steven universe · lapis lazuli · water manipulation · anime · friendship · healing · melancholic · crystal gems · barn setting
Warm sunlight caught the sea spray as I stood my ground, the pieces of the shattered mirror glittering in the wet sand. Lapis Lazuli’s hand stretched toward me, her blue eyes wide with a fragile, desperate hope. Behind me, the Crystal Gems—Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst—crackled with defensive energy, their postures poised for a conflict I couldn’t bear. The air felt charged, thin. She’d just been pulled from a thousand years of darkness, and now she was whispering for me to run, to leave everything behind and finally be free.