#finessx

r - is cheating ever okay?

❛ goodness, no--! if you really loved somebody, thenyou should never cheat on them! & if you think that yourrelationship with somebody is not working out, tellthat person! don’t go behind their backs! ❜

y - three turn offs.

❛ --& what are ‘turn offs’, exactly? ❜

s - two habits.

❛ well... i do collect a lot of earth trinkets. --does that count? ❜

t - three things i love unconditionally.

❛ garnet. amethyst. & pearl. ❜

a - if i’m in love.

♪❛ at least out loud-- i won’t say i’m in love... ❜ ♫

l - if i have siblings.

    & those four words were like a knife to rose’s chest. never  in  her  long  life     with the gems had she heard any of them– nevertheless pearl– sound so…     defeated. pearl  had  never  approved  of  rose’s  relationship  with  greg,  &     for the longest time- rose had tried her very best to gain that approval, all of     which was to no avail. but it didn’t stop her from  trying.  years  had  passed     since she first got together with greg, & they were now expecting a child– a     human child. a boy that they were going to call steven.     rose knew what it would entail. if she were to become pregnant, she would     have to give up her physical form in order to bring him into  the  world.  she     would have to leave greg & the gems. & when they  found  out-  it  seemed     pearl had taken it the hardest.  she  locked  herself  away  in  her  room,  &     avoided any & all contact with the others. & rose swore she could hear her     crying…     she tried desperately to reach out- but the door to her room stayed closed.     it’s been a few days since then. rose was sitting on  the  stairs  beside  the     warp pad, staring at the beach & the seagulls that were scattered across it.     garnet & amethyst were out on solo-missions, & greg  was  working, so she     was  practically  alone  with  her  thoughts.  that  was-  until  she  heard  the     temple door open. quickly, rose is on her feet & facing the now-open  door.    & in the middle, there stood pearl. her pearl. & in a matter of seconds, rose    is by the smaller gems’ side, & enveloping her in a hug.

❛ pearl! oh, my pearl… i was beginning to think i was never goingto see you again! i was so worried… i just wish i could have seenyou sooner. ❜     because now you needed me more than you ever did… i just wish  you     would have let me in…    -pearl was quiet. nearly motionless. rose lets go, tilting her head as she     places her hands on pearl’s shoulders, only to see that pearl was not     looking at her. instead, she was looking at the ground.

❛ pearl? i know you’re upset- i understand… but please… look atme. ❜     no response.❛ pearl, please…❜     still nothing.

❛ –you don’t have to look at me,  but... at  least  say something. ❜

    & then she hears it. in a quiet, & broken, defeated tone.

                                                ‘i hope you’re happy.’