Authors Note: I am seriously obsessed with Steven Universe! I'm completely up to date (As of Legs From Here to Homeworld) and I can't explain how much I love my favorite little beans Pink Diamond and Pearl. I crave more screen time between the two of them! This FanFiction is intended to be a series of fluff that may not necessarily follow on, moments shared by my OTP: Rainbow Quartz. Any requests, feel free to message me!
I will indicate in the titles of each piece whether each chapter is SFW or NSFW. The majority of this fic will not be smut based, however be warned that some chapters may be R18- and for very good reasons!
SFW: Dreams A Shade Of Pink
This chapter is based after the opening events of "Now We're Only Falling Apart"- when Pearl and Pink visit Earth for the very first time.
"Peaaarl!" An excitable squeal Ricocheted across the screen lit, glass walled room, overlooking Pink Diamond's own colony. "Can you believe what just happened!?"
"Very much so, My Diamond."
Pink Diamond collapsed onto her chair in the central most point of the room. An overwhelming, indescribable surge of adrenaline coursed through her every nerve. It was something that she had never before experienced prior to her adventures moments ago as a newborn Amethyst guard- and it felt remarkable! The high, the feeling of complete invincibility- the absurdness of it all broke her into an uncontrollable fit of giggles. "No! I mean... Pearl- That was so exciting! They had no idea who we really were! We fit right in like we were actually a part of that kindergarten!"
Pearl chuckled her response, dryly. "I'm glad that I was able to make you so happy, My Dia-"
"Please, Pearl." A single index finger bought her Pearl to silence as she approached. "How many times do I have to ask you to stop calling me that while no-body else is around? It's so... Overwhelming."
"You're right. I'm sorry... Uhm-" She paused.
"Pink."
"Pink."
"That's better." The Diamond soldier gazed out of the surrounding transparent walls, lovingly caressing her colony with a distant stare.
"Eager to return so soon?"
"Is it that obvious?"
Pearl joined her superior on the uppermost step. "Of course it is. If a place like that means so much to you, why bother to hide it?" She slouched, resting a single palm on Pink's throne- flinching as a holographic screen materialized across her view. She smiled dimly. "We can return whenever... whenever you like." Pearl's eyes became half lidded, flittering closed while her Diamond logged into the system using her facet identification. Her jaw unhinged in a yawn.
"Tired, Pearl?"
"I'm not sure. This is all new to me."
Pink diamond chuckled, averting her gaze from the screen for just long enough to catch a glimpse of her smaller accomplice. "You look exhausted. You've worked hard today, transporting us to the kindergarten, using your visual powers to show me the extent of your wondrous imagination, among many things. You should rest." She paused, swiveling her chair to face her Pearl, cupping her cheeks in both hands while her database downloaded what appeared to be a file from Yellow. "Get some sleep, while you can."
"I'm sorry?" From somewhere unbeknownst to her, Pearl found the energy to reopen her jaded eyes and raise her eyebrow in puzzle. "I'm confused. Gems can't do something like that."
"Ehahah"
"What's so funny?"
"Take a look at yourself." Pink deployed a gentle squeeze to the back of Pearl's neck and pulled her closer to where she sat. The screen at her disposal opened into a inside camera, revealing the two of them in a close embrace. Pearl could now see herself clearly, lifting her fingers to caress her pale complexion, eventually finding the base of her eyes which were dark, discolored and slightly swollen. Pink Diamond continued. "Of course gems are able to sleep, Pearl. Most of us just choose not to, or decide that it isn't necessary." Twisting back toward the screen, she pulled the smaller gem onto her lap and rested her chin on the flat of her hair. Pink inhaled deeply, smiling as a faint aroma of roses filled her nose and throat from whatever fragrances Pearl had decided to wash with earlier that day. She stroked those crepe locks with care and massaged the scalp. "It's usually quite difficult. However, in your given state I don't think that you'd struggle."
Pearl yawned once more, gazing upward as the camera dispersed and a notification flashed in deceleration that a file was 48% downloaded. "I suppose that I could give it a try." The service gem stared blankly into space. Her eyes grew dim, unfocused and unmoving, as she awaited this 'sleep' that her Diamond so requested. "Okay. I'm doing it." Pearl felt the low rumble of Pink's chest as she jolted in a silent chuckle. In an attempt to will sleep upon herself, Pearl's focus was averted by a large hand obstructing her view.
"Oh Pearl... What are you doing?"
"I'm sleeping."
"No, you're thinking."
"I'm sorry." Pearl blushed, a pale cyan brightening her cheeks. "I've never seen this work before."
"That's okay. Come here."
"Hmm?"
The white gem's blush grew deeper as she was hoisted into the air, re-positioned and placed back down in the crevice between Pink's crossed leg and stomach. Pearl was now perfectly balanced in her Diamonds open arm, sitting at an angle on her top knee, while her head rested against the larger gem's bust.
"Wha-?"
"Isn't this much more comfortable?"
"Well- Yes but- how is this going to help me sleep?"
"Shh." Pink replaced her index finger to Pearl's lower lip, silencing her questions once more. "Stop thinking. Stop questioning everything. Close your eyes and allow your consciousness to drift away." In this position, Pink was able to reach toward her desk and maneuver her touch screen pad. She did so, aware not to move too much and disrupt the comfort she so wished upon her Pearl. "If you physically have to keep your mind engaged, focus on the rise and fall of your chest and the sound of your breathing."
"Like, this?" She watched for a while, assessing her natural respiration rhythm until her body began to feel limp. As she grew weaker, she curled into a tighter ball and raised one arm to rest against Pink's exposed clavicle. Pearl smiled. This was indeed a comfortable position- and did it help her to clear her mind and relax. The pale gem closed her eyes once more and buried her cheek into her Diamond's chest.
"Pearl?"
"Yes, Pink?"
"Sleep well, okay?" Pink Diamond lowered her head, planting a gentle kiss upon the easily accessible Pearl on the forehead of the gem beneath her. She chuckled at the flinch she received in response. "Sweet dreams."
By the time that Yellow diamond's download file had reached 100%, Pearl had long been captivated in her subconscious escape. With no desire to wake her, pink watched eagerly, fascinated by the projection that emitted from her Gem across the room, animating a world that closely resembled her colony, surrounding its projector and a newly familiar quartz soldier.
