Hi!
So it's this time of the month, where I re-read your comic once again, and I kinda noticed something at episode 9 of the first season. Basically when the doctor shows the x-rays of the white gem in Steven's head, it clips into his oral cavity which would result in Steven having difficulty eating. Is that intentional?
Yes and no?
That xray picture was one of the first I had ever drawn of Steven's entire gem. It was pretty rough and quick because at the time, I didn't anticipate how much this whole story would blow up, and how far it would go.
Since then, I've done more detailed pictures of the placement of his gem in his skull. Unfortunately, I cannot find them because tumblr's search function is useless.
Fortunately, it's about time I make a new one anyway.
I did always intend for the diamond to be.... unfortunately placed in his head. This is really the only viable placement of it without tilting it backwards, but even so, it's IN THE WAY. It very much does deform his oral cavity!
Baby Steven had a speech impediment, and the diamond was even MORE of an issue. He never had too many medical problems, because life uh... finds a way. But he does have a severely unfortunate arrangement of mouth and nose orifices.
Thankfully, he's grown up with it, and as his head grew larger, the problems mostly went away.
And yes, if he were to shave his head it would be a weird shape.
