#the failures of me and who I couldn't be || jaune arc

[scareqrowbranwen]

which poisonous flower are you ?

Lily Of The Valley

This is the poison of giving too much. You feel yourself emptying out, dizzying, discoloring-- until you fear you will fade entirely and wither away. You have always had to give. You never had a choice before. They pluck your flowers for their beauty, they trample your leaves carelessly, they pull out your roots by the fistful and berate you for daring to grow. And now that you have a grove to spread out in, your rhizomes tangle and curl in on themselves. When cruelty is all you've ever known, thriving seems impossible. But the answer is not to make yourself small and offer every lovely thing you are to the world in the hopes it will have mercy on you. The answer is to let yourself dare to thrive for thriving's sake, to grow in the wild ways you wish to-- and to do that for yourself for once.

stolen from: @littleblackqrow

tagging: steal it lol

everyone else under the cut as always uwu

Oleander

This is the poison of stagnation. You grow drowsy. Your heart rate slows, and when you do move you can't seem to stop shaking. It may seem to others that you're lazy, or reticent. Like you avoid hard work on purpose, like you always take the easy way out. But you know deep down that it wouldn't be like this if you weren't so tired, so deeply tired. If you weren't crushed under the weight of sorrow like a mile of water over your head. Nothing brings you peace, except rest and-- though you can hardly dare to ask-- having someone tend to you gently and sweetly. A good gardener speaks to their plants, sings to them, waters them, fertilizes their soil, prunes the dead parts, nurtures the new growth. You yearn to be cared for like that, even though you feel you don't deserve it. The secret is that you do. You always have. And someday, you'll learn that, and receive that care, and the exhaustion won't keep you from growing strong and lovely anymore. You were never the problem. These are simply poor growing conditions for you.

Doll's Eyes

This is the poison of unchecked vices. You slip into hallucinations. You are wracked with convulsions. The delirium threatens to overwhelm you. What are you running from? You look in every direction, wild-eyed at every turn, seeking some reprieve from what torments you. Each vice brings new consequences, and the price of escape seems too great, and yet you cannot seem to face things head on. If you aren't running from yourself, I hope you find a true way to freedom soon. And if you are running from yourself, perhaps you would do well to realize your pain is not something you can simply escape by avoidance. You deserve healing just as much as the ones you love. Someday, soon I hope, you will know this and feel it and reach inward to grant yourself all the kindnesses you offer others. That is the only true way to peace for ones like us. Oh, and if the pain of it seems too great? I hope that you realize you don't have to do it alone.

Belladonna

This is the poison of falling in love. You taste it and your heart beats fast. Your eyes dilate, you fall into deep delirium. You may be a bit dramatic and impulsive, and it gets you into trouble sometimes, but you just can't help yourself. It's in your blood. You love because it is the truest beauty you've found in this harsh world. Even when it's hurt you before, when it's poisoned you, you still find a way. They may call you naive for still believing in it, or vain for making yourself and your surroundings so meticulously lovely. But to love like this is brave and noble, and I hope you find the beauty you seek. Chances are, it's within and all around you already, if you know where to look.

#bad luck charm || qrow #illuminate the darkness that was blinding me || blake belladonna #come at me and you'll see i'm more than meets the eye || yang xiao long #this life is mine || weiss schnee #//something about Yang and Blake getting ones I thought the other would have gotten #and Weiss getting Belladonna lmao #i'm what inspired the fairy tale || ruby rose #the failures of me and who I couldn't be || jaune arc

[howlingday]

Princess Nora's Arc AU, Nora was certainly a unique princess, she's not like princess Weiss who's a sticker for manners and rules, she couldn't care less if anything she just wanted to be herself and have fun. One day she sees a young squire jaune being picked on by the other squires so she scares them off and protects him. When their gone she asks if he's okay which he's not since he's supposed to grow up and defend her not the other way around which she refutes with how she can defend herself. They become friends, maybe noras first ever true friend outisde of politics and jaune promises to pay her back and defend her with his full might when he gets older

Princess & Squire

"And you say you beat them off with a stick?"

