#grimmfuture

[ask-beacons-finest]

Magnolia, do you feel all the timeline jumping has changed you? Which timeline do you enjoy the most?? (Asked by @muertemax )

Magnolia, seemingly in her early twenties, tapping her foot impatiently with crossed arms: Change me? Perhaps. My semblance allows me to ignore the shock that most would surely suffer at such an event, let alone frequent occurrences. I will say, however, I've learned many things. I've grown to enjoy it honestly. I'd even say I love some of the times we've visited.

Magnolia, narrowing her eyes: Visited...in a timely manner.

Thyme, sitting in front of her a few feet away, also appearing similarly aged, fiddling with a clock face that's integrated into the base of a large sword: ....

Magnolia, clearing her throat, louder and more stern: In a timely manner.

Thyme, looking up: ...huh? Did you say something?

Magnolia, her eyes closed, a hand slowly reaching towards a dagger on her belt before pulling away, muttering to herself: No...no no no...no.

Thyme, going back to tinkering: We'll head out soon, relax. I'm sure my mutter is used to waiting in this timeline, considering she's the Headmaster of Beacon and all.

[shafiriuzx]

keMANUsiaan Sekitar 700 tahun ini, sistem kehidupan manusia sudah tiada lagi roh kebenaran dan kemanusiaan. Apa yang manusia anggap benar, hanya berhujungkan kepuasan hawa nafsu manusia iaitu harta benda semata-mata. Semua aspek dalam hidup manusia sudah tercemar dengan kebendaan, konsumerisme, dan kapitalisme. Hubungan antara manusia sudah tidak lagi berdasarkan kasih sayang dan semangat kemanusiaan. Yang ada hanyalah hubungan transaksional yang mengarapkan balasan kebendaan semata-mata. Sedangkan banyak nilai-nilai kemanusiaan yang diajar oleh Tuhan kepada manusia melalui Nabi dan Rasul sudah ditinggalkan oleh kebanyakan manusia pada zaman milennium ini. Pelbagai bencana telah terjadi di bumi dan lautan merupakan satu realisasi atas kerja tangan manusia itu sendiri yang telah menjadikan jawa nafsunya sebagai "Tuan" (ilah) atau sebagai tandingan dari Tuan yang sebenarnya, yang haq untuk ditaati dan dipatuhi... #humanity #kemanusiaan #beinghuman #thoughtoftheday #thought #mutiarakata #katakatahikmah #nohumanity #humanrights #hakasasimanusia #hakasasi #dystopia #dystopianfuture #dystopian #nofuture #darkfuture #grimmfuture #penulisan #writing https://www.instagram.com/p/CF4d5MzBue7/?igshid=1q6auzuz6whfx

[rnadal88]

In the #grimmfuture there is only #rain ... #badweather #earlymorningatwork (at Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3Lz9fLoolq/?igshid=qt34syk3u4yq

[ask-beacons-finest]

Oh my god these are amazing.

The outfits are absolutely divine and the personality of the characters is so easily defined in such a simple way it's fantastic.

Yet despite all that I'm seriously speechless about it all.

Love both these wonderful artists!

The designs for @funblade‘s Future!AU continue to be my absolute favorites

[echollama]

Have you considered how your OC teams would be doing in other people's AUs? For example, ask-beacons-finests' GrimmFuture AU ? (only one I can think of atm)

I’m not sure tbh, but I hope they all have fun surviving!

[neopoliitan]

Have you considered how your OC teams would be doing in other people's AUs? For example, ask-beacons-finests' GrimmFuture AU ? (only one I can think of atm)

Thinking about their own plotline is hard enough haha!

[ask-beacons-finest]

Grimmfuture!Weiss, sitting at her desk: I thank you for your speedy response Huntsman Thyme, thanks to you that village shouldn't suffer any longer. The thought of an Apathy roaming the streets at night is...worrisome. We will increase Grimm surveillance in that area as soon as possible, and send out extermination teams to lower their numbers. Thank you, again.

Thyme, nodding: Of course, Headmistress Schnee.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, looking over to Magnolia: And as for you, I am grateful for your offer, and will happily accept you as an asset of Beacon.

