#the idea of post DL shiny duo hurt/comfort is just. its so. AUGH

[ender1821]

no longer a danger to herself or others

It was always going to be one lone victor. They craved entertainment, They were always going to sever the ties between the final pair and watch as the two fight, after everything they’ve been through. They wanted heartbreak. They wanted betrayal. They wanted the prized winner to realise in horror, what they had just done.

In the end, Pearl shields herself from the blast of a lit dynamite.

(Gem isn’t supposed to use her powers like this, but this is the one exception.)