Oh, the woman I loved chose to be with someone else and then died tragically? I guess I’d better LOVE AND NURTURE HER SON
the best part is the more i think about this, the more true it is
especially in the ffact that she’s not perfect. she still screws up. sometimes she’s mean, sometimes she’s short tempered, but when she does, she acknowledges it, and learns from it
My favorite pages from Steven Universe SDCC exclusive zine, written and illustrated by Lauren Zuke and Mira W. ! Nefeli, you know I’m gonna laugh forever at this, χαχαχαχα !
Matt Burnett is genuinely asking the SU fandom to avoid hunting for spoilers for weeks 3 and 4 of Summer of Steven.
This must be something incredibly groundbreaking for him to do so, and I for one intend to keep myself in the dark to savor the surprise!
Remember, this is for YOUR EXPERIENCE!
Burnett wouldn’t be saying this if it didn’t mean looking at spoilers would dampen the viewer’s experience. Looking at spoilers won’t do anything to the network or the creators, just you.
Homeworld: *Arrives on Earth with the intention of capturing and likely destroying many of those Steven holds dearest*
Steven: Maybe we can talk to Peridot… Maybe we can teach everyone on that ship to be kind.
Cluster: *Attempts to physically form itself, which would kill everyone on Earth including all those Steven holds dear*
Steven: No… We can reason with them… We can resolve this with love.
Kevin: *calls Greg old*
Steven: ………Connie hold my sponge I need to kill this man.
He wasn’t just angry at Kevin for what Kevin did to him personally, but because as Stevonnie, Kevin also hurt Connie. And I’m sure Mama Rose is in there deep down, too…
Even so, they eventually manage to overcome this; they realize their anger was getting the better of them…
… something I think is very important to teach people. It’s not that they weren’t allowed to ever feel angry or upset or disgusted by what Kevin did – it’s that it’s unhealthy for them to linger on it, to do things because of Kevin instead of for themselves.
They ultimately finish the race, having fun, because they want to, not because of Kevin. He has no right to control them or their emotions – he’s not worth their time, he’s not worth their effort, he doesn’t deserve to push them around. Sort of like Greg’s run-in with Kevin.
“Hey, you forgot to – !”
“Ehh, what do I care, I’m rich.”
Greg, though in a different situation, is the first example we see of letting certain people and things go, because holding onto them is unhealthy and ultimately hurts you. It’s like what Garnet said in Message Received:
“[…]
Like your mother, you seem to have a little more patience than the rest of us. But the truth is, not everyone deserves that patience.”
Even though Kevin may not deserve Stevonnie’s patience, that doesn’t mean they won’t still uphold their own values and be civil when they have to interact with him. That’s a really awesome trait and something I personally look up to.
So, I guess what I took from this was that …
It’s fine and normal to be mad and upset when someone disregards your consent; you’re allowed to feel that way and it’s not wrong and it’s not your fault.
Not everyone deserves your patience.
You’re not wrong for separating yourself from toxic people who hurt you and put you in an emotionally unhealthy place.
It’s not your job to fix these people, these people who don’t even respect you at all, who will never do any good for you, no matter how much you do for them. They will never return it in kind, that’s not a healthy relationship, and you don’t need to be in it.
You can separate yourself from people like this and still uphold your morals and values. Protecting yourself and refusing to give disrespectful people your time doesn’t make you a bad person.
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