#jus wanted to share them bc i like how these doodles turned out

[galaxygermdraws]

Okay so since Secret Life is over with and I JUST watched the finale. I believe I owe it to everybody to post all the doodles I didn't!! These are doodles for a bunch of the earlier sessions (which is why it uses the older outfit designs) but I still like them enough to uh. post them!! I'm. Fine :>

(reblogs with tags/comments are appreciated. Thankyu)

[neoraso]

nct127 subtle skinships

(っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ small physical actions nct does to show they love u ♥

ｔａｅｉｌ: caring, feels like home

patting yourhead/ ruffling hair

a smile from across the room to tell you he’s there

letting you mess with his clothes or hair with just a smile on his face

CHEEK. KISSES. all the time, two at a time, will crumble to pieces if u kiss his cheek unprovoked

randomly starts singing and pulls you along to dance with him no matter how ridiculous you look lol

ｊｏｈｎｎｙ : teasing, familiar, warm

running his hands down your arms before pulling you to him

mindlessly finger combing your hair when you’re sat next to each other

plays footsies at any given opportunity just to keep your attention on him >_>

laying completely on top of you or vice versa; likes to feel as close as possible to you

holding your hands or shoulder to make sure you don’t get separated in a crowd

ｔａｅｙｏｎｇ: doting, needs an obvious link to you

likes to place his hand under your shirt where he can feel your heartbeat as he goes to sleep

turns completely to you and looks directly at you when you talk - doesn’t want to miss a thing

if you let him , he would love doodling on your clothes or shoes so everytime you wear it you think of him <3

runs baths for you and loves to wash your hair

kisses on your forehead/temple!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ｙｕｔａ: impulsive, intimate, deep

picks out accessories for you to wear

feeds you. all the time. your own hands are basically useless

always an arm around your shoulder whether you’re standing or sitting or laying down

strokes your cheek with one finger and lightly grabs your chin before kissing you

pulls/moves your hair out of your face to “see you better”

ｄｏｙｏｕｎｇ: barely there, comforting all the same

sometimes jus brings cut up fruits or little jellies “to share” but they’re rlly for u

pulling the blanket to completely cover you (even at his own expense >.<)

standing at any angle to block the sun from ur eyes

tangles your legs together when you’re laying down

always brings or keeps little items you might need ; bandaids, extra clothes , hair ties , etc. likes to put them on you as well

ｊａｅｈｙｕｎ: mindless, soft and sweet

makes u play the game where you guess the words he swipes with fingers on your palm (he always writes i love you)

back hugs and rubs your arms softly

smiling against your neck when he hugs you

fixing your bed hair for you as much as he can after waking up

he takes a bite, feeds one to you , takes one again, and on

ｓｉｃｈｅｎｇ: tentative, warm, sweet

pulls you into his chest when you sleep so he can feel your eyelashes move against his collarbones

pulling your hand into his lap and drawing shapes on the back of it

likes to keep a hand on the small of your back at any time

wordlessly pulls you in for a hug when you most need it

kisses the corner of your mouth when saying goodbye

ｊｕｎｇｗｏｏ: cloud-like, innocent

kissing you suddenly to see your shocked face

plays with your fingers or drums his fingers on your thigh

makes a heart out of your hair when you’re both in front of the mirror

rubs the tip of his nose against yours before a kiss

likes to share drinks with two straws just to be cliche and make you blush with the closeness ;)

ｍａｒｋ: bashful, yearning

stroking your eyelashes when you sleep

bumping your shoulder when ur walking side by side bc he likes the way it makes you look at him

pulls your arms to hold him when you’re laying down together

holds your head with both hands before a smooch!!

props his feet on you when you sit together so you can’t leave

ｈａｅｃｈａｎ: wild, sincere, mischevious yet pure

light pinches to get your attention and a face just as ((falsely))shocked as yours when u look back at him cue that pikachu meme :0

kisses next to your ear 100 times with rlly loud, obnoxious noises but he’s holding you so tight u can’t do anything but laugh

tries to link arms with you when u brush ur teeth together

sheet masks together and challenges himself to kiss you without messing his up

sings your favorite songs at max volume “i’m serenading you!! isn’t it romantic??”

do not post or rework

[seoulscenarios]

