#nora and the holidays

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The holiday fics continue! 8 days and 8 nights of Nora celebrating Chanukah (or Hanukkah, if you prefer that spelling)

Featuring heavy doses of Junora, lots of friendship and family time. Nora gets to share her Chanukah celebrations with June, as well as with Alex & Henry, with her family, and other friends.

Tagging some folks again like yesterday!

@onthewaytosomewhere @typicalopposite @xthelastknownsurvivorx @suseagull5914

@iboatedhere @tailsbeth-writes @14carrotghoul

[alyx-sp]

Merry Christmas!🎄

[moonsnqil]

just a boy obsessed with stickball

[zexapher]

I Wish Schnee a Merry Christmas

Of course, I wish thee a merry Christmas, too. Happy holidays, everyone! I thought I’d put together something new and festive to celebrate with you all, and I’m quite happy with how it turned out.

A nice, gripping story to pull at the heart strings; Weiss’s once cheerful home with Old Nick, the sad times with her family under Jacques, then finding a welcoming new home among her friends, and going on to build happy holiday memories with her new family. Of course, given a little more time, I think I’d have added a few moments of Klein and Winter sneaking a few gifts in during Weiss’s childhood. I definitely see them breaking Jacques’s rules a little to give Weiss a few more happy moments.

This is pretty much how I headcanon holiday celebrations for the Schnees. Nicholas was a big ol’ Santa Claus, Jacques doesn’t care about family celebrations and leaves it all to corporate events, and then a big welcoming friend’s party from the teams that Weiss isn’t used to, only for Weiss to then fully embrace it and be super into the holiday spirit and very involved with her new family’s celebrations.

As for editing, I had a good bit of fun recreating Jacques’s and Willow’s legs, adding in a reflection for them, and pulling all the color out of the Christmas tree to make it a very Schnee blue. Feels good to see the progress in my editing skills since I started brushing up on them last year. I can do a lot more and a lot faster now, this whole thing was just some on and off work over the past week. Like changing Zwei’s black fur to that rusty red-brown, that’s something quick and easy to do now, and looks good.

Anyway, happy holidays again, hope you enjoy the season and this edit as much as I do! It’s my present to all of you!

[superiorsturgeon]

Nora: *carrying a mysterious box around with her, occasionally peeking inside and giggling*

Pyrrha: What’s in the box, Nora? 🤔

Nora: Sorry, Pyrrha, but it’s a special secret box! I can’t tell you! 🤫

Pyrrha: Hm? Now I’m VERY curious!

Nora: *hides box behind her back* Pyr, I’m serious about this. If our friendship means anything to you at all, then I need this to remain a secret! Promise me you won’t look in my secret box! 😠

Pyrrha: Okay…okay…! I promise! 🙄

Nora: Good, because I need to go use the bathroom and I’ll be leaving the box here while I’m gone. I know I can trust you!

Nora: *sets box down and runs to the bathroom*

Pyrrha: …hm…I wonder what Nora could be hiding in there…?

Pyrrha: Maybe it’s a gift for someone? Or a silly prank? What would Nora want to keep secret so badly…?

Pyrrha: What if it’s an embarrassing photo of me from last year’s Christmas party?! 😨

Pyrrha: *glances towards the bathroom door* 😬

Pyrrha: *gently lifts the lid* Maybe just one quick peek-

Nora: SO, THIS IS WHAT YOU THINK OF OUR FRIENDSHIP?!

Pyrrha: *leaps back* AAAHH!!! 😱

Nora: *snatches her box back* How could you, Pyrrha?! The one thing I asked you to do for me, and you betrayed my trust! 😡

Pyrrha: 😰

Nora: Your actions have shown me exactly what I mean to you!! As of right now, this friendship is OVER!! 😤

Pyrrha: …do…do you really mean that, Nora…? 😭

Nora: *turns back around and holds out the box* Nah! You can look if you really want to! 😁

Pyrrha: *carefully cracks open the box lid*

Pyrrha: …a piece of string…? 😦

Nora: A SECRET piece of string! 😉

Pyrrha: Oh, you and your crazy shenanigans! I shouldn’t have been suspicious! *turns and walks away* 😄

Nora: 😇

Nora: …mmhmhmHAHAHA!!! 😈

Nora: *reaches into the box* Good thing she didn’t PULL the secret string, revealing a secret compartment on the side containing an embarrassing photo of her from last year’s Christmas party!!! 😂

Nora: *cackling maniacally* AAAHAHAHA!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS PYRRHA!!!! 🤣

[howlingday]

I freaking love alabastards so much! Its like vol 1 Weiss and Jaune who got tired of taking shit for being too nice!

