As the self-appointed āone-woman Lapidot Defense Squadā, I feel the need to speak about the fact that I keep seeing people friendzoning the ship (in our tag, a lot of the time) and/or saying that weāre delusional.
Firstly - what is respecting each otherās opinions?
Peridot has never looked at anyone else in quite that way before.Ā Itās very deliberate and lingering - and even continues on after the camera angle changes.Ā This is no meaningless āmicro-expressionā which youād have to pause in order to make out (which can make anyone look like they have a crush on someone, honestly), this is something very important indeed. Ā Itās very typical of how animated characters look at their crush/love interest/romantic partner, actuallyā¦
(Just two of very, very many examples)
Itās in the posture and the hand gestures as much as the facial expression.
Also - look at Lapis!Ā Look how deeply she blushes.Ā Why does she have to look away from Peridot?Ā Whilst the sun comes out and brightens the scene, at that?
Since then, theyāve obviously been living together, and get closer every time we see them.
From a narrative point of view, why would they stop living together in this way?Ā Thatās right - they wouldnāt!Ā As Iāve said before, itād be bad storytelling to split them up now.Ā All that build up to just tear it back down?Ā Nah.Ā Thereās also the small matter of the āmeep morpā book and the 2018 calendar - which both depict Peridot and Lapis standing outside the barn together.Ā So clearly, their relationship is important enough to feature in official merchandise now.Ā Theyāre also going to be in some of the upcoming comics together.Ā Almost as ifā¦ I dunnoā¦ weāre supposed to associate Peridot with Lapis, and Lapis with Peridot?Ā Notice that theyāre not being depicted with any other Gems - itās just the two of them.
Theyāve also been shown to be in amazing harmony with each other in the show, such asā¦
ā¦by perfectly mirroring each otherās facial expressions and by Peridot just knowing that Lapis would high-five herā¦
ā¦by having a sense of humour that only they understand (which is very typical of romantic couples)ā¦
ā¦by helping and supporting each other (this is no one-sided relationship)ā¦
ā¦by having shared interests and doing things together as a pairā¦
ā¦by raising a āchildā together (I mean, really, Peridotās even trying to teach him to speak, and heās been referred to as āa new addition to [the Lapidot] familyā)ā¦
ā¦and just by being so genuinely happy and relaxed around each other.
Thereās plenty of evidence for this ship - and even if we donāt get canon confirmation in the end, itās obvious enough at this point for us to draw the conclusion that they will, in fact, become a couple.Ā Even casual viewers who I know (who arenāt a part of the fandom or anything) have been saying itās āblatantā. Ā If their relationship stays as-is, and theyāre still living together at the barn away from the other Gems when the show ends, then as far as Iām concerned weāve basically sailed.
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