SUMMER'S END

THE SPIRIT IS INDOMITABLE.

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i’ll be closing down this blog for a while for my own comfort while i focus more on writing with a closed rp group. if you need to contact me at all feel free to follow me on twitter.

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Ruby saving Blake.

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there she goes.

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Jinn!

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heroity‌.

THE BLONDE WAS   startled at the brunette’s sudden stoppage in their strides towards ruby’s room.  baby blues widened when she realized the fact that she didn’t fit in was being pointed out.  “ uhhh — pshh, i’m totally not embarrassed !  nope ! ”  she tried to play it off, but her facade quickly crumbled.  it was just ruby, someone who knew of adora’s woes growing up, someone who’d taken the time to genuinely get to know her, as adora, not SHE - RA.  grip on her hand tightened somewhat, and she sighed.  taking a deep breath, the warrior shrugged off her own emotions.  “ it’s just hard not to.  i … feel like i don’t belong here.  i want to !  but — i dunno, people just normally look at me funny when i don’t know what things are. ”  scrunching her lips together, she shifted a step closer to scythe - wielder, and her voice softened in their close proximity.  “ this is just new to me, i guess — having so many friends. ”

          ‘ of course you belong here, ‘ she murmurs, taking blonde’s hand into both of her own. ruby turns to face her fully as she does so, her eyes mostly focused on adora’s hand framed between hers, the pads of her thumbs smoothing over her knuckles in calm, languid strokes. her shoulders rise into a brief shrug. ‘ some people look at other people funny because they don’t understand, & they don’t want to understand either. but everyone here wants to understand. ‘

     her eyes flicker upwards to meet adora’s, & the corner of her mouth begins to curl into a bashful smile. ‘ i want to understand. & you belong wherever you want to belong. believe me, as someone who didn’t fit in around a lot of people herself, i kinda know how you feel. ‘

     ruby attempts to shake the melancholic shroud from ‘round her shoulders. her form rises up onto tiptoe momentarily before she tugs her further into the bedroom, newfound excitement alight in her silver eyes. ‘ now c’mon ! i think we should start with some good ol’ fashioned card games. ‘

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OH FUCK.  OH   god.  what do these words mean.  i don’t even know what a game is.  “ i — uhmm — SURE !  yeahhh, sounds fun— RUBY— ”  the blonde’s voice was suddenly in a low whisper as she leaned down to speak into the brunette’s ear.  quiet vocals were taken up so as not to alert the others around them as to adora’s complete and utter unculturedness.  her hands bashfully wrapped around one of the young rose’s palms.  “ can you, uh, pick one for us and show me how to do it? ”

     oh. the gentle hands grasping ‘round her own stop ruby in the middle of her mental rifling through the list of various games to pick from. remnant: the game needed cards, a board, & multiple pieces she no longer had at her disposal, though she supposed a look around the mistral house might bring to light a spare set, & if not a local shop could do the same. she also ran through the idea of challenging adora to a match of soaring ninja striker, but the thought of both adora losing & losing to adora had ruby on the fence about the entire idea altogether.

     ruby stops her thoughts as adora’s eyes peer into her own & she sees the genuine confusion swirling in the depths of blue, & her own hand responds in kind by squeezing gently. though a mild sorrow sweeps across her features at the realization of just how sheltered adora’s early life had been, ruby cracks a smile before nodding. ‘ alright, it’s a deal !! uh ---- c’mon. i think i left the stuff for that game in my room. ‘ her voice raises in volume just enough to subtly announce to anyone paying attention that they were leaving. ruby’s hand clasps onto adora’s, fingers entwining with hers as she led the other towards the upper level.

     just across the threshold ruby stops, then looks back towards her companion. ‘ adora ... you know you don’t have to feel embarrassed, right ? no one’s gonna judge you. especially not me. ‘

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heroity‌.

“ RUBY.  PLEASE.  ANYTHING   but a horror movie tonight. ”  wide eyes gave ruby the puppy dog look.  “ what about a .. game ?  i heard someone mention games earlier. ”

          ‘ i -- i never said anything about a horror movie !! what horror movie ? ‘ & she makes a dramatic display of tossing the previously held disc case over her shoulder without looking to see where it might land, a solid clunk telling her it’s landed somewhere off in the distance of the room. ruby then smiles widely at adora, playing innocent as she jumps to answer her question.

