself lacking her voice afterwards which Garnet seemed to realize as she promised to give her some time to think.

After a day, Spinel worked up the nerve to visit Garnet which seemed to surprise the future-seeing gem. Wrapping her arms around the taller gem, she hugged her tightly and tearfully accepted. After taking a moment to regain her bearings, Garnet smiled as she hugged Spinel back.

Spinel had been extremely content and happy ever since, and while Garnet seemed relatively normal, the others could tell she was in a happier mood than normal which made them happy for her as well.

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Week Day 3 Hobbies/Activites

Sorry for the late post!

Spinel did not know when she took up the hobby. It started off as a time waster when she wasn't spending time with the Diamonds. After the first few times, she found herself growing fond of it.

Bringing the camera up, she zoomed in on one of the newest features of Homeworld. Sticking her tongue out as she focused on the shot, she was in her own little zone as she wanted to make sure the picture turned out okay.

As she nodded in satisfaction, she was about to press the button to take the shot only to yelp as she heard, "Spinel!" Camera flung into the air, Spinel gasped as her hand shot up and barely caught it before it fell down the side of the hill she was on. Sighing in relief, she looked over and saw a slightly sheepish Pink Pearl scratching the back of her head.

"Sorry about that Spinel. I didn't notice your camera," Pink Pearl apologized which caused Spinel to chuckle and pat the gem's head making her blush lightly.

"It's alright Pearls. I just wanted to head out and take a few shots of different Homeworld locations that didn't exist when I was last here," Spinel told Pink Pearl who just nodded in acknowledgement. As Spinel brought her camera back up and got back into her 'zone,' Pink Pearl watched her from the side with a small smile. Ever since she first met the pink jokester, Pink Pearl had noticed that nearly every one of her smiles were almost forced or were hiding a lot of pain.

When she found out what happened to her in the past, Pink Pearl would not be lying if she said that she felt some intense rage for a brief moment directed at the Diamond she used to love. Seeing how hurt and broken Spinel was even in the presence of her new family (who Pink Pearl still disliked) or her friends, she was happy to see something that made Spinel happy. The calm aura that seemed to radiate from the gem as she focused on taking her photo and the bright smile on her face, it made Pink Pearl happy to see her friend like this.

"Hey Pearls! Since you're here, you want to be in the photo?" Spinel yelled over to Pink Pearl who gasped in surprise. Pointing at herself to make sure that Spinel was serious, she smiled when Spinel nodded and rushed over to get in the shot.

Bringing the camera back up, Spinel smiled lightly as she whispered to herself, "Beautiful," right before pressing the button.

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Week: Day 1 - Being Loved

Here is my submission for the first day of Spinel Appreciation Week!

Spinel sighed as she sat on the railing of a nearby pathway. Looking up at the sky, she began to count the stars...or at least whatever she was able to make out in the sky. Thousands of years of doing nothing, but standing in one place, and she never really noticed how beautiful stars looked from afar.

Looking down, she saw various gems happily walking around Homeworld. Various fusions living among regular gems without fear. She let out a sad smile. Homeworld really has changed from what it once was. Or at least, from what she knew of it. She rarely ever left the garden with Pink Diamond after all.

Feeling a pang in her gem, she brought one of her gloved hands up and grasped at her heart-shaped gem. It still hurt to think about her. She had problems controlling her emotions over certain subjects still. She still finds it awkward when Steven contacts her. She hates to come off as rude, but it was hard to speak to the boy that she attempted to kill as well as destroy his planet because of something Pink did to her.

A wet sensation met her cheeks which earned a small sigh. Tears. Something she has become accustomed to over the months that she has been in Homeworld. Not that the Diamonds or any of her new Pearl friends were awful. No, they were great. The Diamonds did mess up at times, but she knew that they were still working on themselves so she never held it against them. And they always made it up to her if they accidentally hurt her in some way.

No the tears...they were always caused by her memories, by the dreams that she would have after taking up sleeping, and the thoughts. It was so hard to feel like she was really worthy of having friends or a family. In a way, she was still jealous of Steven as well. He had such a great family on Earth. One that she didn't feel like she could be part of...

Hugging her knees with her head ducked down inbetween, Spinel let out soft sobs.

"Spinel?" she heard a gentle voice which caused her to pause. Before she knew it, two arms wrapped around her from behind. Glancing out of the corner of her eye, she saw twin-tailed buns and white skin.

"Pearls?" Spinel softly asked as she brought her head up. Pink Pearl was one of the first true friends that she made after arriving, especially, after hearing about her past with their Diamond. They really bonded over that. She also was the one to properly introduce her to Blue Pearl and Yellow Pearl. Sure the Diamonds introduced Spinel to the two, but they quickly left with Spinel afterwards which prevented the friendly gem from greeting them.

"Are you crying again?" At the silence, Pink Pearl frowned and hugged Spinel tighter which earned a light blush on Spinel's cheeks. "You know you're worthy of all the friends you made Spinel. We all care about you. I care about you, Blue cares about you, Yellow cares about, and...the Diamonds care about you as well..." Spinel had to hold back a light giggle. Pink Pearl made her distaste of the Diamonds rather obvious. Even to their faces. The only reason they bite their tongue about it is because all of them, especially White Diamond, know they deserve it for everything they have done.

Spinel looked away though and let the intrusive feelings back in for only a few moments which was long enough as she began shaking. Pink Pearl saw this and slowly began to run her hand through Spinel's hair before petting her head. This always helped calm the gem down.

"What if...what if I can never have a family like Steven? I...I just want friends and a family Pearls..." Spinel quietly stated. Pink Pearl smiled sadly as she wrapped her arms around Spinel again.

