#su fanfiction

[archivehub]

I haven't seen anyone post the new, official SU poster over here, so here it is! It was spotted in Vancouver at a talk Rebecca and Ian were doing!

[Image source here!]

[glowweek]

A Connverse art week!? In the year of our Lord, 2024!?

Here's how this works: I've given you two prompts for every day of the week from March 17th to the 23rd, 2024. For each day, you choose one of the prompts—or both, who's counting?—and make an art piece with said prompt in mind. It's really that simple; you even have 3 whole weeks to prepare your pieces!

The best part? Any type of art can be entered! Whether it be traditional, digital, fanfiction, music, edits, animation, whatever! Just, uh, make sure entries stay PG-13, alright? And no plagiarism!

All submissions should be tagged with #GlowWeek and/or #Connverse for maximum visibility! I will reblog any entries I find, so make sure I can actually, y'know, find your entires.

Lastly: please spread the word! Reblog, share; show your friends, your neighbor, your dog, anyone who will listen! More eyes = more Connverse art, got it?

Any questions should be directed toward my ask box. Oh, and here's my personal blog.

Glow bracelet art is by @imaplatypus-art.

[novantinuum]

Exciting announcement-

All thirteen chapters of Crack the Paragon updates are now live, and it's new horizons for this story from here! As a little celebration, I'm finally posting the new title card and updated art from chapter one.

If you've never checked out this story, it's a canon-divergent AU splitting off from the s3 episode "Bismuth" where things go... a little differently in the forge, shall we say.

There's almost 68K words of content in this fic series so far, stretching across the main fic and two connected one-shots.

Links to this fic can be found on my sideblog @crack-the-paragon and in the reblogs.

Bonus:

[boygirldykefag]

Fusion Therapy Chapter Two: A Phone Call

Chapter One ^

Peridot laid on the couch in Steven’s room, arms around her knees. There was an empty bowl of ice cream in front of her and a mess of ice cream around her mouth. The cushion below her face was wet. Steven and Amethyst sat on either side of her.

“What about Funland?” Amethyst suggested.

“No, no way,” Steven said.

“Farming?”

“Even worse.”

Peridot whimpered.

“What about building a huge robot?”

“Maybe.”

“No!”

Amethyst sighed.

“I think you just have to wait this out, buddy.”

Peridot whimpered again.

Steven sighed.

“I wish Garnet was here.”

“Dude. We can’t just futurevision this problem away!”

“You’re right,” Steven said with defeat.

“Steven?” Peridot piped up.

“What is it?! What do you need?!”

“Do you have any blue ice cream?”

“No, we don’t have any blue ice cream.”

“Clod.”

“But I can get you some non-blue ice cream.”

She considered it.

“That will suffice.”

Steven took her ice cream bowl and walked to the kitchen.

“It’s been two weeks, and still no sign of Lapis,” Steven said to himself as he scooped Peridot the last of the ice cream. “Peridot’s not showing any signs of recovery. I don’t know what to do.”

Steven brought the ice cream to Peridot, and she scarfed it down.

“Why isn’t this making me feel better?!” Peridot exclaimed.

“Peridot, the only thing that’s gonna do that is time.”

Peridot wailed and cried.

“Yo, Steven. Can I talk to you outside?”

“Of course, Amethyst.”

Steven and Amethyst got up and walked to the door.

“Hang in there, Peri,” Amethyst said.

“What did you want to talk about, Amethyst?” Steven asked once they were outside.

“Yo, man, we’re getting nowhere.”

“I know.”

“What do we do?!”

“I don’t know.”

There was a long pause.

“Do you think Smoky Quartz could help?” Steven suggested.

“No, probably not.”

“Garnet? Pearl? Sardonyx?”

“No! The only gem who can help Peridot is Peridot!”

Steven’s phone rang. He looked at it.

“It’s my dad.”

Steven answered the phone.

“Hey dad.”

“Hey Shtewball! I got someone here who wants to talk to you.”

“Um. Okay.”

Steven waited.

“What is it?” Amethyst asked.

“I dunno.”

Steven waited.

“Hey Steven,” Lapis Lazuli said on the other end.

“Lapis?!” Steven exclaimed.

“Lapis?!” Amethyst exclaimed.

“Lapis?!” Peridot exclaimed.

Peridot scrambled outside.

“Gimme the phone!”

She tried to take the phone.

“Hey Lapis, where are you?”

“I’m at the car wash.”

Steven was dancing around Peridot as she tried to take the phone from him.

“Do you want us to come to you?” Steven asked.

“Who’s we?”

“Gimme the phone Steven!” 

