#ler!steven

Yellow Diamond towered over them, arms crossed, her usual scowl firmly in place. Amethyst and Steven stood side by side, cracking their knuckles in anticipation.

“You two against me?” Yellow Diamond scoffed. “This won’t even be a warm-up.”

Steven grinned. “We’ll see about that!”

Amethyst smirked. “Yeah, don’t underestimate the little guys.”

Yellow Diamond didn’t wait—she lunged, shaking the ground with a stomp. Steven and Amethyst dodged in opposite directions, barely avoiding her massive hand as it swiped through the air.

“Whoa! Chill, Big Bird!” Amethyst taunted, flipping over Yellow Diamond’s arm and aiming a punch. It barely made her flinch.

Steven ricocheted off her boots with his shield, glancing at Amethyst. “We need a better plan.”

Amethyst’s grin turned downright devilish. “Got one.”

She shapeshifted into a small wisp of a form, darting between Yellow Diamond’s legs, tripping her just enough for Steven to leap onto her shoulder. Yellow Diamond swiped at him, but he dropped—right into the folds of her uniform.

Steven blinked. It was dark, warm, and—uh oh.

“Uh… Amethyst?”

“Yeah?” Her voice was right next to him.

“I think we fell into her clothes.”

Silence.

Then—

“…Oh, dude.” Amethyst snickered.

“What are you two DOING under there?” Yellow Diamond’s voice rumbled above them, annoyed.

Steven shifted slightly, brushing against something soft. Yellow Diamond jerked.

“Ggghh—!”

Steven’s eyes widened. Amethyst’s snickering turned downright evil.

“Wait a second…” she murmured.

Steven hesitated—then poked the spot again.

Yellow Diamond flinched.

“Oh-ho wow,” Amethyst whispered, her voice full of glee.

Yellow Diamond’s breath hitched. “D-Don’t you DARE—”

Too late.

Steven wiggled his fingers against her sides while Amethyst skittered her claws along her stomach. The reaction was immediate.

“HHH—! NGHHH—ST-STOP THAT AT ONCE!”

But they didn’t.

Yellow Diamond trembled, her body betraying her. Her muscles twitched violently, and then—

“Ack—hhrnnng—pffhh—!”

A barely-contained chuckle escaped.

“Oh, this is gold,” Amethyst cackled.

“Come on, Yellow,” Steven teased, grinning. “Just say you surrender, and we’ll stop.”

Yellow Diamond gritted her teeth. “I will do no such thi—AHHHH!!”

Amethyst had just found a particularly sensitive spot near her ribs. Yellow Diamond convulsed. Her knees buckled. Her arms flailed wildly, trying to grab them, but they were buried too deep in her uniform.

Then—her balance tipped.

With an earth-shaking THUD, Yellow Diamond collapsed onto the ground, sprawling onto her back, limbs twitching.

Steven and Amethyst popped their heads out from her uniform, victorious.

“HA! The big, bad Diamond—KO’d by tickles!” Amethyst cheered.

Yellow Diamond panted, her face flushed with embarrassment. “I—hhrnn—I hate you both.”

Steven grinned, wiggling his fingers near her ribs again. “That doesn’t sound like surrender~”

Yellow Diamond twitched. “I—I—FFFHHAAH!!”

She snorted.

That was it. Her composure was completely shattered. Her deep, rumbling voice melted into full-blown laughter.

“FINE! I SURRENDER!”

Steven and Amethyst whooped, high-fiving—until Yellow Diamond shot them a death glare.

“If either of you EVER speaks of this—”

“Ohhh?” Amethyst raised a brow, smirking. “Are you threatening us?”

Steven wiggled his fingers menacingly. “I think she’s threatening us.”

Yellow Diamond’s eyes widened. “Wait—NO—”

Too late. They pounced.

“GGGNNNHHH—HHRRAHH!!—YOU LITTLE GREMLINS!!”

Laughter exploded from her as they tickled with full force. Amethyst dug into her ribs while Steven attacked under her arms. Yellow Diamond thrashed, her deep, commanding voice reduced to helpless, uncontrollable giggles.

