[RWBY] RWBY Shorts

[AndrewJTalon]

Wait Ruby suicides in the Ever After? The hell for? Jaune has more reason to then she does.

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Basically she FINALLY gets some FUCKING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, yells at everyone in a big fight, storms off, then fights her evil shadow self of all her dark emotions, kills it, and then returns.

And presumably all her character development is lost. AGAIN. But we'll never know for sure.

 

[NightDranzer]

Wait Ruby suicides in the Ever After? The hell for? Jaune has more reason to then she does.

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Let me put it this way:

Ruby, by the machinations of a body-snatching cat attempting to break her in order to possess her, experienced (for lack of a better way of explaining it) what it was like to be Jaune for 3 to 4 days (the constant feeling of self-hatred, of being a failure, of the constant guilt for said failures) and she broke.

Jaune, meanwhile, endured 20 years of: enduring Alyx's psychopathy and having her poisoning him, the Ever After itself doing its damndest to make him ascend, preventing the Paper Pleasers from suiciding AND enduring that same cat constantly trying to break him (the Cat has come to hate Jaune something fierce because no matter what it tried: Jaune. Did Not. Break). Jaune may have gone slightly loco as a defense mechanism in order to preserve the rest of his sanity, but Jaune never broke.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Let me put it this way:

Ruby, by the machinations of a body-snatching cat attempting to break her in order to possess her, experienced (for lack of a better way of explaining it) what it was like to be Jaune for 3 to 4 days (the constant feeling of self-hatred, of being a failure, of the constant guilt for said failures) and she broke.

Jaune, meanwhile, endured 20 years of: enduring Alyx's psychopathy and having her poisoning him, the Ever After itself doing its damndest to make him ascend, preventing the Paper Pleasers from suiciding AND enduring that same cat constantly trying to break him (the Cat has come to hate Jaune something fierce because no matter what it tried: Jaune. Did Not. Break). Jaune may have gone slightly loco as a defense mechanism in order to preserve the rest of his sanity, but Jaune never broke.

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At some point, Rooster Teeth should have just admitted defeat and realized that yes, you made Jaune the actual protagonist.

 

[NightDranzer]

At some point, Rooster Teeth should have just admitted defeat and realized that yes, you made Jaune the actual protagonist.

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It was an inevitable outcome; Monty himself admitted that Jaune Arc was designed to be both a Jeanne D'Arc (name and talents) AND an Arthur Pendragon (character journey) allusion.


EDIT: People often forget that Arthur used to be clumsy and awkward as hell on his youth when he first started his journey. He doesn't become the uber-badass King of Knights and The Once and Future King until well on his adulthood.

 

[Balorak146]

It was an inevitable outcome; Monty himself admitted that Jaune Arc was designed to be both a Jeanne D'Arc (name and talents) AND an Arthur Pendragon (character journey) allusion.

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All while wielding a sword named for the one held by Julius Caesar.

Yeah, they were not subtle.

 

[NightDranzer]

All while wielding a sword named for the one held by Julius Caesar.

Yeah, they were not subtle.

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Here's a list of Jaune Arc's allusions:
--Jeanne d'Arc
--Arthur Pendragon (shared with Ozpin; and Oscar by extension)
--Charaxus, the brother of Sappho of Lesbos (one of his sisters, Saphron Arc, is a Lesbian married to a woman originally named Terra Cotta)
--Prince Charming (EDIT: Made blatant in RWBY Chibi S2E19; when Jaune asks Ren to call him Felipe when running from Sun and Neptune)
--The Little Prince (shared with Oscar)
--The White Rabbit from "Alice in Wonderland" (as The Rusted Knight)
--The White Knight and The Red Knight from "Through the Looking Glass" (as The Rusted Knight)
--The titular Knight in Rusty Armor from "The Knight in Rusty Armor" (as The Rusted Knight)


EDIT2:

....if we go by allusions alone; Jaune could end up with either Ruby Rose (Prince Phillip's princess was Aurora, or as she was originally named: Briar Rose), or with Cinder Fall (Rhodopis, the original Cinderella, ends married to Charaxus)....

....Or he could end up dying a fiery death; who knows?

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

Probably a good thing Rooster Teeth didnt get to finish RWBY. Cause I give very high odds of Jaune, Ren, and Nora not making it past Salem. Hell id bet Jaune dies burning alive but not before either killing or majorly maiming Cinder.

 

[NightDranzer]

Probably a good thing Rooster Teeth didnt get to finish RWBY. Cause I give very high odds of Jaune, Ren, and Nora not making it past Salem. Hell id bet Jaune dies burning alive but not before either killing or majorly maiming Cinder.

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See; that would be the obvious outcome to a Jeanne allusion; but in my part I think that instead; THAT part of Jeanne's legend will instead manifest as Jaune's Semblance, be it as an evolution or as an overclock state.

 

[ThunderBasilisk]

See; that would be the obvious outcome to a Jeanne allusion; but in my part I think that instead; THAT part of Jeanne's legend will instead manifest as Jaune's Semblance, be it as an evolution or as an overclock state.

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Jaune: Holy fuck im on fire!
Yang: Hey thats my gimmick!
Jaune: Unlike yours mines actually useful

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Anyway guys, that's what fanfic is for. And hey: Why stop at two girls? Jaune harem FTW! After all, Remnant's not gonna repopulate itself.

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

Jaune: Holy fuck im on fire!
Yang: Hey thats my gimmick!
Jaune: Unlike yours mines actually useful

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There's an idea for a short, Jaune manifests a semblance similar to Yang's, and they start spending time together.

 

[SharkCultist]

See; that would be the obvious outcome to a Jeanne allusion; but in my part I think that instead; THAT part of Jeanne's legend will instead manifest as Jaune's Semblance, be it as an evolution or as an overclock state.

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If they want to be cruel they could go full inversion.

Instead of burning to death he gets drowned....

 

[RandomDragon]

If they want to be cruel they could go full inversion.

Instead of burning to death he gets drowned....

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And there is the jiraya flashback situation, but instead of going out like a boss/legend rooster teeth would've made it bad.

 

[SharkCultist]

And there is the jiraya flashback situation, but instead of going out like a boss/legend rooster teeth would've made it bad.

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So like they did with Bruce Willis?

Spoiler

drowned the mother fucker in like 3 inches of water. F.

 

[Unknown_One]

....Or he could end up dying a fiery death; who knows?

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V9, E9: He gets shot by Weiss' fireball off the platform and is seemingly burned alive.

That could be the homage to Joan of Arc's fate. But will he actually end up with Ruby? Or will he be with Weiss and be The White Knight?

Edit: Either/or, if it's not Ruby and Weiss together and Jaune/dead or Jaune/his hand, the very vocal part of the FNDM would bitch to high hell on not making it a double-lesbian pairing.

