#very different vibes for steven and wallace lol

[steel--fairy]

drabble -- soulmate au part 10

ao3! yippee!! i didnt realize i had more written!

Wallace dominated the conversation, but Steven didn’t mind. He listened intently to the other man’s words. He clearly knew his city well, pointing out each notable landmark, telling Steven its history and several fun facts before moving onto the next. It didn’t stop at famous landmarks either—Wallace seemed to know every nook and cranny of the city, having some story or anecdote about even the plainest of locations they passed.

After the initial release of the magazine, Steven had searched Wallace up online. Despite his insistence that things happen at their own speed, he wanted to know more about the man who was his supposed soulmate. Every interview painted Wallace as a charming, charismatic speaker who always knew exactly what to say, but it was different to be on the receiving end of it in real life. To be the only one given a sly grin and a wink as Wallace finished a story about how he met some person at some diner and did something.

Steven looked away, feeling his cheeks heat up. This was far too much attention to be lavished on one person.

Slowly, Wallace led them up and away from the main city streets. The lowest level of Sootopolis was the oldest and, nowadays, the most tourist filled. They left behind chic cafes and sprawling museums for a more residential area. Gardens littered the roofs of the buildings here, growing food instead of decorative flowers.

Wallace weaved between two indistinguishable houses and suddenly they were in front of a dark opening. For the first time, Steven pulled ahead of Wallace, ever eager to see a new cave.

“What’s this? I wouldn’t think there would be any sort of cave or tunnel-like structures in Sootopolis. The foundation of the crater wouldn’t be able to support many—”

Wallace laughed, breaking Steven out of his focused reverie.

“Oh, sorry—”

“Don’t apologize.” Wallace waved him off with a smile. There was a strange gleam in his eyes. “You’re mostly right. There aren’t many of these tunnels. They were created back when Sootopolis was first settled, before they realized what a poor idea it was to go digging so low in the foundation.”

“Fascinating.” Steven turned to stare at the dark cave. “I assume this is where you meant when you said you knew a place that possibly held Moon Stones.”

“Mhm.”

Steven rocked back and forth on the balls of his feet. He wanted to dash away and go caving, but he didn’t want to be rude to Wallace.

Another laugh erupted from Wallace. “Oh, go ahead, already! I can see you tugging at your leash.” Steven didn’t need more encouragement. With a smile and thank you, he left the hot Hoennian sun for the cool shade of the tunnel.

[steel--fairy]

ship meme things!! sorry if its potato quality, i did the memes on my phone then had to send them thru discord to get them on my tablet to draw the pics lol

random notes under the cut:

per the scale world models (the closest we get to canon heights for these two), steven is something like 5'10 and wallace is 6'0 but i refuse to acknowledge steven could ever be tall. man radiates short king energy. wallace gives model vibes, so he gets to be extra tall

because of their height difference and difference in body types they can't share clothing but they do share a lot of jewelry.

wallace likes to use very classic pet names, yknow darling, sweetheart, my love, etc

steven had a crush first (yearsss of pining) but wallace was the one to act on the feelings

theyre in the middle for bug because theres no option for "pet the bug because thats armaldo and he lives there too"

neither can drive or have ever taken any lessons. all flying or teleporting by pokemon. or just walking lol

stevens cooking is edible. thats the best you can say. wallace is actually a great cook however.

occasionally holding hands is the most pda they do. steven dislikes pda. wallace doesnt mind it necessarily, but also likes keeping his private life private so he doesn't mind not doing pda.

wallace has had a number of relationships before steven while wallace is stevens first

steven, stemming from years of pining, is more likely to get jealous but doesn't dwell on it for long. wallace meanwhile knows steven doesnt like flirting and attention so theres little jealousy on his side.

atlantios is my hc last name for wallace : ) i thought there would be enough room to write it out legibly orz

they met (for more than one conversation) at 18/19 and 21/22 when steven went to challenge the sootopolis gym. wallace had just taken over by the time steven got there.

they are both prep-nerds i dont make the rules (wallace more prep, steven more nerd)

idk if the "updog" one is who asks or who falls for it, but steven would fall for it lmao

wallace initiated the relationship but steven zoomed through basically every other first

wallace is more talkative on average, but stevens more likely to talk nonstop for three hours so it sort of averages out. quantity vs quality

neither are really drinkers. wallace because of some things in his past, while steven just doesnt like it

neither are really frivolous but stevens definition of "not a lot of money" is veeeery different from wallaces lol