No song today…
How had she actually ended up in that situation? How the hell could anyone end up chained up in an almost absolute dark, trying not to slip on a vertical rock face?
Well actually she knew. She had agreed on accompanying Yang in one of her favorite activities… Canyoning. What she hadn't realized was that it was wild canyoning. Not secured at all. Of course, Yang was a certified canyoning guide, and there was no risk. But still, climbing humid rocks only lighted by a small headtorch… It was a little bit scary. Just a little bit. Especially when her nyctalopia was of little to no use in the absolute dark of the caves.
She ripped on the smooth surface, letting out a small gasp while she felt the void under her pull her downwards. At the exact second she thought she would fall and die, a warm and reassuring hand maintained her on the wall, and her headlamp lighted briefly Yang's concerned look.
"You okay? We're almost here."
"Yeah don't worry, I just slipped" Blake said, much more confidently than she was actually feeling.
Her heart rate was probably fifth time higher than normal, but Yang pretended that nothing had happened, instead resuming her vertical progression. They were aiming at a 'special place' that Yang had mentioned to Blake as a stunningly beautiful place. And for yang to specifically say 'stunningly beautiful' and to insist on bringing Blake to that place, it had to be truly special.
Finally getting to the top of that slippery rock wall, they then had to crawl for about a dozen meters before finally accessing a larger space. And as Yang turned off both their light, Blakes asked herself for the millionth time how exactly she had found that place.
And then she stopped thinking, as bioluminescent insects started flickering slowly, their green lights reverberating endlessly on the polished surfaces of the many salt crystals of the room. As the light reached further and further, it lighted the impressive dimensions of the cave revealing what was actually a stone cathedral, a crystal pantheon.
Unable to say something, anything, Blake tried desperately to get her brain to function again, in vain.
"It's…"
"I know" Yang muttered, visibly not wanting to disturb the irreal silence of the room
"Thank you, for bringing me here." Blake added on the same tone.
They spent the next minutes watching the fireflies' show, admiring without saying a word the ballet of lights on the pristine surfaces of the salt daggers sitting on the ceiling and walls. They shared a few thoughts, a few kiss, pushing back as far as possible the moment when they would have to go back to the light world.
Done! Late, again. Review answering? Review answering!
Well I'm glad this AU was appreciated, and I might write more of it, since I have the entire society functioning already decided (yeah, I can't write an AU if I don't know exactly how the universe around it works, even if it'll never appear in the fic…).
And about Steven Universe, it's a great show! The first five episode are like… random and stupid cartoon, but past that the plot is really worth it. For the fic I just reused the fact that in Homeworld, the Gems have a super strict society with rank depending on their preciosity (the diamonds are the ruler, while pearls are some kind of secretary for example). But seriously, it's really worth it, go watch it whenever you have time. Oh, and if you have even more time, go check out Gravity Falls too if you didn't already!
Anyway, hope you liked it and see you tomorrow!