I am struggling to articulate the feelings I'm experiencing right now...
...I want to make a comeback as a WhiteRose fanfic writer after being inactive for over 5 years (save for editing stories for my best friend and my ex in the past).
I have these inexplicably strong feelings- the need to rectify how much a show that I used to love has been ruined over time by bad directors and writing teams, as well as Rooster Teeth's greed- following Monty's death, ages ago.
I want to make sure Weiss is there for Ruby when she needs it the most.
I want them to bond over this harsh world they live in, over the many losses, the grief, the pain... Everything they went through.
They are best friends. They are partners. They deserve better than whatever the hell Volume 7 to 9 were supposed to be.
I don't know how I will manage this with everything I have going on in my life right now, but I want to at least try.
I owe it. To myself. To anyone who enjoys WhiteRose and has been left high and dry all these years.
As a tribute to Monty, to those I loved who are no longer here.
As a tribute to RWBY itself- to Weiss and Ruby. To how much they all meant to me and how they have changed my life for the better... or for worse.
If I have any self-respect left, this will be the one fanfic I will post and invest the most time in, if I ever make it back into the WR fanfic writing scene.
And to hell with whatever everyone else thinks. Feel free to disagree, feel free to block me, take the piss or whatever- I'm not doing this to please anyone. I'm doing this for me and what I value, which will likely never align with whatever every other rando on the internet thinks or feels.
Weiss will protect Ruby and help her get back up on her feet. They will talk, they will show all of the f*cking gay shades and colors of their friendship, relationship, and partnership. And I will be damned if I don't go down with this ship.
With a heavy heart to all of my fellow rwby writers and artists I announce we lost one of our own. Trash_Yo has passed and in honor and remembrance of this beautiful soul I'm organizing a tribute of fics and art for her. If anyone is interested please dm me.
So my tribute for RWBY 9 Finale tomorrow. Thank you VAs, CRWBY and everyone who made RWBY Volume 9 real! I hope we could see the continuation of RWBY in Vol 10 and more :)
Jaune and Yang smiled as they watched Tristan and Lionel shape their snowmen. While most children would make simple snowpeople with sticks for arms, stones for eyes and a carrot nose, Tristan and Lionel decided to go all out and make snow sculptures. Tristan's was a knight wielding a sword in both hands, while Lionel's was a puppy with a bone in its mouth. Jaune chuckled as he picked up the younger of the two.
Jaune: Seems like we have ourselves two artisans in the making.
Lionel: *chuckles* You know it! I already have a name for this dog right here.
Jaune: Oh? What is it?
Lionel: Gelert! Just like in the story of the Loyal Dog.
Jaune: Awwww, that's really sweet! I'm sure Gelert would appreciate the tribute.
Yang: What about you, little man? Who's this handsome fellow supposed to be?
Tristan: That's me. Some day, I wanna be a great knight! Just like the ones in Vale!
Yang: *nods head* Very nice! Saving kingdoms, swinging swords and riding off in stylish armour.
Tristan: You know it! But if that doesn't work, I can always be like you and Jaune. A Witcher for hire.
Yang: ...you want to be a Witcher?
Tristan: Eh, maybe. But only if I can't be a knight.
Yang: I see... oh... *frowns*
Tristan: Hm? Are you okay?
Yang: ...you know, I think it's about time you went off to bed! *smiles nervously*
Lionel: Aw what?
Tristan: But it's not even dark yet.
Jaune: Boys, listen to your mother. Night falls faster in winter. Come on now, scoot.
Jaune and Yang hurried back inside and tucked in their children to bed. In the living room, Yang cast Igni on the candles and warmed her hands. She had a saddened look on her face.
Jaune: *places blanket over her* Is everything alright? You seem tense.
Yang: *sighs* Of course I'm tense. Tristan wants to be a Witcher.
Jaune: *raises eyebrow* That's what got you worried? Come on, he's a kid. They're always saying silly things like that.
Yang: But what if he's serious about this? Ever since we took him in after his father died, he's always looked up to us. He sees as heroes, even after some of the terrible things we've done.
