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Ruby is very misunderstood in this scene because if I lost my ginger cottagecore machine goddess situationship twice there would be bodies
you'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you, or something like that
Putting my animation diploma to some real use for once and animating my girls
Definitely had some challenges with this one as it's a fairly technical shot, but I'm proud of where it ended up!
❤️💚
Valentine's day quick sketch
It won't pull me down (Keep moving forward now) The weight of impossible days (Keep your head above the clouds) I'll stand tall (I'm right with you, I will lift you) I'll rise up and carry us all the way (Just hold on)
Nuts and Dolts art inspired by "Atlas Falls" - Shinedown (2:41)
Listened to this song by Ado and randomly imagined Ruby and Penny partying in Vacuo ♥
Song : 唱 Another Story by Ado
WAR MACHINES - AIRFORCEMUFFIN (link)
comic commissioned by @bravewriting for their lovely RWBY/Nuts n Dolts role-reversal fic linked above :)
Nuts and Dolts Week 2023 - Day 7 - First Kiss
Hey peeps!
So hey! That was one hell of a Nuts & Dolts Week! Huge props to everyone who participated in this lovely week, because goddammit I desperately needed the serotonin
(Also sorry I couldn’t do all the prompts! I still had some timing issues and couldn’t get everything done when I wanted it to be. Sorry!!)
Anyhoo, here we are! First kiss
I really wanted this piece to be special, so I went ham on absolutely everything
I concepted Vacuo Outfits! I nitpicked every little pose/position! I made sure the facial expressions were perfect! I had really fun lighting! Background could be better but who cares! Let these girls be happy dammit!!
So yeah!
Happy Nuts and Dolts Week, and I can’t wait for next year!
"And don't you dare leave me still in love with you. Nothing's fair when love is war."
Ruby takes Penny to Bubba Bubba Boba to try boba ♥
(that's a lot of boba)
(Click on it for the actual resolution in case Tumblr messed it up)
Omg a non TWST art it's probably going to flop so hard but lmao i guess I'll just accept that. Yeet I haven't drawn anything RWBY in a year... I'm hyped asf for Volume 8's continuation lol. I was planning on posting this on 2021 but I finished early so yeet lol
ALSO TWST MUTUALS GET INTO RWBY PARA ASTIG LOLOLOLOLOL
AU where Ruby works in a music store and hosts a local radio and Penny starts to come regularly mostly to see her (totally inspired from Life is Strange True Colors-)
RWBY Shipping - Theme Songs
Hello there RWBY shipping fans 👀 These past few days, I've been making a RWBY shipping playlist for fun ♡ (The song's choices are lyric-based, and I tried to find songs that feel at least slightly specific FOR the ship and not just generic lovesongs.)
I'm gonna try to make shipping gifs with some lyrics; in the meantime what would you say to a game if you're bored ? I'll give you the list of ships I've found a song for; and the list of songs. EVERYTHING IS MIXED UP. Try to put them together ! I'm curious to see whether others can see what I saw. Good luck :D
Warning: if a ship is canonically toxic; their song is as well. Ships like Taiqrow or Emercury can be read as platonic too if that's more your jam
Some ships have 2 songs (for the PoV of both characters; or bc I could not choose). I'll put a (2) next to their name if that's the case !
Ooookay; have fun ! You can reblog with a few guess; you can download the pic and link together ships & songs as you believe them to work together; you don't have to do everyone...
You can completely ignore this post & leave me alone with my playlists. Sad but understandable.
Have fun & a good day to you all !
RWBY's Love Language - Part 1
Okay so I'm very new to Tumblr and that means I don't know yet how everything works lol So this is kind of supposed to be a reblog except if I use reblogs then it won't show up in the main tags and I spent too much time on it for that soo; here goes (and I'll edit my reblog afterwards) Inspired by greenteaandtattoos' post "Everyone has a different way to express their affection towards someone. This is called a love language. Each person has a different one. Not everyone expresses their love through intimate physical contact. Some enjoy praises, and others find the strongest love through hugs." What would be everyone's love language in RWBY then ? Here's my opinion !
