#this isnt for fic reasons at all. im just desperately curious

[iii-days-grace]

so annoying having a biology brain sometimes. I idly thought hey, know how to use GIS software, I could make a list of every Slipknot tour location and their approximate distance to local wetlands fairly easily.

Why do I assign myself random homework like this? Am I searching for Chris Fehn like a fucking cryptid or something?

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Alright, Period Cramps just set in and Im looking for songs anyway so Im gonna be listening to every RWBY Song (V1-V7) in chronological order and rank them, starting with the worst. Lets go!

Caffeine: Thank god the team with the Nazi-based leader has the shittiest song so far.

Celebrate: Why tf is this here

Shine: Ehhhh. I dont really know why but the vibes were all off, somehow. The fact that really dislike Jaune (and as an extension, Arkos) doesn't help either.

Forever Fall: This song was 5 minutes long and it felt like 20

Brand New Day: I barely even registered that

Fear: not the worst

Lets Get Real: Either Im too tired or the songs are getting worse

War: Im ranking this one higher because it wasnt over 4 minutes

Bmblb: All the love songs are so generic

Dream Come True: Im listening to all these songs in the form of Lyric Videos and the art used in this one made me think 'Oh, a Jaune Song... Great. Well, maybe we'll get Jaune pining after Phyrrah now! Yknow, to balance it out. A cute lil song of him pining for a nice girl might me like him a bit more!' and guess what. It wasnt that. It was another Arkos Song from Phyrrahs perspective. AND this one had unnecessary Girl-Hate towards Weiss! For no reason! The only reason its above Shine is because they atleast got the vibes right this time.

Not Fall In Love With You: I think Im just not a big fan of the love songs.

Boop: It was pretty cute but nothing to write home about

Until The End: slow piano

Touch The Sky: Its not that bad, its just that Im tired and this song is too goddamn long

This Time (From Shadows II): A just fine song for a shitty arc

I Burn: I liked fine, until they started rapping.

Like Morning Follows Night: I thought this was gonna be one of the better love songs, then he started rapping.

Smile: All this does is make me question how Ilia was in the wrong even more. Sounded alright though.

The Triumph: Eh, pretty unremarkable opening for an unremarkable volume

This Will Be The Day: A very promising start! There's honestly not much to say here

From Shadows: It was fine. I liked the overall sound but the lyrics and the singing are just a bit too edgy for me.

Bad Luck Charm: Someone in the comments under the lyrics video said "looks like someone found his middleschool poetry" and honestly, yeah.

I May Fall: Hey, yknow how the FoB was apparently meant to happen in Volume 1? Yeah. Overall, I thought it was pretty alright. (You can probably already tell that Im not too big of a fan of the louder, more energetic songs so far.....

Trust Love: This is by no means a problem I have with only this song, but I hate how theyre all like "oh this isnt some FaIrYtAlE kid, this is real n dark n shit" as if RWBY isnt the least dark and least subversive story Ive seen in recent time

Rising: Alright but unremarkable

Miracle: Another alright but unremarkable one. At this point I feel like listening to these songs is frying my brain

Ignite: I was just gonna say its an alright Yang Song but that rap...

Big Metal Shoe: I can appreciate some fairy tale references

Gold: The chorus got a bit repetitive but I thought it was pretty cute

Home: Another cute lil family song! This one was kinda long though

Lionized: I really appreciate the vibe of this song

All Our Days: Adorable! I didnt really expect a Taiyang Song but this was pretty nice

Sacrifice: Not really much go say about this one, I thought it was fine

Neon: I feel like I just got aggressively flexed on in the nicest, yet most condescending way possible

Lusus Naturae: Very edgy, but in a way that I can appreciate more

Red Like Roses I: I really like the sound of this one! I kinda wish we had more lyrics, but this was the song used in the Red Trailer so Im assuming it was made to compliment the action more than anything. At the start and end there was this series of notes, that Im assuming is gonna be the Leitmotiv? Either way, Im curious how theyll use it

All Things Must Die: I feel like this song is definitely at its best during the slower bits

Lets Just Live: First of all, I cant believe they live-laugh-loved us. They kept mentioning like, stories and how 'this isnt your TYPICAL fairytale', I could practically feel the writers being like "Huh, huuuuuuuh? Arent we CLEVER? Yes we are, yes we are!" But other than it was mostly fine. A bit long, maybe.

