#ruby's takeover

[emuartworks]

Part two of the @sonic-takeover Stobotnik wedding outfits!! I also drew the promise ring and my OCs Guava and Ruby in formal wear teehee~ Also I know the shoe sizes change dramatically from one drawing to the next... I was playing around with proportions

I also drew Alice, but I didn't like my sketch, so I'm doing her digitally instead >w<

[howlingday]

Jaune, who do you think is the prettiest?

Jaune: Oh no...

Yang: Well, Jaune~? Me and my glorious, long hair are waiting~!

Weiss: Um... What makes you think he'll choose you? Especially when I'm wearing such a lovely dress~!

Ruby: H-Hey! My outfit is lovely, too! Look at my skirt! You can hardly see the barbecue stains!

Yang: Hey. Touch my arm. It's baby smooth~!

Jaune: Eugh... Blake? You're not going argue about how you're the prettiest?

Blake: No.

Jaune: Well, then I'll let the audience decide!

Ruby: (Whispers) You can tell me later...

Jaune: Huh?

Ruby: NOTHING! Nothing! Nothing...

[cherry-bomb-ships]

Are y'all ready... for F/ovember 2023?? 🎉💝🎉💝🎉

That's right everyone! As you may have deduced from my reblog of the FAQ post, we're bringin' back F/ovember this year! Get ready for another month of f/o takeovers!

For the month of November, your f/os have free reign of your blog, and people are welcome to come ask them questions! You're also encouraged to go to others participating in the event and send questions for their f/os as well. You can even have your f/o be the one sending asks to others!

Don't worry though, you don't have to keep up the takeover for the entire month. You can drop in and out whenever you like! Whether you do it for a day, a week, or the whole month, you'll still be a part of the event!

If you decide to join in, you can even make a promo stating which f/os will be taking over your blog, which I absolutely encourage you to tag me in so I can give it a reblog. And be sure to tag any related posts and answers with the tag "f/ovember" as well!

This is a very casual event with no type of sign-up or moderation. However, I will ask that proshippers, comshippers, or anyone who matches my DNI does not tag me or use the f/ovember tag. Thank you for your understanding.

Feel free to reblog this to spread the word, and don't be afraid to send me any asks if you have any questions. Also, don't forget to send out plenty of asks to your fellow self-shippers! Let's make this a fun one! :D 🎉💝🎉💝

[6gumi]

EEK ! ! am so late but they are progressin’ more & more . . . it’s bringing tears in tew my eyes X-x . . AAAAAHHH ! i hope mincheol doesn’t run anything ! >:( haesoo & taeha mai bbies . . . i wuv dem so muchies with AAALL my wittle heart ! ! ! ( ;´꒳`;)

[icepandawarrior]

AH WWE AND THEIR TWO FACED NARRATIVES...

[bunny-lovers]

Any unanswered questions from the f/o ask game? ^^

Hope you & your f/os have a good evening & thank you for the ask! 😊 @spacerebel-ships-in-spaceships @the-ruby-eyed-rat @crescentpotion @fo-enjoyer

🌺 What's something you do you do to show affection towards S/I? (Can be answered multiple times)

"Hugs, kisses, cuddles, holding her hand, wrap my arms around her shoulder or waist, giving her gifts, and saying how much i love her."

🎤 Can S/I sing? How good is it?

"No, she isn't a good singer since she has a deep voice."

🌠 what's a promise you made to S/I that you intend to keep? (Can be answered more than once)

"I promise her to give her happiness."

🪄 Does S/I have any talents you find impressive? What are they?

"No, not really."

🍽 Does S/I like your cooking?

"Yes, she loves my cooking!"

🌡 How do you help S/I when they're sick? Do they let you help?

"I would take her temperature, give her a glass of water, make her chicken noodle soup, and tell her to get some rest. Yes, she lets me help her."

💌 Something sweet S/I has said to you. (Can be answered more than once)

"She said I'm her home, I owe her heart, can do this forever with me, not afraid to be myself or be weird and goofy around me, how I mean the world to her, and telling me how happy she is with me."

🎡 Is S/I afraid of heights? If so, did they tell you or did you figure it out yourself.

"No, she isn't afraid of heights."

🏖 where is an ideal vacation spot you want to take S/I to?

