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WHY AM I FINDING THIS IN 2023 AND CRYING ABOUT IT FOR OVER 24 HOURS- ToT
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WAS ANYONE GOING TO TELL ME THEY HAD ANOTHER FIGHT LET ALONE THAT THERE WAS A 2021 MOVIE-
that rinharu fight scene in the final stroke, except my chemical romance's "i don't love you" is playing distantly in the background as rin is walking away from haru
....courtesy of how i saw this image
and thought of how i could just hear haru saying that final "when you go, would you have the guts to say 'i don't love you like i loved you yesterday?'" through gritted teeth
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The way I just screamed NOOOO when I read the first sentence and realized where this was going
I recently noticed something that makes me think that maybe the RoseGarden couple is canon after all and that is that, apparently Oscar refers to the story of "The Little Prince" according to the RWBY wikia (I know it's not 100% viable, but it's the best we have) and if this is true, I ask you the following:
Do you remember who the little prince loved in his story?... No? It's his rose. His only love it's his beloved rose and in RWBY, this could only refer to Ruby.
This is just a theory I have after checking the RWBY wikia and I just wanted to leave you guys this theory since it motivated me to keep writing about them.
I'd like to think that this could happen so that the RoseGarden could actually be canon in the series. Of course, this implies other things regarding Oscar as a character, but that's another matter.
After all, it was your comic that made me start writing about this couple, even though I haven't achieved anything good yet XD.
@jealouscartoonist @rwby-conversations @rosegardenweek
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SOMEONE PLEASE LINK ME A COMFORTING FIC OF OSCAR AND RUBY / RUBY GETTING COMFORT AND/OR REASSURANCE. DOESNT NEED TO BE ROMANTIC I JSUT NEED SOME SEMBLANCE OF COMFORT FOR THE POOR GIRL CAUSE HOLY SHIT EPISODE 8 WAS JUST TERRIFYING
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Uhhh ok I may not use Tumblr very often because for me it feels like the most disorganized social media platform to navigate but I just checked my following and didn鈥檛 recognize like 5 people I was following nor remember following them. They may have rebranded but like wth are there auto follows or something now??
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You mean to tell me they鈥檝e been throwing this agenda at us SINCE VOLUME 7-??!!! Jesus Christ I鈥檓 restarting the cycle of grief all over again
I think we can possibly get rg crumbs with Neo teasing Ruby as Oscar even more馃檹 let's pray for the crumbs 馃檹 it's been 84 years 馃ス
I literally JUST wrote an analysis of this and threw it on twitter like 2 days ago. I had been meaning to put it on my personal blog but you, dear anono, have given me incentive to put it here instead.
The Interesting Pattern of People Using Oscar Against Ruby
This kicks off primarily in v7, which makes sense since Oscar and Ruby are thrown into conflict as early as episode 2. The conflict is a result of Ruby lying to Ironwood in an attempt to protect him and the rest of their team... But it's clear from the start not everyone agrees with that decision.
Of those that don't agree, the loudest seem to be Oscar and Yang. The latter of which - who is our first example - chooses to bring it up with Ruby in front of their whole team when they're on their first mission with the Ace Ops. Except Yang doesn't just voice her own thoughts or feelings, she makes a point to to ask Ruby how Oscar feels about it. Which was not the fairest way to go about it if you ask me. Especially seeing how Ruby reacted.
It's also VERY INTERESTING how that scene directly parallels what it transitions into: Oscar posing those same concerns to her. Except unlike Yang, he found Ruby when she was alone so they didn't have an audience to witness their conflict.
From there, we have a slightly more subtle example: Ironwood. And by 'subtle' i just mean he doesn't say it as directly with his words or actions as the other examples we're discussing here. We do know that their conflict for this volume is centered on their disagreement of what to do with Ironwood... and the show reminds us of that by constantly framing the two separated by him.
Whether it was Ironwood's intention or not, he did manage to drive a wedge between the two of them. And while this conflict does keep them apart for a while... it doesn't work as well as it could have. The first example of this is in episode 7 where Oscar and Ironwood are having their talk near the winter vault.
Ironwood: Do you believe in me?
