#bumbleby is canon and you can do NOTHING

[birzein]

Just lost power so I went to watch RWBY on my phone instead of on my computer, and I've just been deeply reminded by the absolute tragedy most comment sections are.

Listen, if all you're gonna do is bitch about how "Monty would have done it better" and "it needs a reboot with better characters" then in assuming you lack any and all brain capacity for intelligent thought so please get the fuck out of my comfort fandom thanks.

[anthurak]

What RWBY ships do you think deserve more love in the FNDM?

(Not really in any kind of order)

Schneekos/North Pole – This one has gotten decent attention, but I still feel it deserves more love from the fandom. Especially given how between Chibi, the Mangas, Ice Queendom and even the official CFVY novels, it’s pretty much canon that Weiss was absolutely crushing hard on Pyrrha XD

Milk and Cereal (Ruby/Pyrrha) – I have similar feelings to this as I do for Schneekos, but also because Ruby and Pyrrha have what I feel is an EXTREMELY underrated dynamic in that they are WAY more alike than I think the fandom gives them credit for. As in, Pyrrha at the start of the series is essentially ‘Ruby+2 years’. And I think that can give them a seriously interesting relationship.

Invisibird (Robyn/May) – I mean it’s literally the ‘Robin Hood x Maid Marian’ of the Happy Huntresses! I am still kind of baffled that Hellbore managed to overtake this ship so much to become pretty much the definitive May Marigold ship at this point. And nothing against that ship either, I just think Robyn x May deserves WAY more love.

Rich Farmers (Whitley/Oscar) – Frankly this is the only Oscar ship I think is actually pretty compelling (I’ve gone on record multiple times how I think shipping Oscar with Ruby just makes their dynamic SO much LESS interesting), partly because Whitley would have the very interesting distinction of NOT knowing Ozpin beforehand, while Oscar is likewise pretty much completely removed from all the family/SDC messiness Whitley is dealing with. It’s a relationship for both of them that ISN’T built on any pre-existing expectations or responsibilities, which is something I think these two could both use right now.

TaiQrow – I’m amazed that this ship hasn’t gotten more attention over the years, as it’s a dynamic that feels kind of a given. Heck, CHIBI teased it in that one skit years back and the fandom did NOTHING with it. As you may know, I’m also pretty sure this ship is going to become a MUCH bigger deal in the coming volumes and the focus finally being given to the STRQ family, and my theory that Qrow and Tai are the REAL foil to Bumbleby on Team STRQ.

Any gay Jaune ships, particularly Martial Arcs or Jaune x SSSN – This is partly simply due to just how fucking sick I am of basically every ‘Jaune x Girl’ ship the and ‘Jaune Harem’ bullshit that has infested the fandom for years now. But Ren x Jaune in particular is really compelling and also represents an EXTREMELY fun twist on the old ‘Shonen Hero x Edgy Rival’ dynamic. As for Jaune x SSSN, that is ENTIRELY because I think you could call that ship ‘Journey to the West’ XD

Rosebird (Summer/Raven) – Is this already decently popular in the fandom? Yes. I just think it deserves to be MORE popular XD

[ao3feed-blakeyang]

Cant The Future Just Wait

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/6yEv03P by Katsuki12293 “We don’t have to build anything from the ground up, revisit places that were destroyed in the process, we don’t have to kill anymore… We can choose what we want to do, who we want to be.” Yang held her tighter, kissing her scalp, “Yeah, we don’t. What do you want to do?” “I want to go back to the White Fang and build it back up to what it was - What I know it can be.” Blake looked up at her, “What about you?” When she was asked, nothing came to mind - She had taken care of Ruby for all those years and then wanted to travel across Remnant for the adventure, and, well, she got that. But now things were different. Now she had to make a different decision. That terrified her more than it should. Words: 2810, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Weiss Schnee Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Additional Tags: Yang Xiao Long Needs a Hug, Lesbian Yang Xiao Long, Established Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long, Bisexual Blake Belladonna, Post-Canon, Minor Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee, Mentioned Kali Belladonna, Mentioned Ghira Belladonna, Bumbleby Week (RWBY), Bumbleby Week 2025 (RWBY), Established Relationship, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags May Change read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/6yEv03P

[metal-berry]

I'll pass. Last thing I want to do is deal with you freaks harassing me.

Here's some free information. Canon ships (Bumbleby, Renora, Arkos) will always be more popular than your fringe ships

Getting butthurt because of reality is just what I expect from RWDE

Oh, BTW...Yang is a lesbian and they'res nothing you can do about it

“I don’t want to deal with being harassed”

That’s rich. You’re harassing me on anon. Hypocrite.

I don’t care if my ships are popular, the point is that you lot chased out all the people who made content of them.

I accept your headcanon. I headcanon she’s bi.

[citadelofmythoughts]

Why do so many people in this fandom hate the idea of yang in a suit, when it comes to the other girls I see nothing but excitement when there's art of them in a suit, but I always see complaints when yang gets drawn in a suit. That or artists will draw yang in a dress simply because they think it would be "stereotypical" for her to be in a suit. Its fustrating honestly. I remember when v7 was airing, that one week people thought the atlas ball was happening I kept seeing posts advocating for rwb in suits but not for yang, for her all I saw was those "broke: yang in a suit woke: insert other team rwby girl, in a suit" posts sorry for the rant it's just kinda frustrating to have it repeatedly confirmed by crwby that yang is masc/ the most masculine of the team and yet the fandom continues to ignore or undermine the little masc women rep we have in the show :(. It reminds me of how even though bumbleby is canon, people in the fandom still want other blake/yang wlw ships to be canon instead

Hey you people who hate Yang wearing a suit, show yourselves, I just wanna talk....