College AU! Ju Haknyeon

-Major: communication and media (radio specialist)

-Minor: mandarin

-Sports: once tried out for football but the coach kicked him out after flirting with sunwoo, their captain, tried to be part of jaehyun’s table tennis club but jaehyun accidentally hit him too hard with the ball and maybe he cried so now he just supports all of his friends and creates cheerleading routines with juyeon at everyone’s events

-Clubs: dance !!! also a radio host on the campus radio

-Haknyeon is probably the bubbliest, happiest kid on campus

-He literally radiates with good vibes all the time, which his friends are grateful for bc u bet if they’re having a bad day Haknyeon just walks over to them and suddenly the grey clouds are gone the birds are chirping again

-Haknyeon is that boy

-He’s just very happy and enthusiastic to be in the moment, loves going to classes and making pretty notes that he can decorate with stickers and doodles

-He even has a customised pencil case with loads of cartoon pigs on it to remind him of home bc he wasn’t allowed to bring Honey into his campus dorms which upset him a lot bc who could he cuddle to sleep now ?? (hint: it’s his roommate Sangyeon and practically every other friend who sleeps over, cuddle bug Haknyeon will cuddle them to sleep)

-Haknyeon’s one of the most dedicated students out of his friends, he’s very passionate about his degree and ever since he was a kid he knew he wanted to be a radio host

-Growing up on an island meant he wasn’t as in touch with what went on the mainland so radio was one of the things growing up he could use to stay in touch, not to mention when he was tending to his pigs or helping round the farm with his mom they used to listen to the radio together singing along to the songs, or laughing at the radio guests

-Haknyeon knew how important the radio was for everyone at home so he decided to become a radio host

-Not to mention as he grew up he put on “broadcasts” for his family about his days at school or what Dongho-hyung had taught him at choir or Seungkwan-hyung’s prank he pulled during a fire alarm

-Haknyeon was a very bright kid, so his broadcasts were well received by his family because he was so enthusiastic about everything he was saying and his little lilt of an accent as he attempted to speak with the Seoul dialect instead of his broad Jeju one

-He even got asked to host awards ceremonies at school bc of how bubbly and enthusiastic he was during his last year of middle school and if anything, that cemented his love and desire to go into communications and as he was applying for colleges he knew he wanted to take the course that specialised in radio communications

-So here he was, thoroughly enjoying learning about the communication world worked and he even landed a spot on the campus radio in his first year which Sangyeon was so proud of him for doing

-Speaking of Sangyeon

-He was practically Haknyeon’s college dad, making sure he was getting enough rest, going to his dance competitions (to see his other boys as well) and tuning into his radio show whenever he could,,, which wasn’t very often during normal semester time as Haknyeon had the dead slot of 2am-4am and Sangyeon had a lot of 8am starts but during finals,,,, well Sangyeon loved tuning in

-Despite having the dead slot, Haknyeon found the experience invaluable

-He could develop his own corners and play his favourite music all the time, occasionally speaking to whatever listeners may be tuned in giving advice or just reading his favourite stories or anecdotes from his classes or his friends or his childhood he just loved talking and hosting his show

-He’s also part of the dance club along with a few of his friends, mainly going for the fun of it and spend more time with his friends bc heck, they hardly spend enough time together as they do completely different majors (though he sees a lot of jaehyun,,,, maybe be too much)

-He loves to dance especially with Changmin choreographing the dances bc he admires Changmin so much and thinks he’s an incredible dancer, if a little odd sometimes

-Changmin lit up during one practice when he walked in late and Haknyeon was spinning to show off to Hwall and Juyeon and he screamed in excitement bc he never knew Haknyeon could b-boy and omg you have to meet Daniel he’s incredible and you could learn so much from him !!! And Haknyeon’s a little overwhelmed bc 1) he’s dizzy from spinning too fast, 2) Changmin screams way too loud and it hurts and, 3) who the hell is Daniel ? Surely Changmin didn’t know the Kang Daniel

-Well turns out he did, the specifics were vague, but Daniel adored Haknyeon and they regularly had b-boy “competitions” on the school grounds and was actually recruited into Daniel’s b-boy club,,, which was just him and Daniel but Daniel occasionally bought him chicken so he wasn’t complaining

