"Ren and Nora have their own thing they're working through and... I'm not the same boy they knew. I'm the... Rusted Knight... Nora loves reminding people of that, by the way. They usually just look at her like it's some kind of inside joke they're not a part of."
Renorarc is a fun ship for me to ship because it's like
We start with Team JNPR, very close-knit, budding romances already within the team, and certainly the potential for polyamory, but they're not moving towards that just yet
And then Pyrrha dies. And now JN R are grieving. And in their grief, they fall together. And maybe, even at Argus, when they have their heart-to-heart, they don't yet speak the feelings growing between them, but their bonds are getting closer, more open...
And then, Atlas. And now everyone's always on missions, and while Ren and Nora are often taking missions together, Jaune is usually solo, so that bond gets weakened.
Nora takes a risk with Ren and at first it seems like it's paying off, but things quickly start to go sour. Then Ren's inner turmoil boils over and Jaune gets burned, while the self-doubt Nora's managed to avoid for so long - except for that one time at the Vytal Festival - finally catches up to her.
Ren figures some things out and makes amends but Nora needs to take time to figure herself out too, and when Jaune notices that the three of them are having moment, he remembers Pyrrha and runs. He can't go through that again. He can't.
And now Ren and Nora are in Vacuo. They're grieving. Nora's holding herself together and doing everything she can to help everyone she can. Ren's burying everything deep down, trying his best to stay positive, and he can't stop thinking about Jaune and how strong and resilient Jaune is.
And then Jaune comes back. And Team JN R has reunited - except not really. Ren and Nora are still working on themselves, and Jaune's carrying a century of pain and loneliness and regret with him. The puzzle pieces aren't fitting together like they used to, even with the Pyrrha-shaped hole in the middle.
The polycule is in fucking shambles and I love them for it. I want this to keep going and see how Complicated this potential throuple gets