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It's been stolen!

Jaune: (In bed, Angry)

Jaune: (Via scroll) fuck you

Scroll: Ok when?

Jaune: ...

Jaune: (Smiles)

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This is so cute! Little Weiss sharing a moment with her grandpa.

Thought I'd share something of our own Old Nick to celebrate Saint Nicholas day. Nice work, weisscoldglare!

a brightly coloured Grampa Schnee

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I also think Jaune being the one to best Cinder in the end would just be far more meaningful for Cinder's character as well. Because of how hyper focused she is on battling Ruby, and how beneath her Cinder feels about Jaune, how outraged she was when Jaune almost killed her at Haven. But I also think a necessary component is to have some allies with him, Weiss perhaps, or the rest of JNPR.

That ties in with Cinder's arc (heh) of casting aside and losing her allies, needing to take control for herself, and that ultimately leading to her failures. Which gets visualized with her losing her humanity, and gaining more Grimm features. Her drive for power and control eating away at her, leaving her alone and weaker for it.

And that arc is reversed in Jaune, with Jaune opening up to his friends, trusting them, working with them, seeking their help, and that strengthening his character and allowing him to triumph over his obstacles.

That's a big theme of the show, tied into Ironwood's fall, Yang and Blake's fight with Adam, Ozpin's secrets, and so on.

So, I think Jaune alongside a friend or three, pulling something like Adam's final fight makes for the most narratively satisfying resolution to Cinder's arc. And Jaune being there for his friends (and they for him), where not being there while they risked their lives had been his great fear that he confessed to and then lived through with Pyrrha going alone to fight.

Like Ruby's story of realizing she doesn't have to take everything on herself. It's all about the group effort!

And bonus points if Cinder dies thinking of Ruby, and that gives Ruby the Maiden power boost she needs to overcome Salem.

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Apple is Unhinged!

Been playing a little Animal Crossing lately, building new ramps and bridges mostly, haven’t developed my island too much. But then I get the event where Gulliver washes up on shore. I think no biggie, I’ll go around and talk to some of my villagers first. But lo and behold this new side to Apple that she reveals when she talks about him!

I can’t believe Apple, this cute little hamster gal tried waking up Gulliver by hitting him with a stick! I love imagining that scene.

And she tried to get me to hit him, too! “Gently,” but does she really mean that, after asking me while I was holding another big stick?!

Turns out she’s a real mischievous little gremlin.

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The Queen's Destiny

Here’s a fun new meme comic! This one was inspired by a comment that Akumu_Oukoku put up on the ol' Discord the other day, where they wished to see the Pyrrha/Cinder destiny exchange brought back up in a climactic showdown with Weiss/Jaune about to die only for the other to come to the rescue and save the day.

I’m pretty happy with this one, especially that flashback panel. Drew Winter a sweater for her little sleep over and story time with Weiss, and I based that sweater off of the sweater TheWestphalianGwent gave to Weiss in his meme. It was a lot of fun editing that panel, giving Winter her smirk knowing Weiss is enamored with the Rusted Knight, shifted those eyes over for that side-eye, set the eyelids down to emphasize that smug look, drew up the book and some minimalist cover art of the best scene in the show, edited out Weiss sitting in her chair in the background as well as the reflection in the floor, replaced Weiss with her adoring Adrian version. It all turned out really good.

Some of you may have caught my early reference to my own Taking Out the Trash meme to start things off. Threw in the ol’ chibi Ghost Pyrrha, for those with a discerning eye. Added another reference to one of my own Therapist Ozpin memes, Cindere is always a good source of fun. Panel 5 reuses a really beautiful thinking Weiss asset that I used in my Culmination in a Kiss meme. And we cap things off with a Fist of the North Star reference. Honestly feels like I’m building up my own cinematic meme universe with all the references and the interconnected plots. I need to get around to my Agent Zwei continuation of that Taking Out the Trash meme, feels a little funny that I skipped forward past that one’s conclusion.

Anyway, hope you all enjoy!

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WE DID IT, GAMERS!!! RWBY IS SAVED!!!

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WE ARE SO BACK, GAMERS!!!