“PLEHEHEASE—ENOUGH!!”

Steven tapped his chin in mock thought. “Mmmm… I dunno. Do you promise no more threats?”

“YES! YES, I PROMISE—NOW GET OFF OF ME!”

They finally stopped, letting Yellow Diamond slump onto the ground, gasping. Her usually imposing figure was wrecked, her composure utterly destroyed.

She sat up, straightening her uniform with as much dignity as she could muster. “I… will never forgive you for this.”

Amethyst snickered. “Sure you won’t, Giggles.”

Steven grinned. “So… rematch?”

Yellow Diamond shot them a look.

Steven held up his hands. “Okay, okay! Maybe later.”

Even as she stood, her glare unwavering, there was a tiny twitch of a smirk on her lips.

Maybe these two weren’t entirely insufferable.

A/n: here it is! I hope y'all enjoy the read!

Oxygen inflated your lungs, adrenaline pumping through your veins as you ran through the streets of London, the sounds of fast approaching footsteps thundered behind you.

You were a vigilante who just moved with her parents to London and all was good... Until you met him tonight.

A silhouette draped in a white almost bandage like suit suddenly dropped down in front of you, the white cape following after the stranger.

"You're going to have to come with me" An American accent came from behind the mask.

"What do you want?" You asked from behind your own mask.

"Just the identity of a new vigilante in town"

You immediately knew that you couldn't let that happen, if he saw that you were still a kid he would never take you seriously.

"I can't give you that, I'm sorry" you said as you turned around to run away from him.

He however had predicted this kind of move and intercepted you halfway, throwing you over his shoulder and having such a death grip on your legs that you knew you weren't getting out soon.

"Let me down!" You yelled as you turned and twisted to try and get out of his grip but even with your enhanced strength you weren't a match against him.

"Calm down" The Moon Knight said as he carried you across a few blocks and into what seems like an apartment block.

He opened a door and quite literally threw you onto a chair before tying your arms onto the armrests.

"Come on man this isn't necessary" you groaned as you tugged on your wrists.

"Until you tell me who you are you ain't leaving that chair" he said as his mask disappeared.

"Wait a second I know you! I saw you at a gift shop in a museum!" You exclaimed.

"Well now it's only fair if you tell me who you are since you know who I am" he said as he walked towards you.

"Nope not happening"

"Listen here you wannabe vigilante, when someone who is stronger then you wants to know something from you, you listen" he growled as he put his hands on your shoulders to glare down at you.

But that glare dissolved as a shaky giggle flipped over your lips from when his gloved fingers fluttered past your neck.

He seemed to be listening to something before turning towards you with a smirk.

"Are you ticklish, little vigilante?" He teased as his fingers once again fluttered against the sides of your neck.

"N-no" you stuttered as you suppressed your giggles.

"No? That little giggle of you suggests something else" he grinned as he expertly ghosted his fingertips over the exposed part of your shoulders.

Giggles slipped past your lips before you could stop them and you looked up at him with wide eyes.

"That's what I thought" he smirked before suddenly tasering your sides.

Your body jolted forward as a howl of laughter ripped through your lungs, feet kicking against the floor.

"STOPHIHIHI ITHHAHAHHA" You screamed through your laughter, suddenly very grateful that your mask could only be removed by you otherwise he would have pulled it off a long time ago.

"Until you tell me who you are, I ain't stopping" he grinned as he spidered over your ribs. Blast you for having a skin tight suit.

You shrieked in laughter as you fought against your bonds.

"Come on, it's not that hard. I'll tell you my name if you tell me yours"

You shook your head and he immediately redoubled his efforts, every spot he could find was being mercilessly tickled, your sensitivity not helping one bit.

After minutes of unending torture you couldn't take it anymore "Y/N! AHHAHAHAHHAHA THAT'S MY NAMEHIHIHIHIHI"

He stopped slowly before grinning "Now was that so hard, I'm Marc"

"I would say pleasure to meet you but my mother taught me not to lie" you huffed with couldn't stop the stupid smile on your lips.

