Whoa!”

 Steven and Connie were caught off guard as they stepped out of the elevator and entered the condo-made fashion studio. Fifteen hundred square feet, with a reception desk a few feet away from the elevator. Crimson and black walls were decorated with art of many kinds; Graffiti, Comic, Cartoon, Manga, Anime, Contemporary, and Modern.

Large chandeliers of multicolored fluorescent strobe lights, large speakers hanging from the corners playing the audio from the large flat screen television on the back wall, and an anime was being played.

 As Steven checked them in for their appointment, Connie found herself staring at the mural. The signatures are hidden in the pictures.  Her eyes widen at some of the names.

“Strawberry Ram, Ser3r, Ipods&T, D.Copterr,  ConnQ, Ceramic A...Some big names come by, huh?”

“Yes! They do...We get all types: artists, designers, cosplay crafts makers, actors, musicians the works. This week alone we got some original pieces from Meks, Starchild Micah, Just.SD, P-chi, SourL, E.Makenzie and TFPrincess.” 

The one who spoke was the receptionist; a dark-skinned, almond-eyed person of similar age, with naturally curly violet hair in a ponytail and a hanging bang over her right eye. They were dressed in a simple short-sleeve orange swallowtail shirt, light green cardigan, white high-waist shorts over black sheer stockings, and orange and black sneakers.

Connie looked to her left to see the receptionist and Steven looking at her. Her sight lingered on the smiling receptionist taking in her image.

“Hello, my name is Alex.” The receptionist stretched out her hand. “I hope you’re ready for this, I take my job quite seriously.”

Connie smiled at the slightly flirty statement before shaking her hand. “Connie..I’m in your care. ”

She turned to see her man smirking at her teasingly, prompting her to stick her tongue out playfully.

“Keep playing around like that, I’m gonna take that tongue.” 

Connie smirked with an arched eyebrow as she folded her arms, an impish glint in her eyes. "Threatening me with a good time there, Mister.”

He nodded in faux warning with a smile on his face as Connie stuck her tongue out again, grinning as she did. Steven walked up to her his arms folded as well before getting up close to her face, with a smirk on his face. He was caught off guard and left wide-eyed when she licked and pecked his lips. His expression and blush made her simper. 

“Eh-heh-heh. "

They turned to see Alex giggling at their antics as she waved her hands in surrender.

“I'm sorry, you two are just adorable, that’s all. It's not very often I get to see such a playful couple.”

Steven and Connie both shook their heads in protest, A bit of flame in their cheeks.

“We’re not like that-”

“Just very close best friends...”

“Yeah, we’re not.."

Alex snorted at their quick denial before apologizing again.

“Hey, you don’t have to explain to me... Though.” She turned to Steven giving him a teasing smirk.

”If you're really not together..or exclusive…"

She gave Connie once over before a flirty glint shone in her eyes.

 "I can enjoy helping such an attractive girl find something that fits her fancy.”

Taken aback by the straightforward statement as she was; Connie still couldn't fight the grin on her lips.

“You’re quite the charmer.”

“I work on salary and commission, flirting helps get tips.” Alex shrugged before a gentle grin came to her lips. “It’s easier when there's no guilt in it though. I would feel bad if you were off the market.”

Steven arched an eyebrow at the interaction...and couldn’t help the small clenching of his left fist, as he walked with his right hand on Connie’s hip pulling her a bit closer to him. Both girls glanced at him with different expressions; surprised but impish from Ni' and amused from Alex. 

Both girls glimpsed at each other before sharing a knowing laugh, leaving Steven a bit unnerved as they followed Alex deeper into the studio.

"So as you can see we have multiple ailes of costumes, crafts, makeup, and clothing on the front end of the studio. We did take into account your measurements for your session, so you should have no problem finding something that fits...We have many many more clothing in the storage room, so if you don't see someone or something, let me know.

 Further back are the dressing rooms, photoshoot areas, and waiting areas. Also, showers are within the dressing room on the western wall with the necessities, if you need them. Once again if you need anything, just give me a holla'. For now, I'll leave you two to it, and have fun, after all, you did schedule a private session."

