#and blake is able to pull through rn but ruby can't!

[powerbottomblake]

ruby going after bumbleby's relationship hits a lot harder through a nuts and dolts lense bc then "figure out your feelings" is yet another thing that's been robbed from her forever now and yet blake gets to be visibly in love with her older sister and at peace with it while she's lost penny twice now and this time permanently

#rwby spoilers #rwby #it was vicious and mean spirited but I get why ruby went afer blake specifically #bc every single facet we've seen of blake's in this volume: grounded. optimistic. able to band the team together and lead them. #firm in who she is. firm in her drive to get them back. able to prioritize the here and now and not fall in doomsday speculating #just all of these are things blake probably has admired a LOT in ruby and it's where they're both most similar initially #and blake is able to pull through rn but ruby can't! #and that's an even bigger strain on ruby bc why is she broken rn. when blake doesn't seem to be #why can blake do this and she can't #the answer is that blake has already been here before. and it's her realizing she NEEDED a whole support system to get her through t #that made her all the stronger #so ruby. let your teammates in. let them see the struggle #don't fall into the idealized leader trap like your mother before yoy