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starlightshadowsworld · 8 months

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So in comics there's definitely been and are characters that everyone just agrees that they have to die.

And stay dead.

Think of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Uncle Ben etc.

Now these have changed from what they were initially

After Death in the Family, Jason Todd was supposed to stay dead.

And he did, for 17 years before coming back as the Red Hood.

Like there was a fake out in Batman: Hush that it was Jason and it was wild.

Bucky Barnes, also meant to stay dead and did so for 37 years.

... 37?!

Before becoming the Winter Soilder.

And these aren't in universe years, this is real world time.

Now it's hard to imagine them not wandering about.

So I'm trying to think what 3 characters I think should stay dead.

At least for the forcible future.

And who's dead that should be bought back.

Staying dead: Jason Grace (Percy Jackson: Heroes of Olympus.)

Yeah... I know.

I love him I'm still holding out hope he will return but I don't think it's coming.

I say think because... Leo.

Jason Grace is the perfect example of, I followed the rules, I did everything I was supposed to and I still lost everything.

He's the perfect soilder, the paragon of heroism and he fell sacrificing himself to save his friends.

I think it's best if Jason stays dead because his death is used to show the fragility of human life.

Of the harrowing lives demigods lead.

His final words are punctuated by him staring at Lester, Apollo in his eyes as he's stabbed.

And telling him to remember.

Remember what you saw, remember the way my life drained from eyes.

Remember this day, and know I'm not the first nor the last.

It's such a powerful moment.

Especially because Apollo gets to know Jason and is hit throughout the book that Jason is so young.

That he's just a kid.... that they all are.

Demigods aren't promised happy endings.

Most don't live to be adults, and it's perfectly and tragically shown perfectly through Jason's death.

He just got the life he wanted, found out Leo's alive... And than in a moment it was all gone.

Also, for Jason who's served 14 years at 16, he deserves to rest a while.

Coming back to life: Summer Rose (RWBY)

Didnt see that coming, I was very much on the "Oh my gosh can we not... Can she just stay dead" train.

Now look at me.

To be fair we know more than we did than and I am really interested to know what happened to Summer.

What happened to STRQ in general to be honest.The tragic death that no one speaks of.

Who's events seem to be only known by Summer herself.

And with the rise of Grimm like the Hound, a beast made of both grimm and silver eyed warriors.

With the note from Ruby and Yang that Summer could have been the turning point.

From Salem killing silver eyed warriors to capturing them.

Given Salem was trying to kill Maria when she was young, now am old lady.And has only ever tried to capture Ruby.

That and Grimm Summer is just the concept ever, I wanna see Summer Rose the paragon of being a huntress be an underling for Salem.

Especially if she's not as reluctant of a follower as we may believe.

Staying dead: Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)

Junko is that werid one of I want her to stay dead but like keep her memory alive.

Because it makes sense too, woman caused the apocalypse.

And if we're still operating in that universe it makes sense she'd be bought up, especially after the fact.

But I don't think Junko herself should be bought back.

I get why they did it in Danganronpa 2 because it made sense.

But after, I don't think Junko needs to keep being our main bad guy.

I think exploring the word, her followers and hell people have nothing to do with her would be a lot of fun.

If they do bring her back I'm not gonna be mad, just think hey if we can have multiple protags it'd be fun to have multiple villians too.

She can't carry all of this on her own.

If they do bring her back, kinda defeats the purpose of her death.

Of why it meant so much to her, why she had to lose to Makoto the ultimate hope and her own class.

She lost but she also won.

It's such a huge thing and to bring her back and than kill her later it really deminishes the impact her death had.

... That and...She'd need a whole new body because who knows what happened to her corpse.

Coming back to life: Matsuda Yasuke (Danganronpa)

Speaking of followers of Junko I'd like to see.

We know little about Matsuda, given he's only appeared in Danganronpa Zero.

I think him being around would be really interesting especially in a world where Junko stays dead.

Because Matsuda is that complex thing of being someone infatuated and in love with Junko.

He was her childhood friend and boyfriend after all.

But also someone who wants her to change.

He created a version of her devoid of despair and he'd be happy to keep her that way.

Which is a unique perspective because most Junko followers think she's the most perfect thing ever.

And I think having that perspective would make for an interesting story.

Because no one really sees Junko as a fully realised person, not even Mukuro her own sister.

Also even aside from Junko, Matsuda also plays a huge role in the killing game's.

He's the one responsible for the memory wipes.

Being the Ultimate Neurologist.

I personally would love to see the memory stuff explored given it was always second to the killing games.

I get why but it's so cool and not something we talk enough about. Wonder if he was scouted by Hope's Peak not just for having a talent but for it's usages.

Say... The Kamakura project 👀.

I dunno but I think Junko's boy toy deserves some time in the spotlight.

Staying dead: The Grabber (The Black Phone)

His death was not only deserved.

It was fucking satisfying.

Watching Finney use everything the other boys gave him to beat that fucker.

That has kept him hostage, killed several others and is now getting his just deserts.

Was glorious.

... And I'm well aware that there's a sequel coming.

And I'm just hoping he stays dead.

Because not only do the ghost boys, Finney and Gwenny deserve to rest.

The Grabbers death was just perfectly set up and delivered so brutally.

That him being alive and returning to die later kinda ruins the ending.

Because it's Finney's fight to freedom.

I mean if that's the way they go with it, I can't say I'm not intrigued but yeah... Not in a rush to see him again.

Would much rather see someone else wear that mask.

Coming back to life: Sammy Emily (Five nights at Freddy’s)

The fact everyone dies and comes back to life in this series.

But not Sammy is a crime.

I'm sorry but the story about the mysterious twin brother of the girl who becomes the puppet.

Is something I wanna see.

I know he's only been mentioned vaguely in the Silver Eyes books.

But that's only more reason.

Just Sammy who's thought be dead for years raised by his mother and having an unexplainable connection to Freddys.

I mean tons of kids in the Fazbear Frights books have been drawn or compelled to go to Freddys.

His would make the most sense.

Maybe Williams after him?

Maybe it's Charlie in the Pizzaplex recognising and calling out to him.

Maybe he's the new night guard at the place trying to figure out what happened here... And why it feels familiar.

Maybe he knows about Freddy’s but he knows Charlie was taken and killed.

A parallel to Charlie thinking it was him in the original books.

Maybe he's out for revenge or just trying to find his missing sister.

There's so many possibilities.

I'm just saying if we can get a book about Sea Bonnie's we can get a Sammy Emily story.

Well that's my list.

Feel free to add your own, I'm curious.