Magnolia, bowing: I hope to be of use.

Grimmfuture!Weiss: However, until I know more about you personally, I can only consider you as a partner to Thyme. When I know for certain you're reliable and trustworthy you will receive your own title as Huntress.

Magnolia: Of course.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, standing up: You two are dismissed, and Thyme?

Thyme: Yes?

Grimmfuture!Weiss: Get some sleep. You look exhausted. Good day to both of you.

~~~~~

Thyme, entering the elevator outside of Weiss's office, letting out a sigh of relief: Thankfully that was a quick one.

Magnolia, walking beside them, watching the doors close: Have you ever been assigned a mission that's taken much longer than th-

Grimmfuture!Blake, causing the two of them to freeze as her hand grasps the edge of the door, pulling them back open and steps inside, standing between Thyme and Magnolia and the door itself as it closes again: Hunstman Thyme.

Thyme, glancing nervously at Magnolia, who returns the look: ...Professor Belladonna.

Grimmfuture!Blake, without turning to face them: Have I ever told you, Thyme, that you've made me curious since the day you...appeared...seemingly out of thin air?

Thyme: I don't believe you have, no.

Grimmfuture!Blake, continuing: And that you were an astounding student. To be one of the first freshman class, only to be ranked as a Class B Huntsman when your classmates became sophomores, and a Class A Huntsman when-

Thyme, glaring at the back of her head: They became Juniors, yeah. I know. What are you getting at?

Grimmfuture!Blake, her eyes narrowing in the reflection of the elevator doors: Oh. Nothing. Nothing. I simply think it's fascinating. You see, the only people I have ever seen grow in skill as fast as you have were legends. I know this because I happen to be one of those legends myself. My entire team were some of those legends.

Magnolia, defensively stepping forward, the elevator dinging: So Thyme is a legend as well, what of-

Grimmfuture!Blake, raising her hand to silence Magnolia as the doors start to open, tapping a button which causes the doors to close again, the elevator continuing downward: Yes. Yes, they are a legend. Aren't they?

Thyme, slowly reaching their hand up over their shoulder, towards the hilt of their sword: Professor...that was our floor.

Grimmfuture!Blake: No. It wasn't.

Grimmfuture!Blake, turning to face the two of them, her face stoic: And if I were you, I would unhand your weapons. I have no qualms with ending you, girl. But for, Thyme?

Grimmfuture!Blake: I would much prefer not to kill my wife's child, even if you're not my wife's child.

Thyme, staring at her in shock: ...shit.

[ask-beacons-finest]

I'm glad to finally have the fear of Miles using Jaune as a self-insert put to rest.

I'd also like to apologize personally to Miles for that if I ever happen to get the chance. I know I was a little vocal about it, so I'd like to at least say sorry someway, somehow.

And Qrow's weapon FINALLY has a name! This will make Grimmfuture a bit easier! Shame Qrow himself isn't around to make use of it, but Ruby will treat Harbinger well all the same.

Also I know many people enjoyed the theory of Qrow being Ruby's dad, but personally I held zero interest or belief in it. I was always with them on it. She looked up to him and just copied his style because of how much she looked up to him. I guess I came to that conclusion easily seeing as how I have the same thing, but that's nothing interesting enough to explain.

Let's see, Ilia's a lesbian! Wonderful!! I'm glad to see their effort for diversity is really pushing them. And I'm also glad to see they took the advice on not going through with the pilot boy plan. Goodie.

We now have a solid setting for Winter's age, which is a blessing. Seeing how this will put her around 22-23 at her first introduction.

It's sad to hear that RWBY does have an end planned, but! That's so far down the line! So let's focus on the adventure itself, not the ending, shall we?

And Jaune's sisters may make appearances! Or at least be talked about more. I know this is a bit self indulgent but I really hope they do something similar to what I did once, giving them all names resembling the "French rainbow".

I cannot WAIT to learn more of Salem, which would probably lead to learning more of Ozpin too.

Speaking of Ozpin, each of his reincarnations had their own names. So who knows? Perhaps some local folklore the group overhears will make Ozpin chuckle and let out a little, "They always get my name wrong on that one." I think that'd be cute.

The Weiss and Yang scene is a quality one. That's for sure.

Mercury getting more backstory will be great. I'd like a bit more than, "Killed my dad and burned the house down. I'm here now." I don't expect it to be senseless devotion like Emerald's was, since he clearly didn't care for Cinder in the way she did. Maybe he stuck around with her because that's just what let him cause chaos. Who knows? Only they do.

Ah well.

That's it from me.

None of that was in any particular order either...

Gosh I still have to finish match 6...

I'm sorry it's just...weirdly eluding me?

Ah well I'll get back to it.

(Seriously though, @milesluna I'm sorry man :c I let some loser emotions get a hold of me, I shall make a better apology at RTX18 should the universe allow it.)

CRWBY AMA w/ Miles Luna, Kerry Shawcross, and Paula Decanini summary

