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What would your take on a Yellow Steven AU and White Steven AU be like?

I found this question super interesting!! Since my Steven is rather different than what other AUs do from what I've heard, I decided to use this as an exercise!

Fighter!Steven (Yellow Diamond AU)

Yellow is a very active participant of the underground wrestling in Beach City (I know, im also sad I made those episodes important 💔) and he frequently goes to fights with Jasper. This Steven is far more physically capable than others, while staying away from toxic masculinity (thanks to the strong women in his life). His wrestling name is "Sun Rise," known for how his "killing blow" Makes his gem shine lights into people's eyes, and "suddenly the fight is over." He is also the most insecure of the AU Stevens. You know how in the show, Steven mentions how he thought about dyeing his hair pink? Well in this AU, he actually did it. He's TERRIFIED of not living up to his mother, who was known for her great strength. He acts like a boastful, cocky, and selfish boy, but in reality, he's scared of letting people know about his softer side, wanting everyone to see him as the leader his mom was.

Silent!Steven (White Diamond AU)

White is probably the closest in personality to our normal Steven, however he is non-verbal. He is able to telepathically speak to gems and rarely some humans (Greg and Connie primarily), but it isn't like a voice. For example, if Steven wanted water and one of the gems were nearby, they'd think "Oh, I should get Steven some water!" instead of hearing him ask for it. However, he doesn't enjoy this power, in fact, he is consistently meditating in attempt to not have "wants."

He is also the only Steven who naturally has his mother's hair color: White. And he is incredibly insecure about it. He dyes it constantly, but the next day he always has his roots growing in again the same white color. His story arc would be primarily revolving around Pearl: She is the only one who hears his voice in commands due to the connection she had with his mother. She is also the only one who can talk back. He can tell she's terrified of his powers, as much as she acts as a motherly figure to him, and the story would be uncovering the truth of his mother through her memories. He's aware of his mother's status far before the rest of the Stevens.

I wanted to try and make these two unique from other AUs but let me know what y'all think! I had a blast either way! (it also made me realize I might need to change my AU's Amethyst clone but I'm not sure I want to :c )

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Does Steven like poetry?

He'd never admit to it, but absolutely. In Greg's storage, there are dozens of notebooks filled page to page with his father's poetry, and Steven found how deeply in love his parents were incredibly sweet. He's still Steven Universe after all; there's a good boy underneath the walls he put up! His mother was Blue Diamond even, making him far more empathetic, and making his cold demeanor that much more jarring compared to his true self!

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Will there be comic and some story arcs for this au?

Ideally, yes! I've thought about this AU a lot in my free time and would love to some time share the world that's in my head with all of you! Genuinely it's been so fun getting to show what I do have and seeing so many people seem interested in it makes me incredibly happy!

I recently upgraded to the EX version of Clip Studio Paint, so I've been working on my first animatic, and it's for this AU! (albeit very non-canon, I wanted to experiment haha)

Here's what I've got so far :] Keep in mind I DO NOT ANIMATE and am still very inexperienced!!

Music: Get In The Water - Epic The Musical (Morgan Clae's Audition)

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Im lowkey freaking out WHAT THIS IS SO COOL??? IM HONORED OMG

I didnt expect to see this pop up in my inbox, im shaking HAHA

Can you do a fusion between Sophie and @thiefstevenuniverse please?

I'm purely posting this here to say that every other request similar to this will be posted on my alt blog @myrandomsuaus because I don't want these to fill up this blog since I want this to focus solely on this au and not fusion fanart and interaction fanart.

So enjoy this fusion of Sophie and Thief Steven as it shall be the last fusion fanart I do on this blog.

Initially struggled with the pose, but eventually got it how I wanted. Also just like any fusion with a Steven the name of the fusion is Stevie.

So every other ask that's similar to this one will need to be sent to my other blog if you want it answered.

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So, seeing your latest post: What the do you mean "criminal life"? What crimes did your Steven commited and why did he commited crime?

