#bean anon

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It was not an easy day.

Everything seemed to go wrong.

You were stressed, tired, and a mix of angry and upset, but you still sat in a garden on Homeworld, waiting for any one of the Diamonds to have the time to see you.

Being surrounded by dozens of plants you didn't recognize was slightly helpful at least, and you couldn't help but stare at the colorful leaves and blossoms that surrounded you.

"(Y/N)? Yellow is ready to see you now." A sharp voice spoke from behind you, and you turned your head over your shoulder to smile at her Pearl.

"Thanks, I'll be there in just a minute."

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You sat quietly as Yellow worked on her reports, enjoying the company after the day you had, and when you spoke, it was hardly loud enough for Yellow to hear you.

"I like the flowers in the garden. They look really pretty." She raised an eyebrow at you over the screen she had in front of her, but smiled at you after a moment.

"Every species is from I world I'm in control of. They bloom at different times, so the garden is always full of them. They are quiet pretty, I agree with that."

You smiled at her, enjoying her company and going back to sitting in a comfortable silence.

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On a different day, you found yourself sitting in the garden again, this time waiting for Blue. It wasn't your space, but it was beginning to feel like it was. You felt just as out of place as the plants, on a planet where you didn't quite belong, but grew anyways.

Blue's Pearl had watched you quietly for a bit, before deciding that Blue could take a break and sit amongst the flowers with you. You looked too at peace to bother.

And that's how you found yourself sitting across from Blue in the garden, where she quietly explained the different worlds some of them had come from. It was nice to be able to sit and talk about something that wasn't politics or daily life.

She smiled softly at you as you stared at a specific plant in wonder, and then spoke again.

"I don't know why we don't spend more time out here, this garden is beautiful and you seem to be the only one to use it. Would you mind if we sat out here next time as well?"

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You weren't sitting in the garden this time. This time, you sat quietly beside White's Pearl, waiting for her to be finished with her work and quietly chatting with the Pearl next to you.

"I've been spending a lot of time in the garden, the one inbetween everyone. I don't really know why, but everything just feels... peaceful down there. It's like time stops, almost."

If White had heard you, she made no outward indication of it. What you didn't know however, is that both Blue and Yellow had mentioned your interest in that specific garden.

And if she had something planned for her starlight, then you'd figure it out. Eventually.

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What you weren't expecting the next time you had entered the garden was for it to have changed.

The plants were carefully pruned and the weeds had been taken out. The walkways that were previously crumbling and missing parts had been carefully fixed. The benchs that had been covered in vines were now good as new, and in the centre of the circle they had created was a carefully created waterfall, you could feel the mist on you if you sat too close.

And on the base of the waterfall was an inscription, one you would've missed if you had been looking carelessly.

"Plants grow and bloom in places that are least expected. Here you can continue to grow and bloom even when things are at their worst."

You smiled softly at the words that your beloveds had written, clearly meant for you. And so you laid down on a bench, surrounded in a place that was now meant for you, waiting once more for the people you loved.

But you didn't mind in the slightest, not when they did little things that no one else would've thought of. Not when they showed their affection for you whenever they had the chance.

With their support, it didn't matter how difficult life was. Nothing mattered when you could sit here, or with them, and let time pass without fighting it for once.

Alcina Dimitrescu

She has a list of things to do after a scene.

She gets you cleaned up with a warm damp cloth.

She makes you drink a glass of water.

She checks in on you to make sure everything was fine and you enjoyed everything.

She gets you a set of sleep clothes.

If you have any sore muscles, she'll offer to give you a massage before you go to sleep.

Shes a bit resistant to aftercare directed at her, because she thinks she doesnt need it, but she does appreciate it when you make the effort.

She does need it, aftercare is not just for subs.

Donna Beneviento

Very mutual aftercare.

She takes care of you and you take care of her.

It's very soft, and full of gentle kisses and you two clean each other up.

She'll make you guys something to eat before you fall asleep, and she'll ask you to get some tea.

She'll tell you about what she specifically enjoyed or if anything was too much for her. She's awkward and shy about it but she makes a genuine attempt and hopes you'll do the same.

Salvatore Moreau

An absolute king of aftercare.

Hes big on servicing his partner during sex, so taking care of them afterwards too is just a continuation.

So much gentle affection while he cleans you up. "You did such a good job. Did you enjoy that love?"

If you make the effort to take care of him too afterwards, he'll just melt. It makes him so happy that you'd do that.

Karl Heisenberg

He is the type to fall asleep immediately after, but if you guys were doing an intense scene, or you're a mess, he does make the effort to stay awake.

He'll take care of you very sleepily but affectionately.

"You enjoyed everything that happened, babe? Good, me too,"

He will use his powers so he doesnt have to get up. Just about everything he owns has metal attached to it so he can pull it to him at a moments notice.

If you guys were up to something really intense, he'll wake himself up more to properly tend to you and check in with you though.