I've noticed that when pearl is extremely stressed or under pressure she seems to put her hand in her hair. Like a nervous tick almost. I find that a very interesting detail
I am so glad You Noticed this!! I was worried people wouldn’t take notice of something so small as her putting her hand in her hair. SO! I can finally info dump you guys some details behind each gem! - Headcannon to my AU only-
Each gem will have a particular action when under severe stress or in general stressed. This can vary and depend on how they naturally handle stress.
Amethyst is known for blurting out her anger and rant from what she feels deep down in her “ heart”. Due to this she, when under stress, will place her hand near or over her gemstone. Having a high emotional vulnerability due to low self-esteem. People who suffer from high emotional stress tend to feel their chest tighten around them as there anxieties or emotions make you feel your muscle’s tighten due to adrenaline. Due to this elevated heart rate is common as well as shorter breaths due to your diaphragm tightening creating a fast pace of breath. Having her hand over her chest can also signify as a self-soothing method to help ease anxieties. However, she also is seen using comedy as a self coping method as well.
Garnet Is the most subtle one for trying to figure out when she is stressed or not. Being the silent one to hold back her emotions to figure and logically think through everything, She will cross her arms over her chest, and cover both of her palm gems into her forearms. Garnet is naturally known for stepping back from a situation briefly and figure out the best solution possible, however, she is also known for being very quiet when Insecure and Uncertain planing out her words the best she can to defuse or handle a situation.“People tend to cross their arms that way when they are Negative, insecure, or Uncertain of there surroundings.” - The-Kind-Words-blogspot. Folded arms: 18 truths exposing Crossed arms meaning
Pearl, as seen already, has her hands gravitate to her hair near her gemstone when stressed out. To add to this, Canonically forehead gem placements are associated with heightened intelligence and with Pearl's case also Neuroticism. With this in mind being overstimulated with too much information can lead to being disorientated and lead to the problem of heightened mood swings, being over-worried about everything, Easily disturbed, get irritated easily, and often get depressed. By her placing her hands near her gem it’s her way of physically showing she is Overwhelmed and dealing with too much at once. Like how one run’s there hand through there hair when stressed out.
@suau-grey- Helped be string together and help me out with this due to them studying psychology - QwQ thank you
