steven and connie play a board game.
she lets him move first and roll the dices; she hasn't seen him smile like that in a while, and he's even talking! he's talking and laughing and even though he sometimes coughs up a white flower, like the ones they sell with pretty bouquets, she's glad he's having fun.
she thinks of letting him win, but he wouldn't like that anyway.
eventually amethyst joins in, and ruby accidentally turns her piece into charcoal when connie sends her to the start, but even then, it's like nothing bad can ever happen to them.
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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