But seriously, I don't know how many more times I can repeat it (not aimed at you, anon) it's the lesbophobia.

Yang in a suit forces them to confront the fact that she's a masc lesbian.

It's the same with the wanting other wlw ships instead of Bumbleby. Those ships are fiction. They're not the reality. (Yes I know this doesn't apply to all FB or other non-canon Yang/Blake ship fans but it IS true of a lot of them. Also don't get pedantic with me, I know it's all fiction but only one ship is CANON)

[opalharkness]

My Bumbleby Rant (Don't Worry I Ship It)

Bumbleby antis who insist that Bumbleby is forced or poorly written or wasn't planned from the beginning piss me off so bad. I clicked on this video and I haven't even begun watching it but the comments alone have me heated because nigga what (I am black do not worry).

Bumbleby is written exactly like Renora (not exactly, exactly) and yet I hear no complaints. While yes Renora are impiled to have huge crushed on one another in volume 1 they don't do anything with it until volume 4! Even then it's mostly in the background of their interactions in an arc that's about Ren. Renora really doesn't kick off until volume 7!

Same with Bumbleby, while their interactions in volume 1 aren't overtly romantic by the time we get to volume 2 and 3 something fruity was cooking in the writing room. In volume 2 Yang and Blake have their heart to heart in Burning the Candles which you can say isn't romantic but the framing of the scene says otherwise.

It's in golden hour, Yang is so very gentle with Blake even when angry with her. Yang winks at Blake at the end of the convo and says "I'll save you a dance" and the look on Blake's face as Yang walks away. The dance thing is also something I want to meation because that whole dance was just a plot device to futher romantic subplots and villain shenanigans. But the fact that Blake shares a dance with both Yang and Sun, her two most prominent love intrests, could mean nothing.

Also in Volume 2 when WBY have their talk in Montain Glenn and Blake is being very hard on herself it is Yang that attempts to reassure her.

However it is volume 3 where yall bitches should have known what time it was. After Yang and Mercury's fight, where everyone believes that Yang attacked him for no reason and their sitting in RWBY's dorm room. Blake is hesitant to fully believe Yang because of her experience with Adam but after being Yang looks Blake in the eye reassures her that she didn't hurt Mercury out of maliciousness Blake lays the whole thing to bed.

(sidenote that scene is a wonderful display of communication and character growth on Blake's part and shows just how far she had come because volume 1 and 2 Blake would have never have done that)

Yang and Adam, Blake's ex-BYFRIEND, are being directly paralleled in this scene. Then the scene where Adam cuts off Yang's arm. Adam just before Adam stabs Blake he tells her "He will make it his mission to destory everything she loves" which is line that screams LOVE INTREST ENTER STAGE RIGHT.

Yang throws herself at Adam in an effort to protect Blake (there are tears in her eyes btw) and we all know what happens next. The next time we see Blake and Yang, Blake is holding Yang's hand while sobbing as she apologizes for what happened. These moments scream romance to me because of similar scenes between love intrests in other media but also because it sets up a conflict between Adam and Yang.

The writers in volume 3 set up a conflict between Yang and Blake's ex-boyfriend and I'm supposed to buy that they didn't plan for Bumbleby to be canon? Really? Also Yang and Adam's semblances are simailr something we knew about these two characters long before that was revealed in the show in volume 6. Meaning the parallels between these two were something the writers had planned out for years at that point.

disclaimer for next part: I love Black Sun do NOT take this as ship war nonsense. I'm just talking about people who leverage against Blacksun against Bumbleby. This is NOT an attack on the ship.

This meme is literaly me. I am a firm believer in the Blake has two hands agenda. Why have just one bubbly blonde when you can have two?

anyway back to the show.

If CRWBY had planned for Blacksun to be canon and they only switched gears to Bumbleby in volume 6 then why doesn't Sun have any conflict with Adam? As far as I know he doesn't even interact with that man but Yang does. What reason would they have for paralleling Yang and Adam if Bumbleby wasn't planned by the writers? Like get so serious.

Also within volume 4 and 5 you have both Blake and Yang pinning after one another. When Blake is having her talk with Sun after he is injuried by Ilia her voice literaly breaks when she says Yang's name. The volume 4 opening has Blake looking off to the side at Yang. It's so clear that Yang is the main reason between Blake's spiral.

Yang is so upset with Blake leaving in volume 3 and is still upset about it in volume 5. The whole reason Weiss and Yang's talk in volume 5 chapter 8 even happens is because Yang is upset with Blake for leaving. Also Blake and Yang can also be parallel with Taiyang and Raven, Yang's parents and canonical romantic pairing.

Like yes, Blacksun had some really great moments in volume 4 and 5 and Like Morning Follows Night is an absolute banger however I don't think they were endgame. Over the volumes they're interactions start to feel platonic more than romantic, even in the earlier volumes they're interactions aren't that romantic when compared with other ships. Still love them as a pairing tho and I'll alway find them so much fun.

Well that's it. I don't know how to end this. (I still need to finish that essay about Tauradonna, Blacksun, and Bumbleby. I'll try to work on it later.)

