the gemstone looks okay now, but steven isn't responding anymore.
his whole body is prickled with thorns, even his shirt has torn up. with every painful breath, he vomits a stream of petals; figures it would be pink roses. his eyes are clouded and unfocused.
"why didn't it work?!," pearl cries.
"it worked," sapphire says, somberly, and even lars tears up. "it just— didn't heal what we wanted to cure."
connie doesn't realize she's crying. sobbing desperately, really, over the stupid fountain and over steven's stupid body.
she feels his jagged fingers caress her cheek and she opens her eyes.
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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