I so need more!

Would it be too much to ask for Alabastards on winter break or something?

"Hello, Arc."

"Weiss."

"How is your winter break?"

"Good. Yours?"

"My winter break is also going well." Weiss turned away. "Not that you'd know anything about proper grammar anyways."

"Oh, really? Is that because I'm too poor to talk good, or is it because you're so bad at being a good person you have to make up for it?"

"Bite me, Arc."

"Make me, Schnee."

The two sneered at each other until they noticed they were getting looks from their teams. Reeling back, the two parted. How and why the two were always found at odds, no one was truly certain. Maybe one had said something to offend the other, or perhaps there was a meeting they had before Beacon that soured their relationship long before it could begin? It was difficult to say.

Regardless, today was Non-Descript Winter Holiday and the two had promised to bury the hatchet, if only for the day. Weiss had bought gifts for each of her friends on Team JNPR, and Jaune, while Jaune used his skills to craft personal gifts for his friends on Team RWBY, and Weiss. As the two sat down with their friends, gifts were exchanged between each of them.

Weiss gifted Pyrrha jacket with a liner, both skillfully embroidered with her name. Nora got a quirky device that allowed her poor syrup through a glass tube onto her pancakes, like some kind of breakfast alchemist. Ren received a new apron to wear should his other need to be washed, this one featuring the words "I'm Not On The Menu". Jaune didn't open his gift.

"And why not?"

"Because I don't want to."

"Excuse me?"

"Knowing you, you probably put a cheap gag gift in here to spite me."

"Do you really think so low of me?"

"Do you?"

"...Fine. Then I refuse to open mine."

"Fine by me."

The rest of the party sighed, choosing to move on to other gifts. Jaune's gifts were hand-crafted with love... or friendship, if love was too much of a stretch. Yang got a bag for her boxing gloves that had "Chorld Wamp" stitched into them, making her giggle. Blake was given a couple sheets of paper with personal poems written front and back, some in haiku. Ruby got a coffee mug cozy, yarned and darned with black and red. Weiss, much like Jaune, refused to open hers.

"I don't care."

"Neither do I."

"I'll just open mine later."

"Or never." She scowled at her gift in disgust. "Knowing you, you probably put something disgusting in here, like a photo of yourself."

"Ha ha." Jaune groaned, standing up. "I'm going to call it a night."

"Oh, did I hurt your feelings by not opening your shitty gift?"

"No, I'm just tired. Not everything is about you, Weiss." Before Weiss could retort, Jaune had already left out of the room, gift in hand.

"Weiss, that was really mean." Ruby whined.

"Very mean." Pyrrha added. "You were both supposed to not be hostile this evening."

"Why am I the bad guy?" Weiss gestured to where her foe made his exit. "He was ruder than I ever was!"

"You were both rude." Yang answered, pointing a finger at the heiress. "You both promised to play nice during winter break, and you both broke that promise on the most important day of the entire break. You ruined it for everyone."

"I did not ruin Non-Decript Winter Holiday." Weiss rolled her eyes. "He ruined it."

"I'm gonna hit her." Nora said.

"Please don't." Ren replied.

"The least you could do is open his gift." Blake offered.

"It it'll make you guys feel better, then fine!" Weiss opened her present. "But do you really think anything he got me will make me say... Oh my god..."

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Jaune held his present in his hand, fully unwrapped and, begrudgingly, impressed. Inside the box was a camera. High quality, too. He fiddled with the buttons, the zoom, the lighting, the timer. Everything was so smooth and easy to play with. He didn't want to admit, but this was probably the best gift he'd ever.

"Jaune, open up." Jaune looked up to the knocking at his door. Opening it, he found Weiss holding his gift to her. "What the hell is this?"

