#me: i really want raven and clover to interact

[kitkatopinions]

Nitpick for Day #9

There's like, barely any work put into the relationships between the adult characters in RWBY and it makes them feel unplanned and half-baked. It's obviously not as important as the kids relationships with each other, with their mentors, etcetera, so it's technically a nitpick, but it's one that drives me up the wall.

Tai and Qrow have some sort of moment in V3 before Qrow tells Ruby some important stuff? That's never come up and likely never will again. We have no information on what their relationship is like outside of that singular moment and the fact that Tai laughs about tricking him into wearing a skirt when they were kids (I am so glad I rejected the idea of Tai and Qrow disliking each other for my own headcanons, but that's the sort of vibe those two interactions give me.)

Was Tai originally part of Oz's inner circle? What was his relationship with Raven like? What was his relationship with Summer like before they got together?

Tai is friends with Peter Port and Barty Ooblek enough that they came over to his house, but Yang never is like ??? "why are my teachers here?" And yet there's no indication outside of that scene that Port and Ooblek are old friends of Qrow's, we never see them talk to Glynda or Oz, there's no mention that Ruby or Yang have any reason to believe their teachers are connected to Tai and yet they're in his house later and it's treated as normal old friends just dropping in.

We don't know when Qrow and Winter's rivalry started, we don't know anything about Amber, we don't know if James even really knows who Raven is, we don't know what Glynda or Qrow or James's relationship with Lionheart was like, we don't know when exactly any of them got recruited to Oz's inner circle, we don't know when Oz went to school or with whom despite the fact that according to the After the Fall/Before the Dawn books, he was 'younger than forty,' and we don't know anything about who 'Ozpin' was outside of Oz. We're told that Tai 'shut down' after Summer's death and left Yang to raise Ruby on her own and yet Tai as we know him seems like a perfectly fine and present dad, so when did he break out of it? What was Qrow's reaction to Summer's death? How did the Inner Circle respond to Tai's shut down if at all? Did Summer have parents? Does Tai have parents? Were Qrow and Raven born into the Branwen camp? What sort of treatment did Qrow and Raven get there growing up? Why would Raven leave it just to go back? There are big blazing question mark signs attached to tons of the adult characters, and yet none of it is treated as that important. Literally in ten years, we're only just now starting to get information about Summer that feels out of place because of how little work was gone into the adults in general. The whole scene with Summer and Raven in V9 just raises more questions, and at this point it's unlikely that we'll get any satisfying answeres considering the possibility of V10 being the last volume (if we even get a V10.) What the heck is up with Theodore? We might not hear very much of it, but he's Inner Circle, he's a Headmaster, we should know something about him in the main show.

The closest we get to like, meaningful relationships is Oz's inner circle, James and Winter, the Ace Ops, and then the weird rushed work they put into making Qrow be Clover's friend for a season and then making Qrow be Robyn's friend in the season after that. And even those got not a lot of attention at all so they all feel weird and shallow. We're randomly supposed to believe that James groomed Winter, but we're given very little details on their relationship. We see Oz's Inner Circle working together or arguing or talking things out, we see Ironwood and Qrow hug, we see Qrow want to kill James, and yet even all of that is not actually treated as important enough to really have good resolution or consideration. I like a lot of them, but one reason why I like all of them is because I've come up with tons of wide backstory about their teen years and dynamics and how they wound up joining up with the things they've joined up with.

#rwde #rwde nitpicks #nitpick november

[heartheaded]

⭐ SLAMS THIS DOWN RIGHT HERE

WHY ARE YOU EVEN SENDING ME THIS DLKSAJFLS

ok SO i'm just gonna scroll your list & do a lightning round? ready?

{ Ragatha } Pomni, of course! and the OC's! maybe Papyrus if we're feeling different!

{ Katara & Jinora } Crossovers aplenty! I may be more of a casual ATLA fan (I've only seen the first series and a little of Korra!), but it's an easy world to grasp! My DND characters/OCs can thrive here with a little tweaking! Canons need an additional thought, but I mentioned fire-bender Daphne somewhere >:)

{ Sayaka, Sonia, Komaru, Kaede } Aaah, the lovely DR girls! I happen to have some lovely DR boys with an itch to add another (Teruteru) & an Angie for your consideration!

{ Starfire & Nightstar } Party!Thor! 'Nuff said!

{ Descendants & Disney } Tinker Bell or the Monster High girls can work with these guys, we just have to do a little plotting!

{ Namine & Kairi } U g h especially these guys! You telling me Tink wasn't a princess of heart WHY? -------prolly 'cause she's not human, but dw abt it

{ Calhoun } Wreck-It Ralph holds a special place in my heart and is one of my most favorite movies of all time, so I am always thinking of crossovers for this when prompted, so!

{ Raven & Rosabella } Tinker Bell variation where it's her kid?? I'm keeping that father secret though because honestly who knows

{ Luna } I have Harry Potters, you have a Luna-- it's simple math, really

{ Hetalia } I truly don't have anything to go here, I just want to say I loved growing up with Hetalia what a blessed generation we are/were

{ Keyleth } I love her to pieces, she's beautiful & Scanlan will always support her tbh... my DND OCs are open to her as well, though!

{ Draculaura, Elissabat, Frankie, Mouscedes, Twyla } A crime none of the ghouls have interacted at all?! Dayna, Vandalla, Lorna, and Gooliope are down to clown with the ghoulfriends!

{ Applejack, Pinkie, Twlight, Starlight, Sugar, Neo } The ponies are in development hell, but I've had their cutie origins lodged in the back of my mind like a rock launched at it at full speed -- the muse is highest for PINKIE PIE, a candy-growing talentswap

{ Vivi } & Daphne, good day

{ Haruhi } TARO has an established verse, but truly any teen I have can become a student and enjoy the Host Club at their own peril

{ Ann } The beautiful Ann for the mysterious Moon!Yusuke, and I've been battering around with adding Emporer!Mishima too

{ Pokemon } This is just a special entry for Chuchi TBH, because I have an Alolan Raichu called Babs and she's my everything

{ Powerpuffs } If I ever add Buttercup TBH...

{ Daphne } Hey, she has like 12 sisters already, right?

{ Sam } If you endorse me on Clover..........

{ Snow White } I can make some shit WORK with the Monster High girls here! I imagine Gooliope would be especially interesting here skldshldkfdl ugh I have some IDEAS ON THE HORIZON

ok! that's all! good luck to us!

#pompedia #DUNGEON MASTER {ooc}

[troisfleur]

4; sexuality.

CONTENT WARNING FOR: discussions of internalized homophobia that’s in the process of being interrogated & challenged.

OR: Diversity win! Your Vice Housewarden dragging your ass for breaking the rules is gay!

This has been a thought that I’ve been turning over in my head for a while, and I wanted to sort of go through my thought process as to how I came to my sexuality headcanon for Trey, some general thoughts I have as to how he relates to his sexuality, and what areas I think he wants to/needs to do better on.

As I’ve discussed a couple of times, Trey Clover is a character that doesn’t really do deep self-reflection. I think in a future installment of my headcanon corner, I’d like to explore why that is, but I think his sexuality is a great lens to get an idea of what I mean when I pull that lack of self-reflection thread loose in his interactions.

I. A QUEER READING OF TREY CLOVER: Not Evidence, but Citations for My Interpretation.

With the caveat that all of these facets of his character are subjective, and always open to interpretation/different readings, these are the parts of Trey that resonate with me, a lesbian playing Twisted Wonderland in 2023:

Trey is a character marked with a great deal of pride in being a baker, as well as his skills in the kitchen, neither of which are traditionally considered “masculine pursuits”; he is from a working-class background whose free time is marked with assisting the family business and generally taking responsibility in a manner that implies a certain level of responsibility for the rearing of his younger siblings (cooking for them, making sure they brush their teeth, etc. No citations needed here; generally this is one of the first things you learn about Trey Clover.)

In general, despite the fact he does try to complicate the “older brother” allegations, his nurturing is a part of his character that cannot be so easily disentangled from him. I do have my own thoughts about how he feels about that role in particular, but for the purposes of this discussion, what’s relevant here is that his demeanor and dutiful attention to the needs of others is a core part of how people see him.

Trey seems to have an innate disdain for sports, and is not particularly competitive, generally balking at the idea of exerting a lot of effort in PE. He states himself that he only wants to do the bare minimum, which while not directly contradicting some of what he says in other voice lines and vignettes, DOES have a quite striking attitude change when taken in concert with the rest of his general apathy towards sports, the outdoors, and competition.

When Summoned: Camp, hm… Can’t say I have the skills for this, but I’ll do my best to not cause any problems. (Outdoor Wear SSR, translation from here.)

All of this is at odds with the way he wants to be perceived, to a certain extent. Look at Trey’s vignettes enough, and you’ll find him asking characters, “is that how I come off? Is that how I seem to you?” He’s at once both secure in what he’s good at, and his position of authority, but also cares deeply about the way he’s perceived and how he can warp the perceptions of those around him to suit his needs.

Even further still, it filters down into how Trey dresses, and his general presentation. Now, this is where it does get a little subjective, so I want to preface that Night Raven is an institution where some form of eye make-up is part of the formal dress code, where Vil espouses the notion of things not being gendered and remains unchallenged except to teach a lesson, and where in Trey’s own dorm has mandatory face make-up assigned to you in a ceremony by the Housewarden. Trey is markedly uncomfortable and feels out of place with flashier clothes, and noticeably hides from view when dressed in his Starsending regalia (see here, linked twitter thread as part of a larger Trey companion thread.) He has no shame in his pursuits, or how he does his job, but he cannot quite escape the impulse of caring what other people think of him, especially in how he dresses and the way he’s intertwined with Riddle.

I would also argue this is also interesting to bring up in that Trey’s cards are rarely ever as flamboyant as his peers. His eye makeup is noticeably more restrained than most in his ceremonial robes, despite it being mandatory. The only times that Trey wears anything outside of what would be considered “standard” is during Halloween, and during the Scalding Sands event, both of which are extenuating circumstances (being away from home; a holiday well-known for anything-goes and the ability to let loose and experiment more with presentation.)

And, finally, another subjective note, but Trey is a character that is near-impossible to extrapolate from his deep relationships to Riddle and Cater, as well as to Rook and Chenya (though the latter two are rarely focused on as much). It’s hard not to read a little into the ways in which the emotional beats of Chapter 1 would not work without a vested interest and deep bond with his fellow Heartslabyul upperclassmen that can be read in a multitude of different ways.

Okay, no THIS is the final note: Trey Clover, what the hell is this:

II. PUTTING IT TOGETHER: Some General Headcanons on Trey and his Sexuality & Presentation.

Trey’s known since puberty; he wasn’t a late bloomer, per say, but the realization he was gay came first as a general disinterest in girls before realizing there were other options.

He isn’t out to his family. This isn’t out of fear, or concern they will not be accepting—far from it, in fact. He thinks of himself as having a fairly good relationship with his parents, despite generally having a hesitation to burden them with his own emotional needs. He knows they’d love him no matter what, but dating has never been at the forefront of his mind. He will tell them when it’s pertinent, likely when he has a boyfriend, but it’s not really something he thinks about often.

Never dated in high school. Likely never kissed anyone during high school. 

Night Raven University has been the first time he’s really had the space to consider his own sexuality, as well as slowly begin to experiment with his presentation as a whole. Heartslabyul is a bit of a trial-by-fire in that regard (the brand made him feel a little bit weird at first) but by now, as a third year, he’s become fairly comfortable in his sexuality, even if it’s not something he particularly puts out at the forefront of his personality.

