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[nevermoretheravenreturns]

There are things colder than ice

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theloneliestsnowflake‌:

As the hug loosened around her body, Weiss felt the warmth leave her body, only fleetingly, eeping slightly at the second hug soon after, not expecting it, and so a small blush formed, before willingly following her partner to the campfire. Taking a seat on one of the logs surrounding the flames, Weiss looked around the group, soft smiles gifted to each remaining member of Team JNPR, before sighing in relief, glad to be in the presence of her friends.

Now sat down, Weiss was able to finally relax, about to speak, but that was before she was bombarded with questions from Ruby, who had sat besides her. As soon as she was able to answer, Weiss breathed in, and began retelling her story. “Don’t worry about my looking a tad… ‘worn out’… That was a result of the crash I was subjected to the other day…” She said casually, as if this sort of thing was normal for the white haired girl, despite the fact she was a part of Team RWBY. “We were attacked by lancers, and soon afterwards, I was captured by bandits…”

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Qrow let her finish her story before he spoke. He knew there would be plenty of questions for him, but there were more important things to figure out. “Weiss, did Raven or anyone else in the camp mention a Spring Maiden, or a Maiden?” He watched her expression closely, and for a moment his laid-back facade was gone, replaced by the spy he’d become. “Or was there anything strange about the weather or anything you saw? Its important, no matter what Raven might have told you.” He didn’t care that the rest of them thought it was a fairy tale, they’d learn soon enough that it wasn’t. That they were all in deep shit with only one way out. He just hoped Leo would know what it was.

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Even if she hurled a flurry of questions towards her uncle and her partner, Ruby knew when to listen, and she listened intently to Weiss, her reactions minimum until the end when she once again wrapped her arms around Weiss in a hug. It was definitely a shock to learn everything she’d gone through, the craziness of it all, but her first instinct was to comfort. “I’m so sorry, Weiss! That’s awful.” 

Ruby opened her mouth again to launch another round of questions, but Qrow beat her to it. She stared at him, frowning, and completely and utterly confused. “Wait wait, what are you talking about?”

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[nevermoretheravenreturns]

There are things colder than ice

[drunkscythmaster]

theloneliestsnowflake‌:

As she was put on the spot by Qrow Branwen, Weiss felt a little uneasy, glancing around the area that she had been led to, and spotting the faces of her friends from Beacon. Slowly, she began to raise her hand to wave to them, but was cut off by the actions of the red themed huntress now running towards her, before gasping as the weight of the girl settled on her body.

Tearing up slightly at the gesture, Weiss couldn’t help but hug back, the closeness to her best friend, and the person she missed the most, overriding any and all restraints placed upon her mentally. “I missed you too Ruby…” She said, burying her face into the crook of her partner’s neck, before mumbling, only loud enough for Ruby to hear. “I guess I’m now the shortest one on the team…”

Qrow watched the two for a moment, and debated slipping away. It would have been far easier than trying to explain his presence, anyway. “Your friend here ran into me. I thought you might want to see her.” He stayed where he was as the other three students slowly changed their focus from the reunited pair to him, looking confused. It was hard to look at the blonde kid, knowing what had happened to Pyrrha and the role he’d played in that, however small. 

“Why not get back around the fire? Weiss looks dead on her feet, and I’m sure you have questions.” 

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Ruby chuckled quietly as she pulled away just enough to look at Weiss, then quickly hugged her tight again. She couldn’t believe this was really real, that somehow Weiss was here in the middle of the Anima nowhere with them. But her uncle was right, there were so many things that needed answers now. Her gaze slid over to Qrow and she nodded, tugging Weiss over to their little campfire.

“Weiss, you look beat up, what happened? How did you even meet up with Uncle Qrow? Uncle Qrow, how’d you even know where we were?” Now she was just plain confused, trying to make sense of it all. Weiss had gone back to Atlas, last she saw her uncle he was still on Patch. And all of this was months ago.

