Two Roses from different Vines
(A/N: As thanks to @carlottastudios for her gift to me a few days ago, this will be my gift to her. Linden, Summer, and Fawn belong to her, hope you guys enjoy. Merry Christmas, Carlotta!)
Linden: Wait, so my mom married Uncle Jaune in this universe?
Garnet: Uh-huh, so who did my dad end up with in yours?
Linden: Aunt Weiss.
Garnet, in disbelief: Shut the front door, what?!
Linden: Well don’t look at me, dude! That’s just how stuff happened in my universe.
Garnet: Dang...that’s trippy.
Linden: Not as trippy as my dad crushing Aunt Penny in this world...
Garnet: Hey, it’s working out at least. So I take it Uncle Whitley didn’t marry Auntie Yang?
Linden: Nope! Uncle Neptune!
Garnet: *leans back* Wow...
Linden: Well, enough of that, got any siblings???
Garnet: Two, only boy, sisters, Blossom and Citrus, you?
Linden: Little brother Fawn and adoptive sister Summer. Mom and dad-er, Uncle Oscar in your case, found in her in the woods being chased by Grimm, they took her in and she’s been with us ever since. I also...have a crush...on her... *the tan skinned boy blushes and looks away*
Garnet: ...huh.
Linden: It’s not incest if we’re not related!!!
Garnet: *raising arms in mock surrender* Woah, dude, chill out, I wasn’t saying that at all. Just got me by surprise.
Linden: Oh, sorry. It’s just that Fawn teases me about it a lot, gets annoying really quick. What about you guys, any crushes?
Garnet: *blushing and rubbing the back of his head* Uuuhhh wellll, that’s a long story...or two. My first crush was Olivia, daughter of Grandma Glynda and Grandpa Oz, we were pretty steady until we just...lost the spark, I guess, but we’re still close! Next was Jade, and from her name you can probably guess who he parents are.
Linden: Wait, let me think! *concentrates, then claps hands* Emerald and Mercury!
Garnet: *snaps fingers* Bingo. We were great but a little rickety, as in she was very pushy and pressured me to do a lot of stuff. We eventually did something that will go down in out universes’ history as the “Remnant Rampage,” Long story short; don’t leave a bunch of teens unattended while your parents are away from home. Then there was Gabriel, and he turned out be a piece of shit so I cut him off from my life.
Linden: You were a little “bi-curious” too?
Garnet: Heh, yeah, that was a weird point in my life, but it was fun.
Linden: Wow. Summer...doesn’t know what she is, all she knows is that she likes me, so she calls herself “Lindensexual,” genius name I know. Fawn is a bit of a ladies man, been around Qrow a whole lot so that’s a thing now.
Garnet: Pffft, ha! That’s awesome, Blossom is being super crushed on by Aunt Weiss and Uncle Neptune’s youngest son, Nikolas. She denies she has any feelings for him and shuts down any attempts at him trying to woo her over. Citrus is an odd case as she didn’t love anyone until she met Kain, oldest child of Cinder.
Linden: Saywhatnow?????
Garnet: What?
Linden: Er, nevermind, didn’t realize she’s alive in this universe.
Garnet: What went down in yours...?
Linden: Let’s put a pin in that and say it’s a long story with crazy details.
Garnet: Oooookay? Oh, are Grimm still a problem in your world?
Linden: Not really, they’re on a decline and Hunters are having no need for jobs anymore, though some of my friends still want to be ones later on in life, counter-intuitive as it sounds.
Garnet: So you don’t have a weapon?
Linden: Nuh-uh!
Garnet: Pssh, lame...
Linden, defensive: Hey!!!
Garnet: All I’m saying is you’d look cool with a scythe like mom, Silver Eyes alone ain’t going to protect you! Hell, my scythe is also an oodachi, a broadsword in base form, and a Dust powered railgun, and I have gauntlets that shoot Dust rounds, boots with hidden knives, and a glock.
Linden: Someone’s extra, and at least I wear something more practical...
Garnet: Well you gotta be prepared in my universe, Grimm are one the rise more than ever, are taking new forms or evolving, and new ones are popping up too! And what’s wrong with long coats, they’re cool! Cloaks are outdated anyways.
Linden: Lies and slander!!! Why are wearing you coat like that anyways? One sleeve on and one not doesn’t seem very battle ready...
Garnet: *he freezes and his alter-universe friend points out his strange attire. He glances to his right arm, a look of apprehension and fear, trying to piece together an answer* It’s...a really really...really long story...
“One of how you almost tossed your worthless life away, boy? Go ahead and tell him, I’m sure he’d love to hear it!”
*Garnet punched his shoulder, angered at the voice of the eldritch hydra-like beast making its home in his right limb. “Shut you damn mouth you freaking parasite!” he said firmly in his head*
Linden: What the hell was that about?!
Garnet, snapping back to reality: Nothing, nothing! Just zoned out for a bit.
Linden: Okay then......
Garnet: You come from a great universe, Linden. I wouldn’t be envious of mine is all I’m saying.
Linden: Noted, and you come from a good one too. Though you could stand to have a break.
Garnet: Tell me about it!
*The boys share a laugh between themselves, finding commonality and distinction to their respective worlds. One things for sure, they wouldn’t mind meeting each other again!*