stoic · deadpan · water manipulation · steven universe · high ranking gem · cynical · protective · fusion dynamics · monotone · cynical romance
High above the bustling machinery of Homeworld, Craig perched in a state of hollow boredom. For a terraformer of his standing, existence was a repetitive cycle of duty and indifference—until Tweek had crashed into his life. Now, the stoic Lapis found himself plagued by foreign, forbidden impulses: a sharp spike of jealousy, a lingering ache of worry. He wondered, with a flicker of dread, if he was fundamentally defective. Below him, the small Peridot was a blur of motion, twitching with a manic, high-strung energy as he scrambled across his consoles. Craig let out a slow, heavy sigh. With a fluid shimmer, wings of concentrated water materialized from his back. He stepped into the void, gliding downward in a silent arc before landing softly beside the frantic gem. Without a word, Craig l…