[nevermoretheravenreturns]

There are things colder than ice

[drunkscythmaster]

theloneliestsnowflake‌:

Focusing on the important information first, Weiss drew breath, knowing that whatever she was about to say, Qrow was already aware of, and would keep it close to his chest. “I know about Salem, about Ozpin, and…” She paused, gathering the courage to admit that her friend may be in great danger. “… the fact that Ruby may be at the center of it all, just like her mother…”

Steadying herself once again, Weiss continued to speak, elaborating slightly on some of the mentioned topics, showing she knew some information, but not all. “I know Salem leads the Grimm, I know Cinder has allied herself with Salem, and I know Ozpin is more than he seems to be… But that’s irrelevant to me right now. Qrow… Is Ruby ok? I know she’s in danger, how I’m not sure, but I need to know she’s ok”

Well… fuck. The moment Weiss got to the others… she’d likely tell them. Especially if she thought Ruby was in danger. “Cinder should be dead,” he told her, but his voice sounded uncertain even to his own ears. Because he wasn’t entirely sure just what Cinder was now. Not after what she did to Amber. And Ruby didn’t have the Fall Maiden’s powers. Thank the gods.

“She’s okay for now, I’ve been watching over her and her friends.” To some it might look like he was using them as bait, but the truth of the matter was that he was the bait. Him and his semblance. “She is in danger.” He rubbed his hand over his face. “And its probably about time she knew what was going on as well.” Hell, it was past time, if he was being honest with himself. “Follow me.” He led the way through the forest, following the sound of laughter until they reached the campfire the group of huntsmen had gathered around. Out of habit he moved silently, keeping to shadows, remaining unseen until the last moment. He braced himself, then stepped into the open where they could see him, moving so Weiss could also be seen. 

“Hey.”

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Ruby jumped to her feet at the sudden voice, unhooking Crescent Rose from her belt and looking for the source and freezing when she saw her uncle and not some threat. She blinked a couple of times in confusion. “Uncle Qrow? What are you doing here?” All the way out in Anima, in the middle of pretty much nowhere. The rest of her team-- Jaune, Nora, and Ren-- stood too, just as confused as she was.

And then Ruby saw her, her partner, her best friend, the girl she hasn’t heard a single word of in months. She gasped, taking a couple steps forward that led her to break into a run, the space between them closing in until she could throw her arms around Weiss’ neck. 

“Weiss!” Ruby held her tight, and she didn’t know whether she wanted to laugh or cry. She was just so happy to see her. “I missed you so much!”

[gunsnrosepetals]

‘ i’ve tried to escape but keep sinking. ’

Ruby looked over at her uncle, then trapped him in an embrace without hesitation. “I know, Uncle Qrow. I know you’re trying. But I’m not gonna let you sink.”

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drunkscythmaster‌:

“If they didn’t want me to use it, they wouldn’t put it in there,” he replied with a grin. Also, I prefer the term ‘finding creative solutions’ to ‘cheating’.” He managed to get past the next few levels and soon found himself breezing through level seven and into 8. 

“That’s not supposed to be what happens!” Ruby glared at her uncle and the godsdamned scroll, Within the next few hours, he’d beat the game, she was sure of it. She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, but her eyes kept straying back to the scroll, not sure if she wanted to see him succeed and see how far he could get, or maybe just meet his match and give up. Either word work.

[gunsnrosepetals]

‘ i’ve tried to escape but keep sinking. ’

Ruby looked over at her uncle, then trapped him in an embrace without hesitation. “I know, Uncle Qrow. I know you’re trying. But I’m not gonna let you sink.”

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drunkscythmaster‌:

He shook his head. “I need the heavy armour for the boss on the next level.” He considered his option. “Maybe there’s a way around it…..” He moved his character to the very edge of the screen where there was no swirling vortex of sand-encrusted doom, just the random pixel textures. A few moments of carefully inching his way across the screen later, he made it to the other side. “Something tells me that wasn’t supposed to work….” Oh well.

Ruby’s jaw dropped open. “Uncle Qrow, that’s cheating,” she accused. It had to be. “You should figure it out like everyone who plays does!” She wasn’t resentful because she never made it past level 7 on the stupid game, nope. 

[gunsnrosepetals]

‘ i’ve tried to escape but keep sinking. ’

Ruby looked over at her uncle, then trapped him in an embrace without hesitation. “I know, Uncle Qrow. I know you’re trying. But I’m not gonna let you sink.”

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Qrow patted her shoulder. “I know, pipsqueak, but I can’t figure out how to beat this godsdamned level.” He held up his scroll so she could watch him try to escape the Sandpit of Doom for the fifth time and fail, his character vanishing beneath the swirling quicksand.

