screencap from the steven universe episode “rose’s scabbard”. pearl is kneeling on the ground and a blue hologram of rose stands in front of her. the hologram is a memory so rose isn’t actually there with pearl. rose’s open hand is lifted towards pearl and pearl’s hand is hovering over rose’s hand. they’re about to hold hands. pearl looks distraught and her eyes shine with unshed tears. the subtitles say: “my pearl.” while pearl is the one speaking, those are rose’s words; the hologram can’t speak for itself so pearl has to talk for it to keep the memory going.

a closeup of pearl and rose’s hands in front of a purple sky with a few stars. they’re now holding hands. the subtitles say: “you’re wonderful.” once again it’s pearl saying rose’s words.

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steven is inside his pink bubble in space. the background is dark blue and purple with a bunch of tiny stars. steven is showing the screen of his phone to eyeball, who’s outside of the bubble. she looks irritated. the subtitles show what steven is saying: “tell me you don’t see the resemblance.”

now we can see the screen of steven’s phone. it shows a picture of his mom, rose quartz. steven’s eyes are closed as he touches his face with the tip of one of his fingers. he is making the same expression that rose has in the picture: eyes closed with a serene expression. the background has turned into a bunch of pretty pink roses with sparkles all around.

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screencap of bismuth in the steven universe ep “bismuth”. it’s a closeup frame of bismuth, who has scratches all over her face. she looks pained and in despair as she looks down at the ground. this is the aftermath of steven stabbing her with his mom’s sword. the background is orange and the colors are warm as they inside Bismuth’s Forge. the subtitles say: “you should’ve shattered me back then.”

same angle and tone as the first screencap but now bismuth has closed her eyes. the subtitles are: “at least if i were in pieces, i wouldn’t have to know how little i mattered to you.”

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screencap from the steven universe episode “familiar”. it’s the scene where steven sings the song “familiar” in pink diamond’s old bedroom. steven is loooking up at an entrance in the wall that has some hidden alien machinery and a passageway in it. the walls around steven are light pink while the insides of it — the machinery and passageway — are a far darker pink. the subtitles read: “familiar, why is this so familiar?”

a closeup of steven’s face as he sings and looks up at the entrance. one of pink diamond’s pebbles (which are very tiny beings) are nestling on his hair, looking at the entrance with a smile. his eyes are full of stars and he seems captivated by what he sees. the subtitles read: “familiar, like something I used to do”

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