It’s not really a secret, because he would respond with a pretty blasé “Yes” if asked if he was gay, but he doesn’t offer the information readily.

There is lingering insecurity, however, the preternatural fear of a typical cis high school boy: does this make me look gay?

There are times, too, when he can’t quite escape a snap judgment in his head, a fear of being pegged as being outside the norm when he’s already aware of the ways in which he could be misconstrued. He respects the hell out of people who care far less about what people think of their manner and appearance, and there is a part of him that would like to feel more comfortable in himself to experiment with being a little more flashy. For every insistence that it isn’t his style, there is a moment of experimentation with excuse. There’s an innate respect for people who does not have this burden, who dress how they like with little care for how others perceive them. It could be him one day. It’s been a process to get there, and as of his third year, he’s definitely a lot more settled than he was in the past, but there is always room for growth.

III. FINAL THOUGHTS.

This is added dialogue in the EN translation specifically, and so I decided not to really count it in any evidence, but I NEEDED everyone to see this line because it kills me every single time:

TREY CLOVER? HELLO?

#❝ℕ𝕆𝕋 𝔸 𝕊𝕀ℕ𝔾𝕃𝔼 ℝ𝕆𝕊𝔼 ℂ𝔸ℕ 𝔹𝔼 𝕆𝕍𝔼ℝ𝕃𝕆𝕆𝕂𝔼𝔻.❞ 【ℍ𝔼𝔸𝔻ℂ𝔸ℕ𝕆ℕ𝕊.】 #[ GOD THIS IS LONG AND OBNOXIOUS I'M SO SORRY ] #[ uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (t-poses) here's my long ass sexuality hc about trey clover ] #[ I rotate him in my mind like a costco rotisserie chicken daily ] #[ something something when your reputation is being The Normal Guy and you care a lot about what people think of you ] #[ the parts of you you're deeply aware deviate from the norm stick out and can do a number on your self-confidence bc Society ] #[ hopefully that came through. KJDFSJKFSJKD ]

[particular-one]

hello!! could i please request a romantic matchup with twisted wonderland and honkai star rail?

my name is alex and my pronouns are they/them, my mbti is intp-t, my zodiac is virgo.

personality: im really shy and kind of awkward when socializing others bcos im not really good interacting with them so i just stay in the sideline where i observe people and their behavior and thats the reason why people depict me as intimidating and hard to approach and also bcos of my stoic expression too but when im with my close friends, im really bubbly and more comfortable with them. im really quite moody sometimes and i also tend to overthink things. i always listen to my friends whenever they're having a problem and just be there for them sometimes pitching in some advice now and then. im also the type of person to run away from their problems and tend to push people away bcos i dont want to burden them, i also laugh at small things, im also the type of person to read a body language very well bcos of my observant nature. i also get insecure with my appearance too. im also blunt with my words i do not sugarcoat things

romantic preference: i prefer to be match with a male

my hobbies/likes: writing stories and reading books, poetry composition, learning about stars and outer space, watching horror videos on yt, staying up all night writing down my ideas about my next stories, sleeping, i also have a fascination to ocean and i tend to stare at it, dark academia, i also like abandoned places especially if its haunted, i also love matcha green tea, i really love a meadow full of lavenders.

my dislikes: loud people including loud places too, vegetables (depends on my mood), cheaters and playboys, worms, hot weather, arrogant people.

what i look for in a partner: someone who is very loyal since i have trust issues and soemone who can be my safe haven when things get so overwhelm

my love language: acts of service and quality time

that's all and thank you!! ^^

hello alex! and yeah, definitely!! sorry for taking quite a bit with yours, i hope you like your matchups :>

TWISTED WONDERLAND ---- TREY CLOVER

⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ trey is, without the doubt, one of the sweeter guys in night raven academy. he usually treats everyone with much respect and admiration, so your first meeting went very smoothly. trey is a sweetheart even minus the romantic context, so it is expected that he'd do things out of the ordinary for you, like getting you something from the bakery or just helping you out on your work. although your friendship didn't exceed from the usual polite gestures and greetings, the instance that probably shifted his entire view of you positively was when he overheard you giving advice to the younger heartslabyul students. he was surprised how you were able to impart such words of wisdom, and since then, he's been really interested in you and actively makes an effort to talk to you. as a partner, trey is very big on a specific love language. well, scratch that — he probably demonstrates his affections for you through every love language possible. quality time? trey would go out of his way to spend time with you even if he was busy with his own commitments, because you were his priority. words of affirmation? he makes handwritten notes to accompany the small mementos that he buys for you. with trey, he likes to shower you with as much love as possible, but he rarely goes overboard to the point of discomfort. trey is quite the loyal and considerate guy and he can tell almost immediately if something is off, in which he'd try to figure out how else to cheer you up. dates with trey might involve baking together — honestly, it might just be him baking while he listens to you talk about what you like, but he always wanted you to taste test his baked goods anyways. he'd also bring you on picnics with these freshly baked goods and the both of you would just relax outdoors and bask in the fresh air. learning about your fascination with stars, trey offers to go stargazing with you late at night! the both of you would just stay up as he listens to you point out the names of the stars on the sky.

HONKAI STAR RAIL ---- GEPARD LANDAU

⋆｡ﾟ☁︎｡⋆｡ ﾟ☾ ﾟ｡⋆ gepard is the type of guy who'd act very knightly around you, mostly out of respect and his duty as a soldier. though gepard is not the best conversationalist, he saw past the initial view of stoicism and intimidation and approached you with the notion of befriending you, especially since his sister kept hounding on him to make friends outside work. since then, he hasn't regretted meeting you — if he were being honest, he laughs a lot when you're talking with him, which serval instantly picks up that something is definitely up — that he gradually develops a crush on you. as a partner, gepard is the very reason why chivalry isn't dead. he is big on acts of service, so he treats you a lot to make sure you're feeling as pampered as possible. when gepard had tried courting you at first, he had definitely tried to win you over by serenading you, but serval had to be the one to push him away then pull him aside and tell him that this awkward charm and very... questionable singing was not going to charm you. still, it magically worked and the both of you went out weeks after that anyways. up until now, gepard likes singing to you in private with songs that reminded him of you, and though it starts off disastrous, he honestly likes expressing it in that way. gepard isn't an avid reader, but he likes to ask book recommendations from you! secretly, this is because he likes to surprise you with annotated copies of them, where he highlights quotes and statements (especially those with a romantic connotation) and just write "reminds me of you!" or "the way i feel for you :)", things along those lines. he's very sappy when it comes to you that he gets easily flustered if you do something remotely romantic for him. he'd reach for the stars and gift wrap one for you, if he could.

#honkai star rail #honkai star rail matchups #twisted wonderland matchups #twisted wonderland #·˚ * 🔭 carlyle matchups

[thornsnfeathers]

alright please don’t be mad at me

#Raven Branwen #Clover Ebi #Qrow Branwen #rwby #me: i really want raven and clover to interact #my mind: hey check THIS out #i also put the first row because they both start with qrow trying to (unsuccessfully) calm people down #i have so many thoughts about qrow raven and clover and boy i'm just. keeping it live rent free in my mind #if i was good at words i'd write them down but like. on top of that nobody cares so why bother akjdslkd #rwby ramblings #v7ch12 tw #ch12 tw #<- just in case

[strqyr]

sometimes i wonder if salem even wants qrow (and raven, for that matter) dead or not.

you'd think, yes, she does, since qrow is part of ozpin's inner circle and is the one out there gathering information. watts even claims that "qrow branwen may be on our list of individuals we would very much like dead", so it adds up.

but when tyrian comes back from his mission, having failed to capture ruby, but bringing news that he poisoned qrow, meaning he'll no longer be a nuisance to them, this is what salem says:

"the last eye is blinded... you disappoint me."

now, salem's disappointment could be because tyrian failed his actual mission (capturing ruby), but a) she only focuses on qrow, and b) in volume 8, when cinder brings news of ruby's "death", salem's not that disappointed even though she had ordered ruby to be brought back alive.

so, let's say, for now, that salem's actually disappointed that qrow's dead... as weird as it sounds.

but then, during her seer call with watts and lionheart, salem finds out that qrow's still alive. at the moment, she doesn't show any indication how she feels about this, but once the call is over and cinder's about to leave, salem tells cinder to tell tyrian that she wishes to speak with him... and she does not look happy.

this conversation is never actually seen, nor is it mentioned afterwards, so the reason why salem was unhappy in the first place remain unknown. however, at this point, it would seem that salem was either angry because qrow wasn't actually dead, and/or because tyrian seemingly lied to her about qrow's fate.

however, if that's the case, then tyrian's interactions with qrow in volume 7 don't add up. if salem's angry with him because he didn't actually kill qrow, then it would make sense for tyrian to try and fix his mistake.

yet when they fight, tyrian is more interested in targeting robyn or clover rather than qrow. he's even the one to suggest the momentary team-up against clover.

at no point did i get the feeling that he's actually trying to kill qrow, but rather that he has switched up gears and is just trying to mess with him, instead. which doesn't really make sense if they actually want qrow dead.

(additionally, when cinder wants to go hands blazing in to the branwen tribe and take what's theirs, salem's tells her to chill and make some friends instead. cos friends are useful. they even told raven that all her previous acts of defiance against salem will be forgiven if she agrees to their deal.)

tldr; i'm getting mixed signals whether salem wants the birbs dead or not. it's looking like she just enjoys messing with them too much to have them dead, but who knows.

#rwby #salem #qrow branwen #raven branwen #branwen twins #am i thinking too deeply about this? #probably #will i stop? #no

[onesheeptwosheepandachicken]

26 Reasons why Qrow is not Ruby’s father and why Taiyang is Ruby’s father

In response to the toxic aspect of the fandom attacking CRWBY and demanding that their desires for Qrow be chosen over canon, or how they feel their theory is more valid than the show itself? I have researched RWBY to make this 26-point Discussion as to why Canon is valid, and fancanon is not when it comes to Qrow Branwen, Ruby Rose, Taiyang Xiao Long, and Summer Rose.

 1.       “Monty said NO”    Most obviously. Monty Oum.

   He said in this tweet that ruby and yang are half-sisters…half-sisters,  which means they share the same mom or dad…in this case Taiyang….

  https://twitter.com/montyoum/status/492070189731565568

Now people have claimed “he obviously meant step-sisters or cousins” Why is it that every time we show the English dictionary to you people or ask you to read it, that you claim you are being attacked or that you claim Monty was misleading us?

 2.       The writers said NO

   Miles Luna debunked this theory on Reddit…

   He pointed out that Ruby sees Qrow as a Role model, so she adapts her colors to be similar to his.

   And you don’t need somebody to be blood to be your role model.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/7x3w4s/crwby_ama_w_miles_luna_kerry_shawcross_and_paula/du5d67g/?

 3. “Rooster Teeth said NO” Rooster Teeth even said that Qrow is "Ruby and Yang's Uncle" They also said “Ladies, he’s not your man”

https://twitter.com/RoosterTeeth/status/1067205612331782144

 4.  “But what if Summer had feelings for Qrow? Why does Qrow Serve Ozpin?” Qrow said in Volume 6 " No one wanted me... I was cursed... I gave my life to you because you gave me a place in this world... I thought I was finally doing some good... " So he was saying he wasn't wanted, so no relationship with Summer. SUMMER DID NOT WANT HIM. And he was literally saying he served Ozpin because Ozpin gave him purpose. It’s pretty sad how people think Qrow can only be a complex character if he obsesses over another person’s wife and child. What , you wanna make him Severus Snape, the Lilly Potter stalker who insulted a girl’s face and tried to poison a boy’s pet and publicly outed a teacher?

https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Qrow_Branwen/Quotes#So_That.27s_How_It_Is

5, "But Qrow could be lying" Except in volume 6 Qrow literally said "Don't lie...we're better than that"

And in volume 7?

