[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[AndrewJTalon]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59647771/chapters/189376716#workskin

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14400696/2/Rivalry

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The Beacon dorm room was a cozy chaos of gaming gear and snack wrappers, the glow of dual monitors casting flickering shadows across Ruby Rose and Jaune Arc as they sat side by side, controllers in hand. Ruby's silver eyes sparkled with excitement as she leaned into the webcam, her voice bubbling over the stream's opening jingle. "Hey, Roseheads and ArcFans! Yes, we're finally doing a stream together!"

Jaune, his blond hair mussed from a long day, grinned at the camera, his tone easy but curious. "Hey! So… how's the chat looking?"

Ruby's eyes flicked to the scrolling chat, her smile twitching into a scowl. "I…" She huffed, her cheeks pinkening. "Yes, he's hot! I know he's hot!"

Jaune blinked, tilting his head. "Pardon?"

"I-I mean…" Ruby stammered, her hands flailing as she backpedaled. "I think you look good! You have normal knees, just like me!"

Jaune's brow furrowed, his voice a mix of confusion and amusement. "I… sure?"

"ANYWAY!" Ruby barreled on, her voice pitching up as she waved at the screen. "We're trying some new co-op indie horror games, since that's DarkArc's big thing when he's not being a jerk in MMORPGs."

Jaune shot her a mock glare, his grin teasing. "I'm not a jerk… exactly… Also, you suck."

"I do NOT suck!" Ruby protested, her pout fierce. "You're just some weird power-fetish gamer!"

"And you minmax!" Jaune countered, leaning closer. "Seriously, do you have spreadsheets for your character builds?"

"NO!" Ruby squeaked, then mumbled, "Okay, maybe one!"

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Later in the stream, the screen shifted to the eerie, yellow-tinged corridors of The Backrooms: Deep Investigation. Ruby's avatar crept forward, her voice tinged with unease.

"Okay, so this is… what do you call it, DarkArc?"

"Liminal horror," Jaune said, his tone slipping into nerdy enthusiasm. "It's an anthropology term meaning transitory spaces. Like hallways, or workspaces, or big empty spaces like malls and warehouses. They're places you don't live, and you don't feel comfortable in if no people are around. It's just… off, strange, if they're entirely devoid of sound or people. Your imagination begins to turn every little noise into a monster. It's designed to emphasize your dread. The genre's been flooded thanks to the success of the original Backrooms with a lot of bad knockoffs, but you can still find potential gems."

Ruby stared at him, her eyes wide. "Wow… that was hypernerd."

Jaune flushed, scratching his neck. "And? Um, is that bad?"

"N-No!" Ruby blurted, her cheeks reddening as she fumbled with her controller. "I, uh, I actually kind of like it."

Jaune's grin softened, his voice warm. "Thanks…"

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In the game, the oppressive yellow walls of the Backrooms loomed, their buzzing fluorescents casting harsh shadows. Ruby's voice was a grumble. "Ugh… I hate this shade of yellow. It's creepy and gross."

"Yeah," Jaune agreed, his avatar scanning a corner. "I read it's unsettling because it matches the tone of a decaying corpse's skin."

Ruby's head whipped toward him. "How do you know stuff like that?"

"Mom's a doctor, wanted me to be one too," Jaune said, his tone casual but tinged with something heavier.

"Oh. So, uh, that didn't work out?" Ruby asked, her voice softer.

"No… Let's see…" Jaune steered the conversation back, his eyes on the screen. "The sanity meter is very important, so let's keep that in mind."

"Sure, sure…" Ruby murmured, her gaze lingering on him before refocusing.

They wandered through the first level, the game's eerie silence broken only by the hum of lights. Ruby's voice grew tense. "Eesh… why is everything arranged so spooky? Like all these chairs in rows—it's weird!"

"That's kind of the point," Jaune said, his avatar pausing to check a door.

"I guess so… When's a monster gonna appear? This is weirding me out!"

"Again, kind of the point," Jaune teased.

"Well, I don't think anything will be scarier than—" Ruby's avatar turned a corner, revealing a blank-faced mannequin standing motionless. "EEEEP!"

Jaune burst into laughter, his controller shaking. "Hahahaahaha!"

"You—You didn't tell me there would be killer mannequins!" Ruby wailed, her cheeks puffing out.

"Ahahahaha!" Jaune wheezed, wiping a tear from his eye.

"STOP LAUGHING! It was—It was surprising, that's all! Ten minutes of nothing and then BAM! Stupid mannequin!" Ruby's avatar swung at the mannequin, landing a hit… only for it to swing back, knocking her character's health down. "OW! How—HOW DID IT HIT ME?!"