"I’d take her to Bali!"

[aura-acolyte-archive]

your world if she’s in there now has a tiny lucario girl who bites as a warning. good luck to your friends and family

I also bite as a warning. And as an attack. I'm going to bite you, Anon.

[anthurak]

So by this point, I think many of us are likely familiar with the idea that the breakup of Team RWBY at the end of Volume 3 is meant to thematically parallel the breakup of Team STRQ in the wake of Summer’s death, ie; Ruby falls into a coma for a few days while Summer disappears and then both their teams fracture. Along with a popular sub-theory that Blake leaving Yang after the Fall is meant to parallel Raven leaving Tai.

But the thing is, if Ruby falling into a coma at the end of Volume 3 is meant to parallel Summer’s (supposed) death and the way this loss caused the fracturing and breakup of their respective teams, then Raven’s actions DON’T really parallel Blake nearly as well as a lot of people think.

And in fact, I feel like Qrow could potentially have paralleled Blake’s actions FAR better.

Like people talk about how Raven ‘abandoned’ Tai just like Blake ran away from Yang after the Fall of Beacon. Except if the point of parallel to the Fall of Beacon is Summer’s death, then the parallel doesn’t work because Raven was ALREADY GONE from Team STRQ by the time Summer disappeared. To the point where Tai, Qrow and Ozpin had (and still have) NO IDEA she was even involved in whatever happened to Summer. Raven can’t exactly have abandoned Tai just like Blake did to Yang if Raven wasn’t even around.

Instead, as I’ve discussed in the past, I think Raven’s actions following Summer’s ‘death’ potentially line up far better with WEISS. Like if it turns out that losing Summer was what actually drove Raven to return to her tribe, then that lines up very nicely with Weiss being taken back to her family/Atlas in the wake of the Fall of Beacon: Both return to the shitty, abusive family that raised them. And given how much of Weiss’s character is tied up in her family and their ‘legacy’, then the way Raven eventually took over her tribe makes her an ideal foil; effectively representing a Weiss who did eventually take over the Schnee family and company, but in the process internalized all the pain and trauma her family gave her.

And as for a cherry on top; if Ruby falling into a coma after the Fall of Beacon is meant to parallel Summer’s supposed ‘death’, then what was one of the last things Ruby did at the Fall?

Run off on a special mission with Weiss, just like we now know Summer did with Raven.

Now going back to my point about how Raven was not even around to abandon Tai just like Blake did to Yang, you know who WAS presumably around when Summer ‘died’?

Yeah; Qrow.

Let’s consider what exactly Blake actually did following the Fall of Beacon beyond just a surface-level reading: Yes, she did go back to her family, similar to what Raven may have done, but given that the Belladonnas are NOT actually shitty and abusive, I maintain that Weiss is still the better parallel to Raven. Instead, let’s consider Blake’s whole arc across Volumes 4 and 5 relating to the White Fang: At first being depressed over loss and perceived failure before being inspired to start working for a better cause, in this case pushing back against and stopping Adam’s takeover of the White Fang.

So I have to wonder; what if this reflects what Qrow did with Ozpin and the conspiracy following Summer’s ‘death’? Maybe Qrow and his teammates had helped Ozpin in the past and knew what he was doing, but what if THIS was the point where Qrow became fully committed to Ozpin’s cause and joined the Ozluminati full-time? Perhaps seeing it as a way of ‘honoring’ Summer’s memory.

Instead of staying with the one teammate he had left (and possible partner) who was now in a massive depressive spiral AND had two kids to take care of.

It starts to make Qrow and Tai feel a lot like Blake and Yang, doesn’t it?

This is one of the big reasons why I think Qrow and Tai are the REAL foil to Bumbleby on Team STRQ. They effectively give us a look at a version of Blake and Yang whose relationship failed. Or rather, were never able to ‘take the next step’ and actually form their relationship.

Qrow is a Blake who fully internalized her self-loathing and belief that she didn’t deserve Yang or that Yang was better off without her and has simply been pining for Yang from afar.

Meanwhile Tai is a Yang who likewise fully internalized her fears of abandonment and fully resents Blake for leaving her or may not have ever even fully recognized her feelings for Blake in the first place.