Oscar: I do believe in you. But not only you.
It is very clear Oscar is talking about the other leader in this situation: Ruby. Showing that despite their disagreement, he still does stand by and respect Ruby's decision. Even in this photo, while they are still separated by Ironwood, they are agreeing with each other about what to do:
That scene is then directly followed by the infamous "Schnee Manor Fumble" where the the two finally agree to tell Ironwood the truth and regain some trust in each other.
And as much as I would love to analyze this scene in even more depth, it will have to wait for another post.
For now the next example: Cinder
In V8 when she sabotages their portal plan, it's literally the first thing she says and I still don't know why. Cinder saw the vision of them making this plan, but it was a group endeavor. And the only things we saw Oscar say were the technicalities of how Atlas would fall when using the staff... So what exactly was she referring to? and why did she mention his name specifically?
And then last, but certainly not least: Neo.
We saw this back when the v9 teaser clip first dropped however long ago and it was a topic of BIG DEBATE. Many argued there was no significance behind why she chose Oscar of all people to turn into... but I have to disagree.
In tandem with all these other examples, there is a narrative pattern formed of people specifically using Oscar as a way to twist the knife at Ruby. Yang, Cinder, and - depending on if you view his contribution as intentional or not - Ironwood. Which makes Neo the 3rd or 4th person to do this.
Neo has a vendetta against Ruby. We know this. We know that Yang was an easy choice to hurt her because they're sisters. We know Penny is a good choice because they're close friends and Ruby already lost her once. But Oscar? Why Oscar?
Why did she pick him first? And why did she specifically use a mirage of him when he's covered in bruises and burn marks when she has seen him cleaned up multiple times? To that I have two answers.
The first: because she was there at the Schnee manor and saw them interact in the entryway.
And what she saw convinced her that the two of them were close. Close enough that using Oscar's face against Ruby - especially one battered and bruised - would be an easy way to hurt her.
I'm not trying to use this argument to say that Ruby has feelings for Oscar. I think in canon she is largely too preoccupied with the weight of the world on her shoulders to think about that right now. But we DO know that Oscar feels some type of way about her.
And that even if it's not established in canon as romantic yet, Ruby and Oscar are close. That they do have a relationship built on mutual trust, respect, and understanding for being in similar situations. As clearly displayed in show as well as backed up by Miles in this cameo.
But at the end of the day, there is a very strong emphasis on her connection to Oscar since his debut, which characters within the narrative are noticing! (just look at Nora's face here)
But that brings me to my 2nd point as to why Neo chose the characters she did: Because the writers wanted us to see that.
Animation is expensive and so much meticulous detail and intent goes into everything that we see. They wouldn't have just chosen those characters arbitrarily. They chose those three characters on purpose and I think it largely has to do with how those characters relate to Ruby's arc for Volume 9. So lets go down the list in more detail:
Yang
Once again, it is a bit self explanatory. Her and Ruby are sisters with unresolved conflict that has been building for a while now. Some of it from their upbringing, but a lot of the more recent struggles being Yang's habit of calling Ruby out or disagreeing with her in front of groups of people. It was mentioned at the start of this post, but there are two other examples that come to mind. The beginning of v8 and more recently, v9e3.
In the first, she is arguing with Ruby in front of a room full of people and they all get to see her leadership called into question. The second, we see Ruby's patience around this habit starting to wear thin. I'm not trying to say Yang is wrong to express these things, but the way she goes about them is often not very considerate of Ruby's feelings. Especially her feelings tied to leadership, which is a big theme for this volume.
As mentioned in the v9 trailer, someone says "You seem to be carrying a rather large burden". However, we can see very clearly Ruby's not carrying it well at all and that she is well on her way to breaking under that pressure. A pressure and insecurity that Yang has unfortunately contributed to even when she's trying her very best to be supportive.
Two brief side notes:
Blake and Qrow are also guilty of hurting Ruby in this way unintentionally, but I don't want to touch on them in this post so it will have to wait for another meta
VERY INTERESTING that right before this shot, Yang says "My plan for mantle didn't work out either... but we got Oscar back". Which is a very nice callback to the last time she brought him up to Ruby at the beginning of v7.