As Alex turned to leave them, she gave both of them a wink. 

"She's cheeky, isn't she?" 

"He says looking back as she walks away."

Steven turned back to his Bae-friend with a smirk. "Says the one who was flirting with not only Alex but Wanda."

Connie chuckled as she looked up at his accusatory glare. "Hey, they flirted with me first, can't help if I'm attractive."

Steven scoffed with a smirk pulling her closer by the waist.

“Smug little minx.”

“Come on Steven. You’re not jealous, are you?“

Steven responded by pinching gently on her hip making her jump and squeak, her cheeks heated a bit as she bit the left corner of her bottom lip.

“Hey Mister, that’s fresh.”

“That's what you get for teasing me, Heart Berry Brat.”

“Oh, you love it.” 

She stuck her tongue out teasingly at her Biscuit. Only to be caught off guard when Steven gently cupped her chin and took her tongue with his in a kiss. Her hands found his shirt and gripped tightly, as she closed her eyes and allowed herself to fall to his oral machinations,  kissing him back. The ten-second kiss ended with a gentle release and small release of air as Connie giggled in his hold pressing her forehead to his, looking up at his deep browns orbs with her bright onyx eyes.

“Told you I was gonna take it.”

Connie gave a puckish half-shrug before stroking his sniggering cheek with the back of her hand. “True..but you don’t hear me complaining.”

“Oh really” 

She nodded with mirth. “Yeah, really. You did warn me after all.”

Before he could answer Connie gave him a snarl enticing nip on his throat before climbing out of his grasp, and standing straight, her hand still on his chest,

“We...We should look for our costumes.”

Connie's toes flexed at the sound of Steven kissing his teeth, and the sight of him rubbing his chin, his eyes glowed with mischief...

“I guess you’re right...So how you wanna do this?”

“I figure…” Connie paused as she looked at the giant collection to choose from.  A smirk came to her lips.

"You said you wanted to compliment me... So how about pairing costumes? Twelve costumes, six pairs. We each choose three, how's that?"

Steven arched an eyebrow before nodding in agreement. "OK, who gets to choose first?"

"Tut-tut...Before that."

Connie gave him an amorous grin before she walked up to him, and unbuckled his belt. 

"We should go into the dressing room, so I can get you out of these clothes, yeah?"

Steven's eyes widened as he looked at the not-so-innocent glare in Connie's eyes. He nodded as he allowed her to push him into one of the changing rooms closing the door behind her. 

"Remember...professional." Steven teased as he stood still waiting for Connie.

"Professional. easy. " Connie sauntered over to the hybrid. She placed her hand under his shirt feeling his bare stomach, gem, and chest, causing him to gasp and twitch in pleasure...

"You just let me take care of you, Mister."

She grabbed the shoulders of his vest and slid it off him. Before taking a moment to appreciate the tightness of his turtleneck from behind him.

"Yum."

"Pro~fes~sion~al."  

Connie's slightly warmed face aroused a chuckle from Steven, which was soon turned into gasps she slipped under the hem and slowly lifted his turtleneck off of him. She made sure to watch his face for reaction as her fingers stroked the side of his torso as they climbed and bunched up the top. His face was as steady as possible but he did shiver a bit, and his breath got a bit shorter.

"Arms towards me, Bisky."

A simple command, with a simplified alteration of his primary nickname, whispered simply into his ear; made him her toy, simply.

He happily complied, as he stretched his arms towards his best friend, who finished taking off the top, slightly throwing his hair out of place as the wool clothing was peeled off.

She took a moment to admire how big the top was before playfully and deeply smelling it. her eyes on him through her peripheral; checking for a reaction.

"H-Hey! You know that sweaty, I was running in that."

She giggled at his pinkish blush and stutter, cracks of his cool demeanor. "I'm quite aware."

"Then what are-

"I'm sleeping with this tonight." She snuggled closer to the cloth "This is my sleepwear now."

