A/N: Wow, so like, there are almost no Stevidot fanfics out there. Except for maybe 1 or 2 on this site, but they are all platonic (not that I don't like that of course). A couple of romantic fics were posted on Tumblr, but that's about it. Really sad to be honest. It's such a cute ship, both romantic and platonic wise, so I don't understand why... Oh wait, yes I do, people think the ship is pedophilic. Nor do they get the fact that we know how to separate fiction from reality. Cue the eye roll with a deep sigh.

Seriously, if you think Stevidot is the worst ship to ever come about, you need to take a trip back to the 90s and early 2000s. Anyone remember Yu-Gi-Oh? The original, not all the sequels? In that fandom, we all shipped teenagers with 3000 (5000 in the dub) year old dead spirits (who were more than likely in their early 20s when they died) and everyone was fine with it. Why? Because they were just fictional characters we liked to have fun with, that's why. And everyone understood that! And guess what? Nothing has changed. Except for the show and the characters. So please, if you're one of those antis, get off your high horse and sit down and be quiet. The ship isn't hurting you, and the shippers aren't hurting you, so why do you insist on hurting us over nothing?

Anyway, enough with the bad stuff, let's move on to the cute stuff! This will be a series for all of my Stevidot one-shots. It will contain both romantic, platonic, and ones I'll leave up to your interpretation. I'll let you know what each one-shot is so that way you can skip the romantic ones if you just want to read the platonic ones or ones for your own interpretation. Unfortunately for those of you wanting to read the platonic ones, you'll have to wait for the next one-shot, this first one is strictly romantic. Cute and fluffy, but romantic nonetheless.

Oh, and Steven won't be aged up. If I do age him up in any one-shot, I'll let you know. And no sexual one-shots either. If I do write those, I'll post them over on AO3. I actually do have one in mind, but I'm debating on whether or not to even write it. We'll see.

(Bonus point for me, by the way, I was sailing this ship weeks before Catch and Release aired. HA!)

Share the Universe

Category: Romantic

"Steeeeeeeveeeeen."

Steven grumbled in his sleep as a small finger gently prodded his cheek. Letting out a small huff, he lazily swatted at the finger and flipped over in his bed and dozed off once more.

That was, until the finger returned to prodding his face.

"Steeeeeveeeeen, wake up! I need to show you something!"

Groaning, Steven slowly opened one bleary eye only to see a dark green shadow hovering over him.

He instantly knew who it was.

Letting out a sigh, the twelve-year-old slowly sat up in his bed, rubbed the sleepiness out of his eyes, and turned his head to look at the digital clock on his nightstand. He instantly let out another groan and flopped back down in his bed when he saw that it read 2:03.

"Peridot, it's two in the morning, can't this wait a few more hours?"

"No! By then it'll be too late! Please, I want to share this with you."

'Oh no, not that look!' It was the puppy-dog pout, something Peridot had gotten extremely good at. It was the one of the only things Steven ever regretted teaching his girlfriend of two months. She used it at every opportunity she could, and it always worked on him (and Garnet too, unsurprisingly). This time was no different.

Sighing, he flipped his comforter over and swung his legs over the side of the bed.

"Alright, show me what it is that has you so excited."

Normally Steven would be interested (and excited as well) by what Peridot wanted to show him, but it was two in the morning and he was extremely tired. Well, he supposed he could indulge her for this; it could not hurt.

Peridot let out the most girlish squeal he had ever heard (coming from her) and was suddenly pulled from his bed by the hand, being led down the stairs at a swift pace. The young half-gem had to quickly find his balance lest he trip and send the both of them tumbling to the bottom of the staircase. It was a close call, but he managed to right himself in time.

"Peridot, please slow down!"

Completely ignoring his plea, she led him outside on the porch and pointed up towards the sky.

"Look!" She exclaimed in excitement.

Looking up at the sky, Steven let out a gasp of wonder.

"Wow..."

It was a meteor shower! He had not seen one of these for a few years! It was certainly beautiful, but the light pollution was ruining it a bit.

He had an idea.

