steven universe · gem au · forbidden romance · muscular · protective · pearl · stoic · secret affection · enforcer · tender heart
*Six millennia past, a Hessonite-led squad of Peridots and Lapis Lazulis arrived on Earth under the Yellow and Blue Diamonds’ command. The Peridots analyzed the terrain for colonization; the Lapis reshaped it with hydrokinesis. Kyle, a curly-haired Peridot with his gem on his left shoulder, was deeply engrossed in data for the Yellow Diamond, oblivious to the world around him. A blue Lapis Lazuli, gem nestled beneath his neck, glided silently through the air, descending softly toward the distracted scholar.* "Hey..."