Essentially, Qrow and Tai are the version of Blake and Yang who weren’t able to work through all the problems, issues and baggage which allowed them to actually start their relationship. Like a Blake who didn’t get that vital pep-talk from Sun at the end of Volume 4, or a Yang who likewise didn’t get that vital talk from Weiss in Volume 5.

Which in turn leads us to what I brought up earlier with Qrow joining up with the Ozluminati full-time, essentially representing a Blake who threw herself into reforming the White Fang instead of returning to Team RWBY and reconnecting with Yang. Meanwhile Tai simply throws himself into a deep depression, grief and ‘moping’, ironically all the things he would later accuse Yang of doing (at some point I’m going to do a post on just how much PROJECTING Tai has likely been doing…)

So now Qrow and Tai have this low-key toxic relationship where Qrow is more-or-less aware of Tai’s extremely dysfunctional parenting but has also been enabling it and a lot of Tai’s unhealthy coping mechanisms over the years because he’s been pining for Tai ever since their Beacon days and still is pining in a very depressed, self-loathing ‘I don’t deserve him/to be happy’ way and also doesn’t want to risk conflict with his former partner and also the only teammate he has left.

Thus Qrow keeps his distance and just goes along with Tai’s dysfunctions and/or lets Tai push him away. Which in turn just reinforces Tai’s abandonment issues.

And Ruby and Yang are still stuck with utterly dysfunctional parental figures.

Oh, and if you need more proof about the deliberate parallels between Blake and Qrow…

Then how about the whole damn song where they sing about how they’ve always felt terrible about themselves but now things are looking up for them.

[xxtc-96xx]

So which apocolypse is your silver trying to thwart?

The flames of disaster (Sonic 06), awakening the ifrit (Rivals 2), Eggman’s takeover via the phantom ruby (Forces), the metal virus (IDW), or something else?

so far good timeline silver doesn't have anything to thwart because of time traveling silver helping to fix all those other problems

[milolunde]

So, Sonic Forces! … again. Posts like this will be put under Forces!RW from now on, just so I can keep things together.

Following this post, I’ve been thinking about my reimagined Sonic Forces a lot. It’s high up on my list of things to rewrite, but… that list is quite long and is made up of stories that, for the most part, will live exclusively in my head. However, I had so much fun making my last post that I wanted to make another.

I wanted to touch on an aspect of the Phantom Ruby: how it’s able to make hordes of copies at Infinite’s will.

In my mind, the Phantom Ruby makes clones with the same attributes as any other illusion. Those made to witness the illusion will be unable to control feeling, despite reason, what they are witnessing is real. This enhances the Phantom Ruby’s powers, making its illusions able to affect the world as if they were real.

However, copies are different as they can perform most of the abilities their source can, but only if Infinite has a solid grasp on what those abilities are. For example, Chaos remains in his base state because Infinite does not understand his evolution, but he does understand chaos energy and chaos manifestation, so Shadow’s copies is able to harness Chaos Spear (though its nowhere on the scale of a true Chaos Spear. It gathers available chaos energy and turns it into a weapon, but without an emerald the copy has to draw upon the natural chaos energy around it). This is also one of the reasons Zavok is so… lame, for lack of a better word, and why Infinite resigns his copy to being Sonic’s jail keeper.

Why, then, would Eggman have Infinite stop at making copies of Zavok, Chaos, and Shadow? Of course, it’s because he finds them worthy allies as they have all put Sonic in close life or death situations and all have beaten Eggman himself at least once. If they worked together, they would undoubtedly be able to take Sonic out without the need for more manpower.

But… why not copy Sonic himself after his capture? Eggman chooses to copy Metal Sonic so, with Sonic himself imprisoned, having Sonic’s speed and agility on Eggman’s side would be a valuable resource.

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Eggman told Infinite they should make copies of Sonic to torment the world they were conquering. Having their precious hero, or at least his likeness, working with Eggman would destroy their moral… Infinite proposed, instead, not only was it too soon to show their cards in Infinite’s full abilities, but that tormenting the world with their hero acting against them would be nothing compared to the psychological play of allowing the world to believe Infinite, a hand in the Eggman Empire, had taken him out for good. Letting a likeness of their hero wander around could work against them, influencing people to gain a “hope against all odds” approach.

