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Biphobes don't value bi women who are dating women. They don't value bi women at all.

you're so right anon

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sorry if this is a weird ask, but have you read Room of Swords?? or made any posts in the tag?? Because I coulda sworn I've seen you in there before but I tried searching for it and I can't find anything and I can't tell if it's because tumblr search sucks or if I'm just lowkey going insane 😭😭

I'm sorry to disappoint, but I don't recall reading that particular webtoon. But thanks to this ask, I decided to check it out. It's pretty good so far! I love the art style! So, thanks! Maybe I will start posting in the tags now lol

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Thank you for motivating me to catch up on campaign 3. I've been super duper behind for like a year, but I absolutely have to understand what you mean by they're going to "attack on titan" ludinus da'leth, and that's finally giving me enough motivation to get caught up. Please do not explain what you meant, the mystery of not knowing is what's motivating me

happy to be of assistance :D

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How can we get more people to be willing to give RWBY a chance?

put more queer characters in it

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Prompt: who is the kitty cat in ur post but written as a profile bio

you mean besides "professional shithead"?

noxinabox

the void fits in a box

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did anyone tell aaravos his prison was retrieved from the crater where his daughter died? that he was set adrift forever within his grief?

this is so fucking late and i am so sorry but this thought rotates in my brain at all times of the day. he didn't know, at first, where his prison was. what was his reaction, when he first found out? how did he feel, knowing that his prison had been the crumbling remains of his daughter, beneath the waves of his own tears shed for that daughter?

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1 and 3 of course

I'm pretty sure this is for the Pokemon Ask Game, so

1: favorite type

I've always been in love with fire-types and dark-types. I've almost always chosen the fire starter for my first playthroughs. I also love ghost, grass, electric, fighting, and water-types.

3: favorite dual type

I really love Houndoom's fire/dark typing, of course. But I also love, love, love fire/ghost, too. Hisuian Typhlosion is my JAM.

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Well, I would feel bad if I did an argumentative or persuasive essay. I’m not trying to tell people to ship it or tell them that they’re dumb for not shipping it, ya know? I just want them to understand where RG shippers are coming from when we present our crumbs and why we’re so confident in the ship. 

I want them to understand why we love it so much and what the possibilities in the future may hold for RG, especially if it becomes canon. I want to present our evidence, such as literary devices, parallels, important interactions, body language, and important non-interactions that still connect Ruby and Oscar, much like the crumbs we got in V9.

I have half the mind to compare to the rival ships, being lancaster, wr and nnd, but I’d feel like a real dick, especially because a lot of antis do that and I don’t want to be like them.

Still, I might put the general opinions on those ships from the rosegarden community somewhere in the conclusion in order to emphasize why many shippers like rosegarden so much.

Sorry, I rambled. Anyway, to answer your question, probably an expository, maybe an cause and effect essay, since I’m going in with some bias, but mostly sticking to facts presented by the show as well as Miles’ cameo, but also using strongly-backed theories and analyses from shippers themselves. I will be citing my sources, by the way.

If I do decide to add the commonly-held criticisms of lancaster, whiterose, and nuts n dolts within the rosegarden community to emphasize the arguments that point towards rosegarden, though, I’ll change it to a critical essay or a compare and contrast essay.

Ummmm excuse me I don’t see any page numbers in that MLA formatted paper, smh 🙄(this is a joke) (@green-like-pine-trees)

EXCUSE YOU I DON'T NUMBER THE PAGES UNTIL AFTER I'M DONE

It's a habit I got while in college; I'd write in the wrong font and size without double-spacing so that when I wrote half the number of pages I needed, I would then fix the font to MLA format and meet the page requirements. It makes the time go by faster.

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Do you think Rosegarden still has a chance? I know that shouldn't be my takeaway from today's episode...my brain is just in a weird place and I'd like to know your opinion

So, here's what I got to say about this, anon.

I don't think it's off the table. Oscar undoubtedly has a crush on Ruby. He has been seen repeatedly more concerned about her well-being than the others:

Miles has said that their relationship is built on "adorable awkwardness and immense respect and admiration for each other", which I found to be a pretty good foundation for a relationship if there ever was one. We've seen how quickly Ruby and Oscar have come to trust each other, especially when you look at the Dojo Scene in A Necessary Sacrifice, and see that Oscar was the first person that Ruby had opened up to about her traumas and fears surrounding Beacon and the battle ahead.

