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Nessian Week | Day Four | AU

AU - Modern AU

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Summary: Tonight is the biggest event of year in Velaris - Helions' Halloween Hysteria. It's Nesta's third one and this year she's determined to bring home the best dress award along side her long-term boyfriend, Cassian. Will they woe over the crowd to win?

AN: This was a lot of fun to write! It may not be the best work I've posted, but I wanted to do something fun for this day! This is the fic I made costume poll for (can be found here). Did your favorite costume win? Banner made by me via Canva.

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“Nesta! Oh my gosh you’re literally beaming!” A reporter said as Cassian and Nesta reached the doors of the museum. 

“Thank you, you’re very beautiful tonight.” Nesta watched the young woman blush with a sheepish smile.

“So what can you do with a broken heart?” The reporter asked.

Nesta peered over to Cassian who stood off to the side, letting her have this moment.

“Well, believe it or not, that was Cassian and I’s motto in our season. We were both dealing with pretty bad heart breaks that year. Somehow we made it through everything.”

The reporter brightened. “Oh gosh, I’m so sorry that you both were going through it. But I guess the universe wanted the two of you together!”

Nesta grabbed Cassian’s hand, kissing his knuckles gently. 

“Babe, are you ready?” Nesta called out from the bedroom she shared with her boyfriend. Adjusting the white coat in the full length mirror, her matching white two-piece set glittering in the light. Rarely had Nesta kept her hair down, but for the sake of her costume, and to be a winner tonight, she did it. 

Reaching over, she held the reference photo in front of her. Her hair wasn’t blonde and it was long, but it would make do. The classic red lipstick looked perfect on her. The afternoon sun shined on the Mirrorball Trophy that was on a nearby shelf. If we could win DWTS, we can do this.

The bathroom door opened. “Well, my lady, I’m here at last.”

Cassian Night walked into their bedroom, his black tailcoat and matching black tophat. He lifted the hat off his head, bowing in a smooth motion. A breath left her as she stared at her old dance partner. They met on Dancing with the Stars three years ago with Cassian being the MVP of the NFL that year. They ended up winning that season, making Nesta’s first win on the show. A few months later they launched their relationship.

Nesta couldn’t fight the grin that appeared on her face. Cassian leant down, kissing the top of her hand.

“Well, Sweetheart. Are you ready?”

“Ready to beat my sisters and finally win this year?” Nesta asked.

“Fuck yeah.” She smirked, answering her own question.

Cassian smirked back. “Let’s win this, Sweetheart.”

**

It was the biggest event of the year in the city. Bigger than the solstices parties and equinoxes holidays combined. Bigger than any Super Bowl or dancing event. 

Tonight was the annual event of the year: Helion’s Halloween Hysteria. 

Helion Day held this event on Halloween every year for the past fifteen years. It was a fabulous party with an insane guest list, rivalering the Met Gala. With social media being at everyone’s fingertips, Helion’s event was not only bigger, but was more anticipated. But unlike the Met Gala, there was an official poll that was made the second the celebrities appeared on the carpet and would be finalized by the time dinner was over.

The winner (or winners if they were a couple) would win the best dressed with receiving a plaque and proceeds from the night’s event would be donated to the winner’s chosen charity.

Nesta’s first HHH (as most of her friends and sisters referred to it as) was two years ago, and each year Nesta and Cassian hadn’t won. Their first couple’s costume, to put it simply, was irrelevant. They dressed as a winged hero and a witch, and unfortunately Nesta found out very quickly how relevant your costume needed to be in order to win. Cassian also had failed to incline that their costumes needed to be more of a pop culture reference even to be voted for.

Then last year they showed up as Barbie and Ken…along with everyone else. Her youngest sister won with her husband being Barbenheimer genderbent. Everyone lost it at Rhysand’s blonde hair. Meanwhile, Nesta lost her appetite having to bear witness to that monstrosity. 

The prize wasn’t the reason why Nesta wanted to win. Donating to her and Cassian’s charity of choice meant a lot, but that wasn’t the sole reason why she wanted to win. Nesta and her younger sisters have always been competitive with one another.

Feyre won last year, but the year before Elain won with Emerie, one of Nesta’s best friends, and her sister’s long term girlfriend. That year they came as Princess Bubblegum and Marciline the Vampire Queen from Adventure Time.

Cassian’s hand held Nesta’s as the car reached the Velaris Museum of Art, the traffic slow from all of the celebrities appearing. This particular event was shared between Helion and Nesta’s brother-in-law, Rhysand as he offered the city’s Museum and was usually on the board. 

Board members typically changed year in and year out. However Rhysand and Helion were the only two that were continuously on. This year however, Nesta received the nomination to be on the board. She contributed to the decorations, guest lists, and overall design of the event. 

From inside, Nesta saw the whole place decorated with classic Halloween decorations like ghosts, ghouls, zombies, and witches. Black bushes lined the blood “soaked” carpet keeping the reporters and paparazzi a good distance from the celebrities.

Cameras flashed, famous people from everywhere lining the steps, posing for pictures, speaking with reporters. From the otherside, Nesta saw the everyday people of the city and fans alike line the streets watching, screaming, probably going live on Tik Tok.

“Ready to win this, Sweetheart?” Cassian asked as the car stopped in the drop-off zone. 

