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Title: The Ordeal of Being Known
Author: TheCrazyAlaskan
Fandom / Setting: Steven Universe — AU
Characters / Pairings:Steven Universe x Peridot
Rating: T+
Word Count: 2677
Warnings / Notes: TW: parallels to conversion therapy // Written for Round XI of Hurt / Comfort Bingo: Forced Marriage; appropriately of age Steven, transman Peridot
Summary: "If you want to enjoy the rewards of being loved, you also have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known." — Tim Krieder, I Wrote This Book Because I Love You: Essays
So a little world building: Homeworld is less a single entity and more of a confederation of houses, headed by their respective Diamonds (and ultimately ruled over by White Diamond's house). As such, there's tension between the houses in varying degrees. Enter Peridot, chosen to represent Yellow Diamond's House, and Steven, born and raised among the nobility of his mother's house rather than on Earth.
so help me god if you come at me about peridot's pronouns I'm going to personally come to your house to steal all your toilet paper
