#lee steven

"Okay, ready!"

"Ready!"

"Rock, paper, scissors, SHOOT!" Peter 1 and Steven exclaimed as one of them pulled out a pair of scissors while the other pulled out a rock. After the two of them met in kindergarten, Steven and Peter 1 had become fast friends. The two of them bonded over the fact of being the youngest in the family with two older brothers. Steven talked about Jake and Marc while Peter 1 talked about Peter 2 and 3. The two of them also shared a love for history and monopoly. And they both hated not being included in everything. It was a perfect match.

So when it came to the opportunity that Peter 2 would be running late to pick him up from school, Peter 1 automatically suggested going to Steven's house. The 4 brothers knew each other and had a close relationship so it was okay. Steven and Peter 1 sang the Inspector Gadget theme song all the way to the house (even though they didn't know the words).

Now, it was almost 8 o'clock and Peter 1 and Steven should've been in bed by now. But because he had a friend over, he could stay up a little later than originally planned. "Aw man!" Steven said as Peter 1 cheered, winning another round of rock paper scissors. "Wanna play again?"

"Yeah. I wanna beat you!"

"Peter! Your brother's here!" Marc called from downstairs. Peter 1's face fell. His brother was here to pick him up. He couldn't wait to see him, but he also didn't wanna leave Steven. Shaking his head, Peter 1 hopped onto his best friend's bed and pulled the covers over him. "What's wrong, Uno?" Steven asked using his best friend's nickname. Peter 1 poked his head out and put his finger on his lips. "Be quiet Steven. If my brother finds me, he'll take me home."

"What? I don't want you to go." Steven cried with worry. "Peter!" Jake called this time as Steven scrambled under the covers next to Peter 1. "Shhh, if we stay quiet, they won't find us."

"Uno! Your favorite brother Tres is here!" Now it was Peter 3 followed by three pairs of footsteps going upstairs. Peter 1 and Steven covered their mouths to keep from making a sound.

The two boys heard the bedroom door open. "Come on lil' bro, we all know you're in here." Marc said as a matter of fact. Marc took notice of the two lumps on his little brother's bed. It took everything in the Moon Knight's power to keep from laughing. "Hey Peter 3, I don't think your brother's in here." Marc looked at his brother and Peter 3 with a smirk, letting them know that the boys were 'hiding'. Sensing the hint, the others wore the exact same smirk Marc had and played along.

As quietly as a mouse, Peter 3 tip-toed into the room. "Oh I think you're right. I can't find them anywhere." Peter 3 replied. The Moon Knights and the Spider-Man heard a pair of giggles from under the covers.

"Guess we'll just have to revisa la sala de estar." Jake agreed following pursuit of Peter 3. Jake made his way to one side of the bed while Peter 3 made it to the other. Marc stayed and closed the door, the room now filled with silence. A moment passed before the covers began to shuffle.

"Are they gone?" Peter 1 whispered to Steven. Steven listened from under the covers but heard nothing. "I think so." Steven slowly lifted the covers to reveal himself and Peter 1.

Big mistake.

"GOTCHA!" Peter 1 squealed as Peter 3 grabbed his brother and lifted him off the bed. Peter 3 held him in his arms and scribbled his fingers all over the 9 year old's sides. "I gotcha little bro. You can't hide from me." Peter 3 teased, blowing a short raspberry in the boy's belly. Poor Uno tried to get out of his brother's grasp but the tickles were too much. All he could do was take it.

"Uno!" Steven called out as he went to help his friend, but Jake grabbed him before he could take a step. "And where do you think you're going, hermano?" Jake said before he drilled his fingers in his brother's belly. "Jahahahake lemme ehehehehehe gohohohohoho!" Jake didn't replied and lowered his hand a bit. "I got your belly. Tengo tu barriga!" The teasing only made Steven laugh more.

Deciding to join in on the fun, Marc moved away from the door and got to work on his brother's bare feet. "Hey, guess who's got your feet? Guess who's got your feet?" Steven didn't bother to reply as his eldest brother rubbed his two thumbs on the soles of his feet.

With Uno, Tres was busy blowing raspberries on his little tummy. "TREHEHEHEHEHES STAHAHAHAHAHAP IHIHIHIHIHIT!"

"Om nom nom nom nom. Mmmm this is a tasty strawberry." Tres moved from his brother's tummy to his neck. "Let's see how many fruits you're hiding up here." With his chin full of hair from the beard he was going out, Peter 3 rubbed his face in Uno's neck. "Where are the fruits? Where are you hiding them?"

"NOWHEREHEHEHEHEHE!"

"Liar! I will find them." Tres declared as he nibbled his brother's neck while his fingers scribbled the boy's knees.

With the Knight brothers, Jake slowed down his tickles a bit so Steven can breathe. Marc traveled up from his feet to his knees. "Hey hey, guess what?"

"WHAHAHAT?"