Their driver wrapped out of the front, going to their door. She nodded, her feet kicking slightly from excitement. Cassian gestured to the driver to open the passenger side door. Noise erupted as Cassian came out. He waved at everyone before turning around, offering his hand to Nesta. She took it as she stepped out of the vehicle hearing the crowd collectively gasp and scream.

The two practiced for two weeks how Travis carried Taylor on the stage as Cassian pulled her into his arms. Dramatically she posed herself similar to how Taylor was, her microphone in hand. 

**

She kept her eyes closed as Cassian carried her up the steps. He would jokingly tell her to wake up as he walked the carpet. She heard paparazzi call out her name, begging for her to open her eyes. In spite, she kept them closed. Not once in her career she had listened to what random men wanted her to do, and she wasn’t going to start here. 

As Cassian got to the first landing, he gently put Nesta on her feet. She playfully swayed with tiredness, having Cassian catch her in a dramatic dip. The crowd gasped and screamed. Millions of cameras were clicking now.

Nesta recognized the look in her boyfriend’s eyes. It mirrored her own from earlier. They were equally matched as he too was extremely competitive with his family and friends. Pulling Nesta back on her feet, she started greeting the nearby people around them. She carried her bejeweled microphone with her, as the two posed together. Her gaze drifted up and down the carpet, seeing people from all over the world.

“Nesta!” Familiar voices called out to her. She couldn’t help but drop her jaw at Elain. She was in a pink gown that must have cost millions as the sheer size made her sister look like the most elegant pink cloud. With a high lace necklace embedded with flowers, a corset back, and a chapel train, Nesta ran through her mind what her sister could be. She noticed Elain carried a diamond scepter in hand and a matching giant crown on her head.

Her sister was beautiful. Fuck.

Her sister was a witch. Double fuck.

Of course she’s Glinda the Good. Nesta thought with a mental roll of her eyes.

“Glinda.” Nesta curtseyed to Elain.

“Ms. Swift.” Elain spoke with elegance, curtseying back.

The two broke out into smiles before gently hugging one another.

“Why am I not surprised that my best friend shows up as her favorite person in the world.” Emerie appeared then. Her skin was painted green as she wore a black gown and the most beautiful witch’s hat. She carried a broom that resembled the one from the original movie.

“Don’t be so envious, Em.” Nesta playfully joked.

Emerie rolled her eyes. “Love you too, Nes.”

The two hugged as Cassian turned from the reporters smiling at them.

“Oh why isn’t it Glinda of the South and Elphie from the East.”

Emerie gave Cassian a deadpan glance. He elbowed her gently.

“Take a joke, Em.”

The two smiled before bumping fists. Cassian and Emerie were the only two out of their friend group that were professional athletes. There was some kind of a bro code between them. Nesta and Elain liked to call it the “ball-code” as their partners played in football and soccer.

Emerie pulled back, resting a hand comfortably on Elain’s waist. Elain laid her head on her shoulder. Emerie whispered into her ear, making her sister’s face flush pink, matching her outfit. She made a quiet outburst, but Emerie just grabbed her neck and kissed her softly. Elain and Emerie knew each other for years as Nesta met Emerie during her time at UCLA. Emerie was a part of the national women’s soccer team and Elain was a cooking influencer.

Cassian mumbled something about getting a room, followed by Nesta smacking his arm. Seeing her sister and her best friend made her heart swell. Nesta leaned into Cassian admiring the two. But their moment was short lived when another familiar voice called out to them.

“Oh fuck, you guys are so perfect!”

Nesta and Elain peered down to see their youngest sister, Feyre. She was dressed in all gold with a halo sun crown on her head.

“Are you an angel?” 

“No, I think she’s a star?” Is this the pop culture reference I don’t know about?

“I’m actually the sun.” Feyre said proudly.

Nesta couldn’t hide the wince that flashed from her face. She loved her baby sister dearly, but science was not her best friend. If Nesta thought all of their outfits were beautiful, Feyre’s was not only radiant, but a show stopper too. While Nesta and Elain tend to dress more modestly, Feyre was all about showing much of her body. Her dress was gold, short, and styled to look wet. Her golden heels made her taller than Nesta.

“The sun? Are you trying to attract Helion and his wife?” Nesta questioned.

Feyre laughed. “Who knows what the night will bring.”

“Darling?” Rhysand called out as he climbed the steps to them.

In a similar style, Rhysand’s look also was styled wet, but while Feyre was gold, Rhysand was silver. His shirt was cut low showing his oiled up skin. Nesta would be lying if she denied throwing up in her mouth. She blocked her eyes as nearby camera flashes reflected off the literal diamonds and pearls all over his shirt.

Rhysand Night, the literal archetype for every billionaire romance in the world. He ran one of the biggest corporations known to man. It was somehow bigger than Amazon, although the two were always neck to neck with their numbers.

Feyre met Rhysand at a work conference in a hotel in D.C. Well Rhys was there for work, Feyre was at her gallery. He apparently saw her one time and that’s all it took. Swept her off her feet right there and then.

“My my, little brother what are you, the moon?!” Cassian and Rhysand greeted one another.

“Better than what you’re wearing. Really, Kelce?” Rhysand asked, eyeing the costume up and down.

“Better than the freaking moon! Next you’re gonna tell me that my rising sign is how I’ll die.”

“Cassian, that's not how rising signs work. Both Rhysand and I have explained this to you multiple times.” Nesta sighed.

Rhysand sent her an apologetic look. The two of them hadn’t seen eye to eye for a long time, however there were moments here and there where they did agree. 

