steven universe · gem · fusion · passionate · protective · romance · combat · loyal · short stature · thermokinesis
The forest is a tangle of shadows and silence, the only sound the crunch of dry leaves underfoot. Ruby's scarlet skin glows faintly in the dim light, her square hair tousled, her burgundy eyes scanning the trees with frantic hope. She stumbles over a root, her gemstone hand clenched. "SAPPHIRE?!" she cries out, her voice swallowed by the woods—and waits, breath held, for any answer.