-ANYWAY back to communications

-At first, Haknyeon was overwhelmed at the amount of stuff he had to learn bc well,, you don’t exactly study this kind of stuff in high school so it was all new and scary, not to mention he was away from home for the first time and leaving his mom to look after his sisters and he wasn’t allowed to bring his pigs

-But after a few weeks he really settled and made a lot of friends, one of which was his co-host on the radio show, you

-You were a communications major, specialising in radio along with Haknyeon and when you first met him you couldn’t help but want to get close to him so you discreetly moved seats to be by him in your first class together and he shot you a massive grin and introduced himself

-You couldn’t help but laugh as he tried to disguise his thick accent and he laughed along with you, eyes crinkled up and your heart did a little thumpity thump bc he was so cute

-You became each other’s rock in class and when your course leader announced that there was a position open to host the radio Haknyeon shyly asked if you wanted to join him bc there needed to be two people and you immediately agreed

-Sure, the 2am-4am slot was DEAD but the two of you made it work as you just got along so well ???

-The first shift was kind of awkward, as to be expected but you had gone to his dorm the other day to plan out a schedule and a list of songs you could play and the entire time you had been giggling shyly to each other and blushing furiously when Sangyeon came back and you guys were leaning on each other on the sofa sharing headphones to decide whether the song could go on the playlist and he just yelped in surprise and the two of you jumped apart

-(Sangyeon secretly thought it was adorable though, he was so happy that Haknyeon was opening up to a new person so happily ?? bc as much as Haknyeon was a friendly, bubbly person… he didn’t have as many close friends as people thought he did)

-But when you rocked up to the radio studio for your first night, a coffee in your hand and wearing an oversized hoodie and seeing Haknyeon there pushing his glasses back so they didn’t slide off his nose as he was reading through his notes your heart FLIPPED and when he flashed you a nervous but happy grin you knew,,, perhaps you were already whipped for this beautiful boy

-Your first show went by so quickly and you could barely remember what had happened but you remember that adrenaline that coursed through your veins and the warm hug that Haknyeon had wrapped you up in when the show had ended and the way your hands brushed against each others as he walked you back to the dorm

-Little did you know that Haknyeon felt the exact same way as you did, starting at almost the exact same moment when he saw you walk through the door looking adorable in your big grey hoodie with sweater paws

-Since that first show, you guys are way more relaxed and you developed a good format for the show to the point where you had one of the most steady listener rates and regular followers who would respond and request songs and stuff (Haknyeon’s friends were the main ones but you had a lot of final year students who listened as they were preparing for their dissertations and thesis’ and they loved hearing the almost naivety of you and Haknyeon as you discussed funny things that happened that day in class)

-Even though you had the graveyard slot and you often came from a full day of tiring classes and extra curricular activities and sometimes you didn’t even want to go and stay up to present on the show, knowing that Haknyeon was there to lift your mood and sometimes he brought food and coffee especially if he knew you had a rough day

-So,,,, a few months pass by and you and Haknyeon became even closer, becoming closer with Haknyeon’s friends (especially Sunwoo, Kevin and Sangyeon) and the feelings you shared became even stronger

-Though did either of you do anything about it? Absolutely not

-Did you both complain to much to Kevin and Sunwoo about your crushes? Absolutely

-Sunwoo just rolled his eyes every time he spent time with Haknyeon when they were “studying” together and he was doodling your name in the margin of his notebook and was like “Haknyeon if you don’t confess any time soon I will tell them that you have the most embarrassingly huge crush on them”

-Haknyeon just blushes and continues to doodle hearts around your name and sighs, knowing he should probably confess but you know it is, he’s not sure you feel the same way about him

-Sunwoo just SIGHS bc dumb kids in love, especially when you invade his dorm space after a show and you WHINE about how cute Haknyeon looked that day and it’s like 5am and Sunwoo is like “dude, please, can I sleep” and you’re like “sunwoo, you were already awake u dumb fool”

-Kevin though,,, Kevin is the literal DEVIL

-He becomes Haknyeon’s go to man bc he always lets Haknyeon rant and he won’t say anything,,,, but this boy is gathering evidence, everything from song recs that Haknyeon would confess with, date ideas he’d take you on and the fact he wants to introduce you to his pet pig