#Danganronpa #matsuda yasuke #junko enoshima #Rwby #summer rose #five nights at freddy's #sammy emily #jason grace #toa spoilers #the burning maze spoilers #the black phone #The Grabber #jason todd #red hood #bucky barnes #the winter soldier #heroes of olympus

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howlingday · 1 year

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Everybody Loved Somebody At Some Time...

The crowd was excited, which was to be expected, since it was a wedding. Another beautiful wedding in Remnant after the death of Salem. Jaune was surprised it didn't happen all at once.

He looked to his team, the band of musicians and singers he met and played with for a while now. His old crush, Weiss, was going over some sort of personal details with her husband, Flynt. He was surprised about their marriage when he first heard it, but was happy for her nonetheless. It all must have happened before Atlas fell.

Speaking of Atlas, he looked past the curtains to peek at the crowd, and found the blushing brides, Ruby and Penny giggling as they continued dancing after their first, second, and probably fifth dance together. He wished Pietro were here to celebrate, but he and Maria had passed long before Salem's end. It was sad, but also sweet that they died loving each other.

"Jaune?" He turned to see Yang standing by with her guitar. Her hand clutched the neck as her beautiful amethyst wedding ring gleamed in the stage lighting. "You good?"

"Yeah, I'm good, Yang." He straightened up. "Oh, excuse me, Mrs. Belladonna."

"Har de har har." Yang rolled her eyes. "Don't think I can't be just Ruby's mom tonight. I'll bend you over my knee, if I have to."

He chuckled. "Yeah, I know, Yang. You ready to play?"

"No." Yang whined. "I'm ready to rock, to melt bones! But you have me stuck here, playing sappy love songs."

"I happen to like sappy love songs." Blake said, walking on stage. "Especially the one you sang for me. What were the words? Something about a garden of ecstasy."

"Ugh, you're lucky I love you." Yang grimaced. "But I do owe you one for helping me out, Vomit Boy."

"If it makes you feel better, you don't have to play." Jaune offered.

"Deal!" Yang beamed a smile.

"No deal." Blake said serious as the grave. "Don't abandon your friends."

"I won't." Yang then kissed her wife on the lips, and the two shared a brief, but tender embrace.

Jaune turned away, walking to his place on stage. He took a deep breath and tried to steady his nerves. The microphone looked so small in front of him, but everyone assured him it was strong enough to carry his voice double over. He took a step back as the curtains opened.

In front of him, a sea of faces stared through beaming lights. Some many friends, and so many family members. Some old enemies, some new allies. Everyone hushed as he spoke.

"I... kind of wish I had a speech right now." Jaune said, his voice echoing across the now laughing room. "But I guess I don't need to make a speech when I can just sing out my heart for you guys, huh? I've known Ruby for so long that she knows almost everything about me. She was and is my best friend, and that's why I'm honored and happy she asked me to be her best man/maid of honor." He turned around. "Sorry I stole your thunder there, Weiss." The crowd laughed again. The night was late, though, and it was time to see these happy couples home. "Ruby, I'm glad you found Penny again, and I'm glad you two could truly celebrate your love like you were meant to. I guess it's true what they say."

And like that, the music began, and Jaune sang his last song for the night.

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"Everybody loves somebody sometime"

"Everybody falls in love somehow"

"Something in your kiss just told me"

"My sometime is now"

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The room came to life as couples dragged each other to the dance floor, or to their feet. Beating the married couple to the floor somehow were Ren and Nora, the latter of whom was swollen with motherhood. Behind them and Ruby and Penny was the bride's father, Taiyang, and his reunited love, Raven. They swayed close to Ruby, though Jaune could see Raven trying to sway Tai away from his baby girl one more time.

In the back of the room, Mercury refused to budge from his seat, much to the anger of his fiancé, Emerald. Next to them, neither wanting to move an inch, was the newly reformed Cinder and Neo, whose hatred for one another somehow bloomed into a romance. Jaune didn't question it. Love was stupid like that sometimes.

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"Everybody finds somebody someplace"

"There's no telling where love may appear"

"Something in my heart keeps saying"

"My someplace is here"

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Jaune watched as the happy couples danced and swayed. He turned to find, yup, the couples in the band playing close to each other. In the shadows, Blake swayed with eyes glued to Yang, who returned while playing her guitar softly. If Jaune didn't know any better, he could have sworn that half of this band was trying to sing to the rest of the band. But he did know better. There was no trying.

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"If I had it in my power"

"I'd arrange for every girl to have your charms"

"Then every minute, every hour

"Every boy would find what I found in your arms"

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On the dance floor, Sun and Neptune were, well, being Sun and Neptune. Potentially bachelors for life, but living for every second of it. Unless the rumors were true, in which their partnership was much more than professional or platonic. But Jaune didn't care for rumors. Not when what was happening now was so much more important.

He just wished he learned this lesson so much sooner.

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"Everybody loves somebody sometime"

"And although my dream was overdue"

"Your love made it well worth waiting"

"For someone like you"

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It hurt. Everything hurt inside Jaune. He felt his chest tighten and his eyes sting, but he shook them off in the guise of wiping his brow. He hoped everyone fell for it. As far as he saw, no one suspected anything. His voice never cracked, never broke. Jaune Arc was a man of his word, and tonight, he gave that in confidence he would not let his grief tear away the joy of this party.

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"If I had it in my power"

"I would arrange for every boy to have your charms"

"Then every minute, every hour"

"Every girl would find what I found in your arms"

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There she was again, watching in the blinding lights. Her crimson hair pulled back in that iconic ponytail she was famous for. They said it was to keep her hair out of her eyes, as a professional, but he knew the truth. She did it so she could whip her hair like pony's tail would. Her smile almost broke him.

And in the shadows, he saw him, watching from the distance, as he always did. Jaune felt his jaw tense. Again, with his ruse, he wiped over his mouth to help relax himself. He was almost done. Then he could go home. Alone.

One last chorus.

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"Everybody loves somebody sometime"

"And although my dream was overdue"

"Your love made it well worth waiting"

"For someone like you"

"Everybody loves somebody sometime~!"

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As Weiss finished her lead as the backup, the crowd applauded the performance. A real standing ovation. Jaune wiped his eyes as the band drew close for a final bow. Jaune led the dip and bowed low for everyone. He then gripped the microphone one final time.

"Thank you, everyone for coming out." He beamed, tears freely falling from his face. "I love you all!" The crowd cheered, and Jaune stepped away, bowed, and swiftly made his way out the back.

Once outside, he glanced around before stepping into night and gazing past the blazing light of the streetlamp to view the stars. Why did tears have to make his eyes so shiny?

"Good evening, Jaune."

"Ozpin." Jaune said, like the name was ash in his mouth. "Enjoying your last life?"

"Yes, though I wish it were not mine." The gentleman voice admitted through much younger lips.