"Ahahahaha…!" Jaune doubled over, his laughter echoing through the mic.

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More time passed, the game's tension ratcheting up. Ruby's voice was a frustrated growl. "Ugh… I hate these stupid mannequins… they keep moving when I don't look at them! Like the Crying Angels in Professor Paradox…"

Jaune nodded, his tone grim. "I really hope there aren't any Grimm like that. That would be horrifying, and they're already pretty bad."

"I know, right? Geez…" Ruby's avatar froze as the lights flickered, shifting to an ominous red. "Uh oh. Uh oh, what—what's happening? What's happening?"

"Yeah, we need to get into shelter. NOW," Jaune said, his voice urgent. "There's a locker where I am!"

"Where are you?! Where did you go?!" Ruby's voice pitched up, her avatar spinning in panic.

"I'm over here! I'm in the locker!" Jaune called, his character safe inside.

"Well, where's my locker?! Where's the—" Ruby's avatar rounded a corner, coming face-to-face with a scribbly, squiggly abomination loping toward her, its form a nightmare of jagged lines. "AAAHHH! AAAAHHHH! AAHHHHH!"

"There's a shelter near me! Run! RUN RUN RUN—!" Jaune shouted.

Ruby's avatar bolted, her fingers mashing buttons as she hit a locker and slammed the interact key… only to eject Jaune's character, taking his place inside.

"WHA—ROSESCYTHE!" Jaune yelped, his avatar now exposed.

Ruby giggled awkwardly, her voice sheepish. "I didn't know I could do that—!"

The scribble monster lunged, grabbing Jaune's character and tearing it apart in a gruesome animation. "AAAHHHHH! AHHHH!" Jaune screamed, half-laughing.

"SORRRRRRY!" Ruby wailed, then froze as the monster yanked the locker open, killing her character in a flash of red. "AAAHHH! WHAT!? IT CAN DO THAT?! WHY?!"

"It saw you go into the locker," Jaune said, his voice deadpan but amused.

"THAT'S NOT OKAY!" Ruby protested, slamming her controller down.

"Well, we can always respawn," Jaune said, his smirk audible.

"Sh-Shuhuh!" Ruby huffed, her cheeks red as she pouted at him. Jaune chuckled and leaned in, meaning to kiss her forehead. Ruby though tilted her chin at just the wrong moment… And their lips met.

It was brief, and they both pulled back immediately with bright red faces. Ruby coughed. Jaune coughed.

"... STREAM'S OVER!" Ruby cried, turning and running out. Jaune watched her run off, blinking.

"I… Wait what?"

Jaune looked at the screens… And flushed harder.

"N-No! I'm not-WE'RE NOT A COUPLE-I-UNTIL NEXT TIME!"

He shut off the stream, taking deep breaths to calm himself.

"Geez…"

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Somethings wrong with the words. Can't see unless highlighted. Anyway awesome chapter. Backrooms is a fun game

 

[Ash Craig]

And they get closer, much to Pyrrha's fear. When Jaune was pursuing Weiss, there was no fear of Weiss ever reciprocating.

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This gives me an amusing idea based on that. Basically, at some point before the dance, Jaune does something that makes Weiss reevaluate him, and she starts to get interested. Pyrrha is extremely displeased, but Weiss thinks it's because Pyrrha holds a grudge for her treatment of Pyrrha's partner or doesn't trust her, or something else. Cue facepalms from literally everyone else.

"NO!" Ruby squeaked, then mumbled, "Okay, maybe one!"

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…definitely haven't done this for fun, not at all

Also, your text is black, so it's almost unreadable on the dark theme.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14484582/5/Councilman-Arc-The-Revival

Councilman Arc: The Revival - Chapter 5 - AndrewJTalon - RWBY [Archive of Our Own]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

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Jaune had been up half the night to get through the Beacon Financial Audit. Ruby, his bodyguard for the night, had tried to stay up but he'd ordered her to bed. So she'd sacked out in the cot in the side room of his office-It seemed his predecessor was no stranger to long nights at the office.

Or maybe he'd needed a place to bang prostitutes, Jaune wasn't too sure. He also wasn't going to ask.

The door opened. Jaune frowned-Wasn't the door supposed to be locked?

"Hello?" He called out, hand already reaching for the hold out shotgun Yang and Ruby had gotten him. He still had Crocea Mors but twin barrels of Burn Dust at point blank range would give him more time to escape. Also it would wake up Ruby.

Glynda Goodwitch stepped into the light of the lamps on his desk, looking grave and seriously. Jaune blinked rapidly.

"Professor?"

"Councilman," Glynda greeted, "I have been dispatched to make a request. In regards to the audit."

Jaune blinked.