Kerry Shawcross, Miles Luna (writers of RWBY) and Paula Decanini (director of RWBY Chibi) did a Q&A on Reddit that was really interesting and gave us some very exciting answers. 

Each of Ozpin’s incarnations has its own name

Why Mercury works for Cinder isn’t a simple question to answer, but that will get explored on the show “pretty soon” (someone hold me please aaaaaaaaah)

On Qrow’s semblance: "It’s not necessarily constantly running, it’s more that it randomly spikes to cause unfortunate situations. If he chooses to amplify it in a fight, then yes, it does cost him.”

Winter was never going to be in V5 which was hinted with her “I’m not always going to be around to save you” line in the Weiss trailer

Ilia is a lesbian

Weiss and Winter are about 5-6 years apart in age

Pilot Boi was supposed to be gay, but then they got feedback from crew members that convinced them that having the first gay character die in the very next episode wasn’t a good idea (but they are actually trying to get more representation into the show and listen to feedback on that matter!)

Hazel’s semblance needs to be activated and isn’t always just there

Qrow totally is the Scarecrow

Feedback they considered when starting to write Volume 6 was that Ilia’s Arc, the Spring Maiden reveal and Cinder vs Raven went well, what they want to work on is more fights that better utilize characters’ weapons and abilities, more attention and meaningful conflicts for Ruby, Show don’t tell.

Kerry mentioned Show don’t tell once again and that they would try to work on that in Volume 6.

On Raven’s weapon: “Monty modeled her weapon in about a weekend while on a trip before animating the end fights in Vol2. She can load it with different types of dust blades for different needs/missions. In the Raven/Cinder fight, she used ice, electricity, gravity, and a regular non-dust blade. Maybe fire? Can’t remember.”

There is no such thing as being too young to be a Maiden. The unofficial cutoff point to become a Maiden is 30.

Qrow is not Ruby’s dad. She just looks up to him so much that she mimics a lot of things about him. (I know what many here are thinking about this theory, but please let’s not be a dick about it.)

On Jaune being Miles’ self insert character Kerry said: “In the first few Volumes, if Jaune was in a scene it was almost always because either Monty or myself wanted him in a scene. From the very beginning, Monty was very big on having that archetype of character be fairly prominent in the show. Miles has always been incredibly hesitant to insert Jaune into scenes, to the point where he’s voiced before that he wishes sometimes that he didn’t voice him. So, if people want to be mad at someone for Jaune being in scenes, take it out on Monty and I :P”

Milles added to that: “Yeahhh, more or less what Kerry said. I won’t lie and say that I didn’t have fun getting to do lines in the booth. It’s always a pleasure to get to do more acting, especially if it’s a character that gets to do more dramatic scenes. But yeah, the accusations that Jaune was a “self-insert” really started to get to me over the years, to the point where I began actively avoiding writing scenes that had him in it. Now if I was voicing someone like Torchwick or Watts. Bro. Fuckin’ rename the show “Teenagers Get their Butts Kicked by Awesome Badguys: The Roman Torchwick Hour of Villainy - Starring, Written, and Directed by Miles ‘Loves Playing Villains’ Luna””

On a question about whether Jaune has older sisters, younger sisters or both: “You’ll find out soon enough! Winky face. Let’s say for now that he’s on the younger end.”

“RWBY does in fact have an end. We continue to stay flexible with some of the events leading up to it and exactly how long it will take us to get there, but yes, the main storyline will end one day. That being said, we think of that as an opportunity to explore other areas (or timelines) of Remnant. Much like RvB, as long as people keep watching, we will keep making. It just works a little differently.”

“There are certain moments or character arcs that we’ve wanted to do since before a single script was written (like the end of Vol3 or Ren and Nora’s backstory). There are also a lot that we come up with as we go because we had the idea later or wanted to highlight a certain character/lore element. It was very important to all three of us in the beginning to have an idea of where we were going but also stay flexible to new ideas that popped up along the way.”

Qrow’s weapon is now named Harbinger.

Kerry is most excited to explore Salem’s backstory.

Kerry’s favourite scene to write in Volume 5 was the one between Weiss and Yang.

Apparently they will launch a new side soon that might include character turnarounds and more information on birthdays and weapon names. (Link 1, Link 2)

Vernal never had a surname. She had another name, but when she decided to become the face of the Spring Maiden for Raven, she adopted the name Vernal.

On Raven possibly being on RWBY Chibi: “Have to wait and see! ;)”

[ask-beacons-finest]

Thyme: So, how'd you know?

Grimmfuture!Blake, raising an eyebrow: Aside from the obvious?

Thyme, reaching up to their white hair: Oh...right.

Grimmfuture!Blake, shaking her head, a bit amused: I trailed you, on the mission Weiss sent you on.

Magnolia, her arms crossed: Explains the feeling of being watched.

Thyme, nodding: Why?

