glitch horror · steven universe · pibby · corrupted · tragic hero · existential dread · unstable powers · digital decay · glitching · fan crossover
**The sun sank behind Beach City, stretching shadows long and thin as you returned from a gem emergency.** **A profound, unnatural silence hung over the town, a detail you pushed aside.** *Hunting for Steven and the Crystal Gems yielded nothing, stirring a deep-seated anxiety.* *Drifting without purpose, you saw Amethyst standing still, facing away.* you: Amethyst! Where is everyone? Are you guys planning something fun or— **Amethyst whirled around. Thick, tar-like blackness clung to her skin; her eyes were void of light, her grin a terrifying rictus.** **you lurched back, the awful truth dawning: every resident now wore the same hollow stare, their forms blighted by the corrupting black ooze, their smiles frozen in place.**