" Long time ago. I just found working alone tends to be for the best "

" Gotta say, I’m still not really used to working with other Huntsmen in the field. "

And finally World Of Remnant on Patch.

" Nice place to raise a family, if you're into that sort of thing. "

https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Qrow_Branwen/Quotes#So_That.27s_How_It_Is

  6.  “Qrow fans claim that Ruby and Summer form a core part of Qrow’s character and backstory.” WRONG! The main accusation for demanding Rooster Teeth / CRWBY change the backstory for Qrow would accomplish nothing.

Raven already pushed Yang onto Taiyang to raise on his own.

Qrow forcing Tai to Raise Ruby alongside Yang while Qrow could regularly visit, and while Summer lived with Taiyang, Yang, and Ruby?

It would cheapen Qrow’s character….blood isn’t everything.  Neither are cliches.

 7. “But what if Qrow gave Ruby to Tai to raise after Summer’s death?” Volume Chapter 6, Burning the Candle.

Yang tells Blake that she (yang) and Ruby were raised together by Summer and Taiyang…not by Taiyang on his own, but by Summer and Taiyang.

Yang clearly had memories of being raised by Summer and Tai both,  which meant that Summer and Taiyang lived together raising Ruby and Yang for Several Years.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZkN-53h5Os

  8. “Does Taiyang care about Summer or Ruby?” Taiyang was noted to have shut down when Summer didn’t come back…. Yang noted this in Volume 2 Chapter 6, and Ruby mentioned in the first episode of Volume 3 that Taiyang missed Summer. Qrow also said that Ruby is Taiyang’s “Special Angel”…. Ruby has also pointed out numerous times that Taiyang is Overprotective of Ruby. In fact, Ruby's conversation with Penny about overprotective fathers.

 9. “Qrow knows Taiyang is Ruby’s Father. Taiyang knows Ruby is Taiyang’s daughter. Qrow has referred to Taiyang as Ruby’s father during volume 3 and 7. Taiyang referred to Ruby as his daughter in volume 3.

 10. “Why didn’t Taiyang train Ruby in Martial Arts?” Taiyang is a martial arts fighter.   Ruby has neither the build nor the personality for ruthless hand to hand combat like her sister… Taiyang would trust Qrow, despite his semblance.   Remember how bad Ruby was in v5?

 11. “Qrow’s semblance is not what his fans exaggerate it to be”

Speaking of Qrow’s semblance? He was playing video games with his nieces,   taught at Signal Academy,   and could train Ruby… Clearly,  his semblance is not what theorists make it out to be.

 12. “Why doesn’t Qrow treat Yang the same way he treats Ruby?”

Yang is the daughter of Qrow’s sister,who abandoned the team.

During a one on one interaction between Qrow and Yang after yang vs mercury, Qrow called his own niece crazy, after she had been framed.

Qrow was not empathetic to Yang.

Qrow may not like Yang’s resemblance to Raven.

Ruby is the daughter of his two closest friends, so of course he’d prefer Ruby over Yang.

 13.  “Examples of Taiyang caring for Ruby.”

Volume 2 Ruby was excited when Taiyang sent a package in the mail, not even knowing it was Zwei.

Taiyang was at Ruby’s bedside in V3, and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

He also tried to bring her breakfast in bed.

Taiyang said he wanted to chase after Ruby, but had to nurse Yang back to health.

During the V8 broadcast, Taiyang was upset when the broadcast was cut.

 14. “Genetics research”

Black hair is the subtype of the pigment for blonde hair…

Also, Ruby’s got the same hair strand that Yang and Taiyang have.

Finally, black hair is more dominant.

So Ruby doesn’t need blonde hair to be Taiyang’s kid.

https://askinglot.com/is-black-hair-a-dominant-or-recessive-gene

https://www.quora.com/If-a-jet-black-haired-parent-and-a-blonde-parent-have-children-what-color-hair-would-the-children-likely-have

 15. “The STRQ Photo”

The photo....Qrow was with STRQ for four years...do you really think Qrow is not allowed to cry on the photo unless he was romantically involved? Can't a man grieve over the death of a female friend that he was NOT in a relationship with? Or are men not allowed to have female friends? Ichigo and Rukia from Bleach for example...friendship. They were his friends, his family. People seem obsessed with the idea that Qrow cannot care about a woman unless he was romantically involved or unless he's their bastard father.

 16. “Men and Women…as friends, platonic” Harry Potter as a book showed that a boy and a girl can interact and still be friends…

Why can’t Qrow be Summer’s friend?

Why does he have to be her lover?

We’ve seen Qrow talk about Innkeeper’s skirt lengths and leer at Barmaids who flirted with him.

Also, he’s shown to be bonding with both Clover and Robyn.

People act like he doesn't flirt with anyone , and yet he does.

 17. “Bad Luck Charm” Qrow has spent his whole life with his semblance, named after a Crow.

Raised by the Branwen bandit tribe.

“You and I are not the same, you don’t want the burden of my name” Both Branwen and Qrow are names that Qrow hates due to his semblance and past…

People may think of him as cool, but Qrow suffers from self-loathing.

So NO, the Bad Luck Charm song does NOT in fact allude to Qrow being Ruby’s father, but that Qrow hates himself, hence a major part of why he’s alcoholic.

Proof of which is his volume 6 exchange with Ozpin about being useful, which Qrow disagrees with, leading him to drink further. Yang literally said that she had never seen qrow so drunk before in v6.

And Ruby encourages his self-worth leading him to try giving up alcohol….

His alcoholism is tied to low-self-esteem, not relationships.

 18. Manga Anthology

Taiyang was shown in the Manga Anthology to have shut down upon Summer’s Death. That impacted his relationship with Ruby and Yang. Qrow? Is relatively unaffected. The good Uncle helping around the house. Taiyang haters and Qrow stans took this to demand that Qrow is entitled to Ruby, despite Taiyang recovering and doing his best to be a father. Anything Qrow does is worshipped like Mother Teresa, while anything Taiyang does, good or bad, is downplayed and smashed. Taiyang loved Summer so much he was devastated by her death. Qrow was unaffected. Think about that.

 19. “I like Brats” Why does Qrow spend time with kids he’s not related to? Because he likes kids. You know how there are adults who enjoy being around brats? That’s Qrow. He didn’t have romantic feelings for Summer, he liked being around her because she was like a kid. Similar to how Blake likes Ruby’s idealism? And trusts her leadership?

 20.  “Taiyang the 2-timer accusation”

A woman on youtube claimed that Taiyang was a 2-timer who cheated on raven with summer, as there was, in her and her friends’ minds, “no way that taiyang could be with half his team” When asked about TaiQrow as a joke, she was angered that people even ship TaiQrow.

But let me ask you this. Are you the same person you are now that you were 10 years ago? People claim that Qrow was somehow cool in beacon…because he’s cool now. But Taiyang, who raises two kids, and holds a job and a house…cannot be ruby’s father…because he’s not cool? And that somehow he was never cool? I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had to be cool to be a parent. I also had no idea people were only allowed to be in one relationship per lifetime. Raven freaking abandoned Tai for the tribe. Summer chose Taiyang over Qrow. People literally make Qrow out to be either an OC in a shipping fanfic, or a Naruto fanfic where Naruto is written to be fawned over by a girl whose canonical spouse, boyfriend, or male friend is somehow rewritten as evil.

1 year…..in 1 year since Raven abandoned Taiyang and Yang, Summer Rose the friend of Taiyang’s who he had known for 4 years, became more than a friend.

So no….Taiyang is not a two-timer…he moved on from Raven.

 22. “Why can’t Taiyang talk about Summer?” To WHO? He’s barely got 15 minutes of screentime, and the writers did NOT do him any favors when they had Qrow demand he leave so Qrow could tell Ruby a secret Ozpin trusted him with, before telling Ruby to run away from home leaving only a freaking note. Terrible daughter. Even Yang was prepared to do the same! To a man whose first wife abandoned him! At least Weiss has a legit reason for acting as she does against Jacques, several at least. Ruby? No. Now why would Taiyang talk about Summer’s fighting style to Yang when trying to get her to stop acting like Raven in her fighting style and semblance? Sure if there was more time…but RT at the end of the day isn’t some money-hungry political entity, it’s a startup at the end of the day, they don’t have the ability to do a full anime episode. Also, Taiyang cannot go out on these active missions…he was a schoolteacher who did not do missions until only recently…he was retired, remember.

 23. “These fanworks make more sense to me”

Qrow fans have tried using fanworks to justify their theory or ship, the same way Blacksun fans or Adam apologists make similar claims, and even Raven fans try to claim Raven is somehow a good mother. What do these fanworks do? Hate on Taiyang. Dismiss Ruby and Yang being half-blood siblings. Ignore multiple elements of the show or scenes. Occasionally shit-talk the writers.

Every time somebody tries to make a “rwby rewrite” or “rwby alt” or “Qrow is ruby’s father au” they cannot do it without completely rewriting the characters in so many forms and even the show, till Qrow, Raven, Taiyang, and Summer are NOTHING like they are in the show…And ONLY how a shipper wants qrow to be.

Or rewriting qrow to be nothing like he is in the show.

Most Alt or Rewrite consists of making Taiyang abusive, a cheater, or refusing to allow him to interact with Summer, while regularly pushing qrowxsummer at each other.

So no…it’s not that it makes sense to them through some fanart….a headcanon that has been debunked is no longer headcanon. A theory that is shut down is no longer a theory. There’s a reason anti-vaxxers and flat-earthers still exist. Because to them, their theories make more sense than reality. Which is why people still believe Qrow is Ruby’s father the same way people believe vaccines cause autism. Neither are true, and no amount of facts will shut them down, but they’re both popular theories.

 24. “Qrow Rings and Cross”

People claim that Qrow was married to Summer or that his cross represents him mourning Summer. Did the STRQ photo, in v3, the same volume as his appearance, not show Qrow with his rings, his cross, and angrily scowling, while Summer was right next to Taiyang?

 25. “What about Summer Rose’s choice?”

Remember how I said making Qrow’s character based on solely Ruby and Summer, ignoring everything regarding the tribe and ozpin giving him hope, and the grimm reaper…was bad writing? There’s a reason people hated v5. Raven was proven to be the deadbeat, Qrow was shown to have friends, and that Taiyang knew about Salem, and of course it was confirmed that Yang and Ruby again were sisters by Raven.

