#pyrrha lives

[superiorsturgeon]

Anxious Arkos

Jaune: *acting as crossing guard for the children of Mantle, being hit on by Mantle milf brigade*

Pyrrha: ☹️ *feeling a queasy cold weight in her guts, imagining awful scenarios of Jaune being invited to milf’s houses and seduced by soft, sexy older woman who can cook*

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Pyrrha: *acting as high-profile security for Atlas elites, being flirted with by famous and wealthy Atlesians*

Jaune: 😣 *pacing anxiously, imagining equally awful scenarios of Pyrrha forgetting him forever and leaving on the arm of a rich well-endowed Atlas man with perfect hair who doesn’t trip over his own feet like a dork*

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Jaune/Pyrrha: *clinging to one another in the intervention chair*

RWBY_N_RO: *gathered around, exhausted by Arkos anxiety*

Ruby: Jaune, Pyrrha, this is an intervention!

Weiss: You’re both driving us crazy with your constant worrying about one of you leaving the other!

Nora: You’re cute together, but you’re both so anxious that the rest of us are losing sleep reassuring you every time you have separate missions!

Pyrrha: We’re sorry! 😢

Jaune: It’s just that we read these “NTR” stories on the internet, and-!

Blake: WHAT DID I TELL YOU TWO CINNAMON ROLLS ABOUT READING THOSE?!

[novankenn]

I'm Sorry...

(Heroes make sacrifices... unwelcome ones.)

Pyrrha was spent and broken. She knelt on her knees, looking up at the wicked woman as she slowly drew back on the sting of her bow. So many regrets danced in Pyrrha's head, chiefly among them were all the wasted chances she had with Jaune. She was a coward, several times over. Unwilling to take the chance and now throwing it all away... but... but at least he would be safe. He could continue on and became the man she knew he would be.

Cinder smirked as she pulled the string of Midnight to full draw. This was it, everything was falling into place. With Nikos removed, Ozpin's plans would be gutted, even more so than they already were. More importantly, the shadow of Nikos, the girl who had everything that should have been hers, would forever be removed from Cinder's world.

Cinder felt like she had been hit with a sledgehammer as she was suddenly, and violently carried sideways, he well aimed arrow flying past Nikos' head harmlessly.

"Jaune?"

/=/ Moments earlier /=/

Just before the rocket locker could launch, Jaune drove the edge of his sheath into the side of the door, jamming it into the seal. Expanding the relic from the great War, the door screeched and the safety systems activated. The door was breached, causing the count-down to abort. Twisting his Heirloom weapon, using it like a pry bar, he forced the door open further. He was frantic, he knew what Pyrrha was planning to do. He couldn't let it happen like that.

He was just moments behind her, and while she used the ruined elevator shaft to rise up to meet her destiny, Jaune struggled to climb. Pushing his weary muscles past their limit. Making the top of the shaft, he took a minute to gather himself. He watched the one-sided battle between Pyrrha and the murderess, and he made his decision. Pulling out his scroll, he prepared to enact his plan.

/=/

"Jaune!" Pyrrha screamed as she watched her crush, crash bodily into the exposed side of Cinder. He was unarmed, using his very body as a weapon. "JAUNE!"

The breath was knocked out of Cinder's lungs at unanticipated impact, and it took a couple of seconds for her to understand that she was being bodily carried away from her target.

Jaune knew he didn't have the skills or abilities to help Pyrrha. If that wretched woman was so easily dealing with Pyrrha, someone who was leagues beyond him in skill, he had no chance in facing her... normally. But he quickly knew what he could do. What tools he had that she may not be able to counter... surprise and mass.

"NO! JAUNE!" Pyrrha screamed as she fought to rise to her feet, the searing pain of the arrow through her heel causing her to collapse and watch in horror as Jaune carried himself and Cinder over the edge of the tower.

Cinder flailed about, calling upon the Maiden's powers and her own semblance to free her. But it was too little too late as the extra weight carried her over the edge and pulled her towards the ground... far... far below.

