Winter Schnee

"Sir, with all due respect, you'd have to pay me." Winter Schnee. 26. Professional Huntress and former specialist in the Atlesian military. (Independent and selective Winter Schnee from RWBY. Brought to life by Aura. Sideblog on stormflowerhonor. Please read the rules, verses and about before interacting!)

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The reason I put periods after my spoiler tags:

In Volume 7, whenever I posted in the ‘rwby v7 spoilers’ tag, I would constantly get swarmed with personals and it clogged up my notes something awful.

So now, I’ve taken to putting a period after them when I make original posts-it doesn’t apply on reblogs so those are just the normal ‘rwby 8′ and ‘rwby volume 8 spoilers’.

But my personalized spoiler tags are as follows

rwby 8.

rwby 8 spoilers.

rwby volume 8 spoilers.

[caeloservare]

@invernc wanted to meet affectionate Jimbo

He might not be open enough to out right hug her, but there is more warmth to his smile than usual, when he puts a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm proud of you, Winter." He adds a little squeeze. "I do not mean just your professional achievements. Hopefully you realize that."

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caeloservare​:

@invernc wanted to meet affectionate Jimbo

He might not be open enough to out right hug her, but there is more warmth to his smile than usual, when he puts a hand on her shoulder.

“I’m proud of you, Winter.” He adds a little squeeze. “I do not mean just your professional achievements. Hopefully you realize that.”

Winter looks at him, mildly surprised by the sudden show of warmth as he puts his hand on her shoulder and gives it a little squeeze. Sure, he’s never been gruff with her, exactly but it definitely catches her off guard.

“Thank you, Sir.” She murmurs, looking bashfully at him but offering a small smile. “I figured that was the case, but the reassurance is always nice.”

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caeloservare​:

“Oh.” An unexpected gift made him pause for a second, but then a little smile bloomed on his face as he turned to look at Winter.

“Thank you.” Coffee is a gift. To the world actually. The best thing gods ever created. Gladly he takes the mug to take a sip. It tastes wonderful, brings warmth to his body. “Yes, I suppose I did.”

“Am I late for something?” It took at few sips for him to get suspicious about her bringing him coffee just so. It’s not unwelcomed, but where it came from?

“If you’re late for something than I am as well.” Winter pointed out. And she was pretty sure that wasn’t the case, because she watched both of their schedules closely. Not in a creepy or unsettling way, of course, but in the way of a second in command making sure that the General didn’t miss out on something that tied into one of his duties.

“I just noticed that you seem...run down lately.” She said. “and I understand that you’re a busy man, but you mean a great deal to me. As your second in command, if I can do something to ease the stress you’re under, even if that just means getting you a cup of coffee, I want to help.”

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mythunderlegion​:

Willow knew just which story her eldest was referring to. The story of the seasons, a lovely tale that she knew by heart, and would tell Winter nearly every night until Weiss was born, and it got hard to balance things. It was Willow’s favorite story. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?” The book was already in her hands as she sat on the edge of the bed, smiling. Not that she needed it - she knew the words by heart, but she enjoyed the pictures.

Winter nodded when her mother said it had been a while. “It has, but that’s okay, Mama. I know you’ve been busy.” She said softly, moving to nestle against Willow’s side. Besides, it wasn’t as if she was incapable of entertaining herself. She had even read the story silently to herself on more than one occasion. But at the end of the day, she just liked it more when her mom read it than she did reading it by herself.

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thestupidmeanone​:

“Hmm…” He couldn’t really see anything obvious from this angle, but a shop was a shop. Even if it had nothing, they could just keep looking until they found the right place. It wouldn’t take too long, right?

“Might as well give it a shot,” he said, gesturing with his free hand for her to lead the charge, as it were. “At the very least, they could have a… hat, or something.”

Winter nodded her thanks and did just that, stepping up to take the lead towards the maybe-shop. “Exactly. For all we know, they have exactly what we need.” And it wasn’t as if she even knew where to find a shop here in Vacuo anyway. She’d never been here before, either. All of her traveling for the General had been in Atlas and Mistral, and Vale every so often.

But never Vacuo.