-And Kevin just waits for the opportune moment, a wicked smile appearing on his face every time Haknyeon leaves to go see you or to class

-Not to mention, whenever Kevin could, he would send in requests with those cheesy love songs that Haknyeon told him about and only him, which leaves him FLUSTERED and you’re all blushy bc you’re listening to these songs with Haknyeon and you can’t say anything bc he’s got his head buried in his hands to hide the blush that was creeping onto his cheeks

-Sometimes Kevin would send little messages with things like “this is the perfect song to confess with” or “im sure your crush would love it if you played this song” and well,,, Haknyeon beat Kevin’s ass later, slightly scared that this would scare you off

-Anyways sure enough, the time arrives

-You see, college ruins your immune system and spring allergies combined with a bunch of students getting colds due to stress and the temperature change well,,, that wipes you out one day and you’re stuck in bed with a hacking cough and sniffly nose

-Your roomie, bless their soul, piles you with blankets and cough medicine and gets chicken soup delivered from your favourite Chinese takeout place and lets all your professor know that you’re too ill to make it to class and to email any missed work to you

-An angel tbh

-And with that, you go back to sleep, head pounding and dizzy from the pain killers you had taken to minimise the pain in your chest,,, completely forgetting that you had a radio show to host with Haknyeon and you hadn’t told him you were ill

-So when Haknyeon arrives and the air time is creeping even closer and you’re not there,,,, he’s panic texting Sangyeon, Sunwoo, Kevin, the gc, and your roommate to find out where you were bc he hadn’t heard from you all day and he was worried okay

-But the show must go on and Haknyeon presents it, letting the listeners that he was flying solo today and in each song break he was constantly checking his phone

-About halfway through, Haknyeon was feeling lonely and a bit courageous that he decided to confess, knowing that hardly anyone was listening so he just,,,,, rambled on about how much he liked you

-“Y/N… I know this isn’t ideal and I’m doing this on OUR radio show but I do like you as more than uh well a friend… just the way you smile when you come into the studio with dark circles but a willing smile on your face, giving advice to the listeners or the way you laugh when Kevin tells a really bad pun and you get all breathless I think it’s breath taking… you’re breath taking and I’m sorry if I scared you off these past few days with those dumb love songs we kept playing blame Kevin-hyung for that one, I just really like you and uh… maybe we could talk tomorrow if you’re listening and if you’re not well… I’m sure all 3 of our listeners right now are laughing at me so now I’m gonna play a song we both love ‘falling slowly’ from the musical Once”

-Shakily, Haknyeon turned the song on and buried his face in his hands

-Little did he know, that you had woken up and turned into the radio show,,, knowing you probably should’ve text Haknyeon about it but you just wanted to listen to his soothing voice and when that confession happened,,, you knew you had to do something

-Swallowing a gulp of water, you grabbed your phone and cleared your throat, praying that your voice wasn’t going to sound too bad and as the song came to an end you punched in the number for the radio show

-“Okay we have a caller, say your name and why you’re calling in at 3am good listener”

-“Uhhh…. Haknyeon?

-“Y/N?! Oh my god are you okay why didn’t you text me why are you calling in I’m happy but I’d be happier if I could see y-“

-“I love you Ju Haknyeon”

-“W—what?”

-“I’m in love with you and have been since we met”

-“I’m… oh my god is this you confessing to me? Because I just confessed to everyone listening that I love you and I want to date you please say this is true or else I’m going to cry”

-“Hey don’t cry baby, I want to date you so after this show please come to my dorm and give me cuddles I’m sick”

-“I-yeah I can do that… did you call me baby?!”