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She plopped herself beside him, watching him play. “If you ditch your heavy armor, maybe it’ll help?” In truth, it pleased her that there was a game that her uncle wasn’t able to beat on his first try. Maybe, just maybe, he’d finally meet his match!

[gunsnrosepetals]

‘ i’ve tried to escape but keep sinking. ’

Ruby looked over at her uncle, then trapped him in an embrace without hesitation. “I know, Uncle Qrow. I know you’re trying. But I’m not gonna let you sink.”

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(   *   &.   –   DAUGHTER  LYRIC  STARTERS .

HOW .

‘  how long must i wait for you?  ’

‘  how long must i wait for you to become what i need?  ’

‘  how long before the last dance?  ’

‘  how come he’s the one to let me down?  ’

SMOTHER .

‘  i want all that is not mine.  ’

‘  i want him, but we’re not right.  ’

‘  they will all agree i’m a suffocate.  ’

‘  i should go now quietly.  ’

‘  what a mess i leave to follow.  ’

‘  i’m sorry if i smothered you.  ’

CANDLES .

‘  take me away into the night.  ’

‘  i’ll do whatever you say to me in the dark.  ’

‘  blow out all the candles.  ’

‘  you’re too old to be this shy.  ’

‘  i bite my tongue and torch my dreams.  ’

‘  things cannot be reversed, we learn from the time we are cursed.  ’

‘  we both know i’ll never be your lover.  ’

HUMAN .

‘  my mind’s lost in bleak visions.  ’

‘  i’ve tried to escape but keep sinking.  ’

‘  he’s lost faith he’ll ever see again.  ’

‘  buried deep within there’s a human.  ’

‘  despite everything i’m still human.  ’

‘  i think i’m dying here.  ’

‘  i’m all ready for healing.  ’

‘  i think that i’m still human.  ’

LANDFILL .

‘  don’t think about the consequences.  ’

‘  don’t think about the choices you make.  ’

‘  this is torturous electricity between both of us.  ’

‘  this is dangerous because i what you so much.  ’

‘  i want you so much, but i hate your guts.  ’

‘  i hate you.  ’

‘  wipe away your tear stains.  ’

‘  thought you said you didn’t feel pain.  ’

MEDICINE .

‘  pick it all up and start again.  ’

‘  you’ve got a second chance.  ’

‘  you could go home.  ’

‘  escape it all, it’s just irrelevant.  ’

‘  it’s just medicine.  ’

‘  you could still be what you want to.  ’

‘  you’ve got a warm heart.  ’

‘  you’ve got a beautiful brain.  ’

‘  it’s disintegrating from all the medicine.  ’

ALONE  /  WITH  YOU .

‘  i hate sleeping alone.  ’

‘  i hate living alone.  ’

‘  talking to myself is boring conversation.  ’

‘  me and i are not friends, she is only an acquaintance.  ’

‘  i hate dreaming of being alone ‘cause you are never there.  ’

‘  i should get a dog or something.  ’

‘  i hate sleeping with you ‘cause you are never there.  ’

‘  you and i were once friends, now you’re only an acquaintance.  ’

‘  i hate dreaming of being with you.  ’

LOVE .

‘  i can’t forget it, though i’ve tried.  ’

‘  i know you regret it, you told me so many times.  ’

‘  but i still wonder why you left with her and left me behind.  ’

‘  take your hands off him ‘cause he’s the only one that i have ever loved.  ’

‘  he’s the only one that i have ever loved.  ’

‘  please don’t find her skin when you turn the lights off.  ’

‘  i can’t erase it from my mind.  ’

‘  i just reply it, think about it all the time.  ’

‘  i don’t want to imagine the words you spoke to her that night.  ’

‘  you both knew i’d be bleeding inside.  ’

‘  did she make your heart beat faster than i could?  ’

‘  did she give you what you hoped for?  ’

‘  i hope it made you feel good knowing how much i adored you.  ’

‘  you’re making me sick, love.  ’

YOUTH .