"A big one!" Nora said as she beamed at her neighbor princess, Weiss Schnee of the Ice Queendom. "And it was sharp, too."

"So it was a cudgel." Weiss said with a frown. Nora gave her an odd look. "A club." She tilted her head. Weiss, losing her patience, shouted. "A hitting stick!"

"Well, duh!" Nora giggled. "It's not like I had my heels for stabbing!"

"And where were your knights?" Weiss asked, her patience long since worn away. "Surely they would not leave their princess unprotected."

"Believe me, I don't need protecting." Nora chuckled, punching her open palm. "None of those punks will be bothering Jaune any time soon."

"Yes, and regarding Squire Arc-" Nora gave the odd look again, "Jaune. Was he not punished for his failure?"

"What failure?" Nora asked. "He got bullied by the other squires because they're a bunch of assholes."

"Princess Valkyrie!" Weiss stood and smashed her hands against the sitting table. "Your job as the Princess of the Jade Empire is to learn from your studies and become a proper leader for your people! How do you intend to become a respectable empress when you're sprinting through the muddied streets, swinging cudgel like a barbarian while you spout such profanities like a common wharf whore?!"

Nora blinked at the outburst, then proceeded to laugh at her friend. Weiss' face only grew more and more red as Nora continued her guffaw. It was at this point that Jaune poked his head in, only to then retreat back out the door when Weiss' snarling visage turned to his direction. As she calmed down, Nora did what she did best.

Be herself.

"It's easy, Weiss!" She stood up, then turned to the window. "I just have to keep being me. Ren is already the emperor, so all I have to do is just stay alive until he decides to give me the throne. Until then, I'll keep being the toughest princess out having fun. And Jaune'll be right there with me, looking out for me when I can't look out for myself."

"You really are a child." Weiss shook her head with a sigh before falling into her seat. "You're lucky your brother is the emperor, otherwise you and I wouldn't be having this conversation."

"Well, duh, the only reason we're talking anyways is 'cuz your dad wants us to be friends so he can have good relations with our empire." Weiss blinked. "What? Just because I like having fun doesn't mean I can't be aware of the political intricacies of the realms both inside and outside the empire."

"No, I... I guess not." Weiss flushed a bit at being so callously shown up. "Still, your knights should be doing the fighting for you. Squire Vasilias is already showing great promise as my personal guard!"

"I dunno," Nora swayed her lips side to side, "I'm pretty Jaune's already won against him at rock, paper, scissors."

"What?" Before she could answer, she watched Nora tip-toe to the door where their personal guards stood by. She pressed her ear to the door before flinging them wide open. Jaune had his palm flat while Neptune held a fist. Paper beats rock. "NEPTUNE!"

"Um..." Neptune gulped, the squire caught in his charges deadly, icy gaze. "I, uh, won at least two."

"Uh-huh, out of how many?" Nora asked, looking to her squire.

"Uh, I lost count at fifteen games, No- I mean, Princess Valkyrie."

#rwby #rwby au #princess nora's arc au #princess nora #nora valkyrie #weiss schnee #jaune arc #neptune vasilias

[didyoutrydynamite]

The Compromise

Scene: *Jaune and Lucien walking through the woods outside their home. It is just a week away from Beacon’s initiation and just before the night Jaune was going to make his escape. But things have drastically changed now that Lucien has come home early from his working trip, barged into the house not too long ago and demanded that they take a walk outside together, bringing them to now. Neither have yet to say a single word and the mood is palpably tense.*

Jaune: S-so, how was the hunting trip?

Lucien: I cut it short. While I was out there I had gotten an interesting call from an old colleague of mine. Have I ever told you about Glynda Goodwitch?

Jaune: Um, I don’t think so.

Lucien: Used to go to Beacon around the time I was a student. Even now she’s still there as a teacher. She called me because she happened to come upon your transcripts and wanted to confirm some details with me.

Jaune: Dad-

Lucien: *Holds his hand up to silence Jaune* To say I’m disappointed would be an understatement.

Jaune: *Looks down, feeling the weight of guilt hit him*

Lucien: *Continues, his tone firm* Do you have any idea what kind of position you've put me in? The position you’ve placed yourself in? Thank the Brothers it was Glynda who caught it first so I could straighten this out!! *Grumbles to himself* At least before that conniving bastard had gotten to it first. Ozpin would have snatched you up in a heartbeat.

