History ShipTease / LandOfTheLustrous

* Cinnabar has, on multiple occasions, made a [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-abszVHmOyac/U8wUnXhZaNI/AAAAAAAAMZY/vV7309NTPP4/s0/017.jpg mini-figure of Phos]] out of their mercury. [[spoiler:Even before fighting Phos for the first and last time, Cinnabar takes a moment to make one before taking a fighting stance.]]

* Cinnabar has, on multiple occasions, made a [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-abszVHmOyac/U8wUnXhZaNI/AAAAAAAAMZY/vV7309NTPP4/s0/017.jpg mini-figure of Phos]] out of their mercury.

Spoilers are unmarked ahead. You have been warned.

* Dia post night raid is shown to obsessively mumble about Bort while having a roundtable with the other Gems.

* Bortz/Cinnabar became a popular alternate pairing when Bortz forced Cinnabar into the main group following Phos bringing several gems to the moon. When Bortz gets coated in mercury during a subsequent battle, Cinnabar promptly apologizes and Bort accepts it.

* Phos tells Cinnabar not to go to the moon, as they'll definitely [[ThePromise find a fun job for Cinnabar that only Cinnabar can do]]. While Phos' goals have changed over the years, this is the one goal they've never given up on at least until the Moon arc. This promise is what drives Phos to do a lot of the things they do, such as going into the ocean with Ventricocus, and later, [[spoiler:going to the moon]].

* Phos tells Cinnabar not to go to the moon, as they'll definitely [[ThePromise find a fun job for Cinnabar that only Cinnabar can do]]. While Phos' goals have changed over the years, this is the one goal they've never given up on [[spoiler:at least until the Moon arc]]. This promise is what drives Phos to do a lot of the things they do, such as going into the ocean with Ventricocus, and later, [[spoiler:going to the moon]].

* Rutile's calm and rational demeanor is broken only when [[spoiler: Phos takes Padparadscha away to the moon]]. The shock of this causes Rutile's face to crack-- the only on-screen instance of this gem getting broken in the series.

* In chapter 81, when Padparadscha is awoken, their first thought is towards Phos's safety and wondering if their mission was a success. When Phos fails to [[spoiler:make Sensei pray due to being attacked,]] Padparadscha immediately seeks out Goshe's help in getting Phos out of danger.

* Phos tells Cinnabar not to go to the moon, as he'll definitely [[ThePromise find a fun job for Cinnabar that only Cinnabar can do]]. While Phos' goals have changed over the years, this is the one goal he's never given up on.
* This promise is what drives Phos to do a lot of the things they do, such as going into the ocean with Ventricocus, and later, [[spoiler:going to the moon]].

* There are also several other instances where Cinnabar is shown to be {{Tsundere}} when regarding Phos, implying that they have some sort of hidden feelings for the gem.

* The partnership between Dia and Bort seems to be treated by the story as a sort of unhealthy relationship, with Dia saying that even though they loves[[note]]the word used is "aishite", which is only used to refer to very deep love[[/note]] Bort, they [[GreenEyedMonster can't bear]] being [[AlwaysSecondBest weaker]] than the gem.
* Bort also cares for Dia deeply, although it manifests in a [[AngerBornOfWorry very different way]]. They tried to advise Dia on how to improve on the other Gem's fighting technique, and when Dia tried to use a new fighting technique, Bort tried to get them to stop because it forced Dia to exert their body to its breaking point. However, because of Bort's bluntness and refusal to soften up their words, Dia took all of this as Bort belittling their own ability to fight, and Bortz ended up ultimately driving Dia away.

* After [[spoiler:Dia leaves for the moon]], Bort rushes out to search for him, not even stopping to change. They've walked ''to the bottom of the ocean'' by the time Sensei calls the gem back.

* When Phos gets swallowed by Ventricosus, his last thoughts before completely melting away are about how Cinnabar will be stuck like that forever.

* Cinnabar is the first person Phos tells about his plan to [[spoiler:go to the moon. Phos even mentions the irony of him trying to get to the moon when he had previously told Cinnabar not to go. This time, Cinnabar is the one to beg Phos not to go]].

* Bort also cares for Dia deeply, although it manifests in a [[AngerBornOfWorry very different way]]. They tried to advise Dia on how to improve his fighting, and when Dia tried to use a new fighting technique, Bortz tried to get him to stop because it forced Dia to exert his body to its breaking point. However, because of Bortz's bluntness and refusal to soften up his words, Dia took all of this as Bortz belittling his ability to fight, and Bortz ended up ultimately driving Dia away.

