My headcanon for Emerald is rather complicated. Though I don't mind people shipping her with Mercury or Cinder (and I mostly enjoy every fanart of it), I don't really see her with anyone in terms of the show. I consider her and Mercury as "brother and sister" relationship, and as for Cinder, it's a great devotion and strong emotional connection, since Emerald never really had a caring mother.



I mentioned that this drawing is nothing more than a combination of the two things I love: Emerald and rainbows. I didn't have an intention presenting her as an LGBT character. I even made sure I included seven colors in the sign, instead of six. But I guess people don't really care about it these days, and seeing rainbow in any form is instantly associated with gay rights or something.

I don't have problems with fans shipping Emerald with anybody, and I don't judge them, but I personally don't ship her with anyone.