I've gotten a couple of questions about Steven and why I call this AU's Steven "Thief Steven."

So to answer your question, that's his crime! He makes his living as a thief, stealing from people he deems "too wealthy for their own good" or "bad people." In this AU, Greg never opened a car wash to make any sort of money, and the gems didn't exactly make money either. Steven eventually found himself stealing a donut once or twice from the Big Donut, until one day he nearly got caught by Lars. His diamond powers reignited for the first time since he was a baby, making tears flow out of Lars's eyes and act as a way to blind him from just how many tears came out. Steven took this opportunity to run away, getting away with it scot-free.

He realized how useful his powers could be from that day and began to go out and practice with his powers in secret, away from the gems (at this point they were unaware his powers had awakened again.) This is how he learned about the cloud form, modified to be more of a mist. (Yes, it's like a walking hot box LOL)

Anyway, learning how to make different effects with his powers made theft easier to get away with, making happy gas and blinding tears as he walks away with whatever he wants. He is still Steven though and will never take from someone struggling or small businesses (now that he isn't starving daily, he doesn't take from Big Donut, he actually pays), and over all he's more like... a more selfish Robin Hood? Take from the rich and give to... his dad. :D He doesn't stay this way though! After meeting Connie, he vows to become a person worth her time and starts to get his act together ^^ All while fighting space rocks and stuff.

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What are pink diamond, yellow diamond and white diamond doing now?

What about rose quartz too?

I drew this a few weeks ago in order to answer this question (among many other questions revolving around Nora Universe and Rose Quartz)

Simply put, I will be making a comic (eventually) for this AU, so I don't want to say too too much, but I will say this: Pink is very much alive and... well enough. She's tired and misses Blue deeply. The Rose Quartz soldiers guard the Human Sanctuary very well. Her court is empathetic, but in this war-ready Homeworld, they're used for their connections with organic life on other planets in order to make them favorable for their side of the battle.

That being said, the other Diamonds are less fleshed out than Blue and Pink, so I will be drawing more of them eventually! But here's what there is to know so far!

White Diamond actively tortures the gems who are off-color or traitors to Homeworld. She will bend their minds and try to get information out of them. This is also her way to cope with Blue's shattering, as this was what she did to the soldiers who failed to protect her.

Yellow Diamond is militaristic to an extreme: all gems must serve their purpose or be shattered. The physical shape doesn't matter to most gems as long as they can do their job properly. She's cold and uncaring, thinking physical strength is everything. If the gems around her can't be as strong as her, they do not deserve her respect.

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Why are Yellow Pearl and Blue Pearl’s pearls on their foreheads and not their chests and why are Pink Pearl and White Pearl’s pearls on their chests instead of their navels?

I've answered a similar question about the Diamonds! To put it simply, This AU is more of a role swap rather than a "what if" AU when it comes to the gems. For example, this AU's Blue is closer to Canon Pink's personality than to Canon Blue's, and since I follow the gem placement theory, their placements have swapped!

For that reason, the Pearls also have their gems swapped due to their Diamonds having theirs's swapped!

"So why does Blue Pearl have hers on her forehead, when Volleyball has hers on her navel?" um

that was a mistake

...I'll be fixing that when I make more art of her (I made the original designs back in 2023 so they're outdated anyway besides yellow, so I plan on drawing them again soon AHAHA)

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Can you draw your blue Steven meet some other blue Steven’s like @blue-diamond-steven and @stevenblueniverse and @blueswapuniverse and @blueberry-steven and @askbluestevenuniverse and two blue Noras from @blueau-niverse and @ask-nora-blue-niverse like a crossover au fanart please?

I've been getting a lot of questions about drawing Thief Steven with all the other Blue Stevens here on tumblr, and I would love to sometime! I didn't know there were SO many blue stevens! At some point I'll probably doodle a few ^^ I would like to say, one of the stevens I've been asked about quite a bit is Blueberry Steven, and as far as I'm aware the creator discontinued progress on that AU? And I'm unsure how comfortable they are with their Steven being drawn despite that! (If the owner is okay with that, please correct me!)

