"rose quartz, you are guilty."
steven looked away. yellow diamond's eyes burned themselves into him, filled with a rage so divine he felt as if he might have as well dropped dead just then. "i know. just- just do it already."
lars screamed at him, muffled by the bubble around his neck. he didn't understand- he had failed him. lars would never see earth again. what a failure steven was, truly.
he braced himself for the punishment, and slowly, it came.
a song. a melody so vibrant, so beautiful, and yet, steven knew, this was the beginning of his end.
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cancer ; steven universe
Fanfictionsteven knows there's something terribly wrong with him. the gems know, too, but they're too busy pretending they don't. alternatively; the tragic faltering of the rose. read this in ao3! http://archiveofourown.org/works/11239731?view_full_work=true