"I mean, about the audit-"

"I understand that there may be many mysterious transactions," Glynda began, "And not all of them are covered under the Securities Act or Ozpin's position as Chief Huntsman for Vale."

"Uh… I suppose I understand that," Jaune said, slowly and carefully. Glynda bowed her head.

"I know that our word alone isn't enough," Glynda said, "And that you will need more convincing. I cannot provide all the information. The stakes are simply too high."

Jaune slowly nodded, sitting up straight. He set his hands on the desk.

"I understand that but-"

"So," Glynda sighed, looking resigned, "If you need me to do anything… Anything at all… To gain your trust. To assure you of the seriousness of the situation. I am prepared to do anything you want. Absolutely anything."

Jaune blinked. He blushed.

No, no way… There's no way she could…!

His computer beeped. He looked at it for salvation… And he smiled.

"Oh! Um, I was just trying to say that the audit is complete! And uh, while we'll have to talk about some expenditures, it turns out that it can all be covered under the existing tax write off structure."

Glynda flushed a bit. She cleared her throat.

"Ah…"

"In fact," Jaune said with a smile, "I have found a lot of waste in the budget we could make good use of." He flipped his holowindows around, letting Glynda see his results. "For instance! I noticed that you have a lot of work, Professor. An absolutely massive workload."

"I do," Glynda said, frowning. Jaune beamed.

"So I found enough in the coffee budget to cut that would get you an assistant!"

Glynda gaped. She looked over the figures, and then nodded.

"I do believe that is the case," she said carefully. Jaune nodded back.

"And I was looking over your financial and tracking software," he said, and brought up another window. "I asked my sister-in-law, Terra, for some good software. She made it herself and I bought it with my own money. Give it a try! I'm linked into Beacon's system, after all."

Glynda blinked. She took hold of the keyboard and mouse and made use of the software. She transferred the latest packet of paperwork she had to do. Jaune nodded.

"Right, just input it in, use these parameters," he instructed. Glynda did so… And everything was organized and collated properly.

Her jaw dropped. Jaune continued to smile broadly.

"I… You… Why-?"

"You've been nothing but helpful to me, Professor," Jaune said earnestly, "You're tough but fair, and pushed me to work harder. You let me call you directly for help and advice. How could I not try to help you? Besides, this coffee budget is ridiculous, who needs this much-MMPH?!"

Jaune was unable to speak anymore, which was entirely understandable. After all, Glynda Goodwitch suddenly embraced him and proceeded to stick her tongue down his throat.

Jaune was frozen for a second… But despite his new office, he was still a teenaged boy. His arms went around her waist and he clumsily deepened the kiss.

"Jaune? Who's here?"

Jaune and Glynda pulled apart. Glynda waved her riding crop, her Semblance fixing her hair and make up before Ruby opened the door to the side room fully. The young Huntress-in-training blinked twice, looking suspiciously between the two. A flash of rose petals and she was by Jaune's side.

"Professor Goodwitch? What are you doing here?!"

"I was discussing some… Issues with Councilman Arc," Glynda said quickly, "But we have managed to sort them out. Haven't we, Councilman?"

Jaune was still gaping like a fish. Glynda's emerald eyes narrowed. Jaune coughed and shook his head.

"Ah, y-yes. Thank you, Professor. We-We've sorted everything out, Ruby! No problem! No problem at all!" He babbled. Ruby frowned, scowling at Glynda as she pressed against Jaune protectively.

"Really?"

"Yes! Yes, absolutely," Glynda cleared her throat, and adjusted her glasses. "Anyway, I will take this… This very good news back to Beacon and ensure Headmaster Ozpin signs off on the new budget."

"Great!" Jaune replied quickly, nodding his head, "That's great!"

"I… I look forward to working with you more in the future, Councilman Arc," Glynda said, a shy smile on her face with a hint of heat in her eyes. "And I am truly grateful for all you have done. Immensely grateful."

Her voice dipped into an almost sultry purr at the end. Jaune gulped, his face burning bright red. Ruby pouted, practically puffing her cheeks up like a squirrel with too many nuts. She clung to Jaune tightly and scowled at the professor.

"He is! Now go home, Professor! I need to make sure Jaune-Councilman Arc gets some sleep for tomorrow!" Ruby growled.

"Very well," Glynda said with a soft smile. She nodded to Jaune. "Goodnight, Councilman Arc."

"Uh… J-Just call me Jaune, please," Jaune managed. Glynda's smile grew just a hair.

"As long as you call me Glynda," she said. Jaune coughed-And winced as Ruby tightened her grip on him.

"I uh… That's difficult but I'll try, Prof-Glynda," Jaune managed.

Glynda nodded, and her warm smile made his heart skip a beat.