Armed And Ready: Pretty alright Yang Song, I felt like it was just a bit too long

It's My Turn: Not much to say, I thought it was a fine Weiss Song

Nevermore: I think its good

Wings: I really enjoyed this song! Caseys voice is lovely and I think its a very good Blake Song

Indomitable: I liked this one, but I feel like its mainly because the line "the spirit is indomitable" reminds of Flame from VRAINS

When It Falls: This song is trying very hard to convince you that RWBY is Dark Now. And given that Im pretty sure this is V3s opening, I guess it fits. Oh well, it still sounded pretty nice.

One Thing: A real slappin song thats going straight to my YGO-playlist as well

All That Matters: Very neat song about Yang's conflicting feelings on Blake's return. Shame theyre literally not conveyed at all in the show.

Die: Very agressive title, but okay. I also enjoyed this one, who wouldve guessed. I love this whole vibe of Desperate Heroism In A World In Ruin, yknow? Its there in Time To Say Goodbye and Red Like Roses II (two of my favourite songs so far) too. Though it is quite dissapointing that the show never really matched it.

Hero: I dont get how people can look at this and go "yeah, Ironwood was clearly always a tyrant who never even remotely cared for others". Also Caleb Hyles my beloved

Time To Say Goodbye: Another very nice song! I also think the foreshadowing in the third verse (yknow the slow one) was quite well done. The only real issue is, that the plot point its foreshadowing is stupid as hell

The Path To Isolation: Why is Weiss a better character in her songs?

Divide: This song is trying very hard to convince you that RWBY is Dark Now pt 2. It is a banger though, so its fine.

Mirror Mirror: Funfact: This was technically the first RWBY-Thing Ive ever consumed! A Youtuber named Strawbelly made a german cover of this song (and the songs from the other trailers, I believe) and it was one of my favourites for a while. Ive also already listened to some of Weiss' other songs and I remember enjoying them too. I can definitely already tell that I prefer Caseys voice in the slower songs, so I really hope this keeps up

This Life Is Mine: Yoooooooooo, Caseys voice was amazing in this one(especially at the very start)! This is one of the Weiss Songs I listened to before I even watched RWBY and what can I say, I loved it back then and I love it now

I'm The One: Oh, this was absolutely lovely. For the first few seconds I thought I wouldnt like this one, but its a banger! I love the lyrics too, theyre very clever I think

Red Like Roses II: DUDE, I adored this! I did not expect there to be lyrics for Summer at all and I was so pleasently surprised! Sandra's voice was lovely, and I really hope I'll get to hear her again. But on a slightly more negative note, I feel like this is really where the whole 'RWBYs Songs Characterize The Protagonists In A More Compelling Way Than The Show Does'-Problem starts.

I originally wanted to write some kind of conclusion but Im tired and wanna read angst fics. Have a good night!

[seagullsausage]

Oh my gosh that fic idea- *vibrates* I LOVE IT!!!!!! *chef’s kiss*

hee hee well how bout one thats about marvin and jj meeting too bro,,,,,like after marvins been kidnapped and locked in anti and jjs house and they’re miserable and desperate cause they hate being in houses and hate being trapped so theyre just throwing furniture at the windows trying to break them and burn the handles off the doors. but antis power is too strong so they just slump against the wall either crying or screaming at anti to come back or smacking their head against the wood. and poor jj has never really interacted with another human before and so hes terrified of this loud violent little man and takes peeks at them from behind the sofa and around the corners and behind the doors, but every time marvin tries saying hello jamie skitters away and hides under his bed. but marvin still tries their best to be gentle and tries not to be in jamies way or make him scared or uncomfortable ,and they walk around the house quietly when they know that jameson wants to come out to get something to eat or grab something.

marvin really really wants to help jamie cause thats the whole reason them and anti fell apart, when they realized that anti was a demon possessing some poor guy and keeping him locked up. and anti is just so so awful and cruel to marvin, he keeps trying to get marvins attention again and wants them to do fun things again and kiss him again and hold him again but marvin is too angry and spiteful and betrayed and they spit at him every time he gets close. and that only makes anti even more angry so he beats the living daylights out of them every day and then drags them by the hair to the bathroom and he locks them in all night. and its absolute torture to marv and all they do is scream and cry and rake their nails raw against the door all night long until they pass out from blood loss and exhaustion. 