Now how about Summer? Team leader….took a man and a daughter who were abandoned by her friend…and made them her own. Yang calls Summer Rose “Supermom” and “Her Hero”…was literally willing to storm a bandit camp so Raven could use her portal to take Yang to Qrow, so she could get to Ruby. And yeah, I know the RWBY critics scream “why didn’t Yang just look for Ruby in Mistral?” It’s a bloody kingdom, and Yang was pursuing a lead, that Tai had given her, and Qrow told Yang he’d look after her sister. Remember that? Oh wait, RWBY Critics forget, my bad. Anyway, she’s more of a sister to Qrow than his blood sister Raven, she’s more of a mother to Yang than Raven, and she’s more of a spouse to Tai than Raven. Good Stepmother. Non-married couple. Relationship built on trust. Blood is not the same as family. (Example Weiss’s remark to her father) (Or Dom Toretto)

So making Summer into a throw-away character who dies so that a brooding jerk of an alcoholic can claim character development? Making a woman nothing except a throw-away for a man to get development is BAD WRITING. For God’s Sakes, even Pyrrha was written better than that! She interacted with team rwby, nora was always helping her out, and so was Ren (though those shakes are a crime against humanity” But when Qrow fans try to demand he’s ruby’s father? Their fanworks make Summer as much of a flat character as Preston Harvey from Fallout 4, where they make Summer unable to do anything but be obsessed with Qrow and having his child, similar to how Preston cannot think of anything other than “Another settlement needs your help, I’ll mark it on your pip-boy”

 26. Finally, the accusations that CRWBY are lying.

“You have to be ****** if you believe CRWBY when they say Qrow isn’t Ruby’s father” “CRWBY is lying, it’s what writers do” “It’s okay for writers to lie, it’s good for plot” “I’d prefer it if CRWBY was lying to us” “Monty is dead, the writers should change it now” “Monty is dead, nothing else in the writing matters” “Monty was hiding the truth from us” “CRWBY is hiding the truth about Qrow being Ruby’s father” “It makes sense for CRWBY to lie to us” Look at this…Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, instagram…. The first quote? Was a woman who was using an anti-autism anti-disability slur defending the theory. Never have I ever seen people so obsessed with a  theory that they would deny reality and be rude to the very writers and original creator. But the QrowxSummer and Qrow is Ruby’s Father fandom group has made countless cases of this. THIS is how they defend their theory? And people upvote, like and support these remarks? SHAME SHAME SHAME

 Conclusion:

I get how people desire qrow to be Ruby’s father for ships or fanfics.

Even to where they make Taiyang a hated character just for the sake of making sure nobody disagrees with them.

But the attacking of RWBY and CRWBY, claiming that “this needs to be fixed”, or getting angry at RT for not giving you the non-canon ship you want? Claiming that just because you want it to be so, that somehow your ship/theory has “validity?”

That reflects poorly on the fandom and critics.

But then again…. It’s easy to ignore what’s real and what’s a fact that when theorists and ship-pushers and CRWBY Haters on youtube tells you to stop listening to monty and the writers, and instead believe whatever you want and claim whatever you want, Because surely you know what’s better for the show than the people who worked on it, right? Ha ha ha, no. THAT is the ULTIMATE disrespect somebody calling themselves a fan could ever give. And if you think or agree with that type of logic, you should look in the mirror.

I looked for backup sources to defend CRWBY and RWBY, you’ll find them below.

Backup sources include:

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/qrow-is-not-rubys-dad/422o_0rbCYuoXj36VoB7obK3MXPZRbPKkz5

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/why-the-qrow-is-rubys-father-theory-is-wrong/z668_nQlIxu0dmRdRpEPxqE3qlWlZEmoE2

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/qrow-cant-possibly-be-rubys-and-heres-why/8BB5_LPVCmu2bonkw8eEP3Yokg8m8zJlgNV

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/why-qrow-isnt-rubys-father/lXXx_5QoUQuPVGo3Wgko3wJ52mMBl7644P

 https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/is-qrow-rubys-father-short-answer-no/422o_0rbCYupDKezxPxpdje7dRn3nB8YvZ

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPbft3KJd6o

https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/blog/qrow-is-rubys-dad-theory-debunk/d33g_pQEcbu1NKQoMEv0kmDpP6N8bmowkkq

#strq #rwby strq #TEAM STRQ #rwby #rwby ruby #ruby rose #yang xiao long #taiyang xiao long #Summer Rose #rwby summer rose #rwby summer lovin #qrow is not ruby's father #Summer is Yang's Mother #ruby and yang are sisters #taiyang x summer #crwby #canon vs fanon #uncle qrow #qrow #qrow branwen #raven branwen #xiao long rose family #xiao long rose #MontyOum #AllHailMontyOum #rwby seasonal depression #rwby canon

[courtlyharlequin]

Hi! Hope you’re doing ok! May I request dorm leaders or vice dorm leaders with a s/o who crossdresses? Like their s/o is a female but is pretending to be a male? Thank you!

Cesario

A/N: I’ve been better, but I was a lot worse a few weeks ago so I guess I’m doing good! School is stressful ahaha. Thank you for asking~ This was such a fun request to write especially since I headcanon MC as female crossdressing as male. Also, I chose the vice prefects because I think they’re underrated. I apologize if these are too repetitive and if there are mistakes. I wrote these over the course of a week so my thoughts might incoherent rippu

Trey Clover:

Out of all the vice dorm leaders, he would fret over your little hobby/secret in the most discreet way possibly.

A girl in an all boys school seems dangerous so he understands your reason.

If Trey found out when you started dating, then of course he would be shocked, but he won’t avoid you or end the relationship then and there. Just give him time to process... wow you’re a girl... you fooled him there!

 Oh wait!! YOU’RE A GIRL–But, don't worry! He can keep a secret. 

He just has a hard time adjusting at first, messing up pronouns because you eventually wind down and get comfortable wearing more feminine clothes and dresses around him when no one’s looking. 

Ahhhh crap. You look cute. Trey  can’t control himself. He’s attracted to you whether you look like a guy or a girl. However, he’s still got standards. 

Trey has a more difficult time asking you about boundaries. Is it okay if he’s a little rough with you? Can he touch you? He doesn’t want to frighten you or cause discomfort. 

He’s ultra-protective of you now. It’s an all boys school! He has competition since you’re the only girl in the school and there are some really nasty punks here. 

The poor vice dorm leader worries about you on the daily, but you’re worth it. He knows that. 

If you ask him what “gender” he prefers, Trey would say “whatever you’re most comfortable with, darling”.

In truth, he fell for your personality. Whether you pose as a guy or not, he loves you the same.

Jade Leech:

What’s this? You’re actually a girl?

Color him surprised. He would’ve never guessed! 

He actually doesn’t believe you and asks for proof much to your embarrassment. If you take too long to give in, he might just initiate himself.

“Oya? My~ You are a girl. That chest is of ample size.”

He’s willing to take a slap for that. 

Jade grins menacingly, an expression you know all too well. He’s up to something.  

You would have to beg him not to spill the beans or to blackmail you on the daily. Oh he’s so cruel! You’re already burning red at this point. Crawling into a hole and rotting in it sounds wonderful right now. 

When you finally asked him seriously and directly, he chuckles and says: “Don’t you, worry, (y/n). I’ll keep you safe” which made your heart flutter.

“...on the condition that you dress as a girl at night and sleep with me~”

The fool told Azul

Why were you so surprised? You knew he wouldn’t let you off the hook that easy but his reason ( “I want to exploit your little secret all for myself” ) made you give in with an unbearable heat rising to your ears.

Jade would honestly have a field day with you though. Playing dress up is surprising fun. He sometimes sends you some clothes for the fun of it and so you two can discreetly match with your socks. 

And you’re so grateful. At least you think you are... You see, Jade says that he just likes playing dress up, but he’s actually picking out tight-fitting clothes with frills (sort of like Epel’s dress shirt) to enhance your femininity with matching as an excuse. But you don’t need to know that.

He seems to be enjoying it more than he should be. Not that you mind, it’s a small price to pay.

Jamil Viper:

Ah, a girl. No biggie.

That actually makes sense now that he thinks about it. You were thin as a twig and you sounded rather girly. Then again, Epel Felmier from Pomefiore also had those traits and Jamil knows for sure the Epel is a guy... 

Again, no biggie. Gender doesn’t matter anyway. 

He’s the most “chill” out of all the vice dorm leaders. Jamil has kept bigger secrets. He actually thinks this “hobby” is amusing.

 However, you sure fooled him. Does anyone else know? No? Not even Crowley.

Darn, now he feels special!

After regaining his composure, Jamil tells you to relax and honestly doesn’t treat you any differently afterwards. 

Scarabia’s vice prefect, if anything, is more cautious of you and your surroundings. Not to be presumptuous, but Night Raven College’s student body isn’t the most respectable bunch. What if someone harasses you? 

While you assure Jamil that, for the time that you were here, nobody has known about your true gender, let alone assault you, he still worries. 

He watches out for you in his own ways, like walking you to class whenever he can or give you his hoodie if it’s raining and there may be a chance the standard uniform dress shirt will become transparent. 

Rook Hunt:

Oh... Oh my... A girl.... A female.... Doe.... A female deer...

Why that’s just... TRÈS MAGNIFIQUE!

Oh how you remind him Viola from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, truly a masterpiece. 

You are beautiful. Gorgeous. 

To pull off both genders in the same day with no makeup whatsoever is astonishing to him. With just a simple attire change, you have tricked the entire student body. 

You’re such a trickster, (y/n)~

Rook may seem happy, and he is as you are ten times more stunning than you were before, but his response is  well-crafted.

“I knew all along,” he says ,” I’ve been watching you, you know?”

Typical Rook. He’s been stalking you. 

If you dare to slap him, he defends himself by stating that he didn’t do anything perverted and that what he meant by that is he was just making a very educated guess. 

But now that you’ve confirmed it, it’s official. He’s going to be your knight in shining armor, your prince on a dashing white stallion. 

You’re going to be the power couple of this school. Those other boys shall be envious of your divine beauty as you are the only female on campus.

Wait until the whole world know about this! Oh what’s that? He can’t tell? 

Fufu~ no matter. More for him to hunt

Lilia Vanrouge:

You like cute things too?

Ohohohoho~

Like Jade, Lilia wants to match [clothes] with you, but not in a clandestine way and most certainly not for his own personal gain. Unless you count wanting to look cute together as a personal gain.

He doesn’t react much to the crossdressing itself as he’s seen more surprising things in life. No offense, but crossdressing has been around since the Elizabethan era and it’s nothing new.

If you’re doing this to hide your gender rather than for the fun of it, then perhaps it’s a little interesting, but Lilia would keep an eye out for you since you’ve expressed any worries about being harmed.

He knows a little bit about martial arts and defense magic, no biggie.

Diasomnia’s vice dorm leader never questioned your gender before as he, too sometimes gets mistaken for a child girl so this was a pleasant surprise. 

Moreover, Lilia appreciates the androgynous look. He loves for people to keep guessing. It’s his way to mess with them without ever interacting with them personally. Well, he could mess with them personally, but why would he? That wouldn’t be as fun~ 

And now he has a partner in crime!! Hooray!!

You’re just so cute. You’re like him– too cute for everyone’s hearts!

He relishes in that fact and calls you over to go shopping with him.

Do you like lolita clothing by any chance? 

It’s okay if you’re not into dresses. Ahhh what about top hats? Eye patches? 

What’s your aesthetic? Cottagecore? Dark Academia? Nursecore?

“Lilia, it’s okay, really, I don’t need new clothes...”

“But you would look cute in this,” he pouts. 

#twisted wonderland #twst #twisted wonderland imagines #twst imagines #twisted wonderland headcanons #twst headcanons #trey clover x reader #jade leech x reader #jamil viper x reader #rook hunt x reader #lilia vanrouge x reader #Lilia is so hard to write for hnggg #i'm sorry anon

[lunatriense]

🌹, 💚, 💘, 👀, 💖?

Since I mostly talk about RWBY stuff I'm assuming you want RWBY ships; if you want others, please feel free to ask again and let me know which fandom, though I can't guarantee I'm familiar with it! 😊

Ship that you have as an OTP: 🌹

Schneekos - although Weiss made a terrible first impression I feel like these two have a lot in common and make a fantastic couple

Freezerburn - just look at their interactions since reuniting and tell me these two aren't great together

Honourable mention: Arkos - this one is almost an OTP for me. I know, I know, how can it not be when I've commissioned a bunch of Arkos art, right? Well... I don't actually like Jaune all that well as a character, though admittedly I like him better than I used to. That said, I adore Pyrrha, and if having Jaune makes her happy then great... I just personally prefer her with Weiss or, failing that, Penny or Ruby

Ship that you secretly like: 💚

I'm pretty open about the ships I like, but let's see...

