HOLY SHIT I'M ALIVE

I'm so so so so so sorry to my… several… readers that I teased y'all with Regret and Redemption only to stop when things were getting good. It was a sort of a test for myself, to see if I could focus on a single linear story without giving up when my ability to make myself feel worthless exceeded my ability as a writer. Needless to say, I failed. Holy fuck did I fail. And that story was going to go places, like a Homeworld invasion of Earth and this epic battle scene between Yellow and Blue's arm ships and a gigantic fucking Lapis water clone that I had written the skeleton draft for. And at the risk of making myself look like a narcissist, it could have been great.

Oops. Sorry. Too soon, I guess.

But now, after nearly five years, three schools, and two mental institutions, I return to the world of the fanfiction an infinitely more neurotic and unstable individual, with half my brain currently on fire with ideas for a new story. And with the conclusion of Steven Universe: Future we as fans have entered an era of speculation that will no longer be tested by Becky Sucrose's resolve.

So here's what this story will be about.

The Magical World of Steven Universe is the story of Steven, a half-human half-gem child in the care of Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, three gem beings from outer space who have vowed to protect the Earth, at any cost.

Obviously.

But, and with a calendar concept I have dubbed the "Earthdate", this tale will begin with the events of 'Gem Glow' and branch out, taking paths that might have occured in the series, but didn't, mostly due to its restrictions as a kid's cartoon. However, in this wild and unrestricted world we call , anything can happen. And through extensive research, man, do I mean anything. (Seriously. There's some crazy shit out there.)

This will not be a happy-go-lucky coming of age story squished into the few eleven-minute time slots not already occupied by Teen Titans Go! (yuck) or toy commercials.

This will not be a smut story, with endless references and long descriptions of sex scenes between chubby gem children and magical gay rocks.

It will not be a human!AU story, a genderbent!AU story, nor one of those stories with the Crystal Gems teaming up with [SELF-INSERT CHARACTER NOT FOUND].

This will not be any of those things.

This will be a story of what happens when you take that first step into the abyss and realize life is not kind, that if you don't watch out, fate will throw you a curveball and rip your goddamn arms off.

Welcome to the real world, Steven. Not the real world (although that would be an interesting concept), but the real world, where your little tight-knit family unit of gems and humans is not protected through plot developments and deus ex machina and network guidelines. Heads. Will. Roll. Get ready for grief, rejection, and the occasional lewd situation. It's time to grow the hell up. So put down that shield and pick up a gun. This ain't a place for sandals, but for combat boots. Everything you know is about to change. Morals? Ethics? Don't make me laugh. You can't stop a fucking war with a song about love and friendship. This shit is rated M for Motherfucking Mayhem.

And maybe, just maybe, if you pay attention and keep your guard up, you'll learn some new things.

Oh yeah, this has been a LONG time coming. -laughs maniacally-

I would also like to clarify that Spectrum Lines is still going, I just had two ideas and wanted to write about both of them. Not gonna disappear this time.