“Me, Peridot, and Amethyst.”

Lapis Lazuli sighed.

“Okay.”

The three of them made their way to the car wash. Lapis Lazuli was washing a car using her powers.

“You’re doing great Lapis!” Greg said.

“Lapis!” Steven shouted.

“Steven!”

Lapis Lazuli stopped what she was doing. The two of them hugged.

“I’m so glad you’re okay,” he said.

Lapis Lazuli turned to Peridot. She was already crying.

“C’mere.”

They hugged. Peridot was sobbing and crying.

“I missed you so much!”

“I missed you too.”

They kept hugging. Their gems started glowing. Lapis Lazuli pushed Peridot away.

“Listen. I’m sorry. For leaving.”

Peridot sniffled and whimpered.

“Ever since I was Malachite I’ve been so scared of fusing.”

“I know.”

Lapis Lazuli gasped.

“Even though it was only a few seconds, I experienced what it’s like to be you. You’ve suffered so much.”

“Yeah.”

“And I wanna help!”

“What?”

“After my ship crashed and before the Crystal Gems captured me, I was all alone! I had nothing! No one! And I know it’s nothing compared to what you’ve gone through, but you’re not the only one that’s felt trapped, the only one that’s felt alone! Lapis Lazuli, these past months with you have been the happiest of my life. You’re the greatest friend anyone could’ve asked for. And maybe… we could be a little more… than friends.”

Lapis Lazuli blushed.

“Peridot.”

“I know you’re hurting. I know there have been some real clods who didn’t treat you the way you deserve to be treated. But you don’t have to suffer alone anymore.”

Peridot tenderly put Lapis Lazuli’s hand in between both of hers.

“Thank you. The truth is, I don’t wanna be scared anymore. I don’t wanna keep running. I’m ready to move on. I’m ready to heal.”

“That’s what I’m here for.”

“I’d rather not do this here.”

“Of course.”

[somechickwhodraws818]

Here it is, the long awaited Stevinel coffee shop AU I teased ya’ll about! For those of you who were longing for this fanfic, this is for you guys. :3

[mister-celery]

do you like steven universe?

do you like bob burger?

heres a crossover i wrote yesterday at 1am that nobody asked for! you are welcome

[ladylore97]

Chapters: 12/? Fandom: Steven Universe (Cartoon) Rating: Explicit Relationships: Spinel/Steven Universe Summary: Part 2 of Steven and Spinel's day exploring the Diamond Mansion. Fluff, angst, and smut ahead, as always Word Count: 9127

Let’s gooooo. Sorry this took more than a hot second to edit, I’ve been traveling and preparing to move again

[corgigem]

Chapter 14! Yellow has a scene she has to solve. This was my absolute favorite to write so far. I hope everyone else enjoys!

[hailingstorm]

Fuck me. My most favourite SU fic has gone missing and I know I had it saved somewhere, but I must've went "nah, this'll never get deleted" at one point and got rid of it because it's not there. Well guess what happened now bitch.

Anyway the fic was a one-shot or drabble of Pearl and Bismuth just talking about Rose and everything else after the finale, I think. All I remember is the characterization being *chefs kiss*

If anyone has the fic let me know, please. ;~;

[archivehub]

Title: Our Kids

Summary: Steven wonders whether or not he and Connie can be considered parents anymore.

Word Count: 547

For some reason, this one was extremely damn difficult for me to write. For the final day of Glow Week, day 7, I used the prompt "Journey's End."

The short is also beneath the cut:

Two colossal red dwarfs hung high overhead, painting the landscape an eerie shade of scarlet. An abundance of alien flora desperately wriggled and outstretched toward the suns in an uncanny, almost sentient manner.

“Not often we’re all in one place these days, huh?” Connie smirked, head resting tenderly against her husband’s shoulder. She twirled a lock of pink hair around her finger as she raised a wine glass to her lips.

Steven’s eyebrows knitted; he offered a solemn nod in agreement. Truthfully, he only paid partial focus to his wife’s words. The true centers of his attention were their four pink-skinned kids, all of whom were congregated around a nearby picnic table, cackling in between recounting tales and gossiping. Just a few minutes prior, he and Connie had been seated among them, though something… existential(?) had invaded his thoughts; he needed some space to think.

“So…” his wife spoke once more; she bounced a knee, “what was that all about back there?” She swirled her wine, breathing in its heavenly aroma, before remarking, “I haven’t seen you that spaced out in centuries.”

Steven crossed his arms with a guttural sigh. “It’s… about the kids,” he confessed timidly. He pressed his golden band against his inner arm. “Tell me—and be honest, Connie…” he inhaled, “do you… think we’re really even parents anymore?”