IT'S HAPPENING!

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The Last of the Dragons

"Was Robert Baratheon a bad man?"

"I did not know the man, your Grace. Not well, anyway."

"Why did he start the war?"

"It was Jon Arryn that truly started the war."

"Then why was Jon Arryn spared, but not Robert?"

"Jon Arryn never proclaimed himself king... and he bent the knee. Besides, Robert was slain in battle. Though whether Rhaegar would have pardoned the man? I know not."

"Everybody says he hated my father; was my father a bad man?"

"No." The grizzled old knight started before settling into a frown. "Rhaegar Targaryen was the finest man I ever had the pleasure of knowing. Robert was furious; he loved Lyanna Stark, and yet she did not love him. She ran away with another man."

"But my father... he had my mother; didn't he love her? Why did he leave her?" The young boy said, with a quiver to his voice. "Why did he leave u-us?!" The tears started flowing. "He left m-"

"Come here," he pulled the boy into a tight embrace, muffling the boy’s sobs, "shh, quiet now."

After a pause, the old knight pushed him away to stare into the lad's eyes. "Always know that your father loved you; he cared for you and your sister deeply. I know it."

As he pulled the boy into another hug, he thought for a moment, not for the first time, of that damned prophecy. "He carried the weight of the world on his shoulders."

"Ser Barristan?"

"Yes?"

"Why did he have to die?"

"The Seven only know, Aegon."

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In celebration of House of the Dragon's new season, I thought I'd post a little excerpt from one of my fanfics.

"The Last of the Dragons" is a fic based in an alternate history diverging at the Battle of the Trident, where Rhaegar defeated Robert in their duel and manages to win the battle.

Aerys dies shortly after, a victim of his own madness. Rhaegar becomes king, and issues a general pardon for the rebels. However, Rhaegar later succumbs to an infection setting into his wounds, leaving his son Aegon under a regency headed by Elia Martell.

The story picks up some years into Aegon's reign, where the child king bears witness to some of the aftershocks of the rebellion.

Factions are growing around the Crown, a fight between Dorne and the West, opportunists seeking to carve something out of Westeros for themselves.

All with the Targaryen children stuck in the middle of it all. They try to find themselves, gain confidence and independence, in order to no longer be ruled by others. They must survive, and find their purpose, as the realm begins to tear itself apart around them.

I've recently updated and will continue to do so, though at a slow pace. We're at 7 chapters atm, with an 8th soon to follow. +31,000 words. Currently rated T, for your usual ASOIAF shenanigans, but I have no plans to make things overly graphic atm.

If anyone's interested, here are the links:

FFNet

AO3

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5000 likes!

Rediscovering D.N.Angel and binging its content on tumblr, specifically fugitivehues's wonderful art, pushed me through this little milestone.

D.N.Angel's a fun show, I got into it a long time ago, must have been way back when I was still in high school. Would recommend if you're interested in a high school romance story with the backdrop of flying cat burglar.

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Cindere Is on the Hunt

I’m hoping I don’t get too repetitive by putting out a second meme with the template I made last week. But I figure it’s a unique enough change having Cindere as the theme. Also crafted Jaune’s foot so we can use his and Weiss’ cutout in various other backgrounds, if folks are interested, so that felt like a nice little thing for me share.

Poor Cinder, doesn’t she understand that she’s approaching this pursuit of power (and Jaune) all wrong? She’s literally being consumed by it, losing parts of herself, becoming a husk, replaced by the Grimm.

She noted that relying on others is where her great successes came from, right? But she hasn’t seemed to have truly accepted that idea. Trust and cooperation conquering one’s troubles, while keeping others at a distance and carrying the burden alone is self-destructive, that’s one of the great themes of the show. That’s the way to Jaune’s heart! Get that harem fic started, Cinder!

Anyway, here's the cutout

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Beacon Hauntings

I would like to first apologize to the Arkos folks for subjecting them to the Haunted Pyrrha Plush. That said, I quite like this Haunted Beacon idea, Evil Ghost Pyrrha trying to possess people/objects. maybe I’ll have to write a little short story for it.