But back on track to the next illusion Neo uses:
Penny
We know this one is a big one. The two have always been very close and Ruby is quite protective of her in light of having already lost her once. We saw Ruby admit to this for the first (and pretty much only) time on screen when speaking with Oscar in the Dojo during v5. (yet another scene I would like to dissect more in detail in a later post)
Ruby: When Beacon fell, I lost two of my friends. Penny Polendina and Pyrrha Nikos.
(...)
Ruby: Pyrrha... Penny. I'd be lying if I said it didn't hurt. That I didn't think about them every day since I lost them.
We also see Ruby passes out when she hears that Penny didn't survive the fall. Then later she gives a eulogy of sorts over the sword that she got from Jinxy. So this plot around Ruby's grief towards Penny is going to be very prevalent this volume.
And lastly:
Oscar
Why him when he didn't fall with them? Well, because we already had a parallel setup between him and Ruby in relation to "The Girl Who Fell Through The World".
Oscar: She brushed off her bumps and bruises, for nothing hurt worse than the loneliness in her chest.
Oz: I recognize that. The Girl Who Fell Through the World.
Oscar: I shouldn't be surprised you're so familiar with fairytales.
Oz: I've lived through my share of them. How are you holding up?
Oscar: I thought the idea of falling through Remnant into a new world was... exciting. I never understood why she was so sad when she finally made it back home. But now it makes more sense.
Oz: She wasn't the same girl anymore.
Oscar relates because of how he was thrown into this adventure and how it's changed him... and the same can be said for Ruby. Except instead of the call to adventure choosing her, she chose the path herself and then fell into that fairytale first hand. Literally. Into an arc that seems to be telling her that in order for her to grow, survive, and to rise up from the fall she just had: she needs to change. Just like Alyx did. Just like Oscar did.
Unkown Voice: What if you could leave Ruby Rose behind? Shed like an old coat. What might happen... if you don't?
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand that's all i've got rn. there are so many crumbs i have built myself a damn loaf of bread, my friends. and i have very few doubts that Neo won't try and use a mirage of Oscar against Ruby again. if you got to the end, thank you for reading and let me know if you'd like to see more of this stuff or if you'd prefer I keep it on my non-art blog @gatheringkeepsakes. Until then... RG CANON OKAY BYE.
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IM GONNA NEED ROSEGARDEN CANON ENDGAME OR THE REAL OSCAR SHOWS UP TO GIVE COMFORT OR SOMETHING AS AN APOLOGY FOR THAT LAST EPISODE HOW DARE YOU RT
ARE WE PUSHING THE INITIATIVE OR NOT IM GETTING MIXED SIGNALS HERE-
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Rosegarden Shippers: muhaha I am going to make angst content!
Volume 9: gives us canon RG angst content
Rosegarden Shippers: WAIT NO-
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I鈥檓 TELLING you guys, Neo thinks Oscar and Ruby are dating
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The fact that they could have used Penny or Pyrrha or literally anyone else in Ruby鈥檚 life to kill in front of her but NO
THE CHOSE OSCAR
THE LITTLE PRINCE AND HIS ROSE
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Neo showing her immaculate taste by shipping both Nuts and Dolts and Rosegarden.
She is so valid.
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you see everyone THINKS tog is a shonen about an op protagonist who tiptoes the line of morality for the sake of his friends and is used by others to achieve their politically grey goals and yet is innately good despite it but it鈥檚 actually an aggressively homosexual 1k+ chapter slowburn romance
the entire story is background plot for the TRUE moral of the story that gay love can pierce through the veil of death and save the day i鈥檓 literally not crazy it鈥檚 true i asked siu myself
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Asteria鈥檚 Shutdown
We鈥檙e displeased to announce that, after nine years,聽Tales of Asteria will end its service on May 18, 2023 at 12:00 JST.
All the buying options will be closed on April 13, 2023, so after that date it will be not possible to buy any Asteria Stones.
The game will held memorial gachas and events until the end of the service. They will also conclude the current ongoing scenario story.
As for this blog, it will still cover all the news until the end.
Have fun with the game until it lasts!
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