this is one of the cheesiest things i’ve ever written and i literally could not think of a better title (i’m so sorry for that title gaH) but please take it anyway
hey whitebreadsama here
"Is Connie asleep?" Amethyst whispered, standing on tiptoe to peer into the hospital room.
"Yes, I think so." Pearl replied.
"Can we go in now, then?" Her greyish lavender hair bounced as she rocked on the balls of her feet.
"No." Garnet said sternly. "This is a big moment for him. It'd be best that we leave him alone for a little while."
Pearl sighed.
"But why do we have to wait?" Amethyst whined.
"I just told you. They're having a moment, and we're not going to interrupt it."
Amethyst groaned. She turned and sat on the floor, leaning her head against the wall as she folded her arms. "Fine."
Pearl peeked in to see if anything was happening, but all she saw was a large cluster of dark brown curls. Steven wasn't paying any attention to anything but the baby in his arms.
It was a sight to behold, really. A large man compared to such a small child, holding her as gently as he could, holding her in one of his arms and holding a hand that had wriggled out of the blanket with the other. He smiled down at her and held her to his chest. She squirmed and clenched her face, pulling her hands to her face before opening her eyes. Steven had been told that she was still too young for her eyes to focus, but he didn't believe that. Not as she looked up at him with those big dark eyes of hers.
"Did I wake you up?" Steven whispered.
The girl blinked.
Steven smiled. "Sorry, Rosie."
The girl smiled back. Steven chuckled and kissed her forehead. She grabbed a curl that fell over his shoulder with both hands, inspecting it.
Her hands are so tiny. Steven thought to himself. One of them could probably fit in that curl.
Rosie let go of Steven's hair and reached up for his face. He repositioned his arms, holding her more or less upright as Pearl had showed him, and let her touch his face. He laughed as she gently smacked his cheeks.
"Having fun there?" Steven asked. He closed his eyes as Rosie's hands moved up his face.
Rosie giggled.
Steven opened his eyes and pulled Rosie close to his chest again, this time with her head on his shoulder, and put one hand on her back. Both of them relaxed.
"I love you, Rose Lisa Universe." His hand moved up and his fingers stroked her downy hair. "I'm not gonna let anything bad happen to you. I promise." He leaned back and closed his eyes. "And I'm gonna love you no matter who or what you are or choose to be. I've never done anything like this before, but I'll do my best, okay?"
Rosie's small arms wrapped themselves around Steven's neck and shoulder as far as they could go in reply.
Steven felt tears start to roll down his cheeks.
"I'm glad I get to be your dad. I can tell you're gonna be a good kid."