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Cinder smirked as she saw the elevator doors open. What stepped out was a bit disappointing in some ways. She had been hoping for Pyrrha Nikos alone... But her little teammates? For her to murder and then put on a macabre marionette show with their corpses for her?



That might be fun.



"Welcome, you pathetic fools, to your death!" Cinder cackled.



Rather than cower or make a heroic speech, Jaune Arc glared at her and threw his hands up in the air.



"What the actual fuck are you doing, Cinder?!"



Cinder blinked. She wasn't expecting that. He didn't sound morally outraged, like he was overcome with grief and rage. He sounded... Exasperated.



"Wha-?"



"Salem didn't tell you?!" He demanded, and Cinder's eyebrows threatened to leap off her forehead.



"Hwah-?!"



"I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET THE MAIDEN!" Jaune raged. "I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET THE RELIC! All without causing a scene! But noooooo! YOU had to ruin my carefully plotted plans with your stupid BULLSHIT!"



"Wha-What the hell are you talking about?!" Cinder gasped.



"We were assigned to infiltrate Beacon," Ren said in his usual deadpan. Nora nodded quickly.



"All hail Queen Salem! Goddess of the Dark! Inventor of the Baconator!" Nora declared, thrusting her hammer up into the air.



"And get close to Pyrrha Nikos, who Ozpin would likely give the rest of the Maiden Powers to," Jaune stated, "AND get close to Ruby Rose, the bearer of the Silver Eyes! Can you imagine what kind of evil we could do if BOTH of them were twisted to our side?"



Cinder's jaw dropped.



"B-But... But... You're an idiot, you're useless-!"



"And yet," Jaune stated smugly, "I've got them both wrapped around my finger. They'd agree to a threesome if I played my cards right. With my Aura Amp abilities plus their powers AND the Maiden abilities, Salem could have an ARMY of super-powered warriors to conquer Remnant with!"



He threw his hands up in the air.



"UNTIL YOU FUCKED IT ALL UP!"



"B-B-But-!"



"Vale falling NOW will just unite all the other Kingdoms together!" Jaune said in exasperation. "They're already working on a fix to the CCT virus! And killing off Penny is pointless, she's a gynoid. SHE CAN BE REBUILT. All this is gonna do is drive all of humanity to unite AGAINST US. Hell! Vale's defenses are fighting back! They're going to reclaim the city very soon! Your little attempt at destroying all of Vale is turning into a wet firecracker! What do you think Hazel's gonna say, huh?!"



Cinder was utterly flummoxed. The story sounded insane, and yet... How could he know all this if he wasn't telling the truth?



"Honestly, I think Salem was setting you up to fail," Ren stated. "Think about it. She probably thought you were going to usurp her."



"M-M-M-Me?!" Cinder cried. "I would never-!"



"You're a slave who wanted to be free," Jaune stated coldly, "And instead you got a new master. Do you really think she wouldn't see you as a potential threat? You think she'd give you these powers just out of the goodness of her black heart? No, Cinder. You were meant to fuck up my mission, and yours."



Cinder gaped in horror. It... It was all too clear... Impossibly... But it was the only explanation her paranoid, cynical mind could come up with!



Even now, as she looked outside, she could see that the Grimm were being driven back. The White Fang forces were fewer and fewer in number. Fires were going out around Vale proper.



"But... But that means...!" She looked back at Jaune in fear. "You're here to kill me!"



Jaune sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.



"No... See? I want to kill that bitch too. And you would be a big help. I mean, revenge right? You love revenge. I love revenge."



"We all love revenge!" Pyrrha beamed.

 

[Bommel]

Idea:

- When Jaune was very young, he was spirited away for a couple of years (in Fairyland, wonderland, Ever After, whatever).

This could have made Jaune's behaviour kinda weird, as his world-view and social skills are, "odd", and is also the reason why his parents are so protective of him, as he essentially disappeared without a trace for years, and when he was back he only gave answers that didn't clarify anything (he told the truth, but they thought it was him creating a fantasy world as a coping mechanism for his trauma).
Jaune also picked up some skills that seem like he has magical powers, like taking "shortcuts" where he goes through a door or goes out of line of sight behinds something and appears somewhere totally different like he's a cartoon character.

- Jaune has Beetlejuice as a relative/ancestor, and even though they're dead, still bugs/hangs out with his living family members from time to time, causing chaos in the process (with them trying to minimise the chaos and keep him away from any women not related to him).

- Someone of RWBYJNPR gets sick and have a high fever, now, because of the school rules, the others need to take care of them.
What highjinks, shenanigans and consequences will follow from this?

- Jaune chastises Cinder because she can't even do a good villainous monologue or be properly dramatic for a villain (not knowing she's actuallya minion working for Salem), and he should know, because he has a family member who's an ex-supervillain.

- Ren and Nora are secretly shipping JWRBYP harem, and are setting up harem romance scenarios.

edit: - One of Jaune's many famlily members teaches Yang his martial art, and after a while Yang becomes skilled enough to catch bullets with her bare hands.

 

[Eclipse Staro]

If SI Jaune decided to go streaming.



Inside JNPR room, Jaune was setting up his computer. The rest of his team went to Forever Fall to collect some syrup for Nora.

Jaune: "Hey guys, welcome to my channel. I'm your host, Jaune Arc and this is Knight Arc."

Miss Ara Ara: I'm liking this already.

Three Scoop:

Nearby party poppers shot purple confetti into the air.

Jaune: "So today I'm going to talk about Aura. The stuff that Huntsman and Huntress use when fighting Grimms and protecting people."

Jaune: "First, what is Aura?"

Jaune: Lets see if I can remember how Salem explain it.

Jaune: "Aura is a manifestation of the soul, a life force that runs through every living creature on Remnant, whether they are a meager shopkeeper or a renowned knight."

Dommy Mommy: That was an excellent explanation of Aura.

Ding~

*Dommy Mommy has donated 500 lien.*

Jaune: "Oh wow. Thank you for the money Dommy Mommy."

Cookie Monster: That amount of lien could buy me a hundred cookie.

Kaboom: A hundred cookie? That much money could get me a suitcase of military grade Dust.

Terra Top: Tell us more about Aura.

Jaune: "Right back to Aura. What do Hunter use Aura for? Aura can be used to create energy barrier that covers your whole body, activate Dust and heal minor injuries."

Jaune: "Now, some of you may think Aura is only useful to fight Grimm. Right?"

Banana Split: Yup.

Cream and Pie: Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, YES.

Jaune: "WRONG!"

Jaune made an X with his hands.

Jaune: "Yes, Aura is extremely useful against Grimm but there are other way to use Aura beside fighting. Observe."

Jaune puts a seed in a pot and water it. Then he began putting aura into the pot and minutes later a fully grown tomato replaced where the seed was.

Jaune: "That was Aura Growth, useful to grow plants quickly. A techniques that created by yours truly."