The aged woman quirked a brow. “What… do you mean?” she probed gingerly, genuinely perplexed. She stared off into the distance, taking note of her and Steven’s cozy, wooden home.

“Well…” the man cleared his throat, “just… think about how old the kids are, how old we are.” He felt Cat Steven rub up against his ankles; he paid her no mind. “They’re only twenty-something years younger than us, right? So, after all this time, after all these centuries… what’s the real difference between them and us?”

Connie’s eyes narrowed as she pondered her husband’s words. She took a prolonged sip from her glass, practically emptying it in the process—thank the stars her zombie-like state possessed an increased alcohol tolerance.

“They’re just as smart as us, just as mature as us; they’re practically just as old as us,” Steven diligently listed. “So… what does that leave us with?” he interrogated. Tears pricked at his eyes. “Their baby pictures?”

“Our kids, honey…” Connie retorted. She set her wine glass atop Lion’s back; the feline appeared unperturbed. “That leaves us with our kids,” she reiterated, interlacing her fingers with her husband’s. She tenderly met his damp, chocolatey eyes. “Being a parent isn’t about intellect or maturity or… even age,” she sighed. “It’s about raising your kids: teaching them how to trust, how to love; how to distinguish right from wrong.” She brushed aside Steven’s curls before pressing her cold, pink forehead against his. “Most importantly, though: it’s about just… being there for them, even after they’re all grown up.”

The hulking man half-smiled momentarily. Wiping at his eyes, he exhaled, “O-okay, but…”—he glanced at their children: they were taking turns scratching Cat Steven’s primordial pouch—”what if they don’t see it that way?”

Connie opened her mouth. Before a single word could escape her lips, however, Lisa’s hoarse, gravelly voice cried out, “Mom, dad, get your butts back over here! Gregory’s busting out his goddamn guitar again!”

[salemoleander]

At the end of Iskall's ep he's become fixated on fishing, sees a salmon floating on the water, and then gets a mending book

... and idk why bc that is So Much Less ominous or pointed than half the stuff that's happened, but for some reason that's what made me sure the fishing religion/big salmon stuff is becoming a capital-T Thing. Lore. Plot. Whatever you wanna call it. There's Stories Afoot.

(I don't know how the snail fits into it yet. I'm sure that will become evident in due time)

[novantinuum]

heya! :D I'm so happy I found your blog, I just did a su rewatch this summer and I'm obsessed again! I was wondering if you had some fic recs to share? especially any and all that deal with steven's trauma (whether that be corruption aftermath, his abandonment issues, any of the traumatic experiences he had), anything really, just some nice and thorough hurt/comfort and healing <3 definitely up to any other recs you might have, even if they're about something completely different haha. thank you in advance!!

Ooooh heck yeah I can rec some of my favs! Admittedly, these days I haven't been reading that much new fic, so I'm not sure what new stuff is out there that's gone unnoticed, but I went through my bookmarks and found a few fics that still stand out to me today as ones I remember really vibing with when I read them-

First off, some fics that I remember delving into Steven's trauma (along other things)-

Aid to Navigation, by Ppleater (or @infriga here on tumblr)

Honest to god, this is my favorite Steven Universe fic on the whole goddamn internet. Post I Am My Monster hurt/comfort content galore. Emotional catharsis out the wazoo. Fascinating theorization about how Steven works as a hybrid. Sometimes there's even chapter artwork. ALSO NANEFUA AS AN IMPORTANT CHARACTER, WHICH I RARELY SEE LET'S GO NANEFUA

a world for the birds, by @fanfoolishness

Do you like Uncle Andy? Do you vibe with the idea of bird watching? Do you wanna read about Andy's outsider observations of the trajectory of his nephew's bizarre life as he shares his hobby of bird watching with Steven as a bonding activity over the years moving into the events of Steven Universe: Future??

Go read this fic, it destroys me. In fact, just do yourself a favor and check out this author's whole catalogue, because my next fic rec is from her, too.

Comminuted, by @fanfoolishness

Post Growing Pains hurt/comfort focused on Steven and his dad's relationship. I remember this one dropping pretty damn soon after the episode aired and it w r e c k e d my emotions and gave me all the catharsis my sappy little heart desired at the time.

WELCOME BACK TO THE VLOG, steven universe here! by waddlesthejoghog (or @thisisnotacreativeusername here on tumblr)

Here's a story with a COMPLETELY different format than all the others- this one chronicles Steven's life through a variety of videos he posts to his TubeTube channel over the years. (Which, if you watch the SU shorts, is a canonical fun fact about him! He posts unboxing videos and reactions and stuff online, ahah.)

