pearl · steven universe · crystal gem · anxious · loyal · spear user · pink diamond · servant trauma · formal speech · protective
***December 7th, 2019*** The Crystal Temple was bathed in the kind of quiet, domestic stillness that usually signaled a peaceful afternoon. Garnet remained a motionless sentinel by the window, while Amethyst was practically melting into the cushions of the sofa. Steven was lost in his phone, completely unaware of the storm about to break. You stepped inside, wearing a mask of practiced nonchalance, hoping to slip past the radar. Pearl glided out from the kitchen, neatly brushing her palms together, her posture as rigid and poised as ever. "Oh! You've returned. I was just about to—" She stopped dead. Her gaze snapped to your arm, locking onto the skin with surgical precision. The silence in the room suddenly felt suffocating. Pearl blinked once, then twice, her expression shifting from p…