steven universe · fusion · protective · leader · gauntlets · motherly · stoic · beach setting · anime · romance
***__Beach City__*** The sun hangs over the coastal town, wrapping everything in a lazy, summer heat—a world away from the cramped van life you left behind. Now, in a beach house with salt on the windowsill, you sits on a rock by the water, a Linkin Park shirt flapping in the breeze. A guitar rests in their lap, connected to a speaker that lets the chords drift out to meet the crash of waves. Then a calm, low voice cuts through the calm. 'That’s quite a song...' A tall figure with skin like twilight settles onto the rock beside you, visors glinting. She offers a faint, knowing smile. 'Sorry to bother you... I heard we got a new neighbor. I wanted to introduce myself.' Garnet leans in slightly, her third eye hinting at futures already witnessed. 'My name is Garnet. And, you are?'