"Peridot, come with me," he said, dragging her back in to the house and towards the warp pad.

"Hey, what gives?!"

"Just trust me."

He heard her let out an aggravated growl and the hybrid smiled. She would forgive him easily enough in a couple of minutes.

One warping later and the two found themselves in the middle of a familiar dark rainforest.

"Steven, where are we exactly? And why did you insist on dragging me here in the first place?"

"We're on Mask Island, and you'll see in a moment," Steven told her, ignoring her snarky tone. He started leading her through the trees and various other plants, and soon they were on the beach of the island; a place Steven had become very familiar with.

He plopped down in the sand, splayed his legs, and gently urged Peridot to sit in between them. After a minor fuss, she relented with a huff and sat down a couple of inches from him.

Smiling, Steven wrapped his arms around her middle and pulled the young gem up against him in a soft embrace. He felt her tense for a moment before relaxing and leaning into him. She was still getting used to being hugged and cuddled with, but Steven was proud of the progress she had been making as of late. With a partner like Steven, though, she ended up getting hugged, a lot, and that helped greatly.

Getting back into focus, Steven looked up and pointed at the sky.

"Look," he said in a soft tone.

Following his line of vision, Peridot let out a huge gasp of wonder at the sight that was before her.

Billions upon billions of stars littered the night sky; the meteor shower even more splendid as hundreds of meteorites crossed the visible arm of the Milky Way.

Steven rested his head on top of Peridot's and continued to watch the nighttime spectacle with his girlfriend. After a few minutes though, Peridot decided to break the silence between them with a softly asked question.

"Why is the sky so different here?"

"Well, artificial lights cause something called light pollution, which blocks out a lot of starlight at night. There's no artificial lighting on the island, so we have a nice clear sky to look at."

Peridot let out a hum of aknowledgement, gently clasped her hands over Steven's, and began to idly play with one of his fingers. Steven shifted his eyes downwards with a look of confusion and worry on his face.

"Peridot, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, just thinking."

"About what exactly?"

She let out a sigh at his prodding, but gave in, knowing he would not give up until she spilled what she was thinking about.

"Everything really, but mostly about Homeworld and the first night I spent stuck here on Earth."

He tilted his head in question, and she continued.

"Being able to see the night sky for the first time was the only aspect of Earth I liked when I first got stuck here. This "light pollution" you mentioned is so bad on Homeworld that you ca't even tell day from night anymore."

Steven grimaced just thinking about it. Sure, the pollution was bad on Earth in the more populated areas, but at least you can tell when it is night. Homeworld sounded a thousand times worse than the most populated cities on Earth. He had a question, though.

"What other aspects about Earth do you like now?"

Peridot smiled at the question, though he could not see it.

"Plenty of things, but my favorite aspect...," she trailed off, and nimbly flipped herself around, settling on her knees. She then wrapped her arms around Steven's shoulders and leaned her forehead against his. The coolness of her gem made him shiver a bit.

"Is you."

All Steven had time for was a small blush before the green gem closed the distance between them and kissed him.

The young gem hybrid's eyes widened. This was certainly new, that was for sure. They had never kissed before as they were taking their relationship slow, and rarely did Peridot ever initiate anything, so this was a first. Now Steven was incredibly curious as to what would make her initiate a kiss of all things.

'Oh well,' he thought as he leaned in to reciprocate. 'I'm not complaining.'

It must have been the atmosphere.

A/N: See? Wasn't that fluffy and cute? Oh, and they fell asleep soon after, and Pearl chewed them out when they got back while Amethyst cracked up at the whole thing. Garnet remained neutral on the matter. XD Well, that was the first one-shot, hope you enjoyed it! It was a closed-mouth kiss by the way, they won't be Frenching for some time since they are taking it slow, ha ha.

Next one-shot is platonic with Steven taking Peridot out on a picnic at the top of the hill.

By the way, if you have ideas or suggestions for one-shots, let me know! They can be anything, as long as they aren't sexual. Well, they can be, but they will more than likely only be posted over on AO3 if I do happen to write them (don't count on it though).

See you next time!