/=/

"I found this, when I picked you and Ruby up." Qrow spoke softly as he held out his hand, an active scroll held gentle between his fingers.

With a shaking hand, Pyrrha reached out and took it. Nora and Ren closed about her. Qrow pressed his lips together and slowly walked off, giving the broken team some privacy. They all saw the icon indicating that there was an unsent message. Whimpering, Pyrrha shakily reached out and touched it.

"Hi." Jaune spoke, his trademark smile, weak and strained. "If you're watching this, then I guess it worked... or at least I hope it did."

"Jaune." Nora choked out as Ren squeezed her shoulder.

"I don't expect anyone to understand or be happy with what I've done, and I'm sorry, and I wish I was there for you to all yell at me like I deserve... but I guess this will have to do."

"Jaune..." Ren broke and sobbed.

"People always looked at me funny when I said I wanted to be a hero. They told me I didn't know what I was talking about, but I did." Jaune's image gave a broken half-hearted smile, "I know what a hero is... they give their all to help those around them make a better world. They do so without hesitation. They're willing to sacrifice themselves for the chance at a better future for those they care about."

"No... Jaune... you shouldn't" Pyrrha couldn't continue, her sorrow grabbing her heart and crushing it.

"To protect those I love, I will do what I can, and I do it willingly, because I know that if whatever Ozpin has gotten us involved in..." tears could be seen in Jaune's eyes, "If... if Remnant has a chance at a better future, it's with all of you..."

The trio could say nothing as they watched as Jaune looked up, his eyes obviously watching something they couldn't see. Pyrrha whimpered, as she could easily guess at what that was, by the pained look in her crush's eyes.

"I don't expect you to understand, or forgive me. Just know I did the only thing I could to make sure you guys could save everyone else." Jaune's eyes returned to look into the camera. Tears were beginning to roll down his cheeks, as his voice was getting choppy with emotion. "I love you all... I always will. I'm sorry."

"Jaune!" Pyrrha screamed in anguish as the video stopped. Ren and Nora wrapped their arms about the shattered spartan. Their own hearts torn with grief. "Jaune... Jaune... Jaune.... "

[mechakingghidorah100-blog]

Crimson Paths Divergent -  Chapters 1-4

https://archiveofourown.org/works/47588521/chapters/119937403

One second of hesitation is all that it takes for Pyrrha's destiny to change irrevocably at the Fall of Beacon, her destiny stolen from her by the one she wanted to protect most.

Hey y’all, first post on Tumblr cause wanted join in on the RWBY community here cause I heard y’all were awesome so figured I’d start looking around here and what better way to post than to share my work :D 

Beyond just the initial summary, on AO3 I provided above, this will (hopefully) be my big longfic project that runs off the pretty simple premise of Pyrrha surviving the events of Vol 3 while poor Jaune doesn’t, and continuing from there with other alterations along the way. Feedback is always appreciated and I’ll post on here when I update w a new chapter. Thanks for having me!

[nyansense-the-nyanbinary]

SAME BRAINCELLS BTW. ACTUALLY SHOCKINGLY SIMILAR CHOREOGRAPHY TO MY JAUNE DIES PYRRHA LIVES FIC?? and the very rough animation i made ages ago to illustrate the thing...

this is so fuckin good and I am thriving to see it

fuck, the title of my fic is even "To Spite Destiny"

i've already drawn this out once but i really wanted to take another crack at it because i feel like i didnt do my own thoughts justice.

anyway. canon divergence where Jaune dies instead of Pyrrha and it gives her a complex centered around her beliefs in destiny/fate. (also Pyrrha maintains control of half of the fall-maiden powers because i want to tinker with the idea of Pyrrha and Cinder fiending for the other half)

[nonas-third-tantrum]

modern au where nona makes a powerpoint hoping to convince camilla to let her get a dog

[ooctlt]

seeing everyone's bedhead has me wondering what their morning hair routines are?

bonus

pyrrha braids nonas hair. dulcinea wears curlers and a bonnet at night

[rwbysketches]

how pyrrha could've lived

(alt serious version + cartoon close up below cut)