“You look beautiful, Nesta.”

“You look…well, Rhysand.”

“It’s Rhys, we’re family.” 

Nesta rolled her eyes. “Rhys.”

Rhysand pulled Feyre into a gentle kiss that regrettably became a bit much. Nesta spun around not wanting to see her baby sister get her soul sucked for the billionth time.

Ushers from the event advise the whole family to keep moving up the steps. Nesta and Cassian greeted other guests and reporters. They posed for several photos including some with a blush brush Nesta made Cassian have in his pocket. Needless to say, if you knew, you knew.

“Nesta! Oh my gosh you’re literally beaming!” A reporter said as Cassian and Nesta reached the doors of the museum. 

“Thank you, you’re very beautiful tonight.” Nesta watched the young woman blush with a sheepish smile.

“So what can you do with a broken heart?” The reporter asked.

Nesta peered over to Cassian who stood off to the side, letting her have this moment.

“Well, believe it or not, that was Cassian and I’s motto in our season. We were both dealing with pretty bad heart breaks that year. Somehow we made it through everything.”

The reporter brightened. “Oh gosh, I’m so sorry that you both were going through it. But I guess the universe wanted the two of you together!”

Nesta grabbed Cassian’s hand, kissing his knuckles gently. 

“All along there was an invisible string.” 

Cassian laughed, pulling her into his arms. “You’re ridiculous.”

They kissed quickly before saying goodbye, entering the museum.

**

The whole Archeron and Night family sat at a round table together. The tables were decorated with black and gold table cloths with a black roses, crow feathers, and skulls as the centerpieces. The plates were black and gold with matching silverware. A red menu was placed on each plate regarding mocktails and cocktails. Everyone’s dinner order was placed ahead.

 Almost everyone was there, however there were two seats empty between Nesta and Feyre. Nesta titled her head as her white booties clicked against the marble floor.

“Where’s Azriel and Gwyn?” Nesta asked, turning to her sister.

Feyre pulled out her phone. “Az texted the group a minute ago. They’re arriving now.”

“I wonder what made them so late?” Elain pondered as she drank her glass.

Nesta and Emerie gave each other a knowing look. Gwyn Berdara was their best friend, the final part of their trio. She was always good at arriving on time, however since she started dating Azriel, she’s shown up late a few times. And every time there were a few hickies on both parties.

“Wabbits.”

Nesta and Emerie laughed as they both quoted Elmer Fudd. Cassian walked back over, handing Nesta mocktails for them both. They both had their battles with alcohol, however not long after they got together, they both decided they didn’t want to drink anymore.

She mumbled a thank you as he kissed her head before sitting down.

“They’re still not here?” Cassian asked, gesturing to the empty seats.

“Didn’t you know it’s wabbit season?” Feyre amused with mischief in her smile.

Cassian sighed. “God above those two.”

“Look who decided to join us after all.” Rhys nodded over to the double doors that led into the private room they were in. 

Everyone swung their head around and collectively gasped at the same time. Nesta and Cassian both shared a look and cursed. Standing in the doorway was indeed Azriel and Gwyn, however Gwyn was dressed up as Ladypool and Azriel as Wolverine. Their costumes were accurate to the exact detail as they made their way to the table.

“Hello!” Gwyn sweetly said, a little breathless.

“Sorry, we’re late. Traffic and all.” Azriel said, taking a sip of the nearby water glass.

“Is that what we're calling it now?” Rhys' smile matched Feyre’s looking at the late arrivals.

Azriel gave his brother a hard look. Rhys inclined his head before backing off.

“How long did it take you guys to get into the costumes?” Elain asked.

“Too long. Azriel and I went to the premiere and decided then this is what we should wear. However no one told us how hard it is to take this on and off.” Gwyn adjusted in her seat.

“Well regardless, you look amazing.” Emerie said.

“I’m stealing Rosaline to be my head stylist next.”

“Absolutely not, Nesta Anne.” Gwyn warned.

Nesta made a face at the mention of her middle name.

Gwyn was the other person Nesta met at UCLA. Gwyn, Emerie, and Nesta had been inseparable since they met in an English class. Gwyn worked in musical theater for the longest time, but she ended up switching careers to a solo artist two years ago. Azriel Night was one of the most famous music producers in the world. He also happened to be the eldest brother of the Night brothers. He had more awards in general than anyone else in the family. Gwyn worked with Azriel on her first solo album, and the rest was history.

“Oh good, all of the Nights and Archerons are all finally here.” A smooth voice said behind Nesta.

They swirled around to see Helion dressed as…well actually what the fuck was he wearing?

“I’m a chess piece, Nesta, please catch up.” Helion gestured to her, making Nesta flush.

Helion wore a crown that resembled a king chess piece on his head in black. His suit was unbuttoned, showcasing the golden glitter that decorated his abs. 

“And my queen.” Helion beckoned his wife, Autumn over. Helion was a fashion designer that had several stores located around the world. Autumn was one of his models. She was his inspiration for almost every piece in his shows.

Nesta could tell that the work on their costumes were just divine. Autumn wore a matching chess piece but as a queen piece instead. Her dress was also black with gold accents among the v-line of the dress. She wore a queen chess piece crown on her head. Her ginger hair was neatly done in a bun.

“Good luck to everyone at tonight’s competition. The results will be in shortly after dinner!” Helion said as he and Autumn traveled to the next table, greeting more guests.

