History FandomSpecificPlot / StevenUniverse

* There have been plenty of fics that depict what Steven's life would have been like if he had his mother in his life, including fics where Rose and Greg raised him together, Rose raising him as a single-parent for one reason or another, or finding a way to resurrect Rose. The latter plot usually comes with a lot of drama for everyone, especially [[spoiler:after the show revealed that she was Pink Diamond]] and all the baggage that entails.

* The Diamond Swap [=AU=], where the Diamonds' personalities [[RoleswapAU and roles are swapped]]. It plays out almost exactly the same like in canon, even down to whoever assumes Pink Diamond's role [[spoiler:becoming Steven's mother]].

* The Diamond Swap [=AU=], where the Diamonds' personalities [[RoleswapAU and roles are swapped]]. It plays out almost exactly the same like in canon, even down to whoever assumes Pink Diamond's role [[spoiler:becoming Steven's mother]]. The Fanfic/BlueswapAU is a notable early example of this.

* After ''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture Future]]'', time travel fics where something happens to cause a 16- or 17-year-old Steven to end up TrappedInThePast (i.e., the original show during S1 or S2) started to be common. They tend to follow him trying not to alter the past too much, while still making sure this version of himself has a better life, and learning to cope with his trauma in a healthy way. A Tumblr blog that was one of the first to tackle this plot also popularized having future Steven use the alias "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E22StevenAndTheStevens Twoie]]" and [[MyFutureSelfAndMe acting as Steven's older brother]].

* The Diamond Swap [=AU=], where the Diamonds' personalities [[RoleswapAU and roles are swapped]]. It plays out almost exactly the same like in canon, even down to whoever assumes Pink Diamond's role [[spoiler:becoming Steven's mother]]. The Fanfic/BlueswapAU is a notable example of this.

* The "FanFic/{{Momswap|AU}}" AU, in which Jasper, Lapis, and Peridot are the Crystal Gems and raise Steven. The canonical Crystal Gems take the place of the original Homeworld Gems to varying degrees, though this doesn't always happen. Sometimes Connie and Steven also swap roles, in which case Yellow Diamond usually becomes her mother, with Rose Quartz becoming Pink Diamond. [[spoiler:Which is HilariousInHindsight given the reveal that Rose really ''was'' Pink Diamond.]]

* The [=Diamondswap AU=], where the Diamonds' personalities [[RoleswapAU are swapped]]. They play out almost exactly the same like in canon, even down to whoever assumes Pink Diamond's role [[spoiler:becoming Steven's mother]]. The Fanfic/BlueswapAU is a notable example of this.

* Back when the show's popularity first exploded, if a fanwork featured Steven and Connie as adults with children, at least one of the FanCreatedOffspring was guaranteed to be named in honor of Rose or at the very least look like her. The trend died off after the character became a BrokenPedestal for both Steven and the audience.

* The Permafusion AU, in which Ruby and Sapphire are defused and another of the team's Fusions (usually Opal) becomes the team's Permafusion.

* The idea of [[HumanityEnsues Humanity Ensuing]] on the gems garnered {{Fanon}} popularity early on. More often or not, these Human [=AUs=] are specifically a [[CollegeIsHighSchoolPart2 College]] or HighSchoolAU doubling as host for HighSchoolSweethearts. Such fanworks have been [[MemeAcknowledgement acknowledged]] in promotional art on Twitter by Crewniverse members Hilary Florido, Lauren Zuke, and even [[Creator/RebeccaSugar the head girl herself]].

* Back in the day, when the show's popularity first exploded, if a fanwork featured Steven and Connie as adults with children, at least one of the FanCreatedOffspring would be named in honor of Rose, or at the very least look like her. The trend became averted after the character became a BrokenPedestal for both Steven and the audience.

* {{Hurt Comfort Fic}}s where Lapis either recovers from an abusive relationship with Jasper or Jasper recovers from an abusive relationship with Lapis. The one being the "comforter" is usually Peridot. In both cases, this type of fic is common in both canon compliant works and humanized works.

* After ''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture Future]]'', time travel fics where something happens to cause a 16- or 17-year-old Steven to end up stuck in the past (i.e., the original show during S1 or S2) started to be common. They tend to follow him trying not to alter the past too much, while still making sure this version of himself has a better life, and learning to cope with his trauma in a healthy way. A Tumblr blog that was one of the first to tackle this plot also popularized having future Steven use the alias "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E22StevenAndTheStevens Twoie]]" and [[MyFutureSelfAndMe acting as Steven's older brother]].

* The idea of [[HumanityEnsues Humanity Ensuing]] on the gems garnered {{Fanon}} popularity early on. More often or not, these Human A.U.s are specifically a [[CollegeIsHighSchoolPart2 College]] or HighSchoolAU doubling as host for HighSchoolSweethearts. Such fanworks have been [[MemeAcknowledgement acknowledged]] in promotional art on Twitter by Crewniverse members Hilary Florido, Lauren Zuke, and even [[Creator/RebeccaSugar the head girl herself]].

* Gems cannot reproduce biologically, but that hasn't stopped fans from creating countless fanworks where Gems can lay eggs that result in baby Gems called "Gemlings".