Grimmfuture!Blake: At first, it solely was in order to decide whether or not I could trust you, Weiss seems to, but I'm not Weiss. She's told me that for whatever reason, she feels a special kinship to you, something that raised my suspicions only more.

Thyme: And?

Grimmfuture!Blake, narrowing her eyes: And then I saw you fight. Your weapon. Draw it.

Thyme, reaching over their shoulder, drawing their sword: What are you getting a-

Grimmfuture!Blake: Don't. Play smart with me. You know exactly what I want you to do.

Thyme, grimacing, flicking their wrist, the clock face on the weapon's hilt spinning wildly then immediately freezing on midnight, the sword having shifted form into a scythe: ...

Grimmfuture!Blake, stepping forward: There's only one person on Remnant who could have taught you to use a scythe like that. And I know our Ruby would never take an apprentice. Not to mention your fighting style as a whole seemed to be a strange amalgamation of all of RWBY. Coupled with the fact you appeared out of thin air. Seemed to recognize Weiss and myself, along with several other notable staff members. And-

Thyme, interrupting her: So you connected the dots.

Grimmfuture!Blake: Yes. I did.

Magnolia, glancing over to Thyme: ...so what now?

Thyme: Yeah, what are you going to do with this knowledge?

Grimmfuture!Blake, taking a deep breath: ...we're going to hide it from Weiss. If she learns of your true identity, it'll only break her down even more.

Thyme: Understood.

Grimmfuture!Blake: And one more thing, I would like to congratulate you.

Thyme, confused: What for?

Grimmfuture!Blake, with a sly smile: Why, for becoming an S Rank Huntsman of course. Congratulations Thyme Schnee. You're as legendary as your mothers.

Thyme, narrowing their eyes: ...You're going to use me as a personal assistant for missions, aren't you?

Grimmfuture!Blake, her eyes locking with Thyme's, silently smiling: ...well of course, don't you want to help your Mom?

Thyme: Ah shit.

[ask-beacons-finest]

Grimmfuture Au! : Has any student ever tried to tame a grimm ? Like, bringing back a baby grimm from a mission and try to make him a good pet ? (Sent by anon)

Grimmfuture!Weiss, standing in the bustling grand hall, keeping a watchful eye on her students: To be honest? Yes. In a way.

Grimmfuture!Weiss: There are students here who possess semblances akin to mind control, with some of them even being able to utilize their power against Grimm themselves.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, crossing her arms and shooting a stern glance to a student attempting to climb up a banner, which quickly makes them hop off: Though, all who do so report it being...uncomfortable, in various manners. With one student being effectively traumatized after the occasion, refusing to speak of it and vehemently refusing any requests to do it again. The poor child...

Grimmfuture!Weiss, clearing her throat: Not to mention the sheer amount of students here who see Grimm as an eternal threat, regardless of who or what is controlling them. Any Grimm that make their way to school grounds, whether or not its docile is unimportant, it will die.

Grimmfuture!Weiss: Aside from that however, there have been no...old fashioned attempts to tame Grimm. Seeing as how they lack any need to feed on flesh, so there's not a chance it would be as simple as wolves.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, shrugging: At least, as far as I know. There may be hundreds or thousands of people around Remnant who can control the Grimm like perfect puppets. There are many secrets to this world. From people who live in the harshest of desert, to people who thrive on barren sheets of ice.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, with a twitch of the corner of her lip: Hmph. Humans are a resilient bunch, that's for certain.

[ask-beacons-finest]

Thyme, jerking upright, frantically looking around: WHERE!?!?!?

Thyme, seeing that they're under a solitary tree on a long dirt path, bright green fields of grass all around them: ...o-oh...This is actually sort of pretty...

Magnolia, dropping out of the tree and slamming into the ground, slowly pushes herself up with a grunt: We...will never utilize...bunkbeds...again.

Thyme: R-Right...sorry.

Magnolia, sitting up, rubbing her head: Where are we?

Thyme, shrugging, patting their clothes to find their pocket watch: No idea, I've never been here before. This is entirely new to me.

Magnolia, getting up to her feet and steps out from under the tree, looking around the fields as she shields her eyes from the sun: It's...beautiful...

Thyme, staring over to her, having stopped looking for the watch: ...Y-...Yeah. It is.

Magnolia, astonishment covering her face, pointing out in the sky: LOOK!

Thyme, rushing out from under the tree, looking up to see a large bird flying through the air: It's like...it's like it's sparkling.

Magnolia, still amazed: As if its body were made of gold.

Thyme, as the enormous bird continues to fly: And...is it flying through a rainbow...or is it...making one?

Magnolia, turning her head down, confusion spreading on her face: ...do you hear...singing?

Thyme, noticing a murmur of a song, speaking through a yawn: Y-Yeah, sort of...

Magnolia, her eyes drooping, slowly dropping down to sit on the edge of the path: It's...a nice...song...

Thyme, slumping over next to her, yawning again as their eyes slowly close: Very...nice...tired...sleepy...