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Ruby Rose
Ruby's main love language would be Words of Affirmation ! From her tendency for optimistic speeches to how honest she is in her relationships, I think a lot points to that really. Her love is freely given, and she is earnest in a way that enables her comfort to land & reassure. Touch is used a lot within RWBY to symbolize the bonds between people and Ruby isn't an exception. But in her case it's aaaalways paired with words and a heartfelt talk. If you're feeling down one way or another, you only have to ask Ruby and she'll tell you just how incredible you are and how to find the strenght to keep going. (Also particularly visible with Penny & Oscar. Whether romantic or platonic one thing is for sure : these three deserve each other <3 )
“You think just because you've got nuts and bolts instead of squishy guts makes you any less real than me?”
“Alright! Come on team, let's do this!”
“Hey, Oscar? This isn't gonna be easy, but the fact that you're even trying says a lot about you. You're braver than you think.”
-------------------------------------- Weiss Schnee
For our resident Ice Queen, I would lean more toward Quality Time. During her convo with Yang, Weiss expresses a sense of loss at how isolated she felt in her own house despite everyone living together mostly because there was a strong lack of family time. "Separate lunches & dinners, then it was no recitals..." In general, Weiss' relationships really shine when she's allowed a moment to just BE with the person she cares about. These scenes are rather diverse but still boil down to simply spending time with others. May it be by listening to Yang, making coffee for everyone, going to the movie with Oscar & Jaune or training with Winter... All of these are show of love in Weiss' eyes.
“I would do anything for you three, and I'm willing to bet Blake feels the same way. So, when she's ready, I'll be there for her. And I know we're not as close, but... I'm here for you too.” “It was really good to see you, Winter.” “I've always wanted bunk beds as a kid.”
-------------------------------------- Blake Belladonna
I'm much less sure of what Blake's preferred love language would be.. Partly because I feel like she mirrors others a lot. And because of that I don't know how much of it is her own preference. However, for lack of a counter-example I'll say that Blake does seem to have a thing for Physical Touch. She feels safe in her father's arm, she reciprocates Sun's shoulder comfort, Yang & her have many soft touches together and group hugs are the best. I'm not quite certain of how much Blake initiates in this kind of love conversation but it's safe to say she doesn't have an aversion to it. On the countrary !
“Shut up! Do you think I like being alone? Every day... every day I think about them! Ruby, Weiss, Yang... they were my friends! I loved them like I never thought I could love anybody. And I hope they hate me for leaving.” “It's about time I saved my friends for once.” “I don't have a choice. I have people who actually care about me, and I promised I'd never leave them again. So I'm not dying now.”
-------------------------------------- Yang Xiao-Long
For our local hand-to-hand fighter I have to go with Physical Touch ! Out of everyone in team RWBY, Yang is the one who communicates the most through all kind of touches. Linking hands, forehead touches, hugs and even sparring, the sunny dragon shows her care with her whole self and others naturally reciprocate that language. Yang isn't the most eloquent with her affection, and conversation can be hard because she's got opinions and isn't scared of showing them. But her touches are especially tender and always go beyond the simple act of hugging. It's a melody of "I missed you too", "I forgive you" and "I love you" all wrapped up in the softest brush of hands; and I'm certain it's what matters most to her.
“You can spout off whatever you want, but nothing is going to keep me from my sister.” “I've missed you, too.” “No one blamed her for anything! If she had just talked to us, she would've known that! How could I be there for her if she doesn't let me? What if I needed her here for me?”
-------------------------------------- Lie Ren
Lie Ren (why does no one in the show call him by his 1st name actually ? Were we ever given a reason ? It's weird. Anyway - ) Lie Ren sucks at talking. Emoting is not his forte, grand displays of love though hugs and tender words either. But one thing is for sure : you can count on him for everything else. He's the responsible one. When Oscar is in trouble, Ren is the most hellbent on saving him. He's the cook of the group, as well as an open ear to anyone who might need one. Acts of Service is the way he shows how much he cares day by day. And though he could certainly stands to get better at articulating how he feels... Being the best partner you can be and making sure you're always here to help when needed is just as important.
“No, it's not. He's our friend. We will do whatever it takes to find him, because we care about him. No one is replaceable ! ” “I've been so...angry, at myself. For not being as good as the Ace Ops, for what happened at Robyn's rally, for losing the lamp. I thought if I just focused on working harder, getting stronger, that we...I, wouldn't fail. ” “You know I've... never... been really good with talking.”