          ‘ ah ... yeah, we could play a game. what kind d’you wanna play ? board games, card games, video games ? video games inside a video game ? ‘

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                he half wonders why he bothers to come here  ,  hogsmeade  ;    it’s horribly boring more than half the time  ,  any and all of the shops offering things he could so  easily  obtain from the comfort of his own home and the company of his peers is  god awful .  cold  ,  damp  ,  uneventful  …  but he supposes if there’s  any  reason to come here it’s to make his  own  fun .  which he does  ,  rather  quickly  in fact with one  ruby rose  coming into view  ,  a bright red standing out among the snow - covered woods that surround the bustling streets .  he shoots goyle a  look  ,  before slowly crouching down  ,  scooping up a ball of snow   ——

                ❛  hey  ,  rose !  ❜      ——   &  he’s  nailing  her in the face with a snowball  ,  thrown  harder than necessary  and undoubtedly  freezing .

     the weather’s a lot chillier up here in the very far north. she’d like to say she handles the cold better than most with a family that generally runs warmer but even ruby succumbs to the chill that skims down her spine like a fingertip. being bundled up to the nose in two jackets, a sweater beneath, & a thick scarf just barely manages to keep her from sniffling into the warm coffee she’s been nursing for close to twenty minutes now. her eyes are too focused on the steam pushing through the opening of her lid to register the shrill call of her name before the snowball impacts against her face.

          ‘ GAAAH -- nonono, no !! ‘ ruby tries desperately to not only catch herself, but also the coffee which slips from her hold & into the air despite the effort, turning the snow underfoot to brown slush as it lands. her hands then fly upwards to cup her face, sore & freezing, the skin tinged an angry shade of pink. ‘ augh ... hey, watch where you’re throwing ! ‘

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keep moving forward

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cups ruby's cheek with her palm and puts her forehead against her leader's with golden gaze fluttered shut. she's /tired/.

          ‘ blake ? ‘ the contact startles her at first, but it only lasts for a moment, the touch of felid’s forehead to her own enough of a comfort to quell the panic shot into her veins like icy water. ruby sighs. her right hand raises to meet the hand cupped ‘round her cheek as she leans into the touch, while her other hand rises higher & up to the base of a feline ear. she uses two fingers to massage the base gently. ( somewhere deep in her chest is the lingering hope that such a thing might allow her to hear blake’s mythical purr. she’d never been around to hear it herself, yet the tales from elder sibling about its adorableness makes her yearn to press her own ear against blake’s chest to hear the soft rumble within, akin to the distant rolling of thunder in a storm. )

          ‘ it’s been a long day, huh ? ‘ she murmurs, wallowing in the silence with blake for a few seconds more. left hand then falls to teammate’s shoulder to rouse her gently, just in case she’d actually fallen asleep there. ‘ c’mon. my cloak’s big enough to use as a blanket. ‘

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#Positivity Protocol! 😄💙☀️ Send this to ten muns who you think portray their muses so damn well and are just generally awesome! <3

ROBIN DON’T DO THIS TO ME, I’LL STRAIGHT UP DIE.

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“ i’m a big fan of your name ”

buzzfeed unsolved.

          ‘ m - my name ? ‘ & her cheeks bloom with a bright crimson to complement said name, the whole of her being becoming redder & redder still with each passing moment until she was merely that; red. no longer just a girl, unremarkable upon first glance if you were to look past the wardrobe. red hair, red hood, & a red-hued soul crackling with energy just above the surface of her skin, invisible in the daylight. ruby can’t help but laugh sheepishly in response.

     she places one hand against the nape of her neck as silver eyes close, compensation for how wide her smile now opens. ‘ well, eheh -- !! a person’s only as charming as their name, right ! ‘ 

     she vaguely recalls this saying from her father when she’d asked about her own name, prompted by the incessant questioning from her peers about its origin. had it always been because of her vibrantly colored hair ? had her surname been just a coincidence, or was this pairing of two kindred colors intentional ? & it’s here she learns the importance of independence, of individuality, & of a time where it once was almost lost. an act of rebellion caused a rippling effect across the nations, across the kingdoms, with a single united cry that refused to be silenced by those who sought only the black & white. it’s here she learns that her mother, petals as soft as a rose’s, gifted her the vibrancy of valor. passion, strength, & boundless energy. her sister & father stood with mantels of the sun dragons, an elder & younger shining bright above her to light the path she would later take in life. & her mother, a season long passed. a warmth which still lingers at the edges of fall before the chill snuffs out flame.

     her free hand grabs hold of cloak’s fluttering edge & pulls it forwards, a swath of red circling ‘round to her front before she releases it. it returns to its place of rest at her back, albeit with a bit of movement still rippling down its length. ‘ plus, my outfit kinda ... really gives away the meaning, too. ‘

          ‘ but i think yours sounds just as pretty ! kairi. that kind of sounds like a flower, too, doesn’t it ? ‘

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sentences from the youtube series  ,  buzzfeed unsolved .  primarily taken from season 5′s supernatural investigations .