Ironwood/Clover - could be quite cute together

Ship that is unpopular but you still like: 💘

Magnetic Attraction (Pyrrha/Penny) - I almost never see any material for this, but I think they're adorable together, and even moreso because of the knowledge of how dangerous Pyrrha is to Penny but still loving each other enough to make it work

Ship you’re curious about: 👀

Good AU!Cinder/Winter - I absolutely loathe normal Cinder, but in an AU where she's good (or neutral even) she could have a very interesting dynamic with Winter, having almost exactly the opposite background and all

Summer/Raven - I'd really like to see what these two might be like together; I sort of like the idea that Summer growing closer to Taiyang is why Raven left, because she felt (wrongly or otherwise) that she was losing Summer and it was too painful for her

Ship that needs more love: 💖

JNPR Berries, Gilded Rose, Pyrrha/Weiss/Ruby, really poly ships in general - people can love more than one person, and it'd be nice to see more representation of that!

#shipping #my ships #ship meme

[flightofaqrow]

Qrow and Robyn and Cinematography

It’s another Saturday and more content which means more Qrow and Robyn partnership brainworms being fed, let’s go.

I realized, especially after this last episode a piece of why the partnership between these two feels so intense. It’s the cinematography. 

Spoilers and image heavy again:

I took too many screenshots already, ya’ll will have to trust me for the earlier chapters. Qrow has so, so often been shown as distanced from others via camera angles. We see his reactions as standing off on his own, by himself, other people’s faces not in the shot. (Yes, this is a thing the animators have done with a lot of people just to have close ups on single expressions, but bear with me.)

He’s talking to people. He’s reacting to people, sometimes even intensely, but he’s still shown in the shot alone.

There are some exceptions. I’m not saying there aren’t. He gets in Ironwood’s face. He and Ozpin/Oscar probably have some shots together. He comforts Yang. He and Raven in that same scene have some shots together. I’m just, making my point that those are the exception, in general.

Some sidelong glances are used a lot, too. Maybe one character looking at the other who isn’t looking back.

Okay, I started at Volume 7 with some of his Big Interactions to really hammer this home.

First up, Ironwood:

Backs of heads. Only one face. Back and forth.

Sidelong glance.

Backs again.

Alone.

They’re closer, but still backs again. It really gives a sense of separation and distance, even for such an intimate moment.

Maybe two frames where they kind of look at each other, wow.

Single shots.

You get the idea? Again, not saying it’s not used elsewhere. Just drawing attention to it.

Clover!!! Hey!!! He’s supposed to be closer with Clover? At least trying, right? How does that stack up?

Lots more side by side, at least.

Lots of alone shots, here too, though.

Hey, okay. They look at each other sometimes. 

Then, oh. Oh, there starts to be this back-of-head and loner shots again. Man, I realized I didn’t even get the Schnee Manor flirting. That’s... actually another back and forth scene. We don’t see them together in the same shot at all.

At least we see both their faces, but man can you feel the distance they’re trying to reach out across here. And don’t quite make it.

Lone shots.

Backs of heads again.

Alone.

Alone.

They end alone.

HOW ABOUT THE KIDDOS? Qrow and Ruby are close!

Distance. Backs of heads.

Backs of heads.

Some sidelong glances. Softer looks, yes. But you get the pattern here.

HEY, SOME EYE CONTACT! As a treat.

Now. 

Yet again.

Miss Robyn Hill? Miss get in his grill? Yeah, let’s talk about real connection, okay?

Yet again, just as I said that other people don’t get some exceptions of shared shots, Robyn and Qrow have plenty of sidelong and alone shots, too. But they also have way more scenes where we can actively see them connecting. And I realized that’s part of what makes it feel so real and strong.

It starts as early as Vol 7. 

Sidelong. But also... together, with Clover being the back of the head.

Looking at each other.

Sharing the shot. Looking at each other.

Volume 8 (and this doesn’t even count the intro, which it could.) THIS is really lovely, because we take a couple steps back at first.

Backs of heads.

Alone. Alone. 

BUT... notice... these alone shots are when they’re disclosing their concerns and feelings to each other. And IMMEDIATELY we see that connection restoring.

Distanced, but looking at each other.

Paralleled.

Looking at each other.

Looking at each other.

Both on screen. Both their faces. Looking at each other.

Paralleled.

Paralleled.

Looking at each other.

I don’t care how you want to see the dynamic between them, but you have to admit there is so much of it.

#* legends and stories; some of them true; some made up = meta * #rwby volume 8 spoilers #qrow branwen #robyn hill #rwby

[nexyra]

I got an ask for Qrow Branwen so here it comes !

My fav ship(s) for the character

I think my favorite ships for Qrow are Cloqwork and Fair Game ! Cloqwork lacked screentime in terms of canon content of course, but I love the potential here. I also have a things for shipping the sad men together xD There are a lot of REALLY great Cloqwork fanfics out there and I love seeing people write about these two <3 It's in the details but I think there's something interesting here. With Qrow who is convinced to be a curse, who came from such a harsh background... And with Ozpin who is so convinced of humanity's inherent goodness and that anyone deserves a chance. At the same time they're both very complicated people who I think would interact in cool ways. Ozpin is wise but does have a mischievous streak that I think also helped in making them both get along. Qrow is much more perceptive than he appears and that's also good for dealing with someone as secretive as Ozpin.

Fair Game also had a very good start ! The relationship was admittedly a bit tilted toward Qrow's recovery in the show, but they were nice to see together. Clover was perceptive & caring as well as patient. All great qualities for a relationship with Qrow, who has a hard time breaking down his walls and a shot mental health. At the same time, Atlas is very professional, straight-to-the-point and I think Qrow is a real breath of fresh hair in that environment. He brings a different viewpoint to the table, he's very loyal & caring and it's clear that his sass amused Clover greatly. We didn't get to learn enough about him, but Clover's VA hinted that Clover's trust was a fragile thing and he wasn't a fan of showing vulnerability. Qrow, who gives everything he has in all his relationships, would have been a great balm for that uncertainty. So yeah !

My least favorite ship(s) for the character

There are, of course, any & all ships between Qrow & the kids or Qrow & Salem's team. But outside of these obvious "nope", I'll have to go with Jailbirds. This is COMPLETELY personal but I have a really hard time liking Robyn's character as of V7 end/V8 so I'm barely interested in her dynamic with Qrow. I did appreciate her talking down Qrow from revenge because he was only doing it for his own sake but... That's about it. I find her way too abrasive (hidden behind her shiny Robinhood looks). And whereas Clover (imo) was pretty good at getting Qrow to face his issus head-on & building him up, I feel like Robyn relies more on humour & deflection... Which is an art Qrow is already acquainted with, and not the best coping mechanism for him. Aaaand I just feel like she put Clover down several time in order to lift Qrow up. That, plus the queerbaiting controversy, plus her having indirectly participated to Clover's death... The ship makes me a bit uncomfortable.

My fav & least fav platonic relationship(s) for the character

My fav platonic relationship for Qrow is his bond with Ruby ! I really hope they bring it back because these two were GREAT together. Ruby's admiration was adorable. Qrow's nonchalent but clearly protective streak. They care about each other A LOT and I really loved them together. I hope they can have more moments together like back in V3-V4 or V6.

I'm not sure what my least liked platonic relationship would be. Saying Robyn again feels like beating on a dead horse but I don't really have a problem with any other ones. They're all, if not kind & good for him, at least interesting (like Raven)

My favorite thing about the character

The combination of his sassy/cynic personnality and how loyal & caring of a person he actually he is. Qrow is rough around the edges, leans easily into banter but he cares so damn much. He fit so easily next to Ruby's peppy enthusiasm in Vol 1-3, and then he was just an incredible badass and yet so damn vulnerable human in Vol 4-6. I liked that about him. How all the pieces fit together

My biggest criticism for the character

Well I have 2 things to say about that. First : V7C12 With Friends like these. What the fuck was this episode qkfazkfhkgh Qrow's brain was nerfed SO DAMN HARD, I was genuinely pissed while watching the episode. This was just a string of dumb decisions from everyone except Tyrian. But I digress -

In a more general sense, I'd say... putting Qrow in the sidelines. Him falling further into depression was a sound decision. It was interesting and fitting of his character imo. But I feel like they tied "Ruby having enough of his alcooholism" and "Ruby growing away from adults" in a way that kind of.... just put Qrow to the side and doesn't allow him to do much. In V6 finale, Qrow expresses understandable concerns about their plan to steal an airship, but instead of dealing with that Ruby's frustration with his cynicism is aired out and... the timing kind of makes the whole thing weird becaus Qrow isn't allowed to disagree with their plan ("we'll do it with you or without you") and then has to trust Ruby and let her go which AGAIN is a great moment in itself. But all that put together just like... rid Qrow of his function as a parental figure because Ruby is the leader now and he's just... kind of following along.

When was their writing at the peak according to me (ex : best season)

Okay for this one Q, I'll have to go with Vol 4 and Vol 6 for very different reasons. V4 was great because we really got to get to know Qrow. His complicated relationship with Raven. How BADASS his encounter with Tyrian was I freaking loved it. What his semblance and how it shaped his life. And it also let him be vulnerable through the poison & seeing Ruby repay his care was very nice.

Vol 6 for fleshing out, taking his issues & drinking more seriously. Showing more hopelesness and cynicism, and that he had a real drinking problem and he wasn't just a fun drunk. Plus the loss of faith in Oz showed how much Qrow needs stability and secure certainties to orbit around despite his nonchalant personnality. But I like it a bit less because it was the starting point of putting him on the side kind of.

A song I think fits them & why

Ship in a Bottle (Steffan Argus) ➸ A song about being alone in your fight, in the sense that your life is like a sail on the ocean and you are the only captain, the only one who can choose what to do with it. At the same time, there are several mentions of a "captain" as if the singer/Qrow adresses someone else. It's reminiscent of his relation with Ozpin or Clover : speaking of a deal, of being honest and sharing what's on your mind. Qrow thinks too much, he's scared and he sinks more & more as he delves into his cynicism (V6). Qrow cries, things get worse, the mention of the glass echoes his struggle with alcooholism. And the Scarewrow loses his brain, "lose touch with all the things that made [him] feel sane."

+ Problem child (Simple Plan) The Star song (Amanda Palmer) Would anyone care (Citizen Soldier) Wasted (8 Graves)

A headcanon to make up about them

Qrow didn't have the most normal childhood and because of that he had to learn a lot for Ruby & Yang. Notably, Qrow had absolutely 0 notion of what was an appropriate presents for young girls. As a result, he tended to simply bring back from his travels whatever shiny thing might have caught his attention. Could be a weird flower. Could be a pretty knife. Or even junk that his corvid brain latched upon.

Tai designed a look(Tm) that Qrow learned to recognize as "No, not appropriate." After a while, Yang learned to mimick it (but rather at random, she didn't really recognze what was appropriate and what wasn't). Ruby always liked his presents though.