The three Archeron sisters instantly looked at one another, a rivaling glare in their eyes.

“Don’t be a sore loser, Nesta.” Feyre said, drinking her wine.

“I didn’t say anything, Feyre.” Nesta sneered.

“You two should bond over losing again, it’s been awhile.” Elain mumbled, sipping her wine.

As the sisters began to bicker with one another, the other half of the table sat and spoke quietly to themselves. They’ve all learned not to get involved in a spat between the Archeron sisters. Fighting a bear would be easier than trying to calm down the situation the siblings were in. Rhysand had tried one time, and all three Archeron sisters had teamed up against him. That was the one and only time she had seen him fluster like that. 

It made her day.

She rolled her eyes as her younger sisters stuck out their tongues while dinner was served. The aroma of wagyu steak, whole lobsters, pastas, salads, quinoa dishes flowed throughout their table. Cassian took pieces of his lobster, placing them on Nesta’s dish. Nesta did the same with her steak. She took a bite out of the lobster and nearly moaned. Helion’s events were simply the best for everything.

Cassian leaned over, whispering in her ear. “Maybe I should dress like a lobster to get you to moan like that.”

Without missing a beat Nesta replied. “I have a big mallet for cracking big ass lobsters, so I’ll be fine.”

“I love it when you’re violent.” He chuckled, kissing her behind her ear sending a shiver down her spine.

Nesta looked around at the nearby tables, seeing Lucien Vanserra with his boyfriend and girlfriend, Juriuan General and Vassa Queen.  The three formed the band Exiles years ago. They’ve even worked with Gwyn and Azriel on a few songs.They were dressed as the popular meme, distracted boyfriend. However it of course had an interesting spin as the meme had two women alongside a man. It seemed that Vassa played the girlfriend while Jurian was the distracted boyfriend, and Lucien was the “other woman”.

Nesta glanced over to a closer table where Eris Vanserra sat between his husband and wife, Kallis and Viviane Winter. From what she heard down the vine from Feyre was that Kallis and Viviane had opened their relationship and somehow Eris fell into their rhythm several years ago. All three of them were college professors at the University of Velaris, however all three came from old money families. They were all disowned the night before their wedding, however they couldn’t be happier at that moment. They were dressed as Barbie, Alan, and Ken. Along their table was Morrigan Night and Vivane’s sister, Liliane. The two were dressed as Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Morrigan was Rhys’ cousin hence why they had the same surname.

Cassian rested his hand on Nesta’s thigh, drawing lazy circles with his thumb. She sighed into his touch, smiling softly.

“Have I told you how beautiful you are?” Cassian asked.

Nesta flushed, resting her face against Cassian’s shoulder so she wasn’t facing the table. Compliments were said and done, but when they came from Cassian, she acted like a teenage girl. She felt him chuckle as he kissed her hair.

The lights flashed signaling that the results were in. Nesta sat up, her hand resting on Cassian’s. Helion walked onto the stage, greeting everyone. “Happy Halloween everyone!” 

“Now I know you’re dying to see the results of this year’s HHH winner, but I wanted to thank everyone who brought this event back for another year. Can we have a moment for our board members please.” 

Nesta and Rhys were the only ones to stand at their table. Eris and Vassa also stood along with several other people scattered across the room. Everyone cheered and applauded them. Cassian kissed Nesta’s knuckles, mirroring her move from earlier. She smiled sheepishly before sitting back down.

The drumroll started as Helion opened the envelope where the results were in.

“Our best dressed goes to…”

Cassian’s hand squeezed her’s. This was it. Their win.

“..The winner is…” Helion laughed. 

“The winner is my wife and I.”

The room gasped collectively as Autumn made her way up the steps laughing. She kissed her husband before speaking into the microphone.

“If you know how this works, then you know even if Helion and I get the most votes we can then pick the winner ourselves. Since this is his event, Helion wanted to be a part of the fun, but he’s already won with this event being a success.” 

“This happened a few years ago so my beautiful Autumn came up with a perfect plan to create an even field in all of this. We’ve already decided the winner before dinner was served. So Autumn, please find our winners.” 

The queen glided down the steps as she made her way through the room. Nesta saw Cassian winced just slightly as her nails dug into his. The anxiety of outcome coursing through her body. 

Autumn made her way through the tables until she ended up at theirs. The whole table was stunned as she made her way around until she stood next to Nesta. The dancer was about to shoot to her feet when Autumn’s hand landed on Gwyn’s shoulder.

“You have to be fucking kidding me.” It was out before she could stop herself. 

Gwyn giggled, hugging Nesta as she hugged her back. “I’m for sure stealing your stylist, Gwyn.” 

“If you’re using her we’re going to HHH together next year.” Gwyn mused.

The entire table laughed as Gwyn and Azriel walked to the stage, hand in hand. 

Nesta pouted, crossing her arms playfully. It sucked to lose, but still seeing one of her best friends happy and in love made Nesta feel so much joy. Nesta clapped for her family that won along with Cassian. He kissed her softly before whispering in her ear. 

“Next year, for sure.”

**

As everyone said good night, Nesta wanted to go home and rest. Events like this drained a lot of her social battery. Cassian was more than happy to agree as he scooped her up into his arms before heading into their car. They shared a small kiss as they buckled into their seats.

“Win or lose, Sweetheart, we never go out of style.” 

Nesta tried not to sing along to the song as it played quietly in the car. She took his hand into her’s.

