Talk:Peridot/@comment-27149288-20151117004324/@comment-26409709-20151122220621

Heeey... Hey. I do also love Lapidot. Very, very much.

 But what also annoys me very often is: "Aaaw omigosh iieeek, they’re same height, they so cutesy togethaaaa, let's mash up two characters that have no canon-base for no particular reason whatsoever, xoxo..." This is this kind of silly, ok. But even more is, that this is extended on all Lapidot fans as a whole, passing them off as some “nutjobs” (in the sense of shipping), who just have fun messing with canon, not seeking for any reason and uncaring about the characters temselves.

 Also really not ok is ship-bashing in the hurtful and offensive way, what I’ve seen several times around the internet, especially with Lapidot. Literally any killer-argument serves to shut the shippers down very vigorously. There are even anti-ship blogs. Why?!

 And many people also just use to hate on the pair (and this particularly bothers me to the worst in any fandom) Because they like one character only, stating  the two "are not deserving the other".

 Here, to Lapis:   “Omg, she’s such a bad character, trying to drown Connie and Steven, and acting only out of pure self-interest. (She does not deserve happiness.)”   The first part might be very true, and I am not over-defending her. But do you expect any animal, which was for a long time repeatedly kicked and mistreated, suddenly to act all cuddly and trusting? I personally tend to view Lapis more this way, acting on defensive instinct, and not again wanting to lose the freedom she gained so shortly before (what she saw the crystal gems impersonating.)

 And I don’t really get why acting on “orders” seems to excuse Peridots behaviour more than Lapis’? She also tried to kill our heroes with the hand ship, and acted very abrasive and rude just because what they are hasn’t been on her screen until now. (..oh. ha.)

But what makes me like to see them together so much, is that having somebody who went through the same ordeals (being shut out, stranded, lost, hurt and confused) cound create a reason to bond, and to find comfort in each other in the future. It does not even have to be love right away. And something alike to "Yeah, i know what you mean. It's been pretty rough. But here we are, and here we stand together. I got you." could mean so much more, and this dynamic is also the one I prefer to "over the head lovey-dovey feelings". Especially  after Lapis' horribble fusion experience .and with Peridots ongoing redemption / moral conflict she'll probably be in when YD arrives in the show, I like this thought even more. They deserve some bliss, both of them. What unites them could also be Steven, and this is more likely what the show might be aiming to? Fighting and struggling together, because this little chubby awesome boy really has grown on them :")

 ..sorry, this really became a rant of the heart //



@ZirconGirl: that picture is beautiful!





