Fragments - Blog Posts
Yehuda Amichai, from Selected Poetry of Y. Amichai; “Poems for a Woman,”
Anaïs Nin, from a novel titled "A Spy in the House of Love," published in 1954
Kazuko Shiraishi, tr. by Ikuko Atsumi, from Seasons of Sacred Lust; "Rhino"
Walk in the Park by pinkflowers2003 featuring a rose hair clip
Tee shirt / Ballet Beautiful skirt, $92 / Marchesa suede shoes / Crossbody handbag / Fragments 14k gold earrings / Heart pendant / Sourpuss rose hair clip / Lime Crime lipstick / Curly hair care
muse
My muse, my light, my art knows your shades as if it were its own
I will immortalize you in my world, through and through.
With my brushstrokes as sharp as your words, with my colors as bright as your hearts core.
If you ruin me, i will let you.
you wear damaged scars on the tip of your fingertips,
My eyes only regard them for how they fabricate you glow,
Your breath a phantom of the winds soft kiss,
As you break my heart, I will beg you to do it slow.
My lovely muse with the deepest water under the shore,
I will drown, deeper and deeper with a smile till all ends,
As the life falls out of my being onto your ocean floor,
My love knew no limits, i loved as soft as cotton tends.
My ever young light, you live forever in my art
I watch gladly, as you tear me apart.
Mahmoud Darwish, from The Butterfly's Burden; "Maybe, Because Winter Is Late,"
wintergirls, laurie halse anderson, god must be doing cocaine, charlotte lawrence, pretty isn't pretty, olivia rodrigo, god must hate me, catie turner, brand new city, mitski, idontwannabeyouanymore, billie eilish, anti-hero, taylor swift, the edible woman, margaret atwood, pretty isn't pretty, olivia rodrigo, idontwannabeyouanymore, billie eilish, anna karenina, leo tolstoy.
Linda Pastan, from Insomnia: Poems; “Fingerprints”
Yrsa Daley-Ward, from bone; “waiting for the check to clear”
Cut out the pain and pull out its insides. When you know what it's made of, you'll know how to kill it.
Beware, not all pain is an enemy.
Anne Sexton, from a letter featured in Anne Sexton; A Self-Portrait In Letters
Megan Nolan, from her novel titled "Acts of Desperation," originally published in March 2021
Episode 15 & 16 Analysis Bits
This is a analysis post of all the little things that I, and probably some of you guys noticed in the latest 2 episodes.
The Diamond Essence
So Steven used all the diamond essence. Everyone knows that. But the contrast between how the essence blends in episode 1 and 15 is pretty interesting.
In episode 1 of SUF, the blend of essence looks very smooth, bright, and wavy. It sparkles in a very nice and harmonious way.
However, in the latest episode, the blend looks far more... fragmented. Unstable. Dark.
This is probably a representation of his mental state being far more jarred, unstable, and just unhealthy. Rather than spreading evenly and properly, his essence just spreads, like a stain. Or a corruption scar....
Steven's forms
Steven has changed shape, size and even color this season. There are some things to take note of:
Steven's form changes either uniformly or chaotically. This probably indicates weather the change is a reaction or an internal change. That's why Steven grew so chaotically and unsustainably in Growing Pains, but grew in a “healthier” way during Fragments. Not that the way he grew was healthy at all.
We know from the series that gems, including Steven, change form depending on their mental state. Steven changed into chad Steven because he felt stronger. Steven might change into the wyrm because he feels out of control, like a corrupted gem.
Pink Diamond Resembelence
Steven underwent a number of physical changes during Fragments, but one of the most significant ones was his increasing resemblance to his mother.
He's taller, about quartz height. His hair is poofier, like Pink's hair, and it even has the same tufts as hers. And the eyes? People have been pointing out that they have white pupils like White's , rather than Blue and Yellow's black pupils. And that must be deliberate.
White said she wanted to fix things. When she couldn’t, she moved ahead. Steven wants to fix things, but he can't live without a purpose. His family saw him as a burden when he couldn’t do anything. That has fed into his current state, if not created it.
Betraying Every Single Crystal Gem Value
This is probably one of the things that hit me the hardest in this episode. He managed to:
Destroy organic life
SHATTER A GEM
Enjoy violence and causing pain
Within 3 days. All things that his mother fought so hard to prevent from occurring. Perhaps this is why he has decided to do it. His mother didn’t want it, so in an attempt to prove that he's his own person, he does all of the things that would cause disapproval from anyone but Jasper.
It's convoluted and awful, but in a way it makes sense. If he does what his family wants, they will always want more. They'll never want more of this.
Greg
When Steven said “You’re just like mum”, I was astounded by how offensively Greg took it. Astounded for a good reason. He realises that Rose wasn't an entirely altruistic person.
I think this actually shows an incredible amount of strength in Greg. I feel like Steven overreacted in the situation, but Greg has grown nonetheless.