Jaune: I’m sorry…

Lucien: You’re sorry?! What were you thinking!? What was the plan?! That you waltz into one of the most dangerous schools in the world with no training, no prior knowledge, no AURA, and walk back out a Huntsman?!

Jaune: *Voice wavering* I just... I wanted it so badly, Dad.

Lucien: Wanted what? To throw your life away?! Because this is-

Jaune: I WANTED TO BE LIKE YOU!

Lucien: *Taken aback by Jaune’s outburst, his expression softens, a mix of surprise and concern* Jaune...

Jaune: *His voice breaks* The Arcs have always been great warriors. You've always been this incredible Huntsman, this hero, and I... I'm nothing like that. I wanted to prove that I could be someone like you, that I wasn't just a failure.

Lucien: Jaune, I have never thought of you as a failure.

Jaune: Then why won’t you give me a chance?! Why do you refuse to train me!?

Lucien: It’s not that simple-

Jaune: -Why don’t you believe I can be a hero too?!

Lucien: Because you can be anything!

Jaune: *Taken aback*

Lucien: *Takes a deep breath* My father never left room for choice. Since I could walk, he placed a weapon in my hand, grooming me solely for the life of a Huntsman... And now, Jaune, I’m trapped. I have a wife and eight children, and the only way I know to provide for them is through a life of combat, never knowing if it will be the last time I see any of you again. It's not that I regret the path I've taken. It’s a job that needs doing, and if it meant finding the love of my life and having the most wonderful kids in the world, I'd make the same choices again. But there isn't a day that passes when I don't wish I could leave the Hunt for good, put down my weapon, and just live out the rest of my days safe at home with my family.

Jaune: *Quietly* Dad I didn’t know…

Lucien: *Sighs heavily, his eyes reflecting a mixture of regret and understanding* You couldn't have known, Jaune. I’ve done all I could to hide it. I wanted you to have choices not burdens. I won’t make the same mistakes my father did, so I want you to be able to be anything and know I still love you.

Jaune: *Silent for a long moment* Then let me do this.

Lucien: *Expression softens* There's equal honor in living as a good man as there is in being a skilled warrior, Jaune.

Jaune: Then I want to live as both.

Lucien: *Takes a long sigh, closing his eyes as he frustratingly runs his fingers through his hair.* One. Year.

Jaune: What?

Lucien: *Opens his eyes* Give me one year to shape you up. If you still want Beacon after that, I'll put in the application myself.

Jaune: Really?!

Lucien: *Raises a finger* But there are conditions.

Jaune: Name it! I’ll do anything.

Lucien: First, you have to finish high school and earn your GED.

Jaune: Of course!

Lucien: And I'm not talking about barely scraping by. I want you on the honor roll.

Jaune: A's and B's! Got it!

Lucien: Next, you have to join either a sport, a club, or some other activity this year.

Jaune: *Confused* What? Why?

Lucien: Because it builds character and life experience. Plus, whether Beacon happens or not, this is your last year to enjoy being a kid. Trust me, savor it while you can. Take this extra year to make memories with your friends and family.

Jaune: *Silent for a moment, then nods* Right. I will.

Lucien: And lastly, I'll be the one in charge of your training. Over the next year, we'll be delving into the basics to ensure you're ready. You'll follow my instructions to the letter, the way I instruct you and when I instruct you. I'll be shaping you just like my old man shaped me. Unfortunately for you - we've got only a year to nail this down. Fail my training, you can forget about Beacon entirely. Understood?

Jaune: *Gulps* Understood, sir.

Lucien: *Stern* I need you to Arc’s Promise me that you understand.

Jaune: Arc’s Promise!

Lucien: *Deeply sighs* Alright then. First things first. I need to activate your Aura.

Jaune: Wait, you can do that?

Lucien: Anyone with Aura can do it. Now, stop talking, and come here.