"But Spinel...you already have one. It's quite dysfunctional, and we have the Diamonds in it...but it's a family. Yellow, Blue, myself, we are all part of your family. You've been building it piece by piece since you have arrived. Sure we aren't as close as Steven is with his family, but all we need is more time. Just remember Spinel, no matter what bad thoughts you might have. We all love you," Pink Pearl reassured Spinel causing the gem to tear up before turning herself around in the hug and looping her arms around Pink Pearl several times to give her special Spinel-brand hug.

Smiling at the giggle erupting from Pink Pearl, Spinel slipped even further into the embrace.

Maybe....maybe things really aren't as bad. And maybe these memories will stop restricting her as she slowly moves forward and makes peace with her past. She had people who truly cared about her. People who really care.

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Week End

Well, Spinel Appreciation Week ends today. I hope you all liked my submissions for the week :)

... I won’t lie, I’m kinda sad no one else participated, but I’m not too surprised since not many people participate when I have a week for something. Oh well...

I just hope that I made all the Spinel fans happy with my submissions. Have a good night everyone

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Week Day 5 Hugs

Sorry it’s so late...

Spinel has always enjoyed hugs. The hugs that she shared with Pink Diamond back in the garden were great, even if the memory of them were now stained with awful feelings. The hugs she shared with Steven and the others after being reset were great even though they did not really reciprocate them with her. The feeling was nice. The hug she shared with the Diamonds once returning to Homeworld was certainly new as she never hugged such tall people before, but it was still great.

Spinel had the urge to hug and receive hugs embedded in her, and she did not hate it. It was nice to feel someone show you affection or comfort by wrapping you in their arms. She always tried to hug others to make them feel better if she saw they were sad. Blue Pearl appreciated it, but Yellow Pearl was not so happy the first few times. She finally wore her down though much to Blue Pearl's amusement. Pink Pearl was very eager to give and receive hugs from Spinel much to her joy. There was something about her that just struck Spinel's fancy.

She always gave the Diamonds a hug before heading off to sleep, an activity she found herself participating in after Amethyst introduced her to it when visiting Earth one day. Blue Diamond was always eager to hug Spinel back while Yellow and White were slightly more awkward and hesitant thanks to their lack of displaying affection for so long, but Spinel knew she was getting through to them.

Steven was the first person on Earth to hug her when she first visited them after the whole 'Injector' thing. He said it was something that he regretted not doing before she left which she laughed off. She didn't think much of it, but it was nice to see that he definitely did not hold everything against her like she feared.

To her surprise, Garnet was the next one to hug her. And it was completely out of the blue too. After speaking with Steven, she was heading out to look around Earth some more since she didn't see much of it while reset. Before she could leave his house though, she found herself pulled into the strong embrace of the fusion who gave her a small smile. She found herself struck silent at the whole thing much to her embarrassment, but Garnet seemed to find it amusing as she ruffled her hair and walked off afterwards. The feeling in her chest after the whole thing left her quite confused as it was similiar to what she felt around Pink Pearl.

The next was Lapis who also forgave her. Almost immediately in fact. She didn't give a reason why, but did offer to hear her out if she ever felt like talking more about her past with someone. Before she flew off, she wrapped Spinel in a hug catching her offguard much to Lapis's amusement. Before Spinel could react, the gem had let go and flown off.

Slowly, but surely the rest of the gems and human friends of Steven's forgave her as well, and she slowly found herself receiving and dishing out hugs more and more much to her enjoyment. She really was an affectionate gem.

[thekitsune]

Spinel Appreciation Day 6 Hang Outs

Day 6 submission

Spinel found herself shaking while looking around nervously. She was on Earth again. Part of her had told her to run and head back to Homeworld before they attacked her as revenge for what she had done. The other part of her was trying to calm her down and convince her that she was safe. They forgave her. Looking all around her, she saw the core Crystal Gems members talking amongst each other while they sat at the cafe's table. Looking down again, she rubbed her arm while slightly chewing on her bottom lip.

Looking up, Steven spotted this and quickly reached out to her. Seeing her flinch at his sudden action, he paused before slowly continuing while making sure to gently lay his hand on her shoulder. "Spinel, what have you been doing since we last saw you?" Steven asked her. Spinel saw that all eyes were on her making her even more nervous, but she knew she had to answer.

"I...I have been spending time with the Diamonds and the Pearls back on...back on Homeworld," Spinel hesitantly answered. Steven smiled at her while Garnet nodded her head. Pearl had a concerned look, but she smiled back at Spinel and muttered a quiet 'That sounds nice.' Amethyst leaned back in the chair and sighed.

"That sounds boring!" Amethyst complained causing Spinel's head to drop. Pearl glared down at the short gem and smacked her head causing her to let out a yelp. "What was that for?!"

"What you said was rude and uncalled for. I'm sure Spinel has been having a lot of fun on Homeworld with them. Just because you have different tastes in fun doesn't mean what Spinel likes is boring," Pearl began lecturing Amethyst who glared back up at her with an annoyed look.

Groaning into his palm, Steven sent Spinel a 'sorry' look as the two gems began arguing with each other. As they continued, Garnet gently reached over and rested her hand on Spinel's shoulder making her look over at her in shock.

"I'm happy you've found something that makes you happy Spinel," Garnet simply stated which caused Spinel to shoot her a small smile. Seeing this, Garnet smiled back and gave one last remark, "Make sure to come visit again. I'm sure the next time we all hang out, things will be just as entertaining as today."

Looking back at Pearl and Amethyst, who had began arguing about random things that had nothing to do with what started the conversation, Spinel smiled and rested her head on her arms as she leaned over on the table.

"Yeah...I hope it is to."