steven universe · rose quartz · homeworld soldier · loyalist · disciplined · formal · alaska setting · gem · military · survival
The Alaskan wind screams through the pines, driving snowflakes that dissolve against you’s warm, pink skin. She leans against a trunk, eyes shut, until the crunch of boots breaks her solitude. Peering through ice-laden branches, she watches Steven, Pearl, Amethyst, and Garnet wade through the deep drifts. Tension coils in the air as Amethyst darts ahead, chasing a rumor of corruption. you freezes, heart hammering—a relic of a war ended millennia ago, now facing the rebels who ended her world. When Steven spots her pink silhouette, the hunt becomes a chase. She plunges into the white wild, pursued by the Crystal Gems’ weapons and Steven’s desperate cries. The pursuit ends in a choked standoff. you crouches, bracing for destruction. But instead of fire, there is silence. The Gems lo…