“You look exhausted. Bad night?” from amethyst to steven (from musemagic!)
@musemagic // nightmare starters
For a while now, Steven has fallen into a sort of ROUTINE. Alarm ringing early in the morning every day, getting himself out of bed no matter how little sleep he really got, grabbing breakfast ( usually a morning protein shake now ), and heading to Little Homeschool to get started on the day. But ever since the Off Colors graduated and left for space with Lars, ever since the weight of everyone moving on while he stays STAGNANT began to sit heavy against his chest, ever since he quit running the school, the constantly packed schedule is gone, nothing left to occupy him anymore. He’s tried to fill it, but the whole gardening thing was a complete failure. And with nothing to distract him, his mind is even more of a wreck.
Laying in bed much longer than he used to before-- when he closes his eyes, he’s faced with nightmares instead, and it’s gotten much harder to fall asleep, left staring at the glow of his phone screen or the dark ceiling. He doesn’t know what time it is, hasn’t bothered to check, but the night before had been especially rough. He got a look at himself in the mirror when he finally managed to push himself up-- the dark circles do not look good.
Now, sat on the couch with legs huddled up to his chest, Steven isn’t sure what to do-- he hasn’t even changed yet. He should be doing things, fixing something-- he wants to HELP, but without any problems to solve, a constant feeling of uselessness crashes over him. The glow of the warp pad fills the room, but Steven doesn’t glance to the side until Amethyst’s voice registers.
“Huh?” Oh.“Um...no-- no, I just...fell asleep too late. Don’t worry about it.” He doesn’t mean for his tone to come off as dismissive, but frustration seeps through it. “Aren’t you s’posed to be teaching at Little Homeschool right now?”
