#trivia vanille

[lesbianneopolitan]

♱ Trivia Vanille is 𝓭𝓮𝓪𝓭 ♱

Halloween is approaching, so here's a simple piece for my vampire AU for Neopolitan ✨

[yams-here]

Cool art for overpriced merch moment

[howi99]

Prince of Vale 10

(back to more serious matter)

5 am, cafeteria

Jaune: *sitting down in front of Ren, looking exhausted*

Ren: Jaune, are you ok?

Jaune: *looking back at his friend, a tired smile on his face* Never better. *Yawn* The splitting up of the SDC and Vacuan's demands of reparations are a nightmare to deal with, faunus activists are mad at my decision with Blake and the coffee machine broke.

Ren: ... Strangely enough, i feel as if the last part is what's really breaking the camel's back.

Jaune: *sigh* No coffee equals Ozpin not being able to work at all. *Rubbing his eyes* The damn fool is an addict. So i had to take care of most of the paperwork by myself.

Ren: *taking his eyes off Jaune, looking at Oobleck still being as quick as ever while preparing the schoolwork for the day* Are you sure there isn't a second machine?

Jaune: *shaking his head* Oobleck is naturally this energetic. Besides, his thermos is full of hot cocoa, not coff- *sees an energy drink in front of him* -ee. *Perplexed, looking at Ren* You brought this?

Ren: *also perplexed* No? I don't drink that, it's bad for the heart.

Jaune: *looking around, seeing nobody beside them* ... *Shaking his head* I must have bought it then. Guess i'm soo tired, i'm getting memory loss.

Meanwhile

Cinder: *looking down at Trivia* You gave him the drink?

Trivia: 👍

Cinder: *nodding* Good. *Sigh* It was hard enough to see him work all night without being able to help... *Pensively* Do you think we should assassinate Jacques? It would fix a lot of problems.

Trivia: 🤔 🙅

Cinder: *sigh* Figured as much.

[spahhzy]

Miss Malachite: Was it a difficult decision? Leaving it all behind.

Neo or rather Trivia shook her head.

Trivia: There was no decision. There was no choice.

The woman across from Trivia tilted her head a bit, waiting for an explanation.

Trivia: In my heart and in my head, I know this is the way it must be.

Miss Malachite: You don't expect me to believe that, do you?

Miss Malachite: That there isn't a single part of you that wonders what else could have been?

Trivia just shook her head.

Miss Malachite: Was a mere child really worth giving up the world Roman left you with?

Trivia: That child is every part of me, and she is worth more than I ever could have been...and as far as I'm concerned...

Trivia looked back to her left to see a small girl with blonde hair looking up into the beautiful night sky of the lighthouse. It was the last gift her blonde dum dum gave to her, and she would protect this small child with everything she had.

Trivia: This world is fortunate to exist alongside her, not the other way around.

[toffins]

“she’ll find herself. one way or another.”

hope to see her again someday (:

[acandlesflame]

girly girls who r sad and pink

[birder-of-remnant]

Neo and Weiss

(Note: This discussion contains spoilers from Roman Holiday)

RWBY's rise from a small nickel-and-dime web series to an expansive universe with a passionate fandom can be attributed to any number of winning aspects. Perhaps none more so than its powerful storyline built upon complex character interactions and even deeper allusions and symbology. But while these canonical interactions have shaped the fandom, we should not forget how influential less-developed relationships have been. Whether they be rareships or simply characters who have never/rarely interacted on screen, we have seen an outpouring of fan-created art, stories, and discussions dedicated to creating these connections. Today, I would love to explore two characters, rarely associated with each other and yet are almost mirror images of each other. Two girls who grew up under similar conditions but decided to walk completely disparate paths.