“I’ve decided that for next year we’re going back to basics, Cassian.”

He raised an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“I think you would make an excellent Mr. Darcy.”

[coweggomelet]

it’s happening

i was warned. i kept trying to predict what was gonna happen and my friend was like “you’re never gonna get it” and she was right i didn't cause this shit blew me away

some of it i think i could’ve seen coming, especially when the staff of creation guy was like “hey... don't fall into the void” i think it’s pretty obvious that people were gonna fall in but the whole penny jaune thing... that punched me in the gut

aaaanyywaaayyy

volume 8, the one that made me cry a little and left me in despaired silence for like twenty minutes

- the very first episode is called ‘divide’ so

- sets the tone right away

- oh god the opening jesus christ the brushing going into the nails scratching that quite literally made me cringe both times

- neo’s like… wait a second this looks bad

- that “my queen” was so poisonous

- cinder, taking credit for your allies’ work isn’t gonna go well for you

- see this is where salem’s manipulation starts to wane, like cinder here is clearly angry about how dismissive and controlling salem is and wants to get her revenge but salem won’t let her, so she’s starting to go “hey wait”

- have i mentioned i love the happy huntresses

- this volume happens over like a day which is wild

- yang please do not question ruby’s leadership, none of this is her fault. i understand your fear though

- jaune you really are so smart and empathetic like if that fight had continued it could’ve gotten worse and you saw that and stepped in and helped make a compromise and that’s why you’re a good leader

- aaaand there’s the murdering political dissenters in cold blood

- what happened to your heart tin man

- even the ace ops were like “…jesus”

- oh god the fuckin dog grimm thing

- in the FIRST EPISODE ironwood MURDERS a CIVILIAN because he will do “whatever it takes to protect atlas… no matter the cost” and APPARENTLY a justifiable cost is the DEATH OF INNOCENT PEOPLE

- oh hey new theme cool

- casey you’re the best

- ya shit’s gonna dissolve around you ironwood just wait

- joanna you are amazing i will die for you she said “i can do this better than you newsboy”

- uh oh Special grimm is watching them

- oooo his lil shield grenade that’s so cool!!

- “i really don’t need your extra commentary right now” me at my friend while watching this

- oscar you sweet boy. you are part of the team i promise

- “i do not like it when friends fight” me neither penny

- also around now is when i realized that penny doesn’t really use contractions? which is definitely an autistic-coded thing. i have a whole thing about penny being autistic-coded

- heheh yoink

- jaune you’re so clumsy i love you

- OKAY SO the special grimm freaked me out so goddamn much the first time and it was because of several things building up

- #1: grimm do not run away. several grimm just ran away

- #2: it changed. grimm don’t change

- #3: it was smart. it knew to use oscar as a shield to protect itself. and as jaune says, “grimm aren’t that smart!”

- and number fuckin four: it talked. that shit rattled me to my core more than ANY other piece of media has in my memory. i’m getting goosebumps right now, again, because of how effective this sequence is. not only is it supremely unsettling, it’s very well done

- truly this talking person grimm is one of the best things about this show cause it’s an example of how the show breaks it’s own rules but in really effective and interesting ways and i looooove it

- quick note it broke his aura in two hits and sure he’d taken some hits before that probably but fuckin still

- and the wings beating echoing aaaahhhh FUCK i love this shooowwww

- the line “maybe the end we tried to avoid is already here” from the theme is so uuughhh it’s so gooooood

- this plan is so fun i love a stealth mission

- hahahaa nora pressing all the buttons marry me

- blake going “did penny figure out more about your semblance before you did” and then ruby going “yeah of course she’s smart and im a dummy” amazing 10/10

- isn’t it just so fun when your dad pilots your body for a few minutes

- you always need a quick break for teen drama folks

- oooof that’s quite a heavy thing to realize nora

- uh ohhhh the ace ops are back and team rwby isn’t together for this one

- STOP MANIPULATING MY GIRL YOU ASSHOLES

- penny said not my girlfriend

- these fucking COWARDS separated penny to take her out more easily but they didn’t account for NORA “BE STRONG AND HITS STUFF” VALKYRIE DID THEY??? no they fuckin didn’t

- penny said i’m gonna be on theme and make it haaaiill babey

- listen marrow’s semblance is very annoying when they’re fighting him but damn is it a good one

- noraaaa my love you’re so strong and brave and wonderful. that was pretty awesome and it also for sure fucked you up. those scars are gonna be cool tho

- harriet breaking the string on one of penny’s swords has so much symbolism

- *pats the screencap* you can fit so much symbolism in this bad boy

- huuuuggggsss i love nuts & dolts

- awww robyn you’re funny. you absolutely did win

- “i thought for once i could be around somebody without my semblance making it complicated” yeah :(

- he’s mourning the loss of the potential for a real friendship

- it wasn’t childish!! aww qrow this poor man needs friends that aren’t his nieces and their friends. i’m so glad robyn is there and is nice and befriends him

- fuck yeah robyn taunt this bitch

- my friend saw a post that talks about the cinnamon tography of this shot, with them divided by the one big line in the middle. watts is already waaaayy off to the side and harriet’s walking towards that side. robyn’s way on the other side and qrow’s on that side too, but marrow, he’s on robyn & qrow’s side, just barely, and he’s facing them

- hmmm food for thought

- go get your boy!!!