Made this little edit last night as part of another project, thought there was a good template in it so I put together this little spinoff. The original made me think of that floating meme, so I added in the Pyrrha Plush and here we are. Rebuilding the tops of Weiss and Jaune’s heads took a bit of busy work, but was actually a lot easier than I expected.

It came out pretty good, imo. Hope you all get as much a kick out of it as I have. Thanks to u/TheWestphalianGwent for a little help with the Pyrrha Plush!

The template, for anyone interested in playing around with it.

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Weiss: You know… I’ve been thinking back to when you asked me to the dance.

Jaune: You – ah, you have? I’m sorry if I was a bit… much, back then.

Weiss: Don’t worry, you weren’t so bad. It certainly frustrated me to no end back then, but now it seems cute. Something personal, and heartfelt. I had all these ideas in my head and, well…

Jaune: I shouldn’t have kept at it like that.

Weiss: No, but now things are different. Things have changed – we have changed. And I wouldn’t mind you trying your hand at another serenade.

Jaune: Really?

Weiss: You know I like music. And I have a collection of instruments back home. Perhaps we could put on our own little duet. You can… you can grab one of the guitars, finger a few of my strings.

Thought I'd share a little excerpt from the fanfic I published today, titled "Pastry Pandemonium." I threw a chunk of innuendo in, but that last line is about the most risqué it's gonna get. But I know what the people want, so I added a little arm in arm hand-holding action. You animals!

It's really all fluff and humor for a White Knight date night set in Mantle. 2k+ words, so it's a quick read. I figured it rates K+ on FF.net, so PG if you want to be careful. Originally planned to just make it as another edit, but then I got rather taken with the idea and turned it into a nice little story. I'll come back around to make that edit eventually.

Anyway, here are the links if you're interested in reading:

FF.Net

AO3

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Full shot of Sylvie Arc-Schnee, nickname "Nugget."

The little White Knight child from the meme I made. Based her off one of the Mini-Weiss's from RWBY: Ice Queendom. Edited the eyes to be a little dark blue, the hair to be a pale blond in between Weiss and Jaune's hair. And changed the dress to give it a bit of the vibe of Jaune's hoody, even stuck a little Pumpkin Pete bunny to the side of the hood.

I think she turned out pretty good.

The Culmination in a Kiss

Threw this one together over a day, so pardon some of the rough edges. But I really wanted something to cap off the amazing shipping tournament we’re having, and to make something for Weiss' birthday today! Really hoping White Knight wins out in the ship war, it’s been an insane series of firsts for the ship. This was the first time we made it past the very first round! And here we are in the finals!

This is so momentous; with Rooster Teeth shutting down, RWBY’s continuation hopeful for the future but a bit up in the air, and on the day of Weiss’ birthday (and won’t she appreciate this little comic as a gift). And for me personally, as someone that’s shipped White Knight from the start, and saw how the community’s attitude towards it has evolved and so radically flipped. It makes seeing White Knight coming out so strongly, and really dominating the tournament even, something truly special. I have to thank everyone that’s been taking part, this little competition has been a lot of fun.

Win or lose, it’s been great. Just like the show itself. Of course, I wouldn’t say no to winning it! Come on White Knight! One final effort is all that remains! One last mission! It’s time to finish the fight! Make it official!

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Art Imitates Life

Had this idea in my back pocket for what must be a few months now, but after Akumu_Oukoku’s wonderful ‘Weiss is silly’ meme,  I thought I’d finally put this one together. That, and I wanted to make a little something to celebrate White Knight’s glorious victory in Ship Wars 8! The hordes of r/fnki well and truly descended upon the tournament, and all the better for White Knight!

I think there were a few folks on the regular sub that hadn’t quite realized just how popular White Knight had become within the community, but fnki itself has turned into something of a fortress for the ship, and the results of the tourney speak for themselves. White Knight really wound up dominating, becoming champion by an overwhelming margin, and with just Lancaster and Nuts & Dolts putting up strong competition in the previous rounds.