[necromycologist]

rip ianthe tridentarius... born to be the one and only fucked up failgirl forced to somehow end up as the voice of reason

[toasterdrake]

what if i said pyrrha vacuo design but god said she’s dead bro

my atlas arc design for her was based on a roman soldier, but this time i wanted to steer towards a true gladiator look. also i was quite waylaid by the idea of pyrrha in a sports bra with her abs out in vacuo. so. feast on that as you will

(i just wanna say, it’s so nice to look back at older stuff and see the progression of how ive developed my own view of pyrrha 🥺 BLORBO WIN) (im tempted to do one of those character redraw challenges and see how it turns out)

[artsubject13]

Don't leave me again

[rwby-confess]

Confession 100!!!!!

Behold; I have returned, the queue will be running again, 2 posts per day (for now)

[falleri-salvatore]

Schnarkos Headcanons in the form of bad jokes and piss-poor humor

*Hypothethical dialogues in an alternate timeline where Jaune married both Pyrrha and Weiss* ------- Straw Feminist: You pig, women aren't collectibles for you to feed your own ego. They are their own person, stop imposing your will on them. Jaune: *blinks* *blinks again* I'm flattered that you think so highly of me, that you believe I can actually tell them what to do. ------

Straw Feminist: Disgusting. Two wives? You are an example of everything that is wrong with the Patriarchy. Jaune: ....You don't understand; they are not my wives, I'm their husband. Difference.

[lady-harrowhark]

What can I say about Pyrrha besides She's AWESOME and I like her very much

She’s HOT. She’s a DAD. She BRAIDS HAIR. There’s so much more to say, but we don’t need to waste our time saying it. We already know.

[howlingday]

Hello, here I come with something different from your current most popular "theme". then watching a "cinematic" of the current event, from the game nikke :GOV (for short). I couldn't help thinking about the following: "sometimes the greatest heroes are not the ones everyone knows, but those who gave their lives so that they could be." So I was wondering what you can create with this little snippet of my inspiration.

Ooh! Interesting! Alright, let's see what I can cook up...

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"Look, it's her~!"

"Pyrrha Nikos~!"

"The Fall Maiden~!"

The crowd screamed as Pyrrha walked through the throng of people. Flanking her sides, as always, were her teammates, Ren and Nora. The two did their best to both stay close and keep the crowd from following suit. Unfortunately, what was supposed to be a simple rendezvous with Team RWBY turned out to be more challenging than she expected; especially if they were trying to keep a low profile.

"Thank you, everyone." Pyrrha waved to her adoring public, her voice soft yet heard by all. "I'm kind of in the middle of something, so could I please get some privacy?"

The crowd murmured their discontent. Nora clenched her fist around her weapon, only to ease her grip as Ren placed his hand to hers. The two had grown noticeably closer since the Fall of Beacon, as well as during the journey from Ruby's home on the island of Patch to Haven Academy, where she faced off against the wounded Cinder Fall, and eventually arriving at Argus only days ago after surviving a dangerous encounter with some hijacking Grimm.

And yet the crowd didn't lessen as much as she'd hoped after being seen so often now.

"You heard her!" A woman called from the middle of the crowd. "She's a huntress now. She has important duties to attend to." The crowd gave variant degrees of apologies and began receding. The only one left from the dispersal was the woman who called out the bothersome grouping. "Sorry if I ruined your day."

"Ruined it?" Nora balked at the blonde woman. "You practically saved us!"

"Saving huntresses and a huntsman?" The woman chuckled. "Wouldn't that be something to tell my wife?"

"Who are you?" Ren asked.

"Oh, I'm nobody special." The woman chuckled. "I'm just a housewife passing by on her way home." She looked down at Pyrrha's side. "That shield you have..."

"My shield?" Pyrrha took hold of her collapsible sheath, though it wasn't in its usual defensive form. Her original buckler had been edged to a more octagonal shape, changing Milo into Milo Mors. Edging alone the bronze guard was a band of blue sandwiching a field of white between. "It's... from an old friend."

