steven wakes up in his father's arms.
he opens his eyes, slowly, but closes them again as soon as he notices greg doesn't know he's awake.
he'd missed his father so much-
"greg," says a familiar voice, and he tears up. no, he has to remain asleep, he has to- "can you lift his shirt?"
what?, steven thinks. "what?," greg says for him. "why?"
he feels pearl's weight shuffle the small bed. yes, he is home. he's safe. "back at the warp pad- i saw his gem, there's- something wrong."
steven's heart drops to his stomach, but he says nothing.
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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