"You and me both." Jaune didn't spare a glance. "I actually liked Oscar. He was a good- No, he is a good guy. All the way to the very end. He deserved so much better."

"Indeed he did." Ozpin stepped closer to Jaune, and he visibly tensed. "That was an impressive performance."

"It wasn't for you."

"No, it wasn't." Ozpin sighed. "I understand your animosity, Jaune, but I don't think I deserve this hostility."

"Oh, you're right." Jaune finally turned to the shorter man. God, he was now dressing like the headmaster used to. "Maybe I should make us even. Trick your girlfriend into a shadow war, have a bunch of kids fight my battles for me, and lie to everyone about the whole thing! How does that sound?!"

"As foolish as it was when I attempted it." Ozpin shook his head.

"Fuck you, Ozpin." Jaune turned away. "You know, I actually looked up to you, before all of this. Sure, you were a weird guy who told everything like it was with a smile one your face. Because you knew everything. I respected that side of you. But the lying? The scheming? The preying Pyrrha's insecurities-!"

"I did no such thing, Jaune-"

"I DON'T FUCKING CARE!" Jaune screamed. "YOU KILLED HER! YOU KILLED THE ONLY WOMAN WHO LOVED ME FOR WHO I AM!" Tears spilled hotly from his eyes. "She was the only person who believed in me from the beginning, and you took her away from me..." Jaune sniffled.

Ozpin was quiet for a long time. For too long, the backside of the building was silent save for the sounds of weeping. Jaune hated this. He hated Ozpin. He hated himself.

"I remember a saying, when I had lost Salem for the second time." Ozpin said. "It was something that I never understood, and even today, I still find it to be lukewarm comfort at best." He turned away, looking to the stars. "Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all."

Jaune was quiet. He said nothing, but his sobs had been choked back to sniffles. He was listening. That was all he could ever do against Ozpin.

"What do you think that means?" Ozpin asked.

"Just be fucking straight with me for once." Jaune grumbled.

"I am." He replied. "I want to hear what you believe it means, before I tell you what I believe it means."

"God dammit." Jaune sighed.

"Gods." Ozpin smirked.

"Shut up." Jaune huffed. "It means... It means that being in love is the best feeling in the world, and that everybody should know what it feels like. Even if it means you lose that love forever."

"I see." Ozpin smiled. "We are very similar in our thinking then. From my understanding-"

"Is this going anywhere, Ozpin, or are you just here to be mysterious for no reason?"

"I saw you crying on stage, Jaune. You were looking at all those happy couples, thinking, 'Why couldn't that be us? Why couldn't she be here, facing me, as we dance to romantic love songs together?' I know, Jaune, because I was the exact same way. Even-" Ozpin choked. "Even to the very end, I loved Salem. Some small, stupid part of me saw the red eyes of the mother of all Grimm, and in a blink, I saw the blue-eyed princess I fell in love with all over again."

"And you don't regret it."

"No." Ozpin sighed. "Not once. She was a monster, and she had to be stopped, but," Ozpin rubbed his eyes, "God help me, I will love her to the day I die."

Again, silence fell between the two. Jaune watched Ozpin as he rubbed his red eyes, shaking his head as he bore his soul before Jaune. He pitied the cursed man before. Cursed to live forever, only now broken after Oscar's mind faded into his, and would live the rest of a life not his own regretting not being with his beloved. It was a sad sight, so Jaune did what he thought was best.

"Gods."

"Huh?" Ozpin sniffed.

"You said God, but there are two gods."

Ozpin chuckled. "You're right, and they're both assholes."

The two shared a laugh for the first time... well, ever!

"Well, I should be getting back." Jaune said, looking to the door. "Are you coming in to say hello?"

"It's a bit late for that." Ozpin shook his head. "I must attend to some personal matters," he placed a hand on his chest, "for the both of us."

"Alright." Jaune said, walking to the door. "See ya, Ozpin."

"Jaune?" He turned around, and saw Ozpin face down, prostrate with arms extended. "Nothing will ever be enough for all I have done to you, nor all you have done for me. Thank you, and... I'm sorry."

"I..." Jaune swallowed a lump in his throat, then walked over to Ozpin. He picked him up from the dirt and hugged him. "I forgive you." He stepped away. "And sorry about punching Oscar that one time."

Ozpin chuckled. "He had long forgiven you before you saw him again."

"Good night, Oz."

"Good night, Jaune."

Jaune stepped up to the door, then looked back to the new Ozpin. It may have been the light, or the time wearing on him, or the tears, but Jaune could have sworn he saw to shapes beside him. One was a tall woman with a ponytail, one eye blue and the other red.

But the other woman was shorter, but looked taller in heels. Her hair was also tied back in a ponytail, but her eyes were green. She smiled at him, and he smiled back. Opening the door, he found the party was still alive, though only with but a few stragglers left behind.

Jaune lost so much, but he held on to so much more. He loved and lost, but it was better to have never loved at all.

#rwby #jaune arc #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #cool jazz #nuts and dolts #nuts & dolts #renora #spice cream #tairaven #ozpin #dean martin #everybody loves somebody sometimes #arkos #emercury #bumblb #bmblb #bumbleby

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rubyneo · 7 months

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RubyNeo accademy au?

waves oh so sweetly.... so basically my ruby/neo lady beat's AU (as much as i dont particularly care about rh) has the events of roman holiday happen during the time that WOULD be volume 1.

for timeline reasons: lady beat's starts in march/beacon starts in april. at the end of march trivia is taken to lady beat's by her mother and around the same time (roughly a week later) ruby is fighting torchwick in the street. (neo is 17, ruby is 15)

when glynda rescues ruby and ozpin comes to talk to her, noting her silver eyes, resemblance to summer, and connection to qrow (and therefore taiyang) he decides it would be far too dangerous to enroll her at beacon so early but it's also too dangerous to just leave her at signal (around 5 ish years prior is when that one student tragically loses her life at signal academy.) oz is worried that roman is working for salem and so he fears that salem will start looking for ruby within the huntsmen combat/upper academies. he and taiyang agree it will be safest to hide her in plain sight amongst the troubled girls of the upper class attending the preparatory school.

so two months into the semester, ruby is enrolled in the academy. trivia is intrigued by her but is certain that the other girls will make sure ruby avoids and hates her so she ignores ruby's initial attempts at friendship.

trivia finds ruby reading by herself one day and recognizes the book (the girl who fell through the world) and tentatively starts a conversation about it. ruby doesn't mind that trivia has to type out her questions and trivia likes that ruby doesn't ask why she doesnt talk. then ruby stops reading the book right before the final chapter where alyx makes it home and trivia asks her why? and ruby explains her mom was a huntress and when she was little promised to finish the story when she got home, but she never came home. so ruby can never finish the story.