[strykingback]

Im sorry, but Jaune stans have really delicate feelings... Adam and Ironwood stans have had way more horrible words flung to them, both Bumbleby and Blacksun shippers too... It's sadly just the normal behavior of the FNDM. I feel bad that Jaune stans are receiving punches too, but they really act like it's the end of the world and like haters have kicked them in the gut. This is normal. Welcome to the actual experience in the RWBY FNDM!

I have to agree as well. I know that there are some good Jaune fans out there that understand that Jaune is poorly written as a character same with those in the Ironwood and Adam camps as well. These three characters in particular all lacked something when being written. Which I think for Adam and Ironwood fans held up firmly while Jaune stans just need to see that Jaune is poorly written... and not a good character.

For Jaune his poorly written status are in line with his lack of accountability, how the writers mostly Miles and Kerry treat him like a self-insert, and lastly poorly-done and pretty generic Semblance and allusion. What he lacks in accountability and responsibility, more respect towards his historical allusion, lastly, not being treated as a "Nice Guy" self-insert character.

Adam was VICTIM of racism even his bio on the now defunct Amity Arena mobile game even supports this. Yet people want to call him abusive or a PDFile because.

The Writers didnt know what to do with him. (Once again, fuck you Miles and Kerry.)

We still have no official confirmation about his age, despite A/rryn Z/ech claiming that he's in his twenties. Once more. Voice Actors dont write the show.

Instead of that. It would have been best to see how racism towards the faunus affected Adam when he was younger, since he has the Schnee Dust Company brand on his eye. Another thing would be to reinforce the student-master relationship and thats it. Nothing romantic between Blake and Adam just a student and master stuff that is all. T

he fact that we could have seen him at first glance hesitant to help humans after the Haven Academy attack because of his morals when he is exiled by the White Fang's council and a new High Leader. While at the same time revealing why he does not trust humans.

Not to mention making him a key-player in the downfall of Jacques Schnee alongside Blake, Weiss, and Winter. Most important of all for that specific arc being that he could see that both Faunus and Humans in Mantle suffer underneath Atlas and the corporations that live up there.

Ironwood just like Adam felt like wasted potential as well for lack of development and no exploration about his past at all. Just suddenly revealing that: "Oh he was evil all along" instead of understanding that he is in a position of leadership and doing what he can while also letting the stress of that position get to him.

We should have gotten the reveal on what happened to half of his body, why he is so focused on maintaining order to better fit the Tin Man allusion, and developing around him to the point where he reveals a kinder side to him. Showing that he has a heart.

Lastly, his semblance not being an ableist allusion for ADHD, which is on the spectrum by the way. Instead why couldn't it have been powered up shots depending on which gun he is using.

God thats another thing I want to touch on. As someone who ships Blacksun as well, I feel very sorry for the peeps who shipped Blacksun a lot, even to the point when BB did become canon that they may have insults flinged at them especially in their ask boxes anonymously. Which I also feel sorry for any BB fans who wanted a natural confession instead of the forced one they got in Volume Nine and perhaps in some case wanting Blacksun or Sunnybees (basically Polyamrous Blacksun and BB) .

To end this.

Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter The RWBY FNDM For if you disagree with what the FNDM says, thou shalt be shamed for it.

[definitelyrwbyandtadcbrainrot]

Rwby Cupids Booth pt 1

Songs I think capture the ships of rwby(well the ones I can remember anyway THERE ARE SO MANY 😭 the poly ones alone are plentiful but rest assured they will be included eventually) also if u see an excess amount of hoizer NO U DIDNT (he just knows how write music okay hoizer × rwby crossover coming soon)

Renora (rens pov)

Renora (Nora's pov)

(the only absolute truth I hold for rwby is renora)

Nuts & Dults (Penny's pov)

Nuts & Dults (Ruby's Pov)

(I had so many great options for them another ship I happen to love but I wanted to take a realistic approach to them so it aligned with Canon I think Ruby did love penny like that but with her death AGAIN she'd feel somewhat like this and for penny she had nothing but love for Ruby she was hee first REAL friend that's... moving somehow)

Bumbleby (Yangs pov)

Bumbleby(Blake's pov)

(This ship had such a sensual feel, and if the writing were better I'd imagine they'd give this vibe so hard they really are beautiful together.)

Arkos (Jaunes pov)

Arkos (Pyrrhas pov)

(real straight forward with arkos songs says it all)

Ladybug (Blakes Pov)

Ladybug (Ruby's pov)

(A cutie patootie ship that I just thing is so wholesome and safe.)

[kitkatopinions]

Just thinking about how some Bumbleby fans insist their ship is superior to ships like Freezerburn and shouldn't be criticized because their ship is canon, and how they'll be like "Bumbleby is canon, Freezerburn never would've happened and you're delusional for thinking it."

A. It's a little like the "people say Rwby is a bad show, but it's actually popular" thing, where it's like, whether or not the ship is canon has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not the ship is good or well written or non-toxic or any of that.

B. I really do think that one reason why people think "mine is canon and yours isn't" is a convincing argument, or like a hurtful thing to say to people who ship a rival ship like Freezerburn or Blacksun is because of the anti-criticism push in the fandom and the villainization of rwde. Saying you want a different ship to be canon is skating really close to saying you think the writers shouldn't have done the thing that they did, after all. And meanwhile, the anti-criticism push in the fandom has resulted in this thing where 'it's canon' is meant to be kind of a last word on things, or 'it's what the writers wanted' or 'here's what the writers want us to think' is used like they're meant to be argument ending and undebatable. Because the fandom at large's anti-rwde expectations means that the writers are always supposed to be right and that the fans are just supposed to accept and like everything that the writers do or say with a smile. Like, the most you're allowed to say without getting labeled 'rwde' and therefore an evil, bad faith horrible person is 'that change wasn't what I personally would've wanted, but it's still great.' People get harassed and sent hate for saying that the writers make mistakes or shouldn't have done something they did. So of course some bees fans think that saying "well Bumbleby is canon and the writers never would've gone with Freezerburn" is going to make people feel badly or is going to make them rethink their own shipping preferences. Of course some bees fans feel better about their ship themselves simply because they can say it's what the writers wanted, so when they see a post about how a different ship had better development they can reassure themselves by sending the person messages telling them "that ship isn't canon and my ship is canon, hahaha."

