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PeridotThePerky wrote: Perlen297 wrote: Two words: Ship Tease

"Many fans 'ship. These fans often do it all the time (context or no) especially in certain demographics. Producers, especially those who keep their finger on the pulse of the audience, not to mention their eye on the fan fora, know this. So, they decide to tease the fans with hints about possible romantic entanglements, and thereby build that emotional attachment between the show and the audience as much as they can. If the writers are particularly impish, they'll tease a relationship that either never comes up or takes a hard right just as it gets going. Like a sudden death. Sometimes, however, ship teases evolve out of the teasing stage." (TVTropes)

However, no ship tease has gone without purpose in Steven Universe. One of the people who work on the show said that EVERY episode (and scene!) has a purpose. I also am involved with a lot of fictional tings and NEVER seen a ship tease that big that never became canon. Also, in the trope, it says that the producers want to tease the fandom based on what they like. Pretty much nobody shipped Amedot before "Too Far". Almost everyone shipped Lapidot. Ideally, there would be a ship tease about that romantic pairing. Oh, no ship tease lead to nothing?

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Steven: Dont worry, I wont hurt you.

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Steven: ...but you have to HOLD MY HAND~ *giggles* (star comes out of nowhere)

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Peridot: But now we have a chance.

Steven: What is it?

Peridot *smiling*: It's you, Steven!

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Steven: I want to help.

Peridot: I doubt you can, but...thanks for the offer.

Ship Teases Part 2: Electric Bugaloo

Lapis: Just let me do this for you! *to Steven*

Compare ^this to thisv

Pearl: JUST LET ME DO THIS FOR YOU ROSE!

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No ship tease left unanswered, though, right?