the girls quickly become pretty close after that, and when the malachites destroy trivia's uniform, ruby helps her fix it.

trivia is a little protective over ruby because ruby is softer around the edges and so nice and she doesn't want to see the other girls hurt her because ruby can't tell when they're being cruel sometimes.

the spiders and roman are both working for salem in this AU btw. so when trivia and ruby sneak out to follow the malachites they find them meeting with roman and cinder and ruby tells trivia "those two...the man and woman...i fought them a few months ago..."

ruby and trivia spend the next few months trying to figure out this tangled web they've found themselves in until it all comes to a head during the volume 2 finale. they've been thorns in cinder and roman's sides for too long and so while cinder oversees the mountain glenn project, roman makes a deal with the vanilles to bring trivia back home since she still is not acting how they want her to, uses some of junior's men and hei xiong sr's weapons and kidnaps ruby, taking her to the vanille manor in hopes of luring trivia there. unfortunately for roman, ironwood's army is on direct orders to investigate every disturbance and it turns into a fire fight between the atlas military and roman.

ruby, trivia, and roman survive, carmel and jimmy do not. roman is arrested, and ironwood takes ruby and trivia to beacon to discuss what will happen with them. ozpin decides to just make the girls students as soon as the second semester is finished. to try and keep them safer ozpin gets them set up in a dorm on campus that would have been used by the CMSN team if this was in show canon.

during their time bumming around beacon, ruby helps trivia design hush, and they train together.

so volume 3 sees trivia and ruby joining in on team ABYS (Abyss, made of ilia, blake, yang, and weiss) and JNPR's wacky hijinks. cinder's team has also infiltrated the school and (with lionheart's help) faked an entire other student who is, oh so tragically, back in mistral with a horrific injury and simply cannot participate in the vytal tournament this year :(

the rest of the volume carries out basically the same as canon. beacon falls, ozpin dies, yang AND ilia go to try and help blake (yang still loses her arm, ilia barely manages to get all three of them out alive), weiss ruby and trivia go to beacon tower at jaune's urging to save pyrrha but they're too late. ruby unlocks her silver eyes.

trivia pulls a blake and takes off before ruby wakes up post Silver Eye Blast because she blames herself. if she hadn't pulled ruby into helping her tail the malachites and torchwick they would still be more or less safe within the prep school.

Yang and Ruby are Heavily Traumatized by these new abandonments and do NOT know how to talk to each other about it. and then ruby takes off.

volume 4 would see the split as:

yang, alone in vale

weiss, alone in atlas

blake, with ilia and sun in menagerie

ruby, heading to mistral. JNR tags along with her even though they don't know her as well in this AU because they need to feel like they're doing anything useful in the wake of pyrrha's death

brief flashes to trivia travelling on her own under the alias neopolitan, gathering information on the spiders and torchwick and trying to uncover who cinder is/who she's working for

then we come to volume 5! the Reunion Volume

neo catches wind of something brewing in mistral and starts heading that way. yang decides to seek out raven to find ruby faster than just searching every inch of land on the continent of anima. weiss runs away, hoping to find winter in mistral but her airship is downed. blake rallies the people of menagerie to aid the people of mistral. and ruby does her best to bond with JNR and oscar.

first reunion: weiss and yang

second reunion: weiss, yang, and RNJR

third reunion: qrow runs into neo while trying to find the huntsmen of mistral. nobody but ruby recognizes her on first sight. Things are Tense and Emotional for a bit. ruby is still upset trivia left her, neo is terrified that they're biting off more than they can chew.

blake and ilia return to the main crew!

the battle for haven proceeds as it did in canon, basically. neo is doing her best to help ruby and be her support in the fight, the tides truly start to turn when ilia and blake join the fray.

ilia defends jaune and weiss while jaune heals weiss. the first thing weiss sees when she opens her eyes is ilia's back and hears the SNAP of lightning lash and knows she's safe for another moment.

ABYS is reunited, with Weiss throwing her arms around Blake and Ilia and then dragging Yang in. Ruby and Neo stand off to the side and have a little reunion of their own

volume 6:

while ilia and jaune do their best to rally their teams behind them and do some Team Bonding, ruby and neo have a quiet moment to talk. the last two weeks have been trying so hard to get everyone up to speed with every one else, neo only now realizes she has to truly look up at ruby to meet her eyes, and tells her as much. she apologizes for leaving, ruby forgives her. ("i forgave you the moment you left and the instant you came back.") it's not all fixed but they're going to try.

WUH-OH BEE TENSION (ilia and weiss are sipping coffee and ignoring the other two. they'll work it out if ilia has to beat them over the head with a relationship self help book)

ruby fully uses her silver eyes for the second time to save neo, screaming out her name as the apathy take her down. (in a few moments maria's words would echo in her ears. think about the people who love you.)

ruby controls her power for the first time, grabs neo, and drags her out of the cellar.

volume 6 more or less continues as it did before. cinder finds herself teaming up with roman to hunt down ruby.

the bees kill adam.

ruby petrifies the leviathan and cordovin finishes it off.

they escape to atlas. (and neo pulls ruby off to a dark corner of the airship to check on her. was she okay? did she need anything? and ruby presses their foreheads together and tells her she's fine, they were okay. they were finally safe.)

cinder and roman follow.

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER STUFF BEFORE I PASS OUT SLEEPY STYLE:

Neo's birthday is December 21st, the winter solstice (so in this AU they have roughly a 22 month gap between them)

Ruby's 17th birthday still takes place between the end of volume 5 and beginning of volume 6, neo doesn't get a chance to give her a gift until the wardrobe update in volume 7 (it's a very simple pink and white braided bracelet. ruby keeps it in her belt pouch so she doesnt lose it in a fight)

ruby nearly kills roman in the volume 8 finale fight because he throws neo off the yellow brick road.

penny doesn't play as large a role because ruby literally doesn't know her.

roman severly injures neo after he lures them to the jabberwalker's acre and then uses ruby's distraction to set a bunch of the leaves of the tree on fire and force ruby to inhale the smoke + ascend because she thinks neo is dead.

the cat possesses neo because she regains consciousness as ruby "falls" into the tree.

okay im going to bed now good night i love you anon

roman chooses to ascend at the end upon realizing he has nothing waiting for him back in remnant as he is.

for getting this far here's ur reward (art i did for this AU like a year ago)

#💌.txt #anonymous #roman holiday au tag #blorbette x blorbina tag #strawberry shortcake #long post

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salemsimss · 7 months

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Arya: See? I told you that getting out of the house would do you good.

Casper: Yeah, I guess it helped a little.