- uh oh swinging ren off a line behind the flying dude is a recipe for danger friends

- ouch ouch ouch ouch

- it sure did call for backup yang

- oh ren you’re so out of your depth and i know you’re scared it’s okay to be scared

- yang he’s scared you’re gonna push him away if you say that stuff

- oh god he’s here he’s with salem oh boy

- eurgh she gave the hound scritches

- fuck his screaming

- fuck yooouuuuu salem fuck youu

- jesus christ i forgot about this hazel fucking TORTURES A CHILD WHAT THE FUCK

- how do you feel about that morally hazel?

- saaaalemmm you’re losing your control on cinder

- every time cinder says “without you i am nothing” she believes it less and less

- heheh evil mary poppins?

- emerald my baby i love you i can’t wait til you get good friends and stop relying so much on cinder

- god these kids are so emo

- watch out y’all the grimm juice is a river now

- you know if cinder had listened to salem it would’ve been much easier for penny & the gang to get amity up

- fuck yeah maria!!! grandma powers activated!!

- uh oh neo that’s the grimm reaper

- GET HER MARIAAAAA

- penny you are simply the best

- this is the most i’ve ever seen neo get hit

- heheh emerald’s semblance doesn’t affect heat sensing penny can see her

- emerald i know it’s trauma that you’re relying on her but you deserve so much better

- fuuuck pietro loves her so goddamn much he just wants her to live and she does but he has to keep watching her risk her life for it and it’s heartbreaking i’m gonna crryyyy

- penny you’re so strong!!!

- aahhhh the broadcast oh fuck

- awww adrian bb so cute he’s like “oh hey i know her”

- awww ruby’s lil face watching her own broadcast

- she’s just so hopeful and earnest and eager and that is so incredibly valuable and powerful and i’m emotionaaaalll

- awwww penny my babyyy

- awww taaiii oh god that’s the only time he’s seen either of his kids in months jesus he just wanted to see herrr

- “dad!!” oh fuck “please baby say something” fuuucck “…i love you” oh nooooo i’m gonna cryyy

- you really thought you could trust this man ironwood? you really thought you could get him to do exclusively what you wanted and not do some fuckery??

- ya babeeyyy its the river grimm

- oh fuck it’s the Backstory

- such a cute kid

- she just wants to eat :(

- guess what kids that’s called Abuse

- jesus the shock caller is so fucking brutal

- “without you i am nothing” sounds familiar huh

- “not getting the most fair treatment” is the UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY

- she’s just a baby :(

- also shoutout to cinder’s voice actress for nailing this

- for YEARS rhodes watched cinder get abused in so many different ways. for YEARS he kept seeing her after getting shocked or starved and kept LEAVING HER THERE, WITH HER ABUSERS. for YEARS she got a couple hours every once in a while of respite, of a glimpse of freedom. and FOR FUCKING YEARS she had to watch him get to leave. i do not understand how, in anyone’s mind, leaving someone with their abusers is the right call. and then, after she stood up to them, finally got a chance to actually fight back, he turns his back on her. he decides that the right call is to kill a child that just defended herself against her abusers. this backstory makes me so mad and so sad at the same time. cinder should’ve gotten so much fucking better than this

- “i won’t have to run now” jesus. fucking christ. this child. she won’t have to run anymore. she won’t have to suffer anymore. she’s fucking free. and then the only adult in her life she’s ever trusted fucking betrays her

- go die rhodes

- mercury just shut up

- yeah cinder!!! you’re losing your manipulation too!!

- oscar you’re so smaaaarttt

- cinder was this close to realizing what salem was doing, she was so fucking close/to seeing the repetition, to understanding that salem has the same role in her life that her “stepmother” did and then salem said oopsie i’ve been slacking on the manipulation front better get that going again

- uh oh grimm juice is eating through the atlas shields!!! uh ohhhhh uh ohhhhhhhh

- here we go babey!!! it’s the big time!! shit’s ramping up!! better get ready

- y’all can gather your military all you want, there’s wave after wave of grimm comin for ya

- grimm are such a non threat in atlas that there are zero precautions. no alarms, no shelters. nothin

- he’s sending them into a suuuiiiciiiideee mission :)))))))) what a goooooood boss what a good good boss

- emerald is not on board with this shit. she just wanted to do some fun crime with her mommy girlfriend. she did not sign up for big bad lady with grimm controlling powers and torturing children and ending the world and having serial killers as coworkers. hostile work environment. no thank you. salem inc (& associates?) is gonna get some negative feedback on linkedin. would not recommend

- emerald said gotta get the kid first. and she’s right

- norraaaaaa you’re good for being a friend!!

- even in the middle of a world ending battle you gotta have a hot cocoa break

- maaayyyy i love you so much you stand your fuckin ground against assholes!!

- oscar my boy hope is so powerful

- mercury might be doubting too now uh oh

- reeeennn my boy fuck yeah he’s your fuckin friend who cares if it’s dangerous you care about him

- caring about people does not equal naive, harriet

- oh yeah tortuga… god that makes harriet’s whole deal so much sadder. her partner died. she lost her partner to the ace ops, to ironwood. if she doesn’t believe in them anymore then tortuga died in vain

- NO ONE IS REPLACECABLE RENNN I LOVE YOUUUU you’re learning so much look at you developing your semblance!!!