On top of that, Oscar was also the first person to ask how Ruby was doing. The others try to support Ruby, but they haven't really been looking at her. She's struggling, she's been struggling, and she keeps it all bottled in because she doesn't want to burden them, and Oscar doesn't think that's okay. If he's allowed to be afraid, then she is, too.

Of course, that Dojo Talk was one of the memories Ruby thought of when she was activating her silver eyes in Our Way to defeat the Leviathan:

They also have many parallels, including several Ruby-centric songs that talk about trees:

The lightning doesn't take advice from anyone The willow doesn't need to learn to stand - Rising

The tears that you’ve shed May find a tree to water - Until the End

What I'd give in exchange To be happy without trying

To her tree - Inside

I do not believe that's a coincidence. Certainly not when the tree stanza in Until the End plays right as Yang is asking where Oscar was in the V7 finale. And, to add to that, the Until the End motif plays in the beginning of Divide, specifically when Oscar is staring into the fire.

And, of course, we cannot forget about his blush, as I mentioned. He canonically has a crush on Ruby. Some may say, "Oh, but he blushed when Neon called him cute", and to that, I say, duh! He was embarrassed and feeling awkward because he likely has never had that sort of attention before.

But the thing is, we've had many times of blushes in RWBY, and all it takes is a little analytical observation to recognize the context of them.

For instance, we have blushes that represent awkwardness:

In these moments, Blake and Oscar were feeling awkward at the moment. Blake was feeling a little awkward over Yang's opinions on her new outfit, and Oscar had just been flirted with, probably for the first time.

Then we have blushes that represent embarrassment:

Ruby and Nora were feeling embarrassed at the moment. Ruby had been complimented out of the blue and, well, Nora had landed in a position that put Ren in "visible panties" range.

Next, we have blushes that represent relief:

Ruby was relieved at this moment. hadn't seen Yang in nearly two days, their last interaction being a fight, lost total connection with her, watched Salem invade Atlas, and was hunted down by a monster that turned out to be a fucking Person.

Up next, we've got blushes that represent anger:

Ruby was pissed right here. She was about to comfort Oscar, who was looking like he was hit by a train thrice times over and then saw Emerald. The person who she once thought was her friend, who betrayed her and helped take down Beacon, and subsequently led to the death of Pyrrha and Penny the first time.

And finally, we have blushes that represent attraction:

Definitively, all of these blushes were from their attraction. Blake was calling Sun a dork while he did a silly little dance, back when they were doing the BlackSun route, Yang was very clearly attracted to Blake at this moment, and Ilia had literally confessed to being attracted to Blake.

And then we get to Oscar's blush in Divide:

He blushed when Ruby touched his shoulder. He did not blush when she comforted him, he did not blush out of embarrassment or awkwardness or relief, he blushed when she touched his shoulder.

There is no context beyond attraction that makes sense for the reason of his blush.

Blushing, used in tandem with common tropes, is used as a device in storytelling, especially in visual storytelling, to portray emotions, and as we've seen above, it can be a variety of different emotions. But it is irrefutable knowledge that blushing used as a tool to portray romantic attraction is the most common trope.

So, to get to the point I wanted to make: they need to resolve Oscar's blush. Whether it's one-sided and he eventually loses it like Blake with Sun and Weiss with Neptune, or he and Ruby get together, at some point, it needs to be addressed in one way or another.

Beyond his crush, there are many parallels the two have, including narrative tropes such as chosen ones, and as Miles said: "Ruby chose adventure, adventure chose Oscar", sun/moon symbolism, a search for their identity, and both having been burdened with the fate of the world and mankind without their consent, with Ruby being a silver-eyed warrior and Oscar being a like-minded soul to Oz, and thus being his next host in the merge. Those are just to name a couple.

Another thing is that RWBY has put a heavy emphasis on souls. Ruby is a "smaller, more honest soul" and a "simple soul", while Oscar is a "like-minded soul", so they have that parallel. Both have direct ties to one of the biggest and most important aspects of the show.