* This promise is what drives Phos to do a lot of the things he does, such as going into the ocean with Ventricocus, and later, [[spoiler:going to the moon]].

* After hearing Cinnabar rant about how much he hates Phos (believing that there's no way Phos will fulfill the aforementioned promise), Dia straight-up asks Cinnabar if Phos confessed to him, to which Cinnabar [[{{Tsundere}} blushingly denies]].
** Despite the above, Cinnabar does hope that Phos will fulfill his promise, stating after Dia leaves that he "won't call [Phos] a liar just yet".
** Ventricosus, too, despite having only interacted with Cinnabar that one time, seems to have picked up on the tension between Cinnabar and Phos, believing that Phos "doesn't want to look bad in front of [his] dreamboat".
* When lead into a trap for the Lunarians, Phos says he'll let Ventricosus and Aculeatus exchange his body for the rest of their family, as long as they don't let the Lunarians get Cinnabar.
* Cinnabar still remembers, word for word, the promise that Phos made about finding a "job that's more fun than night patrol" that only Cinnabar can do, even after Phos had lost enough of his original gem matter to forget his own words.

* Cinnabar is the only gem Phos trusts to tell about his suspicions about Sensei. Even after Cinnabar refuses to help him investigate Sensei, Phos doesn't tell anyone else, not even his new partner, Ghost.

* Cinnabar has, on multiple occasions, made a [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-abszVHmOyac/U8wUnXhZaNI/AAAAAAAAMZY/vV7309NTPP4/s0/017.jpg mini-figure of Phos]] out of his mercury.
* There are also several other instances where Cinnabar is shown to be {{Tsundere}} when regarding Phos, implying that he has some sort of hidden feelings for the gem.

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* The partnership between Dia and Bortz seems to be treated by the story as a sort of unhealthy relationship, with Dia saying that even though he loves[[note]]the word used is "aishite", which is only used to refer to very deep love[[/note]] Bortz, he [[GreenEyedMonster can't bear]] being [[AlwaysSecondBest weaker]] than him.
* Bortz seems to also care for Dia deeply, although it manifests in a [[AngerBornOfWorry very different way]]. He tried to advise Dia on how to improve his fighting, and when Dia tried to use a new fighting technique, Bortz tried to get him to stop because it forced Dia to exert his body to its breaking point. However, because of Bortz's bluntness and refusal to soften up his words, Dia took all of this as Bortz belittling his ability to fight, and Bortz ended up ultimately driving Dia away.
* When Phos breaks the news to Dia that he's going to partner up with Bortz, Dia tells Phos to take care of Bortz for him, even if Bortz is "a little eccentric" compared to the others. When Phos agrees, calling Bortz a weirdo, Dia gets mad, telling Phos not to talk badly about Bortz.
* During Shiro's attack on the castle, when Alex mentions that he saw Dia being chased by Shiro, Bortz [[NotSoStoic immediately panics]] and runs off to find Dia.
* After Bortz ends his partnership with Dia and partners up with Phos, Dia remarks that he's "glad they broke up", as Dia can look at Bortz more fondly when they're further apart. After a moment, Bortz cups Dia's face and agrees.
* After [[spoiler:Dia leaves for the moon]], Bortz rushes out to search for him, not even stopping to change. He's walked ''to the bottom of the ocean'' by the time Sensei calls him back.

* Rutile's entire reason for becoming a doctor was so he'd be able to find a way to fix Padparadscha.
* In an omake, when asked by Phos about when he works on assembling Padparadscha, Rutile answers with a curt "always".
* Rutile is so dedicated to fixing Padparadscha that he sleep-talks about fixing him, wakes up in the middle of winter hibernation with ideas of how to fix him, [[spoiler:has considered going to the Moon to find new materials to fix him with]], etc.

* Even though it will mean he'll never wake up again, Padparadscha wants Rutile to give up on fixing him because he doesn't want to keep being a bother to Rutile.

* Zircon, after partnering up with Bortz, seems to be the only one able to wring emotions out of the older gem.

As the gems are [[AmbiguousGender Gender]] [[NoBiologicalSex Ambiguous]], whether the ShipTease interactions between them count as {{Hoyay}} or {{Lesyay}} is left up to interpretation. Regardless of where you stand on this, there is plenty of ShipTease between the more prominently featured gems.

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