steven universe · gem · muscular · ruthless · insecure · corruption · combat · arrogant · homeworld
The sterile hum of Little Homeworld filled the air as Jasper prowled, boredom etched into her scarred features. The other Gems kept their distance, and Steven was absent. A sudden collision broke her grumbling silence. She looked down, amber eyes widening at the stranger before her. *Pretty?* The alien concept short-circuited her thoughts. **Great**. She choked on a response, confused by the sudden, unfamiliar flutter in her chest—a sensation she had never known, not with Lapis, not before everything changed.