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(Feel free to comment any additional headcannons you think fit.)
-at first, she just thinks that what she’s feeling is platonic. She just thinks that she thinks they’re cool.
-over time the feelings get more intense, and she starts to realize what’s actually happening
-she doesn’t get crushes easily, she keeps thinking it’s just admiration. So once she gets a definite crush, she falls hard.
-she ends up going into the mindscape to talk with Steven and garnet to make sure they’re ok with her perusing her crush.
-due to her not inheriting any of steven or garnet romance skills, she’s really shy and gets flustered easily
-it would definitely take her a while to work up the courage to confess
-she would definitely try to make her confession smooth and cool, but ends up getting flustered halfway through and ends up a blushing mess.
-if her crush doesn’t feel the same way, she would be sad but understanding
-if she crush did feel the same way, she’d get super happy and excited
-she’s definitely a little nervous at the beginning of the relationship, especially when it comes to asking about and figuring out her partners comfort zones and levels.
-as the relationship goes on, she gets more comfortable and turns into an absolute cuddle bug. She absolutely loves smothering her partner in physical affection, if they’re comfortable with that, of course.
-since she gets flustered easily, she blushed a lot. As the relationship goes on, she starts not blushing as much. She’ll still blush a bit during the more softer and intimate moments though.
-she always tries to do stuff for her partner, whether it’s helping them out or making them happy
-she loves to gush about her partner to the other crystal gems. Even if they get sick of it, they let her keep going till she’s done cause they’re happy that she’s happy.
-despite being a pacifist, she will scold anyone who insults or makes fun of her partner
-she’ll always make sure her partner feels good about themselves
-she can get accidentally overprotective sometimes or keeps spouting safety advice about whatever her partners doing. She doesn’t mean to, she just wants her partner to be safe. She’ll do her best to stop if her partner gets angry or annoyed.
-if her partner doesn’t mind being carried, she’ll love to carry them around. Whether it’s bridal style, piggyback, or sitting on her arm, she’ll love it.
-loves cuddling and smooching her partner, if her partner is comfortable with that.
-doesn’t mind PDA and likes giving little pecks and holding hands.
-she doesn’t mind if her partner wants to use her chest as a pillow. She actually thinks it’s really cute.
-since she’s a huge Softie, she loves just being around her partner in general.
-if her partner is fine with it, she’ll give her safety seminars to them so she can practice and make sure it’s right.
-dates usually consist of places around beach city or going to safe places with the warp pad.
-she’ll always make sure to take into account any fears and allergies her partner may have before choosing a date destination
-despite the fact that she loves giving affection, she also absolutely loves being swept off her feet with cute and romantic surprises. She’ll always appreciate it.
-she makes sure to respect her partner, and makes sure her partner respects her back.
-if ever accidentally crosses any of her partners boundaries, she’ll apologize profusely and try to make up for it the best she can.
-despite being an absolute love bug, she doesn’t need super big romantic gestures to make her feel loved, but she definitely enjoys and appreciates it when they do happen.
-loves it when her partner gives her compliments. She’ll also loves giving compliments back.
-if her partner isn’t comfortable with large amounts of affection, sunstone will definitely tone it down. She’ll just stick to hand holding in public and the occasional kiss and hug in private.
-if her partner is shy, she’ll make sure they’re comfortable. She’ll try to keep them out of large crowd and loud places. She also won’t gush about them in public, only to people her partner is comfortable with in private.
-she’ll do her best to truly be herself around her partner, including the negative feelings
-she promised herself that she would never, ever, hurt her partner
-if realizes she’s accidentally slipped into toxic positivity around her partner, she’ll apologize and feel bad about it.
-if she just needs to vent and have someone just simply listen to her about her day and/or problems, she’ll go to her partner for comfort, asking if it’s ok for her to vent. She’ll quiet down and stop if it becomes too much or if they get uncomfortable.
-she absolutely hates the silent treatment, so she never uses it on her partner, and will become upset if her partner uses it on her.
- she gives her partner massages a lot, she also does this for friends too if their stressed, but she always gives them to her partner (credit for this idea goes to @apllo-apollo)
-absolutely loves it when her partner pets her. Mix that with cuddles, and she usually ends up a soft, purring, cuddly, mess.
I decided to make a list of sunstone headcannons that I have. Some might be a little odd, but I love to know your opinion on these.
-sunstone purrs when she’s happy, content, and relaxed, it’s rare though. It’s super quiet, so you wouldn’t hear it unless you’re next to her. She also doesn’t realize that she purrs unless you point it out. She gets embarrassed when she’s told she’s purring. - she’s gets grouchy when she’s super tired. She might even have an attitude if she’s extra tired.