- god i love the way his semblance evolved it’s so good and perfect for not only what his whole deal already is but also his arc, like him coming to terms with his feelings and his care for people GOD i love this show

- “i outrank you” GET HER WINTER

- i’m so curious about what all the colors meeeaann. i mean we know some of it but i wanna know the details and nuances and how ren can tell how they’re feeling about certain things

- oh god winter you need a therapist that’s a lot of colors

- KLEIN DAD!!!! i love him 

- whitleeeyyyyyy my boyyyy

- aahhhh healing is happening i’m so happpyyy

- OH FUCK PENNY JUST CRASH LANDED

- klein you’re such a good doctor

- everything is so bad

- hiiiii willooowww

- whitley!! you’re helping!! you’re coming up with ideas! you’re letting yourself care about people!! i’m so proud of you!!!

- oh shit the hound’s coming back isn’t it

- at the beginning of this episode my friend went “ready for more horror” and i said “AGAIN?!?”

- hey guess what i love my girls. i love how much they love each other and respect each other and caaaarrreee

- good lord blake’s ears going down and her eyes going wide is terrifying on its own and then the fucking silhouette no THANK you

- it’s not just a grimm blake

- eurgh i hate when it talks

- oh willow you poor thing

- aaaaggghh penny’s eyeeeesss i hate this

- eurgh the big ol worm dude

- nooorrrraaaa you’re gonna make me cry i love you sooo much you’re so wonderful

- aaagghh i hate the way the hound moooves

- oh willow you can do this i believe in you

- ohhhh FUCK NO it can open DOORS that’s a BIG OL NO FROM ME

- whitley you’re gonna be okay your sister’s gonna keep you safe

- aaaaahhhh i HATE WHEN IT TALKS

- OH FUCK YEAH I FORGOT WILLOW CAN FUCKING SUMMON!!! SHE WAS A HUNTRESS AT ONE POINT

- give us the willow backstory cowards

- aaahhh the shoulder touch i love when a family heals together

- okay blake she doesn’t need to hear that people need her that’s a lot of pressure that she doesn’t need when she’s already got a lot on her

- it grows extra shiiittt this thing should not exiiiist

- ITS A FUCKIN PERSON WITH SILVER FUCKIN EYES I HATE IT SALEM IS SO GODDAMN EVIL THAT POOR MAN

- god the implications

- did summer die because salem tried to do the same experiment on her but failed? does the experiment require someone with silver eyes or does that just make it easier? is it a natural progression for someone with silver eyes or do they just have a special thing that allows experiments like this to succeed? so many questions!! truly one of the most horrifying things in this show!! aahh!!!

- have i mentioned i love willow and whitley

- hehe cinder can just fireman carry watts

- we love character development in the form of evolving superpowers!!

- “… okay! that’s new” i love that this amazing thing is happening with ren’s semblance evolving and yang’s just gotta take it in stride

- ya know… oz has made a lot of mistakes. but he’s very good at being supportive and he’s pretty emotionally intelligent, it seems like

- oh yeah put CHILDREN on the FRONT LINES of a WAR that’s a GREAT IDEA

- oh hazel. if only you’d realized sooner than children shouldn’t be involved in this shit and getting them far away was what you should’ve done fucking ages ago

- uuuhhh ooohhhh someone was watchingggg

- ive seen this ad so many times that i’m starting to regret getting vaccinated. is there anyone who can unvaccinate me please. maybe get some leeches

- oh shit ren coming in with that emotional intelligence and insight!!

- knowing that he’s actually oscar is so fun cause once you know it’s obvious

- also emerald’s so powerful!! her semblance can fool salem!!

- oh marroooowwww

- winter…. ugh cmon man please

- oh fuck here we goooooo

- eurgh god her body just exploding and then reforming i hate iiiiit

- i love all the memes of salem holding emerald and yang by the wrists like that. when you and your sibling are fighting at the grocery store and mom has to separate you

- hazel pulling out all the stops for these kids… man people sacrificing themselves in order to save other people or give them more time or whatever always fuckin gets me, especially if the person sacrificing themselves has recently had a change of heart or character growth or something

- FUCK YEAH QROW

- oh yeah the fuckin explosion!! everyone everywhere just fuckin freezes

- good job oscar my boy

- awww marrow he’s so worried about those fuckin kids

- you know watts, you’re real brave for shit talking her while she’s got you dangled over the side of a building

- it worked though. he’s smart

- hahaaa he said “phew”

- “we can’t let all our actions stem from fear” someone’s leaaaarning

- let’s threaten the lives of children to get what we want. greeeeaaat idea

- SNITCHES GET STICHES HARRIET

- tantrum time!!!

- this pisses me off so fucking muuuuchh!! these kids found a way to save people!!! to save lives!! and what does ironwood do? HE STOPS THEM FROM SAVING LIVES. IN WHAT WORLD IN WHAT FUCKING WORLD IS THAT GOOD????

- aawww reunion

- oh come on don’t do a forehead touch you gay people

- uh oh dramatic lighting talk about Full Villain

- hey ironwood

- hey buddy

- you are evil my guy

- pure evil

- threatening the lives of how many people just to get your way

- there is no justification for that. none.

