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Headcanon that in their pre-Garnet days, it was really hard for these teeny gems on homeworld, they REALLY don’t get along with other gems. Ruby’s too much of an aggressive hot-head and Sapphire is too self-reliant and withdrawn.

They have amazing core strengths, so that may have made them stand out to the higher-ups. They probably got paired up together, being they’re “unbalanced”, weaker gems (seriously, it’s striking to me that they’re the only two gems so far that don’t have their gems fixed in a central position on their body), much to the other’s displeasure.

I du n n o I just have this feeling ever since Garnet’s advice to Jamie that they probably didn’t have a “love at first sight” meeting. 

To be continued most definitely