I’m impressed, and super stoked. It’s really something special seeing White Knight come out so strong after so many years treated as a pariah, having never before made it past the first round but now becoming the champion. The stars had aligned, really. The final round taking place on Weiss’ birthday, White Knight winning the championship being the perfect gift. Volume 9 had given the ship strong foundations to stand on. We can see that expressed in not only the various memes put out over time, but also in the A-Jaune-da alliance and numerous comments inundating the polls in order to promote the ship. White Knight shippers really had an incredibly strong messaging campaign this tournament, I might say no one else came close, and we always kept it positive. Everyone involved should feel proud.

Now, as for this meme, I chose these six characters (and Weiss) because I found it rather appropriate that they have all to some extent shipped White Knight in canon. Jaune, of course, is an obvious one. The story is littered with examples for him all the way through. Similarly, Weiss has been growing fonder of Jaune throughout the show, but Volume 9 saw her interest revealed in a very pronounced manner. Nora has the most tenuous claim here, having shared few moments with Weiss. However, Nora has a moment in Volume 5 where she teases Weiss about liking Jaune’s nickname, going on to tease the Ice Queen about her thawed heart.

Oscar, of course, gets his absolutely stoked look that he throws at Jaune when Weiss accepts Jaune’s invitation to the movies. Like, Oscar is just so happy for his big bro. Blake has a moment or two over the course of the show, notably her happy little glance between Jaune and Weiss at the Argus reunion, her smug look at the ~mature~ line, and how she perks up at Weiss’ giggle with Jaune about his restored youth. No real surprise there, since Blake is actually Jaune’s offscreen super-secret best friend. Yang herself throws a little dating advice Jaune’s way, and gets her ‘one day’ line, when our boy was down in the dumps following a rejection or two. She points out to Weiss that her harshness rejecting Jaune is the sort of thing that earned her the Ice Queen nickname. And, like Blake, Yang gets her own smug look following the ~mature~ line. Then there’s my most controversial addition to this list, Pyrrha. After all, she did walk Jaune through how to ask Weiss to the dance.

Yes, this was all an excuse for me to make a post about every little scrap from the show suggesting the characters ship White Knight. If anyone can think of any more, feel free to share. Maybe Cindere killing Jaune’s rival love interests, yet her attempts on Weiss’ life seem to have only helped Jaune and Weiss grow closer, hmmm. Well, I hope you all enjoy, I had good fun making it!

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The Culmination in a Kiss

Threw this one together over a day, so pardon some of the rough edges. But I really wanted something to cap off the amazing shipping tournament we’re having, and to make something for Weiss' birthday today! Really hoping White Knight wins out in the ship war, it’s been an insane series of firsts for the ship. This was the first time we made it past the very first round! And here we are in the finals!

This is so momentous; with Rooster Teeth shutting down, RWBY’s continuation hopeful for the future but a bit up in the air, and on the day of Weiss’ birthday (and won’t she appreciate this little comic as a gift). And for me personally, as someone that’s shipped White Knight from the start, and saw how the community’s attitude towards it has evolved and so radically flipped. It makes seeing White Knight coming out so strongly, and really dominating the tournament even, something truly special. I have to thank everyone that’s been taking part, this little competition has been a lot of fun.

Win or lose, it’s been great. Just like the show itself. Of course, I wouldn’t say no to winning it! Come on White Knight! One final effort is all that remains! One last mission! It’s time to finish the fight! Make it official!

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Worthy Champions

Best Girl

And Best Boi

These two have been through so much throughout the show. Growing into greater versions of themselves the whole time. All the while, their feelings for each other subtly growing alongside them. Best ship for the best boi and girl, imo.

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The Evolution of a Ship

The Be Real Concert meme, but it's White Knight

The Be Real Concert meme, but it's White Knight by Volume 9

Been seeing this meme floating around lately, and Proto-Saber gave me the idea to make one for White Knight. Not a full redraw like most folks seem to have made, but I think in a way it’s even better this way.

Honestly, I’m thinking this does a great job encapsulating the evolution of the ship up to this point in the story. Early Jaune being so excited about Weiss, late story Weiss being so into Jaune. It definitely goes both ways by now, but then again, we’ve also been given that wonderful ~mature~ line. And hey, they both sing! It just works.

Anyway, hope you enjoy this goofy little meme I put together.