>>119507835>Steven was born into a life without any semblance of structurewhat? He was born to his father who teached him in his van and went to be taught by gems.
>he wanted to join the gems on their missions was because he feels that he has to somehow mimic mother's seemingly perfect legacyThat is part of it, true, but he also wanted to go because kids think adventures are fun and he loved the gems, wanting to know more of them.
>He helps people because it's the main reason why he even got most of his friends in the first placeHe helps people because he was raised to be a kind boy
>He had no one to really confide his problems with Greg, Connie and the gems were always there to listen, and there are plenty of episodes of Steven crying and them consoling him.
>He hits 16 and when he realizes that no one actually needs his help anymore, he slowly freaks the fuck out as Imposter Syndrome, Except he already learned to not be the hero of everyone long ago. He realized he didn't need to live up to his mother, that he could be himself, that change is good and that people will be there to support him. Steven in the original series NEVER went out of his way to gem adventures, he always stayed on his own bubble town relaxing and having fun with friends until the enemy gems attacked FIRST. And now he's an overworked workaholic with savior complex out of nowhere? Steven has already learned all the lessons to prevent Future, and yet it happened anyway.
>He flips on his dad about because yes, they let him do what he want, but he was 13 years old. He should not be the one calling all the shots in his life.They didn't let him do what he wanted, there are times he was restricted from going to certain places and doing certain things he purposefully disobeyed him, he wasn't given full freedom like the son of a hippie.
Again, not saying Steven has no trauma, but the way it's handled ignores a large chunk of SU as a whole