~~~~~

Thyme, waking up in a small bed, staring at the ceiling of the room: ...What was that?

Magnolia, sitting up from the floor, pulling herself up onto the bed: That was...strange. Where are we now? What does your watch say?

Thyme, glancing over to their side, seeing a large sword fitted with a clockface between the hilt and the blade, groans: I don't...even need to check. Okay so. In this timeline?

Thyme, sitting up, grabbing their scroll off a bedside table: Urgent mission...Headmistress Schnee...things...things are gonna get Grimm.

[ask-beacons-finest]

have thyme propose to magnolia with a guinea pig (Asked by @absolutelyxosmittenxo )

Magnolia, as her and Thyme near a small home: As a Huntress of the Council I am not allowed to take part in marriage.

Thyme, stopping dead in their tracks: W-Wow...really? That's really...sad.

Magnolia, turning to them: No. I am joking. Why did you say it was sad?

Thyme, flustered, their face bright red as they rush past her towards the home's door: B-BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW FUCK OFF.

Magnolia, with a raised eyebrow as they storm off: Hmmm.

Magnolia, speaking up when Thyme disappears into the house: Besides. Were someone to ask for my hand with a rodent, I feel I would deny them. Regardless of how cute it is.

Magnolia, walking towards the house herself: A handcrafted blade would suit me best.

[ask-beacons-finest]

what does thyme think of,,, güïñêæ pîgs (asked by @absolutelyxosmittenxo )

Thyme, walking through a wooded path with Magnolia: Guinea pigs? Those are the little guys right? They're like...big fat hamsters. Cute.

Magnolia: Rodents?

Thyme, shrugs: People have all kinds of animals as pets, humans are weird. We pack bond with anything.

Magnolia, silent for a while as they continue walking, then speaking up again: ...I would like an animal.

