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Alright, my crappy tablet's browser tends to crash pretty easily, so I'll make this quick:

Steven Universe I feel has gone downhill simply because I feel that it deals with too much unnecessary angst. I see no reason why Steven should feel that Rose did something horrible by shattering Pink Diamond when she was a heartless, facsist tyrant who upheld an empire that strip-mines planets into oblivion and opresses its subjects, and personally kidnapped humans for her own sick amusement. Similarly, I thought that Jasper was a sadistic monster who got what she deserved and that the show's attempt to force you to feel sorry for her after what she's done was pathetic (As far as I'm concerned, her treatment of Amethyst put her past the point of no return).

There are lots of other reasons, but they'd take too long to list (Short version: I hate how Lapis and Peridot have been written, the plot moves at a glacial pace, and in general the show lost its magical delightful feel after season 2).

Anyway, my fanfic is actually a "WHat if?" story starring Lapis Lazuli, and basically it follows a route where instead of staying at the barn, Lapis decided to talk things over with Steven, and leave Earth and head for a star system that Homeworld tried and failed to conquer in the past. And in that star system, Lapis tries to find her place in the universe by combating space pirates with the help of a small band of adventurers, all the while trying to combat anti-Gem sentiment as well as her feelings of self-loathing, depression, and anxiety.

This probably sounds super dumb (And angsty: I genuinely want it to be a comedic adventure with the occasional bits of heavy themes here and there), but I'm having a lot of fun writing it. I totally must sound arrogant for this, but I just wanted to write something fun for a character who I feel had the ball dropped with her writing.