After Spinel had gone back to Homeworld with the Diamonds and Beach City as a whole began to heal, so had Steven. You had taken care of most of the physical wounds his gem powers hadn’t, even placing little band-aids where you knew it would heal just to make him feel better.

What also was getting better was his control over his powers. He had lost them during Spinel’s ‘visit’, and he was still getting the hang of getting them back, as embarrassed as he was to admit it.

You two were outside sitting on one of the hands of the old statue just chatting about nonsense, when a ball from the lower volleyball game miraculously flew up and nearly hit you square in the face. Luckily, Steven had bubbled both of you in the nick of time, but the surprise from both of you had caused the bubble to tip off of the edge, landing the bubble in the sand, and Steven on top of you.

Garnet had apologised profusely to both of you for her hard hit, but both of you, after coming to your senses, had told her that it was alright. Well, you felt a bit dizzy from Steven landing on you, but you were fine otherwise. Steven didn’t believe that.

“Are you sure you’re okay? We just fell from, like-“ He looked up at the hand to get an estimate. “thirty feet, at least, and I landed on top of you, of all things. Are you certain you’re not pancaked?”

It was sweet how worried he was, really. An endless show of his everlasting compassion and true care for others.