Childhood - Spoiled and Neglected

Both Trivia Vanille (who would become Neopolitan) and Weiss Schnee were born to rich families and highly influential families within Atlas and Vale respectively. While they were spoiled beyond measure, both were ironically deprived of the one thing they needed most, the right to self-determination. They were abused by their fathers and neglected by their mothers. Both Jacque Schnee and Jimmy Vanille cared for their daughters but always put their own political ambitions above the good of their family and society (both of whom also colluded with criminal elements to gain prestigious governing positions... for a heavy price). And when Weiss and Trivia rebelled, they were imprisoned within their own rooms (until they escaped).

Likewise, Willow and Carmel loved their daughters but failed to protect them from their vengeful fathers. In Willow's case, it was a tragic tale of abuse and depression. Carmel was more manipulative and self-absorbed. Regardless, the abuse and neglect that they received left them scarred.

Despite their similar upbringings, there are still notable differences in their circumstances. First, Trivia was an only child with no friends and little contact with anyone other than her parents, who she felt disconnected with. By contrast, Weiss had two siblings. This changed the nature of their loneliness. For Trivia, the mansion was a forlorn and friendless environment. For Weiss, family life was hostile and bitter; while most non-family members (except for Klein) were either detached or sought to exploit her for their own ambitions.

Loneliness and Pain

Both Trivia and Weiss were deeply lonely. And yet, the way they handled their loneliness was completely separate. Weiss internalized her misery, hiding it under an icy and imperious facade. Trivia could not be more different. While Weiss was introspective, internalizing the isolation, Trivia externalized her trauma to create an imaginary friend named Neo. And just like her mismatched eyes, her personality was split between these two personas.

This loneliness was symbolized by glass for both of them. For Weiss, it was looking into the mirror and seeing someone she didn't recognize. While for Trivia, it was the use of illusions, especially illusions of breaking glass. Both of them are noticeably asymmetrical as well, symbolizing how neither was the 'perfect' heir to their family names.

This all comes back to their upbringing. In addition to simply being two, very different people, Weiss was a very public figure. In addition to the hostile family atmosphere, she was also shown off like a prized gem. She sang, she fought, and most likely, she socialized. She represented the family and had the mantle of responsibility thrown upon her shoulders from a young age, causing her to draw in upon herself. By contrast, Trivia's parents were ashamed of here. Between her muteness, mismatched eyes, and 'shameful' semblance (in contrast to Weiss's singing voice and lauded semblance), she was hidden from the public face. She was kept a secret from all but a few, paid-off associates. As a result, she lashed out and externalized her frustration.

School, Love, and Revenge

School offered an escape for both Weiss and Trivia but they had wildly different experiences. Trivia didn't get to choose her school and was forced into a hostile environment where every girl sought to manipulate others to reach their ends (much like Weiss's upbringing). Weiss chose her school and in doing so, managed to escape her loneliness and expand her world horizons. But one thing it gave them in common: it was through this experience that they found that special someone who they could finally connect with. Trivia's relationship with Roman was fraught at first, neither trusting the other. And well, we know the history between Ice Queen and Crater Face, and wild and beautiful story that has evolved from that one tenuous moment.

School was also a turning point for both of them. It was where they developed their semblances and set them up for the conflicts ahead (as a side note, the headmaster/headmistress of each institution also proved more duplicitous than they seemed). It set them both up on a wild journey that would eventually lead them back home for one final confrontation with their fathers. Both ending quite spectacularly, if with very different tones. But while Weiss had the opportunity to make up with her mother and siblings, Neo became further traumatized by her parents' deaths and her role in it. It was through this trauma that she abandoned Trivia and became Neopolitan.