Arya: Kat, how're you feeling?

Kathryn: Uh, I feel fine. Just a bit nervous about later...

Casper: Same.

Arya: It's gonna be okay Kylo and Valeria are going to be working together, so I'm sure they'll see something.

Kathryn: God, I hope so.

Casper: Something's better than nothing, right?

Arya: Yeah.

Kathryn: It better be good news.

Arya: It's gonna be something. My gut's telling me we're gonna find something. Come on, let's go. We don't wanna keep them waiting.

Sofia: -I mean, that's fair and all, but how are we going to prove that it was her?

Chloe: I'm still figuring that out. But it's weird how she crash lands onto Earth, rocks up at his place, only for him to go missing a few months later.

Sofia: Yeah, that is weird.

Chloe: Oh? Speaking of the Devil.

Casper: Oh, fuck.

Chloe: So where is he, then?

Casper: I don't know.

Chloe: Don't lie to us, I bet your "people" have him locked up somewhere.

Casper: You've got to be fucking joking.

Sofia: Wait, Chlo- Didn't they get into a fight recently? [Hushed] She probably set him up to be taken.

Casper: Wow.

Chloe: [Gasp] Oh, yeah! Wasn't your alien friend involved with that?

Casper: He's missing too!

Chloe: Is her, though? Or is he just hiding to avoid suspicion?

Kathryn: You're both fucking delusional.

Chloe: Do not get involved.

Kathryn: So you expect me to stand there while you accuse Casper of something so fucking heinous, and not say something? Yeah, you can get to fuck, honestly.

Casper: Why are you so obsessed with him?!

Chloe: Obsessed with him? [Scoff] Can I not just simply be concerned about someone's wellbeing, regardless of our history?

Casper: Cut the fucking bullshit. We all know he wants nothing to do with you. Why bother?

Chloe: Well, he wants nothing to do with you either since he's clearly been avoiding you lately.

Casper: He needed space, which I gave. Unlike you who's been following his every move.

Chloe: I have not!

Casper: Hey! While we're on the topic of you being a fucking stalker, who's to say you're not involved in his disappearance?

Arya: Cas...

Chloe: To even accuse me of doing such thing is disgusting. Especially since the accusation is coming from an actual creature who was no business being here.

Sofia: Her kind are probably planning on taking over.

Arya: Watch your fucking mouths, both of you.

Kathryn: D'you know what? Do us all a favour, and take your stupid fucking conspiracy theories, and shove it up your arse. Erwin Pries wouldn't even want to hear the bullshit that's coming out of your mouths.

Sofia, quietly to Chloe: Who's Erwin Pries?

Kathryn: Just fuck off! Both of you.

Casper: I fucking hate her! I did nothing to her, and she's done nothing, but give me hell for existing. What did I do wrong?

Arya: Listen to me. She's only targeting you because she's still hung up on Johnny, and she sees you as a threat. She tried it with Salem, too.

Arya: That girl is a nobody. Don't let her get to you, hunny.

Kathryn: I swear to God, if I ever see her again, I'm setting the bitch on fire.

#ss:changes #changes:chapter 6 #the sims #the sims 4 #the sims 4 story #the sims 4 storytelling #ts4 #ts4 story #ts4 storytelling #arya navarro #casper otero #chloe bruce #kathryn townsend #sofia #sim: arya #sim: casper #sim: kathryn #sim: sophia #sim: chloe

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rwby-encrusted-blog · 2 years

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Interrogation V1

Cinder, Tied to a chair: You'll never make me talk! I've been trained by Salem herself to resist torture unlike any you could imagine!

Ozpin, Smugly: Oh you don't know the things we're capable of. *Pulls out a scroll*

Cinder: What do have some kind of hypnotic app or something? A siren's call? Pathetic.

Ozpin: No, but we do have this. *dials something* Hello Peter? Ah yes it has been too long since we last spoke outside of academic matters, and I was hoping if you could regale one of your many stories, perhaps the one where you escaped an Ursa's den with nothing but razor wire and your undergarments?

Professor Port: Ah Yes! Near 20 years ago now! You see Tai, Qrow, Barty and myself were celebrating Xiao-Longs Bachelor party, when-

Cinder: STOP STOP STOP! I'LL TALK I SWEAR MAKE IT STOP!

Ozpin: *putting ear buds in* Oh hush he only has forty or so more minutes. Shouldn't be too much for you to handle Miss Fall?

#rwby #Cinder fall #headmaster ozpin #Peter port

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ffffawn · 11 months

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FFFFAWN.

I have no clue how to introduce this new project I’m working on nor how to feel but hello! My name is Puff and I want to introduce a project that I’m in very early progress with: FFFFAWN!

“What is FFFFAWN?”

- FFFFAWN is a visual novel project that has three routes that leads you into a side of Cervus, a cult permanent residence for the chosen, and how the routed characters and MC end up saving or embracing the cult life themselves from Cervus’ grasp!

- FFFFAWN has dark and mature topics, influenced by the games that inspired FFFFAWN into creation. Age rating is 18+ so minors, do not interact.

“Why the name FFFFAWN?”

- As someone who adores psychology and is a psych student, I named FFFFAWN over the instinctive trauma responses; fight, flight, freeze, and fawn. I’ve always found it interesting, especially when I realized a certain character does use the fawning response a lot.

- I love psychology.

“What can we expect from this blog?”

- I want to track my progress and let some people see it! This is my first time ever doing this things and as someone who is very inexperienced and doing this all solo. The writing, the art, the UI, I’m not sure about the programming/sound design (maybe?) as of now, but..! I’m doing my best as a solo developer (for now! I know it’ll be difficult doing this solo!) until I can determine what I want without being super ambitious about it.

- I also forget a ton, keeping this blog helps me not forget the things I want to remember.

- I also want to do silly little Q&A things! Little silly memes before landing the finished product.

“What medias inspired the development of FFFFAWN?”

- Definitely a lot of games/visual novels. Mystic Messenger and Boyfriend to Death (Two sides of the same spectrum of dark topics, haha!) being the primary inspirations.

- Crywolf’s music as well! Been listening to his amazing music since I was in middle school.

“Who are the characters?”

- I’ll introduce them trying to not reveal their backstory and how they know each other.

Hyejin

To those into typology, she is an INTX, 2w3.

A very, very nice maid to Cervus!

Also a pushover…

A fine specimen to look under a microscope!

Salem

He’s… interesting! (ENTJ, 3w2)

Something feels off about him though.

Is it the fact that he’s ginger or is it the fact that he’s self-proclaiming himself as an “entrepreneur”?

(It’s the fact that he’s ginger.)

Paris

The stench of 2019 TikTok e-boys reeks from this guy!

He is definitely… something.

