Here's my reblog to officially get this going !
For clarity :
if I use "&" it means platonic
I love certain relationships from one side, but I can have other pairings I find more interesting for the other character.
If there's a > here or there, it's just to indicate that I prefer the relationship as platonic over romantic, or the other way around, or I'm more interested in some relationships than others in the team
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Ruby Rose
Gngrbrd/Rosegarden they are so SOFT and so good for each other. helping the other up. disagreeing healthily but still being allies & here for each other. sharing what hurts, what's ugly and not perfectly optimistic. they just;; are here for each other and i love them for that
Ruby & Qrow they are so cute, Ruby was never cuter than when she interacted with Qrow in Vol1-3 she looked up to him so damn much; and he loves & cares so much for her in return. AND NOW HE THINKS SHE'S DEAD don't touch me i'm sad. I want a reunion hug
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Weiss Schnee
Freezerburn i'm sorry, there are few RWBY conversations I have loved more than Weiss & Yang's in V5, i loved them so much in this volume and they still have a chokehold on me. i love them so much also they would absolutely not divorce come on i know "weiss ice queen" jokes have not died out but Weiss has gotten so much softer, also her & Yang have never had a strong disagreement and she'll defend her with her life.
Team RWBY (Yang = Ruby > Blake) THEY ARE FOUND FAMILY i love
Weiss & Winter
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Blake Belladonna
Blake & Sun/Blacksun i wasn't particularly invested in the ship for V1-V3 but Blake really needed help & a steadfast presence in V4-V5 as well as some sunny optimism and Sun was there for her so yeah i'm sorry i still love them so goddamn much. also, he just had so much impact on Blake in general by finally geting her to accept her friends' help and stop making choices for them. he might lacks tact but come on he cares for her it's dishonest to argue the countrary. BLAKE HAS TWO HANDS IF THAT'S WHY YOU DISLIKE SUN. JUST SAYING.
Blake & Yang (V1-V5) i really like their relationship, i loved Burning the Candle & i don't have any problems with Bumbleby fundamentally. however i would have liked more for the resolution of their V5 conflict (like a soft & deep convo similar to what Yang & Weiss had, or Lumity in last week's ep if you watch it too). Just my preference. All that Matters is a song I absolutely love, but for me it's not a love song but a very sad one and I would have wanted another resolution than the one we got.
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Yang Xiao-Long
Freezerburn
Yang & Tai he's not a bad dad at all okay, i will fight some people. and the way he & Yang are so similar but also he's so much more chill are very nice to see. they complete each other well.
Yang & Ruby
Yang & Blake (V1-V5)
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Lie Ren
Ren & Nora > Renora no problem with Renora at all, i love these two together but i also don't feel strongly about the ship, platonic would have been by me. plus i didn't really like the kiss scene we've got, i don't think it was a very good one given that neither of them were in the right headspace. i love most of their relationship otherwise
Ren & Emerald/Envy Zinnia i saw a fanart by *iwantofall* and have never been the same since. please look it up.
Ren & Oscar they are brothers your honor
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Nora Valkyrie
Nora & Ren > Renora
Nora & Jaune
Just... Renoarc ;; Nora & her boys. she loves them so much. she takes such good care of them. her 2 beautiful idiots. "jaune stop hurting yourself" & "ren you're good enough stop throwing yourself at dangerous Grim". i care them
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Oscar Pine
Gngrbrd/Rosegarden
Oscar & Ozpin dadpin dadpin dadpin dadpin dad-
Oscar & Murder Kids Oscar & Emerald are gonna be a riot I can tell. He's her whole moral compass. and Mercury is gonna be even worse than Emerald. I can't wait. I wanna see Mercury get reluctantly attached to our farm boi. Oscar won't catch a break with these two but he'll have a protection squad ready to do anything for him.
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Penny Polendina
Penny & Winter i have no words for how much I loved Penny & Winter. they made me cry. they care so much for each other. they were trying so hard. never judged the others for their decisions & still looked out for each other. we don't deserve them.
Penny & Ruby (V1-V3) absolutely loved Ruby's acceptance of Penny in the earlier volume. set such an important tone for our redhead sweetheart. last volume soured the relationship for me because of the whole "now you have a flesh body" plot, and taking decisions for Penny (even if well-meaning) in a volume where she struggled with agency. i'm sorry.
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Jaune Arc
Jaune & Marrow/Guard Dogs they were so cute & fun. Marrow just can't get Jaune name right but he worried so much for him. and they're just fun you know
Jaune & Neo
Caduceus i blame iwantofall again. but the art is,, too cute. it's just very hard for me to ship jaune. i can't vibe with white knight & lancaster at all; but these two ships pass the test. guard dogs more because there is canon content. and they are wholesome.
Renorarc
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Qrow
Qrow & Clover/Fair Game they were so good for each other okay i don't care i don't want any clover slander here :( they worked very well together and clover was great for qrow's self-esteem because he didn't let his self-deprecating jokes slide. none of them !! as he should !! they deserved better
Qrow & Ozpin/Cloqwork
Qrow & Ruby
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BONUS (no more pictures)
Mercury & Emerald
each other aka Murder Kids (platonic/found family) i really can't ship emercury sorry, but they clearly care about each other a lot they've been together for years. i hope it'll stay platonic but as it is i really love their relationship. please mercury redemption don't separate the murder kids.
