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the longer hair is fun to draw

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“Weiss! I did it!” 

Weiss sighed and put her coffee down on the table. She took a deep breath and stood up to make her way to Ruby’s workshop. “Ruby? What do you mean you-?” she paused as she looked at the table, blinking when she saw Penny’s body moving. “Penny?” 

Penny quickly turned her head to Weiss, looking the woman over. “I dont know who you are. Where am I? What have you done to me?” 

“Don't worry, we haven't done anything to you.” Ruby stood up and backed away from Penny. “I’m trying to fix you.” 

“Fix me?” Penny blinked and looked down at herself. Her eyes scanned her body, noting every piece that was missing from her body, every exposed wire and panel. “What happened to me?” 

“You...don’t remember what happened to you, do you?” asked Weiss as she walked closer to Penny. “Or the time we spent together?” 

“Weiss, give her time. She just woke up.” Ruby walked to another table and picked up one of Penny’s arms. “Penny, what is the last thing you remember?” 

Penny closed her eyes, trying to access what memory she had. “I… remember being told I was going to Vale. F-for a test.” She opened her eyes and looked herself over. “I think it is safe to say I failed.” 

“No, not at all, I think you passed the test to appear human.” Ruby smiled and started to attach Penny’s arm to her. “You had me fooled for a few weeks.” 

Penny started to look more confused as she listened to Ruby. “I have never met you before.” 

“I’m starting to feel jealous that she doesn’t remember you, Ruby.” Weiss sat down and watched Ruby work on Penny. “You’ve known us for years, Pen. Well, at least for a couple of years…” 

“I still do not remember.” 

“Dont worry about it.” Ruby finished attaching the first arm and grabbed the second arm to start working again. “You’ve been through a lot. Though, its been almost a decade since we last spoke.” 

“General Ironwood just brought me to Vale a couple weeks ago.” Penny paused as her GPS finally activated, showing where she was. “...why are we in Vacuo? And… why can’t I reach the general?” 

“Penny, a lot has changed-” 

“I need to get back to the general. To Atlas. If I was damaged, I can be repaired-” 

“Atlas was destroyed!” Ruby sighed and dropped her tools, her arm shaking. “Its… a long story… but… the short of it is that a woman named Salem came to Atlas and General Ironwood… snapped. He wanted to bring Atlas higher, but you ended up with the maiden powers and he wanted you back and then you were hacked, and I… I thought we saved you but then you were killed and when I got back…” 

Penny started to scan Ruby, wanting to know if she was telling the truth. “General Ironwood would never-” she paused as her scans confirmed Ruby wasn’t lying. “The general… he wanted to save the world…” 

Weiss looked away, holding her arm. “He did, and then Beacon fell. After that, he became… paranoid. We should’ve seen it coming. We should’ve just told him… but we weren’t sure who we could trust. After Haven and finding out what Ozpin was hiding… we couldn’t chance it.” 

Penny went silent, her eyes started looking over Weiss and Ruby. She watched every twitch, everything lining up with the pair being nervous, but telling her the truth. “I… want to be alone…” 

Ruby nodded and reached for Penny’s arm. “I need to finish you first-” 

“Do not touch me.” Penny pulled her arm away from Ruby. “I need to process all of this. I need to be alone…” 

Ruby slumped and dropped her tools, turning away to walk back inside. “R-right. I… I’ll be inside if you need me.” 

Weiss slowly took Ruby’s hand and walked inside with her. “Penny will be okay.” 

“I know, but… this would be easier if she could remember…” 

“But she wont. We… made sure of that when we saved her.” 

Ruby sighed and sat down, pulling out her scroll and looking at a picture of herself, Penny, and Weiss. “I know… but it was a risk we went over. But maybe… maybe there’s a way to get those memories back.” 

Weiss shook her head and walked to the bedroom. “Ruby, even if you were to get her memories back, she’s not the same Penny we knew. She’s not our Penny. And the sooner you realize that, the better.” 

“I… I know Weiss…. I know…” 

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Ruby wiped her brow as she took a step back to admire her work. She had searched the flooded ruins of Atlas for years and finally found the missing parts she needed. Ruby opened up the chest cavity of the body she was creating and slowly placed a small, mechanical ball into the center. 

“You know this isn't going to work, right?” Weiss walked up behind Ruby, looking over the mechanical body. “You’ve spent years trying to get her back, why do you think this will be any different?” 

Ruby hooked a few wires to the mechanical ball, her lips formed a smile as she heard the familiar click of everything hooking together. “Because this time, I found her core.” She grunted as she tightened up all the connections, making sure everything was tight before she closed the chest cavity once more. “And this time, it’s going to work.” 

