#dustpiled

[sunstide]

                       he’s managed to get by almost a full month without it being a problem. they were picked for their teams, got their dorms, sun even thinks he’s getting along with his new teammates so far. for the most part. there was that close call in grimm anatomy studies where he was picked to read a passage on grimm tusks...nothing a joke couldn’t fix. maybe he got a write-up for it but whatever, no big deal. 

                     but they’re assigned a paper on dust elements over the weekend. sitting on top of his bed, simian glances over at the clock on his nightstand. it flashes 8:30 PM; SUNDAY at him in almost mocking red font. there is nothing written on the page he has had out in front of him for the last four hours. 

                   sage and neptune are in the library, most likely finishing up their own. and scarlet? he’s not sure, he wouldn’t say because he never says. but it seems as though the thought of his teammate springs him into existence, for the door to the dorm is opening, striking red hair appearing through the threshold. sun places his weapons comprehension textbook over his still empty paper in the hopes they weren’t seen, and waves to this teammate, “back already?” // @dustpiled​ 

[boundariestcbreak]

@dustpiled​

Elm heard Marrow coming before she saw him as she unwrapped her breakfast sandwich. Glancing over, sure enough, there he was, his tail wagging and him clearly interested in her breakfast sandwich. “It’s my breakfast.” She said simply. She didn’t actually have an issue with Marrow, but this was her food. Still, she was already breaking her sandwich in half and giving it to him-though she knew half of a sandwich wouldn’t be enough to fill her up, she’d figure something out.

“Here.”

[woolspun]

@dustpiled​ said: ‘Can I help you?’ - From Gang Orca uwu

     ❝ swear, the closer a hero is to number one, the bigger and more confusing their agency is to navigate... ❞      it’s a grumbled statement, meant for nobody but herself as the ram wanders down yet ANOTHER hallway that doesn’t appear to be very promising. ugh. maybe she’d gone and gotten off at the wrong floor ? most heroes tended to have their offices situated on the top-most story of their agency so... darn it.      etsu is tired. too tired, for this. her limbs feel heavy and she wants nothing more than to return home, take a hot bath, then fall onto the couch with her cat.      instead though, she’s here delivering some files full of information-- meant straight for gang orca. not some secretary’s hands or desk, no, they’re meant to be placed directly into his hands. then she’s supposed to stand there and be his pawn ( or that was how... the orders seemed ? ). whatever the man said after would go.      arriving at the correct floor this time, etsu only questions herself once or twice before being directed to where the pro’s office sits-- though there’s a warning she’s to wait outside, as he’s within some sort of meeting.      that was fine enough. the ram could just wait outside, no biggie. she’s patient, totally.      ...

     the wait that etsu had assumed would only be ten or fifteen minutes max had stretched into... t-thirty ? no wonder the other pro looks confused, her own expression probably mirrors his. what was she doing again ?      ❝ i--      excuse me ! these documents, for you. from miruko’s agency.      regarding the recent villain activity.. in your usually patrolled district. ❞      heesh. he sure is a tall one, ain’t he ?

[meliiorisms]

@dustpiled​ asked: “ i’m not sure i know who i’m supposed to be anymore. ” - To Weiss, from Whitley

misc prompts for your feelings!! -- accepting!!

Weiss does her best to be available when Whitlney needs to talk, between missions. Particularly since Winter is busier than ever. They all are, really. Running this way and that with trying to get the communications tower up. Even so, the middle Schnee has no intentions of failing her younger brother again.

“I understand.”

There’s no judgement in her voice. Only acceptance and the hope that he knows he isn’t alone in this.

She knows it must look like she doesn’t. After all, she’d left home for Beacon, following in Winter’s footsteps. It’s only after she’d return home that she understood who she was. Who she could become. Who she is now.

“You needn’t figure out your whole life today, Whitley. Nor tomorrow, or next week. Or even this year.”

She knows, too, how daunting that is. Their whole lives were set before them. Choice was not a word in their vocabularies, until now. Whitley’s younger than both Winter and herself when they first started on their paths.

“Given the state of the world, I can’t recommend travel just yet, but... there is a whole world out there, waiting to be discovered.” That’s too large of a step from just leaving the manor, probably. “It’s completely fine to start small as well.”

“Rather, what I’m trying to say is you’re allowed to take it once step at a time. If there’s something you see and you’d like to learn about, you should. If you decide something’s not what you want, it’s never going to be too late to start over. You can try over and over as many times as you’d like.”

She cannot lead him down the path meant for him. Just as Winter couldn’t lead her. What she can do, however, is support him. To offer advice. To lend an ear. To be his sister.

[becomestorm]

@dustpiled​ replied to your post.

do they wanna borrow someone elses for the weekend

it’s actually real funny you should say that cause i had a headcanon floating around at one point about ren being jealous of jaune’s semblance, even though they’d sooner rip out their own tongue than admit it.

jaune can actually heal people, but all ren’s empathy semblance can do is stop people from feeling the pain. it’s not a real solution.

anyway, does anyone want empathy for a while ?

pros:

cheat sheet to mental health so long as your aura’s running.

make people believe you’re emotionally stable! just look at ren! they’re the picture of mental health!

don’t wanna feel emotions anymore? no problem! just turn them off!

cons:

y’know what it’s actually really fucked up to be able to control how people feel.

using it too much will result in dissociation and make you lose grip on your own identity.

actually, maybe bottling up your trauma into a molotov cocktail isn’t the best solution.

[becomestorm]

circumstances had made the gathering of intel very difficult these last few days. though their semblance had been required to save a train of targets, ren would have much preferred to stay near the lamp, near boy - ozpin, as that had been their mission. what could they gain by lingering with the rest of team jnr except wasting more time ? their eyes lingered on the hole in the wall left behind by jaune’s angry outburst, but instead of following their distraught teammates up the stairs, dragon’s eyes land on qrow, golden eyes narrowing in curiosity, and with a steadier tone   (   far more steady than one who just discovered that their teammate died for nothing — after all they’d known, they’d known all along   )   they asked, slow and measured.   ‘   what will you do now, mr. branwen   ?   ’   @dustpiled​   /   villain verse sc.

[boundariestcbreak]

@dustpiled​ continued from here:

“That’s just how I feel personally about the situation.” Harriet says to him when he asks his question. She’s always felt anger more strongly than a lot of other emotions. But, there are other emotions she’s feeling with regards to the fight with RWBY. She feels shame, humiliation, frustration, and hurt as well.

She shakes her head at his next words. “All due respect, Amin, but I didn’t come this far just to give up now.” Her father’s behaviour, the work she put in to become an Ace Op, all of that, it’s built her up to being here. “And I hope you don’t, either.”

[anamneseverge]

Hey mods its dust. Due to medical emergency im going to be putting jaune arc and emerald sustrai from rwby on a semi hiatus. You can reach me on jauneothan on twitter. Thank you.

thanks for keeping us updated dust, we are sending you our best wishes and both jaune arc and emerald sustrai are being put on semi-hiatus up until october 15th for you! 

🜄—  MOD GLISSHALLOW