Murder Kids & Oscar
Mercury & Qrow qrow had a shitty life too, both have semblance-related struggles & their arc was/is about getting out of the shitty background they were raised in. the potential here is unparalleled. they'd clash so much but also.. there's something soft under. i wanna see it.
Emerald & Ren
Winter
Winter & Penny
Winter & Ironwood this was her dad (affectionate)... they trusted each other so much
Whitley
Whitley & Oscar > Snowpines
Whitley & Ruby i just want good things for Whitley. that is the basis of him interacting with Oscar & Ruby. I WANT HIM TO HAVE FRIENDS. also Oscar & Ruby are an inspiration, maybe it'd alight something in him.
Whitley & Qrow qrow is so opposite to everything he was raised in but that's what makes it appealing. i saw fanfics of this, i love the idea of Whitley admiring Qrow and starting to emulate him a bit even though it's so out of place for a schnee kid. but it would be the point wouldn't it : he can finally stop fawning.
AAAAND I tag @hyperfixation-hideout, @greenteaandtattoos, @gunchucks-wukong ! Spread the game ? if you want - anyone else who sees this is welcome to participate !
Okay, this has probably already been done but A tagging game for fun while waiting for V9, and to celebrate all our different tastes in characters & relationships !
Doesn't have to be canon at all : if you love Yang & Emerald go for it, if you love Freezerburn go for it ! And if it's canon that great as well : if you love Emerald City go for it, if you love Bumbleby go for it ! No judgment from my side whatsoever, just share whatever relationship catch your eye & tickles your interest.
You don't have to do every character, but don't hesitate to do a good amount if you're in the mood ! Just skip characters you aren't interested in, but otherwise background characters are just as welcome as main teams.
I'll start with a reblog, and tag some people at the end. If you don't wanna play, no pressure ! I'm not close to many people so I'll just tag some people I think are cool, sorry if it seems like it's coming out of nowhere :') Just ignore my tag if you don't wanna join in !
what if during their life changing field trip toph and zuko picked up a new chill hobby
Hello there RWBY shipping fans 👀 These past few days, I've been making a RWBY shipping playlist for fun ♡ (The song's choices are lyric-based, and I tried to find songs that feel at least slightly specific FOR the ship and not just generic lovesongs.)
I'm gonna try to make shipping gifs with some lyrics; in the meantime what would you say to a game if you're bored ? I'll give you the list of ships I've found a song for; and the list of songs. EVERYTHING IS MIXED UP. Try to put them together ! I'm curious to see whether others can see what I saw. Good luck :D
Warning: if a ship is canonically toxic; their song is as well. Ships like Taiqrow or Emercury can be read as platonic too if that's more your jam
Some ships have 2 songs (for the PoV of both characters; or bc I could not choose). I'll put a (2) next to their name if that's the case !
Ooookay; have fun ! You can reblog with a few guess; you can download the pic and link together ships & songs as you believe them to work together; you don't have to do everyone...
You can completely ignore this post & leave me alone with my playlists. Sad but understandable.
Have fun & a good day to you all !
SO In light of recent episodes I think you might have a point OP really
So congratulations on that & also on collecting this proof when you are yourself not even convinced by Darius's nice guy act.
AND IF I MAY ADD UPON IT, considering now that it is VERY likely Darius is working with Raine based on this cute little abomination (particularly with the little bun at the top. Darius is so extra in how he molds his abominations, I love it)
I THUS went back to Eda's Requiem to check for a few things
Raine wasn't restrained BUT we've just learned that they can do some bard magic simply by whistling : meaning, as long as their mouth is free. So do we hear some whistling when they escape ? ANSWER : apparently no. HOWEVER this made me notice a few other things & pay closer attention.
We see that Darius & Eberwold overall get along well. I think some people were of the complete opposite opinion but I don't really get that ? They just have the vibe of "ugh i can't believe i hang out with you" which is still very much some kind of friendship, especially considering Darius' overall personnality. They hang out together even when there is no need (ie. Any Sport in a Storm)
CONSIDERING THIS : would or could Eberwolf be in on this whole "rebellion" thing ? Here are some points :
Eberwolf turning higher the sound of their Scroll. For a first time watching, it makes perfect sense as simply them annoying Darius, who also plays into this idea. HOWEVER, the scroll after that is very loud honestly. So loud that it could easily mask... say a whistling sound ? Or even just some noise of goop moving around as Raine struggles to free itself ? Of course, it isn't enough to completely mask it, and Eberwold wouldn't have to hide from Darius if they are both in this rebellion thing together. IT COULD however be a good argument in the "plausible deniability" case, if Raine had indeed managed to escape for why Darius & Eberwold didn't hear them as soon as they tried. I think it's a possibility worth considering
Now this alone isn't what made me consider the idea, but rather Eberwolf's face when it seems that Raine has escaped. They seem... utterly unbothered or even maybe a tad... satisfied ? It's hard to tell because their character emotes differently from others, I don't know if Eberwolf does show strong emotions (haven't seen enough of him). But still... it's peculiar.