"Your present." Jaune answered, making Weiss scowl.

"You know what I meant." She shoved past him and set the binder on his desk, pushing the gift box to the side. The binder was pure white and decorated with a single sticker of Beacon Tower, something purchased in the school store as a memento. Opening the binder and flipping through the pages, each of which were decorated with printed photos from Jaune's scroll. "You have every single person we've known in this binder."

"Yeah?" Jaune said with a raised brow. "That's how photo albums work, don't they?"

"Everyone we've known EXCEPT for the two of us! Why?"

Jaune blinked, looking at her like she'd suddenly turned into a creature of Grimm. "Because you hate me?"

"I don't- I never-" She groaned. "Just because I don't like you doesn't mean I hate you."

"No," Jaune agreed, "but you insulting me at every turn and being an overall bitch to me does."

"Only because you're an asshole to me." Weiss growled before sighing. "Look. Here's what's going to happen. We are going to fix this. You are going to take a picture of us and put it in this binder."

"Why should I listen to you?"

"Because if you don't, I'm going to kick your ass before the others do."

"The others?" Jaune blinked. "Why are they going to kick my ass?"

"Because they think we ruined the winter break for them."

Jaune was quiet for a moment. "I mean, we did."

"Yes, we did, and exactly the point. So take that fancy camera I got you and take my pic-" CLICK! Weiss blinked a couple of times as her vision was still blurred from the sudden flash. "Argh! You asshole!"

"What? I took your picture." Jaune showed off the photo on his camera with a shit-eating grin. "See?"

"Delete that." Weiss ordered.

"No." Jaune refused without dropping his smile.

Weiss opened her mouth to say something, then heaved a sigh. "Fine. Just... don't do anything weird with it. That's all I ask."

"Okay?" Jaune looked to his camera and pressed a button. "There, I deleted it."

"Oh." Weiss then watched Jaune turn on the light and pulled the chair to the center of the room. "What are you doing?"

"Setting up the shot." Jaune said off-handedly. "You want our picture taken, right?"

"Yeah, but-"

"No buts, except yours in this chair." Jaune chuckled.

"Ugh, you're worse than Xiao Long." She seated herself in the chair.

"I doubt it." Jaune lifted and lowered the camera repeatedly while crouched next to the desk before he grabbed a textbook and set the camera on top of it. "Okay..." He ran up to Weiss, taking place behind her. "Smile."

"Why?"

"It's your picture."

"Are you smiling?"

"Yeah."

"Bull."

"I am."

"...Fine." Weiss smiled and the camera flashed as she did. Jaune ran up to the camera and looked it over. He grinned. "What?"

"Nothing. I just look really good in this."

"Let me see." Weiss looked at the photo and immediately frowned. "You made a stupid face."

"I was smiling."

"You were making a stupid face while smiling."

"Well, do you want to take another one?"

Weiss thought for a moment, then nodded. "No stupid pictures this time."

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Weiss opened her photo album, much time had passed since she'd opened it. Many more memories were captured in time and held in place right there inside her book. Her favorite page was the one with all of her favorite photos. The ones filled with her making goofy faces with her husband, Jaune Arc.

Happy Non-Descript Winter Holiday

[jeanmoreausautismstickers]

so do we think jeremy knox would've forced floozies to do the mean girls Christmas dance

cause I do

[houseofthetides]

A Perfect Holiday Special | Rhaenys/Corlys

❄ Act 1: A Perfect Stranger ❄

It is oft remarked that the odds of finding your perfect match are nearly impossible. But the chance of crossing paths with them again? Well, that's a ride with destiny. Over the next fourteen hours, Rhaenys Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon will meet and fall in love.

So, you guys are actually so funny because we thought a poll would help us decide which fic to publish first, but it was evenly split! @evebestt ended up having to flip a coin. So you guys get this one first. Lol. For those who chose A Distant Shore, you won't have to wait too long for the next update (promise). A belated romantic comedy set during the holidays because we wanted to write something soft and silly. <3

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Santa and her helpers are busy today! Happy Holidays to those that celebrate~

[the-horizon-lounge3041]

Last fanart for this blog, see you in 2025!