‘  it’s a waste of time.  ’

‘  if you’re still breathing, you’re the lucky ones.  ’

‘  most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs.  ’

‘  we are the reckless, we are the wild youth.  ’

‘  one day we’ll reveal the truth.  ’

‘  if you’re still bleeding, you’re the lucky ones.  ’

‘  most of our feelings, they are dead and they are gone.  ’

‘  we’re setting fire to our insides for fun.  ’

‘  it was a flood that wrecked this home.  ’

‘  you caused it.  ’

‘  i’m a lifeless face that you’ll soon forget.  ’

‘  my eyes are damp from the words you left ringing in my head when you broke my chest.  ’

‘  if you’re in love then you are the lucky one.  ’

‘  most of us are bitter over someone.  ’

‘  i’m forever missing him.  ’

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So Soon May I Follow

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drunkscythmaster‌:

Qrow’s heart stopped when Ruby stopped breathing. He felt someone drag him aside as the medics started CPR, a broken sob escaping from him as he watched them take her away. 

“All we can do is wait.” Raven’s voice sounded distant and he allowed himself to be dragged along until she pushed him into a chair. “They won’t let her die. She won’t follow in Summer’s footsteps.” He wasn’t sure she meant to say that part out loud. 

“I should have been there. I should have protected her!” He stood and punched the wall as hard as he could, tears blurring his vision as he hung his head and cried. He had failed his best friend years ago. And now it seemed he had failed his niece as well.

Several long minutes past until there was a shout from one of the several medics that crowded around Ruby-- they got her to start breathing again. They attached her to several monitors and devices, then had to fight Jaune away. He was determined to stay with her but they forced him aside as they pushed Ruby into an operating room, leaving him out.

A nurse promised to update them, hurrying after the gurney. 

All they were able to do now was wait.

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So Soon May I Follow

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nevermoretheravenreturns‌:

“You’re not dying here, Ruby. Hold on!” The girl was so cold… damn it, where the hell was Tai? Qrow knelt down by Raven and she moved so he could get closer, gripping the girl’s hand tightly. She’d never seen him so afraid as Jaune worked as fast as he could.

“C’mon pipsqueak, this is nothing for a huntress,” he said, his tone forced into lightness. Blankets were piled up around the girl and the heat turned up. Moments later medics came barreling into the room and she had to look away, closing her eyes to hide the glow as she tried to force herself to be calm, cold. She followed Qrow when he went with the medics, still clutching his niece’s hand, Jaune still trying his best to augment her aura and keep her alive.

“Tell Yang I’ll open a portal for her and Tai as soon as we’re at the hospital,” she instructed Blake, ignoring the fact that Ruby’s blood was on her clothes and skin. That didn’t matter right now. 

Ruby barely heard Qrow, barely reacted to his words or the hand that held hers. She cried out as she was moved onto a stretcher. Her aura struggled to stay stable, Jaune still doing everything he could, but he was just as panicked as everyone else. She didn’t notice the way Blake nodded in response to Raven, ears on the top of her plastered back in concern, or the change in scenery as she was taken to the hospital. She fell in an out of consciousness, lucidity varying each time she came to, but she couldn’t form any coherent thought. She just felt cold.

As the medics wheeled Ruby in past the hospital doors to start working on her, her labored breathing stopped. She stopped breathing at all, lips pale and bloodless.

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So Soon May I Follow

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drunkscythmaster‌:

Terror went through Qrow as Raven came back with Ruby’s still, bleeding form. He’d known something had to be wrong the moment the storm started… but he hadn’t expected this.

“Get Jaune!” She screamed, putting Ruby down and putting pressure on the wound. There was so much blood… he scrambled to his feet and ran like hell to do as she ordered. Panic gripped his heart with an iron fist. He’d never seen Ruby that pale… covered in blood… the wound in her chest… He grabbed Jaune and hauled the kid back.

“Tai…. we have to tell Tai….” Yang had dragged him away to do something so he would stop worrying so Qrow couldn’t remember where they’d gone. All he could see was another snow-covered body, so like Summer’s…. “I shouldn’t have let her go alone…”

Raven stayed by the girl’s side as Jaune worked, and barked orders as others filtered in, gasps of shock and horror echoing through the group as they rushed to obey.

Blake left the room to call Yang, unable to keep the urgency from her voice while the rest of the group scrambled to follow Raven’s orders, terrified of Ruby’s fate.

