#we made new friends

[bafflement]

Deaged Oz AU - Needed Conversations Part II

Jaune looked nervous as he rang his parents. He was safe, they all were. But he knew they worried about him and it was better that his family was told that he was okay than that his sisters came looking for him. Again. He shuddered slightly as the call connected.

"Jaune! How are you?"

"Hi, mom. We're okay. Made a few new friends, Pipsqueak and Pocket-sized. You'd like them!"

"Now I sincerely doubt those are actually their names, Jaune..."

"No, but we call them that. Pipsqueak... Oscar, sorry, is really nice. He wants to be a huntsman just like the rest of us, but he's younger. He doesn't have as much training. That's okay though, we're all helping train him in what he'll need to know. He carries an axe so Nora is a great help, too!"

"I'm glad your friends sound okay. And... pocket sized, was it?"

"He's really tiny, mom. Smaller than my sisters! He's adorable, though. As said, you'd like them."

"Uh huh. And whose idea was it to bring children along? You're going into danger, Jaune, surely they should have stayed at home?"

"You'd think, but O... pocket sized can look after himself. None of us have beaten him yet!"

There was a sigh over his scroll at that. "Keep us informed, alright? And maybe bring your friends to visit at some point? We're not upset that you ran away to Beacon, alright? Forging your transcripts, though... just, try to stay safe?"

"Yes, mom. Tell my sisters I'm okay before they come looking, alright?"

Oscar grinned down at the scroll as it connected.

"Oh, hey, Aunt Em. We're just fine, both of us! We've made loads of new friends, here, it's amazing!"

There was a sigh from the other end of the connection at that.

"Just stay safe, Oscar. Can you put your brother on for a second, please?"

"Oh, sure... Oz? Aunt Em wants to talk to you." Oz took the scroll slightly gingerly, a worried expression on his face.

"Hello, Miss Pine."

"How many times, Tip, I'm Aunt Em, same as I am for Oscar. How are things, really?"

"They're... alright. They could be better, perhaps, but they could also be much worse. We really are safe for now, I promise. Do you wish to talk to Oscar again?"

"I wish to talk to both my nephews, Tip. You're just as important as he is, just... promise me you won't forget that?"

"I'll try." Oz replied, even though he knew that was a promise he couldn't really keep.

"Weiss? Are you going to contact your family any time soon?"

"I wasn't planning on it, no. I have no wish to speak to my father and if any of the others wish to talk to me, they can contact me."

That handily ended that conversation, at least.

"Hi, Dad!" Ruby and Yang chorused, grinning into the scroll they were holding up between them. Tai grinned back, a deep relief on his features.

"Hi, girls. Having fun over there in Mistral? Is Qrow keeping you both safe, or do I need to have a few words with him?"

"Uncle Qrow's fine dad, he's protecting us just like he always does." They rolled their eyes at each other slightly, it wasn't like they were kids the age the Professor was at the moment, after all. They could look after themselves, but no... to Taiyang, they'd always be his little girls.

"That's good! Made any new friends?"

"A few. Oscar's a farm boy, he's really, really good, wants to be a huntsman when he grows up. His... brother's... been helping train him. All of us really." Ruby sounded excited, though Tai wasn't really sure why.

"Yeah dad, pocket sized is kinda awesome. You'd like him. Maybe."

"... pocket sized? Whatever, I'm glad you girls are fine, could you get your uncle for me?"

"Sure. Hey Uncle Qrow? Dad wants to talk to you. I don't think you're in trouble?" Qrow just sighed and took the scroll from the girls.

"Hey, Tai. The girls are fine, they're having fun at the moment."

"Who is Oscar and who is pocket sized? I thought they were with the Schnee girl and what's left of team JNPR."

"They are, Tai. The kid's just here, too. As for pocket sized. Eh, you'll see. It's not really something I can tell you over a scroll, but neither of them pose any threat to your kids, I wouldn't let that happen.

There was a familiar looking softness in Qrow's eyes though and Tai felt a sudden suspicion weighing deep in the pit of his stomach. Was one of those two the next Ozpin?

"Just... tell me if anything bad happens, Qrow, and keep keeping them safe."

"Yeah, Tai, always do."

