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pomodoriyum · 2 years ago

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i think. one of the things that draws me inexorably towards watts as My Guy is that his reaction to fear / being hurt, etc, is always. first and foremost. a giant Fuck You and then. a Im Going To Be So Cool About This You Wont Even Believe

#its like his emotional strength of character (<- phrase i shouldnt use to describe a guy who decided that working for a genocidal asshole wa #s ok because his feelings got hurt)#is impeccable. and also he totally said Fuck This to the notion that tech folk / traditionally weak folk are actually weak.#like despite watt’s physical limitations hes really really dangerous. and i love that <3 #that guy aint no coward. PLUS he fucks severely.#arthur watts #rwby #i need to write an AU where he #survives the death trap cinder (my beloved also) left him in. and then a rescue team finds him all burnt and half frozen on the tundra #hes of course. disabled and all. but they keep him alive as a valued source of info #and then maybe he breaks himself outta jail with the semblance he accidentally unlocked while trying not to die #and! he decides FUCK EVERYTHING. IM GONNA GONLIVE IN A CABIN IN THE WOODS.#and then hes like a weird hermit for a while and has to deal with his not inconsiderable trauma.#of 1. whatever was causing his issues before with Ironwood. 2. having been actively tortured. 3. nearly dying and then being imprisoned.#4. Oh My God I Tried To Kill So Many People???- nah hes fine with this.#5. fuck im permanently disabled. how do life. and emotional trauma. and rage. fuck everyone. fuck myself. maybe ill mastur—#[this is private.] etc etc

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