Jaune: *Walks up to his dad* 

Lucien: *Places a hand on his son's shoulder, then focuses* For it is in honor that we wield our swords. Through this, we become guardians of justice, defenders of the weak against the tides of injustice. Noble in purpose and unswayed by temptation, I release your soul, and by my valor, standby thee.

Jaune: *Feels the Aura flow through him, awakening something inside.* Woah…

Lucien: *Genuinely looks impressed.* Woah is right. If you got one thing going for you already, it looks like you have a hell of alot of Aura. *Softly smiles* That’ll come in handy.

Jaune: *Smiles and hugs his dad* Thanks dad.

Lucien: *Hugs his son back* You’re welcome, son. By the way, you’re grounded until school starts.

Jaune: What?!

Lucien: Consider yourself under house arrest for the rest of summer break. I’ll be damned if I did all this just for you to sneak off to Beacon anyways. Also, you committed a felony.

Jaune: Yeah, fair enough. And don’t worry dad, I won’t be going anywhere just yet. I mean, like you said it’s just one more year, what could I possibly miss?

A/N: So this is basically the new idea I've been playing around with. An Au where Jaune doesn't get into Beacon and experience Volume 1-3 with the rest of the main cast, but instead trains with his dad for the next year to prepare legitimately for the next school year. This will mostly follow Jaune's home life and training in his home village along with his family and a cast of friends and other characters around. Name is still a work in progress, but I think for now I'll call it the One Year Au.

#jaune arc #lucien arc #one year au

[camillabanilla]

I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what on earth CRWBY is going to give us for the next two episodes.

Let's just assume that we'll end the volume with our current plot lines tied up. We need to solve: Ruby's thing, Jaune's thing, cat!Neo and getting home.

Ok *cracks knuckles*. We have a very limited amount of time to solve all these things. As cool as it would be to see things like Jaune killing Penny come to light, we won't because a) the issue Jaune and Ruby are having this volume isn't with each other, it's their individual struggles as leaders. Yes they fought, but they weren't truly mad at each other, just two people lashing out. B) nothing would be accomplished by Ruby finding out. As juicy as it would have been it wouldn't get us anywhere narratively. The important fact is: Penny is dead and that has separate implications for them both. One stone, 2 birds. C) if it doesn't need to happen, it won't. Jaune doesn't need to be de-aged, but that would invite extra narrative load for the next volume. In short, we need to get so much accomplished at once, as elegantly as possible.

So what's the simplest and most elegant way to fix both our leads? And by fix I mean tie up their arc.

Ruby is in the ascension process. Assuming the cat is full of shit and it isn't terribly different for humans, she'll come out the other end as *something else*. That won't do, because we need her to be her. Her forgetting everything would nullify everything that happened. She can't necessarily just "oop" and bounce back out either (assuming she could), I mean she was pretty fuckin' broke there.

She has Little (who fell with her) to guide her through the process but she needs to know her friends and family are there for her and that she can rely on them, otherwise we're back to square one.

And this part bugs me: defining the crux of her issue, aside from support. Is it that her hope is lost? Or that she truly believes everyone around her is doomed, or that she's a failure?

What about Jaune? Is it that he couldn't save Penny specifically? Or that he's found himself in the position where *not* saving someone is the best course of action?

I'm a little wishy-washy with Jaune, but I'm cautiously thinking it makes the most sense for him to follow her. They'd provide each other an anchor to make sure they came out of the process as themselves. One of my biggest hesitations with this is that I feel WBY, specifically Yang and Weiss need to step up their support game. Maybe they all follow eventually, and not only does it show Ruby how loved she is, but gets them home.

I suppose Ruby could come out of this without anyone following her at all, but then we still have the added weight of Jaune's age. It'd be cool for him to take a slow burn approach to healing and just stay old, but in the interest of keeping the plot as tight as possible (and having a solution right there), he follows. It solves most of the unresolved issues (I think).

As for Neo, I think she's pretty much done for. Could they tie her arc up a bit more? Maybe, but it would just be easier to have whatever the cat did to her make her dead.

I'm sure I'm a million miles away from what actually happens though.

