#kruppxedith

I keep thinking of that idea how, when Krupp has the epic freakout over the rose (and people barging into his private space in general), he ends up ripping off/tearing Edith’s sleeve like in the musical version of BatB. (Yes really, it does happen, and the Beast was horrified over what he did and it’s super sad). Again, I don’t think Krupp was ever super physical against someone when he lashed out in any version of CU, but I think his rage and the fact that he’s slowly, mentally becoming a monster, is effecting his judgement for the worse and it’s getting way too easier to give into the anger than it normally would be.

He’d be horrified over almost actually hurting a person, but I think that moment would be traumatic enough for him to avoid actually touching Edith and the boys if he can help it. There’s moments where it’s not as bad if it’s them who touch him/lean against him/etc. and I still like Rigamaroo’s idea of him lifting Edith up to help clean up a spot in the school. But he’s getting really concerned over having a repeat or worse in his current form.

On the other hand, he doesn’t have to worry about hurting Edith in the dreamworld as CU since it’s the only time he can be human and he doesn’t have claws that can tear through anything. It would explain why ‘CU’ is so open to hugging Edith as well as pulling her by the hand, holding her hand in general, etc. As someone who hasn’t had a lot of positive physical contact with another (even before the curse), it would be hard to resist, but it would make waking up much more frustrating. Because no matter how badly he finds himself wanting to do something as simple as place a reassuring hand on her shoulder (and later much more) he feels like he just can’t do something as normal as that. He never had many chances to do so–most of which he chose against–and now it’s like he really can’t. Plus I’m sure his sensations of touch are just not the same as they used to be.

I’m just thinking of Rigamaroo’s song choice of Unchained Melody and the line ‘I’ve hungered for your touch alone’ and how badly this individual would want to have physical contact with this person he’s falling head over heels for, but doesn’t know if it would repulse or terrify her (as well as what was said above). It adds to the hesitation to the inevitable dance for Krupp because ‘what if I hurt her,’ but Edith reassures him that he won’t. And that gradual self confidence and trust and consideration that has grown for him overtime when he was with her (plus the added confidence boost that came from the dreamworld visits) would also the moment where he holds hands and gradually it’s the first time in the real world that he’s comfortable with the physical contact to the point that it no longer bothers him.

Edith is part of Red Diamond’s colony and like most gems she’s expected to work and not question much. Most gems are terrified or hold high respect for Red Diamond, but Edith is somewhere in between–everyone knows how awful he can be when he gets angry, but she pities him somewhat because it must be lonely having to oversee everything on a base from afar with little to no contact with others.

Little does she know that she’s one of the few gems Red Diamond frequently checks on. She has no clue just how curious he is of her and that he’s developed a slight attraction to her (but don’t worry, it didn’t get to the point of being an obsession).

The first time she meets ‘Red Quartz’ is on his first day on earth, accompanied by two young gems. It’s a very fast moment–the kind where you bump into one another, apologize, and be on your way–and though she’s never seen him before, he does seem kind of cute. She doesn’t see him stare at her in amazement or briefly blush red at the sight of her before continuing on.

The second time she’s able to see Red Quartz is when he’s finally leading the rebellion (or so everyone thinks) and most gems are heavily divided about him and these other gems going against Red Diamond. Some are worried as to what Red Diamond will do in response, and there’s always soldiers being sent at this strange Quartz. The next meet up is kind of similar to last time, except it’s much longer and he’s able to say a few words of greetings to her before flying off.

He doesn’t seem like a bad gem and he does seem sweet. However she’s not sure if he’d be able to succeed in what he’s doing or not. Still it would be a shame if something bad had to happen to him.

Her curiosity grows.

Eventually there comes a moment where she’s around during a big fight involving him and some others. One gem is about ready to shatter him and without thinking too much on it, she gets in front of him and ends up taking the blow, but due to the placement of the attack, she only gets poofed.

Surprised and moved by what she had done, Red Quartz takes Edith’s gem with him... without telling Red Zircon or Yellow Sapphire.

So the next time Edith is able to reform, she finds herself in a strange place where everything as a red motif and her gem was placed on what she thinks is a mattress until she’s quick to see that it’s a huge pillow. Confused as to what has happened, she hears talking in the next room and peers through the door to see Red Quartz talking to these two young gems he is frequently seen with.

Without warning, Yellow Sapphire throws a glass of water into his face.

Then when Red Quartz recovers from the shock and talks again, Edith realizes that his voice has changed–it still sounds the same, but the brightness and smoothness of it now sounds a bit rougher than what she’s used to hearing. She also has no clue why the young gems are starting to talk to Red Quartz in past tense and why Red Quartz himself is talking as if he wasn’t there at all earlier that day.

He lets the boys go home and Edith watches as ‘Red Quartz’ is looking at himself in the mirror for a moment and just looks. exhausted and unhappy for a change. Right as she leaves the room, he begins to transform and gets bigger in size... and completely changes into a completely different gem who, despite having the same face as he does, is dressed much differently, his gem has rotated into a different position, and he looks like he has hair.

Not even a minute later, there’s a call from someone that startles both of them, but Edith is a little too loud and the gem she thought was Red Quartz turns around and freaks the heck out. “WHAT THE HECK?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!”

And to make matters worse, the call screen shows it’s one of the Diamonds, so the larger gem ends up grabbing the smaller gem and carefully keeps her out of sight as he’s forced to talk to the diamond about how the latest ‘disturbance’ went and he acts as if it was a bad thing, and Edith is getting quickly confused. Even more so when she hears him being called ‘Red Diamond.’

Once the call is over, she’s held a bit more carefully by Red Diamond who begins to ask her how much she knows, and she nervously tells him what happened, which shocks him. Then she asks him what is going on, and he’s forced to tell her the truth–he IS Red Quartz. He just didn’t remember saving her because he had to create a second personality in order to keep others from figuring out the truth. The only others who know about his identity are the two gems from before. Although she’s afraid, he promises he won’t do anything to Edith as long as she keeps this a secret and she agrees.

She does keep the secret, though it pains her to see just how much Red Diamond actually does care about the others and the planet, and that he has to let himself be painted as the villain in order to accomplish freeing the planet. Gradually she’d get to know him more and he’d be comfortable enough to admit that he had seen her long before this all started. She’d start noticing more things about him that makes her care and slowly adore him–the real him.

Then she’d notice that he wouldn’t be using his true form around her or Yellow Sapphire and Red Zircon as often whenever he’s alone with them–he’d be using the same form as when he looks like Red Quartz, but there’s some alterations so that he’d be dressed similar to when he’s Red Diamond (fake hair and all), but it’s less intimidating and more casual. As if he’s wanting to be someone in between both identities that feels comfortable for him. As if he wants to be closer to their size instead of as a giant towering over them all.