Each chapter sorta like, "transcribes" what's happening in the video, and there's even a little views/likes/dislikes/subscriber count + mock comments section at the end of every one! I found it a very charming and fun read- but also it punched me in the face by the end because it's like a whole microcosm of Steven's character development throughout the entire show mashed into one 59 chapter story.

This one is not wholly focused on Steven's trauma, as it spans the events of the entire show, but that does play a decently big role later on in the fic.

__

As a quick little self-plug, I've also written a good deal of fics focused on various shades of Steven's traumatic experiences, and the following is (probably) my favorite of those:

A Memoir of the Marks Unseen (uhh... by me lol)

This one is focused on the topic of Steven + the headcanon of him having corruption scars like the other healed Gems, and picks up pretty soon after I Am My Monster. It spans months (and later Years) after that, detailing his journey towards accepting these remnants as a neutral part of him. I'm still very proud of finishing it, as I was pulling from some raw personal experience with this one.

__

Lastly, here's two Connie focused fics I remember slapping ass in their own various ways:

Xenopology, by CompletelyDifferent

Some Connie + all the Gems character study pieces!

The Stranger in Me, by Cyberwraith9

Connie accidentally gets perma-bonded with a poofed gemstone retrieved from a corrupted Gem. Hijinks ensue. I remember this one having a legendary level of character development for Connie and her whole family especially ;w;

[boygirldykefag]

Fusion Therapy Chapter One: Amazonita Accident

Disclaimer #1: For the sake of this fic, Peridot is demisexual and demiromantic.

Disclaimer #2: Amazonita is not my creation. She was created by @robinzuper: https://www.tumblr.com/robinzuper/738537132193431552/lapis-lazuli-peridot-fusion?source=share

A preface: I recently binged all of Steven Universe and I absolutely love it. This four-part fic is a love letter to everything I love about the show. Chapters two, three, and four will be published in the coming days. Enjoy!

Peridot laid on the truck in front of the television, waiting. She was tired of waiting.

“Lazuli! Hurry up you clod!” she shouted.

“I’m not done yet!”

“I have been waiting! For two hours!”

“You’ll have to wait longer! I’m still checking crops!”

Peridot grumbled and then flailed around, rambling incoherently, with several “clod”s thrown in. Then she sighed and floated her tablet to her. She started watching cat videos, and got into it, giggling. She turned it off as soon as she heard Lapis Lazuli coming closer. She loved the sound of her water wings flapping; there was nothing like it. Peridot floated her tablet away.

“Peridot, I’m-”

“You’re ready!”

Lapis Lazuli smiled.

“You look eager.”

“It’s the season finale! How could I not be excited?!”

“Do you think Pertricia and Lauren Luli are finally gonna get together?”

“It has to happen! They’ve been friends for so long! They’ve been through so much together! All they had was each other when they both lost their homes; they have to get together!”

“They had other friends, didn’t they?”

“But there’s nothing like each other! Here, let me explain to you my 95 reasons why.”

“The show’s about to start. Maybe later.”

They laid on the truck together, watching Camp Pining Hearts. They were both so immersed in it. Peridot almost forgot to put her arm around her. Almost.

“What are you doing?” Lapis Lazuli asked.

“This is a human ritual called ‘cuddling’. I thought we might try it.”

Lapis Lazuli said nothing, just blushing her blue blush, but completely stopped paying attention to the show. Soon after, she put an arm around Peridot, and soon after that, looked at her face. Peridot was blushing green all across her face, pretending to watch the show. Lapis Lazuli smiled at her, still blushing.

Suddenly, a white glow. Their bodies melted, their gems moved around. Amazonita opened her eyes on the bed of a truck. She looked down, saw her four arms, of a color between blue and green, and started hyperventilating. She felt her face, felt glasses and the peridot gem in her forehead, and hyperventilated more intensely. She started screaming. She screamed and screamed. Camp Pining Hearts was forgotten. Amazonita fell off the truck, screaming the whole time, and unfused as she hit the ground. Lapis Lazuli was still screaming. Peridot got up as quickly as possible and ran to her.

“Lazuli! Are you okay?!”

Lapis screamed.

“Lazuli, I’m here!”

“Go away!” Lapis Lazuli shouted, tears collecting in her eyes.

Peridot also teared up.

“I’m calling Steven.”

Peridot floated her tablet to her, and called Steven, panting, with sweat on her face.

Steven was in his house, snacking, while Garnet stood on the warp pad. Pearl had her head in the door to the bubbled gem room.