C. The way the writers talk very much so implies that they're easily swayed by fandom opinion. For example, recently they were talking about Neo and how they essentially killed her off in the end and how they viewed her as irredeemable, but one reason they gave her a more sympathetic end and had her 'bow out' was because a lot of people liked her character a lot. And that isn't a one off occurrence. The writers often talk about how the audience reacts to things and how they've tried to work through audience complaints (badly, but that's a complaint for another post.) So, I'm supposed to believe that bumbleby becoming canon had absolutely nothing at all to do with it being the most popular ship in rwby (and again, popularity doesn't equal quality) and that if Freezerburn hadn't been more popular, they wouldn't have gone with it? I don't believe that. 'Planned from the beginning' or not, the writers carry things out or change things based on the fandom already, so idk why I should exalt bumbleby as the superior ship just because they're canon. Arkos is canon too, that doesn't mean I have to like Arkos or like it more than shipping Jaune with Ren and Nora or shipping Jaune with Neptune. Renora is canon too, that doesn't mean it's inherently superior to Sugar Rush and that there's nothing to complain about in how the writers wrote Ren and Nora's relationship. XD

I ship Han with Leia in Star Wars, I've liked them since I was a kid. Imagine if I went up to perfect strangers who shipped Han with Luke and was talking to people about wishing they'd gone with Han and Luke, and I was like "haha, the ship that I like is canon and yours isn't! Luke and Han was never gonna happen, you delusional idiot!" That'd be not only asshole behavior, but it'd also be totally irrelevant to the conversation and completely meaningless to the person who clearly already knows what ship is canon.

So yeah, tl;dr version of this is: Ships that are canon aren't inherently superior to ships that aren't canon. The writers are swayed by the fandom anyway, so it could've just as easily been freezerburn if it was more popular and popular doesn't mean good. The anti-rwde, anti-criticism stuff in the fandom is one big reason why these shipping wars even continue and why some bees fans feel so superior about their ship. And it's entirely irrelevant to discussions of quality to brag about a ship's canon status.

[friends-to-lovers-tournament]

FRIENDS TO LOVERS TOURNAMENT BRACKET

thank you all for your patience! here's our updated bracket:

(the typed-out list of match-ups can be found under the cut)

sorry if your ship didn't make it in btw. we made our selections based on number of submissions + strength of propaganda and these were the ones that made the cut

a reminder of the rules because we want this tournament to be a fun & safe space for everyone:

be respectful to the other voters and to us mods. supporting your fave(s) is encouraged, but we will NOT tolerate any hate towards other ships. anything from "wreck those twinks" to slurs and hate speech will get you blocked IMMEDIATELY, no questions asked or chances given. if you have nothing nice to say to/about your opponent then literally don't say anything at all; just vote and scream for your blorbos then MOVE ON. there are better things to do than being toxic about some pixels online.

a ship being canon does not make it "superior" and a ship not being canon does not make it "inferior". comments like "XX ship is canon therefore it's better than YY ship" will also get you blocked immediately. we let headcannoned ships in so more people can indulge in silly blorbo fun, don't ruin it.

propaganda is encouraged! preferably do it in the text of a reblog of the relevant poll, but sending it via an ask is also an option

-mod deli 🎀

4. also propaganda in the form of fanart, fics, and memes are also encouraged! (just specifying this to make it clear)

-mod soba 🍜

SIDE A

Amalia/MC (It Lives Within) vs Keanyx (Boy Girlfriend)

Tasutsumu (A3!) vs Zenyuki (Snow White with the Red Hair)

Makoharu (Free!) vs Soma (Soul Eater)

Rahulanjali (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) vs Dexer (Jackson's Diary)

Eulamber (Genshin Impact) vs Polyneed (Project Sekai)

Darlapple (Ever After High) vs Joon Hyung/Bok Joo (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo)

Sasuke/Mai (Ikemen Sengoku) vs Fuyupoly (A3!)

Aviskull (Coroika Splatoon) vs Sourin (Free!)

Iruclarazz (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) vs Sunnflower (Omori)

Sidyonk (Legend of Zelda TOTK) vs Rex/Nia/Pyra/Mythra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3)

Adrienette (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Sorikai (Kingdom Hearts)

Narlie (Heartstopper) vs Courfius (Les Miserables)

Junnana (Revue Starlight) vs Alanna/George (Song of the Lioness)

Walter/Millie (Free Guy) vs Kuroken (Haikyuu!!)

Soriku (Kingdom Hearts) vs Scarlet/Chase/Brook (I'm the Grim Reaper)

Adrigaminette (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Tigatron/Airazor (Transformers: Beast Wars)

SIDE B

Chrobin (Fire Emblem Series) vs KohaAi (Ensemble Stars)

Seeley/Temperance (Bones) vs Kidkiller (One Piece)

Boyf Riends (Be More Chill the Musical) vs Avocados at Law (Daredevil)

Patcap (BBC Ghosts) vs Tankana (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Buddie (9-1-1) vs Kenhina (Haikyuu!!)