"Of course, Jaune," she said, turning and walking out. Jaune couldn't help staring after her swinging hips.

Did she always do that…?

Ruby's face filled his vision as she climbed up onto him and held onto his shoulders.

"Jaune! What are you doing?"

"Huh? I uh, um," Jaune tried, "Well…"

"First Yang and now Professor Goodwitch?!" Ruby demanded. Jaune blinked at her.

"W-What do you mean? I don't-What do you mean?"

"I…" Ruby scowled at him angrily. "You… Hmph!" She turned away and pouted unhappily. Jaune pulled her into a tight hug, and rubbed her back.

"I'm sorry Ruby," Jaune murmured. "Hey… How about we get some sleep?"

Ruby pouted at him. "I can't sleep. I have to be your bodyguard."

"Then we can sleep together?" Jaune offered. Ruby went bright red as she froze.

"T-T-Together?! We're-We're-We're-You-I-!" She fainted dead away. Jaune blinked in disbelief.

"Ruby? Ruby? You okay…?" He checked her pulse and breathing: Both fine. He sighed and shook his head as he held her.

"You're a handful," he mumbled. He saved his work and shut off his computer. He carried her off to the side room, and tried to lay her down onto the cot.

Emphasis on tried: She clung like a barnacle. Jaune sighed, trying to blink away his sleep… And gave up.

"Fine," he mumbled, laying down with her. He pulled a blanket up over them. "Least the press isn't here…" He frowned. "I hope."

He ruffled Ruby's hair affectionately. Ruby sighed softly and nuzzled into his chest.

"Mmm… Ruby Arc," she mumbled.

Jaune chuckled and kissed the top of her head again.

"Silly Ruby…"

Still, she was holding onto him very tightly and… He shifted, and blushed.

Boobs? Yeah. Those were boobs.

Your sisters have boobs too! He shouted at himself.

She's not your sister! And you're… Kind of dating her sister?

Jaune, too tired to argue with himself anymore, fell asleep as he cuddled with Ruby. She smiled softly.

Beat that, Yang! She thought smugly, before she too fell asleep.

 

[CountvonBarnOwl]

Right, muse is getting away from me on my latest NSFW Snippet, but it looks like my Halloween snippet is going to be done on time (but that one's probably going in the NSFW too).

Reading all the notes and videos for Monty coming out and i gotta say
Damn did Yang get hit with the Mom duty, Qrow and Tai not even subtle on how much they saw Raven in her? and Treating Ruby like Summer 24/7 just expecting all the good from her
also in the comic Raven told Qrow Ruby spent a lunch alone and sent a letter complaining about Yang not taking care of her... WTF!?!

Spoiler: Letter

Summer did 100% of keeping the team together huh? and Yang had to keep her family together after

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But first I've got to address this honking letter. That doesn't look/read like organic dialogue. Was this letter written by aliens? Or passionately, and comprehensively, google translated through eight different languages? I cannot picture, in any real or fictional universe, a sentient human being talking like that as part of a conversation. This looks like it was written as dialogue for a creative writing homework assignment in a college course, or like it came out of some Hollywood writers room. Can you imagine saying those words in that order to another person, and expect them to come away as anything besides confused?

Moving on

Apparently Cinder x Adam is called Bull's Eye. It could also be called Trainwreck. "Dumpsterfire" is taken as an alternate pairing name for "Bumbleby."

So, while it would be total crack... Just imagine Adam and Cinder actually hooking up and become a power couple. A lot of it would be on Adam's end, to be honest.

Adam: "Blake! I've come to destroy Beacon... And here is my new girlfriend!"

Blake: "You-You... Wait, new girlfriend?!"

Adam: "She's better than you in every way!"

Blake: "She is NOT!"

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This is hilarious and there is little more to say.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Right, muse is getting away from me on my latest NSFW Snippet, but it looks like my Halloween snippet is going to be done on time (but that one's probably going in the NSFW too).




But first I've got to address this honking letter. That doesn't look/read like organic dialogue. Was this letter written by aliens? Or passionately, and comprehensively, google translated through eight different languages? I cannot picture, in any real or fictional universe, a sentient human being talking like that as part of a conversation. This looks like it was written as dialogue for a creative writing homework assignment in a college course, or like it came out of some Hollywood writers room. Can you imagine saying those words in that order to another person, and expect them to come away as anything besides confused?

Moving on

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Maybe Qrow was drunk and he was in his "erudite typing" drunk mode but still drunk so it came out this confused mess.

Either way... Jaune could perhaps find it and try to help Yang out. Dude's got seven sisters and he's not dead, clearly he learned how to help them reconcile some issues.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Mia is playing around outside the Beacon dorms in her costume... A mini and age appropriate version of Glynda's outfit. With a witch's hat.