And of course, we have the manor fumble in As Above, So Below and the almost-hug during their reunion in Ultimatum:

I could go on and on, but I won't, because I want to get to the second part of my answer. That being, I also don't think it's as likely as I previously hoped it would be. They've got a LOT going for them, in my opinion, but in all honesty, so does Nuts n Dolts.

Altercation at the Auspicious Auction definitely has a lot going for it in terms of giving us Nuts n Dolts crumbs, more than any other episode, I'd say.

We have the scene with Jinxy, where when Ruby bids for the jade doll that she's drawn to, he asks Ruby to give up "enough hope to fill [the] jar", and then the scene angles the jar where it looks like the doll has "filled" the jar.

That right there says that Ruby saw Penny as hope. As her hope. And now it's gone. She lost her once, got her back, did everything in her power to protect her, and failed. She failed, and Penny is dead.

And after that scene, we get Penny's eulogy:

"The weapon of a powerful warrior. Not just a powerful warrior, the most powerful to ever live. She was touched by magic and she gave her life for thousands. She took a message of hope to the stars and she saw the world through better eyes".

I'll just say now that Penny's eulogy is one of the most beautiful and gut-wrenching things I've ever heard. It also shows that Ruby saw Penny in a different light than other people. She quite literally saw her as better than the rest of the world, or more accurately, more pure.

Truth be told, this episode has absolutely made me go, hey! Nuts n Dolts might actually be confirmed canon! And honestly, I wouldn't be particularly upset about it. I like Nuts n Dolts. I just prefer it in an AU sense. I have some particular criticisms of their relationship in the show that turned me away from them having a canon relationship, but I really do like the ship in any other sense.

I'm not sure how they would go about this because Penny is dead; I don't think a relationship is possible unless they did some resurrection shenanigans, which I personally don't like, not to mention that Penny is supposedly a part of Winter now, so I'm not even sure how a resurrection would be done.

But otherwise, I do think that Nuts n Dolts has a good chance of being confirmed canon. But I also think that Rosegarden is still on the table and has a pretty good chance, too. As a hardcore Rosegarden shipper, I'd be ecstatic if Rosegarden became canon, but we don't always get what we want, and really, RWBY isn't a romance show.

So, it's not like I'd get hung up on it if it doesn't. I'll be bummed, then get back to the story and characters, because ultimately, that's what I'm here for.

TL;DR:

Yes, I think Rosegarden still has a pretty good chance, just not as much as before, and I think Nuts n Dolts has a decently high chance, too. I won't be upset if Nuts n Dolts is confirmed, I love the ship in AUs. I'll be bummed if Rosegarden doesn't get confirmed, but we're all adults and we should recognize that shipping is meant for fun, not wars, and move on with our lives no matter what ship gets confirmed.

Or Ruby doesn't end up with anyone, I get my aro rep, and we continue writing fanfiction and drawing fanart of our ships.

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Going around asking every RWBY blog I like this question, how are you doing after this chapter?

I spiraled into a full panic attack immediately after it ended, collapsed onto the floor, couldn't breathe or stand right for over 45 minutes, and thinking about Certain Scenes make me physically ill. I also don't think I'll be drinking tea for a while, which sucks, because it's my favorite drink.

The biggest trigger of my paranoia and PTSD was in the episode. It wasn't fun. I mean, the episode was good. Excellent writing, excellent voice acting, excellent animation. I even got some great rosegarden crumbs out of it. And the Cat, while very horrifying, is fascinating with all we learned.

I just... will not be rewatching it, ever. I won't look at screenshots of it, either. I can barely talk about it still. I can only really talk about the rosegarden crumbs we got and theories about the Cat. I can tentatively talk about Ruby's... situation, but I still can't look at screenshots.

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Honestly curious, what were the criticisms that turned you off of N&D?

Ah, forgive me anon, but I'm going to be a bit brief with my answer. I've received nothing but kindness from the Nuts and Dolts community since I've begun to come out as one (I was hesitant because I'm always scared I'll be harassed for also shipping rosegarden), however, this is also the RWBY fandom, and the RWBY fandom struggles with accepting criticism that they don't agree with.