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What’s with the more delayed responses?

Let me guess, you’re busy with school or work?

Hi! I've been getting a lot of asks recently and the answer it basically this! This AU is a passion project on the side while I work on my commission work. I don't connect this to my personal life cause its kind of a small thing that not a lot of friends in my personal circle enjoy ^^; I don't get a lot of time to draw for myself unless it's work related, so I hope that's okay!

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(ooc) I just want to say I love yellow pearl’s outfits (especially the second one, I adore that design)!

Thank you!!! I love Yellow so much so it means a lot to me that people like her!!

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Why is Steven’s gem on his navel and not on his chest like other Blue Diamond AU Stevens usually have?

That's a great question! I noticed that most Blue Stevens had kept the original placement of Blue Diamond in the original show, but with the way I have set up this AU, I thought that switching the placement would make more sense as I follow the gem placement theory! (Gem placements giving a subtle insight to the type of person that gem is)

Blue Diamond in my AU is a lot more like Canon!Pink than she is Canon!Blue. Let me explain the thought process:

In the canon, every diamond has each aspect of a being they represent: White = Mind, Yellow = Physical, Blue = Emotions, and Pink = Soul/Spirit. With this in mind, this AU flips the placement of each gem, while keeping their core purpose. This has also led to major world changes due to the "ranking" of each diamond; Yellow being the head instead of White. This means that for example, on Homeworld, general strength and military is valued higher rather than their "perfection" beyond the diamonds.

For Blue, she mixes Canon!Pink's naturally childish wants with a higher understanding of emotions and how they affect others. She doesn't properly understand OTHER beings needs until she meets humans.

Canon!Pink's interest in Earth and Humanity came in the ability humans have to change, My Blue Diamond's interest came in the ability humans have to feel for even the smallest things, like feeling sad for an animal that can't even talk back or do something for them. Not everything on earth is about servitude and having strength.

Take a doodle for your troubles <3 thanks for the question!

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Does Steven see and spend time with his father often sometimes?

Hello!! Sorry for the delayed response, I wasn't expecting to get a bunch of people curious about my AU!!

To answer both questions, yes! Greg starts a cat rescue later into the story, which connects to when Steven starts to slow down from his criminal life and focuses on becoming a better person. With a push from Connie, Steven and her will volunteer to help his father around the rescue, feeding cats and taking care of them; he LOVES the cats, as much as he will refuse to admit it!

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I've shown Pearl and Garnet now, so let's show the next two: Milky Quartz and Goldstone!

Milky Quartz is the Amethyst stand in of the blue steven AU, and.. ngl, I'm still fighting on the design. In the canon, most quartz soldiers have the same hair just with one or two extra spikes, and I struggle with not over-complicating designs, so Milky is quite basic for my tastes, but I hope you like her!

Goldstone is the Lapis of this AU! I know technically I could still keep Lapis in the story due to how her story works, but I thought it would be fun to expand on a world with Pink Diamond and instead made Goldstone.

A Goldstone works like a Landscaper. a Lapis terraforms, followed by a Goldstone to make that newly shaped land "pretty" in the eyes of Homeworld. They tend to be the ones planning out the blueprints for the lesser planets (Planets that the diamonds didn't care enough to need anything from) but overall are held in high regards when ranked in diamond society.

(Oh, and if it wasn't already clear, Goldstones are made in Pink Diamond's court!)

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I was doing pose practice and decided to draw more Yellow Pearl! I usually try to stay Steven Universe-adjacent with the style, but since these were made through just generic posing, its closer to my normal style, I hope that's okay ^^

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Felt like doodling some Connie x Steven :]

Steven knows Connie more than Connie realizes, as he may or may not have been scouting their house for a... visit. Once he saw her though, seeing how alone she was despite her parents' wealth, he felt sympathy. So, he "bumped" into her at the boardwalk parade, causing her glow bracelet to fall off. He picked it up and returned it to her later that week instead of a year later like in the canon.