Darius as well, seems surprised at the sound but only that. Neither of them seem to be in a hurry to catch up to Raine either. And even resent Kikimora's involvement.
Conclusion : I'm super excited to learn more ! Things keep getting better & more enjoyable for fans who wonder, dig a bit & ask themselves questions and that is SO. COOL.
and I don’t necessarily buy his nice-guy act at the end of ASiaS, but.
Assuming that
a) he’s being genuine, and
b) some of y’all’s predictions about him defecting later in the season are right,
I do just want to point something out from the end of Eda’s Requiem.
(ID: Screenshot from The Owl House, Eda’s Requiem. Raine Whispers is hanging upside down, suspended in abomination goo, with their broken viola on the ground below them. /end ID)
So here’s Raine at the end of the episode, yeah? All nice and immobilized by Darius’ goop. Their hands are restrained, their viola is broken - best we can tell, they have no way to use magic at this moment, or to otherwise escape.
(ID: Screenshot from Eda’s Requiem. Darius glares up at Eberwolf, who is sitting on a bridge and watching Eda’s Penstagram stream. /end ID)
The scene shifts to Darius complaining about Eber loudly watching the Owl fam’s stream. While the camera is turned away from Raine, there’s a sudden splooshy noise and…
(ID: Screenshot from Eda’s Requiem. Raine runs through the forest after somehow breaking free of their restraints. /end ID)
… Raine has somehow, miraculously extricated themself from what seemed like very secure bonds, and is now running away.
They are then, of course, immediately recaptured by Kikimora, but Darius at least complains about her presence, insisting he and Eber ‘didn’t need help’.
In summary, I’m not saying that Darius 100% tried to let Raine escape after they were captured - but, I’m also not 100% saying he didn’t.
Okay okay it made me snort
I think all of these are pretty spot on, just the image of Ironwood, Ruby & Ilia crying over the cube because that's one more thing going wrong along with everything else in their life feels both sad, very fitting and absolutely hilarious I'm sorry
Ren, Ozpin & Pyrrha accept the cube as it is absolutely. Just full-on headpats for the cube. "It's okay if you're difficult it's not your fault" ebsligs
Mercury doesn't understand why the cube isn't solving itself, he shares it with Emerald who has the same reaction. Then Mercury smashes it.
I think Watts would try to solve it at first since he's so proud of his intellect but as soon as it's looking like he won't be able to he's gonna hand it off to someone else and pretends he didn't struggle and never cared about it.
Nora smashes then eats the cube, she has standarts. Meanwhile Yang smashes AND burn the cube. Then use it as training practice, let's so how fast she can throw it at someone. Still burning of course.
Jaune & Oscar are well-adjusted young boys who ask for help when they need it. Ironwood uuhm. Might. Before or after starting to cry is debatable though -
Blake, Salem & Winter all have better stuff to do.
Weiss tries & probably succeed at solving the cube. And now I'm decreeting that she solved it with Penny; after Penny solved it 3 times, put it back together and then gave it to her. BOOM Weiss/Penny interaction i'm so good at this
Conclusion : thank you Quinn, also I need to make more memes too.
As always, some characters are in more than one spot :P The greyed out ones mean it sort of applies but they fit better in another category, but I didn't really go in depth with that (like the people in *cries over cube* all would try to solve it first)
I both welcome criticism and will offer explanations if asked ✌
I like how Ice Queendom is doing a good job of humanizing Whitley a lot more early on. He may act like a brat due to his upbringing, but despite that he does look up to his sisters. He’s just not very good at showing it, so he falls back on learned behaviors.
He even looks proud of Weiss when she defeats the Arma Gigas! It’s little details like this that go a long way.
SNOWCONE - REI AMI (PART 1)
Sweeter than a mother fucking snowcone Sassy little bitch, I'm repping SOKO Cotton candy drip down to my ankles
Call your sugar daddy 'cause he blowing up my phone
I don't need his money, bitch I get it on my own
I don't need to flex, oh honey they already know
Don't be mad at me 'cause they keep begging me for more
Bang it up, hang it up, pick it up, hit it up, On to the next one, give it up
And I don't say sorry, sorry I don't really want to (want to)
Criticize peoples' actions without pathologizing them challenge 2023
The cast is too big help I'm dying
I put Summer in there just bc I think team STRQ is very sexy *holds them gently* i just think they're neat
I kind of want to see the so-called flirting Weiss gets up to in these crossover comics I know nothing about JUST because either one of Weiss most "canon" het ships (WhiteKnight & Iceberg) just... don't compute in my head, I can't see it; and I'm curious to see if this no-thoughts-can't-imagine carries onto these random shippy stuff of side-comics or not
Like, knowing if I'm just chronically unable to envision Weiss with a guy or if it's just Neptune & Jaune who don't pass the vibe check
It's for Science(Tm), I'm bad at figuring out how I feel about stuff