"You're a cheeky little thing aren't you?" Marc chuckled as he leaned against the wall opposite of you.

"Can't stop my personality now can I"

"Now take off your mask" he demanded after a short second. The playfulness leaving his voice but that wasn't the strange thing.

It was how his accent changed to a spanish one.

"I'm bound" you stated.

He glared for a second before coming over and cutting the ropes around your wrists.

You stretched your arms before slowly pulling off your mask.

His expression changed to a surprised one "maldito infierno your just a kid"

"I am not a kid" you bit back

He raised his hands in surrender but continued to look at you.

After minutes of you two just staring at each other it started to freak you out a little, his facial expressions stayed completely cold.

"Jake stop it your scaring her" A man with a English accent said and your head snapped at the sound.

There in the mirror was man, the exact copy of the solid man in front of you.

"What the fuck!" You shouted your eyes wide as you stood up from the chair.

Jake looked from you to the man in the mirror.

"You can see him?"

"Of course i can" you said as you mind started to think of a way to escape.

"No one else can see us except for us" The man in the mirror said as Marc appeared next to him "Shut it Steven!"

"That doesn't make any sense" you said as you inched towards the window. All three of them to busy discussing how you could see them.

"She shouldn't be able to see us" Marc said as he ran a hand through his brown hair.

"Yes i know that but the question is what are we going to do with her, she knows all of us now" Steven told the other two and as if on que turned to you where you just managed to get the window open.

"It's been great but I've got to go" You grinned before jumping out of the window.

Jake ran to the window and looked down, expecting to see you crash onto the ground but saw something else entirely.

A web shot from your wrist as you flung yourself into the air before disappearing into the busy city.

"We have got to catch that kid" Jake thought out loud as he turned to the other two.

Marc took control of the body and grabbed his phone, searching a number.

"And I know just the man for the job" He smirked.

Summary: Steven had took notice of Gold making attempts to get his hands (…made from the Unown) on the former champion’s hat, so he and Grey decided to give him a challenge. Will the boy succeed and get his reward, or lose and suffer the punishment?

A/N: dang… this took a while to make, but i’m finished at last!! anyways special delivery today

this fic is SFW-related. any NSFW blogs are NOT allowed to interact!!

warnings: tickling (if you’re not comfortable with that)!!

enjoy!

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Peridot & Steven & Garnet (Steven Universe)

a/n: i genuinely could not find a good gif for this fic so the one above is the one ur getting. ALSO THIS IS THE FIRST FIC IVE WRITTEN IN A WHILE and it’s literally been sitting in my notes app for months unfinished but i finally finished so!! and it’s peri bc she’s beautiful and she was my first character obsession whatever and i’m still obsessed so yes. anyways, enjoy!!

summary: from listening to old logs, peridot is reminded that she doesn’t know what tickling is. steven and garnet teach her.

word count: 1.4k words

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*Click* “Log Date 7148: The Steven has demonstrated a new.. ritual that humans seem to partake in. The name of this ritual is a ‘Tickle Fight’. I do not understand it. I searched for an answer in a large book filled with numerous words and their meanings, but it does not seem plausible. Perhaps, I should look more into it.” Peridot tilted her head. This was an older recording, taken a few months ago. She had never actually gotten the chance to continue her learning of what tickling actually was, helping Steven and the Crystal Gems save the world and all.

However, she had stumbled upon her old tape recorder and decided to listen to a few of her logs. The reminder of her curiosity revolving a “Tickle Fight” arose once more. Tickling, she recalled, was ‘to touch someone in certain sensitive spots to make them flinch and laugh’.

Still, she didn’t understand. How could lightly touching someone incite laughter? Was it an involuntary response? Should she ask Steven?

It wasn’t a bad idea; Steven had always helped her when she didn’t understand something on Earth. She threw her fist in her hand in resolve, searching for the boy.

Luckily, it didn’t take long. He and Garnet were doing something with a sphere, but Peridot couldn’t find herself caring enough to ask.

“Steven?” She asked, loudly, catching the attention of the two.