Ruby felt so cold. It wasn’t exactly a thought Ruby had, but a feeling. She stirred feebly, her chest feeling tight, a pain so sharp and vivid that she nearly blacked out again when pressure was put on it, the barest touch utter anguish. It hurt to breathe and she gasped, trying to push hands away. Her arms barely moved, uncooperative. Thoughts weren’t thoughts, but reactions to the environment. She felt cold and wet. Her eyes could barely keep themselves open, unfocused, unaware of the blood that pooled around her.

“No.... please...” Her consciousness threatened to slip again.

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So Soon May I Follow

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nevermoretheravenreturns‌:

Raven tired to relax while the rest of her team paced. Ruby would be fine on her own. It was a quick job clearing out Grimm to test her strength and then she’d be back. She was just happy to finally be free of injury and at full strength again.

“If I feel she’s in danger, I’ll go after her.” It was still strange to think that she’d bonded to Summer’s daughter. Though really, it shouldn’t have been strange at all. 

Then Qrow wondered what she would do if she didn’t feel it, and Raven barely restrained the urge to punch him in the throat. Her semblance wasn’t perfect. She couldn’t sense the danger if the person didn’t feel they were in danger.

“I’ll go check on her,” she sighed, standing up. She went and pulled on her armour and weapons before creating a portal and flying through, far enough away to keep from being noticed right away, but close enough if she needed help. She found herself in a forest, and quickly spotted Ruby.

And for a moment, just a moment, she was thrown back over a decade to another snowy evening, with a scene much like this. Grimm dissipating into dark clouds of smoke, snow churned from battle. Only, then the figure had worn a white cloak, not a red cloak, and the rose petals scattered over the ground hadn’t been petals at all.

Panic spiked through her as she dove.

She wouldn’t let Ruby follow in Summer’s footsteps.

It was only when her aura shattered that Ruby began to feel afraid. She no longer had the advantage of speed, the throng of Grimm pressing closer. It was getting hard to focus between keeping Grimm from snapping at her neck and the bigger threat at hand, avoiding strikes that narrowly missed vital points. She started relying on her magic, using flashier displays of silver light to push the creatures back. 

Her head started to pound, but she didn’t have the luxury to wonder why. She was thrown again, Crescent Rose skidding across the snow after losing her grip. She scrambled to her feet, lunging for her weapon, but a kick to her ribs made a sick cracking sound and sent her spiraling back with a pained cry.

Cold snow pressed against her cheek and she shivered with a small whimper, willing herself to get back up. She couldn’t give up here. Before she could summon the strength a foot rolled her onto her back, and she stared up at her attacker’s remorseless gaze. 

Soon you’ll follow your mother, that cold, triumphant voice said. Cold, like the snow. Like the icy wind. Cold, like the blade that plummeted down, piercing her chest. Red bloomed through the white of her shirt, agony suddenly white hot as her attacker twisted the steel. Ruby screamed, wings of silver light flooding the forest. 

It faded with her consciousness.

[gunsnrosepetals]

So Soon May I Follow

@nevermoretheravenreturns

It was cold. 

The icy wind bit at her skin, but Ruby did not falter. She couldn’t, not here, not now. She could do this. She had to do this. Her friends, her family, all the people she cared about.... they must be protected and she had to keep them safe at all costs.

Taking care of the Grimm was easy, at first. Extending Crescent Rose into its scythe and dispatching them didn’t even make her break a sweat. Even as their numbers increased, she could do this, she could handle it. She told Qrow he could trust her, that she would be able to hold her own and she wasn’t going to let him down. Her boots crunched down snow with each step, her breath coming out in a puff of white smoke.

It was cold. 

She was a blur of red, cutting down Grimm, telling herself to stay steady, steady, gripping the handle of her scythe even as the cold spread to her fingertips, there was no room for errors. Ruby knew what she was doing. She’d come so far. Her group had come so far and they could overcome anything.

What she couldn’t understand though was how long it was taking to clear out the Grimm. They wouldn’t stop, crashing through the trees, howling to the moonlight as they approached. She fought, refusing to acknowledge how tired she was getting. She didn’t stop even when Crescent Rose grew slightly heavier in her hands. This wasn’t.... something wasn’t right, even when she started using her silver eyes to thin them out, they were overrunning the forest. 