Jaune: Isn't that a good thing? He doesn't see us as monsters.
Yang: I know, but our life as Witchers isn't what I want for him. It's filled with pain, blood, hatred. *carresses his cheek* We're a family now and I don't want him to face the kind of dangers we did.
Jaune: *holds Yang* He won't, don't worry. Look, I know you love him, Lionel too, but I think you're letting this get to your head a little. Kids change their mind all the time. Remember when Lionel was adamant about hating turnips. One bite of your roast changed that and now he begs for more every day.
Yang: *chuckles* Yeah, you're probably right. I guess I just didn't realise how hard being a mom would be. *turns to Jaune and kisses him* Thank you, sweetheart.
Jaune: Always. Now can I get some of that blanket? It's freezing.
Yang: *laughs and opens the blanket* Get in here.
Jaune sat on Yang's lap as she draped the blanket over both of them. Outside, the snow started fall heavier and the wind picked up. The sound of hooves thundered the ground as a group of knights in jet black armour raced across the landscape. They screeched and howled, their eyes glowing red as hot flames. Any who came into contact with them would never see their old life, their souls now belonging to the riders. Many nations and kingdoms across Remnant feared them, for they were wraiths that brought the omen of war. They were the Wild Hunt... and they were sending a message.
Because every ship worth it's salt has a Coffee House AU!
This is a reference... er...tribute?... Hijacking?...or... something.
Whatever, suffer_always on twitter made a Bumblby coffee house animation you can find it here
I really liked it, but more importantly,
Ilia.
Ilia was in it.
A background character, sure, BUT! It was enough to get the old brain goblins scurrying round up there. No at all helped by the creator replying to my own tweet with this
So yeah, I had to hijack this idea for Hop on Spots propaganda. There was no choice.
Ilia, a 17 year old student, and amateur tattoo artist, works in a coffee shop owned by her best friends family. One day her best friend meets and falls completely for a blonde customer and the two become absolutely insufferably cute. It's a good thing Ilia would never let something as stupid and cliche and romantic happen to her... nope, no way, never in a million years. Meanwhile, Carmella, a student at the prestigious Beacon academy, and star of the track team, is frantically begging her friend Mata to hide her scroll so she can pretend she lost it and has a reason to finally talk to the cute, tattooed baritsta she's been fawning over for weeks.
Edit- Also apparently this whole AU was first coined by AG_Nonsuch, so I want to thank them as well. If you're a part of the RWBY community on any of these hellish websites, you've probably seen their work. I for one, am a huge fan.
Random RWBY Headcanons Part Maybe 21: ReNora Edition
I fuckin’ love these two their my secret otp and though I don’t know what part it is that can’t stop me
They get married a bit after all the chaos calms down.
Jaune feels a tingle run down his spine the very second they become engaged, he’s the first to know before they announce it.
“Fucking finally” —Weiss upon learning.
Weiss is all up in their business for wedding planning, she loves this so much and is trying to hard to pretend she doesn’t.
Their like a couple going through a divorce while they decide how to divide their friends into each others sides of the altar.
Jaune both walks Nora down and is the best man. He’s multitasking.
Two empty chairs on the front row, a small tribute to Pyrrha and Penny.
Wedding colors are green and pink, no one can find anything that matches in any way shape or form.
Winter catches the bouquet and that causes her four levels of internal panic and another eight of life reevaluation.
They fought over who got custody of Yang and Oscar.
Talking custody, kids just appeared one day. Ren has been thrown into so many objects and Nora got fuckin’ fried I refuse to believe either of them are capable of having children but even if they could they’d adopt anyway.
One or two kids just appear at a family gathering in Patch one day and everyone just accepts it. They learn their names; and immediately those kids are part of the Ozluminati family.
Blake didn’t know true joy until she slapped them both with a “so when you get married, if you take his last name do we all just have to default to Lie?”
Ren keeps Ren as it is and Nora hyphens to Valkyrie-Ren then calls it a day.