Pearl bit her lip as she worked, the fingers of her right hand drumming a pattern on her desk as she worked. She groaned and erased her mistake, correcting it and nodding to herself. Composing music was much harder than it looked, and although she was well renowned for her work, she was becoming increasingly annoyed with this particular piece of work. It was her senior year of College, and for her thesis she was writing a piece inspired by what she loved. It was much harder than she had originally assumed. She leaned back in her chair and let her mind wander, thinking of all the things she loved. Ballet, the violin, Garnet… Her cheeks tinted pink and she looked out the corner of her eye at her roommate. Garnet was tall, attractive, kind, funny, and Pearl was completely smitten. She had the most beautiful dark brown skin Pearl had ever seen, she kept her hair poofed up in an afro, and her eyes were heterochromatic, one brown and the other one blue. She never said it out loud, but Pearl knew she didn't like her eyes. She always wore dark tinted glasses that hid her eyes, and rarely took them off. She even kept them on in the shower. Not that Pearl was looking. Pearl sighed and set her pencil down, then ran her fingers through her hair. She was so very frustrated. She felt like she was never going to get her work done. She knew she would never have a chance in hell with Garnet. She was too pale, a side effect of her albinism. Her eyes were light icy blue, instead of red, but everything else was by the book. She hated her hair white, so she died it peach, and her skin was paper white and practically transparent. Her hands and cheeks were almost always blue, a strange side effect of the blood running through her and her thin skin. She heard Garnet's chair scrape against the floor and looked over at her crush to find her standing and walking towards her.
"Pearl." Just the sound of her name in Garnet's smooth voice made her shiver. "Are you alright?" Pearl sighed and forced a smile before she turned to look at her.
"Yes, Garnet. I'm perfectly fine! Just having a bit of trouble finishing this piece is all…" Pearl bit her lip and rubbed at her eyes. She needed a break, a distraction, anything.
"Pearl. There's something I want to talk to you about." Pearl looked back up at her in confusion, and Garnet cleared her throat. "I've seen the way you look at me when you think I don't notice." Pearl felt her heart freeze, and her face heated up until it was almost unbearable.
"Wh-what are you talking about Garnet?" Her crush chuckled and grabbed Pearl's hand, rubbing the back with her thumb.
"I mean, I know you 'ave feelin's for me. You're not very good 't bein' subtle." Pearl wanted to just drop dead. She was so ashamed.
"I'm so sorry Garnet! I've tried to ignore them, but it's hard and I'm so embarrassed and sorry and-"
"Pearl! Calm down!" Garnet chuckled and kneeled beside her, grabbing both of her hands. "Don't be embarrassed, Pearl. I feel the same about you." Pearl was flustered and confused and so very happy, she didn't know exactly what to say.
"Y-you… wha?" Pearl's eyes went wide as Garnet burst out in a full laugh, her smile widening as she cupped Pearl's cheeks.
"You're so cute when you're flustered." Garnet pulled Pearl forward and kissed her softly, Pearl's body freezing up and her eyes going wide. Garnet leaned away from her and frowned. "I… Was that 'lright? I should 'ave asked, 'm sorry…"
"Oh, no! I mean, I liked it very much, that is…" Pearl huffed with embarrassment and flashed Garnet a toothy grin. "I'd like very much to do it again." Garnet grinned and pulled Pearl in for another kiss, and then another, and then another. They giggled and kissed until they were both light headed with love. Their kisses turned deeper, more passionate, and they held them longer. Garnet ran her tongue over Pearl's bottom lip and Pearl's eyes shot open. "Mmm!" Garnet pulled away and crooked an eyebrow at her. "I've just become inspired! I need to finish, but we can continue afterwards." Pearl gave Garnet another short peck before she returned to her work, invigorated. Garnet chuckled and kissed Pearl's cheek, then walked back to her desk to get back to work. Pearl finished the music quickly and imputed it into her program so she could listen to it and edit it. It was finally perfect.