Kunoichi: Sugoi Knight-sama.

Bell Booty: This could help a lot with crops growth.

Will Low: As expected from our knight.

Jaune: "You're right Bell Booty but this technique is quite draining on Aura. I have a lot of Aura so this doesn't really drain me much but if anyone else my age tried this, they be sleeping for a whole day to recover. Still this proves that Aura can be used besides fighting Grimm."​

Jaune: Hmmm, Zwei has his Aura unlocked thanks to Ruby. What happen is I do that to a dolphin?

Jaune: "I'm going to give you explanation on how to unlock your Aura. Now before any of you even want to try to unlock your Aura after this, I want to give some warning. First, unlocking Aura will attract Grimm to you. It's like a holding a bright sign saying I'm here to your enemy. Second, unlock your Aura in safe place. Either be in a place with lots of protection or in a place with no Grimm. There's a reason why Vale has wall after all."

Bold Luck: Huntsman here. He's not wrong, you should unlock your Aura at a safe place.

Winter Cold: Wise word. Always take precaution when dealing with Aura.

Green Fast: He's right. Heed the warning well.

Jaune: "As far as I managed to find out, there are two way to unlock your Aura. The safest way and the dangerous way. The former is by asking a someone that already unlock their Aura like a Huntsman or Huntress to unlock your Aura for you. Most will use chants, it's more common than you think."

Wild Guy: Say what now?

Hihehahohu: Chants? Like spells?

Cucumber: Guess Aura is like magic huh?

Prepper: It's not a cult thing right?

Ignoring the chat, Jaune continued.

Jaune: "The latter is you will unlock your Aura after being in a dying situation. Let's say you got attacked by a Beowolf and have a huge wound on your stomach. If you're lucky, ssomeone managed to deal with the beowolf and help you get healed. If you survived dying, your Aura will have a chance of getting unlocked. The chances of you unlocking your Aura by this method is 1 in ten thousand."

Jaune let that statement sinks into his audience for a moment.

Jaune: "With Aura, comes Semblance. Now Semblance is-"

Suddenly the rest of Team JNPR enters the room.

Ren: "Jaune, we need to go the city. We are out of some food ingredients and Dust."

Jaune: "Sorry folks. Guess that's all for today."

Three Scoop:

Melon Lady: Noooo. Too fast.

Bun Bun: Wait what about Semblance?

Dark Green: Do Semblance next stream.

Stream Ends.​

Spoiler: Interesting Finds

I felt like I have read a fic where SI reincarnate as Neopolitan Brother. Anyone knows the name if it exist?

 

[AndrewJTalon]

I wanted to write something else, but then this happened:

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Cinder went through the transfer papers one more time. It was late, Emerald and Mercury were already asleep, and yet... She couldn't let it go. She had to make sure it was all perfect, every bit.

This plan... It was everything. Everything she had worked for, everything she had bled for.

She sighed as she looked out the safehouse window. She narrowed her eyes as she saw a familiar form climb out of the window next door and get up onto the roof.

"Idiot," she muttered. She rose and walked to the window. She opened it and then jumped out and up, climbing to the roof. The power of the Maiden thrummed under her skin, and almost felt strongest under the moon. How curious.

She put the sensation out of her mind as she glared at Jack.

"Why are you still up?" She demanded, "You should be resting. You're no good to anyone if you're exhausted."

Jack grimaced and bowed his head. It was strange how easily she could scold him. He actually cared about her opinions, even though if he willed it, she would be killed.

Not now, not when she had the Maiden's power... Well, half of it... But still.

"Sorry," Jack admitted, "I had the dream again."

Cinder stared at him, taken aback. Only the sounds of honking cars and the wind filled the city night. She shook her head slowly.

"You shouldn't... Worry about things like that," she said quietly.

"I do," Jack stated calmly, staring into her eyes. "I got careless, while you were taking the Maiden power."

"You..."

Cinder sighed. Her mind was cast back to that day. It should have been a triumph: They'd cornered Ozpin's Maiden. She had insisted on wandering alone wherever she wished. Her bodyguard, the unlucky drunk swordsman, was distracted. They'd fallen upon her and despite her power, they had taken her down. They were draining her of her magical power.

The power... It was what Cinder had craved all her long life. Even now, she felt so much more. More than some scullery maid or slave.

The swordsman had arrived sooner than they thought. Jack, in his cloak, had thrown himself into battle against him. Despite Jack's skill and training, despite anything else his mother may have done...

He had gotten struck across his chest. Blood had erupted from his armor. Cinder had called it off, and they'd retreated under a hail of flames she had conjured up. Mercury had carried Jack while Emerald cast illusions to cover their escape.

It had been a near thing. Thankfully, Branwen had been more concerned with the dying Maiden than them. Jack's Aura had healed him, and they'd gotten away.

Even so... It was an unacceptable... Interruption of their plans.

"You did get careless," Cinder stated in flat angry tones. Even as a chill went up her spine at the memory. "The Maiden Power is important. Half of it in our possession is... Is better than losing you."

Jack stared at her. Her eyes narrowed.

"Your mother would make me suffer the worst pain and agony imaginable if I lost you," she said in quiet anger.

Jack nodded.

"I know... But if I hadn't, you'd have been cut in half."

That... That was true. Qrow Branwen may have been a drunk, but he was formidable. He'd brushed past Emerald's illusions, parried Mercury's strike with contemptuous ease. If Jack hadn't been there...

"... Still," Cinder sighed, "You really shouldn't be out here. With us."

Jack looked away from her, onto the lights of the city.

"... I should know what the human world is like," he said, "Where I came from... Before we destroy it. I should know what it was before Mother wipes it clean. The New World won't be better unless we know what the Old World was like, right?"

Cinder snorted. Salem's overall plans were vague, at best. She promised power, influence, and a place in a new order. That was enough for her.

"It's not worth remembering," Cinder opined, walking up and sitting next to him. Jack stared at her.

"But you, Emerald, and Mercury came from it. So did Mother, long ago."

"So?" Cinder demanded.

"So," Jack said, looking back out at it, "It can't be all bad."

She was not blushing. She was not.

Honestly, she needed to nip this in the bud. Now. He'd been confusing and vexing her since they'd met, and with how crucial this operation was? They couldn't afford any distractions.

With that in mind... She decided to be direct.

"... If you wanted to woo me... If-If you wanted me," Cinder said, almost nervous, "You just had to ask."

Jack looked at her in confusion.

"Huh?"

Cinder glared, even as her cheeks burned bright red.

"You... You want me, don't you? As... As your woman? I... I'd be willing to do it. You... You'd just have to order me! So why... Why are you doing all this?"

Jack blinked rapidly. He blushed.

"What?!"

"Isn't... Isn't that why you're doing all of this?" She demanded. "The kindness? Defending me? The... The personal entreaties? You're trying to make me care for you, aren't you? Why bother? I... I'm bound to your service! You could make me do anything you want!"