Renga (Sk8 the Infinity) vs Fitzsimmons (Agents of SHIELD)

Danny/Sam (Danny Phantom) vs Huntlow (The Owl House)

Aridante (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe) vs Ikesoren (Fire Emblem Series)

Karmisa (Assassination Classroom) vs Gwiles (Spiderverse)

Catradora (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs Bumbleby (RWBY)

Olivia/Victoria (Rainbow High) vs Tododeku (Boku No Hero Academia)

Zosan (One Piece) vs Byler (Stranger Things)

Hidekane (Tokyo Ghoul) vs Mawee (Drawn to Life)

Knighthouse (Emma by Jane Austen) vs Percabeth (Riordanverse)

Kirk/Spock (Star Trek) vs Ellemmett (Legally Blonde the Musical)

Jiglup (Lupin the Third) vs Raeda (The Owl House)

[ficretus]

Assuming a slim chance Knightfall ever happens in canon, what would other major pairing in the story be?

Lot of people go for Whiterose since it "removes" both Weiss and Ruby as potential love interests for Jaune. As well as being one of the most popular pairings in general, so it would balance out extremely controversial pairing with fan pleaser.

However, I'd say Knightfall kind of needs Rosegarden to happen. Basically, all the ways you can speculate Knightfall also work for Rosegarden when applied to it.

Mostly straightforward adaptation of literary influence? So far Cinder fits the most as Dauphin to Jaune's Joan (not romantic relationship in the story, but he was her "one and only"), Jaune fits the most as Prince Charming to Cinder's Cinderella. Similarly, Oscar is Princess Ozma to Ruby's Dorothy as well as being Little Prince to her Rose.

Complementary colors? Jaune's eyes are blue, Cinder's are orange. While Oscar and Ruby cannot complement each other that way since silver is not a color, they do have complementary color schemes, green and red respectively. And their eyes complement each other in different way considering Ruby's eyes glow silver and eyes of Ozma's vessels glow gold. Doing Bumbleby, Knightfall and Rosegarden would then close out the RYB color wheel.

Connection to in universe fairy tale? Jaune and Cinder seem connected to Indecisive King while Oscar and Ruby to Warrior in the Woods. This one is especially interesting considering what would be the point of creating in universe fairy tale that matches the characters in the show and then do nothing with it.

You can even include Ozma and Salem imagery. Bumbleby had it, especially with Adam as third wheel. Jaune and Cinder have it, and if that turns out to be canon then it only makes sense for last major pairing to also have Ozma and Salem imagery. And what better candidate than pairing that has Ozma's vessel.

Of course, Rosegarden is significantly more palpable as a ship and doesn't need shitload of outside sources to stand on its two legs. So I can easily see them doing Rosegarden and not doing Knightfall, but I consider it almost impossible to do Knightfall and not do Rosegarden.

[ao3feed-blakeyang]

Cant The Future Just Wait

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/odOctmF by Katsuki12293 “We don’t have to build anything from the ground up, revisit places that were destroyed in the process, we don’t have to kill anymore… We can choose what we want to do, who we want to be.” Yang held her tighter, kissing her scalp, “Yeah, we don’t. What do you want to do?” “I want to go back to the White Fang and build it back up to what it was - What I know it can be.” Blake looked up at her, “What about you?” When she was asked, nothing came to mind - She had taken care of Ruby for all those years and then wanted to travel across Remnant for the adventure, and, well, she got that. But now things were different. Now she had to make a different decision. That terrified her more than it should. Words: 2810, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: RWBY Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/F Characters: Blake Belladonna, Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose (RWBY), Weiss Schnee Relationships: Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long Additional Tags: Yang Xiao Long Needs a Hug, Lesbian Yang Xiao Long, Established Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long, Bisexual Blake Belladonna, Post-Canon, Minor Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee, Mentioned Kali Belladonna, Mentioned Ghira Belladonna, Bumbleby Week (RWBY), Bumbleby Week 2025 (RWBY), Established Relationship, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Tags May Change read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/odOctmF

[electronicyarn]

Almost Live Blogging RWBY Vol. 9

Out of all the directions Volume 9 could have gone, I would have predicted none of it. Well, except the time dilation. Just in the wrong direction, I guess. So partial credit? But what did I think of this latest volume?

In my opinion, this volume is easily the best RWBY has ever been. Well worth the wait. The writing was consistently good to great. The art direction was terrific. The character beats were spot on. And the humor was…okay. (A big improvement.)

I suppose I should stop being coy. OH MY GOD! CANON BUMBLEBY! THEY SAID THE THING! THEY KISSED! HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP! HOLY CRAP! CUE THE OFFICE MEME! OH MY GOD, IT’S HAPPENING! EVERYBODY STAY CALM!

I never, ever thought in a million years that they would actually have the stones to pull that trigger. Well credit where credit’s due. Honestly? I kind of feel like the dog who finally caught the car. I’ve got canon Bumbleby, but what do I do with it? I was planning on writing a short fic that takes place during Volume 9 where Yang and Blake confess. Now…I don’t have to? I was not prepared for this.

It actually took me about three times as long as that scene’s runtime to watch it. I kept having to pause and walk away because I saw what they were doing, and I didn’t believe it. I was trying to emotionally prepare for coming so close and being denied. In fact, allow me to reenact (in prose form) the very beginning of that scene for me.