"I got your knees. I got your knees." Marc squeezed Steven's knees so gently, he was surprised when his brother screamed like a little girl. Jake smiled at the two of them, making sure that Steven didn't fall out of his grip. "Look at you. Eres tan lindo hermanito." Placing a kiss on his brother's forehead, Jake gave Steven one last raspberry on his neck. "Come on Marc, he's had enough." Jake said as Marc gave him a sad look and let go of Steven's knees. "But I wanted his knees." Marc whined playfully making wiggly finger at his brother. Steven squealed and hid in Jake's chest, making his brothers laugh.

With the Spider bros, Tres was just finishing up Uno's armpits and whispering nonsense in his neck. "TREHEHEHEHEHEHES!" Uno pleaded as Tres finally relented. Tres tossed his brother in the air and caught him. "Ready to go home?" Tres asked while his brother got all of the tingles out of his system.

Uno looked at Steven. "But, me and Steven-"

"Will see each other tomorrow at school. Now, we gotta get home before we both get in trouble with Dos." Tres replied referring to their older brother. Uno still looked sad but was happy to know that he'll see Steven at school tomorrow.

Jake and Peter 3 put their brothers down as they watch them give each other a hug. The brothers tried and failed not to melt at the sight. "Bye Steven."

"Adios Uno." Steven replied as he watched his friend and his brother leave.

Once they were gone, Steven sniffed a bit. "Hey what's wrong buddy?" Marc asked, scooping up the youngest in his arms. Rubbing his eyes, Steven shook his head. "Nothing."

"You're lying. You know what big brothers do to little brothers who lie?" Marc smirked as Steven looked at him with confusion. "Tell him Jake." Marc said as Jake trotted over to his two brothers. Jake wiggled his fingers at the boy. "We cosquillas them!" With that, another tickle game had be brought to light.

Here’s the video (short) that inspired me

“Are you gonna let me go anytime soon?”

“Just a couple more minutes.” Steven said enjoying the hug Lars was giving him.

He couldn’t believe the transformation Lars has gone though over the years. He would’ve been yelled at by now if it were still the old Lars. But the new Lars was different, in touch with his feelings, more caring. Steven couldn’t be more proud of the person he’s become.

After he finally let go, he looked at Lars with happy eyes.

“Thanks. I needed that.”

“No problem man. And hey, don’t look so sad.” He punctuated his sentence with an elbow to Steven’s side.

He was taken back when a surprised shriek echoed through the air. He looked at Steven and saw him shoot his hands up to his mouth, a faint blush could be seen on his cheeks.

“After all these years you still haven’t grown out of it, huh?”

“H-Haven’t grown out of what?” He started to walk backwards his hands at his sides. Lars could tell he was nervous.

“Oh don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about, Steven.” Lars put his hands up in claw shapes walking towards Steven.

“Lars don’t you dare!” Steven said continuing to back away.

“Why not? You used to love this. I remember when Sadie would do this to you all the time when you would sneak through the back door of the Big Donut without asking.”

“Well that was then and I’m not even... that anymore.”

“That? You mean ticklish?”

“D-Don’t say that word so loud.” Steven’s blush spread to his ears.

“Haha. You really think I’d forget that the word tickle makes you blush. It’s one of the reasons why you’re so adorable.”

With that Lars pounced.

Steven was almost able to move out of the way, but alas, Lars had grabbed his ankle and pulled him to the ground. Lars quickly wrapped an arm around Steven’s legs and placed a hand on one of Steven’s knees ready to attack.

“Noho Lars dohohn’t!”

“I hahaven’t even done anything yet.”

“Buhut I know whahat you’re gonna do!”

“What am I gonna do Steven?” Lars asked starting to draw light circles on Steven’s knee causing Steven to shriek and lightly giggle.

Lars smirked, amused at his reactions. ‘Just like old times.’

“My mind seems to be drawing a blank.”

“Yohohuh’re gohohonna t-tihickle mehehe!”

“Bingo!”

Using one arm to keep a firm wrap around Steven’s shins, he used his other hand to switch from light circles to now full on squeezing Steven’s knee.

Steven squirmed and hugged his middle, even after a few years Lars seemed to remember his worst spots.

“NAHAHAHAHAHAHA LAHAHRS!”

“Yes Steven?” Lars asked calmly as if there wasn’t a cackling boy being tickled beneath him.

“STOHOHOHOHOHOP!”

“Pfft. No can do Steven. I’m about to leave and I don’t when you’ll visit me, I might as well make up for the time I’m gonna be gone. Besides, I think you need to cheer up a bit.”

Quickly and timed perfectly, Lars let go of Steven’s legs and straddle his waist so Steven was now laying on his back with Lars sitting on his thighs. He had also brought Steven’s arms up to the side using his knees to pin them down.

With Steven fully pinned down and unable to move, Lars was ready.

“Man, that was easier than I thought it was gonna be. You barely put up a fight.”

Steven struggled to get free. He knew exactly what Lars was gonna do. He’d do this to Steven all the time when he was younger, in the exact same position they’re in now.

“Lars, let me go!”

“Nope. Now where to start? Let’s try... here.”