[daiquirishortcake]

HolMat Pt 9

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WIP Wednesday? Not quite...

In lieu of WIP Wednesday (thank you for the tags @firenati0n @cha-melodius ), I bring you: a finished work for seasonal reading.

Nora leads the rest of the "Super Six" (June, Pez, Bea, Henry, and Alex) in a Passover seder, livestreamed for charity.

“Thank you to President Claremont for letting us commandeer a room in the White House for our project,” Nora announces briskly. “Of course, there was the official White House Seder that was led by Vice President Holleran, which was held on the first night of Passover. This is just an educational fundraiser.” “And we’re putting the fun back in fundraiser!” Alex grins, proud of himself, and the group groans in unison.

Tagging some others in for WIP Wednesday or Work "no longer in Progress" Wednesday or whatever you want to share! As always, open tag to share your works and tag me in return.

@onthewaytosomewhere @typicalopposite @14carrotghoul @wordsofhoneydew @cricketnationrise

@littlemisskittentoes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @xthelastknownsurvivorx @suseagull04

[novankenn]

Oh... Crap-Baskets... HELP?

Jaune was sitting with his team, in their dorm. It was the start of the Winter Holiday Break, so he decided even with his limited funds to get each of them something special... in celebration of being a team, and his friends.

Nora: I LOVE IT!!! Thank your Fearless Leader!

Jaune smiled as he watched Nora smoother the small sloth plushie he had found.

Ren: This is unexpected and thoughtful. Thank you Jaune.

Ren gave Jaune a respectful bow of his head as he set the small do it yourself bonsai tree-tranquility garden kit in his lap.

Jaune: You guys are really welcome. It's the least I could to show my appreciation for putting up with me, and for helping me out.

Jaune did notice that Pyrrha hadn't said anything about her gift.

Jaune: *Thinking* I guess she doesn't like it.

Pyrrha: Nora. Ren.

Nora: Yes Pyr-Pyr?

Pyrrha: Can I have the room for a bit? I would like to speak with Jaune... alone.

Ren: Of course.

Jaune felt heart broken. Pyrrha's gift was the hardest for him to find, seeing as who she was. He hoped the little reminder that they were friends and a team would have been good enough... but he guessed not.

(In Argus)

Terra: *Giggling* So what gag-gift did Jaune send up this year? That pack of edible panties was a big hit.

Saphron : Huh? I don't get it.

Saphron shows Terra the small bronze charm bracelet, with four charms attached. A hammer, a little pistol, a shield and a spear.

Terra: I wonder if he mixed things up when he was wrapping them.

(Back at Beacon)

Jaune's shoulders slumped, and he felt defeated. He had tried his best, but he guess that he just wasn't good enough. That was until a small slip of paper was handed to him. Confused he looked at it... his eyes suddenly going wide.

This Coupon Entitles the Presenter to... TWO HOURS of NAKED CUDDLES

Jaune: Pyrrha?

Pyrrha: *huskily whispering in his ear* I love you gift...

Jaune: *Thinking* NO! NO! NO! Wrong gift! WRONG GIFT!

Pyrrha: *Huskily whispering in his ear, as her arms slowly wrap about his waist* I plan... on using quite a few of these today...

Jaune: *Thinking* HELP?

/=====/ To EVERYONE... I wish you a SAFE and HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!!

[lunaoblonsky]

[luvinaeverdene]

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

Directed by Rob Reiner

[jurassic-zwei]

Roman served his purpose wonderfully and bowed out at a good time, considering how little relevance he would have had after v3 (plus, I love the ironic and symbolic way he got knocked off). If by some weird decision he had been crammed in v4, all I can imagine is Roman and Neo following RNGR around Anima in a hot air balloon, interrupting the storyline at random times to steal Zwei after performing a dramatic 'duet' XD

Yeah, I know the backgrounds on the two pictures are different. I also should have put Zwei in the photo too but I got lazy (and yes I know he was with Tai, but still). Side note 2: Imagine Nora as a Pikachu (or tinkaton) trainer!

You gotta admit, Zwei may not seem like he has much in common with Pikachu, but they are both in the top 1% of their species. With that OP god-among-corgis on their side, they would be unstoppable.

My original version. I hate this one so much