“Peridot!” Steven exclaimed, setting the ball down and running to the gem. Garnet followed soon after.

“What is ‘tickling’?” She asked, scratching her chin and eyeing Garnet somewhat shyly. Garnet and her had settled their (one-sided) tension, but sometimes, the gem still managed to intimidate her.

“Oh! Tickling! It’s where if someone touches-“

“No! Steven, wait. I know what it means but I don’t understand it. How does it make one laugh?” She inquired, as Steven’s mouth made an ‘o’ in understanding.

“Well, I don’t really know the science about it.. but it has something to do with your brain makes it happen..?”

“Ehh…” Peridot hummed, though she couldn’t say the answer given to her was very helpful.

“Why are you so curious about tickling, anyway?” Steven asked, looking at her then to Garnet.

“Oh, that’s because it was in one of my old logs. I always wanted to understand it but never could find the time.” Peridot said, handing them the tape recorder. They listened back to it, giving it back to her when the recording was finished.

“We’ll help you! It will be fun!! Right, Garnet?” Steven shouted, excited. Garnet only gave a thumbs-up.

And so, the next few minutes we’re spent finding answers about the strange thing. By the end of it Peridot could almost confidently say she understood tickling, or Gargelesis, the scientific term according to to the internet. Well, almost. There was one thing she didn’t quite understand. What did it feel like? She didn’t know. Could gems even.. feel ticklish? Sure, she had seen Steven been tickled before by the other gems but that was all it was.

Still, she didn’t want to ask. It was starting to get late and for some reason she couldn’t explain, the thought of being tickled felt.. embarrassing? That a mere touch can make someone feel so sensitive and laugh beyond their control.

The three of them sat down on the couch in Steven’s house, before Steven began to speak.

“Hey, Peridot.”

“Hm?”

“Have you ever been tickled?” It seemed like an obvious question, the fact being that she hadn’t, but she answered anyway.

Peridot sat up. “No, I.. I can’t say that I have.”

Steven beamed at that, reaching to grab her hands. “Do you want to be?!”

“I mean, Gems probably aren’t ticklish, right? So it would be pointless, wouldn’t it?” She said, though she wasn’t even sure if it is true and to be honest, she did want to know what it felt like.

“They are.” Garnet said, simply.

“O-oh.”

“So…????” Steven spoke slowly, in anticipation. He looked so excited to tickle his friend that she sighed.

“It would help me completely understand tickling. So I suppose it would be beneficial on both parties!” Peridot clapped her hands as Steven resisted squealing in delight, his lips quirked up. Peridot would be lying if she said she wasn’t at least a little nervous, but the best way to understand something was to experience it.

“Yesss!!! Garnet, help me tickle Peri!” Steven exclaimed, practically stars in his eyes. It felt nice to know that the gem wasn’t the only one looking forward to this.

“What should I do?” Peridot asked, unsure if it would only work if she did something in particular.

“Hm,” Steven put his finger on his chin. “Put your arms up— a little higher—yes like that!” He slowly brought his hands to the gems hips, grabbing the belly fat.

“If you are in any discomfort, tell us. We’ll stop.” Garnet added, as Steven squeezed. To say Peridot flinched was an understatement.

It was unlike anything she could have ever imagined and— yes, there’s the laughter the “dictionary” was referring to. Peridot immediately brought her hands down, pushing away at Steven’s hands, squirming wildly. Tickling felt sensitive, and she couldn’t help the toothy grin on her face.

“W-whahahahat?! T-thihihis iHIHIs tihihickling?!” She cried.

“Yes it is! Do you like it?” Steven asked, as Garnet hooked her arms under Peridot’s. Did she like it?

“Yehehehes! Ihihit’s weheheheird buhuhut I l-lihihike it!” She said, though she did struggle to get the words out. She wasn’t even completely sure that Steven and Garnet understood what she was saying.

She was overwhelmed. Not in a bad way, though. She couldn’t stop squirming and flailing and twisting and shaking. It felt as if each new spot that was explored caused her to become more sensitive.

