✨The Princesses AU✨ Sketch

As Garnet from Steven Universe once said

"Your soulmate is your compliment, not your missing piece"

honestly i am so tired of people saying they're "looking for their other half" because it implies that you're not whole if you're single. so this is your reminder that you don't have to be in any kind of relationship to be happy or have a fulfilling life !!

Y e s

I wish she was more than just a girl locked in a room in the storyline with the Core. Id like to see more of her interactions with them. See the fascination vs responsibility conflict. I like the sidekick idea. She could be their guy on the inside. Could even leave them clues or sth. There were some really cool theories about her relationship with the Core during the hiatus. I want THAT.

I genuinely think s3 needed to be longer. Some things felt rushed, and it was just sad bc I saw real potential in them. Maybe if they had had more time they could have gone deeper with this storyline and gave Marcy (and Darcy) more screen time.

Also, I feel like s3 made it seem like she wasn't as heroic as Anne and Sasha. But the girl has got a statue in Newtopia and a no-fail mission record. She is awesome okay? She's a fighter. I am so excited to read about her adventures in the journal!

Still, I am glad that at least defeating Darcy wasn't the final final battle. That we got to see Marcy be awesome in her calamity form before the end of the show. If not for that, the ending would probably have been really dissapointing for Marcy fans.

I just came to a horrible realization. Marcy in season three was a Damsel in Distress.

Seriously think about it: aside from the finale, her only purpose was to sit around and wait to be rescued. Yes it would have been necessary to a certain extent no matter what, with the whole "being stabbed" business, but then they had to go ahead with that idiotic possession subplot and make Darcy an endgame villain. Marcy's brief mental world subplot in All In didn't even give us one of those "fighting the illusion from inside your mind" plots: she just resigned herself to her fate and hoped her girls would save her.

There's a very good reason the Damsel in Distress has fallen out of favor in recent years. Aside from the underlying chauvinism, a Damsel in Distress usually isn't a character so much as a lazy plot device, a prize for the hero to win after they've slain the dragon or killed the evil wizard or whatever.

The only thing worse than creating a character whose sole purpose is to be a Damsel in Distress is making an established character into a Damsel in Distress. And they did it to Marcy: a deep, complex character who was used amazingly in season two. They introduced Marcy as a deliberate foil to Sasha, gave us several episodes to get to know and love her, then dropped that massive bombshell in True Colors.

And how did they follow up that absolutely brilliant storytelling? They made Marcy into a fucking Damsel in Distress, whose only purpose for 90% of season three was to sit around and wait to be rescued. And for some goddamn reason they had to wait until the penultimate episode to do so, leaving no time for Marcy to interact with her best friends or truly be involved in the story.

(the pics look in different styles because my mood changed suddenly while I was drawing)

Saaaame. It would break my heart 😭

I’ve read comments from people saying she’s just using him. I really don’t think that’s the case and i really really really hope i’m not wrong in this one.

milestones (difficulty rating: nightmare)

anne, peering over sasha’s shoulder: “we’re not having a house party, you would violate the noise ordinance within the first fifteen minutes.”

marcy, also peering over sasha’s shoulder: “yeah but like fuck the HOA, right?”

anne, giving her a Look: “not with how much their dumb fines are, marbles”

sasha, looking up at them both like 🥺: “ok but like, a dinner party. a dinner party should be fine right. we’re adults we can be classy”

marcy: “yeah anne 🥺 we can be classy 🥺🥺🥺”

anne:

anne: 🤦🏽‍♀️

Zine: Aromantic Fictional Characters 💚🤍🖤

Happy aromantic spectrum awareness week!

This time I made a zine with some of the aromantic fictional characters I know. Some of them were only confirmed by their creators or the actors who played them but I still think it is nice to know that we can see them or read them and relate to their experiences. Representation is so important and looking at the experiences of these characters made me feel so seen and valid.

I don’t really know what to say, this is my first aro week and I already feel so much love and support, I’m happy with my identity and proud to be part of this lovely community. 💚✨

Steven Universe - Art Nouveau Series by Alexa Rockman

Marcy is one of those characters who can steal the show from the main characters in less than a instant.

Smol Marcy dressed as one of the characters from Vagabondia Chronicles :3