Steven shrieked when Lars lightly scittered his fingers all around Steven’s neck.

“Awww. Duhude, you’re blushing!”

“ahahahahahahaha dohohohon’t pohohohoint ihit ohohohohout!”

“Why not? It just makes you blush even more. How cute.”

Of course this caused Steven’s blush to grow brighter than it already was.

Lars traced his ears and the sides of his neck. Steven scrunched his neck but that just caused Lars to go and tickle under his chin or around his ears, making him turn his head thus leaving a new area exposed.

“Come on, Steven, I know you can laugh louder than this. Let it out!”

Steven squeaked when Lars took two fingers from each hand and poked Steven’s ribs.

“Ohoho this is gonna be fun.”

“Oh no.”

Those were his last words before laughter came spilling from his lips.

Lars poked and prodded each individual rib, even vibrating his fingers in between each bone. What’s worse is that he went from light teasy circles to squeezing and prodding at random moments.

Steven kicked at the ground and shook his head.

“Do you still have the same number of ribs since I last counted? Guess I’ll have to find out.”

With that, Lars started at the top and worked his way down. Of course messing up along the way a few times just for fun.

“Oooooooone~ Twooooooooo~ Threeeee~ agh. Steven, you can’t expect me to count while your laughing like this. I can barely hear myself think. Gonna have to start over.”

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NOHOHOHAHAHAHA! YOHOHUH’RE SOHOHOHO MEHEHEAHAN!”

“You think this is mean? Oh I’ll show you mean.”

He stoped tickling Steven’s ribs and looked down at the hem of his shirt. It had ridden up a little, revealing a tiny line of skin.

Lars lightly traced his finger along the skin, a feather light touch. Steven squirmed and whimpered. It tickled of course, but not enough to make him laugh.

“You really think I’d forget your worst spot?”

Lars then pulled up Steven’s shirt till it reached the bottom of his ribs, leaving his stomach and gem fully exposed.

“Lars.”

Lars looked up to see Steven trying to keep a straight face.

“Don’t. You. Dare.”

“Oh I dare.” He started to lightly trace the skin around Steven’s gem. Causing Steven to lightly giggle and blush harder than he already was.

“LAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHARS!”

Steven struggled best he could, but Lars wasn’t letting up.

It wasn’t until Lars started to trace shapes on Steven’s gem that made him lose his mind. Not only that, but Lars used his other hand to squeeze Steven’s sides around his gem and even his hips.

“Jeheheez. You’re gonna buck me off. Forgot how ticklish you are here.”

“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! LAHAHAHARS STOHOHOHOHOHOP TEHEHEHEHEAHASING!”

“Oh, does teasing make it worse?” Lars paused his tickling and hovered his wiggling fingers over Steven’s underarms.

“Yehehehehes and dohohon’t.”

“Well in that case-”

Steven screamed when Lars’s fingers touched his underarms, followed by lots of cute belly laughter.

“Tickle tickle tickle. Awww. Is the big hero Steven Universe a wittle ticklish?”

Steven couldn’t stand the treasing. With all the strength he had left, Steven somehow pulled his arms out from Lars’s knees and hugged his middle. However, this caused Lars’s fingers to now become stuck under his arms.

Steven panted, taking in as much air as he could. He still stifled a giggle every now and then because of where Lars’s fingers ended up being.

“Dude my hands are stuck.”

“I knohow.”

There was a slight pause between the two of them.

“You gonna let them go?”

“You’re just gonna tickle me again!”

“I can still tickle you ya now.”

With that being said, Lars wiggled his fingers slightly causing Steven to jerk and let out a squeal followed by light giggles.

“See?” Lars asked continuing to wiggle his fingers.

“Yehehehes I sehehehehe nohohow stohohohop IhIhI cahahahan’t tahahahake any mohohohohore!”

“You’re gonna have to lift your arms up.”

“Okay fine.”

Steven slowly lifted his arms up and let Lars’s hands go free.

Lars put his hands on his hips as he observed how Steven was recovering. His checks were still a faint pink and he let a small giggle escape his lips every few breaths. His arms were relaxed and laying on his stomach, probably in case Lars decided to tickle him again.

“You okay?” Lars chuckled.

“Yeah, I’m okay. Can I get up now?”

“I don’t know, I don’t think you’re cheered up yet.”

“No! No! I’m cheered up I promise!”

“Okay fine. You can get up you’ve had enough.”

Lars got up off of Steven and Steven quickly curled in on himself for a second before standing up.

“Lars-”

“Yeah Steven?”

“Thanks. Again. I really needed that.”

Lars wrapped an arm around Steven’s shoulders and pulled him close.

“Of course, Steven. Now come here.”

Lars then put Steven in a headlock and gave him a noogie. Another thing he’d do to Steven when he was bothering him or in a playful mood.

“Come ohohon let me gohoho!”

Lars let go of him and they both laughed before hugging one last time.

“I’ll miss you Lars.”

“I’ll miss you too. Come and visit whenever okay?”

“Okay.”