Steven Universe X Reader

Tickles, Flexing, and Facemasks

"W h a t?!?" He mouthed at you, and proceeded to flex as hard as he could.
You almost laughed but was interrupted by the phone.

" I can't let you be at this kid's house by yourselves." Your mom said. Suddenly the temple door opened and Garnet walked her way in, confused at the scene before her. Steven was still showing off his muscles while this random girl looked exasperated, stuttering on the phone. Steven stopped, noticing the fusion and had an idea.

" Tell your mom I have 3 mother figures" He said and ran to Garnet, explaining to her who you were and what was happening.

" Oh no mom, it's okay. There's 3 adults in the house as well..?"

" Let me talk to them."

You put your hand over the phone, blocking your voice. " She wants to talk to an adult" you explained. Steven asked Garnet to convince your mom to let you stay. You handed the gem the phone and listened to their conversation.

" Yes, this is Garnet....Im several thousands of years old, yes...Steven lives with Amethyst, Pearl and myself..... We are the crystal gems.....Yes.. I will watch them .. no funny business... Thankyou. Bye." She hung up the phone and handed it back to you.

" What'd she say?"

" You can stay, but I need to keep an eye on you both. " Garnet said with a dead-panned face, and then walked out the front door, out of sight. You paused and looked at Steven, confused.

" So much for that."

" Hah, yeah. Though I'm sure Amethyst will come wandering to the kitchen eventually anyway." Steven pointed out. There was a small moment of silence as you stood in the middle of the living room, realizing that actually worked.

" Sooo what do you do at a sleepover?" You said, excited. You haven't had a sleepover since you were very little, and can't really remember what things you did.

" What? Never had a sleepover before?" Steven looked down at you with a surprised face.

" When I was little, but it's been several years"

Steven put a hand on your shoulder and with a look of determination, said " then I will make sure you experience a classic sleepover-" your stomach growled loudly, "starting with pizza." he finished with a serious tone.

And so you ordered cheese pizza, discovering Steven was a vegetarian. 'I wonder why.' Amethyst must've smelled it when the pizza arrived, and emerged from her room. You realized how much you relate to her, and got along with her well.

After eating, Steven decided to do face masks because he said " it was a classic sleepover activity." You sat on the toilet seat cover while Steven rummaged through the sink cabinet.

"Aha! " He pulled out a small circular container of this charcoal goop. You scoffed.

" I never thought a guy would own a face mask" Steven looked at you, being dramatically offended.

" Excuse you, how else do you think I achieve this gorgeous skin" He smirked, and unscrewed the lid, scooping a bit out with an applicator. You grabbed a bit as well, trying to stick it to your face, but it was just getting everywhere. You don't really like these sticky face masks, plus they sting when peeling them off.

Steven chuckled, watching you struggle. " Y/n wait, why don't I just help you with that." He said, and you put your hands down frustrated, slumping down on the toilet seat cover. He scooped out more of the face mask on the applicator and turned to you. Steven gently held your chin, lifting your face up, and smoothly applied the face mask. You shivered a bit. Maybe it was because the mask was a bit chilly, or maybe it was the way Steven carefully grabbed you face. You closed your eyes as he covered your temples and forehead. You felt fuzzy and thanked the black face mask for covering your growing blush.

Steven was softly smiling at your peaceful face, unknowingly making your little heart do backflips. He finished yours, and swiftly applied his own mask in the mirror in comfortable silence. During the ten minutes of letting it dry, you two haunted Cat Steven with your silly faces.

When it dried, one could hear your whining from outside the bathroom as you both peeled the face mask off. Steven snickered watching you die on the inside, while practically peeling off the first layer of your skin.

" Youre such a wittle baby." he teased, as you rinsed the rest off with warm water. You flicked water at him with a pout.

" Now what?" You finished, annoyed, but smiling.

"Karaoke?"

thanks for reading 😊! This was a fun chapter to write, and the next one should be finished soon; I already have it planned out.