-------------------------------------- Penny Polendina
For our resident and lovely Penny, I'll have to go with Physical Touch and Acts of Service ! From the very beginning, Penny has had a passion for tight hugs, tackles, fist bumps and let's not forget... hand-holding. Our favorite robot loves nothing more than to share comforting touches with others, and the care that shows through them. And NO I don't buy the whole "never felt the warmth of hug before getting a human body", take that canon elsewhere and throw it in the trash ! Penny has always been enthusiastic and loving; and it's though physical touch that she's best comforted. Additionally, Penny took the sentence of "always help your friends" right to the next level, and you can be certain that if there's anything she can do for you, any way to help... She'll get right to it, and you have absolutely no chance of deterring her.
That's terrible! Well, don't you worry, Ruby my friend! I won't rest until we find your teammate!” “That is not... I choose to fight for the people who care about me.” “I won’t be gone, I’ll be part of you.”
Also Penny more than deserve a second gif for how wonderful she is, so take it and not a word.
-------------------------------------- Jaune Arc
And then it's Vomit Boy time as they say. If you're thinking "wow we're really lacking in the Gift Giving love language" well... You're right. Since no one ever gives others gifts in RWBY, I feel like that's the hardest to guess lol. However, among our heroes Jaune in particular seems to care about material memories in more tangible ways than the other. He rebuilt his sword around Pyrrha's weapons, and kept her red sash as well. It seems highly plausible then than Gift Giving might be a way for him to show care & affection as long as he's allowed to put a lot of thought in the gift. Other than that, I'd say Words of Affirmation is a safe bet as well : him and Ruby are certainly good at tag-teaming to lift the other up along the way of a conversation.
“I guess... I'm just trying to say that... you've always been there for me... even when I didn't deserve it. And I can tell there's something on your mind, so... I don't know. How can I help?” “You didn't drag us along. You gave us the courage to follow you.” “Ruby is your sister, she's always going to love you even if you disagree with each other.”
-------------------------------------- Nora Valkyrie
Nora, Nora, Nora... Is anyone really surprised by this conclusion ? I should hope not because it's one of the easiest to notice ! Physical Touch is Nora's go-to way of showing her care to others. She's the glue in JNR group hugs, Oscar probably has a few bruised ribs because of the strenght of her taclking hugs, she initiated the Boopness in her relationship with Ren and she's always delighted with getting back some of that physical affection. While Nora could probably stand to learn to tone it down a little for the sake of those who are not as comfortable with this kind of discussion, she's still a lovely girl and has a good grasp on emotionnal intelligence overall. She's earnest and caring and gives her all in her relationships, and even Oscar is able to appreciate her hugs when her enthusiasm takes the backseat to her gentleness <3
“Boop!”
“No. I won't let you kill yourself like this. After everything we've been through, I won't let it end.”
“We... heard what you said to Cinder, at Haven. You're not being fair to yourself. We love you, just like we loved Pyrrha. We're teammates, family.”
I'll most likely do Emerald and Oscar in another post with more characters <3 (I love Oscar to pieces but this is getting awfully long haha). Until next time !
OOOOH that’s honestly such a fun question to ask ! I love wondering about this kind of thing with OCs or character. Good fit for my 1st post on Tumblr lol Idk how everything works and my long ass post doesn't show in the main time if I answer directly as a reblog. So here are my ideas of their love languages, aaaand a link to a much longer post exlaining why haha https://nexyra.tumblr.com/post/650515303065894912/rwbys-love-language-part-1
Ruby Rose
Ruby's main love language would be Words of Affirmation !
Weiss Schnee
For our resident Ice Queen, I would lean more toward Quality Time.
Blake Belladonna
For lack of a counter-example I'll say that Blake does seem to have a thing for Physical Touch.
Yang Xiao-Long
For our local hand-to-hand fighter I have to go with Physical Touch !
Lie Ren
Acts of Service is the way he shows how much he cares day by day.
Penny Polendina
For our resident and lovely Penny, I'll have to go with Physical Touch and Acts of Service !
Jaune Arc
It seems plausible that Gift Giving might be a way for him to show care & affection as long as he's allowed to put a lot of thought in the gift. Other than that, I'd say Words of Affirmation is a safe bet as well.
Nora Valkyrie
Physical Touch is Nora's go-to way of showing her care to others.
