Forever Fused
Gem!AU where Dan talks about being a fusion to a curious Sam. This is a new territory I'm treading in, so please be gentle. I got this scene from Steven Universe, if some of you haven't seen the show yet, I recommend that you do, tears will spring if you do, some happy, some sad, the show has it all. So, enjoy this tid-bit…
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Sam sits next to Dan under the starry sky, his posture rigid and tense. She looks at him staring into the dark waters of the sea and twiddles with her thumb as she tries to break the silence. He's still in turmoil after witnessing such turn of events in the Ghost Zone. After they escaped, Dan nearly tore the lab apart. After nearly being forced to split up the second time, he couldn't handle being separated; even coming undone had nearly gotten him losing his mind when he came through. Sam thought she wouldn't get him under control when he nearly killed that rogue ghost. Tearing it limb from limb, with his teeth.
"I really wish you hadn't seen that." He murmurs quietly, but she still catches it.
"Hey, I don't care. I-"She was cut off when Dan continues with a slight edge to his voice.
"The things that they did. It was disgusting. Those ghosts didn't deserve such a thing." His eyes harden and his flaming hair glows a bit brighter. "Hey, you didn't know." Her voice soft and her eyes sad. He calms a bit at that and they continue to stare at the empty sea. Their breaths fogs every time they exhale and she looks at him, her eyes curious and asks timidly.
"What's it like? Being a fusion? Do you forget who you are? Like, do they just disappear?" Her eyes never stray from his face, she sees that he's relaxing a bit and his eyes lids close halfway, his face has this faraway look as he sigh softly. He briefly glances at her and answers. "You forget that you were ever alone. When you fuse, you don't feel like two people, you feel like one being and your names might as well be your left arm and your right." He looks down at both his hands.
Sam looks at him in understanding and proceeds to ask again, this time her eyebrows furrow and worry is etched onto her normally indifferent face. The wind blowing strands of her dark hair. "When you split up…is it like you disappear?"
He looks at her fully and contemplates his answer; he bites his bottom lip and smiles a bit. "I embody Vlad's and Danny's love. I'll always exist in them, even if I split apart. But the strength of that love keeps me together, so I can stay Dan for a very long time." He smiles at her at the end of his sentence.
"That's why you're so badass." She giggles a bit and he chuckles softly.
"Yeah, you don't want to break up a pair." She smiles up at him and he nods. "Cause they belong together.