everyone watching steven universe seasons 1-5: oh man this sure is gonna traumatize steven
steven universe future: steven’s traumatized
everyone:
How people thought cute little Steven would externalize his trauma: *singing and crying*
How cute little Steven externalizes his trauma: *micromanaging people to feel like he has a purpose, forcing people to do as he thinks it’s right, bottling up his feelings despite learning time and time again how toxic this is, unleashing destructive powers at the drop of a hat, not wanting people to change and “abandon” him, harboring resentful feelings towards his guardians who love him but failed him many times*
“Bro I don’t like this new Steven”
BRO THERE WAS NEVER ANY NEW STEVEN, WELCOME TO HOW ACTUAL TRAUMA WORKS.