- “push the kids to see reason” yeah okay vine that’s a great line of logic there

- OOOO GET THEM MARROOOOWWWW

- nice move winter i’m so proud of you

- heheheee jaune finally realizing he’s a third wheel

- aawwww this is so cute!!! god i love ren and noraaa. fuck dude. fuck. so mature. so open and honest and communicative and respectful

- AHHH he booped her i can’t i can’t

- aaaahhhh fuckin nuts & dolts man they have my heart

- heheh “i’m just gonna be super pissed if you all decide to give up the moment i switch sides” emerald i love you

- oooo here we go with another genius ruby idea

- winter you are so smart for keeping yourself on ironwood’s side until the exact right moment

- ooohhooohooooo emerald what a line and the KICK oh fuck yeah and fuckin took his weapon aahhhh i love herrrr

- i think this was about when i was like this is going too well for them. they’re figuring too many things out. they’re coming up with too many solutions. no way this lasts. like i was happy that it was going well but i was also so fucking anxious cause i knew it was going too well and i fucking knew shit was gonna go sideways

- winter betrayed you you bitch!!!!

- YEEEAAHH MARROW’S HERE YALLL

- dude they broke his aura SO FUCKING FAST i love these people

- RUBY’S SO SMART

- oooooo here we gooooo

- SHES A REAL GIRL NOWWWW MY HEART

- AHHH “do hugs always make you feel this warm inside?” “yes” “wooooooww” pennyyyyy i would fucking die for you

- SUCH A GOOD PLAN I LOVE IT

- except “one way ticket to vacuo” is such a heartbreaking line now

- do not fall so dark dude

- second to last episode babeeyyy heh heh i’m tooootally ready this is where it aaall goes to shit yaaayy

- fiooonnaaa you’re so cute

- gooooddd they can’t go back!! it fuckin hurts knowing that!!

- there she is. gotta fuckin ruin everything

- someone’s learned from the salem school of manipulation

- jinn doesn’t wanna tell cinder :( she likes ruby!

- hahaaaa bitch emerald switched sides that’s right you asshole

- jesus the smash cut in the control room. screaming starting to the room on fire and full of dead people

- HA YOU BITCH YOURE IN PRISON YOU DESERVE IT YOU ASSHOLE

- listen. i hate ironwood. but i’m so glad he killed jacque

- OH FUCK NO SHES ABOUT TO FALL OH FUCK

- jesus christ

- god blake is already running

- they slow this down but oh my god it happens so fast

- it just fuckin missed her FUUUUCKKK

- fuck that scream

- weiss is having to pull blake back from the side because she’s trying to go over with yang i’m gonna cry i’m gonna fucking lose it

- ooo weiss is skating that’s fun

- god this is so fucking bad jesus fucking christ

- oh harriet. look around you. principle? loyalty? what does any of that matter right now?

- FUCK YEAH ROBYN

- HARRIET YOU BITCH

- winter you’re fucking incredible!!!!

- FUCK THEY CANT GO BACK AND THERES SO MANY GRIMM JESUS CHRIIIIIST

- last episode :))))) yay :))))))

- come on winter get his ass

- “i want it all” sharpay???

- and yang is in the fuckin voiiiiddd god i’m so sad

- “because you’re our friend!!” fuck dude why do you have to do this to me

- i knew it was gonna be bad when i first watched this. i knew it was all too good to be true. and all my friend said was “just watch”

- it breaks my heart that when they all finally admit to themselves and each other that they care about each other, clover’s already dead and vine decides to sacrifice himself. like if they’d admitted it sooner their growth would’ve happened sooner. and i get that that’s the point but. fuckin heartbreaking

- “i can, if it means saving all my friends” i’m crying

- harriet’s scream fucking christ

- vine is so good man look at what he did

- SELF SACRIFICE BABEY IT GETS ME EVERY TIME

- there go ruby and blake!!!!! i’m in hell!!!

- there’s so many if onlys. if only weiss hadn’t said “one way” they all could’ve gone back through and fought cinder and neo and team rwby and jaune would potentially not have fallen and penny would’ve known to go help with the storm. if only neo had realized that cinder was never on her side then she would’ve kept the lamp and cinder wouldn’t have discovered team rwby’s plan. if only man

- oh goood i forgot weiss got blake’s weapon FUCK

- cinder what the fuck my dude. your arm does all that weird shit because salem’s back and you’re like yeah following her is a good move for me. fuckin dark mark death eater coward

- penny has flesh now. she can bleed

- oh fuck. no. not this. i can’t fucking do this

- the first real choice penny gets to make for herself is still very much a forced choice. like she has to in order to help her friends

- oh god. oh fuck.

- when people kept fighting with broken auras man. kills me

- god his scream

- her lil feet rocking shes so wholesome

- “salutations!!!” i’m fucking crying

- “oh penny” me too winter. me too

- WINTER IS THE WINTER MAIDEN BABEYYY

- and jaune is fucking crying. and cinder broke his sword. specifically she broke off the part with most of penny’s blood on it. and that’s some kind of symbolism or something but i have no idea what

- there goes weissssss!! all of team rwby is gone!!! hahaha. hahaha. hahaha.

- and now jaune. i still don’t understand why winter didn’t grab him and fly with him. maybe she just didn’t think about it? idk but i’m sad :)

- kill watts harder machine babey

- listen. i know that watts isn’t strong and he’s trapped in a room with a lot of fire. and i know that the likelihood of ironwood surviving atlas crashing into the crater is very low. but i have watched too much media to trust that shit. if we don’t see a body we don’t know for sure that they’re dead and even then there’s still a possibility they come back so. i’m suspicious

- and qrow’s fuckin face when he’s not hearing from ruby or yang fuck dude

- hey at least they’ll all be together in the void! :))))))