-“Goodnight Haknyeonie see you later and good luck with the rest of the show”

-Safe to say Haknyeon just screams down the radio mic in disbelief, much to the chagrin and happiness of the listeners who had been waiting for this since day 1

-And trust me when I say that Haknyeon RAN out of the station at exactly 4am to your dorm, he practically FLEW there

-DATING HAKNYEON

-Well, you’re pretty much dating as soon as Haknyeon wraps you in a massive hug that night

-He definitely nursed you back to health, feeding you soup and binge watching anime with you

-And as soon as your back to health everyone congratulates you bc your clinging onto Haknyeon’s arm as your walking across campus and Haknyeon has the biggest smile on his face as your leaning into each other

-Sitting next to each other in class but now his free hand is resting on your knee and you lean closer to his touch

-You guys are like skinship central, never a hand off each other whether it be holding hands or full on bear hugs you love it

-Haknyeon is just a giddy boy and loves to hold your hand bc he thinks it’s adorable and he can swing it back and forth between you and it always makes you giggle when he does it and happy you means happy Haknyeon

-Oh, and dates where you can eat as much as you can ?? all the time !!

-Haknyeon loves introducing you to all of his favourite restaurants and eating haunts, from noodle places to burger joints to pho Haknyeon knew where ALL the good foods are and somehow he manages to get discount and is on first name basis with all the owners and knows about their families and is always so friendly ?? he’s a mystery

-But hey, discount is always good and so is the food and being with Haknyeon is always the best thing to you

-Haknyeon 100% tries to feed you but always misses your mouth or eats your food instead and every time you “fall” for it but lbr, you let him do it bc a big smile always appears on his face whenever he does it and you pout at him

-Dates to go and get ice cream at 5am bc you were craving it ? sure thing baby let me grab my coat and wallet and let’s go bc Baskin Robbins has a new flavour I wanna try, most likely Haknyeon whenever you ask to go on dates

-If you ever try to cook for him or him for you, well,,, it never really goes well and if Haknyeon is cooking Sangyeon is hovering over him, worrying if he was going to burn the dorm down so you mainly settled on eating out

-Though,,, “if it’s” were always a mood with you too,,,, an “if it” is well,,,, you find whatever is in your cupboards and kitchen, you make something from it and eat all of it

-Cheese, ramyeon, pickled eggs, pepperamis ?? all of it on the plate and you’re eating it in your pjs, watching food network and giggling when Haknyeon spills the soup on his shirt

-Until he takes it off right there and then and you’re like !!!!!!!! HAK !!!!!!

-And he just smirks before running to his room to find a shirt bc he’s just a big baby

-Though,,,, you were too shocked that he was hiding a good body underneath all those soft sweaters

-When he returned he just shot an abashed smile at you and pulled you into to his side and you melt into his touch

-It’s about a month in to the relationship when you kiss him for the first time

-It’s always a weird thing to other people considering how touchy you guys were each other, but kissing had just never turned up

-Not until Haknyeon invites you to his dance performance and you’re In awe of his dance and he looks all attractive and stuff with sweat beading on his forehead and before you could stop yourself as soon as he walks over you’re running into his arms and he spins you round as he picks you up and you just press a kiss on his mouth and well,,, adrenaline ladies,,, you’re kissing a sweaty, hot Haknyeon in front of all of your friends and other dance crews and you couldn’t care less until Jacob screams about you tainting his baby and you break apart laughing

-Since then,,, well kisses ! kisses ! kisses !

-Cheek kisses, forehead kisses, kisses to the back of your hands when your holding hands, to your knuckles, on his nose as he scrunches up, on his shoulder when you back hug him and you press your face to his shoulder blade

-So many kisses !!! and it’s adorable !! 10/10 !!

-You guys have “study” dates but honestly it’s just you guys giggling in the library with Sunwoo looking on disgustedly before sighing when he realises you’re not going to stop flirting in front of him

-Radio shows were even better now, you guys playing songs and planning dates live on air bc somehow your listeners loved to hear about the little dates you guys go on and it’s just very precious okay

-Just,,, dating Haknyeon is the best experience you’ve ever had and everything he does drives your mind wild bc how can he be so cute and precious can one boy be

-And Haknyeon adored every single aspect of you, every emotion, every feeling you gave him when you smiled or frowned or cried, you were so good for him and he adored you and you adored him

-You’re just a very precious, cute couple who everyone busts an uwu over to be quite honest bc I am as well

-(Oh and you definitely end up become Honey’s second parent and you adore that pig so much,,,, just not as much as Haknyeon)

ahhh okay so i went to the fancon and im here to say that i ADORE THE BOYZ WITH MY ENTIRE HEART AND IM STILL CRYING A WHOLE WEEK AFTERWARDS I MISS THEM

to everyone that celebrates the lunar new year, happy new year ! 새해 복 많이 받으세요 !! 新年快乐 !! i hope the year of the pig brings you happiness, health and prosperity !

love, admin leigh

[greyzipupjacket]

Flirting Lessons

This is honestly just writing bc I can. It’s fluffy trash.