While Eggman agreed, it wasn’t until after he had Infinite show him the Ruby could, in fact, make a copy of Sonic. Despite not wanting to, having the copy ended up working in Infinite’s favor. After commenting on the pest Sonic was, the Doctor agreed that, yes, looking at that hedgehog for too long was giving him a migraine; he didn’t want to imagine what having hundreds of him would do… Good. Because Infinite thought Sonic was too annoying to waste his power forging copies of him, anyway.

Infinite looked at the copy. He could appreciate the hedgehog’s indomitable spirit and his ability to ruin things. He could even acknowledge that, yes, he was enough to be the world’s hero.

Until now.

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Five, closing in on six months after Sonic’s defeat, Tails found himself miles from his live-in workshop, the last one left after Eggman’s takeover. He managed to gather supplies before his home was invaded and made it out by his scruff on the Tornado, but she hadn’t gotten them out without taking severe damage. Still, she flew, and she landed, and Tails could start repairing her to the best of his ability. He didn’t need a plane since the sky had been put under lockdown, but the Tornado was Sonic’s. He’d hate for Sonic to find out he had wrecked the Tornado and done nothing to fix it.

While sorting out the damaged parts, Tails heard something scuff behind him… He tensed before he moved, much too caught up with the Tornado to remember he should defend himself first, worry later, when his eyes caught the source of the sound.

Impossible.

Tails didn’t think it was possible, but he tensed more at the sight of his brother, his big brother, the sight of Sonic walking idly past him. Something slipped past Tails’ lips, maybe it was supposed to be words, but he didn’t know which ones. His big brother stopped. And turned towards him…

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Gotta cut myself off from my more story-writer way of telling this before I get carried away. Apologies! But, if I’m able to work on this more, maybe there will be a full scene in a full chapter in a full story for this? Perchance…

Shadow would appear and, before Tails could process it, would be fighting the copy down the street. Shadow’s been dealing with Phantom copies since day one of Eggman’s invasion, and he knows Sonic well enough to be able to spot a fake from anywhere.

Tails would, of course, chase after them, leaving behind the Tornado and all of his supplies. As far as he knows, it was Shadow who helped take Sonic down in the first place and he’s ready for answers as to why, and answers on how Sonic got back, and why they’re fighting again, and…! Well, a lot of answers!

By the time Tails gets there, Shadow would have already taken the copy down; it’s on the floor, lifeless, and starting to disappear. Tails would launch himself at Shadow, claws and teeth bared, kicking and scratching out of everything he’s thought and felt about Shadow for the last five months, but Shadow would easily subdue him. Tails is tired, and hungry, and most of all he’s devastated.

Once Tails is able to hear anything Shadow tries to tell him, he would tell Tails about the fact Eggman is generating copies. Shadow has a certain soft spot for Tails, especially in his current situation, so while the scene would be to get information about the Phantom Ruby to Tails, it would also serve to give him the comfort he needs, and closure that no, Shadow didn’t hurt Sonic and, no he’s also not looking for him but, if he hears anything, he’ll let the kid know.

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I don’t know if I’ve said it, but I’ve got a biiiiig list of media I’ve rewritten entirely in my head for fun and that usually means I have the most barebones chapter layout for them and even some ‘first drafts’ for certain chapters; like this hypothetical chapter!

That’s it, really. I had fun talking about Forces and showing how I would do things! I tend to get carried away a lot when I’m writing about the things I like. I really didn’t plan to write this post out the way I did. Hopefully the difference between my presenting the concepts and writing them out for a more entertaining read of what I would do wasn’t too confusing.

[howlingday]

Cinder: A fan asks, "If you could swap lives with each other for a day, what's the first thing you'd do?"

Ruby: Oh! OH! I know~!

Ruby: I'd fly all around with my flamey Maiden powers and then I'd tell everyone I met how awesome Ruby Rose is~!

Cinder: ...I'd wake up and say, "I'm Ruby, and I'm stupid~!"

Ruby: H-Hey! Be nice! And actually try!

Cinder: Fine. I'd go over to Penny and I'd say, "Hi, Penny! I'm Ruby, and I'm stupid~!"

Ruby: Hey, don't... bring her into this!

Cinder: Oh? Why not~?