“And what if it doesn't?” 

“Then I’ll keep trying-” 

“And keep failing?” Weiss sighed and placed a hand on Ruby’s shoulder. “You’ve been at this for ten years. I know losing Penny hurt, but… maybe it’s time to quit-” 

“I can’t quit!” Ruby slammed a fist onto her work bench. She looked up at Penny’s body, wires coming out from where the arms and legs should’ve been, portions of the body not covered with skin and the metal underneath exposed. Even Penny’s face had bits of metal showing under the synthetic skin she had been trying to recreate. “I can't fail again. We still haven’t managed to stop Salem and the only thing keeping her from completing her goal is the fact that she still hasn't found the last relic. Not… as if we’ve made any better progress.” 

“All I’m suggesting is that it's time we start finding a way to stop Salem. She’s turned the world against us, used Atlas to put us into hiding. And all you’ve done is try to get Penny working. You need to move on.” 

“If I can get Penny back to us, then maybe we can stop Salem.” Ruby picked up a screwdriver and started to tighten a few bolts around Penny’s core. “She wont have the maiden powers, but at least with her we can take the fight back to Salem.” 

“And then what? Yang and Blake are still missing, Jaune, Nora, Ren, and Oscar refuse to talk to us, and Winter…” Weiss clenched her fist. “You can't keep pushing everyone away on a hope.” 

“Then this will be my last attempt.” 

“And you’re sure this will work?” 

“It… has to.” Ruby finished tightening up the bolts and sat the screwdriver down. “Tomorrow, we’ll start coming up with a plan to fight Salem.” 

Weiss kissed Ruby’s cheek and hugged her. “Make sure you get a bit of rest as well tonight.” 

“I will.” Ruby smiled as she listened to Weiss’s footsteps, waiting until she couldn’t hear her anymore before she continued. She pressed her hand to Penny’s core and focused, her breathing slowed as her aura started to shine as the gaps started to grow. With a deep breath, Ruby pushed aura into Penny’s core. 

The core started to glow as the aura entered into it, the core whirring to life as it pulsed with life. Penny’s eyes opened as they started to glow a familiar green. Her voice slowly came back, robotic as she spoke. “W-where… am I?” 

Ruby dropped to the ground, coughing as her aura dropped. She looked up and smiled, a tear rolling down her cheek. “Penny. You’re back.” 

Penny looked down at Ruby, confusion in her eyes. “Who are you?” 

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If I may still make requests, a comedic or shitposty Arkos or poly JNPR drawing? I feel you'd enjoy making more funny request drawings

It’s true I’m on a roll w shitposty art recently djfjd

I’ve always wanted to do those draw the squad things and this one seemed fitting for JNPR. Og pose is by @croxovergoddess​!

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Ahh so long since I drew any fan art i have been very stressed out lately and tired so sorry!! But i wanted to try a more different new design for Blake!

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These were all commissions I made for a fren! Always can count on them for some good arkos fluff ideas

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Posting 1 more before getting busy again

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Fuck Censorship. and who’s the blue lipstick I wonder… ❄️❄️

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i heard that Joanna has an eight pack. that Joanna is shredded.

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talk about Blake and Sun and Gender

[well it took two months and 20k words and oops I guess this is a bees fic now sorta but... mission accomplished!]

The first thing Blake Belladonna notices about Sun Wukong is—

—well, okay. Obviously the first thing Blake notices about Sun is his tail. The way he delights in using it, fully embracing it as a part of himself. Like it’s that easy. And then he’s gone with a wink, and she’s so blinded by anger and hurt at Weiss that she doesn’t notice anything for a while.

The second thing she notices about Sun Wukong—standing exposed in the wide open space of the quad, ears bare, trembling—isn’t his kind smile, or his concerned expression.

It’s the way he wears his shirt open, proudly displaying the top surgery scars that accentuate his pecs: an underline in bold, declaring all that he is. Without thought, without fear.

Blake’s never had that kind of courage in her life.

She’s not at all prepared for the way a clawing, desperate kind of desire pulls at her heartstrings at the sight of him. It’s so overwhelming that she could almost mistake it for lust—and at this point, she’s not prepared to rule it out. It’s… fascination, maybe, and obsession, and longing. A humming just beneath her skin, something in her blood singing as like recognizes like. Familiar, it cries. Us. We.

Get to know him, it begs her, an instinct she never knew she had. Get some of that. Get it.

Blake doesn’t get it, not at all; doesn’t understand what’s happening to her or what she’s feeling.

But she’s very certain she wants to try.

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she demands snuggles. (inspired by this post)

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blue

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“This life is mine!”

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Tried out lineless art again :o

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tonight is no time to die

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