snapbacksteven:

heinousactszx:

I loved how, even though he couldn’t actually say it at the time, Steven was so done with the watermelon stuff. Like “goddamnit I can’t do season 1 whimsy right now I’m currently a prisoner of war”

Steven had the privilege to swear (albeit incoherently) for the first time in his 14 long years and by god he took advantage of every second of it

Things I love about the “villain turns good” trope:

pitviperofdoom:

  • Ex-villains graduating to “weird
    uncle” status.
  • Ex-villains and hero(es) turning the
    events of previous battles into bizarre inside jokes.
  • Ex-villains embracing the power of
    friendship and love.
  • Ex-villains putting up walls and
    keeping to themselves until the heroes teach them what it means to
    trust someone.
  • Ex-villains messing up and being
    forgiven because redemption is a process, not an endgame.
  • Ex-villains being shy and uncertain
    about their new place as a hero.
    • Bonus: Ex-villains hiding behind their
      hero friends during moments of shyness and uncertainty.
  • Ex-villains being tempted back to the
    dark side only to realize how much their newfound friendships mean to
    them.
  • Ex-villains pretending to return to the
    dark side, and using their villain cred to be a mole/saboteur on the
    heroes’ behalf.
  • Ex-villains taking the same skills and
    character traits that made them effective villains and using them for
    good.
    • Ex-villains defeating current villains
      by being better at those skills and traits
      than they are.
  • Ex-villains being rejected by almost
    everyone except the very few willing to give them the benefit of the
    doubt.
    • Ex-villains being ferociously
      protective of those few.
  • Ex-villains convincing old allies and friends to follow them to the light side.
  • Ex-villains helping their hero friends
    through guilt and self-doubt by reminding them that your mistakes don’t
    make you and it’s never too late to turn things around.
  • Ex-villains receiving unconditional
    trust and affection from someone small and innocent, and having no
    idea what they’re supposed to do with that.
  • Ex-villains reuniting with heroic loved ones that they don’t have to fight against anymore.
  • Ex-villains looking around at their new
    friends and their new home and having to sit down and ride out a
    sudden wave of powerful emotion because they can’t remember the last
    time they felt content.