Not knowing what he does, they became friends quickly. However, Connie did notice that Steven seemed rather defensive when asked about his hobbies, or about the gems. One day, Steven was out on a "job" (stealing) and was found by Connie. This throws him off and gets him caught by the person he stole from, making him have to grab Connie's hand and start running from the cops (This image is the aftermath).

His character arc really kick starts because of that moment. She yells at him after the adrenaline wears off, telling him how she doesn't want to associate with a criminal. He feels a massive wave of guilt wash over him (She's his first human friend too, so her disappointment hits HARD), wanting to be a better person to prove she can trust him. He finally opens up and tells her his reason for becoming a criminal, putting food on the table with his dad still out of commission due to grief, how he was tired of the gems thinking they're better than him and that he can't go on gem missions with them, how he just wanted to show that he can be self-sufficient.

This never excuses his past for Connie, but she can see that underneath the calculating and seemingly selfish shell, is a boy who just wants to prove he can take care of his loved ones. She doesn't trust him yet, but she's willing to be there for him.

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What would Greg and Connie look like in this au?

Thank you so much for your interest! I actually have posted Connie's design in this blog before but I will post it again because she's a cutie and I love her dearly :]

I had actually never considered what Greg would look like in my AU until this question, so I'll go into who he is!

Starting with Greg when he was younger and how he met Star:

In this AU, Greg is more of a poet than a musician. He had sold a couple of poetry books in the past and loved writing, as that was how he expressed himself. However, he frequently had a bad case of writer's block and found himself along the shoreline of Beach City. He'd listen to the crashing waves and distant sounds of the citizens walking back home after a long day, and he'd even have a stray cat that followed him around that he'd talk to (This was later revealed to be Milky Quartz AKA this AU's Amethyst). One day, Star had been out looking for Milky, and found her curled up in Greg's lap, an empty can of tuna next to him as he looked up at the moon. There was something so calm and welcoming about the sight, seeing how even if Milky never responded to him, he still cared for her and gave her attention. The idea of being kind for no reason than to simply be kind was so beautifully human, and she wanted to learn about him, thus beginning the relationship between Star and Greg, and ending his writer's block.

Once Star had died, his writing died with her, no longer passionate for his own feelings beyond being numb, and completely lost his creativity. He became a shell of a man, something Steven blamed himself for due to his mother's "death" so to speak. The gems raised Steven since Greg could not, eventually leading into the thief life that he lives today, having wanted to support his father in any way he could. Greg eventually found himself running a cat rescue for beach city, becoming more and more adjusted to life without his lover.

Bonus, episode change!

Cat Fingers :

The biggest change due to Greg's new role is that he does not run a car wash. This episode is THE turning point for Greg and a huge character development arc starts. In this episode, he finally sees what his son has been doing in order to help him and sees just how badly it has affected his son (Quite literally, since Steven is overrun by the cats.) This is also what inspires him to start the cat rescue, as helping Steven go back to normal reminded him of when he took care of that stray cat all those years ago.

I hope this was interesting! If you have any more questions, don't be afraid to ask <3

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So uh, I may have disappeared for a while, but I haven't forgotten this AU!! I'm thinking about starting a comic for this universe, but I don't really know how to use tumblr and do that effectively. Until then, here's Steven's Room! I take a large amount of inspiration from Pearl's room in the main series.

The episode, "Rose's Room" would be renamed to "Star's Room" and in this universe's "Storm in the Room" episode, he doesn't see his mother physically, only in the reflections in the water. The water rises around him as he becomes more and more agitated, creating a scene where his mother is surrounding him, the water being like mirrors that show her in multiple angles. This is when she "materializes" with the mist and water swirling together before finally forming "Star." This is where they hug, getting to a similar ending as the show, however this Steven is far more bitter, and instead of her turning into clouds (or, mist) he lets go of her, letting her fall back into a puddle beneath him.