Good day !
Everyone has a different way to express their affection towards someone. This is called a love language. Each person has a different one. Not everyone expresses their love through intimate physical contact. Some enjoy praises, and others find the strongest love through hugs.
With so many characters and ships in RWBY, we've seen several types of love languages already!
This isn't limited to just romantic relationships, either. Whether it's a platonic, familial, romantic, or ant other such type of relationships, all parties have their own love language.
What this post is aiming to do is determine what YOU think the love language is of each character named below. Sorta like a poll, but not because Tumblr doesn't have the option for polls. So, instead of a poll, I'd like you to reblog with your answers!
I've provided a chart below of each love language. It consists of a description of each of the five love languages and some examples of how one might communicate and act on them.
Read through the chart above and then pick which love language you think fits which character and reblog!
Remember, this doesn't have to be romantic. It can be a platonic ship, a familial pairing, a sibling dynamic, etc.
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What do you think is Ruby's love language? 🌹
What do you think is Weiss' love language? ❄
What do you think is Blake's love language? 🖤
What do you think is Yang's love language? 🔥
What do you think is Penny's love language? 💚
What do you think is Jaune's love language? 🗡
What do you think is Ren's love language? 🌸
What do you think is Oscar's love language? 🌲
What do you think is Nora's love language? ⚡
What do you think is Emerald's love language? (Sorry, I hit the 10-picture limit so no image for Emerald 😔)
A little Nuts N’ Dolts angst
A little prompt a wrote a couple months ago for a friend of mine.
Walking through the decayed ruins of Beacon was nothing if not cathartic for Ruby after all these years. The war against Salem had long been over, Beacon’s campus relocated to avoid a repeat of the past, and many had moved on from the events that had transpired on these hallowed grounds.
Ruby hadn’t.
That’s why she was here after all. On the anniversary of one of the worst days of her life.
She walked through what would have been the entrance hall, the shattered remains of the doors still lie in heaps around the door’s frame. Dust is kicked up from her steps, uncovering shards of Atleasian knights strewn across the floor.
“I can’t believe you! You never told anyone what was truly going on!” Ruby screamed.
“And I take full responsibility for that. It was a mistake…”
“A mistake that I will never forgive you for.”
“I don’t expect you to, in fact, I would prefer if you didn’t.”
“So many people died...people we were supposed to protect! They didn’t deserve to die!”
“And that is MY burden to bare Miss Rose, no one else's!”
“It is my burden when I didn’t keep my promise! I failed them…”
Her footsteps echoed off of the empty corridor leading to the cafeteria, the clicks of her heels against the stone the only sound to be heard.
“Are you okay friend Ruby?”
She spins around to find nothing there.
“Another stupid memory…” Ruby says to herself.
“Are you okay friend Ruby?” Penny asks as they walk into the main hall the night of the dance, “Your hand is shaking.”
“I’m nervous.”
“Nervous about what? We’re just going to be dancing.”
“I know, but we’re going to be dancing...together…”
“I don’t understand.”
“Hold on,” Ruby says as she pulls Penny off to the side, “Friends normally don’t go to dances together Penny.”
“So are we not friends?”
“No no Penny, I just...don’t know how to explain this…”
“Are we more than friends?”
“No, but...I want us to be…” Ruby says with a blush.
“Ruby,” Penny says lacing her hand with Ruby’s, “You deserve someone better...someone real.” She says, tapping her arm to make the metallic clang for emphasis.
“You are real! You think just because you were made instead of born makes you any different from me? You can feel, you have an aura, you…”
“But I don’t know if I can...what’s the word?...love. I don’t know what that means for someone like me.”
“I know that I care about you, I want to see you happy, and I’m going to keep you safe no matter what.”
“Is that what love is?”
“That’s what it is to me.”
“Then I think I can manage that.”
“Does that mean…” Ruby studders.
“I believe it is customary for one of us to ask the other to be in a relationship.”
“Penny, will you be my...girlfriend?”
She kisses her cheek as she wraps her arms around Ruby’s shoulders , “I still don’t know if I can be enough for you, but I can try.”
Ruby presses against her to tighten the embrace, “You will always be enough for me.”
