An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
So this was a really interesting and fun story to write for @powertaco in answering their ask! It, much like most stories I write, spiraled out of my control the better I got to know the characters and explore the situation. I definitely think I’ll do more exploring of this ot3 in the future, especially to give a chance for the ship to sail properly, but this was also a good motivator to get back into the swing of writing fanfic again!
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: RWBY
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee, Maria Calavera/Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee, Maria Calavera/Ruby Rose
Characters: Ruby Rose (RWBY), Maria Calavera, Weiss Schnee
Additional Tags: Romance, Eventual Romance, Drama & Romance, Fluff and Angst, Angst and Romance, First Meetings, Alternate Universe - Real World, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, OT3, Polyamory, Pre-Poly
Summary:
Weiss Schnee has just transferred to Beacon Academy after living a rather lavish life in Atlas. While she knows that life won't be the same in Vale, she's surprised by the fact that people aren't immediately lining up to try and befriend her. By the time she does finally meet someone she's distraught to discover they were more interested in her dessert than her. In the end, the life Weiss expected to find in Vale ends up being far different than the life she ends up living.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: RWBY
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long
Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Ilia Amitola, Emerald Sustrai, Mercury Black, Roman Torchwick
Additional Tags: Bumbleby Week 2022 (RWBY), Bumbleby Week (RWBY), political wedding, Alternate Universe - Spies & Secret Agents, Minor Violence, Action & Romance
Summary:
Yang Xiao Long and her sister Ruby Rose are both preparing for an upcoming political marriage between Atlesian and Mistrali grooms. As they fix their attire, they double check the weapons on hand, and as hired secret security for the event are required to keep their eyes and ears open for any signs of trouble. However, as Yang grows somewhat bored with the sea of posh Atlesians all dressed the same, a woman arrives with the Mistrali that catches her eye and her ear. As the two discuss the pros and cons of this type of wedding, something catches their eyes before an accident reveals that the identity of the other isn't quite what they'd thought.
-Prompt for Day 5, ‘Arranged / Political Marriage’.
Oh man, been a while since I updated anything on Tumblr and my Ao3 updates have been slow going, so maybe it’s a bit of update and teaser time! For... those that care! :D Updates and teasers blow!
Where I’ve Been
So the short version of this; School! School school and more school! I’ve been rounding out my last semester and applying to Graduate school and applying for work at a lab, both of which I got accepted into! It’s all very exciting and honestly where most of my time has been lately. Admittedly when you fall off the horse it’s kinda hard to hop back on, but I promise that even if it’s just a paragraph at a time a lot of my stuff is being worked on. So then;
This is my most popular story by far so I figure I’ll give it that bump first! This story is reaching its close and probably has just a few more chapters left. I actually have the newest one already planned out / a healthy amount written, so except some bees goodness with some Ilia and some Fiona... lots of highlights for that group of characters!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/37971583/chapters/94835884 - A Girl I Met At College
This is my most cracked out story based on numerous head canons I developed in canon; the short version is that Oobleck and Hazel are the adoptive co-parents (they’re not together) of Emerald, and she’s started to go on dates with Penny and they’re sharing their lives, so on... This one admittedly will be updated probably infrequently once I get back to writing, it’s more to get my maximum levels of crack out and have something on paper.
Now I’ll readily admit, this one kinda fell to the side. Once I started to get distracted with school and TwoSouls exploded the way it did, I shifted my gears somewhat. That said, I’ve finished re-reading what’s written thus far and going back over my original map, I remember more-less where I left off at and as soon as TwoSouls is finished this one will start seeing updates again! Also once I start Graduate School and get paid for the summer, I’m going to commission the heck out of art for the couples in this story and some other things, so that’s exciting plans for this!
Teaser!?
Now with the primary stories mentioned (my only other ongoing is Patch Pizza but... lord knows when or if I’ll get back to that!) I thought I’d mention two other sides things really quick that I have in the background!
First is another Bees story based on the series I have so far! The last story was One Night in Argus, and given the madness of V7 + V8 I think some bee happiness as a standalone outside of Atlesian Ball would be super fun (dancing with FNKY mayhaps?)
Secondly is a newer long-term story. It won’t be posted any time soon, unlike my other works I think for this story I’ll finish it and then post weekly, just depending, but it’s essentially a small retelling of the events of V4-V5. It’s core concept is Pyrrha surviving the Fall of Beacon, and having a sense of ‘Destiny’ and Survivor's Guilt with Blake, Pyrrha joins her on her mission to try and set things right and her eventual journey (Sun can come too of course). I’ve storyboarded it and have two chapters done already, but I can’t promise a release date any time soon. Still, look forward to it at some point!
There is an additional thing; based on my Cinder x Winter AU story (Cinder makes it to Atlas instead of killing her family...) the idea of building a world on their relationship and growing up together and doing a story for that. It’s definitely in my mind somewhere, but who knows! I’ve got enough to do as it is.
Future
I’ll definitely try and maintain more activity on tumblr moving forward as well. Definitely want to be more involved and all that jazz, but of course school and stuff always comes first. I’ll still make the effort though, for all... four? fans I have :)
I get the sense I’m going to inadvertently make a pattern of ‘Hey look, I’m posting and doing stuff and totally going to be active again!’
Following by life hitting me over the head again and failing to keep up that promise.
That said, between Graduate School and getting married, I’d say I had some pretty good excuses!
Now then! I’m also back to writing TwoSouls as well. It’s been a few months without an update, and given I’ve gotten back into writing again (and to my surprise it’s Bumbleby Week!) it seemed like a good time to start wrapping up TwoSouls (at long last!) So, while it is a tad early for AU / Bonus day, I wanted to get this post out before life tries to overwhelm me again and I totally forget.
I do hope you enjoy the story! There’s a note at the end of the chapter but I plan on a sequel story as well to explore some other potential couples and a few other things, so that’ll be fun!
Expect the last chapter and Epilogue up soon! I won’t give an estimated time because I know I can’t be trusted!