What I would change about them if I was making a re-write

I CLEARLY would rewrite V7C12 so that Qrow & Clover keep their brains kzjhfkqhzk There were ways to reach the same conclusion without like... having a Qrow-Tyran team-up which was REALLY weird

I see 2 main possibilities to stick close to canon content - After the crash, Tyrian gets free but he keeps playing dead for a bit. Since there is no 3rd menace, Clover and Qrow's argument devolve into a fight as seen in canon. At one point, Clover manages to briefly disarm Qrow. They discuss for a bit, you can even put the exact same dialog as in the ep. Then Tyrian takes action, moving out of the shadows to kill Clover with Qrow's discarded weapon. Braincells saved. OR - Instead of having Qrow & Tyrian outright team up, Tyrian just... keeps instillating doubts in their mind. Qrow & Clover are temporarily allies in taking Tyrian down but because of this, they don't TRUST each other which cause missteps and make them less effective. At one point, Qrow tries to attack Tyrian who is behind Clover. But because neither Qrow nor Clover really have faith in the other at that moment (and because Tyrian is poisonning their mind), Clover automatically steps back or aside. He doesn't entirely trust Qrow. Because of this small hesitation, Qrow's attack fails. Tyrian manages to disarm him. Tyrian uses Qrow's weapon to kill Clover. There could even be some message here about the lack of Trust & letting Salem divide friends... something of that caliber in any case 🤔 It can even parallel V3 where Qrow did the same thing with Ironwood & Ironwood refused to stand aside even if he thought Qrow meant to attack him... Could lead somewhere ! Like, in V3 Qrow had faith that Ironwood wasn't to blame. Only Ironwood feared that Qrow blamed him, but Qrow knew & trusted that Ironwood wasn't to blame. In other words, Salem didn't divide them. Here, Qrow & Clover let Tyrian get into their head. And as a result Clover dies. "Together we stand, Divided we fall"

My guess for their MBTI/Enneagram

I'm still mulling on it right now but I think he might be some kind of ISTP 416. He has some weird 7ish behaviour but his need to orbit around someone/a goal, his relationship with Oz, how close he stuck to Tai & Summer sounds closer to 6 fix. He wants people to go home to. Certainty and security. His independance definitely is there but seems emphasized moreso out of necessity.

One aspect that I think would be nice to delve deeper into ? (optional)

I'm not sure mhmmm maybe his relationship with Summer ? It would be both cute & interesting. As well as finally giving us insight into who Summer was

#rwby #qrow branwen #rwde #rwby thoughts #send asks #cloqwork #fair game #v7ch12 #with friends like these #v7 spoilers #character song #enneagram #mbti #rwby rewrite

[maizethecorn]

Sofia the First Sofia/Cedric Fanfiction

Boy, it has been a while since I came back to this ship. The show has long sense ended with four seasons.  I quit watching the show around the episode Cedric be good. I came back and watched all the cedric centered episodes including the season finale. I love how the writers introduced Cedric’s niece Castilla since he needed someone other than Sofia who looked up to him. I also liked how Cedric got the respect he craved from Rolland, repaired his relationship with his sister and parents and learned how to become a better person who didn’t want to steal Sofia’s amulet all the time. The only thing that slightly disappointed me was that Cedric’s pet raven Wormwood ditched Cedric in favor of working for villains. Wormwood seemed to be a good friend to Cedric for many years so I was disappointed that the raven simply decided Cedric was too boring and left him. The writing seemed a little weak there but otherwise Cedric has lots of fabulous character growth through being Sofia’s friend. Also, Cedric was the most interesting character on the show and his relationship with Sofia had the most interesting dynamic compared to the other characters Sofia interacted with. Some fanfiction writers have written great stories for these two characters and aren’t afraid to work around the age gap to make romance possible. I also love the writers giving the show an adult tone and going in directions Disney really couldn’t due, given the show was aimed at a young audience. Here are the authors and their stories I enjoyed the most:

1. The Light by  orphan_account-This complete one shot fic is about Cedric waking up in bed next to Sofia. There is lots of domestic fluff.  Here is a link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3213209

2.Confessions of a Teenaged Princess by  Gabihime is a complete three chapter fic where Sofia is sixteen years old. She takes the lead and kisses Cedric. Her kiss has very mixed results. Clover has some really funny lines in this fic. Cedric also has a hilarious reaction to finding out Sofia’s feelings. The fic has a sequel companion called Strange Bedfellows.  Here is a link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3196358/chapters/6949736

3. The Potion by orphan_ account is a complete one shot fic about Cedric making a potion that causes everyone to become sexually attracted to him except Sofia. Sofia explains why. This fic was really funny with a sweet ending. Here is a link to the story:https://archiveofourown.org/works/23961121

4. Lap Princess by  sentient_dust is a complete, four chapter fic about Cedric and a teenage Sofia realizing there is only one seat for a carriage ride back to the castle. The plot demands Sofia sit in Cedric’s lap so that is what happens. Cedric realizes he has feelings for Sofia beyond lust. This writer is fantastic at writing sexual tension between Sofia and Cedric without sex actually happening. Here is a link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/25602337/chapters/62140591

5. Misadventures in Magic by SuirenShinju is a complete twenty four chapter fic about an aged up Sofia and Cedric announcing their feelings for each other to King Rolland and Queen Mirandi. I really like how Rolland and Mirandi are open minded enough in this fic to support Cedric and Sofia as a couple. The author also addresses how Cedric is way older than Sofia and the problems a much older man might have in a romantic relationship with a younger woman. The author also portrays Sofia as a coming of age eighteen-year-old who needs to sort out her feelings for Cedric to understand if she wants to be married to him the rest of her life. The story ends on a happy note. Here is a link to the story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18372242/chapters/43503719

#sofia the first #cedric and sofia #cedric the sorcerer #cedric the sensational #disney

[kyria-nico]

Fair Game Valentine’s Fluff

Everyone at Beacon High thinks that Qrow despises Valentine’s Day due to a misunderstanding from his freshman year. Every year, the student council hosts a Valentine’s Day event where students can buy Valentine’s cards and flowers for other students. Every year, Qrow gets none.

Until one year, he does.

Qrow hated Valentine’s Day.

Or, at least, everyone thought he did. Every year, the school council ran a Valentine’s Day event where students could send their friends and partners Valentine’s cards with a candy and a rose attached. In his freshman year, Qrow had received one. He had been happy at first, as he didn’t really have any friends beyond his sister, until he opened it and found that it only read “cheer up emo kid”.

He had ripped it up and thrown it out, and forgotten about it. Until the next year, when the morning announcements mentioned that orders for the valentines would be opening up soon.

“Don’t send one to Qrow! He’ll just rip it up and throw it out!” Tyrian had called from the back of the room, prompting giggles from the rest of the class. Qrow had just rolled his eyes, but the rest of the day he had people asking him why he had ripped up the valentine from last year. Too embarrassed to admit the real reason, he had just shrugged it off. Until Tai and Summer had started badgering him about it.

When they wouldn’t drop it, Qrow had turned on them, practically shouting, “I just hate Valentine’s Day, okay!?”

Unfortunately for him, that had happened in the middle of a crowded hallway. The din from the other students had stopped for one terrifying moment, before exploding in laughter and gossip. Qrow had just turned on his heel and walked out of school, completely skipping last period and resolving to forget about it. He had figured no one would remember it.

He had figured wrong.

It was his senior year now, and his “hatred” of Valentine’s Day was legendary. The story of him ripping up a single Valentine had morphed into him burning a massive pile of Valentines while ranting about how Valentine’s Day was just a bullshit corporate holiday designed to sell chocolate and greeting cards.

Now, anyone who looked at Qrow would have no reason to assume that he would feel differently. He dressed mostly in black, with ripped jeans and heavy boots that wouldn’t look out of place at a punk concert, and he had a sarcastic sense of humor that led most to think he was apathetic or cynical. Nothing about his style or demeanor really screamed “romantic at heart”.

The problem, though, was that Qrow actually liked Valentine’s Day.

Sure, he wouldn’t deny that there were plenty of companies trying to make money off it, but that was the case with most things. He had always thought it was sweet that humans had decided it was important to have an entire day just to tell other humans that they were important to them. He had always enjoyed watching people get Valentine’s cards, liked watching the way their eyes would soften or light up as they read the messages their friends or partners wrote for them.

Not that he could really admit to it at this point. The only one who knew was Raven. And she, unfortunately, was not sentimental enough about Valentine’s Day to try and correct people’s misconceptions.

“At least you’re graduating this year,” Raven said when he complained about the story circulating again. “It’s not like this’ll follow you after high school.”

->—

It was the day before Valentine’s Day, and the torture had already started. Qrow stood at his locker, watching from afar as a flustered Tai shoved a gift into Raven’s hands. Raven was staring at it with her customary disdain, but Qrow could tell she was secretly pleased by it.

“It’s sweet, isn’t it?” A voice came from the locker next to him, and Qrow turned in surprise. Qrow recognized the guy as Clover, a junior that was quite popular among students from every grade. Everyone called him the good luck charm of the school, and credited him for leading their famously bad baseball team to the state finals. Qrow had long admired him from afar, not just because he was good looking (although he was), but because he seemed to be the opposite of everything Qrow was. A “lucky clover”, indeed.

He realized he was staring. “Uh, yeah. Sweet,” he said, trying to sound noncommittal, wondering if Clover was gearing up to ask him about ‘the incident’.

“Do you like Valentine’s Day?” Clover asked, and Qrow raised an eyebrow. Didn’t he know the story?

He was so surprised by the question, which sounded genuine, that he answered honestly. “Yeah. It’s not bad, as far as holidays go,” Qrow said, inwardly bracing himself for the inevitable follow-up about him using a flamethrower on a thousand roses in the parking lot, or whatever the current rumor was.

“Do you have one?” Clover asked.

Qrow found himself off balance again from the unexpected question. “Have what?”

Clover grinned, a hint of pink blooming in his cheeks. “A Valentine.”

It was Qrow’s turn to flush at that. He shook his head. “No. I — uh, well, no one’s ever asked me. Guess maybe the universe is trying to tell me I’m better off alone,” Qrow said, letting out a little self-deprecating laugh to try and play the uncharacteristically honest words off as a joke.

“That’s a shame.” Clover had clearly finished with his locker, and yet he was still standing there, his bag slung over one shoulder, a slightly crooked grin on his face. “I don’t think there’s anyone that’s better off alone. Well, I’ll see you around.”

Qrow watched his kelly green backpack disappear into the crowd of students with wide eyes, wondering what the hell had just happened. Had he really just admitted his existential crisis about loneliness to a complete stranger? He rubbed a hand over his face, as if he could wipe the whole interaction from his mind, and threw his books back into his locker. He knew he would catch hell from Summer for skipping bio, but he didn’t really care.

After that, there was no fucking way he would be able to focus anyway.

->—

“Come on, Summer, I promise this is the last time!” Qrow was reduced to begging, clasping his hands together and trying to move into Summer’s line of sight. She kept stubbornly turning her nose up at him. She was trying to look stern, but she really only managed something close to haughty.

“That’s what you said last time,” she said, turning away from him again. “And I told you then that if you skipped bio again, I wouldn’t give you my notes!”

Qrow deflated, grumbling and shoving his hands in his pockets. Tai clapped a hand on his shoulder so hard that he almost fell over. “I suppose you can borrow my notes,” Tai said, as if he were a magnanimous King granting a prisoner his clemency.

Qrow glared at him, brushing his hand off. “Your notes are unreadable.”

“If he even bothers to take them,” Summer added, and she and Qrow grinned at each other while Tai pretended to be hurt.

“So, you’ll let me copy your notes?” Qrow gave her his very best puppy dog eyes (which were pretty damn good, despite his sometimes edgy appearance), and Summer let out a long sigh.

“Fine,” she said, reaching into her bag and pulling out her notebook, handing it to him with a stern look (although it was somewhat diminished by her fond smile). “But this is definitely the last time!”