Thyme: Oh you have got to be kidding me.

[ask-beacons-finest]

*discreetly gives coffee to grimmfuture! Weiss* Take this, you deserve it (Sent by anon)

Grimmfuture!Weiss, nearly in tears as she accepts the cup of coffee: T-thank you. Oh thank you so much.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, her watering eyes staring at the cup of coffee as if it were pure gold: I haven't tasted coffee in months...months. Not since Winter's last visit...

Grimmfuture!Weiss, slowly bringing the cup to her lips: Bless this day, I am forever in your debt. I will lay down my life for y-

Grimmfuture!Weiss, the cup of coffee exploding in her hand after a gunshot rings out in the Headmistress's office, shaking in absolute horror as she slowly turns her head to the side: W-...Why...Why? I loved you...Why would you do this to me?

Grimmfuture!Blake, Gambol Shroud smoking in her hand, casually holsters it to her back, scolding: Coffee is bad for you!

Grimmfuture!Weiss, collapsing onto the desk, her face soaking in the puddle of hot coffee, sobbing: BUT CAFFEEEEEEEEIIIIIINNNEEEEEE.

Grimmfuture!Blake, crossing her arms: There's caffeine in tea too, Weiss.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, continuing to sob, throwing a tantrum: No! I want real caffeine!!!!

Grimmfuture!Blake: YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A CHILD!

Grimmfuture!Weiss: WANT COFFEE!

~~~~~

Grimmfuture!Jaune, standing outside the entrance to the headmistress's office, his fist raised ready to knock on the door, having been frozen since the gunshot: ...

Grimmfuture!Jaune, lowering his hand, shaking his head before turning around and shambling with his cane: No. No, not tonight. Don't wanna even know. I'm too old for this shit.

Grimmfuture!Jaune, entering the elevator, jamming the button with his cane as he leans on the wall: And I'm not even thirty.

[ask-beacons-finest]

Grimmfuture! Weiss, how often do you sneak a cup of coffee when Blake isnt around? (Asked by @bridgyrose )

Grimmfuture!Weiss, sitting at her desk, in a hushed whister: Are you insane?

Grimmfuture!Weiss, returning to shuffling through profiles of students: If she happens to smell the slightest hint of coffee of my breath, the slightest taste of coffee in my kiss, she makes me sleep on the couch for days.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, sighing: I...understand coffee isn't particularly healthy for you, and don't get me wrong, I genuinely do like and enjoy tea!

Grimmfuture!Weiss: ...but I love coffee.

Grimmfuture!Weiss, shrugging, glancing around her office nervously, whispering: Though...when she's away on a mission, for some time. I do sneak a cup or two...or three...

Grimmfuture!Weiss: ...or maybe a dozen?

Grimmfuture!Weiss, with a smile: I just chew on tons and tons of mint leaves to overpower the coffee, she doesn't suspect a thing.

~~~~~

Grimmfuture!Blake, standing tall in one of Beacon's bustling halls, keeping an eye on the students as they rush around, speaking aloud: I know Weiss sneaks coffee when I'm away and tries to cover it up with mint.

Grimmfuture!Blake, chuckling a bit to herself: But...after being away for so long...I wouldn't be able to stand sleeping in the bed alone, so I let it slide.

[ask-beacons-finest]

Aw come on Blake what's the big idea with not letting Weiss having coffee, did something happened ? (Asked by @maburito )

Grimmfuture!Blake, sighing, standing tall in the bustling hallway: Nothing particularly bad happened. Coffee just adds to anxiety and hectic lives. Weiss suffers through those both enough as Headmistress.

Grimmfuture!Blake, shouting out to a student as they walk by: HEY! WEAPONS SHEATHED, NOW.

Grimmfuture!Blake, clearing her throat: Weiss could use something that relaxes her, clears her mind. Helps her slow down as opposed to speed up. So, tea.

Grimmfuture!Blake, frowning: I'm fine if she has a cup every now and then, but it's like an addiction with her. She has one, she has the whole pot.

Grimmfuture!Blake, a bit amused, her frown turning into a bittersweet smile: Hmph...just like Ozpin...maybe it has to do with the position.