“I’m not other guys!” He says, telling everyone his typography (INTJ, 8w7) and his astrology big three.

He smells like a red flag, but does he act like one? (You’ll see.)

As of now, I’m keeping their designs a little hushed secret!

Alrighty. I think that’s enough for an information post, is it? Hopefully it is.

Oh! Almost forgot!

If you want to keep track of what I’m doing (Besides having silly hyperfixations over a sickly Victorian puppet and a feral fox-boy, and doing this project.), I have socials where I draw silly those and sometimes these characters.

@starsbirb on Tumblr and Twitter

starsbird on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

#visual novel #vn #vn development #FFFFAWN

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rwac96 · 2 years

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Dark Bargain (A RWBY/Justice League Prompt)

Emerald: Cinder. *places her hands together* You know I love you and will follow you to the ends of Remnant.

Cinder: Uh-Huh. *she adjusts an advanced device to a specific setting*

Emerald: But this...this is a bad idea.

Cinder: You've repeated that several times.

Mercury: Gotta agree with her, Cinder. I know you're pissed about the Beacon Plan goin' to shit--

Cinder: *turns around, glaring at Emerald, Mercury & Neo* SILENCE! *her eyes glows brightly*

Mercury: *unphased* The Nikos chick bein' alive and havin' half of the Maiden powers--

Cinder: *turns her attention back to the device* I swear to Gods, Mercury, I will incinerate you!

Mercury: --and now we're hiding from Salem, which is doomed to fail. But, you're gonna try to make a bargain with HIM of all people?!

Cinder: *seethes in rage, then exhales* Dammit, I have no other options. We're pursued by both the Huntsmen and Salem. A third option is needed.

Neo: *sighs, holding up a picket sign* 'This is going to go to shit.'

*Cinder steps back as the device lights up, summoning a hologram of an intimidating, ominous being of stone with glowing red eyes*

???: Who dares summon me? Who dares risk the wrath of Darkseid?

Cinder: *kneels down* I, Cinder Fall of Remnant, summon you, O' Mighty Darkseid. I beseech your aid, O' Great one.

Neo: *gulps silently, quickly kneeling*

Emerald: Oh, fuck. *kneels as well*

Mercury: Okay...layin' it on thick, Cindy...

Emerald: *punches Merc's side* Get down, you dipshit!

Mercury: *grimaces, kneels as well* Alright, alright. Brothers...

Darkseid: Why should I hear your plea, Cinder Fall? What can you offer to the great ruler of Apokolips?

Cinder: *raises her head lightly, grinning* I can give you...the head of Kal-El, Great Darkseid.

Darkseid: *brows raise slightly* Many have tried to kill him and failed. What makes you think you can accomplish in killing Kal-El?

Cinder: I am filled with great power...

Mercury: *whispers* Half of it--

Emerald: *punches him again* Shut the fuck up!

Cinder: Mystical power from the fables of my world. I've done my research, and this so-called 'Superman' is weak against mystical energies.

Neo: *blinks, sporting a 'Seriously, Bitch?' face*

Cinder: In exchange for Kal-El's head, you shall grant me with the armies to conquer Remnant.

*Emerald, Mercury, and Neo each have nervous looks on their faces; waiting for the alien's response*

Darkseid: Hmm, Darkseid...agrees with this bargain.

Cinder: *her smile widens* It shall be done, Great Darkseid.

Darkseid: But, remember, Cinder Fall...should you fail, I shall have your head added to the collection of those who have failed me.

Cinder: *her brows crease, nodding her head* O-Of course, Great Darkseid.

Darkseid: Do not fail... *the hologram vanishes, and the device shuts down for now*

Neo: ...

Mercury: ...

Emerald: Cinder... *stands up on both feet* WHAT THE FUCK!?!

Cinder: *stands up* Emerald, hush. *she approaches the device, picking it up*

Emerald: You made a bargain with FUCKING DARKSEID!! Plus, we don't know where this 'Kal-El' guy is!!

Cinder: *turns around, slapping the thief in the face with a loud 'SMACK!'* Emerald, shut up!

*Emerald stares with widened eyes, realizing that Cinder just smacked her*

Emerald: You...you just... *tears begin to form*

Cinder: I did and I will do it again if you don't cease your whining! *takes a deep breath* I have a solution...though, it will lead to some...well, great sacrifice to get to Kal-El.

Mercury: What are you saying...?

Cinder: *her smile becomes ominous* Are you familiar with the word 'Amalgamation'?

Emerald: *stares with great concern* I...I... *thinking* 'Cinder...what's happening to you?'

#text prompt #fanfiction #fanfic prompt #crossover #crossover au #dc comics #dc universe #dcmultiverse #dc au #rwby #rwby au #rwby/justice league #darkseid #team cme #cinder fall #mercury black #emerald sustrai #neopolitian (rwby)

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022 3:56 pm Molfaun

Summary: Robin receives a phone call from his parents. Characters Mentioned: Ryder Astrea, Salem Ilmari, Skylar Clarke, Alioth Iz’an.

Robin sat alone in the corner of the cafe with papers scattered over the table and ink all over his hands, his mind peacefully zoned out as he practiced letters one after the other until his hand cramped. He enjoyed the repetition, and the way his pen flew across the page. Robin was happy to turn his brain off for a while.

When he finally looked up from a page of G’s, his chest immediately started pounding as he saw he had missed a video call from Alisz Astrea--Ah, shit. Robin scrambled to press the call back number, watching the three dots on the screen as it rang. The first day they’d arrived on Molfaun, the twins had given their parents a call and had a decently-long catch up. Of course, Robin was happy to talk to them again, but given the thoughts he’d shared with his brothers and Salem over the last month, there were a lot of things that were left unsaid in the conversation, and several tense silences. Alisz was a well-reputed smuggler, and taught Robin everything he knew--and so it was difficult to pass even a small facial expression in front of her without their mum picking up on it. He worried that was what this call was about--to talk to him about the hesitation during the last call.

The call finally connected--and there she was, the familiar bright-red hair, tied up in a knot on the top of her head, and piercing violet eyes that were cast downwards as she seemed to be…cutting up vegetables? “Hello, First-Mate Robin!” She waved a chef’s knife to him in greeting before returning her reckless carrot-chopping.

