#the fact that blake and yang canonically can't be apart for one mission without thinking the other hates them makes the wasps' fb divorce j

[dragynkeep]

Ppl making freezerburn divorce memes like whiterose wouldn't file for a divorce after one day, or bees wouldn't have this slow burn communication problem that festers.

(yes I know this is late)

Yang could literally go out to get cigarettes and Blake's having a breakdown in the shower, let's not start throwing molotovs in the glass houses besties.

#rwby #rwde #anti bb #answered #luke.txt #the fact that blake and yang canonically can't be apart for one mission without thinking the other hates them makes the wasps' fb divorce j #jokes even funnier like #at least weiss can go out without Yang writing an entire diss song about her

[kitkatopinions]

personal opinion: if your ship can't stand 20 minutes away from each other for groceries without a teary reunion, then that's pathetic. sorry bumbleby shippers.

Disclaimer: I don't know what post is pictured here, and I'm not trying to bash this particular shipper in any way. Just answering the ask with my own personal opinion.

But, yeah, I think the way that a lot of people view Blake and Yang's codependency is legitimately worrying. I have ships that I personally ship that are unhealthy to certain degrees or have some element of co-dependency. I've laughed along with jokes about how Arthur from Merlin will say he's "doing something alone" and then Merlin always winds up coming along, I've read and liked fanfictions involving unhealthy levels of co-dependence, I've written fics before about RWBY where people became convinced that a romantic prospect needed them and felt guilty when they couldn't be with them... But really, Blake and Yang take it to a new level in a couple different ways. First of all because they literally get angry at the mere suggestion that they take missions without the other, and secondly because the show seems to go out of its way to minimize their contact and connections to other characters, and they literally get so upset about briefly separating that they treat it like they had a massive argument. I won't get over the fact that Blake acts like Yang's going to scream at or hit her. That's not romantic, friends, that's scary. Shipping something that has elements of co-dependency is a-okay and I have no problems with anyone shipping Bumblebee, there's a lot of merit to the ship. The problem is the fact that people are acting like the co-dependency is a good and desirable part of their romance and not a bump to work through that's a sign of insecurity, maybe because the co-dependency is the second biggest 'proof of romance' that the writers have given us as of yet, right under Yang putting a hand on Blake's cheek (which is something I always see as an indicator of at least minor attraction, but is legitimately not canon confirmation in any way.) People should be able to have a life outside of their partner, they should get time alone, they should feel stable enough that they can be without their partner for stretches of time without it damaging the relationship or stirring up these big huge doubts.

And again, sometimes it's fun when characters don't like being apart and have this 'where you go, I'll follow' mentality, but that really shouldn't extend to basic domestic things? I followed my sister clear across the country when she moved away, and our little sister moved out to be with us soon after, but we all got work to do and things to do and sometimes we'll go on walks alone and sometimes we go into our rooms to try and get some time by ourselves because nobody's life should COMPLETELY revolve around another person, and it's the same for romantic partners. My parents have been married for about thirty years, but they wouldn't have gotten that far if they'd never been able to be away from each other. And nobody can tell me that introvert Blake and independent Yang would love a relationship where they feel bad for leaving each other for even minor missions, especially when the first five seasons were full up with them doing things with and building connections with others.

But you know what? I could get past all of that and be like "okay yeah, and some people ship Sora with Kairi or Sora with Riku instead of Sora in a poly relationship with both, people have different ideas." Except that Blake is an abuse victim and one of the main tactics we see her abuser use against her is "don't run from me" "how could you leave me" "you hurt me so much by leaving me" stuff. Blake is literally traumatized. She was getting attacked by her abusive ex who has stabbed her and who cut off Yang's arm as a 'punishment' for her having left Adam, and he exploited her insecurities and guilt, and then right after that trauma, she swears not to leave Yang and both the show and many of the fans and fucking Yang herself act like that's a good thing. And now Blake is following that and acting guilty at the fact that Yang leaves her for a mission, and fans rejoice about the idea? I'm an abuse victim myself, and it's painful for me that this is the direction people are going with. Instead of Blake having a partner that sees when she's in need and is there for her even when she pushes them away, but also trusts and believes in her to hold her own and go on other missions and even leave for months without even sort of holding it against her (which Yang could've been for her,) Blake has a partner who is happy to receive a trauma-induced promise to never leave her again, gets so angry at the thought of going on other missions that she goes red-eyed, and acts as though a brief separation is going to ruin their whole relationship. And that's a good thing?

#rwde #anti rwby #rwby bashing #rwby hate #anti bumblebee #anti bumbleby #anti bumblby #anti bmblb #anti bees #anti bb #anti blake x yang #anti yang x blake