Ruby was blindsided by a boarbatusk and as she rolled to her feet with the momentum she was suddenly she was fighting someone bigger, someone stronger. She tried to put distance between herself and her new opponent, but a fist closed around her cape and swung, slamming her into a tree. Her aura crackled red in warning, and she gasped for lost air, struggling to get back to her feet.

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Ties that Bind

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nevermoretheravenreturns‌:

Raven sighed. “It was just as true. You are… very much like your mother. Its not a bad thing. The world needs more people like her, and you.” And far less people like Raven.

She raised her hand to her hair the moment Ruby looked there, and grimaced. “I suppose.” Bloody clothes were one thing. Blood in her hair? She needed to deal with that. And she could just was her own clothes in the sink or something. Maiden powers were useful when things needed to be dried quickly. She rose from where she was sitting.

That made Ruby smile a little, enough to lift up her spirits in this slightly uncomfortable circumstance. She said nothing more about it, knowing better than to bring attention to it. But the affirmation was nice.

She saluted Raven when she stood up, staying put. “I’ll keep watch while you take care of things.” Nothing would get past her. And maybe, just maybe, between her and Blake they could try to get Raven to actually sleep for a couple of hours.

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Ties that Bind

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nevermoretheravenreturns‌:

Raven gave her a considering look. “You sound like your mother.” But there was no venom in the statement this time. She glanced down at her clothing, and just realized how much of Qrow’s blood was on her. 

“I think at this point very little is going to make much difference,” she said, considering the last two weeks. If Tai had any capacity left to ‘freak’ she’d be surprised.

Ruby blinked. The last time Raven told her those words was in Haven, after extending her hand. She was met with a biting tone and harshness and rejection. Like it was the worst thing to be-- her mother. Would things be different this time? Could they be? “You said that before, too,” she said mildly. She didn’t elaborate. 

Her eyes drifted back over the treetops, watching as a slight breeze rustled the leaves. “Well, sure.” But the dad she knew was overprotective. Though it could be that Raven just knew him better. “But there’s nothing wrong with a fresh set of clothes and a shower.” Ruby could see where Raven’s hair dried stiffly with blood.

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Ties that Bind

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nevermoretheravenreturns‌:

“But what if there is no truth?” Raven wondered. “There’s two sides to every story, too many versions to tell.” She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. “Yes, back to Tai. All he knows is that something terrible happened to someone, which is all I knew coming in.” 

“Your honest side then. That’s still your truth, isn’t it?” If everything they’ve known hadn’t been built on secrets or concealing the truth, maybe things wouldn’t be such a mess. She nodded. “Your semblance, right.” Her bonds. It’s how Raven came so quickly. If she wanted to she could be at her brother or her daughter’s side in an instant. Maybe that’s what hurt them so much. Ruby looked over at her again, at the clothes still covered in Qrow’s blood. “There’s probably some extra clothes you could wear. Dad’ll freak if he sees you like that.”

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Ties that Bind

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gunsnrosepetals‌:

Ruby fiddled with the clasp on her cloak, the silver emblem that was an exact replica of her mother’s. It was weird, but maybe having Raven around would be what Qrow needed. Or maybe it wasn’t weird at all. Raven being here might just be how things were always meant to be.

“She’s resting still. Her aura held out before there was any serious damage, but she’s gonna be feeling that for a while.” Maybe this was also a chance for Yang to get to know her own mom. Start anew. They could all use a new chapter to begin.

Raven nodded. “I’m sure she’ll forget about it long enough to interrogate me,” she replied. “Or to send me away.” Though she wouldn’t go far. At least, not until her brother was back on his feet. She wondered if any of them had figured out where she’d been since the battle of Haven. Qrow likely had, but perhaps not the others. “Though I’ll have to leave briefly even if Qrow is fine to stay.” Because Tai ought to know what was going on, and why she wasn’t returning. She had no idea what was between them, but… whatever it was… she couldn’t bring herself to destroy it.

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She rested her chin on her knees. "Yang just wants the truth." Her sister had been searching for answers for so long. She felt so much but she didn't talk about it, how she was hurting or upset, even if it was clear that was how she felt. If anyone deserved the truth, it was Yang.

Ruby stole a glance at Raven. "Going back to dad?" Her tone was light and curious.