"Hey Mom, Dad. I'm catching up with everybody just fine over here, things have been a bit hectic, though. The world is so much bigger than I ever thought it was. Anyway, did you know magic is real? Because apparently that's a thing now? Anyway, I hope you get this message, I love you." Blake rang off, knowing her parents had to be incredibly busy right now with the fallout from the White Fang. Should she have mentioned magic on their answer machine? She sighed, suddenly doubting herself. Ah well, what was done was done.

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[mintjeru]

"but there is nothing more beautiful and terrifying than innocence."

open for better quality | no reposts

[slfcare]

the most difficult thing about growing as a person socially, as in getting out of your shell and noticing that you are, is that there will still be times when it doesn’t feel like you’ve grown at all! times when you can’t really connect with anyone around you, times when you fail to enter into an existing conversation, times when you say the wrong thing (or nothing at all when in hindsight you probably should’ve). but that’s also kind of the best thing, because that’s the thing that helps you realize that sometimes, it’s not you or your lack of skills or any shortcoming. sometimes certain environments just aren’t for you and certain people aren’t your people, and that’s okay. that’s human. it’s okay to not feel the progress you have made all the time.

[ohmaerieme]

kiss me until my tears sever/any chance of us together

[clouvu]

Offering lil doodles of them bc my eyes have been opened

[hyperblue]

you know how tim never actually wanted or planned to become robin? and how for a long time he was sure that he's not going to do this for the rest of his life and how once he'd gotten a chance he would put down the mantle immediately? so about that

i know that a lot of things changed as he got older and shit hit the fan multiple times, but i can't help but think that cloning a child would finally give him just enough of a reason to finally let go of being a vigilante. because as much as he learned to love being a hero, being robin, the moment he has this child is the moment when he decides yep guess that's it for me. and one of the main reasons is, deep down inside he still waited for this excuse. for something to force him into making this choice for himself. and nothing could've forced it better than realizing that there's plenty of vigilantes in gotham right now, but his child only has him, and his child needs him much more than gotham or even batman has ever had.

[theguardianace]

aroace tsukasa take 2: return of the king (merry christmas @aroace-polysho!!!)

[ID: A digital drawing of Tenma Tsukasa, referenced from his "Brand New Style!" card. He is drawn exclusively in the aroace flag colors. /end ID]

[antipathy-arsonist]

hey what the fuck?????

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[reginamillls]

at the end of the day it's a relationship that inspired me to create again, to making edits and icons and even writing

it's the relationship that helped me get through some really hard times in my life

its the relationship I met really amazing people through who I now have the joy of calling my friends

[themisterhip]

Happy genos (/:''>)/

[jojo-schmo]

The 24 Character Strengths are awesome references when writing characters!!

I've found this website to be extremely helpful and cool while fleshing out my characters' personalities and motivations.

Even if I only have basic personality traits for a character, exploring strengths that I feel fits them and reading their descriptions is fantastic for inspiration!! It really helps narrow down the basic ideals I imagine a character would believe in, and then I can get more specific from there. It's a great guide to springboard off of!

Each strength is sorted into one of six virtues. Starting with a broad virtue, for example "justice," and honing that down into the strengths of "fairness," "leadership," or "teamwork" makes writing them really fun!

Here's an example of the "fairness" strength description! Lots of detail and tangible qualities describing it!

Of course there are infinite ways to interpret a character strength, just like in real life. And people aren't always black and white and follow a strength 100% of the time. But it's been extremely helpful to see specific traits being described in so much detail, and imagining different scenarios that a character would react in. It's like I can understand them a bit more and think a little like them, especially if their trait isn't one of my personal strengths. :3

But I also recommend taking the actual personality test for yourself! I took it years ago and it was really cool to put a name to some of my strengths and see how detailed this descriptions were. And when my friends and I shared our results, I felt like we understood each other just a little more. :)

Just thought I'd share this reference that's been helping me lately :D

[yardsards]

i needed to express a sentiment in the creative stylings of @dunmeshiminimumwage

[strawbebbiesart]

june/ july / august 💌🥪🦢

[happyk44]

Jason who immediately loses respect for people who don't own up to their mistakes vs Annabeth who would rather die than admit she made a mistake