Ruby: B-Because she's not here to defend herself! Anyway, great question from the fans~!

Ruby: (Whispering) You said you wouldn't bring her into this!

Cinder: I don't recall~.

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Cinder: Another fan asked, "Hey, Ruby, how's Kal-El?"

Ruby: ...Who?

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Ruby: A fan of ours asked, "Hey, Cinder, have you ever given a gift to Ruby on her birthday?"

Cinder: My presence is more than enough.

Ruby: It really isn't.

[cherry-bomb-ships]

What up, Lewis! 💀 I was wondering, what's it like being Ruby's big brother? Do you guys have any inside jokes or family traditions? @captainscyarika

🌶 Hi there. Being Cherry's big brother is... well, let's just say, even if it isn't always easy, I wouldn't trade them for anyone else in the world. My sibling and I went through a lot together when we were young, and a bond like that is totally unbreakable. 🌶

🌶 When it comes to inside jokes, I'm not sure how much this counts, but Cherry likes to joke that I'm their "little brother" and they have to protect me, which is obviously not true since they're so much shorter than I am. It started as a joke, but recently I felt like it just made them feel more confident to act all big and tough around me. I've been protective of them all our lives... maybe they felt like they were returning the favor. 🌶

[6gumi]

missin’ haneul & mincheol again . . . x—x AAARRRVBBBB

[meerey]

2021 LHFW – The moment it went from testing the waters to full-on fashion takeover

Round 7 - French GP

(Bottega Veneta - 10/10 no notes. DEVOURED)

(Nahmias)

(Lacoste - peep the different color sneakers and the ruby necklace pleaseee)

[saltsdigitalartblog]

care bearws yuri takeover NOW (hi it's ruby can you draw daydream/smart heart pleeeeaaaaaase)

AHHH RUBY!!!! OFC i will always draw smartdream whenever i can....... oh the yuris.......

[likeawolfatthemoon]

the way this crossword just made my brain implode

please take my hand and... and i chose you... please take me dancing... the one i was dancing with in new york, no shoes... please leave me stranded... how the hell did we lose sight of us again... it's so romantic... for a moment, i knew cosmic love... looked up at the sky and it was maroon... staring at the sky, come back and pick me up... every night with us is like a dream... your hologram stumbled into my apartment... we are too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet... now i'm down bad crying at the gym... sobbing with your head in your hands, ain't that the way shit always ends... if you want want to break my cold, cold heart... how dare you think it's romantic leaving me safe and stranded... just say 'i loved you the way that you were'... we team up... did you really beam me up, in a cloud of sparkling dust... the lights and noise are blinding... then switch sides like a record changer... i changed into goddesses, villains, and fools... then sent me back where i came from... we wait for trains that just aren't coming... changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules... the rubies that i gave up... all to outrun my desertion of you... the rust that grew between telephones... and you just watched it happen... i might just die, it would make no difference... will that make your memory fade from this scarlet maroon... and i wake with your memory over me... like it never happened... they'll say i'm nuts if i talk about the existence of you... i feel you no matter what... heartbreak is the national anthem... that's a real fucking legacy to leave... we sing it proudly... how dare you say that it's... you said some things that i can't unabsorb... honey, life is just a classroom... just to do experiments on... cooler in theory, but not if you force it to be... fuck it if i can't have him... if you want to tear my world apart... baby, i could build a castle... just say you've always wondered... out of all the bricks they threw at me... back to the moment i crashed into you, like so many wrecks do... we were shaking blind and hazy... too impaired by my youth... we're so young, we're on the road to ruin... to know what to do... we play dumb but we know exactly what we're doing... everything comes out teenage petulance... and i lost you... the best people in life are free... like i lost my twin... it's all in the timing... could we watch our phantoms like watching wild horses... we show off our different scarlet letters... so scarlet, it was maroon... i loved your hostile takeovers... the lips i used to call home... encounters closer and closer... could it be enough to just float in your orbit... all your indecent exposures... how the blood rushed into my cheeks... he can't see it in my face... the mark you saw on my collarbone... down bad, waking up in blood... as the decade would play us for fools... carnations you had thought were roses, that's us... fuck it if i can't have us... baby, we're the new romantics... i might just not get up... say you'll always wonder... it was maroon...

will i always wonder?