Yang: “But how do we take the next step?”

Me: *eyes narrow*

Me: “No…. No way…. Impossible….”

Me: *pauses and walks away for ten minutes*

Now there’s so much else to talk about. I really, really liked Ruby’s character arc in this volume. I loved the flash back to Summer Rose. I like what they did with Jaune. I liked the cute, polite paper people desperately scheming to embrace the sweet release of death. But forget all that. I want to talk about Neo!

Neo is RWBY’s best character, easily. I’m pretty sure this Volume was her swan song, but I can’t bring myself to be disappointed. Nothing that good can last forever. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing. Things need to end before they’re milked to death and ruined, or the good idea trough runs dry. (See Star Wars/Trek. Please pick whichever one resonates with you more.)

Now before I saw Volume 9 I would’ve said that them having Neo speak would’ve been a mistake. Oh how wrong I was. Neo speaking through a Greek choir of departed friends? Glorious. Absolutely glorious. And then the cat. Oh the cat. The cat made one, fatal mistake. He messed with Neo. You never, ever mess with Neo. That’s how you get murdered. Instantly and horribly. When it happened I literally jumped up from my seat and shouted something to the effect of, “YOU F!@#ED WITH NEO, CAT! NOW YOU’RE DEAD!” Not language I typically use, by the way.

And Neo’s send off. Only Neo can stop Neo. And even that was an example of how good a character she is. Without saying a word, she said to Ruby, “Don’t forget that I thoroughly beat you.” Goodbye, Neo. Goodbye. You were the flame that burned twice as bright. As beautiful as you were deadly.

(Yes I know that a new Neo…uh…a neo Neo? Will likely appear in a future volume, but while she might be awesome, she won’t be the same. You just can’t top skipping through a field of death without a care in the world with the Relic she stole from Salem because she knows she’s going to get away with it.)

So yes. More RWBY please. Now. I know there’s been a lot of drama surrounding Rooster Teeth recently. I don’t know what any of it is nor do I care to because that’s not how I engage with media. So I guess I’ll have to say the little prayer I always say when a new RWBY volume comes out. Please oh please don’t mess this up.

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Oh, and I’m pretty sure Team RWBY+J has met God? So…have fun with that theological can of worms, kids.

[hamliet]

Hi! Can I ask your opinion on Cinder X Jaune as a ship?

As in, do I like it, or do I think it has any canon basis?

My answers are basically fun crackship and then not at all, respectively.

For my personal tastes, the only RWBY ships that fill me with feels are Rosegarden and Emercury. I do like Bumbleby, Arkos, Renora, White Knight as they've been written. Cinder/Jaune is like Nuts n Dolts to me--I see why people like it and mad kudos to them. It's just not for me.

The ship, as best I can tell, is based on the fact that Cinder and Jaune absolutely do have a role to play in each other's arcs, and Jaune is absolutely going to be pivotal to Cinder's redemption. The fandom does often sleep on this. I can see why people would have a lot of fun exploring it. Enjoy!

Insofar as canon goes, I think that it has no basis because to interpret their roles in each other's arcs as romantic means misinterpreting the context of the story and the coding of their roles within said story.

I will explain more under the cut because I know I have followers who like the ship and please do enjoy it.

By coding, I do mean age coding. But not in the way antis mean it, not at all. Age gap wise, Jaune and Cinder don't have anything extreme--in fact, it's pretty negligible. That said, to take their ages literally only works in the context of fandom arguments, and so ship to your heart's content!

Within the story, though, Cinder is coded as an adult. Jaune is coded as a child. Coding in stories is not to be taken to extremes like, say, antis or anti-antis take it. There is such a thing as child-adult coding, but it's not the creepy thing people make it out to be. For example, look to Bungo Stray Dogs coding Dazai as a mentor/adult above Akutagawa even though there are only two years between them. There's nothing weird about shipping it, but the story is using this coding for a reason--to tell you about the particular dynamic and what to expect. The story will obviously never go there. Yes, it's a coming of age story like RWBY, but the point is that they aren't coded as peers.

In RWBY, Emerald and Mercury are presented as peers of RWBYJNPR in the Vytal Festival, and Cinder is presented as being above them, as a mentor, as a parental figure, at each and every turn. The reason this matters is not to say that Jaune and Cinder can't be shipped without creepiness (it's not creepy at all), but it matters because coding can tell you a lot about the intentions of the writers.

There's also alchemical coding, in which opposites should unite. Opposites, like say Bumbleby and Rosegarden and Renora, are:

Gold, red, heart, sun, hot and dry, fire, air

Silver, white, mind, moon, cool and moist, water, earth

So, if you left Jaune as he was at the start of the story as white, moon, silver, etc., he would actually work with Cinder, but at this point he's clearly not those anymore. He worked with Pyrrha precisely because of this. However, regardless of whether or not Jaune ends up with anyone, he's becoming red, gold, fire, and sun. His name also foreshadows this (jaune=yellow). He got blasted with fire this volume. He took on a white trait this volume (the streak of hair) but that's a symbol of union after a chemical wedding, which was not with Cinder.

Besides, Cinder is also gold and red and fire. I don't think this is remotely debatable. Her name is literally a reference to fire. She's introduced to us shooting flames and she relies on fire throughout the series.

Plus, in the very first episode of RWBY, Cinder's golden eye is highlighted with a specific frame that contrasts her gold eyes with Ruby's silver (like, the very next scene has Oz mentioning Ruby's silver eyes). Cinder is gold.