He did get carried away though. He whisked Steven through his youth, without any regard for his feelings. Instead of sitting and talking, he tried to distract Steven. And that CD... context, Greg. Context.
Also, they way that he implies that Steven was “free” shows how little he helped bring up Steven after he moved in with the gems.
Anyway, that was a lot to unpack. I hope you enjoyed reading it! If you have any thoughts, let me know.
- Pasta
I don't ever share WIPs here and am trying to be more active... SO lol, I thought about redesigning the Absolute Zero armor to be more befitting of it's vampire motif.
How would you describe your oc's core aesthetic? (Zero, Rockwell, Vile)
Crim's Answer [x] - Vi's answer [x]
The impersonal nature of an empty street. The intimacy of bloodied hands. A walking contradiction, malicious, yet lonely. A loyal dog, who unpredictably shows his fangs.
He is both the victim and the monster.
You aren't sure which came first: The muzzle, or the bite.
Anonymous asked: How would you describe your oc's core aesthetic? (Zero, Rockwell, Vile) [ORIGINAL CHARACTER QUESTIONS & HEADCANONS * collection #1]
Starting this one off with Vile (Vi)-- the others will get their own posts eventually.
He is the dead flowers in a vase, an animal without a name. The remnants of a city after war. There is a familiar old fashioned feeling to him, and an isolation. You think you know him, a word on the tip of your tongue that you've never said before.
Out of place perseverance.
A manually loaded revolver on a battlefield of plasma fire.
![[Helmetless X looking up at the snow fall in the foreground wearing a big scarf, cable knit sweater, and fluffy mittens. His cheeks are flushed and he's exhaling steam from the cold. In his hands is a decently sized present with a huge bow and a name tag that says "Zero" in red.
Helmetless Zero stands in the background, focused on X instead of the snow. He's hunched over slightly, a blush on his face (and also from the cold). There is little puffs of air around him too from exhaling. He's wearing a big ski jacket with a fur hood (there is a Z patch on his left arm) and jeans, with his hands stuffed into his pockets. There is a little zoom in box with an arrow pointing to his pocket, suggesting he has something he's hiding -- it is a little slim box with a ribbon and a tag saying "X" in blue.]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6ec96821ce0c0702c1665c55ce1b966/416e5c8c9d313d76-6f/s500x750/8c7c73257652f250ec620fdee43c9f78c13ac75e.png)
Last minute submission for @xzeroweek !!!
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Zero didn't particularly like the holidays.
Grating music, obnoxious decorations, cheer that felt unwarranted in a warzone. Mavericks never cared about winter vacations, or human events; it was a better time than any to stage an attack. One had to be on guard, never sure when the next raid-- and when he would be called into battle-- would be. Always a disaster waiting to happen.
...But X was different. Watching the snow fall made his eyes sparkle, catching the shine of little multicolored lights that only seemed to intensify under the cloudy sky. He enjoyed the little kitschy wreaths and bows and dolls, the yuletide spirit. And he enjoyed the tradition of gift giving.
The blond huffed to himself, puffs of air solidifying in the cold but doing little to stop the fall of snowflakes catching in his hair. Another glance was spared to his partner, and the mysterious present he clutched excitedly. Zero frowned again, feeling the crinkle of wrapping paper against his hand, the little box that was stuffed haphazardly into his left pocket.
...Well. He didn't have to like the holidays to want to give someone a gift, now did he?
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Happy Halloween!!
This is a collab between myself and my awesome wife, @rockwell-light for her Goretober prompts! The theme for today was Vampirism~ 🩸💕 I supplied the line art and the composition, and she came in with the SPECTACULAR colors and shading!
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Happy Halloween!!
This is a collab between myself and my awesome wife, @rockwell-light for her Goretober prompts! The theme for today was Vampirism~ 🩸💕 I supplied the line art and the composition, and she came in with the SPECTACULAR colors and shading!
XZero Week 2024 - Together
Collaboration between me and @rockwell-light for the 8th day! She drew X and I drew Z~ ❤️
We thought it'd be fun to collab on the final day, a double meaning for "Together" as a theme. ^v^
XZero Week 2024 - Destiny
More rp blog stuff... Yes there are two Viles and yes one of them is still a Maverick Hunter LOL Timeline shenanigans-
This is 100% related to the prior comic I posted for "Promise" ❤️
Again you're welcome to ask me and @rockwell-light for context since she RPs Xanti and Vi and I rp Zain.
XZero Week 2024 - Promise
(This requires a great deal of context from our RP blogs involving time loops and multiversal chaos and you're welcome to ask me and my wife more about it, but here's the long and short of it:
Think of this as X getting a sort of premonition pre-X1. Z hasn't died (yet), so why did he have a nightmare about something that hasn't happened...? 🫠 )
XZero Week 2024 - Leadership
Dolorifuge (Mave maybe?)
something that banishes or mitigates grief