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thestupidmeanone​:

“Oh, good, we’ll both be equally hopeless, that’s really refreshing.” It almost felt normal, even, and Church was pretty sure that everyone in Remnant could use some normalcy right about now. He gently led Winter along by the hand, giving it an affectionate squeeze in the process.

“If you see a shop, lemme know, because I… still don’t really know my way around here.”

Winter laughed softly as she let him lead her along the street. “I mean, it makes me feel better.” She offered sincerely. And it did, she wasn’t just saying that either. There was something genuinely comforting about someone else being just as lost as she was in a given situation. Although, to be fair, if she wasn’t as close with him as she was, she likely would never have said anything to begin with at all.

“I don’t either.” She pointed out, gesturing to what looked like a shop. “what about over there? That looks...vaguely shoplike. Shall we try in there?”

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thestupidmeanone​:

“Cool.” Okay, that time wasn’t actually a pun.

Church got to his feet, offering a hand to Winter to follow his lead. “Then let’s go see what’s fashionable in Vacuo. Because I sure as hell have no idea.”

Winter didn’t hesitate to take his hand and get to her feet. “I don’t either.” She admitted. She couldn’t help wondering if Vacuo would have clothing that appealed to her style, or if she would have to make do with the clothing that was here in Vacuo. That wouldn’t be the end of the world, admittedly, and she knew she’d adapt pretty quickly, but having clothing in colors and styles that she liked would be preferable, of course.

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thestupidmeanone​:

“I’m guessing your wardrobe not exactly huge, huh?” And most of it was probably caught in the whole ‘city falling out of the sky’ business. “Well, now we know what to do today, if you’re up for it. Getcha some nice outfits and make everyone jealous!”

“You’d be right if you guessed that, yes.” Winter said. Even before she had lost her home, her clothing options had been extremely limited. The thought of shopping for new outfits was daunting, but she needed them-there was no way around it. So she nodded. “All right, let’s do it.”

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thestupidmeanone​:

Wow, she was practically handing these jokes over to him. “Warm, huh? I know your name’s Winter, but you’ve never really felt cold to me. Quite the opposite, actually.” He chuckled and gave her a squeeze with his hugging arm.

“You have a sweater? I bet you’d look super cute in one, just throwin’ that out there.”

Winter rolled her eyes. “Okay, your puns are starting to get tiresome now.” She said simply, but there was no real bite to her tone. She was more than used to his attitude by now. And it was refreshing, so that helped a great deal as well.

“I don’t think I do have a sweater, no.” She responded with a shake of her head. She had her military uniform and a few casual outfits, but she didn’t think she had a sweater.

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thestupidmeanone​:

Church laughed a little while Winter made herself comfortable. “Well, that should be easy enough. Kate’s not much better. I’m practically a professional in the art of chilling the fuck out.” That was a dirty lie, and he knew it, but he had to be better at it than Winter. Besides, he couldn’t resist the cold-related pun. Did the Schnee family ever get tired of those?

“But you got the first step down. You seem pretty damn relaxed right now. At least, I’m not feeling any tension.” To make his point to gently ran his hand up and down her arm.

Winter chuckled at his words. Though the phrasing was quite crass, she understood the sentiment behind them, and she found that to be pretty accurate. Even if he did have to use a pun to get that point across. She considered his words. “I am quite relaxed.” She agreed as she continued to nestle against him. This was definitely out of her comfort zone but she wasn’t about to complain when she was so comfortable.

“And you’re warm, so that gives you points in your favor, too.”

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thestupidmeanone​:

“It’s probably all the built-in weaponry,” Church joked. He knew what she meant, obviously, but that never stopped him from joking before. Reluctantly, he let go of Winter’s hand only to wrap his arm around her waist into a sideways hug instead. “So you just focus on relaxing. I can give you some pointers, if you need ‘em.”

“Oh, that’s not it and you know it.” Winter lightly swatted at his chest, even as she smiled at his joke. She frowned when he let her hand go and opened her mouth to protest, but before she could, he wrapped his arm around her waist instead, which made snuggling into his side much easier. So that was what she did. “I could use some pointers, actually. Relaxing has never been something I’m particularly skilled at.”

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kuokuana​:

“Lunch?”