"I... I see." The woman's eyes seemed to dim as the smile she presented was only one of a polite nature; not one of joy, but of bittersweetness. "Well, I'm sure... I'm sure your friend would be proud to see what you've been doing with it, saving people and all that." She gave a soft chuckle. "After all, you are the greatest hero on Remnant. Who wouldn't know you by now?"

"I..." Pyrrha gulped. Suddenly, the woman in front of her reminded the Fall Maiden of her old friend. The same one who smiled his same dorky smile with blue eyes that shone with a kindness not often seen by huntsmen these days under blond locks shining with that same golden joy he shared with his smile.

"Pyrrha?" Nora asked, placing a hand on her leader's shoulder. Ren did the same for the other shoulder, offering silent solidarity. Looking to the two of them, she grinned.

"I believe that the greatest heroes are not the ones who are known, but rather those who gave their lives so that we could be."

A faint light seemed to shine in the woman's eyes, followed by a single tear. She chuckled and wiped her eye clear with the back of her hand. "I'll have to remember that one." She turned away, and with her, so too did Jaune from her life.

Pyrrha smiled, happy to have known her partner for all the time they'd shared together. Replacing her shield, he turned away as well, her team following suit. "Let's go, Team JNPR. It's time to move forward."

[novankenn]

Siblings of the Storm

Pyrrha was worried, and rightfully so. Jaune Arc her team leader. Her partner. her secret crush was acting off. He was not being his normally good natured goofy self. He was being subdued, almost if he was expecting something unpleasant to happen. In short he was not being the young man she was falling for.

"Jaune is something bothering you?" Pyrrha asked while wringing her hands with nervous energy. The pair were taking a walk along Beacon's gardens. Just a little trip to be away from everyone else for a little bit.

"No, I feel great Pyr!" Jaune asked taking a look at Pyrrha. His brows furrowing when he noticed her nervous nature. "I should be asking you that. What's up Pyrrha?"

"It's not..."

"Pyr... I can see something is bothering you. You can tell me." Jaune gave Pyrrha that disarming smile of his "I'll always be here for you."

"Ah... um... it's just that... huh"

"Pyrrha?"

"You don't seem yourself."

"What? Of course I'm me! Who else would I be?" Jaune smirked and tried to laugh off Pyrrha's comment, but he suddenly stopped. His smile vanishing, as the a gentle breeze began to blow.

"Jaune?"

"Joan..." Pyrrha help in he gasp of shock at the hardness of Jaune's once deep and loving azure eyes. "Why are you here?"

"To settle the score..." came a female voice off to their right. "You ran before we could..."

"I left, that means you won. You are the one..." Pyrrha turned to face the voice, and found herself basically looking at a female version of Jaune.

"You know..." the gentle breeze grew in strength becoming a slightly gusting wind. "... that's not how it works!"

"It is now!" Jaune snapped as he stepped away from Pyrrha, a grimace on his face. "I'm done with the competition! You've won!"

"NO!" The wind picked up further, and began to buffet the area, and while Pyrrha had to brace herself against it's growing strength... Jaune and Joan didn't. They both stood there as if nothing was happening. "We PROMISED each other to see this through!"

"So what?" Jaune snapped. "You tracked me down just to continue our stupidity? We we're children! Stupid immature children!"

"It doesn't matter!" Joan shouted back as the winds truly grew vicious, tossing about debris, and forcing anyone like Pyrrha who was outside to brace themselves lest they be bowled over. "Yes we were kids, but we've always known!"

"Jaune?" Pyrrha tried to yell, but her voice was stolen by the cutting strength of the growing winds.

"I'm won't..."

"I'm not winning like this!"

Pyrrha stumbled backwards as a golden light enveloped Jaune and his apparent twin sister...

(Images generated by perchance ai text-to-image)

"Jaune?" Pyrrha stuttered out as she did her damnedest to stay close by, let alone standing.

[nav-ix]

breaking news: recently-dead saddest girl in the world is daughter of long-dead angriest woman in the universe