So what is Jaune and Cinder's actual connection? Well, it has to do with other red characters: Pyrrha, Penny, and Ruby.

Pyrrha's final act of love was saving Jaune and telling Cinder that destiny exists. That even if things are cut short, even if your very life with all you wanted is taken from you, you can still impact the world in a powerful way. This is precisely the connection between Jaune and Cinder: he is going to pass on Pyrrha's message to Cinder. Destiny is real, and she can choose it (because choice is the final relic/theme to be explored).

Lastly, Ruby is actually Cinder's prince, and has always been since the ball. Ruby is the one who will probably save Cinder from her Grimm arm, showing her that being a human being is enough to not deserve to be consumed by chaos. Being a human is enough.

So then, what is Jaune? He is the Maiden of Cinder's story. He will embody the message of Pyrrha and Penny, two maidens, to help Cinder reach individuation, the archetype of the self that Ruby also embodies. Cinder's ultimate choice will be to be a Maiden, but not in the way that she's been so far--in a heroic way. Cinder's arc has always intertwined the supernatural/goddess imagery with that of a lonely child, and so in the end she will be both human and heroine--because through embracing humanity, people can transcend weakness and impact the world.

If there is romance for Jaune, it will be with Weiss. It should be, considering they've set up the crush, explicitly paralleled White Knight with Arkos, Bumbleby, and Rosegarden, and you shouldn't set up crushes without following them up. It's a story, not real life; if it's mentioned, it should matter. (Okay Black Sun but... I would hope the writers have like, learned from that. Plus we do have a Black Sun parallel, and it's Weiss and Neptune.)

Lastly, I don't think Jaune is dying at all, and I don't think Cinder's chances of surviving are much higher than say, Eren Jaeger's in SnK. This isn't me saying it's what I want to see or that I think she shouldn't live; it's just looking at the story thus far, seeing how it's treated say, the Curious Cat, and examining patterns.

See, in alchemy there is something called the Deaths that mark the end of a color phase and the transition to the next. I'm going to use Harry Potter as an example not to be gauche but because it's extremely obvious:

Black Death/Nigredo: Sirius Black

White Death/Albedo: Albus (means white in Latin) Dumbledore

Red Death/Rubedo: Harry Potter himself in the presence of Rubeus Hagrid

Most stories don't use the Yellow phase (it's subsumed into Red) but RWBY does. We have:

Black Death: Pyrrha, death at Beacon at night surrounded by black Grimm

White Death: Weiss Schnee at Haven, although Jaune revives her

Yellow Death: Penny Polendina at Atlas, when Jaune kills her via a weapon (Crocea Mors) that literally means "yellow death," in case you weren't sure.

So, yeah. RWBY is using deaths to mark passage. I do think Cinder will be "saved" from her Grimm arm at Vacuo's climax by Ruby and be given Jaune's message, but the odds of her not dying back at Beacon (even if she does die, it will be to save the world) are not great. She could revive as well, but... we've already used revival and stories do like to keep that special. Plus, RWBY's message on death is clearly not that death is a punishment. It's a tragedy to be mourned, but it doesn't have to be the end of any story.

[megashadowdragon]

one of the bad arguments I have heard from bb shippers in the old days

its basically going well yang is blakes partner so you should support it over blacksun for she technically (( likely ) spent more time with blake ( this was back during v3) I am sorry but you cant just use the time we didnt see to imply romance

when there was nothing in v1-v3 to support any form of romantic attraction.

we see blake and sun have romantic attraction and teasing since v1 we see them interact alot more then yang this is even ignoring the development they had in v4-v5. a blacksun can genuinely think about the possible teasing/romantic moments between blacksun when the show outright supported that

it doesnt matter that yang is blakes partner that doesnt imply romance

to be frank I have seen many people who try to attack blacksun for the genders involved basically going but there are tons of possible same sex ships ( when just because there are allegedly tons of posssible same sex ships doesnt mean the writers are obligated to do so not doing that isnt bigotry of any form).

and imply blacksun is forced just because its a m/f ship

it feels like the people claiming that we are calling bumbleby forced based on the genders involved are projecting given the amount of time I have seen people explicitly attacking blacksun while bringing up the genders involved

I remember on twitter some people getting mad about people saying why cant m/m just be friends and act like responding with why cant your m/f ship just be friends is a valid response ignoring that the m/f ship has actual teasing while your m/m ship didnt

it really annoys me how certain people take any positive same sex relationship and claim they have to be romantic

also it doesnt matter lgbt representation wasnt a valid argument for bb to become canon good writing is more important

it doesnt matter if there are not alot of shows which include a same sex couple in the main characters bad writing is bad writing you cant just throw away years of buildup for an unearned ending.

not alot of shows doing something doesnt mean doing that thing will be good writing or supported by the story

in a story good writing is what is most important if you put a years of teasing mutual attraction and development into a het ship and there is a popular same sex ship you dont just throw it away just to fill some quota .

blacksun fits the story bumbleby doesnt fit blake due to the years of buildup that was put on blacksun

[ninadove]

In defense of Huntlow

A love letter to Dana and the Owl Crew

Recently, I have been witnessing an increase in anti-Huntlow rhetoric on Tumblr, which I originally ignored, knowing how intense shipping wars can be.

Earlier today, however, I came across a very inflammatory post accusing Dana and the crew of bad - if not intentionally hurtful - writing for seemingly leaning towards making the ship canon.