Jack blinked a few times. He cleared his throat as his face burned red.

"Cinder... Y-yeah. I could do that. But... You were already a slave. Already forced to do things you didn't want to do. Why would I want you to suffer like that?"

"I... You have power over me," Cinder explained, exasperated and angry, "Why wouldn't you abuse that power over me?! Why are you playing these games?!"

"I don't know what you mean, Cinder," Jack said, "I just care about you. I want you to be happy."

Cinder's jaw dropped. She stared at him in utter disbelief.

"I... But... Wh-Why?!" She finally demanded.

Jack shrugged.

"I like you. I like Emerald and Mercury too, but... I like you the most. You're strong, you're smart, you... You treat me like a normal person. You look after me." He smiled gently. "And I think you're beautiful. And I just want you to be happy."

She looked at her knees, feeling like a lost little girl again.

"... Why would you want that?" She whispered.

Jack scooted up to her.

"If I have power over people I care about, why wouldn't I want them to be happy?" He asked. "I don't like the idea of anyone I care about suffering or being in pain. You... You make my life better."

He leaned in a bit.

"Do... Do you care about me too, Cinder?"

Cinder was silent for a while, the city ambiance washing over them. She sucked in a deep breath.

"... If I said yes, what would you want me to do?" She asked, soft as a butterfly wing.

"Only what you wanted to do," Jack said earnestly.

Cinder sighed and shook her head.

"You're a sentimental fool, you know that right?" She muttered.

Jack smiled.

"Yeah. That's why I'm lucky to have you around."

Cinder snorted, though there was a hint of a smile on her lips.

"You don't have to answer or anything," Jack said, "Just... Ya know... That's how I feel."

He looked out at the world again. Cinder looked out with him.

"I still think this is a mind game of yours," Cinder admitted.

Jack blinked a few times.

"I was never good at those," he admitted, "Uncle Hazel always won... Or lost...?" He frowned. "I don't know for sure."

Cinder snorted again. He scooted up a little closer. She sighed and leaned against him.

"... You're a hopeless idiot," she muttered.

Jack nodded with a smile.

"I know."

"I might just use you for my own purposes," Cinder muttered again.

"I know that too."

She scowled.

"Do you have to be so sincere?! You're going to get us caught at Beacon."

Jack coughed.

"Sorry..."

Cinder grumbled. She felt his arm go up around her shoulders, and she let him hold her. He was very warm and it was a little cold out.

"Just... Don't do anything stupid, all right? Leave everything to me," she ordered.

Jack chuckled.

"I always do..."

- - -

Yang Xiao-Long sighed as she walked back towards the dorms. Her gym session had run overly long due to some stupid drama between Blake and Weiss, she'd missed dinner-In a word, she was done.

She walked the Beacon campus, grumbling under her breath... When she smelled food. She followed her nose, and her eyes soon located the source:

Jaune Arc, of all people, sitting on a bench and looking up at the sky. He had a to-go box of chicken fingers and fries, with some sodas. Her mouth watered. Okay, so it was greasy and unhealthy as fuck: At this moment, she didn't care.

"Hey VB."

Jaune looked away from the stars, startled. He then sighed.

"Oh, hey Yang," he said. "Late from the gym?"

"Yeah," Yang said with a nod, "Thought you were training with Pyrrha?"

"We had to cut it early due to a call from her mom," Jaune explained. He picked up a chicken finger and put it in his mouth, chewing softly.

"Mind spotting me some food?" Yang asked with a grin, "I missed dinner."

She leaned over and winked at him. Hey, if he was sharing some food, she may as well be nice... And tease him a little. She loved doing that.

Strangely he didn't even seem to notice. He just nodded and went back to looking up at the sky. Yang frowned a little, but soon her stomach growled and she walked over to sit next to him. She dug in happily, enjoying the greasy goodness.

"So," she said, after dousing her hunger with some food, "Why are you out here, anyway? Thinking up love poems for Weiss?"

She popped a soda and drank it. Jaune shook his head.

"No. Just remembering my brother. This was the day he..."

He trailed off, and shrugged.

Yang paused and set the soda can down. She looked at Jaune, really looked at him. His body language could often be overly dramatic but it was rarely so... Down.

She put it together in an instant.

"Oh... I'm sorry," she murmured. "I can go if-"

"No, no, it's cool," Jaune said, shaking his head, "Um... I mean, you're still hungry and... And I can't eat all this myself."

Yang nodded slowly. She ate, though more slowly. Jaune kept staring up at the sky.

She hesitated.

"... You... Want to talk about it?" She asked. Jaune shook his head.

"I... I mean... You probably don't want to-"

"If you want to, that's okay," Yang said gently. Jaune turned to stare at her. He shrugged.

"It... Not much to say," he admitted. "His name was Jack. He was my twin. We were... We were five. On a camping trip around Argus. We were just having fun near the edge of the campsite... We'd found this really cool stick and... Well... We were walking back to the tents. We were still in sight of them so our parents thought it would be safe."

He looked away, back at the sky.

"There was a perimeter breach," he said, "Grimm were on us in no time. My mom and dad... They were Hunters, so they fought them. My big sister tried to get to us but... An Ursa charged through the trees. I..."

He stared at his hand. His tone remained cold and detached, even as it shook.

"Jack got separated. My sister got me... Tried to get to Jack, but the Ursa roared. So many other Grimm charged... My dad threw himself into the fight. He cut through them... But more and more came and... And we had to run."

Yang stared at Jaune intently. He didn't look grief stricken so much as... As tired. Aged.

"When the Rangers got control again, my parents went back in," he said, "They... They searched everywhere. We tried to months, scoured all over the park, but..."

He bowed his head. Yang bit her lower lip, before she reached out. She rested a hand on his shoulder and squeezed.

"That's horrible, V... Jaune," Yang said softly.

He glanced at her hand, and for a moment Yang thought about pulling away. Even though a warm hand and some comfort was all she had ever wanted when Summer had...

He nodded, a wan smile on his face.

"... Thanks," he mumbled. He looked back towards the stars again. He sighed.

"I... That's kind of why I'm here, I guess," Jaune muttered, "My parents wanted me to do something safer. Tried to discourage me, but... I don't want that to happen to anyone else."

Yang nodded.

"I... I get it," she murmured. "My mom... She was amazing. A great Huntress. She was basically my hero. She died on a mission when I was five so... So I don't remember her well but she was just amazing. And losing her was..."

Jaune looked back to her. He rested his hand on hers, and squeezed it.

"Yeah," he murmured. He shook his head. "I'm sorry about her."

"I'm sorry about your brother," Yang said quietly.

"I-I mean... I know that... There's nothing I could have done," Jaune admitted, "Nothing I could have tried. I was a kid... But..."