but still marvin tries his best to be as gentle as they can be when it comes to jameson, because they dont blame him for anything and just want to be friends and take care of him. and maybe jamie cant take the wailing all night so he comes and unlocks the door to the bathroom so marvin can get out. and maybe jamie stops hiding so much and starts taking more peeks at marvin while they fuss around in the kitchen. and marvin moves slowly and talks quietly so jamie doesnt feel threatened and even though hes hiding behind the corner jamie still watches marvin quietly. and its a little weird to marv but they know he probably hasnt really interacted with very many people so they take it as a good thing, that hes at least curious and open to socializing after so long.

maybe one day anti fucks marvin up really badly and their entire face is split open and they cant stop crying and shaking and they havent slept in days and they feel so hopeless and terrified. and maybe jameson wakes up after anti leaves him and hears marvin crying, but the moment he gets close marvin flinches away from him as if he was gonna hurt them again. and jamie takes one look at them and bolts away as fast as he can, hiding under his bed and holding his old stuffed rabbit to his face in shame and cries.

and maybe marvin drifts into jamie and antis room very quietly. just sits down on the floor beside the bed and sniffles to themself while jamie cries. and he wishes he could say that hes sorry for all the awful shit marvin is going through and how he wishes he could help but hes too afraid and he doesnt have his pad and pencil so he just lays there and hides like he always does, cause hes always been helpless and nothing he does will ever matter. 

maybe marv eventually just says hi, im marvin, i dont think i ever told you my name, in case you wanted to know. and maybe they go further cause jameson hasnt done anything yet and say, i dont hate you at all, im not afraid of you and you shouldnt be afraid of me, im not going to hurt you. all you ever do is hide away, that cant be good for a person. why dont you come out from there, just for a minute? i promise ill stay right here.

and maybe jamie thinks about it. and he scooches forward just a little so he can see out from under the bed just enough to tell marvin isnt moving. so he creeps out, just a little, bit by bit. and eventually he can sit against the bed and face marvin, sitting against the wall. he hides his face in his rabbit and curls up but he still looks up at marvin just a little bit. maybe marvins face is still kind of bloody and his eyes are still swollen but they still give jameson a little smile. maybe they give a little wave and say, hello. maybe jamie is still shaking and scared but maybe he waves a little hello back. 

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o why do you think that all other ushi ships are bad :0? def no shade, just curious!

tbh the main ones i have issues with are ushihina & ushioi which, from what ive seen, are also the most popular. I can’t talk about any others bc im not rlly in the shiratorizawa scene but I can definitely elaborate on these two.

ushihina... should be self explanatory since it’s a 3rd year/1st year ship leading to a 2 year difference which isnt healthy at this stage. No 18 y/o should be seeing a 1st year in a romantic light as it’s predatory & links back to the huge mischaracterisation of ushijima being creepy which I often see in fics. If this for Some Reason doesn’t stop someone from shipping them then the blatant lack of chemistry between the two should too. I haven’t seen one piece of ushihina art that doesnt grossly mischaracterise one or even both characters. It very obviously comes from fujoshis bc it follows a uke/seme dynamic 😬

Honestly, hinata & ushijima’s canon relationship is one purely of mutual respect. It's nothing Close to being one of friendship, let alone romance. They’re rivals first & foremost and im p sure their mental images of each other are simply milestones in their vb career. Tendou even guesses ushijima doesnt like hinata but, at the very most, id say ushijima gains some sort of respect for hinata at the end of their match.

for ushioi... most, if not all, canon interactions & characterisation shows oikawa as completely hating ushijima for good personal reason. idk why someone would be so desperate to see love in that but whatever. i just think they aren’t compatible at all from the way ushijima doesn’t know his limits when it comes to oikawa & how all oikawa can do is see malicious intent in ushijima’s interactions. again, not healthy but in a diff way from ushihina.

IDM rarepairs that dont have a solid canon basis but the second theres evidence Against it... im automatically uncomfortable w it.

This got really long so tl;dr ushihina: unhealthy age gap, ushioi: unhealthy foundation. have a pic of ushijima smiling bc he doesnt deserve this