The Path They Walk

I am fascinated by how parallel their stories are and yet completely opposite. Their childhoods were steeped in wealth, neglect, and loneliness. They both found that one special person who could rescue them from their loneliness. And yet, while Neo may be more powerful, there is little doubt in my mind that Weiss is stronger. Neo's semblance was all about hiding from her pain, while Weiss's was built upon her progression as a person (e.g., how her ability to summon the Nevermore despite never having slain it is representative of her trust in Ruby). Both are highly empathetic. Yet while Neo uses her empathy to exploit other people. To understand their habits and motives so that she can convincingly imitate or exploit them (for example, how she thoroughly understood Ruby's greatest fears and weaknesses and used this psychological understanding to torture her). By contrast, Weiss is not just empathetic, she actually sympathizes with other people.

Weiss looked into the mirror and overcame her darkness. She created relationships with a community of people, despite her social awkwardness and frosty aloofness. And when that one person who was most special to her died, she carried on. Her trust in Ruby and her ideals drove her forward. By contrast, Neo was never able to overcome her various traumas. She was consumed by her reflection, becoming Neopolitan and allowing 'Trivia' to die (albeit, Neo was always a part of her). Neo was never able to recover from Roman's death, not until the very end. Weiss found happiness, connection, and purpose, while Neo was left empty after exacting her revenge. What if their roles had been reversed, how would that story have turned out?

Anyways, I hope you will excuse me if I missed other salient connections between them. My writing may be obnoxiously verbose but my analytical abilities are perhaps mediocre. If you are actually still reading this rambling mess, thank you! That is very Weiss of you!

[celticcatgirl2]

“….that little shit….I oughta…”

“…oh this is a BOOTY CALL…well that changes everything….”

[mitski]

RWBY (09x07)

Jabberwalker's transformation to Neo

[synnths]

excuse me, who are you?

[blake-me-up-inside]

Thinking about RWBY as my hyperfixation wears off and I think, as with all fairy tales, there’s a moral, of course. And I think RWBY’s is this:

“You are who you choose to be.”

Blake chose not to be the monster.

Adam chose to be the monster.

Weiss chose not to be like her father.

Jacques chose to be a miserly weasel to the end.

Raven chose not to be a mother. Summer chose to be Yang’s mother. And Yang chose to be the mom Ruby couldn’t have.

Qrow chose to be a drunk and bitter.

Emerald chose to be a bad guy, but she also chose to leave that behind when confronted about it.

Ironwood chose to be a bad guy and doubled-down when confronted about it.

Penny chose to be more human than most and chose to die a hero.

Cinder chose to let her past define her and to lash out against the world.

Trivia chose to become Neopolitan and again chose to become someone else when she realized that wasn’t who she needed to be.

Ruby was forced to be the hero before she was ready but chose to be that hero even when given an out.

Ozma chose to be the white knight, believing himself to be the only one able to save the world.

Salem chose to be the witch, looking to destroy the world.

I think, truly, no one is beyond redemption if they truly want it and are willing to work for it. We’re all victims of circumstance, but we choose our paths and who we are. We can blame the world for our problems, but we should never let our problems define us. You choose who you want to be.

[lesbianneopolitan]

Neopolitan and Trivia, Trivia and Neopolitan

as that one meme

[yams-here]

RWBY swap au for funsies because the idea of these four as a hunter team tickles me

(Based on @basically-rainbow-aus ideas but since they didn't have a reference sheet for their designs I had to quench my thirst for drawing this au some OTHER WAY so this is just my take on it but go check the og out if you get the chance :D)

I'll probably do some more doodles of these 4 sometime tbh they got me on a grip

(ALSO JUST TO BE CLEAR: THESE AUS ARE NOT THE SAME!! THIS IS MY TAKE ON IT AND IT DOESN'T FOLLOW THE SAME BEATS AS THE ONE THAT INSPIRED ME)

[howi99]

Prince of Vale part 2

Jaune: *sitting on his bed, looking pensive*

Pyrrha: *brushing her hair* Is something wrong?

Jaune: Hm? *Shake his head* No no, it's just... You remember that girl in class?

Pyrrha: Which one?

Jaune: The one from Haven. The one who acts as if she is superior to everyone, but at the same time tries to hide it behind the fake smile.

