>>113917715>but then what was the point of seeing all the Malachite shit if Steven never learned anything from it?Along with Kevin and his forceful toxicity, seeing how much Pearl hurt Garnet by tricking her into Fusing as well as how Pearl tried to bury herself in Garnet’s personality to avoid her own pain, and Ruby and Sapphire deciding to have hobbies outside of Garnet, (literally)?
To learn to respect the wishes of the other person. To accept a refusal. To know that Stevonnie exists without sacrificing Steven and Connie, to realize once he calmed down that he was trying to run from himself.
If he’d never felt pressured, seen a toxic relationship, seen someone with no self-worth, and seen that you don’t have to be joined at the hip to live each other, he may have made things awkward and more painful by demanding an explanation, trying to Fuse anyway, or worse.
“I never want to see you again, you monster” instead of “Just not now, btw I’m going to check in on you tomorrow because I still love you.”
