Best Lapidot Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn Lapidot (Lapis Lazuli/Peridot) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top Lapidot Slow Burn Fic Recs
3 slow burn Lapidot fics matched, followed by other top-rated Lapidot stories.
Apartment on the 6th floor
Slow Burnby Kefirych
Sometimes memories are stronger than life itself. No matter how hard you try to erase them from your mind, they rise to the surface and pull you into the depths. Lapis knew this. Fragments of the past haunted her, trapping her in a vice and tearing at her, stripping away her skin until only bones re
Lapidary Love
Slow Burnby Clestae_Silvertree
Just two Homeworld gems trying to figure out life on the confusing, ever-changing planet Earth. Will they learn to adapt and change with it, or will they be forever trapped by their past? Much like a lapidary, perhaps they can help each other grow and shine into their best selves -- or even become s
A Feeling I Can’t Analyze
Slow Burnby Jikkokat
Peridot is a scientist. She understands technology, data, and problem-solving. What she does not understand is why her heart beats faster whenever she’s around Lapis Lazuli. With the help of Steven, a few episodes of Camp Pining Hearts, and a lot of confusion, Peridot attempts to solve the strangest
The Church of the Diamond Cross
by ScryingScrimshaw
Peridot is an anxious mess who struggles with accepting her identity as a queer woman. Lapis is a trauma-riddled runaway with no emotional regulation. When Steven brings Lapis into Peridot's life, the two slowly bond over their shared religious guilt and learn how to be human after escaping The Chur
Wholesome One-Shot Stories
by DrxSlade
I figure I give this a shot (get it, shot?) and see how it goes from here, I'll honestly try to make the chapters entertaining, plus I do love a challenge.
Not Everything is Permanent
by Kujo1597
After the death of her friend Amethyst decided to get a tattoo in memory of her. She went into the shop not expecting one of the artists there to be really freaking cute. Peridot is this tattoo artist and she found Amethyst very refreshing. The problem is the other tattoo artist working at the shop;
Sapphic Pride Oneshot Challenge
by amazinggraciegurl
30 days of sapphic oneshots with various ships.Additional tags at the beginning of each chapter.Happy Pride!
Sins of Goliath
by CadenReigns
The Supernatural Studies Club of Reverie University has a plan. They have the means. And they each has their own reasons for wanting (or even needing) to find something beyond their natural world. But when Dipper, Connie, Molly, Twilight, and Anne set out to find a world unseen will they get what th
What’s the Use of Feeling (Pink)?
by MrPasta
“Stop acting like a child!” White yells in frustration.Steven lets go of Connie’s hands, to glance up at her bright light, he laughed out.“I am a child, what’s your excuse?”White was stunned for a moment, a pink hue began to spread across her, and everyone else’s cheeks.But then it faded back to gre
Getting Along
by Violet_MoonStone
Ever since Lapis’s arrival on earth and moving into the Barn, she still hasn’t grown quite fond of her Barn-mate, Peridot. Soon enough she’ll come around.
Let’s be eternally together, forever.
by EnglishManHunter
It started with a simple act of kindness. Peridot was struggling to carry a few boxes with clothing. and Lapis offered to take the weight. Peridot thought it was a one-time encounter with a nice stranger. She didn't know that Lapis was stalking her constantly after that. She definitely doesn't know
The Amazing Digital Universe
by Roefish
Caine and Kinger think they can engineer a way to leave the circus using something like projections. If they can just figure out how to add mass to light, their bodies can persist in the macroverse. It sounds impossible, but somehow, it works, and they find themselves in a small seaside town in the
Interpolation
by enby_lydia
Throwing my SU ficlets together, all canon-compliant. 50% Pearl-based and 50% everyone else. Individual scenes may have warnings for content that skirts the boundary of the rating, and there is canon-typical violence but no strong language.
Pressure Points
by scopacopia
One accidental touch is all it takes to awaken Lapis’s curiosity about a forbidden pleasure from Homeworld’s past, and Peridot’s reaction is far too enticing to forget.Lapis wants find out just how sensitive Peridot really is, and how far her roommate will let her go.
Steven Universe AU - Heart of a Succubus.
by Adam_Smash_Her
No summary provided.
Is This...Love?
by Professional_Overthinker
It all started out with Lapis and Peridot tending to the garden they grew together. Lapis gives Peridot a nickname. Confusion ensues in Peridot
Oh No!
by Flam3_Pr1nc3ss
a really cute and sad Lapidot centric fic yea I suck at summaries going to be updating 1 to 2 times a week
Continued (Camp Pining) Reconciliation
by datzuwatzu
So.. Camp Pining Hearts by kamanzi is an infamous fic. I recommend reading it in its completion, what this is.. Is an "ending" of sorts to their unfinished sequel fic. I would've made a fully fledged chapter, if my adhd would allow it lol. But I couldn't leave it as is with my aching heart, so I opt
Hoshi's Universe
by DragonOpal
Steven is an old man and has lost everything. His wife, his son, and he even lost touch with the gems ages ago. One single phone call and a trip to Japan is all it's going to take to change his life forever and force him to go back to Beach City. He's got a very young, yakuza-raised granddaughter he
Steven Universe AU - A gentle touch
by Adam_Smash_Her
No summary provided.
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Why Slow Burn Lapidot Fanfiction Works So Well
Lapis Lazuli/Peridot — The water-powered Lapis and tech-savvy Peridot, who became roommates and close companions while learning to live peacefully on Earth.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
Their domestic barn life and contrasting personalities - Lapis's emotional depth with Peridot's analytical nature - create heartwarming slice-of-life stories. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn Lapidot fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
More Lapidot Tropes
Lapidot · Friends to Lovers
Best friends who realize their feelings run deeper than friendship.
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Lapidot · Hurt/Comfort
One character is hurt (physically or emotionally) and another provides comfort and care.
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Lapidot · Angst
Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.
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Lapidot · Fluff
Light, happy, feel-good stories focused on sweet moments and happiness.
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Lapidot · Romance
The broadest banner in fanfiction: stories where a relationship is the plot. Every flavor lives under it — slow burns and instant sparks, first kisses and fiftieth anniversaries — across every rating and every fandom on the archive.
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Slow Burn in Other Ships
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