History Heartwarming / StevenUniverse

** What's more, despite being raised in an unloving environment, Pink still treated others and Earth ''and'' her Crystal gems with love and motherly nurturing. Earth was a place where she found people she could bestow her love to ''and'' be loved by. Instead of letting the Diamonds' cold treatment of her shape her into a jerk, she became the kind, confident matriarch of the Crystal Gems, Earth's benevolent but brave protector and the caring wife of Greg Universe. Flaws and all, she truly was kindness incarnate.

** Heck, the way Steven gives Connie her bracelet is a reminder of a proposal.

* Non-binary drag queen Jinkx Monsoon [[PromotedFanboy getting their wish]] of voicing a character in this show by playing as Emerald in "Lars of the Stars".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=52&v=vxwqcEZHHTM A little self-esteem PSA from Amethyst and Jasper.]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8UvmzJXREk Now with a sequel featuring Smoky Quartz and Sardonyx.]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewyYsQ1vNtU And another one with the main cast singing!]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSrF8HihVAE This CN Portugal commercial,]] where Steven gives flowers to each of the Crystal Gems.
* After the premiere of "A Single Pale Rose", [[http://stevencrewniverse.tumblr.com/post/173696562217/ps-cant-wait-for-you-to-see-what-happens-next the show's tumblr]] posted a message from the crew, accompanied with Joe Johnston's pic of Steven and the Gems in varying states of shock and relief.

---> '''Nephrite Crewmate''': [[EarnYourHappyEnding We're free!]] I missed you for... [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming I love you.]]

** The scene of Pearl and Garnet shedding a tear and then hugging one another as all of the corrupted Gems are healed, especially their friends. They've been fighting since the beginning of the war and were the last two standing besides Rose at the bitter end. And now, the unthinkable has happened... The corrupted Gems are healed, the Diamonds are there peacefully, everyone is together... The war is finally over. And they '''''WON.'''''

* Although the reality that Pink/Rose is truly gone is a {{Tearjerker}} for numerous obvious reasons, it does have a bittersweet silver lining to it; even before the reveal that the Diamond's relationship on all sides was abusive, it was still obvious that Pink wasn't happy on Homeworld. By giving up her identity as a Diamond in favor of leading the Rebellion as Rose Quartz, she not only saved the planet that she had truly grown to love, but she was able to live a (mostly) happy life after the war as well. She was able to live at herself without fear of reprisal and even found love, all while surrounded by people that not only loved her back, but never did anything to hurt her and appreciated her for who she was. And during her final days as she was pregnant with Steven, she made it clear that she was prepared to make the sacrifice to make her son a complete being, proving that she had been perfectly content with the life that she had lived. Even if there where still things from her past that held her down emotionally, the fact remains is that, while she may have died, she did so far happier than her life ever was as Pink Diamond.

** Right before that is just as sweet, showing all the Crystal Gems, main and auxiliary, together again, enjoying a barbecue. Bismuth grilling as Connie, Garnet, Pearl, and Amethyst laugh along with her, Greg chilling with Lion, Lapis relaxing on Greg's amp, and Peridot playing with Pumpkin and Cat Steven. Their war has finally ended and they get to be a family again.

* Steven still feels compassion for Bismuth, Eyeball, and Jasper.

* Steve and Connie are able to settle their emotional problems in order to keep Stevonnie from falling apart completely.

* Bismuth giving Connie a new sword! Not a sword that was originally intended for a Gem and passed along to her, but a sword that Connie can truly call her''own.''

** When Blue, White, and Yellow sit at Rose's fountain, they sit at the Rose Quartz statue, as if Pink Diamond is sitting with them.

*** Listen closely to Pink Steven's laughter; you can hear Susan Egan's voice. [[FridgeBrilliance Rose is still in there]], but when she said she was going to become part of Steven (and not just an extension of herself), ''she meant it''.

** In a sort of retroactive example, they recognise Steven as being Pink when he says [[SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay "Thank You"]] to them. Even before she came to earth, Pink Diamond really didn't look down on anyone.

* Despite things going rather catastrophically wrong, Connie doesn't blame Steven for his choices (and Steven doesn't blame Connie for her actions unintentionally getting them trapped in the first place), and instead reassures him that he was only trying to save the corrupted Gems the only way that seemed possible. Quite a heartwarming change from his attempt to alleviate the threat at the beginning of season 5.

* It's subtle, but White Pearl doesn't frown until Steven and Connie begin fusing, several seconds after Connie brought him down to dance. If the theory about White Diamond seeing, talking, and reacting through her Pearl is accurate, that means she had no real problem with one of the Diamonds joining the dancing, even with a human... until they accidentally fuse, of course.

** Amethyst spends the scene still shapeshifted into Ruby's horse. In any other circumstances she'd ring in with an awful pun about it, but when Pearl is taken off-guard by it Amethyst's response is to whisper "Psst. It's me.[[UnusuallyUninterestingSight I'm a horse]]". It was the practically the perfect setup for a joke, but she chose not to so that Ruby and Sapphire's moment wouldn't be interrupted.

** Amethyst spends the scene still shapeshifted into Ruby's horse. In probably any other circumstances she'd ring in with an awful pun about it, but when Pearl is taken off-guard by it Amethyst's response is just a casual "Hey. [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight I'm a horse]]". It was the practically the perfect setup for a joke, but she chose not to so that Ruby and Sapphire's moment wouldn't be interrupted.

--->'''Blue Diamond''': We never should have brought you back here. Your family - your Crystal Gems - are bubbled. Let's get you all back in [[CoolStarship your legs]]...and back home.

** Blue pointedly doesn't raise her voice even slightly when confronting Yellow. But when Yellow calls her out on hurting a fellow Diamond, Blue fires back over how they did just that not only to Pink, but to all of the Gems they rule over. Every bit of rage, grief, sorrow and guilt over everything they've done boils over not because of how Yellow has hurt ''her,'' but because of how Blue ''herself'' hurt Pink and drove her away.

--> '''Connie''': Steven! Are you back together?! Are you 'you'?
--> '''Steven''': Yeah. Yeah! I'm me! I've ''always'' been me...

** Blue Diamond and Steven both come up with a plan to cure all of the Corrupted Gems at once, and it would also help make White Diamond remember what she had once lost out on when Era 2 began: Gathering together in one place to take a bath, and where do they go to take their bath at? Pink Diamonds' Fountain on Earth.

*** When the Beetles get restored one of them kisses the other on the cheek.

--> '''Amethyst''': [[CallBack Hey Sis]].

-->'''Steven''': Hooray, you're back!

--> '''Nephrite Crewmate''': [[EarnYourHappyEnding We're free!]] I missed you for... [[CrowningMomentofHeartwarming I love you.]]