Yang nodded slowly.

"Yeah. Yeah, I know what you mean," she said. "You hate feeling weak. You hate feeling helpless. You don't want to... To go through that. Or let anyone else go through that again."

She still remembered how terrified she'd been when those Grimm had closed in on her and Ruby in the woods. How helpless she had felt, how loudly Ruby cried... The relief when Qrow jumped in and saved them, and the guilt over putting her little sister into danger.

Jaune nodded back with similar gravity.

"Yeah... Exactly,"

Jaune sighed. He grabbed another chicken finger and ate it. She did the same. They chewed in silence as they looked up at the stars.

"We'll make them proud," Yang stated impulsively, "We... Both of them. I promise."

Jaune looked over at her and smiled. And despite the sorrowful feeling over them both, she couldn't help but feel warmed by it. Just a little.

"Yeah. Yeah, we will..."

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- - -

It was a Saturday when the first exchange students began to arrive. Throughout the day, students from all across Remnant filtered into the great Academy: Most Vytal Hopefuls, though a few were seeking better education prospects or for various reasons had to start late.

Even after the hustle and bustle of the foodfight that morning, Pyrrha was in much better spirits than she had been last night. Going back and forth with her agent and manager and mother, ugh. It was so difficult trying to keep them from turning her back into the Invincible Girl.

The Vytal Tournament was an unexpected saving grace: She was given fewer "public duties" to attend to train for it properly. The fame she could have by winning Vytal would hopefully help manage keep the people running her life happy. Happy enough to leave her alone.

Part of her wanted to just throw the whole thing. Fail. She'd never failed at anything in her life, nothing important. What would it feel like, to lose?

That disappointment in the eyes of her mother and guardians... Only a few months ago it would have frozen her soul dead.

If not for Jaune.

Her smile though wasn't very bright today. It wasn't the punishment detail: She bore it stoically with Jaune, Ren, and Nora as they cleaned up the mess.

Team RWBY was with them too-After all, they'd caused at least half of the damage.

Yang was mopping up nearby. Jaune mopped alongside her, with Pyrrha.

"Easy Yang, you don't want to throw your back out," Jaune consoled, "Nice, smooth strokes. Like this."

He demonstrated across the wooden floor. Yang chuckled.

"I'm not that old and gray, ya know!"

"Yeah, but it's good to save your joints," Jaune said with a smile. Yang winked.

"Got any plans for my joints, Ladykiller?"

Pyrrha flushed. Jaune coughed and shrugged.

"Ah, well... Training would be nice. Later."

"Can't wait to get me all hot and sweaty, huh?" She asked.

"No flirting!" Glynda Goodwitch commanded from the chair she was sitting in at the head of the cafeteria.

"Wonder that she recognizes it," Yang muttered. A stick jumped up and swatted her backside. "EEP!"

"Enough lip!" Goodwitch commanded. Yang pouted and walked over to mop with Ruby. She still threw a smile at Jaune: One he returned. He turned the smile over to Ruby who smiled back encouragingly.

Weiss ignored him entirely, scrubbing the windows with a sour look while Blake and Ren scrubbed the floors. Nora helped though she had been restricted to a toothbrush.

No one was going to let her have anything bigger after the broom incident.

Still, Jaune and Yang kept exchanging looks. Warm ones.

Pyrrha's chest clenched up. She moved a bit closer to Jaune, easily matching his mopping motions.

"Everything... All right between you and Yang?" She asked Jaune softly. It was a nice neutral question.

"Hm? Oh, yeah," Jaune said quietly. "Just... Last night was tough."

Last night? What had she missed?! It wasn't Jaune's birthday or the birthday of any of his family members!

... So she'd asked for someone to investigate Jaune. It was just sensible, to make sure he didn't have any colorful characters in his background or potential obstacles to their wedding!

It wasn't weird!

What was so... Oh. Oh. Now she remembered.

His brother, Pyrrha thought mournfully. She should have been here for him. She should have been there to offer comfort.

"... I'm sorry," Pyrrha said quietly, "About... Whatever it might be. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you..."

She swallowed her regret.

"But I'm glad Yang was."

Jaune smiled gently.

"It's all right. It's part of why I'm here, after all. To protect everyone like..."

He looked towards the door. His eyes went as wide as dinner plates. His jaw and mop dropped. Pyrrha looked towards the cafeteria doors as well... And her own eyes widened in disbelief.

- - -

The campus was every bit as beautiful as Jack Arc imagined. Bright, vibrant, with ancient ruins and gorgeous gardens and fountains.

Even now he could see some touches from his mother in the architecture: The lines and the columns. It spoke of something familiar yet strange, like some murderer disguised as a loved one.

There was danger here. He knew it. He smelled it. Yet here was his mission.

And, as he felt Cinder's hand in his, the woman he loved.

She gave him a little smile as they walked hand in hand. Last night... Last night was amazing. He'd never felt anything like what had happened. So close, so warm...

Was this truly love? No wonder all men pursue it so hard, Jack thought.

Jack recalled the ancient stories, of when Enkidu was introduced to the joys of men with a woman. That had led to Enkidu learning the ways of men, fighting Gilgamesh, then becoming the greatest of friends-Brothers in all but blood. Until Enkidu died and Gilgamesh was left with nothing.

It was only a story. Even older than his mother. Yet where those men had found tragedy, Jack had found nothing but joy.

Well... Mostly. Emerald's glare at his back was a bit distracting.

"Emerald, do try not to be so stiff," Cinder murmured, "You're attracting attention."

"Sorry Cinder," Emerald murmured.

"Hard to imagine why," Mercury muttered. He took Emerald's glare with grace... And shot Jack a small, impressed smile. One Jack returned.

Cinder elbowed him.

"Don't strut," she muttered. Jack smiled warmly at her.

"Sorry," he said quietly, "But am I not entitled to do so?"

Cinder's smile warmed just a bit more.

"Charmer," she murmured.

His heart was light. He looked ahead past the various students to the cafeteria. His smile grew.

"I'm hungry," he said. "Let's go see what they have for food here."

"We need to check on the tower security first," Emerald interjected. She wilted at Cinder's glare. "But uh... I could go for something to eat."

"Same," Mercury said with a smirk. Emerald grumbled.

"Food would be nice," Cinder said, "It would also be good to gather more intel."

They headed towards the cafeteria. Jack gallantly opened the door for Cinder. She graciously went ahead. Jack walked after her and he took her hand again. He looked into the cafeteria, up at the tall walls, the beautiful windows, the stains of food and wrecked furniture...

And a young man in a Beacon school uniform with messy blond hair. With a face as familiar as looking in a mirror. He dropped a mop he had been holding and was gaping in disbelief.

Jack's heart froze in his chest. The bottom of his stomach fell out. His eyes shot wide.

Cinder tensed up. Emerald gasped. Mercury swore under his breath.

