Corrupted Heart - Steven Universe x Reader

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Steven's seen his fair share of idiots, but he was sure that I had taken the cake. The terrified screams that left my mouth, my eyes shot open with horror, yet even though I was intimidated, I wasn't running away. I was glued to the spot as if inviting the monster for a free meal. Steven clicked his tongue, "I've never seen someone so stupid", he grunted in resentment. Garnet's voice rang in his head, only fuelling his frustrations. She would always say that he could be quite headstrong, especially when it came to new people; That sometimes, he let his anger get the better of him, which made him hard to befriend. Steven shook her voice out of his mind. Garnet didn't know what she was talking about. He wasn't being harsh, he was just pointing out what he could see. And what he did see was someone who clearly couldn't care less to get killed.

He leapt off the beach porch and landed in a tumble. Rushing towards me with determination, he stretched his hands out and engulfed us in a rose-coloured bubble. The gem monster hissed and shrieked, thunking against the impenetrable shield, to no avail. Steven's lips pressed into a smirk at the sight of it attempting to claw its way to us, unable to compensate its efforts with so much as a dent. It gradually began to tire itself out, but it didn't stop it from circling us like a predator waiting for the right moment to strike. I fluttered my eyes open, the blow to the back of my head caused by me falling backwards sent a spark of dizziness through my mind. I caught a glimpse of a boy, his frizzy brown hair had a few specs of sand caught in it, a salmon pink shirt with a gold star pressed in the middle and his eyes were narrowed into a scowl. His shirt brought out the rosy hue on his cheeks that definitely were caused by rage.

"Why didn't you run, you idiot!", he scolded me, his attention no longer on the plant monster that had its mind set on eating us. "You could've gotten hurt! I shouldn't have to save you just because you're too stupid to use your legs".

I felt agitation crawl up my back as he spat those words out at me. My lips trembled as my head bowed down so I wouldn't have to face him. "I'm sorry", my voice came out tiny and petite. I glanced to see his scowl had hardened. He must not have heard me. I opened my lips, raising my voice, "I'm sorry! I was just so scared, and--".

"I don't want to hear your pathetic excuses", the boy's irritated expression didn't falter by my apology. "Next time, use your head and save yourself!".

He unclenched his fists, causing the bubble protecting us to suddenly pop. The sound made my heart stop beating for a mere moment and the piercing growl the monster let out at the sight of us vulnerable liquified my bones, making me unable to move.

The boy caught sight of my panic and scrunched up his brow, his eyes rolling. His annoyance at my behaviour only materialised more questions. Wasn't it reasonable to be scared in a situation like this? Why is he acting like I'm behaving irrationally?

The Monster began secreting a dark-ink like substances in its mouth as I concealed myself behind the boy. After all, he seems to know what he's doing, I certainly don't. He seemed to know what was happening, a part of my brain was convinced this was a result of some hyperactive dream I was having. Sooner or later, I'd have to wake up, right? He suddenly materialised a rose-tinted shield into his grip. My mouth gaped slightly as I began blinking hysterically to check if sand had gotten into my eyes and was causing me to see things. He raised his shield to his chest and began fiercely blocking the monster's attack. Each projected goop landed effortlessly on his shield, before sliding off into the sand in a mucky heap. With each blast, I cowered into my hands, hearing the boy's snappy remarks over the cries of the monster.