Mia: "I'm a super cool witch!"

Mia: Waves her wand around "Shoooommmm! Pew pew pew!"

Glynda walked up, saw the little witch running around... And looks over at Jaune with a raised eyebrow.

Jaune: Puts his palms up as he looks at Glynda's conflicted expression. "I just want to say, again, I had nothing to do with this, its was all her idea. She wanted to be a Witch for Halloween, and apparently that translated to you, but with a witchy hat."

Mia: "A SUPER COOL WITCH!"

Glynda then smiled gently.

Glynda: "I'll take it as a compliment."

Jaune: Nervously scratches the back of his neck. "Well I'm glad to hear that, because I uh... kind of need a favor."

Glynda: "Oh?" Raised eyebrow

Jaune: Pulls out a tiny broomstick from behind his back. "I need you to enchant this broomstick, so my daughter can fly on it. Please?"

Mia: "Pleaaaassse?"

Glynda: "..."

Ten seconds later, Mia is squealing happily as she flies around the green

Jaune: Smiles genuinely at Glynda from how happy Mia is. "Thanks Professor, this means a lot to me."

Glynda: smiles "Well... I'm hardly a wicked witch, now am I?"

Jaune: A smile still on his face... "Nah, you're a Goodwitch. "

Glynda: sighs, little smile "You're truly your father's son."

Mia: "YAAAAYYY!"

 

[Sir Borks-a-Lot]

Well. That adorable mental image gave me diabetes.

 

[mgl1206]

Well. That adorable mental image gave me diabetes.

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And he won't even pay for your insulin tsk tsk

 

[Gur40]

I Love that the Plushie give the Team better Canon Outfits!

Spoiler: Vampire Ruby

Spoiler: Ghost Weiss

and Jaune matching with Ruby
and for fun

Spoiler: STRQ

Blake wouldn't for as the Creature and just wore Velvet Fetish Wear face paint

Spoiler: Better Outfits

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Yang Cooks Ruby Bakes

Spoiler: Yang with Ruby

Ren and Jaune just swapping recipes with Yang and Ruby would have been fun

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What we Wanted in Atlas Arc

Spoiler: Yang Vs Adam

rewatching WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T BLAKE GIVE HER TEAM THE TACTICAL INTEL ON ADAM!?!?!? TIL THE LAST FUCKING SECOND?!?!
With Blake over the edge Yang was WRECKING Adam solo
What if he Fought Weiss? Or Ruby? FUCK CANON BLAKE YOU USELESS #%$^&

Spoiler: Evil Knock Off Penny

and more Whitley
or

Spoiler: Iron Daddy

vs what we got

Spoiler: You Are NOT The Main Character

SUCK IT Happy Huntress you were just Noise!

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Jaune with Who?

Spoiler: Or Nick?

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Neat Detail

Spoiler: Now Amp RUBY

Would AMP Work on Silver Eyes?

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Why ilia is made at Blake

Spoiler: Sunburn

which, fair

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Why We HATE BMBLB

Spoiler: Timing

if they had gotten together in the background/off screen in V7 i wouldn't hate it
But they take up space on the more important timing
I LOVED Nuts and Dolts
And i say this as a Lancaster Fanboy

JLA Part 2 had a scene like this with Ruby but what i want is this

Spoiler: V10 HOPE

Weiss watched her team "DIE" 1 by 1

Spoiler: Facts

Weiss Ruby and Zwei

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Proto Type Ruby + Her Inspiration!

Spoiler: just thought of it

She Stole Ruby whole fit!

 

[AndrewJTalon]

What if Blake was outed as the Princess of Menagerie at Beacon? Like, everyone now knows she's THAT Blake Belladonna?

(Yes she protests she's not a princess-Nobody listens.)

Cardin Winchester immediately makes nice because it's politically advantageous and his father is leaning on him to not be a bigot.

Neptune hits on her constantly, much to her and Sun's irritation.

She seeks solidarity with Arslan and Velvet as fellow Faunus-Arslan is unimpressed with Menagerie's anti-human policies, and Velvet hates Menagerie because Menagerians don't approve of human/faunus relationships.

Weiss... Is furious with Blake's hypocrisy and then realizes she HAS met Blake before-At fancy diplomatic dinners! As children! And Blake was unpleasant to her then too!

 

[Bev]

And suddenly a lot of Blake's excuses and rethoric becomes invalid. Love it.