-her head is super soft and fluffy. It feels like a warm blanket that just got out of the dryer.
-her body radiates a mild, soft heat. Somehow, no matter how long you hug her, the heat doesn’t get uncomfortable.
-doesn’t get a lot of modern slang, but loves using 90s slang
-absolutely loves hanging out with the other crystal gems when they aren’t busy
-Greg taught her how to play guitar
-when she gets really angry she turns into a blue flame.
-doesn’t like serious cold
-tries her best to make others happy, and will feel really bad if she accidentally makes anyone uncomfortable or hurt
-she inherited none of garnet or Stevens romantic skills, so she gets super shy and flustered with anything that has to do with romance or if she gets complimented too much.
-if she gets really tired, small trails of smoke sometimes come out of the sides of her mouth
-despite being kind and a sweetheart, she’s not gullible or stupid
-if she accidentally breaks something that doesn’t belong to her, she will upfront, honest and apologize
-despite enjoying helping others and giving advice, she gets a little upset when people think that’s all she is or all that she’s good for.
-she really enjoys sleeping on a pile of blankets and pillows, but doesn’t do it often
-she loves getting validation, whether it’s verbally or physical. When it’s verbal, she loves the compliments. When it’s physical, she loves getting hugs and pets.
-Greg got her a color changing lava lamp. She absolutely loves it.
-for some reason, her shades don’t change how she sees things. You would imagine the shades would cause her to see everything in a dark red tint, but they don’t.
-she’s secretly afraid of failing her friends, or anyone really, when they need her most
-she’s already confirmed to be non-binary, but I like to imagine that she’s also pansexual.
-isn’t against poly relationships, but personally wouldn’t want to be in one herself.
-secretly gets annoyed when people ask her what’s wrong with Steven and/or garnet whenever she’s visibly annoyed or angry. especially if she’s already explained that her components are fine, it’s just her that’s upset.
-she’s been described by multiple gems as having a big, soft heart full of love for everyone and everything
-when Steven became a vegetarian, she became one too. All the food she eats instantly gets transported to stevens stomach once she unfuses, so she thought it would be a little rude for her to, in an odd way, force steven to eat meat. She managed to find really good vegetarian versions of all the meat she likes, so she’s fine.
-she seriously doesn’t like gore or blood. It freaks her out and/or makes her queasy.
-she has Stevens big cheeks, so her face is really smooshey.
-she doesn’t like when her lower arms are covered and/or restrained
-she’s only cursed once, and it was by complete accident. She felt really bad about it.
-when she gets really stressed, she’ll sometimes sing ‘here comes a thought’ to herself
-when she gets excited, she’ll do stevens starry eyes. You just can’t tell cause of her shades.
-despite her usual calm, cool-cat attitude, she’s an absolute softy.
-she’s worried about showing her negative emotions when everyone knows her as being super positive and happy. Doesn’t help that sometimes people give her odd looks when she expresses her negative feelings.
-she accidentally slips into toxic positivity sometimes. She usually catches herself and tries to stop.
-when she’s hiding that she’s sad and/or angry, her smile can look a little unnatural/ forced.
- due to the combination of accidental toxic positivity and her hiding her negative feelings sometimes, it’s caused her to sometimes use toxic positivity on herself or forcing herself to smile. She knows this probably isn’t a good idea, but it doesn’t affect steven or garnet. She’s been trying her absolute best to stop, but it’s become a toxic habit.
-in future, when Steven gets a therapist, sunstone ended up confessing everything and sometimes has therapy sessions with Stevens therapist. Even when Steven leaves, he’s agreed to have lion bring garnet to wherever he is so they can temporarily fuse into sunstone for her therapy sessions, for the sake of her own mental health. The other crystal gems were mildly annoyed at first that they didn’t have a reason to fuse with Steven, but got over it once they realized it was only for the sake of sunstones mental health.
-sunstone has agreed to skip or cancel her therapy sessions sometimes if Steven isn’t emotionally or mentally ok enough to fuse. She thinks and understands that his problems are genuinely more important and traumatic than hers, so she’s willing to wait no matter how long.
-she absolutely hates the silent treatment. She’d rather talk things out. She’s never done it to anyone, and hates being on the receiving end of it. It makes her really upset.
-she absolutely hates guacola. The cool kids once dared her to chug an entire can, which caused her to throw up. Everything she ate had the aftertaste of guacola for the rest of the day. -due to that incident, she can’t eat anything with avocados in it. If she can’t taste the avocado, she’s fine. But if she can taste it, she gets mildly nauseous and a bad taste in her mouth.
-after a bunch of exercises, and therapy sessions with Stevens therapist, sunstone is finally able to express herself properly and freely. She no longer hides parts of herself or uses toxic positivity, she’s finally broken the habit.