(Alternate) Steven Universe x Corrupt gem reader Insert

137: future vison?

"Okay, everyone. I think we all know what's going on here."

"Hmn?"

You were awoken from a mid-morning nap at the sound of Steven speaking up in his loft.

"I'm sure you all knew this day was coming sooner or later."

He spoke in an oddly professional and somewhat gentle manner, as if he were delivering bad news to someone.

With a grunt, you heaved yourself to your paws and hooves, much to lion's dismay, and crept up the stairs to inspect whom Steven was addressing.

Peering up from the edge of the stairs, you were puzzled when you saw him Standing before three action figures that were propped up against his sliding glass door. Beside him was an empty cardboard box. Spinel was on his bed, playing on a small gaming device, her face fixed in concentration.

You raised your brow. "What's going on?"

"Huh? Oh, Hey (Name)!" Steven smiled at you, as spinel looked up briefly to wave at you cheerfully before returning to her game. Steven then put his hands on his hips looking somewhat proud of himself. "Just doing a bit of spring cleaning, is all."

"Spring cleaning?" You tilted your head as you scanned the room. It was as neat and tidy as always aside from the action figures on the floor before him and a couple gaming devices on the floor behind him. "But Steven's room seems clean already."

"Well, I guess it's really more of a renovation." He shrugs, smiling sheepishly. "I'm a Crystal Gem. A big boy now." As if to punctuate his statement, he gathers his action figures and places them in the box. As he goes around gathering his old toys and knickknacks. "And as a big boy I need to get rid of this old, baby stuff, you know?"

"Ah. (Name) sees..." You said lightly as you watched him take down an old ninja poster, replacing it with a newer variant. Though you looked and sounded light-hearted, but for some reason, you felt an uncomfortable weight in your chest as you watched him evacuate his old toys. He's 13 years old, but you really didn't want him to "mature" so quickly.

They grow up so fast...

"That's everything for now." He noted, picking up the box full of old toys.

"Hey, what about this little guy?" He stopped upon seeing Spinel's voice and turned to see her suddenly pick up a discarded plush bear with her elongated arm.

He was a cute dark maroon bear with white shades and black pants. He also had a faux gold chain around his neck with the words MC on it.

"Oh. Master of Ceremonies Bear Bear." Steven nodded, taking the toy from Spinel's hand to look at it. He looked a bit wistful staring down at the cute stuffed animal. "I guess... I should get rid of you, too?"

There was a beat as Steven contemplated his decision before he smiled to himself. "Nah. You never know when I'll need a cool DJ for a fun party, right?"

You discreetly smiled at the decision. He was still a child at heart at least.

As he moved towards the stairs, you instinctively stepped off the stairs and stood at the bottom of the stairs, dimly aware of hearing lion grumble behind you. "Where does Steven plan on storing toys?"

"Well, I was actually gonna--" As Steven walked down the stairs, he didn't notice a tennis ball on one of the steps and ended up stepping on, causing him to slip and get flung forward with an alarmed cry.

"Steven-!" As you stood up to catch him, he knocked into you, causing you to lose balance and stumble backwards with a yelp. You stumbled back, unable to steady yourself on your hindlegs and fell backwards.