The end of the corridor is blocked by the collapsed roof. A blinding silver glow comes from Ruby’s hand and the debris moves itself out of the huntress’ way. The dorms were only a short walk from the cafeteria, but that didn’t stop the memories from coming back to Ruby in waves.
Passing Oobleck’s classroom reminded her of the time Penny had snuck into the back of the classroom and spent the whole time trying to distract her from the lesson by drawing the two of them.
Next was Goodwitch’s. Ironwood requested for Penny to be able to attend Glynda’s class, letting her spar with students was one of the easiest ways to gauge her abilities, and Ruby was the first one selected(she suspected Penny had something to do with that.) It wasn’t as much a fight as it was a dance between the two. The constant clash of metal and spray of sparks each time their weapons met was exhilarating for the two.
Then came the dorms, and what a mistake that was.
The halls were blackened with Grimm soot. Every surface etched with the scars of the fighting that had become the school’s legacy, every surface but a single door, one engraved with four letters, RWBY. It was spotless, as if all the grimm feared to come near it. Gently, Ruby pushed open the door. A thin layer of dust covered the room and all it contained.
“Why do I keep coming back here? It’s not like this will change anything.” Ruby thinks to herself as she look over the room.
That’s when she spots it, a small glint of metal beneath what used to be Weiss’ bed. Fully extending Crescent Rose, Ruby pulls a small chain out from under the bed frame. It was a simple gold chain with a small locket attached.
“No...I was sure this was gone.”
Inside the locket was a photograph, one taken from a Scroll camera, of Ruby and…
“You don’t deserve to say her name!” screams a voice in her head.
“You’re right. I failed her…”
The words echoed off of the empty walls, only drowned out as Ruby fell to her knees sobbing.
“Why? Why did it have to be Penny and Pyrrha? Why couldn’t it have been Cardin or anyone else?! They didn’t deserve to die!”
The silver glow returned to Ruby’s hands as her anger came in waves. The light grew from a small globe to a staff of pure energy, one she had only seen once before, the night she fought Salem.
“I DON’T WANT THIS!!! I WOULD GIVE IT ALL AWAY TO HAVE THEM BACK!” Ruby says, letting the staff fall to the floor.
As if made of glass, the staff shatters, but the pieces begin to rise and form a frame around the window.
“This has to be some kind of trick, some curse Salem placed on me, they can’t come back…”
“If they can’t,” a voice in her head laments, “then what is the harm in trying?”
She presses her hands to the glowing crystal frame only to have sparks fly from the edges pressed against the wall.
“Please, let me see them again, if not both, let me see Penny again!”
The frame filled with the same glow from before, only it began to clear. On the other side appeared to be a small house, something not too extravagant, but homely at the same time. Standing on the front porch was an older version of herself with an older Penny by her side. In Penny’s arms was a small bundle of cloth with a tuft of brunette hair.
“I can’t believe it. This is what Salem took from me. This life with her.”
Ruby places her hand onto the image.
“Ruby…” Penny on the other side of the image speaks.
“Penny?! Can you hear me?”
“Ruby…”
“Penny please!”
“RUBY!”
The sound of Penny yelling her name brings her upright. Tears roll down her cheeks as the shuddering starts.
“FUCK THAT NIGHTMARE!”
Arms wrap around her shoulders, “Was it the same one again?” Penny asks as she cradles Ruby in her arms.
“Salem’s curse yea.”
“We’ll find a way to fix it. I promise.” Penny says, kissing her forehead.
“You always bring me back. Even when I truly believe Salem won, when I believe you and Pyrrha are gone for good, you pull me out.”
“I’m glad. Sometimes I worry you’re not going to come back one of these times.”
“Don’t worry. I intend to keep my promise, I’ll keep you safe and happy for as long as I live.”
“That was so cheesy of you to put in your wedding vow.”
Ruby giggled, “It was, but I meant it, then and now.”
Penny sighs, “I know you did and still do,” She says, running her hands through my hair, “Is there anything new in the nightmare this time?”
“Nothing different than before. Though one thing about the nightmare is strange, the image I always see of the two of us that brings me out has you holding a baby. I know we talked before and you didn’t think...”
Penny freezes, “Uhm…about that...”
I look up at her, “Please tell me that is you’re about to say something incredible.”
“I talked to Weiss and she seems to think there might be a way to use dust to…”
“Let’s try!”
To be continued...