 After coming home from the concert, Pearl is confused to find a new cellphone in her room. She’s even more confused on how to properly use it to keep her mystery girl interested.

Steven  Universe

Pairings: Garnet/Rupphire (RubyxSapphire); Pearl/Mystery Girl

"Garnet?" Pearl questioned quietly after knocking on the fusion's door.

"Yeah," the purple gem called out in reply. "You can come in."

"I believe you left this in my room," Pearl said, holding out a cell phone. She was only slightly mad that Garnet had gone into her room-- Amethyst was one thing, but the fusion was another entirely. The deep magenta gem was sitting on a couch, facing opposite the door. Pearl noticed that she was flipping through a book Steven had asked her to read, and was making careful and deliberate marks in the margins, alternative between a red and a blue pen.

"Yeah," Garnet replied, not bothering to look over her shoulder as Pearl startled. "Tha's 'cause it's for you."

"For me?" Pearl questioned, looking down at the little device again. They hardly ever used phones -- it was easy enough to find Steven when they were in Beach City, and easy enough to keep him with one of the older gems when they were on missions. The last time they had used a cell phone was after they returned from the barn. "...Where did you get it?"

"Unimportant," Garnet said in reply before half-way smirking over her shoulder. "I didn' steal it, this time, if tha's what you mean. I bought it."

"Oh!" Pearl blushed lightly. She cleared her throat, "may I ask why?"

"Future vision," Garnet grinned. "You can call or text that girl. If all goes well in abou' a month, she'll be havin' dinner with us."

Pearl's blush deepened and she grinned. "Really?" Garnet nodded. "Um, Garnet. Can you define 'goes well'?"

Garnet shrugged, "You keep you likin' you. Flirt a bit. Tha's all."

"Right," Pearl smiled awkwardly. "Well, thank you."

"Yeah. It's no big deal." Garnet returned her attention to the book, and picked up her blue pen. The fusion heard Pearl walk out, and grinned to herself. "An' three, two-"

"Garnet?" Pearl's voice came again. "I, well. The last time I tried to... earn the affections of a woman, it, well, didn't end romantically well. At least, not for me."

"Yeah, tha' was bound to fail."

"Yes," Pearl's voice grew frustrated as her blush reappeared. "Regardless, I was hoping you could help, well, for lack of a better word, teach me to flirt." Garnet's stoic face hid the snicker that built in her throat at the request."

"Yeah, sure. But, you don' really want lessons from me." Garnet invited Pearl to sit on the couch with her. "I don' really do flirting."

Pearl wanted to protest, recalling multiple fusions where Garnet was more than provocative, but stopped upon remembering that it was not Garnet's intention to make anyone like her (Jamie was a testament to that.) Garnet really loved herself, and her confidence quickly made everyone else love her just as much.

"No, I suppose you don't." Pearl glanced down to the book that laid open on Garnet's lap. In the margins were red and blue doodles of Ruby and Sapphire, respectively, and little hearts floating about them. "Would you be willing- would Ruby and Sapphire be willing to teach me?"

Garnet nodded, "come on." She picked up her book and relaxedly lead Pearl out of her room. As soon as the door to Garnet's room closed, light momentarily blinded Pearl. When Pearl's sight was recovered by blinking a few times, she saw two short gems holding hands in front of her.

"It is for the greater good," Ruby smirked, wrapping her arm quickly around Sapphire's shoulders.

"Hello, Pearl," Sapphire nodded and subconsciously leaned into Ruby's embrace. Ruby's huge smile earned a small chuckle from the aristocrat. "She's been looking forward to this for quite some time," Sapphire explained. Ruby's grin remained as she placed a kiss on the blue gem's cheek. "Ruby. Not the time," Sapphire's smile grew at the affection, regardless.

"It's great to see you again, Ruby and Sapphire," Pearl relaxed. "Steven will be excited to see you both."