#rwby #rwby spoilers #rwby volume 9 spoilers #jaune arc #rwby9 #rwby volume 9 #ruby rose #rwby9 spoilers

[onewomancitadel]

A brief thought on character endings read together

Part of what frustrates me is this idea that you can read characters in a solitary context and can't read them in the broader frame of the story. I don't really care about whether Cinder does or doesn't deserve one ending or another, what's more interesting to me is what her ending says about everybody else's. What's even more damning to me is the idea that you could possibly implicate Jaune in Cinder's redemption arc and then leave her to sacrifice herself and die. That can't happen; it's explicitly prohibited by Pyrrha and Penny because it would be his failure.

Not explicitly, in the sense it would be his character's fault, but it would be a failure of his character arc not to prevent a repeat of those decided mistakes, and it would be - honestly - a failure to have the third romance of three not triumphant and consummated and hopeful. I don't know how to explain narrative rules of three any more clearly. I also know that the traditional language of 'boon' is probably offputting to some, but let's be frank, both of them would be each other's narrative boon. Cinder wanted the world, Cinder wanted someone to come back for her; Jaune wanted someone to come back for him; Jaune wanted to help the (would-be) Fall Maiden. You get everything you want, just not in the way you expected it (and in a way that to a lot of is people is a complete narrative twist).

I'm talking about hypotheticals, of course, but in the event that we are all going along with this idea of Jaune and Cinder for the sake of the argument, this is just to demonstrate you can't read Cinder's ending as 'Cinder dies because bad people are bad forever so have to die' alone. Even if that were the case, it would be recontextualising other character ends (e.g. Jaune is a failure and couldn't help Cinder; redemption is actually not yours if you follow the path and the people who go from bad to good were actually already just born good in the first place; Ironwood could have never been stopped because he was innately evil, so trying to help him was useless; on and on and on and on).

Once you get into that, though, you've also got a major statement about the Maiden powers being made through Cinder, so even if you take the romance out of it, you have that thematic question at hand (and Ozlem... and so on). At any rate, you really can't read her ending alone, even if you personally hate her and want her dead, it's going to say things about every other character - including ones you like.

#cindemption #knightfall

[scareqrowbranwen]

Jaune 🤝Ruby 🤝Qrow

adhd that makes them terrible in class but great in the field

#i'm what inspired the fairy tale || ruby rose #the failures of me and who i couldn't be || jaune arc #bad luck charm || qrow branwen #//tumblr could you let the formatting stay? no? okay bitch

[scareqrowbranwen]

Let Me assign you a Love Language

a knife called grief

You have left your house, you have left those people behind, but what are you going to do about the memories which have taken root in you? You can run but not without them. You want someone to sit with you on this cool marble floor while the sun burns everything.You want them to cut your rotten heart and theirs too. You want to sit with it in front of you, let them see you with all your flaws, which haven’t been your fault but you have been made to believe so, and you want them to love you anyways. Because you know you’d do that for them.

tagged by: @the-silent-spring

tagging: whomst ever would like to do it!

//all other muses going under the cut so this doesn't get long lmao

violent devotion

Everyone seems to think you are faithless, but the thing is you haven’t yet found someone who will bring you to your knees and make you raise your head in reverence. This world has stopped bringing you joy, you want more of the divine. You want to dedicate your entire existence to someone; you want to make them realise they are not something terrible, make them see just how much beauty they are bringing to this world. You want to be the only one for them, the only one they have chosen to love. There’s a god shaped pit inside of you and only they can fit in it. And what if they choose to walk away? Didn’t I say this was violent devotion?

a knife called grief

You have left your house, you have left those people behind, but what are you going to do about the memories which have taken root in you? You can run but not without them. You want someone to sit with you on this cool marble floor while the sun burns everything.You want them to cut your rotten heart and theirs too. You want to sit with it in front of you, let them see you with all your flaws, which haven’t been your fault but you have been made to believe so, and you want them to love you anyways. Because you know you’d do that for them.

a story that ends in blood

The world has always been unkind, and when you have turned to yourself for comfort you have come face to face with an empty pit which seems to be laughing. You don’t care if it kills you but once you find someone whom you love and who loves you back, you will make sure nothing happens to them. They are yours. You will make a tear in this world and create a new place for you and your love if it comes to that. Because it has always been about love, and it is how it always ends.