“Can you hold her arms for me, Garnet?” Steven asked, as the gem nodded. She went from in front of Peridot to behind her, hooking her arms with hers. Peridot felt a new wave of anticipation wash over her with this newfound vulnerability.

“Ahahahaha..” Peridot stammered, giggling in anticipation. That anticipation didn’t last long because Steven had already stuck his hands into her armpits, scribbling on the sensitive skin.

She thought that was she had been feeling before was bad but this.. this was a whole new sensation!

“N-NaHAHAH?! W-WHAHAT?! W-WHY IHIHIS IHIHIT SOHOHO bahahaAD?!” She cried, struggling in Garnet’s grasps.

“That’s your tickle spot! Hehe, we found it.” Steven exclaimed, excited. Garnet smiled.

The tickling was beginning to feel overwhelming. Who knew a “tickle spot” could feel so intense? Peridot felt tears of mirth gathering in her eyes, her cheeks beginning to ache from the smiling and laughing.

“N-noHOHOHO MOHOHORE!” She shouted, getting their attention. Almost immediately, Garnet unhooked her arms and Steven removed his hands from her armpits. Garnet patted her back, comfortably, catching her before her knees gave out. The fusion moved Peridot to the floor. Peridot was exhausted. She tried catching her breath, shocked at how exhausted she had become.

“So how was it?” Steven asked, plopping down on the ground with her.

“It.. it was nice. It was overwhelming, but it wasn’t bad.” Peridot admitted.

“Haha, you’re so ticklish! That’s why!” Steven laughed. Garnet decided to sit on her knees and join them on the ground.

“Am I really that ticklish?” Peridot asked, as she scratched her chin.

“Yes, you are.” Garnet spoke, without hesitation, and Peridot blushed slightly.

“This makes us an expert in tickling now, doesn’t it?” Steven inquired, raising a brow.

That was true, wasn’t it? Peridot thought to herself. They spent about half an hour researching and then tickling Peridot so she had experience with it. But… something felt missing.

“Not yet. Peridot has never had a tickle fight.” Garnet voiced and.. that’s right! That’s what was missing! Steven’s eyes lit up as did Peridot’s while her body suddenly seemed much more energized.

“I’ll get you, Steven!” She shouted, eagerly, pouncing on him, kneading her hands into his sides.

“N-nahahahat if I gehehehet y-you fihihirst!” He giggled, as he tried to tickle the gem back. It seemed Garnet decided to sit this one out, but Peridot didn’t mind. She didn’t know what tickling was, but was happy to find out. Not the mention, the joy she felt spending time with Steven and Garnet, creating new memories with them that she would cherish forever. But for now, she had a tickle fight to win!

* HE IS THE SOFTEST LER EVER

* Like for real he is so careful about making sure his lee is comfortable and actually enjoying them selves

* And is way more likely to show mercy than Jake or Marc

* That is not to say however that he can’t be ruthless

* Like he takes the role of the tickle monster VERY SERIOUSLY (especially if the lee has been a little shit or he is after revenge on Marc or Jake)

* Mainly Marc tho cause let’s face it Steven is way too innocent to take down Jake

* A big believer in cheer up tickles, so as long as he knows the persons ok with it he’ll just playfully nuzzle their neck and spider across their tummy in an attempt to cheer someone up.

* He’ll even just give their sides a few lil squeezes just to see them smile and giggle a lil bit whilst looking at them with the softest smile ever (I love him ok😭)

* Also a big lover of casual tickles so will lightly trace shapes on your skin, or pepper tickly kisses up and down your neck, or even just trace circles on your tummy when you two are cuddling.

* If he’s feeling seriously playful, he’ll pin your hands to your sides with his and growl and attack your tummy with tickly bites and kisses and nuzzles whilst you lightly shove at his head.

* I also have a theory that cause he loves casual and cheer up tickles, he does this thing where particularly if he’s trying to cheer you up, he’ll just cuddle you and trace your palms or lightly tickle them to get you to calm down.

* And if he’s feeling like being a little shit he’ll sneak up behind you pretending to give you a hug before attacking your sides and armpits.