 

[Blackicefox]

Yeah no thanks I'm really tired of all this shiting on Blake crap like maybe it's because I don't acknowledge anything after season 3 except maybe Blake's parents cuz I like their designs as Canon and I'm more of Mind of only acknowledging a few things in season 3 ad Canon but the constant dumping on the cat gets annoying

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Yeah no thanks I'm really tired of all this shiting on Blake crap like maybe it's because I don't acknowledge anything after season 3 except maybe Blake's parents cuz I like their designs as Canon and I'm more of Mind of only acknowledging a few things in season 3 ad Canon but the constant dumping on the cat gets annoying

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Here's the thing: Blake coming from a place of privilege, having become a terrorist because she believed peace wouldn't work and then realizing she'd made a mistake, then growing as a person to understand the world isn't black and white... Would have been very interesting. Going from spoiled rich princess to terrorist to actual hero is very interesting. But out of necessity it requires a lot of hard work, self reflection, and learning from failure. All things CRWBY could have done with her... If they were actual writers.

So yes, I do hit on Blake's hypocrisy. Just as I hit on Yang's aggressiveness and mom issues, Ruby's impulsiveness, Weiss's ego, and so on. Because it's a means for them to grow... And can also be funny.

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

Weiss... Is furious with Blake's hypocrisy and then realizes she HAS met Blake before-At fancy diplomatic dinners! As children! And Blake was unpleasant to her then too!

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I can imagine Blake calling Weiss, and her family "new money" and "social climbers".

Blake took the " Princess" thing too far, like so much else.

 

[Bev]

Gotta be able to laugh at your own negatives to fix it.

 

[Fallout5368]

Weiss... Is furious with Blake's hypocrisy and then realizes she HAS met Blake before-At fancy diplomatic dinners! As children! And Blake was unpleasant to her then too!

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Weiss: Wait a second! I remember you now! You called me a spoiled rich bitch who knew nothing about the lives of the poor!

Blake: Well, your family is incredibly wealthy, and your family never had to work for it.

Weiss: My grandfather was a good and hard-working man! You were also being waited on hand and foot by an army of human servants! You also called me so many slurs that you caused a diplomatic incident that Menagerie is still trying to fix!

Blake: Well, you did try, and pet my ears.

Weiss: We were Six!

 

[wearei]

You also called me so many slurs that you caused a diplomatic incident that Menagerie is still trying to fix!

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I want to read Blake's big book of Human Slurs.

 

[CountvonBarnOwl]

Menagerians don't approve of human/velvet relationships.

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Not Menagerians don't approve of Human/Faunus relationships (they still don't, so don't worry), they all specifically hate Human/Velvet relationships in particular.

Go for it, Cardin!

Of course, on the note of Blake's cover, my idea is that she just tells people that she's a human and Belladonna is just a lot more common a name in I don't know, Western Anima or Southern Sanus than people give it credit for.

 

[LordofBones]

I have written this idea, I just haven't continued it. Lack of inspiration I suppose.

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Ah, the weight of expectations.

Post Salem;

Ruby: *brittle smile* "Continue heroing!"
Yang: *manic twitch* "Adventure and exploration and Blake!"
Blake: *fanatic gleam* "Faunus rights and oh Yang I guess."
Weiss: *justice and righteousness* "Honor my grandfather...Whitley who oh he knows I was just playing-"

Jaune: *sharing a pot of mac and cheese with Nora and Ren* "I'm thinking of settling down for a while, maybe go to medical school."

One year later...

Jaune: *having a nice quiet barbeque with Nora and Ren* "It's going to be harvest time soon."
Nora: "Save a bottle for me, Jaune-Jaune! I've got a big demolition contract down in Sanus this month!"
Ren: "Has anyone heard from Team RWBY recently?"

Ruby: *dead eyed* "H...heroism...gotta save...everyone..."
Yang: *lip wobbling* "Travel...and see the world...and nobody to welcome me home..."
Blake: *bloodshot eyes* "But...faunus...we have elections?...My family....lost?"
Weiss: *staring into space* "I'm...they wanted Whitley?...he doesn't...forgive me?...honorary title...no responsibilities...?"

I want to read Blake's big book of Human Slurs.

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Blake: "Show that shaved ape who's boss, Sun!"

*The fight stops as every eye swivels to Blake.*

Blake: "What? It's just faunus solidarity against the humies!"
Velvet, shouting: "She's from Menagerie!"

 

[wearei]

Blake: "What? It's just faunus solidarity against the humies!"
Velvet, shouting: "She's from Menagerie!"

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Velvet ending up like someone having to escort around their racist relative from the middle of nowhere when they visit from out of town.

Blake- "I'm not racist against those-"
Velvet- slapping her hands over Blake's mouth before she can say a slur that begrudgingly impress an Atlas colonialist.