#bad luck charm || qrow branwen #come at me and you'll see i'm more than meets the eye || yang xiao long #illuminate the darkness that was blinding me || blake belladonna #Qrow Headcanon #Blake Headcanon #Yang headcanon #Ruby Headcanon #Jaune Headcanon #//Yang's is interesting to me I took it twice for her and I got the same answer both times lmao #i'm what inspired the fairy tale || ruby rose #the failures of me and who I couldn't be || jaune arc

[scareqrowbranwen]

let me tell you what you need to hear

I'm glad you're here.

god, it’s been hard. I know it has. it has hurt like hell and some days have felt like you’re pulling yourself through one second after another by your broken fingernails in the dirt. you’re tired. it’s a bone-deep kind of tired that settles in somewhere behind your ribcage and makes breathing feel like dying half the time and it never really seems to go away. but you’re still here. you’re beaten and bruised but you’re still kickin’, trudging one foot in front of the other no matter how heavy those footsteps are. you decided at some point that, goddamn it, if this is rock bottom then things can only get better from here, and you decided to see better for yourself. and so you’ve been clinging onto yourself for dear life and it’s been the hardest thing you’ve ever done but you are one tough motherfucker and you’ve done it. and god, I’m glad you did. I’m so glad you’re here. I know sometimes it feels like no one appreciates how hard it is to just be here, but I do. I know. and it is absolutely amazing how far you’ve come and I’m so grateful you’ve made it. you are so important and your life is so beautiful and it would be such a shame for you to miss it. so keep on pulling forward. I promise it’s worth it.

tagged by: @caeloservare <3 tagging: whomst ever would like to do it uwu

everyone else under the cut so I don't clog the dash lol

you are enough.

I see how hard you’re working. I see how your body aches under the weight of it, how you lose sleep and rub the red out of your eyes in the hopes that they can’t tell how desperately you’re clawing at “good enough.” I know how that dirt feels under your nails, that filth of never being what they want. you’re running yourself into nothing trying so hard to be good for them. but you are already good. you are already enough. you have nothing to prove. you are beautiful and what you bring to the world, what you have to show for the space you take up is perfect. it is enough. you are enough. you can rest. you don’t have to try so hard to be more than what you are. you are, and that’s enough. you’re already perfect.

you matter. yes, you specifically.

yes, the universe is infinite and full of things infinitely beyond our comprehension, and yet, here you are. you, in all your infinite complexity and uniqueness. here, now: you. in an infinite universe it is easy to feel insignificant, but you can’t forget that the likelihood that you would exist at all is unintelligibly small, and yet, just as small and just as grand, here you are. you are here because you are meant to be here. your place in the world is uniquely yours and could never be filled by anyone else. the universe made you because it needed you. yes, you specifically. yes, you are just one microscopically small piece in an unfathomably huge infinity, but you are entirely irreplaceable. you are impossible and you are inevitable and you are beautiful and you are so, so important. yes, you specifically.

it’s going to be okay.

I know it’s not right now. I know it hurts and you’re tired and it’s all so much and you don’t know how to handle it and you don’t want to carry it but you don’t know where can you put it down. I know. I’m sorry. it shouldn’t be this way. you don’t deserve that. but it’s going to be okay. I can’t tell you when or how but I promise it will get better. things can only get better. there will be more love and peace than you can imagine. it is going to be okay. you are going to be okay.

#bad luck charm || qrow #come at me and you'll see i'm more than meets the eye || yang xiao long #illuminate the darkness that was blinding me || blake belladonna #this life is mine || weiss schnee #show them how you smile || ilia amitola #Jaune Ruby and Qrow keep getting the same things when I do these lmao #I guess I'm consistent #//INTERESTING ONE FOR SUMMER ROSE LMAO #i'm what inspired the fairy tale || ruby rose #it's your blood thats red like roses || Summer Rose #the failures of me and who I couldn't be || jaune arc

[scareqrowbranwen]

What shape does your pain take?