Robin couldn’t help but laugh. “Mum, what are you doing? Where’s dad?” “Oh, he’s in the other room, doing laundry. I told your father I’d start dinner for him,” Alisz smiled softly. “And look--I’ve been practicing, and I think I have them pretty even now,” she lifted up the cutting board to show him. Robin held the screen up to his face to look. “Mmm, I don’t think so,” he said in a mischievous tone. “Oh, hush you. They look much better in person. Have you learned to cook yet?” His mind flashed to when he solidified Salem’s rice porridge. “...No,” Robin admitted. “Then I don’t want to hear it.” “Did you call me earlier so that you could show off your carrots?” “Well, yes,” Alisz said. “And because I miss calling you. It’s been too long since I could just call you. When are you coming back to visit Kraysha?” The corner of Robin’s eye twitched involuntarily. “Unclear,” he said automatically, then amended that by saying, “I mean--we don’t really even know when we’re leaving Molfaun. They’re holding half of the profit over our heads until their celebrations are over,” he summarized.

“It sounds like you’ve had a little free time, then,” Alisz hummed. “What have you and Ryder been up to?” “Hmm,” Robin considered. “Partying…drinking…” Alisz was a smuggler; there was no need to hide that kind of thing; she already was aware of the culture. “Mostly just hanging out with Sky and Ali—Sky’s boyfriend,” Robin clarified, although Alisz was already aware. “Ryder has been…off doing their own thing,” he said, careful not to put any emotion behind it. “You said last time there was a lot of water there, and a pretty beach,” he watched his mother scrape carrots into a bowl and pull out some celery. “Have you done any swimming yet?” Robin accidentally nervously laughed. Alisz paused and looked at him. “What do you mean by that?” Oh, shit. “Ah, hmm. Well, I sort of fell in the water, just a smidge. Salem was giving me a ride, and—” “Who is Salem?” Robin paled at that. “He’s the navigator on board,” he gave the barest of explanations. “He’s a vanneer, and he asked if I wanted to ride on his back, and I sort of…fell off accidentally. Wasn’t holding on,” he finished. Alisz’s expression was indecipherable. “You’re already a smuggler, Robin. Putting yourself in more danger than necessary is unwise.” Robin sighed. “Yes, mum.” “You could have injured yourself, and then what would you do? Please tell yourself and Salem that next time.” She returned to her cutting. “I’m completely okay,” Robin tried to reassure her, knowing she was just worried, even though he wasn't happy with her tone. “Salem made sure that I was.” Alisz finally gave an expression—a small frown. “Is he new? Why haven’t you mentioned him before?” This was a tough question to answer without entirely breaking his neutral expression, and one where he didn’t really want to give the answer. “Because…we weren’t friends until recently,” Robin said carefully. “We just didn’t have a lot in common besides work. But a month or so stuck on a ship can change things.” Understatement. “Mmm. Well, that’s true,” Alisz said. “You don’t have as many friends as Ryder does,” she said as if it were a fact, “I suppose that comes with being everyone’s boss,” she gave a small satisfied smile at that. “So, I’m just surprised to hear you making a friend.” Robin knew these things already, but he felt a slight twinge of annoyance at her confirmation. “Yeah well,” he shrugged, finding it difficult to come up with something to say to that. Luckily he didn’t have to, because he saw Henry pop up on his screen, gently shooing his mum away so he could do it properly. She gave a small huff, but stayed around. “I’m talking to Robin, dear,” she sighed. “Hi, Dad,” Robin offered. “Hello, son,” he smiled warmly at the screen. “It’s great to see you. Are you and Ryder having fun?” “Yeah for sure, it’s been really great,” Robin said automatically. “Tell your father about falling into the ocean,” his mother piped up. Robin felt a twinge of embarrassment, but repeated the same information for his confused father. “That’s…not so great. Glad you’re okay,” he shook his head, chuckling. “‘Fell into the ocean,’” he repeated to himself as he started chopping the vegetables with a small precision. “See, mum? Dad thinks it’s funny,” Robin said, encouragingly. She rolled her eyes, but said nothing, pulling out some noodles from a cabinet. “I think we’d better go, son,” his dad said. “I’m about to start boiling some water, and it’s hard to stir and talk. Say hello to Ryder for us,” he smiled. Robin felt a little bit of dread at that, but said, “Sure, Dad. I’ll tell them.” “We love you. Talk to you soon?” “Talk to you soon,” Robin repeated. “Love you too.”

He pressed end on the call, and let out a relieved breath, but then felt tense again as he replayed the call in his head. So much for writing to relieve his stress.

#self para #headcanons #discord thread

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rodine · 1 month

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677w , the others

the boy found him in the midst of nothing, where the green had washed away from the grass and the air was wet and grey. he was there, laid bare in the groove of a blighted oak, slumbering as though there were nothing else but the peace the existing silence had to offer. his hands folded beneath his red-freckled cheeks. fingertips bright and bleeding knuckles raw scarlet (though, not his own). dirt streaked on the tatters of his vestments, soil wedged thick between his toes. he was the imagination of millais come to life, but appeared as sweet as a chord of clair de lune. a rare treasure, unpolished, washed upon the shore—and salem is sure this is how the sea felt when god treaded her currents. he presses a smile to his fingers—furtive, fleeting, fond. if it were in his power, he would only bless upon the creature with the sweetest of dreams.

but alas,

salem’s palm finds the curve where body meets ramus, thumb smearing the red across rowan’s cheek as a deep rouge. the creature jolts from his meditations, nose rolling towards the white sky, the shape of his rosary warm on his cheekbone. he opens an eye, it’s color the skin of a plum, a pale pit at its center. glassy, unseeing—he blinks away from the bright of the strange night, to call the boy (of what seems a boy, as he seems a man) into focus. his fruit stained lips stretch into a smile of many, many moonlit pinnacles.

“care to join me?”

rowan yawns with one eye, watching the light dance about in salem’s as he considers before the latter shakes his head in mock woe. his fingers begin their dance.

“i have eaten well, very well—” rowan scratches flakes of blood from his cuticle. he is all long limbs but curls up so small in this little corner of their world. “this country is so ripe with its generosity. have you ever had an apricot from the fields of emilia-romagna?”

salem shakes his head, leaning against the trunk, waiting.

rowan makes a face like the bliss of sun encroaching a cold front. “oh, you must. they’re this big—fit in your palm just like this. and they’re so soft, they need a gentle touch. i’d like to think if you held it too long, it’d melt in your hand. though i’m not sure even i could test that, not when its scent finally reaches you and you think ‘ah. this must be the fragrance of summer.’ some say peaches or mango hold that title, but i’m partial to—”

the creature is hushed with a finger to his lips, beaming in the face of the quiet exasperation greying salem’s features (though his eyes glisten with ever-shine, two kara gul jewels that are cut in the shape of his true age.) it’s a front he’s familiar with, for if the boy had truly tired of his shenanigans, he’d lead him into the deep, warm belly of an insatiable hunger. this, they share, among other things; both half this, half that—immortal but cut them and they shall bleed. hold them by the throat and they won’t know air. reach into the deep of them to touch their heart, and they will know love. certainly, misfotune has robbed them of chance, but no one has ever been richer with time. rowan likes to use it to their advantage in moments like this—especially when the seconds between their hellos and goodbyes grow narrower and narrower.