 

[revetwrot]

I'm looking for a short I read here, where Jaune as the Rusted Knight talking to his parents after leaving Ever After. If anyone can find I'm writing about, can you give me post?

 

[Salraic238]

Had an evil idea, free for adoption. One of Ozma's incarnations, back in prehistory, went mad with power trying to unite the nations. He tried to conquer the world. His name was Fire Lord Ozai.

 

[Ash Craig]

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That's cute.

And one of her fans is both surprisingly generous and charming.

Perhaps one day she'll meet TimeKnightO in person.

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I like the idea that Salem and Ozma still have the things that made them fall in love the first time, and it was just Salem and Oz's differing stances on new humanity that broke them apart the first time, and the deaths of their daughters salting the earth, so to speak. (My interpretation of the daughter's bit is that they got caught in the crossfire between the two, and that they blame each other, but also kind of themselves. This would be a large part of why Salem only wants to die and why Oz got rid of his own power to create the maidens.)

This is why Blake insists that it's erotica instead of smut, as it does have genuinely deep cultural substance and discussion about it, but all of will go completely over the heads of anyone not familiar with those Faunus/Menagerie wedding customs and culture.

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Huh. That's a thought that literally never occurred to me, but I like it.

Jaune's Parents Did Train him in Aura arts... they just forgot to unlock his Aura first

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Heck, maybe they just had no idea you could unlock an aura, at least not intentionally, and are just doing this on the latent power of their souls.

Gist of the setting is 'A lance vs a huntsman team is a bit of a tossup and results get heavily skewed by individual semblances'.

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Yeah… Pyrrha is pretty much one of these thing's worst nightmare, isn't she?

(Perhaps also why she developed a ntr fetish, her subcontious despritly wanted to get away from Adam in any possible way, including getting "stolen")

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And perhaps it was an expression of her desperation to be free, she might never do it personally, but she clings to the idea that she could, that the only reason she doesn't is because she likes things as they are, with an unhealthy obsession.

Is Tumblr actually Right?

Spoiler: making a RWBY character *Trauma*

Name: pick a color
Weapon: add a gun to it
Semblance: pick a trauma

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*headdesk*

AARRGHHHHH!!!

All of them. Every semblance in the main cast is trauma-related. How did I not notice that? I noticed Blake's, Jaune's, Yang's, and to a lesser degree Ren's, but all of them? Raven's and Qrow's semblances tie so neatly into that as well, so does Neo's, and can anyone think of a character we know the story of who doesn't have that going for them?

In this version Raven isn't a deadbeat, she's actually doing important work in secret and trying to protect her family by drawing Salem's attention away from them.

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Maybe she became a Maiden by accident, and is both trying to distance her family from potential routes of attack and pretending Vernal is the Maiden instead? Her "you only get one" isn't actually her belief, it's an excuse to save Yang that would make her enemies believe that she won't come to rescue Yang anymore, and will only apply as long as their are witnesses…

- Jaune mentions that he's a faunus and everyone is trying to figure out his trait.

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I'd say something internal, like literally having the heart or voice of a lion. Blake obviously thinks it's his genitalia, does she convince the rest of her team?

Blake: "... I have read fanfics that made more sense than this."

Yang: "And written them. But that's the charm! Also, damn Cereal Girl! You did take acting lessons, right?"

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So has Yang just seen Blake writing her fanfic, or actually encountered it in the wild?

Weiss: "... I'm the only sane one here, aren't I?"

Blake: "Ha. Please."

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Hey, she might be traumatized, paranoid, and obsessed, with a side of PTSD, but she's at least able to recognize that neither she nor any of her friends are actually sane.

Sage: "... Your Nana was quite attractive. Like, REALLY attractive. How were those things real? Wow, she was just the hottest-"

Jaune: takes his sword back "Okay, that's enough of that."

Sage: clears his throat "Sorry about that."

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Sage genuinely did not mean to violate the bro code, it's just that when he delves deep into an old or otherwise important item, it has some degree of influence on him. In this case, he was just picking up Shirou's attraction to his wife, and snapped out of it easily enough, but there's more to it than that. He can tap into and borrow skills strongly associated with the object in question, which allows him to wield any weapon with the same skill the weapon was used with, but he has to be careful not to let their personality overwhelm him too. Using Ember Cecilia like this could make him more aggressive, Gambol Shroud could make him flightier and more prone to trickery in fights, Myrtenaster could make him imperious and commanding. Now, what would happen if he picked up a relic? It would allow them to not necessarily have to waste a question on Salem, since he can see all previous questions asked, but what would the relics tell him about the brother gods? The old humanity? The immortals? Magic itself?

Which reminds me of another joke I thought up concerning Adam's brand:

Whitley: "All that talk about my father hating Faunus is pure crap. I've yet to meet a single Faunus that he treats any worse than his own family."