As teasing as her statement was, and also very serious; she still didn't expect to see his blush cover his whole body. Nor did she expect to see his jaw drop and so dumbstruck.

'He's so damn adorable. Sure, I love it when he takes the lead and makes me melt and such; when he's 'Mister'...But.. Seeing 'Biscuit ' like this makes me want to smother him with affection and give him all of me as well.  Which..'

A dreamy, love-filled sigh escaped as Connie finished her thought, before putting the top down by his vest, and folding it carefully. With a breath, she kneeled in front of him and looked up as she began unlacing his sneakers.

 "Looking kind of red there, Biscuit… Left up please."

Steven grunted as he lifted his left foot allowing her to take it in her hand and gently pull his sneaker and sock off, placing them beside her before doing the same to the other. 

'She so delicate and diligent in her movement...Disciplined but not mechanic..' 

Steven found himself turning red as he felt his gaze relaxed and softened taking in each movement as she stood up and moved to his Jeans buckle. 

"What's on your mind, with that red face smile?"

Steven looked down at her smug, arched eyebrow face, her eyes full of mischief

"You, you're on my mind."

Connie's eyes widened for a moment before they relaxed with an exhale of her slightly flared nostrils. 

"Eh-hehe..Honest aren't we?"

"Well, you do have me by the waist of my pants?"

"True.." 

She slowly unzipped the jeans keeping her eyes on him her smirk becoming more impish by the second. She trailed her thumbs around the waist before playfully palming his posterior making float slightly.  

"Now I got you by the seat of them."

Steven nodded his head as he moved closer to her own licking his lips. "That's not very professional."

That tone of his husky, deep tone of his. She'll never be able to not melt...Not when it hits her just right.

'Focus, make him melt, not melt for him.' Her mind screamed as she held onto her composure. 

"Oh! I assure you this…" She gave him a bit of a squeeze and was a little shocked at how toned his bottom was. A cheeky grin enveloped her face as his eyes widened at the touch.

"...Is completely professional."

He squinted his eyes a bit at her comment rubbing his chin.  “Oh?”

She nodded as she grinned through pursed lips.  “Umm-hmm. Just trying to get the measurement of your seat. Gotta make sure you're comfy.”

He moved his lips to her left ear.

"Not with that look, Bad Berry. I'm gonna have to issue some demerits to your score."

She bit back a chuckle. "Didn't know we had a point and demerit system...Changing the game on me?"

He let loose a deep chuckle. "Isn't that my life story?"

Connie's eyes were glossed with adoration and a bit of carnality at his words. They held an abundance of truth. He did ‘change the game’ for a lot of people, her included. It was the main reason why she was enraptured by him. Her hands found themselves back to the waist of his jeans, near the buckle.

“So, can I appeal then...Since we’re changing the game.”

“Tsch!..Anything to ensure a win, huh?”

“You know how competitive I am.”

Steven rolled his eyes but nodded and was caught off guard as she stole a quick nipping kiss on his lip. His hands found her hips as she deepened the kiss, slipping her tongue inside his mouth. The feeling of his thicker, wider tongue dancing with her longer, wetter one. Made him buckle and lustfully snarl her name, which in turn had her chuckle and moan his own; feeling him take control and returning the palming from earlier.

The lustful make-out slowly calmed down to teasing and chaste kisses to one another. Connie gave her Mister a breathless, hungry look as she bit her bottom lip.

“So...About my appeal...Do you accept?” She chuckled and started to nip the back of his ear.

“W-Well..far be it...Umm Hmm...Yes, yes fine, no demerits!”

Connie gave him one final nip on his earlobe before backing up a bit. He looked at her a bit glazed over. The look in his eyes promised revenge.

Connie laughed in anticipation ignoring the tingle his glare gave her. She knew she’d gonna be in for it later. 

‘Maybe I'll get to feel those fangs of his .’ Her left hand caressed her collarbone at the thought.

“So I'm continuing, yea?” 

Steven nodded and stood at attention, a half-smile on his features.

“I’m ready.”

