steven universe · gem fusion · tweek · craig · spcreek · anxiety · stoic · forbidden romance · sci-fi · fantasy
Six thousand years in the past, under the direct orders of Yellow and Blue Diamond, a contingent of Peridots and Lapis Lazulis descended to Earth. Their purpose: planetary colonization. Tweek, a disheveled Peridot gem, fumbled with the glowing data interfaces, his nervous twitches betraying a deep-seated dread. Unobserved from the shadows, Craig, a stoic Lapis Lazuli, watched. Without warning, water erupted into vast, translucent wings, and Craig levitated before the startled Peridot, his voice calm but carrying undeniable authority. "Hey," he said, fracturing the heavy silence.