#;WE ARE VRLN (↠rwby/beacon days v)

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alright! ooc tags now, verses first.

;RHYTHM OF THE HEART! (↠bandori v) ;CLOUDED HUES (↠psycho pass v.) ;WE WILL BECOME HEROES! (↠bnha v) ;THE DWMA QUARTET! (↠soul eater v.) ;THE DOGS OF THE MILITARY! (↠fullmetal alchemist v.) ;WE WILL HELP BRING HARMONY (↠atla v.) ;THE KIDS AREN’T ALRIGHT (↠teen v) ;TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (↠rwby v) ;MAIN (↠main v) ;THE HEART'S DESIRES (↠persona5 v) ;THE WORLD NEEDS HEROES (↠overwatch v) ;WE WILL BE LEGENDS (↠apex legends v.) ;MASTERS OF LIGHT (↠kh v.) ;YOU'RE MORE THAN A JOB (↠bodyguard v.) ;CAN'T DO IT ALONE. BUT I HAVE TO. (↠single dad v.) ;I AM THOU. (↠p5 adult confidante v.) ;KONPEKI NO SHINIGAMI (↠azure reaper v) ;WE ARE VRLN (↠rwby/beacon days v) ;GOLDEN DAYS. (↠persona 4 v) ;AIN’T NO REST FOR THE WICKED (↠red dead v) ;WE COMPLETE THE MISSION. (↠ffvii v)

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"why do so many girls like you?" ruby pops another one of renji's chocolates into her mouth. she's just picking her favorites out of everyone's boxes. little thief. "veeera? why do so many girls like renji?"

*RENJI, VERA & RUBY. / @metalpetals (valentine’s.)

nervous chuckle escapes his lips, a hand reaching up to scratch behind his neck. there wasn’t… an easy answer for that. he isn’t sure how to respond. “i wouldn’t say… it’s not as much as you’re making it out to be, rubes,” he laughs, coughing, fidgeting. vera sighs in the background, setting her notebook down.

“well, how shy our dear renji has gotten,” she teases with a smile, placing a finger to her chin in thought. “well, it would be a lie to say he was not good looking,” she begins. “i think it is his charm. he is rather genuine, no? girls like that. he does not go out of his way to be cocky, or overly confident. he is a very nice boy. what is not to like? it seems as if the girls like him for him, no?”

renji’s dying, by the way. there’s too much attention on him. someone help him.

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[ boop ] + reverse for whoever you'd like!

*RENJI & RUBY. / @metalpetals (send me fluff.)-

the library was more of an escape than a place to study. it was quiet, he could catch up on his reading, listen to music. a place for himself. but, music was paused. book’s pages hadn’t been turned in ages. a chipper voice gets his heads out of the clouds, and he looks over - mismatched eyes looking into silver. what’d she say…?

ah. she was worried. right. a soft, nearly dismissive laugh, and an arm reaches across the table. gives her a soft boop on the nose. there should be more people like her in remnant - reminds him of fahy. reminds him of his mom.

“you should worry about yourself, just as much as you worry about others.” comes his response. his voice is quiet, and he tries his best to convince her. “… you listen to music? give this a listen.”

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her tongue poking out of her mouth, she quickly ( and illegibly ) continues scribbling her notes. “ okay, nearly done! thanks for helping me out with this project too, vera. i owe you one! ” ruby squints at the crumpled paper and holds it up. “ the last question is... if your upperclassman is a team leader: what has responsibility taught you about yourself? ” a blink. “ wait, how do you learn things about yourself? agh, i'm so confused. ”

*VERA & RUBY. / @metalpetals (unpr.)-

“… what has responsibility taught me about myself?”

question is repeated quietly. almost wistfully. she turns her head to observe their two teams, talking to one another. renji’s soft smile, his patience with yang’s rapid-fire questioning. naoko, listening intently, her sole focus on weiss - she was grateful for her respect, and her opinions. and fahy, smiling sweetly as blake tried to get a conversation going.

“… growing up, renji was one of my closest friends… he always backed me up. but… i was always running into everything headfirst. i was young, i was brash, and i never thought about anything before acting. it was always act first, maybe question it later. and renji always backed me up. that is how it was.”

gaze moves to her hands, laced together on the desk, thumbs fidgeting with each other. ears are pressed flat against her head, rounded faunas traits almost blending in to her hair. “… and then i was in charge of a whole team, three other lives,” she almost laughs at herself, head shaking. “i had no idea what i was doing. i was used to it always being me. always jumping into danger, i never really thought of what responsibility meant. and i realized that we were all so different. we all handled danger differently. i jumped in. renji backed us up. fahy stayed back for overwatch, and naoko was… everywhere. and i didn’t know what i was doing. i almost got us killed. ha. you thought your first day was rough, sweetheart? ask naoko about the manticore.

… i was afraid. i did not know at all what i was doing. i was convinced the professor had made a mistake.  that it should have been renji. he was always good at keeping people together. perhaps naoko - she is intelligent, and calculating. fahy has the compassion to look after us all, and never complain. but me? i… only thought of myself.”

the smile is back, and it is different. it is confident, and happy, and proud. powder blue eyes look back into silver, ears perk up and she begins to radiate that same warmth from earlier.

“… and then i realized… it was not just about me anymore. i had a team. a family. the responsibility taught me how to be strong. how to depend on others - and be depended on. the responsibility was heavy at times - so heavy. and when i thought i could not carry it anymore… they were there to lift me up.

if i were not the leader of a team, i very well may have failed before i even started. my responsibility has taught me to trust. to stop, step back, and think. to consider my options, to find out really what is best for us all. and, for those around us. i am not the same girl i was when i first started, ruby. and i am glad for that. i am stronger. and i have them to thank for it.

you have been given a special gift, mon ami. being a leader is not easy. and, at times, it may feel like you are misplaced, as well. but you have been put here for a reason. you are strong, and passionate, and you are driven. you almost remind me of myself,” she laughs a bit, reaching a hand across and placing it on the girl’s wrist.

“but never for a moment forget what you have. who you have. when you are able to put all of your trust into your team, when you can all act as one with each other, both on and off the battlefield, you will understand what i mean.

you are never alone. no distance, no trials, no adversaries will ever take what you form here in these halls, on these grounds. trust your team, and allow them to trust you. give them reason to trust you. and you will find no greater lesson than what they will give you.”

she sighs, eyes closing for a moment as she takes her time to collect herself. another airy laugh from the faunas, and she places her hand back and against her own chest. “mon dieu, listen to me ramble. i am sorry - i probably should have kept it short, no?”

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“aren’t e-girls the ones who make those weird hit or miss vines?”

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“huh? you lost? uh... i mean - i’m -” i have somewhere to be, is what he wants to say. but, the other student probably needed his help. he sighs, and nods his head.

“... what’s up? i’ll try and help you if i can.”