#lie ren

[wu-gang-writing]

Jaune: I have a question about your language.

Ren: Oh no...

Jaune: Why do women get their own character but men are stuck with 'providing power to the fields'?

Ren: I hate this...

[howlingday]

Jaune: I'm not trans.

Ren: But what if you are?

Jean: Damn, you right.

[bluearc009]

RWBY: Day At The Beach

[floorpillow]

Lord help me in 2026 I am looking for good renora / Lie Ren X Nora Valkyrie fanfictions. I want them to be the main focus, not just passerbys. Hard to specify this on AO3. These two are sooo important to me still. Pls help

[howlingday]

Marrow: We don't have to do this. We don't have to fight you.

Jaune: Oh, so you're letting us go? Cool~! We'll just be on our way then...

Ren: I don't think that's what they meant.

Harriet: It wasn't.

Jaune: I know.

[howlingday]

Nora: (Walks into study)

Ren: Good evening. Apologies for asking you here so late. I'll be just a moment.

Nora: ...This is a lot of books. Do you read all of these?

Ren: Most of them. A learned huntsman is a valuable huntsman. There's no light reading, either. History, science, philosophy, tactics, physics... and the occasional cooking and cosmetic training manuals.

Nora: Bleeeeh...

Ren: And this. (Shows book) It's called the Kama Sutra. Fascinating, yes? You may borrow it.

Nora: (Takes book, Opens) ...Why am I here?

Ren: Mm... I need you... to kill someone for me.

[howlingday]

The Fight

After a fight that left Pyrrha injured, Nora and Ren began to have a falling out. The two have been avoiding each other, as meeting once more would spark fierce debates and even violent reactions. With JNPR at risk of falling apart, Jaune must now step forward and find some way to reconcile his friends before the situation goes from bad to worst.

Jaune: ...

Ren: ...

Jaune: So, uh... How's No-

Ren: (Smashes fist into table) SHE'S FULL OF SHIT. I HATE HER.

Jaune: MY MODELS~!

Ren: Huh...? Oh, I guess I did smash your figures.

Jaune: It took me two sleepless nights to get right...

Ren: I'm not apologizing for something so childish.

Jaune: Yeah, no, of course not. It's just two nights without sleep. That's all.

Ren: Anyway, it's over between me and Nora. It's official; TEAM JNPR IS DONE. (Exits)

Jaune: What?! Wait, Ren! REN, WAIT! (Chases, Stops) Huh?

Ren: ...What the hell are you doing here?

Nora: What do you mean? I'm here to hang out with Jaune-Jaune!

Ren: No, that's why I'm here.

Nora: Why? He's my friend, not yours. Tell him, Jaune.

Jaune: Huh? Um...

Ren: What? That's not right. Jaune is my friend, right, Jaune?

Jaune: Uh... Well...

Nora: Get out of my way, you green bean.

Ren: You move first, butterball.

Jaune: Both of you, stop!

Nora/Ren: Huh?

Jaune: I don't know what's happened between you two, but this isn't right! Friends shouldn't fight- (Grabbed)

Ren: And who do you think you are to get involved in this?

Jaune: (Gulps)

Nora: (Walks past)

Jaune: Nora...?

Nora: (Picks up box)

Jaune: W-Wait! That's my Grimm & Grottos Epic Battle Collection! What are you going to do-

Nora: (Throws)

Ren: (Dodges)

Jaune: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

Ren: What the hell is your problem?! (Kneels, Grabs DVD)

Jaune: Wait, Ren, that's my dance recital recording! I don't even think my mom has a copy of it yet!

Ren: FINISH WHAT YOU START! (Snap~!)

Jaune: NOOO~! MY ACHIEVEMENTS~! (Smash~!) Nora, my dad gave me that as a "Good job getting into Beacon" gift! (Wham~!) Ren, that belonged to my dead grandmother! (Crack~!) I saved my lien for three years to buy thaaat!

Nora: ...

Ren: ...

Jaune: ...

Nora: You ready to finish this?

Ren: Make the first move.

Jaune: HOLD IT RIGHT THERE. I'M ENDING THIS NOW.

Nora/Ren: ...Huh?

Jaune: You fall out with each other, and instead of talking it out like adults, you smash MY things in front of me?! Are you kidding me?!

Nora: ...Oh.

Ren: (Notices mess with Nora) Did we do this?

Jaune: (Charges Nora, Swings) YOU ASSHOLES! (Miss, Tumbles into trash)

Nora: Jaune-Jaune! Are you okay?

Jaune: SHUT UP! (Turns) Don't give me that! You two don't care about anyone but yourselves!

Ren: Jaune, relax-

Jaune: (Grabs Ren) RELAX?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! YOU BREAK MY STUFF AND YOU TELL ME TO RELAX?!

Ren: We had no intention of harming you.

Jaune: WELL, YOU ARE HARMING ME! AND PYRRHA! AND EVERYONE ELSE! YOU FIGHTING IS RIPPING JNPR APART, AND IF THAT HAPPENS, WHAT WILL YOU HAVE LEFT?! YOUR FIGHT ISN'T JUST YOUR FIGHT- IT'S EVERYONE'S FIGHT! (Heaves) I... I can't stand to see that... (Whimpers) Please... No more...

Nora: ...Jaune, Jaune, I just noticed. You've got dog doo on your head~!

Jaune: WHAT THE HELL?!

Ren: Snrk! When- When did that happen~?

Jaune: WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?!

Nora: (Cackling) You were being super serious~!

Jaune: Yeah, of course I was being-

Nora: C'mon, Renny~! Let's get out of here~!

Ren: (Following Nora) He needs a shower~.

Jaune: ...Did- Did they just make up? (Turns)

RWBY: (Look at Jaune, Whistle as they leave)

Jaune: HEY, DON'T JUST WHISTLE AND WALK AWAY!

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Pyrrha: I'm glad to see you two made up.

Nora: Yeah, even if it was all thanks to stinky here~.

Ren: I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard.

Jaune: I had to wash my hair six times to get it to smell normal.

Ren: ...I'm sorry, Nora.

Nora: It's okay. I'm sorry, too.

Pyrrha: I am curious, though; what caused you two to fight like that?

Nora: ...

Ren: ...

Nora/Ren: I FORGOT.

[ficretus]

While editing that Ren slander meme I noticed something.

Ren has a flower pattern on his boots. Now, this isn't lotus, which he also has in this outfit.

It's instead likely supposed to be Kuroyuri's emblem, a lily.

This also aligns with how lilies are usually drawn in heraldry.

What does this mean for Ren? Well, not much; it's a neat little detail in his outfit, connecting him to his hometown. Ren here is more of a frame of reference.

Because there is another character with a similar flower pattern on their boots: Cinder.

Is it connected? Probably not. If it were, at most it would mean Cinder is from Kuroyuri as well. But that's not the main point.

Lilies were prominently used in Glass Unicorn's decor: both lily tapestries and glass lilies in vases. The white lily is also used as Weiss' flower during the V9.

So at very least, this pattern is meant to tie Cinder back to Glass Unicorn as well as position her as anti-Atlas, since her lily is black, while GU and Weiss use white lilies.

A more out-there explanation is that all lily imagery in Glass Unicorn and on Cinder is an allusion to French royalty, both as a reference to Cinderella and as tying Cinder to Jaune's allusion.