connie rushes to the temple, desperate. after a call from a crying ruby, she'd left her house with only very little explanation and a glowing bracelet on her wrist.
steven's gem cracked. he's laying there, on the couch, breathing heavily; his heart hammers against his chest as he writhes in pain. lars is already there, trying to calm the boy down, while sadie works with pearl to prepare him something to drink.
they don't know how it happened.
(connie knows)
they don't know if it can be fixed.
(there's not enough time)
but then, amethyst says, "what about the fountain?"
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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