“ it doesn’t matter because you’re dead ”

“ it’s not impressive  ,  no one’s impressed ”

“ the spot of your death is now a lovely gift shop ”

“ as god as my witness  ,  he snapped him in half ”

“ i seriously want you to throw something right at my face ”

“ you can live in the cave ”

“ i’m a big fan of your name ”

“ the fact that you steal  ,  that’s really funny to me ”

“ that’s the greatest thing to steal  :  a man’s joy ”

“ because i’m a masochist ”

“ i’m going to regret this ”

“ i’ve lost the ability to feel ”

“ they’re gonna fucking murder you ”

“ the way you shushed me was quite rude ”

“ cowards  ,  all of you ”

“ i’m strange and off putting ”

“ i should not feel confident in the face of any man ”

“ here you are  ,  smiling in the face of the devil ”

“ i hate bats ”

“ bats sometimes carry rabies and that’s a thing i’m afraid of ”

“ not today devil birds  ,  not today ”

“ i think i’m blacking out right now ”

“ i don’t think i’m going to remember this moment ”

“ i think i’m gonna cry ”

“ i keep forgetting there’s ghosts in here ”

“ if you know me and my debilitating fear of bears  ,  this is my worst nightmare ”

“ i’m standing on an altar alone ”

“ maybe you’ll wake up in the middle of the night and eat your cat ”

“ i’m so glad that’s over let’s go eat taco bell ”

“ were you making horse noises ? ”

“ in case any of you needed a reminder this place is a twisting nightmare ”

“ there’s a good chance i’m gonna fart in here ”

“ well this is horrifying ”

“ let’s do each other a favor and not show ourselves to each other ”

“ if you could do me a big solid and not do anything that would be sublime ”

“ this is just as horrifying as i thought it would be ”

“ you talk to hide from the silence ”

“ do i look like the kind of man who could give advice ? ”

“ several bad choices have lead me to this moment ”

“ let’s play look at the ceiling tiles !  1 , 2 , 3 , 4 … ”

“ i just wanna know if you think they have belly buttons ”

“ i did meet some of the most insufferable people but they also met me ”

“ if it sounds like a duck and walks like a duck ”

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And yet, you kept going.

a reminder; e.d.

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remnesque‌.

          “ heyyy, i get it, i get it.  you wanna defend your teammate.  don’t get me wrong, i’m not tryin’ to shit talk her.  she’s probably fine. ”  coco laughed, shaking her head.  “ if weiss isn’t the people hating type, it sounds to me like she’s the ‘ cold on the outside until you crack her icy exterior ’ type instead. ”  the brunette reached forward to move some of ruby’s hair behind her ear and wipe some dirt off of her shoulder.  if nothing else, rose was patient with others.  and in the long run, that would play to her advantage with people.  coco couldn’t say the same about her own virtues.  she expected far too much from people because she knew she deserved it, but that didn’t mean she got it the majority of the time.  

          “ yatsu was kinda like that, y’know.  except he wasn’t really mean.  he just … didn’t talk. ”  she chuckled.  “ it took us a while before he opened up to us entirely.  so i kinda know what you’re going through.  if you need a pal to talk to, or a break from snow heiress, cfvy’s got your back, kay? ”

          ‘ that’s more like her ! ‘ she says, clicking her tongue as she makes a gesture with her thumb & forefinger, both outstretched in a classic  finger gun position pointed towards coco. her laughter is still breathy & a bit hesitant, though the weight on her shoulders seems to lift with upperclassman’s encouragement. ruby nods her silent thanks for the brush up on her appearance. ‘ weiss can have a pretty cold shoulder with lots of people, but there’s, uh ... reasons for that. ‘

     ruby pauses mid-thought, index fingers circling round one another as if pulling taut the fishing line catching hold of phrases in the pool of her conscious thought. there were some things she knew to be mindful of without weiss present to speak on her own behalf, while there were also things she just couldn’t say entirely. thus, her words stumble out through the doorway of her mouth like drunkards & bounce off the frame before she completes a sentence, but maybe it’s better to be clumsy & mindful rather than rash & disrespectful. ‘ maybe she can show you that herself one day, just like yatsuhashi did. ‘

          ‘ & thank you. the same goes for you & your team ! we may only be first-years, but when push comes to shove, team rwby doesn’t take anything from anyone ! ---- or we could just, uh ... i dunno, maybe have a game night together. i’m down for either one. ‘

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I’ve been silent for too long and can no longer bear to keep this inside: @thuskindlyiscatter is a good person and deserves many good things.

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