“Amethyst! Let’s go! You can talk to bubbled Jasper after the mission!”

Steven’s phone buzzed. It was Peridot. He answered it.

“Steven, Steven, Steven!”

“Hi Peridot!”

“Clod, clod, clod!”

“Peridot, what’s wrong?”

“Steven,” Garnet said.

“Just a minute!”

“Steven you have to help!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Lazuli and I were watching Camp Pining Hearts, and we were cuddling, and then we fused, and then she started screaming, and please help I don’t know how to fix it!”

“On it!”

Steven hung up.

“Peridot’s in trouble!” Steven shouted, running onto the warp pad.

“What?!” Amethyst shouted from the other room.

“Actually, Lapis is in trouble! We have to go help!”

Amethyst rushed out of the room and onto the warp pad.

“Pearl, hold down the fort,” Garnet said.

“Wait, but-”

Steven, Garnet, and Amethyst warped to the farm. They ran to Peridot and Lapis Lazuli. The blue gem was hunched over and crying into her hands, while Peridot looked on with an incredibly worried expression.

“Lapis! What’s wrong?”

“I don’t wanna fuse again,” she said through her tears.

“You don’t have to fuse with anyone,” Steven said.

“I’m a terrible person!”

“No you’re not!”

“Come on, Peridot, let’s leave them be,” Amethyst said, tugging on her arm.

Peridot looked back to Lapis Lazuli sadly, then walked off with Amethyst.

“I don’t want to hurt Peridot.”

“You remember being Malachite, don’t you?” Garnet said.

Lapis Lazuli nodded.

“Fusing with Jasper was very difficult for you.”

“I hate Jasper.”

“Peridot isn’t Jasper. She cares about you. And you care about her.”

“That’s why I don’t wanna fuse with her! I don’t wanna hurt her! I don’t wanna fight her!”

“You don’t have to.”

“I, I!”

Lapis Lazuli looked at her hands.

“It’s okay, Lapis,” Steven said. “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want.”

“I can’t!”

Lapis Lazuli stood up. Steven wrapped his arms around her.

“I’m here.”

“No! Let go of me! I don’t want to fuse!”

“We’re not fusing.”

Their gems started glowing.

“No!”

Lapis Lazuli shoved Steven away and took out her wings.

“Lapis!”

She took off.

“No!”

Garnet put her hand on Steven’s shoulder.

“Let her go.”

“But!”

“She’ll be back.”

[somechickwhodraws818]

OK, it's finally here! This is the fanfic i submitted to @ladylore97 for her Steven Universe: The Movie anniversary contest. I made second place for it, and I am very proud to get to share it with all of you.

This story takes place after the injector explodes and Steven saves Spinel from the impact. I have often watched this scene wondering what could have been if Connie had only waited a few more minutes to call out for Steven - how would Steven and Spinel interact? How would Spinel cope with the guilt of nearly killing Steven and then being forgiven for all of it? Well, this is my take on it. I do need to let you know that this story is as canon compliant as possible, so not a lot of shipping material here for Steven/Spinel as a romantic pairing. There is implied one-sided attraction, as I did tag it in the story. But don't worry, there will be another time for all of that shipping goodness. ;)

I hope you like reading just as much as I liked making it. Now, without further ado, I give you Tying Loose Ends!

[ladylore97]

Chapters: 10/? Fandom: Steven Universe (Cartoon) Rating: Explicit Stevinel Human College AU

Summary: Spinel and Steven go on their first official date at the pier. Fluff and smut galore

[happypeachsludgeflower]

Okay… but.. but hear me out.

Heavenly calamities, sometimes known as tribulations, are encountered at key points in someone’s cultivation. If a person passes their calamity, they can ascend as a god.

Calamities usually (but not always) involve powerful storms, and from what we’ve seen do not actually have anything to with someone’s spiritual energy, as seen by Hua Cheng who was extremely weak and also dead when he faced his.

Wei Wuxian gave up his core for his brother, was captured and tortured by Wen Chao, and then pushed into the burial mounds surrounded by resentful energy where he fought for three months against zombies while dehydrated and starving.

I’m just saying, this could absolutely have been a heavenly calamity and since he survived, Wei Wuxian could have ascended.

Wouldn’t a god!Wei Wuxian au be so deliciously angst ridden?? Wouldn’t it be such sweetly bitter sorrow to watch as he has to watch from afar as his loved ones are subjugated and slain.

God’s aren’t allowed to interfere in mortal affairs. It’s just such a shame he’s never been one to break a single rule in his life, isn’t it??