     It was so rare for Winter to approach her rather than the other way around. She had always been so busy before, but now they were both constantly pulled away due to work. Not that Weiss necessarily had a problem with it; this was the life she chose, after all, and they had an urgent mission to accomplish.

     Still, Weiss was allowed to miss her sister, was allowed to want to get away from the constant threat of danger even if just for a little while. “I’d love that,” she says, turning just a little too quickly on her heels. Don’t make yourself look desperate, Weiss. You’re an adult now.

Winter hated that her first instinct when Weiss questioned what she had said was to retract her statement, say it was nothing. Thankfully, though, she shoved it down, refusing to listen to it. If they were both free, she was going to ask her sister to spend time with her. She hadn’t been the greatest sister in terms of availability, after all, and she did feel badly about that.

Hence why she was trying to do something about it now.

So when Weiss said she’d love that, she couldn’t resist the smile that came to her face. “Fantastic.” She said, and she meant it wholeheartedly.

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thestupidmeanone​:

Winter really was more of a ‘prepare for the worst’ kind of person, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t also hope for the best, right? Church liked to think so, anyway–then again, he wasn’t exactly a huge optimist himself, either.

“I know so,” he said, scooting a little closer to make her life easier. As if he would ever turn down this little cuddle session. “Don’t worry, if something happens, you know I’ve got your back.”

Winter gave a small smile when he said that she knew he had her back, and when he slid closer to make her position easier on her. “I do know that.” It was hard for her not to know that when he was so earnest about his desire to help and be there for her. She deeply appreciated it, even if she wasn’t good at saying how she was feeling.

“I feel safe around you.” She said softly. “And that’s not something I’m used to, so thank you.”

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thestupidmeanone​:

“Here’s hoping you’ll be pleasantly surprised for once, huh?” He couldn’t blame her for preparing for the worst; it’s kind of what she did. But at least she was taking the opportunity to relax for once. “I think it’ll be okay to let your guard now today, though. Even for just a little bit.”

“Here’s hoping.” Winter agreed, though she wasn’t convinced in the slightest. She didn’t want to say this out loud, however. She definitely didn’t want to upset him or ruin this tentative...beyond friendship that they had. “You think so?” She asked softly, moving over to rest her head on his shoulder. She was ready to sit up at the first indication that wasn’t what he wanted, however.

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thestupidmeanone​:

“Hey.”

Church didn’t say anything else at first, just giving Winter’s hand a small squeeze. The last thing she needed was someone talking her ear off, most likely.

“Enjoying the peace and quiet?”

Winter nodded. “Yes...and no.” She said. “I’m...it feels too good to be true, so right now i’m just waiting for something to go wrong. At least that’s how it feels.” She admitted softly. And honestly, there was something freeing about actually saying it out loud instead of just keeping it to herself like usual. And she knew Church wouldn’t use this information against her, which definitely helped.

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a brutally cold chill,  the shadows of dusk settling in,  a roaring river, snow crunching under boots, a gentle breeze whispering,  the thundering of rocks falling,  the feeling of unease before a storm,  the warmth of the summer sun,  drenched roads reflecting moving lights,  the crash of ocean waves,  the solitude of a forest clearing,  the feeling of grass on bare feet,  a blizzard so dense one may get lost, a clear & starry sky,  the joy of splashing in puddles,  fog rolling in unexpectedly,  the crack of distant thunder,  a distant howl that makes hair stand on end,  the blistering heat of a desert,  unending prairies of waving grass,  listening for the sound of crickets beginning to sing,  sand getting between the toes,  a gentle dusting of snow,  climbed trees and scuffed knees,  a bog lurking in a shadowed wood,  a downpour that traps you inside,  skipping pebbles on a still surface,  looking for shapes in the shifting clouds,  a sandstorm stinging skin,  the cracking twigs from an unseen animal,  lightning so bright it lights up the sky,  a rainbow peeking out from behind rain clouds, rolling hills that are perfect for rolling down, tiny plants stubbornly growing in pavement cracks

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@kuokuana​ gets a starter for Weiss.

“Weiss. If you’re not busy right now, I was thinking we could have lunch together, and maybe go for a walk after?” Winter wasn’t good at asking her sister to hang out, but that didn’t mean she didn’t want to.