Adam (taking off his mask): "Bullshit!"

Whitley (taking off his pants and mooning Adam, revealing the unfortunate location of his own SDC brand): "I wish."

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Adam decides that if Blake is in Menagerie where he can't get to her, he'll target her friends to make her come to him. He then actually meets the Schnees and realizes that they hate their father as much as he does. End result? When Ruby and co. get to Atlas, they find that Adam is now Whitley's big brother, the Scneeblings have begun to repair bridges, and they have a solid plot to overthrow Jacques and take back the SDC. No one is quite certain on how to feel.

Yeah no thanks I'm really tired of all this shiting on Blake crap like maybe it's because I don't acknowledge anything after season 3 except maybe Blake's parents cuz I like their designs as Canon and I'm more of Mind of only acknowledging a few things in season 3 ad Canon but the constant dumping on the cat gets annoying

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Also, Blake's constant hypocrisy comes across less like an intended character flaw and more like the authors being unable to keep a story straight, or understand complex sociopolitical effects and how they apply to their story, or handle sensitive subject matters with any delicacy.

What'd they do to piss of Jack Frostbite (trademarked stage name)?

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So the only character coming to mind here is Jac

I bet it's simpler than that, I think initiation is way easier than we are shown.
Think about it, if Jaune hadn't woken up the ancient Grimm Stalker team jnpr wouldn't have fought anything stronger than a Beowolf. Usra Majors are just much stronger than the Grimm beacon allows to stay in their initiation. RWBY got attacked by a flying Grimm who was over the level cap and Jnpr woke up a Grimm that beacon missed.

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My theory on initiation is that in a reasonable world Ozpin and co would have a suite of huntsmen there to oversee it from the shadows, and that their job would be to pull out anyone who can't cut it, but also to ensure that no one gets through initiation without finding at least one big Grimm. Of course, the explanation for CRDL is that someone who worked with their families made things easier than it should have been, and the ancient Deathstalker is the kind of Grimm that was only allowed because they had two teams with a lot of talent between them. Do we see any of this in canon? No, but that's what fanfic is for: taking all the things the writers did nothing with and fixing them.

Yeah but speaking as an older sibling, your younger siblings are always babies to be protected.

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Also, Yang was the closest thing Ruby had to a mother.

Whitely is Plan D

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Step D, not Plan D. Very big difference.

The whole moral of V9 was apparently supposed to say that Ruby does not need to change, if Count understands it correctly, which in the estimation of many I do. But if you ask me, what Volume 9 really says is that if the characters had any brains they'd blow them out.

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You know, if done well, you could have the Ascension scene be less about Ruby not needing to change and more about that she shouldn't try to make herself into someone she's not, that she shouldn't sacrifice her own identity on the altar of heroism.

Scratch that, nobody in their right mind would attack a gun convention.

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This is the group that worked with Grimm to destroy Vale? I don't think sanity is really a factor here.

The characters call it the manifestation of the soul, but we see that it can be affected by both genetics and events at the moment of awakening.

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Is it affected by genetics or upbringing? Does the Schnee family semblance require a blood relation or merely for the individual to accept that they are a Schnee, to decide that they want to carry that legacy, and to be accepted in turn?

"No sir! I didn't see you playing with your holograms again!" Trifa cried.

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So, did she see or does she just know what Adam does in his free time? I think it would be funnier if she didn't actually see this time, and has just seen it enough.

A fun idea: Whitley did manage to kill a Geist while doing some training with his Semblance. Nothing too strenuous, just enough to defend himself. And so he got the Geist as a summon, and he uses it to do all sorts of repairs on devices since he can have it possess objects.

Ruby: "So... You just have your little buddy do stuff?"

Whitley: "Yes. He can possess electronic devices which helps me trouble shoot them."

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So, I don't really like the idea that all the Schnees have an identical semblance, when semblances are supposed to represent something unique to the individual, and I came up with the idea that each user has a different focus, with different things coming more easily and naturally to them. For example, Winter could have a focus on large numbers of summons and coordination between them while Weiss has fewer "champion" type summons, things like the Giant Nevermore or the Arma Gigas. I couldn't figure out what I wanted Whitley to have, but this gave me a few ideas. Maybe Whitley's summons focus more on unique traits, or utility, or maybe his summons start weaker but retain knowledge and skill gained during use, requiring Whitley to cultivate them, and maybe they can even develop a personality eventually.

Had an evil idea, free for adoption. One of Ozma's incarnations, back in prehistory, went mad with power trying to unite the nations. He tried to conquer the world. His name was Fire Lord Ozai.

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Alright, that one got a cackle out of me.