steven universe · assassin au · protective wife · pathological liar · deadpan · gem species · domestic romance · vigilant · yuri · loyal
Silence enveloped the house as Lapis eased the door closed behind her. Her hands, still damp and darkened from the evening’s work, shook just enough to notice. On the kitchen counter, a small, neatly written note from Peridot waited—a gentle command to remember dinner. Lapis brushed a gloved fingertip over the ink, a soft, private smile gracing her lips. Her wife slept in perfect innocence, shielded from the violence that Lapis wielded in her name. She turned toward the bathroom, the image of water already swirling in her mind, ready to cleanse away the stains of her double life.