Connie gave a half-shrug before crouching low and grabbing his pants again. She gulped before sticking her thumbs in them from the side and placing her hands on the hips, gripping them gently and securely. She pulled downward helping it pass by his hips, the top half of his boxers was on display, pink with stars on it.

“Cute, Mister.”

He felt nervousness strike. “You think so, huh?

“Very.”

She took a deep breath before pulling the jeans to the hybrids thigh, his boxers on full display. Connie blushed coyly at the sight of them before glancing up... 

She was greeted by him looking smug with his arms folded.

“You ok?"

Connie grimaced in slight embarrassment. The indentation pressed against his boxers was something she wasn’t ready for...Though she was quite pleased to know she was the cause of it. Still, her mind started working quickly as she knew how to tease him about it.

First, though she wanted to finish this. She pulled the jeans down his legs slowly revealing slightly hairy legs. She pulled down to the ankle, before gently lifting each leg by the back of the knee. The feel of his leg was heavy, thick, and surprising tone despite how it looked She stood up, pants in hand, and with a smirk she folded the clothing and placed it with the rest. 

She stood with her arms crossed under her breast, her left foot crossed over her right, planted downward, she took a deep breath and sighed as she gave a predator-like grin, and drank the image in. The slightly tan skin, round gem-embedded muscle, thick limbs, those curly locks, and handsome manly, boyish face with his peach fuzz. To her, Steven Universe was simultaneously the most extraordinary man and gem she ever laid her eyes upon.

Steven pursed his lips, feeling a bit embarrassed yet prideful at her gaze.

“You ok, Berry? Looking kind of dazed there.”

“Fine,..Just admiring.”  She waved her out towards him. “...All this gaminess.”

“I see that... Looks like you wanna bite.”

“You offering?”

Steven was speechless, he raised his left index to try to get a response out but couldn't, especially with his adorable head to the side and the patient quizzical look on her face. She walked up to him and pressed an index on his lips. A gentle loving look in her eye.

“Backburner for now, yeah? Besides I have a question for you”

Steven didn’t dare trust his voice as he looked at his Heart Berry, but his eyes gave her affirmation. 

“So.. Mister..”

The velvet in her voice could strangle him and he’d call it heaven. It set his nerves aflame, made his heart pace rise, and made every muscle tense...Every Muscle.

“When you said I was on your mind..” 

 She slowly trailed her index from his lips to his chest.

“What exactly were you thinking of?”

Steven's eyes widened at the question as he felt the full-body blush threaten to return. His mind went back to Connie..wearing his turtleneck which would probably fit her frame like a short sweater dress. A dangerously short one..with her lime green underwear...Can’t blame him for being a bit red... His eyes locked on with Connie before shifting to his turtleneck...

“I see…”

She backed away after kissing him on his nose tip. 

”You stay here..I’ll find our first costumes.” She turned around to walk out but paused as she opened the door, 

“You know Steven, lately... I’ve been sleeping with your clothes.

 turning back to him with a gentle yet passion-fueled glance.

“ONLY your clothes.”

Steven squinted his eyes. “I know you’re trying to break me…But” an excited smile came to his as he stared at her form..”You’re serious.”

Connie just smiled at the hybrid, before glancing down and looking up, her smile grew even more seductive. “You should take a quick, cold shower. Don’t make the game harder for you than it already is.”

Steven balled his fist as a laugh came from his chest.“OOOOH~OOOOH! I’m gonna make you pay for that.” 

"I'll hold you to that, Mister. Go freshen up..I'll find us something good."

The hybrid nodded as he turned into the shower room, closing it behind him, and simultaneously Connie shut the door.

 It would be another fifteen minutes before they meet again. Steven was already done with his shower twelve minutes prior. He stood in his underwear waiting for his Heart Berry. 

He couldn't help the smile on his face. Seeing her open the door with six different costumes. She took the first one on top with a smirk on her face, causing him to shake his head snickering.

"Really Nini?"

She nodded with a smirk. "Made by Count D.artist.."

In her hands was a replica of Shinji Ikari's plugsuit from Evangelion.

"Time to get you into the damn suit, Steven."