“i will bring one for you,” rowan speaks anyway despite being silenced. he has no fear, eager for his last word as the mist begins to feed off the edges of salem’s cloak. “next time, old friend. i’ll bring one just for you.”

salem’s smile is an empty haunt, left suspended in silence as the white breath swallows him up, and he is gone, his presence a ghost.

rowan wonders where next time may be as he slumps into the tree, pondering the apricots sweetness on the back of his eyelids.

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thebusytypewriter · 3 months

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Within a span of maybe ten seconds. Neither drunk. What the hell.

#oh hush salem #cult of the lamb #oc: kaliaphra #the girls are fightingggg

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halloweenvalentine1997 · 5 months

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a gothic fairytale comes to visit my mind when i’m dreaming i walk through whirls of fog among the ruins where salem witch-ghosts scream their pain as their hearts burst into flame and vampires drain the blood of my enemies; spiderwebs across their angelic faces tombstones decay in the rain - so worn you can hardly read the inscriptions

black hearts hang from the suicide trees - the damned dying decrepit trees that go on for miles they caress my face with their branches whispering hush-quiet sweet morbidities in my ears their words don’t make sense and i’m scared so scared that i want to hide away and alone from this twisted surrealism and as those trees tell me about satan’s face in the hall of mirrors in the other dimension

mimes with severed limbs appear out of nowhere to proclaim their lust with red-construction paper hearts stapled onto their bare chests; just twisted valentines from the morgue (that’s all they are) my name is on every heart; a sickening display the horror of love itself - oh so much to bear and as they weep black tears at the sight of me and unable to speak i whisper out loud

to just be strong.

a treehouse comes into view next and i climb the ladder to come upon a girl with frightened doe eyes and a button nose she’s alone she’s just as scared as i am i want to tell her we’ll get out of here together

she’s slitting open her veins right in front of me oh god makeitstop please stop PLEASE STOP, i scream, but to no avail she’s already bleeding into the wood blending into the air two tears running down her cheeks and a single folded piece of paper on the floor with the words,

‘satan is waiting around the corner. save yourself while you can.’

and then it’s all over my screams dissipating into the screams of the alarm clock and i wake up in a cold sweat but never ever okay because nightmares leave legacies even when they’re gone

June Freeland

#poetry #old #2010

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howlingday · 1 year

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Setting - It has been months since the defeat of Salem in her castle in the Grimm Wastes. However, the final blow made on her was not fatal, and she managed to escape with her life. No one has yet seen her, but the Grimm attacks continue still. If she is alive, then where on Remnant could the evil witch be?

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Ruby: Wait, you're saying you saw her?!

Ren: Yes, not far from our village in Mistral, but... there's something peculiar. It's best if you see her for yourself.

Ruby: What do you mean? What is going on?!

Nora: Ruby! (Hugs her) You made it!

Ruby: Nora! Ghk! It's been too long! (Released) Still as strong as ever, I see.

Nora: Well, to be honest, I've been kind of slowing down since my pregnancy.

Ruby: Your what?! Congratulations!

???: Nora Valkyrie, what are you doing?! You can't be running around like you used to; there's a baby inside!

Nora: Aww! I'm sorry, Granny!

???: (Leans close to Ruby) And who might you be, dear, sweet child?

Nora: This is Ruby! Ruby, meet-

Ruby: SALEM! (Jumps away, Draws Crescent Rose)

Salem: Oh my! What a lively girl! Please, do be careful, dear. Such a weapon can be dangerous.

Ruby: Oh, it's dangerous, alright; especially when I use it to cut off-

Nora: (Jumps in front) WAIT! It's not what it looks like!

Ruby: What?

Nora: I won't let you hurt Granny Says-So!

Ruby: Granny... Says-So? Wah! (Kids tug on her cape, Shouting at her) Aiie! So many tiny hands!

Salem: Children, please! Calm yourselves! If you behave, I'll bake you some fresh apple fritters. (Children let go, Run up to hug Salem)

Ruby: I am... SO confused. So, you don't remember me?

Salem: I can't say I do, dear.

Ruby: Or Beacon?

Salem: Like a lighthouse?

Ruby: Haven?

Salem: Is she a sweet girl like you?

Ruby: What about Atlas?

Salem: I may have a map inside.

Ruby: The Relics, or the Maidens?

Salem: Is this a word game where you're from?

Jaune: It's true, Ruby. This... isn't really Salem.

Ruby: Huh?

Jaune: Granny, I'll talk with Ruby. Why don't you go ahead and bake up those apple fritters?

Salem: Oh, yes, of course! Come along, children. (Winks) We wouldn't want to interrupt Mr. Arc and his girlfriend~. (Children "Eeeeeww!")

Nora: (Giggles) I'll help, too, Granny!

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Jaune: We've been watching Salem ever since. Believe me, I was about as ready to end her as soon as I saw her, but... somehow, some way, Salem has lost all her memories and is now sweet, old Granny Says-So.

Ruby: How'd she get that name?

Jaune: Apparently, she's a whiz with every single problem possible. I guess being alive for centuries gives her an edge with solving dilemmas without violence. So, whatever Salem says, the kids and adults do so.

Ruby: It's... unreal. I've spent the last few years fighting for my life, trying to defeat her, and when I finally meet after months of being off the radar, she's completely different. It's... kind of anti-climactic.

Jaune: Believe me, my brain hurts just as much as yours does.

Ren: (Runs to them) Jaune, Ruby! Grimm incoming!

Ruby: I knew it was too good to be true! Jaune, you and Ren go ahead. I'll go save Nora from "Granny Goodness"!

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Nora: Let me at 'em! Let me at 'em! Let me- Oh, hi, Ruby!

Ruby: Nora, I'm here to save you!

Salem: Please do! She refuses to listen to me!

Ruby: Huh?

Salem: H-Hush now, children. You're safe with Granny Says-So. I promise. W-We'll all eat apple fritters and forget about this whole horrible thing.

Ruby: You're... You're scared... (Shakes her head) Nora, keep Granny Says-So safe. Granny, make sure there's an apple fritter for me. Kids, you be good for Granny Says-So.

Salem: Oh, thank you! Thank you! Please, save our village from those beasts! I'm afraid I'm too old to do it myself.

Ruby: ...Y-Yeah, I understand. (Turns away, Thinking) It might come back to bite me, but... I just can't hurt someone who doesn't remember what they did.

#rwby #ruby rose #lie ren #nora valkyrie #salem #jaune arc #sonic the hedgehog

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