So, I'll stick with the big factor that turned me away from NND in canon: it was that the paths that Ruby and Penny needed to go for character growth went in completely opposite directions.

Penny needed to learn how to be more independent, as she was extremely dependent on people, especially Ruby (understandably from the fact that she was isolated her whole life until she met Ruby), and while she was very determined, she was also quick to give up. This is why I like NND in an AU sense. If Penny had lived and gone to Vacuo while Ruby fell, she could learn how to be more independent.

Ruby, on the other hand, needs to learn how to depend on others. She must stop isolating herself, pushing down her feelings, taking the burdens of others on her shoulders, and always putting the needs - or what she perceives as the needs - of others before herself. She must learn how to lean on others, and to recognize when she needs to ask for help instead of stretching herself so thin trying to do everything for everyone that she eventually snaps.

The major parallels they had were that they were both destined to be warriors, with Penny being designed for that express purpose, and then receiving the maiden powers, and Ruby being born a silver-eyed warrior. But the resulting development due to that foundation led to opposing branches that they needed to go down in order to grow.

So, with Penny being so dependent on Ruby, and Ruby desperately trying to put everyone's needs over her own... it just didn't sit right with me.

As I said in my previous post, I deeply value individual character growth within a ship because I believe that what they learn individually can help them grow together as a relationship. So, while Ruby is growing and developing now in the Ever After, to shed those unhealthy mentalities and habits, Penny never got that same chance.

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the fact that there weren’t more explicit warnings available is,,, absolutely godawful. i’m so sorry you ended up seeing what happened without warning

extremely cold comfort; apparently, crwby didn’t get a say on what was put in for the content warnings on crunchyroll. miles luna put out a more explicit warning on twitter that the episode serious themes death of self-harm and that it’s better to skip if needed, but also that he doesn’t have control over what is put in the disclaimers before the episode itself. it’s still extremely anger-inducing that someone there thought that the vague warning is okay, but at least the one of the writers themself tried in some way.

Yeah, I saw that, and I deeply appreciate it. I do wish that he and the other members of CRWBY had posted some warnings ahead of time, though.

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On my knees begging for a red like roses III or a reprise oh my good oh my god I screamed at all of that

GODS please I need it, my soul cries for it, my heart beats for it

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If you now ship Nuts n Dolts doesn’t that mean that Rosegarden isn’t your favorite ship anymore? Or do you like both equally?

Rosegarden will always be my main and favorite ship, it's extremely important to me for multiple reasons, some personal. Whether it's canon or not, I'll still always love it.

But I also love and ship Nuts and Dolts. I like imagining what could have been, and if it does become canon, how I can further increase my enjoyment of it, even if I didn't ship it in canon before.

Bless multishipping and multishippers. They're the backbone of shipping communities.

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When Winter, crying, tells Ironwood that her getting the maiden powers was not part of his plan but A Gift.

Ruby telling the toy guards “the weapon of a mighty warrior” is a precious gift.

Pardon me as I go scream cry

Exactly, you get it. The parallels between Ruby and Winter when talking about Penny are fascinating because you can see the impact she had on their lives and the impact that the rest of the world had on them. She was a light to them, a gift, a friend, in a world full of darkness and control and evil.

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Ruby combing Penny’s sword into a new scythe please please please. But also IF she gets a new emblem that would be very funny purely from a merch perspective. Ten years and now the main character has a different symbol haha

I've considered that, but I haven't found a design using the fusion of Crescent Rose and Penny's Jade Blades that I've liked yet. The most obvious combo is to replace the scythe blade and fashion the Jade Blade into the new scythe blade, but I just don't like the look, from the fan art that I've seen.

Perhaps something else. Perhaps when she replaces her current emblem design on Crescent Rose with whatever her emblem will be, she'll use the jade blade for that.

But also, I simply cannot see Ruby wanting to alter the jade blade at all. She wants to remember Penny as she was. We'll just have to see :)

As for the emblem, yeah. It'd be funny. They'd have to rebrand with "OUTDATED EMBLEM" on all the old merch lmao