->—

Qrow was so absorbed in copying Summer’s immaculately organized biology notes, that he missed the entrance of the student council completely, not realizing what was happening until he heard the first squeals of happiness from the other side of the room. He looked up, surprised to see that Clover was there, standing next to Robyn and James. He had forgotten that Clover was on the student council, although he couldn’t remember what he was. Robyn was the President, James was the Vice President, and Clover was…walking towards him?

Qrow flicked his eyes to either side, trying to figure out why Clover could be approaching him. He intentionally sat in the very back corner of the room, and he always had a couple seat buffer around him in the classes he didn’t share with Tai or Summer. There was a pretty blonde sitting a couple seats in front of him. Surely Clover meant to approach her, not him.

But Clover wasn’t looking at her. He was looking directly at Qrow. Qrow swallowed nervously. What could the school’s lucky clover want with its resident bad luck charm?

“I have a Valentine here for Qrow Branwen.” Clover had stopped right in front of his desk, and was smiling down at Qrow with a gentle smile on his face. He reached into his basket, and the classroom had gone so quiet that Qrow could hear the sounds of Clover’s fingers brushing against the cards. He could feel the stares of the rest of the class on him, but he couldn’t tear his eyes away from Clover as he placed the envelope on his desk, followed by a bag of chocolates and a single red rose.

Qrow thought he might actually prove the rumors true and set the Valentine on fire, but only because he was pretty sure he was so flushed that his skin was becoming a fire hazard. Even the tips of his ears burned, and his throat dried up, leaving him completely speechless.

Clover winked at him, and then he was gone, sweeping out of the room with James and Robyn following close behind. The room was still silent as Qrow picked up the envelope, sliding his fingers under the little heart shaped sticker and pulling out the card inside. It was decorated with a little cartoon crow sitting on a branch, with a speech bubble that read “Won’t you be mine? BeCAWS I think we’d go together like velCROW!”

Qrow could do nothing but smile like an idiot and bury his flaming face in his hands as the entire class erupted in shock.

->—

The story of Qrow’s sentimental reaction to Clover’s valentine spread through the school like wildfire, and it was the end of the day before Qrow could get away from the crowd of students clamoring to know why he had pretended to hate Valentine’s Day all these years. It had been a hard day. People he knew, even people he didn’t know, kept pressing chocolates and flowers into his hands all day, apologizing for never giving him anything.

Summer practically cried, clinging to his neck and wailing promises to make him a mountain of chocolate and let him copy her notes whenever he wanted to make up for all the years they’d missed. Raven had to step in and physically disengage Summer’s grip on Qrow. She gave him nothing more than a long look, but he understood exactly what it was she wanted to say anyway.

Go get him.

Qrow’s chest felt like it was filled with feathers and his knees felt unsteady and weak as he walked among the hallways, looking everywhere for a glimpse of Clover. He wasn’t even sure why he was looking. One valentine didn’t really mean anything. It could be Clover didn’t know the story, and just felt bad that Qrow never seemed to get any cards or flowers. He was a popular guy, and it would only make him look better to take pity on the weird goth kid. By the time Qrow had circled back to his classroom, he had convinced himself that the whole thing was nothing more than a nice gesture.

He pushed open the door to the classroom, and the leaden disappointment that had started building in his stomach evaporated instantly.

Clover was there. He was sitting in Qrow’s seat, and he stood up so fast he nearly knocked the desk over. Qrow felt frozen for a moment, suddenly completely unsure of how to proceed. “You know, you completely ruined my reputation,” he said, and inwardly berated himself for falling so quickly back to sarcasm.

Clover just grinned. “So you liked it?”

Qrow grinned back. “It was a little cheesy.” Clover’s smile fell a bit. “But, yeah. I liked it.”

“Everyone was so convinced that you’d hate it, I almost chickened out,” Clover said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

Qrow tilted his head. “Why did you give it to me? I thought everyone believed those stupid rumors.”

Clover laughed, “I saw you. Last year. That Summer girl you always hang out with was giving everyone else but you a Valentine. You just looked…sad, I guess. I thought maybe you didn’t hate Valentine’s Day as much as everyone said.”

Qrow’s face got hot at the idea that Clover had been watching him closely enough to get a read on his emotions, his throat suddenly feeling dry again.

“So…what’s your answer?” Clover asked, and Qrow blinked in confusion at him.

“To what?”

Clover laughed again, and Qrow caught himself thinking that he really liked the way it sounded. Qrow swallowed as Clover walked across the classroom, coming to stand directly in front of him. His face was flushed too, and he looked nervous. “Will you be my Valentine?”

After what had happened freshman year, it was the last question Qrow had ever expected someone would ask him, and his stomach flipped at the words. He reached out, taking Clover’s hands in his own, and he smiled with a lot more confidence than he felt. “Only if you’ll be mine.”

Clover dropped his hands, moving forward and pulling Qrow into a hug so tight that Qrow almost felt his feet leave the ground. Clover was practically giggling, and Qrow found he was too, his whole body buzzing with frantic energy that made his chest feel like it was going to explode.

When they finally pulled apart, Clover rested his hands on Qrow’s waist, meeting his gaze with a fondness that made Qrow’s chest feel tight.

“Why me?” Qrow whispered, and Clover looked confused.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, you have everything. You’re popular, you’re handsome, you’re—you’re like a good luck charm.” Qrow couldn’t keep the bitterness from seeping into his voice, the rest of his feeling clear even if he didn’t say it out loud. Everything that I don’t have. Everything I’m not.

Clover shrugged. “I saw you on my first day,” he said, his fingers tightening a little on Qrow’s waist. “You were sitting up on the roof, feeding birds. You had this look on your face, like you were just completely at peace. I think—well, I just knew I wanted to get to know you better.”

Qrow laughed. “And you decided to wait until I was about to graduate to do it?”

“It took me a while to work up the courage,” he admitted, smiling wryly. “But I’m glad I finally did.”

Qrow wrapped his arms around Clover’s neck, pulling him in close and pressing a kiss to his cheek, enjoying the way Clover’s fair skin flushed as he did. “Lucky me,” he whispered in Clover’s ear, feeling his answering laugh as it vibrated in his chest.

“Lucky us.”

#fair game #rwby fair game #luckbirds #luckycharms #lucky charms #rwby #qrow branwen #clover ebi #qrover

[misstef]

Thoughts 7.03 of RWBY

Just wanna get some (ended up being 30 sooo...) points out, cause this episode was just that freaking good. 7/5

(Spoilers obviously)

1. Pietro says that he already has more enhancement for the weapons in mind. So will we get even more upgrades for them? Maybe not this volume but in the next?

2. The scene with Jaune touching his reminder of Pyrrha was so sad, yet the way they did it so smart. There are no words or anything and we still new immediately what was implied. I also feel like it means that Jaune is moving further on as it is a process.

3. I feel like Oscar’s voice is changing somehow. I noticed it in the last episode but his “Hey...Ruby?” especially sounds different to me. Idk maybe it’s puberty, maybe it’s him and Ozpin merging (which I don’t hope).

4. Really liked the landing strategy scene, but really...who wouldn’t? It also shows how much they have improved (Weiss casually summoning while falling and Jaune even having one to begin with).

5. Jaune’s sighing before he jumps and him trying not to appear completely helpless at the end is also a nice touch.

6. Now to the part everybody is excited about: I reeeaally like the loving way Yang stares at Blake before she notices. 

It just really is that “lovingly gazing at your crush in hope they won’t notice” trope and I’m here for it and I know all the shippers are too.

7. Of course Blake would jump to the conclusion that it’s bad and be self conscious about it. Yang reassures her immediately, not wanting her staring to be misinterpreted. (Love that they really put a blush on Blakes face. Could not have been more obvious that way.)

8. Love the bickering between Harriet and Marrow. I love these two in general.

9. Finally they discuss that Ruby just pulled an Ozpin on Ironwood. But they for now agree with Ruby’s decision. Except for maybe Yang, but she accepts that she’s outvoted by the others. (*cough* You still haven’t told them about Raven being the spring maiden though.)

10. We really being fed this episode with all the ships, huh? I don’t get why Ren pushes the comment away right after. Is he too dense or does he just not care?

11. Jaune at least is trying to cheer her up, but I don’t think he gets why exactly she’s sad. Good try though, good boi. I really like the voice acting of Miles for this. Kinda reminds me of chibi actually.

12. Is the explosion Blake is referring to the same one Ilia talked about, where her parents died? If yes, that makes it all even more sad.

13. Blake looking at the SDC sign when Marrow is talking about people activly abusing faunus, was a nice, subtle call out to Adam.

14. That jump scare really got me the first time. Like, I flinched quite hard. Good job RT!

15. Every time Yang says the “That’s disgusting.” line my head urges me to say “Disgustaaaang” and I don’t know why.

16. Weapon upgrades! Yang can put little bombs on her enemies while punching and then detonate them when she needs to. Ruby’s scythe now can change direction, which I can see coming in handy in a future scene. Jaune’s shield is now a shield-shield. Ren’s daggers can shoot out, similar to Emerald’s weapon. I’m not sure if Nora’s got an update. If so, it was not very noticible. Then of course there is Blake’s but it’s more a fix than an actual upgrade like the others. Maybe another time.

17. Not sure what Marrows semblance is exactly. Maybe he freezes them in time for a short while or he manipulates their mind to do as he wishes (if grimm have minds idk).

18. Does Nora slap Ren on his butt right before he jumps sliting down behind Jaune? Because it looks like it to me.

19. Again, I love Miles’ voice acting with the line “That’s just kind of our style.”. Reminds me of chibi too.

20. I love how Herriet’s weapon is basicly an exoscellet with which she can punch. Really hard. Now the question is, who punches harder, she or Yang?

21. Qrow says he can’t always keep his semblance under control. I thought, it was something permanent that he can’t control at all, it’s just always there.

22. Colver’s semblance is good fortune. Who would’ve guessed that? Also...is he flirting with Qrow? Seems like it to me. 

Man, three episodes in and Qrow already has two boyfriends. Good for him.

(I just noticed that Clover raises his eyebrows for a second when they kinda stare at each other a little too long after he says that. Now all the subtlety is gone.)

23. Can’t stress it enough. I love Marrow.

24. When the Ace-Ops are fighting they just need to call out each others name for that person to know what they have to do and I think that shows their great team dynamic and practise perfectly.

25. Not two minutes later and Clover is already flirting with Qrow again. His look as he jumps of to help his team really says “Watch what I can do.” as he is trying to impress Qrow. That is only emphasized when he stresses that it was talent and not his good luck when the fight ends.

26. Harriet is pretty much the flash right? They have the same effects. Also, I can’t stress it enough. I love her.

27. So Ruby’s semblance is not speed. But we knew that already, right? Someone of the CRWBY once said something like that, if I remember correctly. So it didn’t surprise me. Though I still wanna know what they will reveal what other stuff Ruby can do with it, as that is implied here.

28. Bees flirting again, loudly. It does not get unnoticed by Weiss. 

Seriously though, isn’t it natural to think that the jokes, which the person you’re in love with makes, are funny? It’s mentioned all the time in movies and shows when a character is cleary in love with someone and others notice. RT really out there trying to make it as obvious as they can for everyone not on board with the ship (yet), that they are in love.