Sapphire nodded sagely, "yes, but he and Amethyst will be outside playing for a while longer. So, our lessons can begin."

"Alright, so step one," Ruby began, her excitement escaping her "cool" persona. "Conversation starters. What've you guys talked about so far?"

"Well. I asked her about her hair, and she asked me about mine, and I told her my body was merely a conscious manifestation of light, and she said she knew how that was, which I doubt, but then I told her that I saved the planet and that she was welcome."

"And that worked?" Ruby teased.

"Be nice," Sapphire softly admonished, nudging her.

"I'm sure you weren't much better," Pearl muttered and Ruby shrugged.

"No, I really wasn't," Ruby replied, smiling.

"Neither of us were," Sapphire added, and gracefully sat down on the couch in the living room. "If I remember correctly, my first words to you were that you were fated to bump into me."

"But even that sounds romantic if you say it in a certain way," Pearl protested lightly, sitting beside the blue gem.

"Yeah. Don't count that," Ruby sped. "She's graceful at, like, everything." Sapphire blushed and turned away, and Ruby grinned. "That's part two of the Ruby-approved-fool-proof-plan-to-charming. Back handed complaints. But back to part one." Ruby sat on the coffee table and leaned back on her hands. "Sapphire and I had our experience with Blue Diamond in common. And then, we had all the new stuff we saw on earth."

"That's true, we had a lot to discuss from the start..." Sapphire hummed.

"Frogs!" Ruby exclaimed, earning a few raised eyebrows and a smirk from Sapphire. "No, really! Nothing'll make someone smile quite like showing them a frog."

Sapphire's hand covered her mouth for a second, stifling a laugh. "It should be mentioned that this method only earned smiles from myself and Steven."

"What, so that won't work on everyone?"

"I wouldn't count on it working for everyone, no."

"Okay, okay. So what do you suggest?"

"Simple. Trial and error," Sapphire replied. "When it came to choosing topics, I mean."

"But what if I say something that makes her want to not talk to me anymore?" Pearl sighed and rested her head in her hands. "I don't have future vision like you. And there's millions of people for her to talk to-- we're not the only two benevolent beings willing to have a discussion with for millions of miles."

"That's fair," Ruby muttered, sitting up and putting her cheek on her fist. "I guess just stick to the hair and light stuff?"

"She'll bring up more things as the conversation drifts. Build off of that," Sapphire added.

"Just let her lead?" Pearl clarified, looking between the two short gems. They nodded and Pearl materialized a pen and notebook to quickly write it down.

Ruby smiled as Pearl set the pen aside. "Now we can go to part two!"

"Back-handed complaints," Ruby stood in front of the "class," grinning and holding Sapphire's hand, "are the key to charming any lady." Ruby snapped her fingers, letting go of her girlfriend's hand. "I'll be right back!"

"She really has been planning this all out," Sapphire mentioned to Pearl, smiling softly as she watched Ruby leave. "I wouldn't count on all of her advice as fool proof, but she's so excited and was careful in planning all of this out. Garnet saw that you might meet your new human earlier this week. So as soon as you left with Amethyst and Steven, she went straight to get you a cellphone."

"That's very sweet of her," Pearl commented, blushing.

"She loves love, and has quite the romantic streak. I think as much as she wants to help you, she also wants to impress me."

"Doesn't she know she already has you?" Pearl chuckled, leaning against the arm of the couch.

"Of course she does." Sapphire looked to her palms and a relaxed smile on her face. "It's just who she is. She likes to others to be proud of her."

"You two are good for each other," Pearl mumbled, her mind wandering to when she was a far braver gem.

"We know."

"I'm back!" Ruby exclaimed, rushing back into the house with flowers in hand. "Okay, now this is how you really get her." She held out her gemmed hand to Sapphire. "Sapphy? Would you mind playing my aloof love interest-- I know it's quite the stretch, acting wise, but-"

"Shut up," Sapphire laughed, grabbing Ruby's outstretched hand and being pulled to her feet. "Lets see what you can do, hot shot," she teased, "impress me."

"Of course," Ruby grinned, "watch and learn, Pearl." Ruby gave a short sigh and roughly handed the flowers to the blue gem.

"What're these for?" Sapphire asked, a laugh waiting at the back of her throat.