"Jack?" The young man croaked.

Memories. Distant memories. Of playing together in the grass, of a warmly smiling blonde woman. Of many happy sisters, and a tall father who hugged him and carried him on his back.

And of being abandoned. Of surviving long cold nights, hungry and scared... Until Watts came for him. Until he brought Jack to Mother.

His real mother.

Only then had he known true love. True kindness. True happiness.

He clenched his fists as anger rose in his chest. Burning and hot like fire.

It was a lie. It had all been a lie. His biological parents had abandoned him. His siblings had never cared for him!

"Jaune," he ground out.

He was going to let loose with every angry word and thought he'd built up over these years. He was going to let this-This bastard have it all!

You abandoned me! You didn't care for me! You never loved me! Mother loved me! You didn't even think twice about me, not once, not-!

Jaune sprang forward, faster than a pouncing Griffon... And hugged Jack. He began to sob, loud and ugly and relieved.

"Jack! JACK!"

Jack's anger... Died away. His twin was crying like a baby, holding him so tightly it was almost painful.

Everyone else stared at them. Jack knew their names, profiles, and weaknesses like the back of his hand, yet... None of it seemed to matter.

His arms twitched. He let go of Cinder's hand even as she tried to hold on. His arms wrapped around Jaune, stiff and uncertain yet...

"Who-Who is this?!" The white haired girl gasped in disbelief.

Jaune pulled back just a little as he smiled in joy, his tears running down his cheeks.

"It's my brother! It's Jack! He's alive... He's alive!"

Jack felt a few tears fall from his own eyes. He reached up and wiped them away as though he was doing it to someone else.

There was only one thought in his mind he could hear over the pounding of his heart:

Am... I Enkidu... Or Gilgamesh?

 

[AndrewJTalon]

A few prompts:

-Velvet is a photography nut in canon. What if she worked for the Beacon School Newspaper as a sleazy journalist?

-Cardin and Coco have a family rivalry... From when they were both vassals of the Arc Dynasty of kings. So Jaune is able to bond with them a little over family history, but both Cardin and Coco have a tendency to let the family rivalry get out of hand.

-Jaune is kind to Blake before they both enter Beacon... And a bit of kindness showed to her at her lowest level makes her a bit attached to him.

-Nick Arc had a temporary job as Athena Nikos' bodyguard while he was part of Team AARN. Athena too develops a bit of an attachment to the goofy knight (one that Isabel prevents from going very far). When Athena learns that Pyrrha is paired with Nick's son? Well, she decides she's going to help her daughter get Jaune come hell or high water!

-Jaune, noticing that Mercury has prosthetic legs and that they kind of suck, asks his mother to visit and help Mercury out. This act of kindness is alien to Mercury's whole existence and he's not sure how to handle this.

-For Cowboys of Remnant:

>Rooster Duke comes to visit Jaune and see how he's getting on.

>A girl thanks Jaune for doing her family some kindness on the frontier. Jaune though is reluctant to talk about it, as he had to mercy kill the girls' father when he was dying in agony from a Grimm attack.

>Emerald is feeling a bit threatened by Jaune, so she challenges him to a shooting contest. Just to assess his abilities, not to impress Cinder or anything!

 

[Asterion]

-Jaune is kind to Blake before they both enter Beacon... And a bit of kindness showed to her at her lowest level makes her a bit attached to him.

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Maybe Jaune comes back from a vacation in Vacuo with his family. His new tan, blonde hair and lighter, more open clothing makes him look like a delinquent boy from one of Blake's secret NTR mistralian doujin. What follows is Blake believing that Jaune's been corrupted and taking increasingly absurd measures to ensure he doesn't end up alone with the other girls. Could either be entirely crack and comedy, or could end up in the RWBY Hot Shorts after Blake convinces Jaune to role play.

 

[Fusion Blaster]

A little Fusion Ren snippet for the future

Our team and team RWBY were doing a movie night but it was Weiss's turn to pick the movie.
It's a romance but not completely terrible.

Hey the lead had the balls to serenade his target of affection. I can respect that.

Nora's snuggles next to me. She's not normally one for these kinda movies either but I guess the mood struck her and frankly Nora snuggles are very nice.

The movie finished and Weiss went up to turn off the TV when Nora asked a question I never expected "Ren how come you've never tried to serenade me?"

I just looked at her i expect the surprrise was obviousl on my face. "Well would you like me to fix that?"

Nora lit up and I knew i was on the spot. I had nothing in mind and then i saw the look on jaune's face as i screambled and it hit me.

So I belted out the song that popped in my head.

I have no idea I could do the song justice but apparntlly from the look the girls gave me and the frenching Nora gave me told me I did. It didn't hurt the look of WTF on Jaune's face was priceless.

Course after the girls left giving me congratulations for my performance Jaune finally stated what was on his mind.

"I can't believe you RICKROLLED US."

"Hey it worked... also no one will under get it if you try to explain it. Also.. Where was the music coming from?"

 

[AndrewJTalon]

Jaune and Ruby were baking in the kitchen, just the two of them.

Jaune: Man, I forgot how relaxing this is. Just me and a cute fun girl baking... Didn't get to do that a lot in my old life, but when I did, it was great!

Ruby: "What's your thing about pumpkin, anyway?"

Jaune: "What can I say? I love pumpkin spice throughout the year. Especially with chocolate."

Ruby: "Hmph! I don't like these soft cookies. They seem like muffins but cut short."

Jaune: "What's wrong with muffins?"

Ruby: "I don't like mixing my desserts!"

Jaune: "But what about that cookie cake-?"

Ruby: "It doesn't count! Cookie cakes are just big cookies, not cakes!"

They giggle a bit. Jaune beams at her.

Jaune: "It's been a while since we did this. I'm glad."

Ruby: "Y-Yeah, well, um..." mumbles "I'm used to it."

She turns back to the oven. Jaune frowns.

Jaune: "Used to what?"

Ruby: "Ohhh geez I said that out loud... Um... Don't panic, maybe he can't hear this-"

Jaune: "Ruby?"

Ruby: "EEP!" She tries to shoot away with her Semblance... But Jaune catches her in a hug.

Jaune: "What did you mean, 'I'm used to it'?"

Jaune: I've never heard Ruby sound so bitter... Not until the later seasons. Oh God, did I do something to make her suicidal?! FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!

Ruby: looks aside "I... W-Well... I-I mean... You're dating my sister now."

Jaune: "Yeah... And?"

Ruby: "Well, uh... Ya know..."

Jaune: "I don't."

Ruby: "C-Come on! You acted all socially awkward when we met but now you're like this-this super friend having... Person!"

Jaune: Oh shit that's right... I guess it would come off as kind of weird and scary, me getting the memories of some guy from another universe...