As an ace, demiromantic lesbian who deeply cares about queer representation in media, I decided to share some thoughts on the matter, by addressing and hopefully debunking the main accusations I have seen out there.

I. A deliberate jab at the aspec community

Due to the dreadful lack of representation in mainstream media, many aspec viewers, myself included, headcanon Hunter as being somewhere on the spectrum.

Some erroneously believe that Hunter’s obvious crush on Willow invalidates this understanding of his character, and have even gone as far as to imply that the writing team deliberately deprived them of representation - ignoring the fact that Hunter’s arc was most likely fully fleshed out long before he was introduced to the fandom.

The thing is, we do get canon representation in the form of Lilith, who might be willing to boogy down to history town, but definitely isn’t willing to boogy down with you or anyone else for that matter. And let me tell you, she is *great* representation - a complex character who is in no way demonised or infantilised.

Additionally, and perhaps even more importantly, Hunter’s crush does *not* negate his belonging to the spectrum - key word here being *spectrum*. He might not fit the specific label you had in mind, but that’s alright - remember we come in all shapes and sizes!

II. Pushing a queer ship out of the spotlight

The argument here is that Huntlow has been distracting both the audience and the narrative itself from Lumity, an explicitely queer relationship that has been providing groundbreaking representation in the otherwise desperately heteronormative world of kids’ television.

I’ll be honest - I don’t really understand where this comes from. Huntlow might have been getting more fanart and fanfic lately due to the novelty factor, but in no way does this pose a credible threat to Lumity, which absolutely remains the main focus on the show as well as the most popular ship in the fandom ( in fact, most TOH artists seem to ship both pairings! ).

As of now, Huntlow is nothing more than a one-sided teenage crush, while Lumity has been getting in-depth development throughout season 2, culminating in their iconic kiss - I’m sure the team had to fight very hard for this scene to stay in, so let’s show some appreciation!

Interestingly, Raeda also benefited from the novelty factor when it was first introduced, and didn’t receive *nearly* as much backlash. The reason for this difference in treatment? Raeda is an explicitly queer ship.

And the thing is, in a series with so much representation, Huntlow might very well turn out to be as well ( cf point 1 ) ! There is a longstanding bias in the LGBTQIA community against « straight-passing » relationships and people who do not look « queer enough ». In all likeliness, we won’t get any confirmed labels for these two ( which is *fine* - they are kids! ), but it would be very interesting if the show actually took us down that road and forced us to confront our own biases.

( Also, people are allowed to be cishet. But that is not my point here. )

III. Underdevelopment and « bad writing »

As a RWBY veteran, I have grown used to Bumbleby-antis claiming the ship overtook the plot while paradoxically getting no development. This flawed logic seems to be repeated here, so let’s explore a couple of possibilities.

Personally, I would prefer Hunter and Willow’s relationship to stay as it is as of the end of season 2 - celebrating the important role first crushes can play in shaping one’s identity, even though they might never lead to any concrete romantic fulfillement. But, in the very likely occurrence that something *will* happen between these two, there is plenty of material to back them up.

A. Lumity parallels or the tomato syndrome

Some argue that Huntlow lacks development because all we’ve seen so far is one-sided blushing on Hunter’s part - completely overlooking the fact that this is exactly how Lumity started out!

The parallels do not stop there, however, as many excellent posts have pointed out. Both Amity and Hunter grew up in physically and emotionally abusive households, and connecting with their respective crushes helped them gain a new understanding of the world. In his « Captain », Hunter has found a person he can experience healthy admiration for, something that is also significant for Willow who has a history of being overlooked and underestimated.

In fact, one might even argue that Amity predicted Hunter’s crush - remember that one scene in Eclipse Lake? This is great foreshadowing!

B. Caleb parallels or the radical act of love

Now that we know more about Belos’ backstory, a key theme of the show is starting to emerge: love as a vector of rebellion, freedom and systemic change - a message that the LGBTQIA community as a whole is very familiar with.

While Hunter and the previous Golden Guards are all unique individuals with a mind and heart of their own, the fact that every single one of them ultimately chose to rebel against Belos is a strong sign that Caleb’s influence has persisted throughout the centuries. And what was Caleb’s biggest crime, exactly?

Falling in love with a witch.

The point here is not that Hunter is condemned to fall in love with a witch himself by virtue of being a clone with no agency of his own. It’s that Caleb’s hardships and bravery in the face of bigotry opened the door for him to proclaim his own independence through the radical act of embracing a form of love that the powers in place deem demonic and unnatural.

And what an amazing message to send out to a young audience.

IV. But… But the age gap is predatory!!!

I might be gay, but I can still do Maths. So let’s do just that.

Hunter is canonically 16. I don’t believe Willow’s age is ever outright stated in the series, but I assume she is around Luz’s age. Had it not been for Disney being, you know, Disney, our girl would have celebrated her quinceañera in season 3, so we can extrapolate that at this point in the story, Willow is around 15 as well.

That’s a one-year difference. Come on, guys.

Final thoughts: maybe stop being mad about everything all the time

Look guys, I get it, I really do. We have all been starving for queer content our entire lives, so when we finally get it, we expect it to match every single one of the expectations we’ve been desperately holding on for so long.

But the thing is, harassing a queer creator who is fighting tooth and nail to provide kids with life-changing ( and potentially life-saving ) representation is only going to hurt us further.

Use this energy to write fanfic, draw fanart, create a story that will inspire others the way this show does for so many of us. Campaign for more representation in media. Question your own biases and be a little kinder to one another.

And, most importantly - watch The Owl House!