"Well since you just had to go and be so freakin' pretty that nothing else can compare, I don't really want these anymore. Figured you could have 'em."

"Ah, well," Sapphire smiled softly, "thank you."

"Ugh, there you go again. I'm never gonna wanna puppy or kitten or anything like that ever again-- like, nothing is cute compared to you. Hope you're pleased with yourself."

"Unsurprisingly, I am," Sapphire smirked lightly, discretely enjoying the attention.

"Whatever. I'm gonna go take a nap. I'll see you in my dreams, so at least you haven't made them bite in comparison to you too." Ruby bowed lightly. "And there you have it, Pearl. Back handed complaints." She turned to Sapphire excitedly, "whatcha think, babe?"

Sapphire pressed a kiss to Ruby's cheek, and Pearl felt the heat that radiated from the red gem increase.

"So, I should complain about how wonderful she is?" Pearl clarified again, glancing between the two gems. "And she'll like that?"

"You bet, Pearl," Ruby replied, wrapping her arm over Sapphire's shoulder's once again.  "Now, onto part three: showing off."

"Rube," Sapphire intervened, seeing the many ways such a task could go wrong, "what exactly do you mean by showing off?"

The couple shared a significant glance before Ruby's huge grin reappeared. "Just that. Showing off the best of what you are-- and part of what's the best about you, Pearl, is that you know when it's appropriate to show off." Sapphire relaxed slightly at this turn of the conversation, and Ruby continued. "So if a corrupted gem happens to appear, you can play hero. If Steven happens to come up, you can show off your Bird mom skills and stuff-"

"Wait, my wha-"

"Anyways! You'll know when to talk about what you're good at when it's natural. Fir ms, personally, I looked for excuses to show off. That won't always work. You're probably better off to let situations arise. Just find your own funky flow and follow it-"

"Oh my God," Sapphire began to chuckle. "You need to find some different phrase, please."

"Why? Steven makes up catchy names," Ruby shrugged, her smile still in place. Sapphire didn't bother to respond besides an indulgent smile, and Ruby plowed on. "Sapphy's - well, everything about Sapphy - impressed me from the get-go. I'm willing to bet you impressed her and got her attention in a similar way."

"Wait, what did you do Sapphire, to impress Ruby?" Pearl turned to the short blue gem.

Sapphire shrugged, "I didn't mean to impress anyone. I felt like I was a mess. But I didn't let how much of a mess I felt like make me treat Ruby as anything more or less than my equal. I think that will end up working for you as well, Pearl."

"That's ver-"

"Wait, seriously?" Ruby interrupted. "You got me from the start, but then you -like- showed me a lot of compassion, and a lot more wisdom than I expected, honestly. You were always so freaking level headed-- how can you say you were a mess back then?"

"I think you're forgetting how quickly I froze around you," Sapphire commented. "It doesn't matter, though." The blue gem turned to Pearl, "do you feel comfortable with everything, Pearl?"

"Well, yes. With the exception of 'texting.' I know Steven does it, but how should I go about doing so. Especially having more romantic intentions?"

"Text flirting?" Ruby repeated to herself, thinking. "What'd we know about that, Sapph?"

Sapphire shrugged somewhat, "when you want to show you're happy, type colon-end-parentheses. When you want to make sure she understands that you're flirting, type semi-colon-end-parentheses. And to make a heart is the less-than-symbol, then the number three. Steven will show you the actual mechanics of it."

Pearl nodded gratefully, glancing to her new little phone. "Thank you both." Sapphire nodded softly in acknowledgement. Ruby did the same before her chin fell into her hand as her brow crinkled.

"How do you remember all of those names for those things?" Ruby muttered. "Just spelling normally is a pain in my butt."

"We all have different strengths," Sapphire replied easily. "I'm sure spelling would come easier if you would remember to wear your glasses."

"Not in this lifetime, babe," Ruby huffed.

"So next time we get poofed?"

"Sure, yeah, that'll happen," Ruby smirked and Sapphire's grin grew to match it. They briefly put their foreheads together and in a burst of light, Garnet was re-fused.

The purple gem materialized her visor and adjusted it lightly on her face. "Feel in' confiden'?" She asked Pearl, who smiled.

"Yes, I think I am."