Pyrrha: Oh, Cinder, right?

Jaune: *snapping his fingers* Yeah, that one. She kept looking at me all day.

Pyrrha: *roll her eyes* Another Princess wannabe. *Sigh* You'd think they get the message after you said no to the 20th.

Jaune: Pyrrha, you know better than anyone what fame does. *Chuckle* Your fan even thinks we are dating and they STILL send you love letters.

Pyrrha: *mumbling* If only that was true.

Jaune: What?

Pyrrha: *shake her head* Nothing. So, where were you going with this?

Jaune: Well, at first i thought it was sympathy or something, but it looks... I don't know. Weird? It's like she wants to talk to me and at the same time run away. I'm just wondering what's wrong, you know?

Pyrrha: *mumbling again* Goddamn hussy, i'll show you...

Jaune: Pyrrha? Are you ok? You seem a bit... Angry.

Pyrrha: *crossing her arms, frowning* I'm not. And yes, i know what you mean. Maybe she didn't have the best childhood? Mistral isn't known for being the best of place.

Ren: *who was reading a book* I wonder what would make you say that.

Nora: *playing on her scroll* Yeah, it's the safest place ever. Totally not a den of criminal.

Jaune: *chuckle* Sarcasm aside, maybe we should try befriending her?

Nora: *pausing the game* Are you sure she's... Uh... Kind of a bitch.

Ren: *looking up from his book* Worse than Weiss?

Nora: Touché.

Jaune: *shrug* Beside, it might give us more information on their team. Weakness and all that, you know?

Pyrrha: That... Sounds more callous than you used to be.

Jaune: *shaking his head* Sorry, old habits. My bumbling fool persona might not be far from the real me, but taking advantage of any situation IS important as a king. *Scratch the back of his head* My tutors drilled that teaching in my mind.

Meanwhile, in Cinder's team dorm

Cinder: *irritated* He's been looking at me for the last few periods. I think he is onto us.

Mercury: His mother died not even a week ago and everyone knows he is going to be the next king. *Shrug* I'd be paranoid too. He's probably the biggest target of every kidnapper in Vale.

Emerald: *sigh* As much as i hate to admit it, Mercury is right.

Cinder: *massaging her eyelids* I know that already, but it's not as if we are trying to kidnap him. *Sigh* Her Majesty asked us to look after him in secrecy, and i won't fail that mission.

Trivia: *texting* The queen did say he was a good judge of character. He probably already knows that we are trying to look after him. Or at least, that we aren't after him.

Emerald: And you were watching him a bit too intensely-

Cinder: Of course i was! The son of the woman who took me in when i was a slave is in front of me! I would give my life for him!

Mercury: *placing a hand on her shoulder* So would any of us. But you need to calm down, if you don't want our cover to blow up. Roman worked his ass off for them and i don't think they would work a second time.

Trivia: *texting* Maybe you should wear sunglasses? At least he wouldn't see that you are looking at him specifically.

Emerald: *shake her head* It's too late for that, we should try doing some damage control.

[spahhzy]

Jaune: Trivia, light of my life, mind explaining to me how our daughter started a Faro table in the 3rd grade?

Trivia, innocently: 'I don't know, and it's not Faro, it's highstakes UNO, but nonetheless I'm supremely proud of her! look at all she's brought in!'

Trivia opens her daughters pack back to see cookies, some trading cards, an assortment of hall passes, and one credit card that belonged to one Yang Xiao Long.

Jaune: Not going to lie, that's impressive, but let's return at least the credit card. The last thing we need is a Xiao-Long bursting in our home.

Trivia: 'Fine, but I will at least flaunt my daughters victory in her face first, it will be hilarious!'

Jaune smiles and laughs before nodding.

Trivia hugs her husband before going off to find her daughter and help her with homework (and give her some more tips in her little UNO scam)

[thewhiteraven2020]

Salutations Ruby!!!