Ruby: "And before Beacon... People at Signal were friends with me just so they could be friends with Yang! But they didn't want to be friends with me! So, you know, I get it! Why bother with plain old baby sister Ruby when you can just have-!"

Jaune: "RUBY!"

Ruby started. Jaune flushed: He didn't mean to yell that loudly.

Jaune: "Ruby... Look. I'll admit I've... I've gone through some... Changes. When I unlocked my Aura, I... Well... Things changed. Maybe it's my Semblance, maybe it's something else. I don't know. But if I've been neglecting you, my best friend? I'm sorry. That's my fault."

Ruby: "I... Y-You haven't-"

Jaune: "And if I am? You should call me on it. Yes, I'm dating Yang. That wasn't my intention-She asked me out, remember? But I am happy with her. But I'm not going to use that relationship as an excuse to neglect you. You're my bestie. So get that out of your head: I care about you both, and I value you both."

Ruby: flush "You... You said you loved us."

Jaune: "Yeah... And I meant it. That means all of you. Just... Please remember I'm not psychic, okay? I screw up a lot. But I never want you to think you're just a means to an end, Ruby. Ever."

Ruby is bright red. She sniffs the air.

Ruby: "AH! THE COOKIES!"

They yank them out. Fortunately they're not burnt-It was just some crumbs that got overheated.

Jaune: "Phew..." He smiled at her. "No harm done."

Ruby: "We... We really need to have these big emotional talks when we're not baking something."

Jaune: "Yeah, yeah we do."

Ruby: "Still, I mean..." smiles shyly "Thanks."

Jaune: smiles back "You're welcome."

Ruby: sigh "Now I just have to deal with all my other psychological baggage."

Jaune: "It's a journey, not an instant fix. But hey... You're brilliant and amazing at Huntress-ing. I'm doing okay at leadership and other stuff. We'll help eachother."

Ruby: giggles "You're... You're like so corny! Like a character out of Blake's non-porn Mistral stuff!"

Jaune: sighs "Here you people tell me I'm too negative, and now when I'm being positive, you're still not happy. Women, honestly."

Ruby: "Hee!" hugs him from behind "You're stuck with us!"

Jaune: "Don't I know it."

He pats her fondly on the head. She blushes.

Ruby: "So... Um... Speaking of... Sort of... You and Yang."

Jaune: "Yeah?"

Ruby: "You uh... You gonna get married or-or something?"

Jaune: "Why's everyone in such a rush? We just started dating. Yes I care for her very much but until we both decide to go that route? No."

Ruby: "Oh... So there's still a chance for a harem ending?"

Jaune: "... I'm going to burn Blake's books."

Ruby: "HA! Shows what you know! I got the idea WAY before I met her!"

Jaune: "Well, I'll say this for you, Ruby: Your sense of humor has nothing on Yang's."

Ruby: Blush "HEY!" She huffs "You know, I was going to-to pick you up on the rebound if things didn't work out with you and Yang, but now maybe I won't!"

Jaune: Geez, like mother like daughter...

Jaune: "Please, you said I'm a harem protag. You'll be joining in before you know it."

Ruby: "HA! In your dreams!"

Jaune: Or nightmares...

- - -

This is honestly just stress relief writing. I want to write more substantial stuff but I don't have the mental focus right now. So, here you go. The literary equivalent of fried pickles.

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Jaune and Yang met in a nightclub downtown one night. They danced and had fun... But Yang's mind was elsewhere.

So they took a break and sat down at a table to talk.

Jaune's Brain: Weird, I'm not deafened. I can actually listen to dialogue in a loud place. Huh!

Yang: "Man... Didn't know you had good footwork on the dance floor too!"

Jaune: "Seven sisters. Endless dancing lessons when they needed a partner."

Yang: "Heh! It shows!" She beams

Jaune: "You self-taught?"

Yang: "I mean I got some lessons from Sister Lavender at the church."

Jaune: "Really? You're a Table Breaker?"

Yang: "I mean... Sort of? Mom... Summer... Was devout. Dad? Not so much. We went when he was... Not well. Free meals every Sunday and Ruby loved her little dresses."

Jaune: nods

Yang: "You?"

Jaune: "My dad is a Paladin in the church. Mom goes and encouraged us to join too but she's less devout. Comes from being a doctor, I suspect."

Yang: "Heh... Does it bother you?"

Jaune: "Nah. And relax, I'm not gonna try to convert you or anything."

Yang: "I know."

They sip their drinks.
Yang: "Hey... Uh... Ruby wanted me to apologize."

Jaune: "For what?"

Yang: sighs "I uh... Well, when she mentioned you two were baking I uh... I got a little..."

Jaune: "Come on Yang. You being shy is cute sometimes but I also like my gal to be her fiery self."

Yang: sighs "I was a little jealous of my little sister. So, you know... She said I should sort my shit out." Glares "She didn't cuss until she met you, Sergeant Sewermouth."

Jaune: "I learned from my father that it's the only way to command. A leader who doesn't curse isn't fit to run a burger joint according to him."

Yang: "He's a Paladin of the Church?"

Jaune: "Well he never takes the Lord's name in vain, everything else just requires some penance and prayer. It's how he became a Paladin!"

Yang: giggles "You know... I am sorry if I've been a little, uh... What's the word Blake used?"

Jaune: "Yandere?"

Yang: "Yeah, that."

Jaune: "Nah. Weiss and Blake's heads aren't in a trash bin, you're okay. Still... Am I doing anything to make you worry so much, Yang?"

Yang: "No! ... Well..." grimace "I mean, I've... Gone out with boys before. Some real jerks who changed their tune the second I hit puberty. Some sleazebags who made friends with Ruby just to get a chance with me. But the second I didn't want to go all the way because of Ruby, well... They just ran off. You... You're just... Different."

Jaune: "Good different?"

Yang: grins "You're like... Well... A man."

Jaune: "Good start."

Yang: "Heh. You know what I mean. You don't strut like Neptune or try hard like Sun. You keep your cool in a fight and... I dunno... Do dad stuff. Or what a dad is supposed to do."

Jaune: "Well... Thank you?"

Yang: "You really need to learn how to take a compliment. But yeah... I just saw how the others started to eye you. Blake started sniffing around. Weiss, well... She's in denial but she clearly likes you. And Pyrrha..."

Jaune: "Yeah, she's... It's complicated."

Yang: "And well... One's a rich heiress. Another is a Faunus princess. Pyrrha's a celebrity champion-"

Jaune: "And you're you, Yang. You're a kickass fighter and biker chick who loves her little sister and is a great cook! You can be feminine, soft and warm and fiery and smashy! I mean... I love that you don't fit into a box. You're you, Yang. And I'm an old-fashioned guy: You don't have to worry about me straying."

Yang blushes deeply. She looks deeply into his eyes.

Yang: "I know. I'm... Not so worried about you."

Jaune: "Listen. We've just started dating." He squeezes her hands "All right? I care for you."