29. RIP Forest. I really liked him and the voice acting. So shoutout to Eric Baudour.

30. Love how they explained what Tyrian was doing at the end of last episode without having to say it out loud. It was established that Forest openly supports Robyn Hill, that Watts and Tyrian will play a roll manipulating the election and that Tyrian killed someone last EP. Conclusion: He kills supporters of Robyn Hill to turn the election to Jacques’ favour. But I wonder what they gain out of it? Maybe the borders not being closed anymore? Well, I just wanted to say that this is an excellent example of visual storytelling, in which this episode really does a great job at in general.

So my conclusion: Bees: great. Possible M|M representation with Qrow and Clover (yes I ship it): great. Ace-Ops: great. Animation: fantastic. Sound effects (at the first bee flirting scene and with Nora later especially with the comedic effect): great. Episode: even better than last one and I liked that already veeery much.

I fear I begin to like the Ace-Ops way too much. And that after 3 episodes. What if one of them dies? Or betrays everyone? I will not be able to handle it.

My serious rating for this (considering the storytelling, character interactions, animation and buildup) would be around 9 to 9.5 of 10 points. First was like a 7 and second a 8 to 8.5.

#rwby #rwby7 #rwby volume 7 #rwby spoilers #rwby7 spoilers #bumbleby #ruby rose #fair game #rwby 7.03

[its-a-branwen-thing]

On Qrow: Part 1

Buckle up, people, this is a Qrow appreciation post and it is a few weeks of brain gems so it’s loooonng and broken up into...two? three? I’m not sure yet parts because I love this man and his future story potential has me in tatters.

Qrow’s arc this season has been about recovery. Recovery from his alcoholism, his self doubt, his persistent pessimism. You love to see it. And it was evident from his introduction that Clover was supposed to be instrumental to that in an illustrative way. How instrumental, I think, is up to interpretation. (Yes, I did in fact heavily ship Fair Game and no, I am not here to discuss that topic, as this is a post on Qrow’s character moving forward). But as much of a help as Clover was he also served as a vessel for some very interesting tidbits and breadcrumbs that I think will service the future of Qrow’s character.

“I just found working alone tends to be for the best.”

“Well I think that’s a shame.”

It sure is a damn shame, Clover. E3 is our first real introduction to this character and his subsequent partnership with Qrow. My interpretation of these scenes is tinted heavily by my shipping brain which has shipped nothing in it’s life ever and decided now was time to read into this ill-fated, doomed relationship so in trying to look at them objectively, it seems that the start of Clover’s interactions with Qrow are about the latter’s relevancy. Which maybe we, as an audience, have also been questioning. If V6 proved anything, it was that team RWBY and JNPR are coming into their own and Qrow, who has been a guiding force for them these past few seasons, might no longer be needed in that same capacity. So what’s next for the mentor whose mentees are all grown up? Well, quite a bit of growth.

Ah, the infamous truck scene. Love it or hate it, Qrow and Clover have some dialogue here that moves the former’s arc towards something. There are two specific Clover lines I’ll point out as being significant:

“It’s a good thing they had someone to look up to, get them through it. Not everyone is so lucky.”

“Those kids wouldn't be where they are without you. You’ve had more of an effect on them than you realize.”

The crux of Qrow’s struggle is that he’s bad luck and he’s often so down on himself because he feels his presence hurts those around him, namely those he loves. That’s why I find the phrasing of these sentiments so interesting. Clover isn’t reassuring Qrow that he’s not bad luck. He’s reassuring him that he is an asset to his team regardless. That his guidance was something he should be proud of. He’s building his confidence in connection to others, which is exactly the thing Qrow is most sensitive about. And, ironically, what I find most compelling about his and Raven’s vastly different semblances in that they directly oppose their character’s foundational beliefs and functions. Qrow has always shown he’s wanted to be close to others. His semblance, as we know it so far, largely prevents that. And if a semblance is part of a person’s soul, than what does that say about our dusty old crow? (More on that...whenever)

“No one wanted me. I was cursed.”

This line hurts me so much. Let’s back up for a bit. Just a bit. This is a helluva moment in V6E4 because not only does it show us Qrow’s breaking trust and faith, it’s also ultimately what sends Ozpin into dormancy. It’s Qrow saying meeting Oz was the worst luck of his life that initiates his retreat into Oscar. Like the final twist of a knife in the gut. Qrow being one of his remaining generals likely plays a role in that dynamic, and I think these two need to have a reckoning soon.

But as V6 continues, we see Qrow spiral more. He tries to act like the leader but it feels forced. His heart isn’t in this fight anymore because his trust in Ozpin has been shattered. His ability to believe that the war is worth the effort is nullified. He drinks. He doesn’t care what the kids do. He stops really listening to them. This escalates when he tells them all to drop the fight in V6E9. It continues into E10, where he has a moment of panic in that they’ll all be caught and that he shouldn’t have dragged any of them into this fight. He says the state of the world is the fault of the older generation, of Oz and him and every other person who’s been fighting this war. He blames himself for dragging them along. But Ruby says they aren’t his responsibility. They chose this. So did he.

“But we could sure use Qrow Branwen on our side.”

The entire exchange in this episode is wonderful. It shows Qrow’s concern. It shows the team’s doubt. And it shows Ruby’s conviction. I loved her in these scenes because she took command in a way no one else could. Not even her uncle, a man she’d admired her whole life. Who she based her weapon off of, her color scheme. Ruby’s aim here is to reassure her uncle that he means something to this fight. He always has. Because he’s always been an inspiration to her.

Qrow’s recovery isn’t because of Clover, it’s been in the works since V6. Qrow fights Cordovin alongside them. He goes to Atlas with them. He could have, at literally any point, birbed out of there and gone to a bar to drink his sorrows away until his liver died. But he doesn’t. He remains in the fight. Because if there’s one thing we’re learning about Qrow Branwen right now, it’s that he’s never given up. Especially not on family. And, most evidently, he’s never given up on these kids. He might doubt their abilities, dismiss their plans. He might worry over their safety. But, and this is important, he never leaves their sides.

“I feel like they did all the heavy lifting.”

“But you were there to help when they asked for it, and you were there to catch them when the fell. Literally, if I recall.”

Maria, oh Maria, points this out to Qrow when he begins to doubt himself again. There’s a reason she’s here as a voice of wisdom. There’s a reason she was his inspiration. It’s being repeated, again and again, that Qrow has been important to these growing huntsman and huntresses. That he’s done his mentoring and teaching. That he’ll always be that for them. It, in my opinion, is effectively book ended by Clover’s points about how he mattered to the team. Why bring that up if it doesn’t culminate into something? He’s shared a lot with these kids. And they need to do more than lip service that relationship. But the one thing this, almost worryingly, solidifies is that Qrow’s continued arc is connected intrinsically to legacies. His idolization of Maria, his fight with Oz, his blame for the state of the world, Clover’s reassurance that he impacted the team, and, very importantly:

“What good is saving the world without another generation waiting in the wings? Hopefully they’ll leave Remnant better than we left it for them.”

I’ll start with this quote next time too but, for now, the parting shot of Maria and Qrow above that closes out their conversation--this is what made me realize Qrow’s recovery isn’t largely due to Clover. It’s largely due to all of this. And the fact that Maria and Qrow, two mentor figures, are framed side-by-side like this is a testament to the kind of legacies this show is all about. Legacies that are for better or worse. (with worse I’m referencing whatever legacies Cinder is part of with those lines this season)

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I honestly want to leave this here as like, a peaceful end to this analysis but I have a lot of other things drafted in this breakdown so I’ll continue with them even if they’re a bit disjointed from this one to be...hopefully cemented together cohesively :) Hope this all makes sense and, obviously, that you enjoyed reading it!

#rwby #whew all done that part #qrow branwen #rwby meta #rwby 7 #one day the hiatus will take me but it is not this day...this day i still write

[mystech-master]

Okay let me clarify something

my last post about Fate BS made me sound like I didn’t want to talk about it at all. I mentioned how I couldn’t think of a big story thing b/c Fate series is just way too good and it’s writing is way more superior. Like all the facets and aspects of it’s world (from the organizations in it to the power sets and how both of them work) are MUCH better defined and shown than the extremely vague or poorly explained aspects of the other four series.

I just meant that if you asked me to come up with a big fanfiction plot involving all five franchises it would be extremely difficult because you’d have to fill in the blanks and work around the lack of or poor explanations for a lot of the shit in the other franchises, which I am sure a competent fanfiction writer can do.

So, to get down to it. Say the four BBTAG franchises (Blazblue, Persona, Under Night In-Birth, and RWBY) entered the world of the fate series. How do you guys think this would all go down.

Now as the Fate series has a shit load of spin-offs and alternate universes I will limit them to just two: the Fate/stay night era (as it is the o.g. and seems to be the main point of the series) and Fate/Grand Order (the series that people seem to have wanted as a new fate....ha ha......in BBTAG)

The former allows for the heroes to interact with a modern/normal setting in Fuyuki along with all the characters that are pretty familiar, but then you’d have to see how adding ALL this extra BS from other worlds would affect the 5th Fuyuki Holy Grail War. F/sn is already split into the three routes and having all this extra BS might cause some shit to just go off the rails.

F/GO is a bit more streamlined in plot, pretty A to B from what I have seen outside of side missions and crap, but it also has a lot of world ending BS going on with the Singularities and the such.

I asked this about Blazblue a while ago, but from what little I have seen on the Counter Force and Gaia, would most of the other characters even be able to use their powers, let alone exist in the Fate universe?

A few Blazblue characters have really weird existences like Hakumen who is kind of 3/4 non-existent. Ragna is the reincarnation of the Black Beast so I feel like the Counter Force would be on his ass immediately. Noel is sort of a god with a connection to the absolute force of the Blazblue verse, the Azure, and IDk how THAT measures up to anything in Fate. Rachel and Valkenhayn aren’t really human, Tager was made into a Demon Cyborg, all sorts of stuff.

Persona users usually can only use their abilities in other worlds connected to the collective unconscious unless they ether have an Evoker or have a strong will like Fuuka. Persona, kind of mental entities, being summoned into reality MIGHT have some difficulties in this world. Also comparing the Personas t the Servants would be fun, as the Servants kind of ARE the mythical/historical figures while the Personas just seem to have their name. The legend/actual person rarely seems to affect their design or abilities. Also Teddie is a Shadow, he may have a human body, but that is all just appearances as he has no skeleton, he is a being made of information and energy and who KNOWS how the universe would react to THAT.

In-Births are weird mostly because the series is young but also they have a lot of BS terminology. Like how In-Births are beings “without a birth”, whatever the FUCK that means. But, at the very least it’d be interesting to see how people would react to Hyde’s Insulator.

RWBY might be the simplest, in fact they kind of had their own “Age of Gods” where magic was much more prominent/powerful, so that’s kind of an interesting connection. Aura is a manifestation of the Soul into either a shield/minor healing factor or a full on power, with the biggest Semblances I can think of being Glynda’s Telekinesis, Qrow and Clover’s individual luck/probability manipulations, Weiss’ Glyphs, and Raven’s Portals. Those I feel are usually treated as kind of big deals in some other works.

Also, none of these power sets rely on “mystery” like I’ve seen mention in a lot of Fate stuff. So they have that advantage.

So, to any Fate fans who know WAY more than I do. How would the Fate universe work out for A. characters who aren’t really Human/have messed up existences, and B. their weird power sets? For a minute lets just ignore the fact that Blazblue and UNI’s powers need Seithr and EXS to work alright? alright.

#bbtag #blazblue cross tag battle #fate series #f/sn #f/go #fgo #fsn #fate/stay night #fate/grand order #blazblue #persona #persona 3 #p3 #persona 4 #p4 #under night in-birth #unib #uni #under night in birth #rwby #persona 4 arena #p4a #persona 4 arena ultimax #p4au