#two plus three au

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I got a tablet

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So, this was supposed to be fore Pearlrose Week... last month... whoopsie daisy.

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How the Peridot is aroace reveal will effect my AUs

In order to be respectful o the fact that Peridot is aroace, I decided to make some changes to my Human AU and the 2 + 3 AU. If I’m misrepresenting or got anything wrong about the aro/ace community and/or queerplatonic relationships, please let me know.

Human AU

I haven’t really posted anything about Peridot’s role in my Human AU, but I originally wrote her as an ace lesbian. She and Lapis were in a relationship for a while, but they broke up and she started dating Amethyst.

Obviously, Peridot is now aroace in this AU, but she initially believes herself to be an ace lesbian and still dates Lapis for a period of time. After Lapis skips town after experiencing a mental breakdown, Peridot mourns their relationship, but eventually comes to realize that she never felt romantic attraction towards her or anyone for that matter. She makes this realization after a conversation with Garnet, who in this AU is also aroace.

Eventually, Peridot and Amethyst form a queerplatonic relationship. In this AU, Amethyst has always been demiromantic and bisexual. They share a very strong non-romantic bond, enjoying cuddling, hugging, occasional love making (Peridot is sex positive, but has a very low sex drive), and quality time, and Lapis and Peridot remain good friends.

2 + 3 AU

If you’re familiar with this AU, then you know about the Lapamedot triplets. They’re not going anywhere, but the relationships between their parents is different now. Basically, Lapis was unknowingly experiencing a very intense heat (she didn’t know at this point that she was fertile, and not experiencing a heat cycle for the nearly 6000 years she spent trapped in the mirror meant this one was very intense). Knowing only that Lapis was stupid horny, Amethyst suggested to Peridot that they “help her out.”

Now, like in my Human AU, Peridot hadn’t fully realized at this point that she was aroace. Her reasoning for participating in this was a) wanting to help Lapis, and b) she’d read and enjoyed fan fiction where this kind of thing happened, and thought it would be fun. Afterward, she realized that she’d rather be a spectator than a participant in that kind of thing, and decided it wasn’t something she wanted to do again.

Just in my original plan, Lapis becomes pregnant by both Amethyst and Peridot, and has their triplets. They happily co-parent their daughters, and nothing romantic happens between the three of them. I might have Amethyst and Peridot be in a queerplatonic relationship here too, but I haven’t decided yet.

So, there are the changes! Again, please let me know if I got anything wrong about aromanticism or queerplatonic relationships.

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Rosebud’s “factory reset” was... a little different from the others.

Peony wasn’t there because she decided to stay on Homeworld though after being alone with the diamonds for five minutes she probably regrets everything.

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obligatory STEVEN HAS A NECK

Steven and his sisters after the two year time skip

I also decided to give Peony a new outfit to go along with the time skip. Here’s her full look if you’re interested

I don’t know what exactly happened to cause her to reform, but her last words before doing so were most likely “Hey Steven, watch this!”

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Quick doodle of Peony

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I couldn’t get the thought of Peony piloting all four diamond ships out of my head. Sorry about the quality.

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I don’t know if I’ve made it clear, but Peony has pretty much assumed a leadership position on Homeworld, alongside the diamonds. It was her goal since she was little to bring the fight for liberation to Homeworld, and, though she never expected the diamonds to welcome her with open arms, she’s been able to do so, alongside Steven. The reason she decided to stay, rather than return to Earth with Steven, is so she could make sure the changes they’ve made stick.