//answers under the cut since I didn't want to make one post for each muse lol Only Yang and Jaune because of who I am as a person

A Picture

A picture. A single image reminding you of someone or something you've lost, something you don't want to live without. You can't seem to move on, to accept life has changed, to live again. You're trapped in the picture, in the past. 

Maybe this was a lost family member or friend, maybe this was a sickness that isn't going away, maybe this was sinking into depression. But you can't help but remember how life was before, how life after will never be the same, and can't help but feel that nothing in the future will be able to fill the hole the past left.  Nothing lasts forever... Right?

Sea

You're drowning. A sea of emotions, responsibilities, people, things, everything. You just can't handle it all, you need to escape, but you can't. Even talking to someone and being told it's okay, compliments, nice things people say, it all adds up to drown you further. Guilt, for feeling this way when everyone's being nice and you're not enough. 

Will you sink or swim?

#come at me and you'll see i'm more than meets the eye || yang xiao long #the failures of me and who I couldn't be || jaune arc

[scareqrowbranwen]

Jaune Arc

General

Name: Jaune Arc

Age: 19

Birthday: March 2nd

Gender: trans male

Pronouns: he/him 

Orientation: biromantic asexual

Weapon: Crocea Mors

Background

Jaune was raised in a little town outside the kingdoms with his seven sisters. Despite living outside the kingdoms, they had a fairly easy life, and he and his sisters never wanted for anything. 

Headcanons

His family is v. supportive of his being trans. His sisters will kick your ass if you bother him about it

He is the youngest of all the siblings

He was never given any formal training because their father didn’t want that sort of life for them.

Had top surgery before going to Beacon. (Courtesy of Saphron and Terra)

Headcanon tag

#Jaune bio #the failures of me and who I couldn't be || jaune arc

[howlingday]

Pokemon AU after the Jaune "Outrage" incident, he takes a little bit of introspection of himself on top of the dorms roof (the pyrhha training scene one). His only company the floating form of Crocea mors, who he tells his thoughts out loud to. Crocea? He simply stays silent, lamenting with quite pride at the growth, and sadness at how it always comes so routinely over the years in the Arc's family. At the end of the day, Jaune would like to think he matured a bit more, and got closer with his pokémon.

"And I just... don't know if I can live up to the expectation!" Jaune lamented as he sat on the roof. For the past two hours, he paced back and forth from one edge to the other. All the while, Crocea Mors floated above him, his eye following the young Arc. "I killed a Grimm, with my bare hands, but when I told Mom, she was horrified, and she had to pass the scroll to Dad, who just called me an idiot and scolded me for almost getting myself killed! I already know I almost died, but what was I supposed to do?! I... I wish someone could tell me what to do." He rubbed his eyes and looked up to Crocea Mors, who simply continued to watch. "Did any of my ancestors go through this?"

Crocea Mors didn't respond. He couldn't respond. Not in any way that would have meaning to it. If he spoke or gestured, he wouldn't be understood. Jaune sighed, then turned away.

"You don't have to answer." He walked towards the ladder. "I know I'm a failure."

"I don't think you're a failure." Jaune whirled around and saw Fox Alistair sitting on the edge nearby. When did he-? "You did what you had to do to save a friend. Things got crazy, so you went crazy. Happens all the time."

"So you heard me?"

"We both heard you." His Gallade, Sharp Retribution, blinked into existence next Fox. "Kind of hard not to when you're ranting about our room."

"Sorry." Jaune rubbed his arm.

"Don't be." Fox said. "Sometimes it's better to let it out that to keep it in."

"I... I appreciate that. Thanks."

"No problem." He grabbed his Gallade's arm. "Hopefully, things get better." He held up a finger, pointing to Crocea Mors. "By the way, before I go. You should know that of all the people here, he's the most proud of you, even if you can't understand him."

"Wait, how do you-" Fox and Gallade blinked out of existence, leaving Jaune and Crocea Mors on the rooftop. He turned to his Aegislash and smiled. "Thanks. I appreciate it."

Crocea Mors rolled his eye and followed Jaune as he descended. When he reached the bottom, he got a long text from home. It started with the words, 'I'm sorry...' and Jaune called back as soon as he was away from the building enough. No sense the ground floor hearing him, too.

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