Yang: "You also love the others."

Jaune: sighs "I'm never living that down, am I? I mean philia, friendship or family love. Though..."

Yang: "Though?"

Jaune: sighs "I mean... It's not like I haven't noticed. I swear, there isn't a single bad looking woman here. And well... Urgh... Headmaster Ozpin's got me schmoozing with female transfer students... And Pyrrha well. She kind of confessed to me."

Yang: tenses

Jaune: "I made it clear we're together to her, and she accepted it. I just want you to know so we don't have any stupid misunderstandings. You are my girlfriend, Yang, and I'm your boyfriend. That's not going to change unless we decide to break up or..."

Yang: "Or?"

Jaune: smiles "Or we get married."

Yang: flush "Heh... With a dozen kids?"

Jaune: blush "Er, it's... An Arc thing... Only if we get that far. I'm not in a hurry and... And I want to build a future together. With someone who wants that with me, too."

Yang: "G-Geez... You know... If anyone else said that, I'd say it was corny as hell."

Jaune: "And... So?"

Yang: "It's still corny as hell..." She slides up against him and nuzzles him "But it works for you."

Jaune: "Heh, thanks." He nuzzles her back

Yang: "Still... You know, with all this female attention, another guy might be tempted to try and make a harem."

Jaune: "One, that kind of shit works ONLY if everyone is in the know and agrees to it and even then, it would be hard. Two? Only an idiot would cheat on women who could beat the shit out of him with superpowers."

Yang: giggles "I'm not hearing a no to the harem part though."

Jaune: "You're also not hearing a yes."

Yang: "Heheh... Like I said. Dad energy."

Jaune: "I have only just begun to tap into it. For instance: I tried to date two women named Kate and Edith. They found out and we broke up. Which just proves you can't have your Kate and Edith too."

Yang: "HAHAHA! Did you hear about the new dating site that matches women up with construction workers?"

Jaune: "Nope!"

Yang: "It's called Studfinder."

Jaune: "Hahahaha!"

Militia and Melanie stare over at them.

Militia: "Can we kick them out?"

Melanie: "They aren't starting trouble."

Militia: "But those puns!"

Melanie: "I don't know... Her boyfriend's kind of cute. Maybe we could steal him from her?"

Militia: "I like my teeth where they are, thank you very much."

 

[Grrrrrrr]

Am... I Enkidu... Or Gilgamesh

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i do t understand this part is this a reference to something? I know gilgamesh was in the arc family in one of your universe

 

[AndrewJTalon]

i do t understand this part is this a reference to something? I know gilgamesh was in the arc family in one of your universe

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It's actually a reference to the story that Fate Gilgamesh was inspired by!

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest works of literature in human history. King Gilgamesh and Enkidu started as enemies. Enkidu was basically like Tarzan, was a wild man. Gilgamesh sent a prostitute to seduce Enkidu and introduce him to the pleasures of being a man in hopes it would weaken Enkidu as a warrior if he knew human things like love and desire. It didn't, Enkidu just saw that Gilgamesh was a jerk and fought him. But after they found they were evenly matched, they understood one another and became friends-Practically brothers. They then went to fight a monster, won, but Enkidu later died saving Gilgamesh's life so Gilgamesh went into the underworld to try and get his friend back from Death. He fails and returns to his kingdom and has all of it mourn his friend.

In this case, Jack thinks back to this ancient tale and ponders the parallels between himself and his twin brother. He wonders then if he is to die like Enkidu, or to lose his brother and grieve like Gilgamesh.

 

[TheFabulousCustodes]

-Velvet is a photography nut in canon. What if she worked for the Beacon School Newspaper as a sleazy journalist?

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Possible Headlines.....

"Weiss Schnee, Seductive Songstress or Lip Syncing Liar?"

"Faunus Princesses Gone Wild!"

"Pyrrha Nikos, are her matches all fixed?"

 

[NightDranzer]

Canonicity may be iffy due to source; but Vtuber!Ruby (Lindsay Jones) actually says that Weiss is physically far stronger than she looks. Enough that when Yang one day teased her too much, Weiss punched Yang hard enough knock her flat on her ass.

 

[SharkCultist]

Possible Headlines.....

"Weiss Schnee, Seductive Songstress or Lip Syncing Liar?"

"Faunus Princesses Gone Wild!"

"Pyrrha Nikos, are her matches all fixed?"

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Jaune Arc : lovable goof secret poof?

That's right folks you heard it here. Jaune Arc is gay. Face the facts ladies he's surrounded by walking pornstars constantly and has them literally fighting over him (see previous issue Ballroom Brawl - fight for the Arc) and yet he has ignored every single signal.

The only two options are he's denser than a gravity dust core reaching singularity, or he's gay. Given that nobody outside a mistralian cartoon is that dense we have to conclude he is gay.

- velvet

 

[RandomDragon]

Jaune Arc : lovable goof secret poof?

That's right folks you heard it here. Jaune Arc is gay. Face the facts ladies he's surrounded by walking pornstars constantly and has them literally fighting over him (see previous issue Ballroom Brawl - fight for the Arc) and yet he has ignored every single signal.

The only two options are he's denser than a gravity dust core reaching singularity, or he's gay. Given that nobody outside a mistralian cartoon is that dense we have to conclude he is gay.

- velvet

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in before yes...he is that Dense, especially once they meet his father.

that or Velvet is just a tad bit miffed that the "practice date" coco sent her on to get with jaune (safe few play dates before letting down gently, build up confidence and all that) just didnt work...Poor man was basically almost too dense and friendly...

of course when Isabel eventually comes by and goes "yes, his father was that dense and it required me to hammer it in i liked him before the competition tried to take him from me." kind of deal.

that and Jaune doesn't read the school paper...why should he?

Or the ladies could be out to prove Velvet wrong...and it works far too well.

 

[LordofBones]

Maybe Jaune comes back from a vacation in Vacuo with his family. His new tan, blonde hair and lighter, more open clothing makes him look like a delinquent boy from one of Blake's secret NTR mistralian doujin. What follows is Blake believing that Jaune's been corrupted and taking increasingly absurd measures to ensure he doesn't end up alone with the other girls. Could either be entirely crack and comedy, or could end up in the RWBY Hot Shorts after Blake convinces Jaune to role play.

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Blake: "You're safe, Weiss. NTR bastards never go for the bratty ojousamas first."
Weiss: "What's that supposed to mean?!"
Blake: "Now, someone like Pyrrha or Yang or Ruby? Totally in their strikezone! But...but NTR bastards can also go for aloof and nosy bookworms and foreigners...and...and I'm an aloof and nosy bookworm...and a foreigner..."

Ruby: *whispering* "M-me?"
Blake: *distracted* "Oh yeah, shortstack, tomboy, comes packaged with a big tiddy gyaru-"
Yang: "Oi."