     ‘  do you really ?  ‘  flippant & soft laughter filled their train cart – it’s late, though not terribly so. not late enough to urge her teammates to sleep, even if yang & blake are no where to be found. weiss doesn’t mind these quiet moments with her team leader.  ’  i think about that sometimes too. i don’t know how younger me would react, or if she’d allow herself to open up to the idea of friends.  ’  only … weiss wouldn’t have deserved them. does she now ?
   weiss wants to believe ruby wouldn’t give up on her. that somehow, some way, they might’ve been good friends. best friends. weiss stands from her bunk & crosses the small distance to sit next to ruby. she gently bumps her shoulder to the younger’s, warm smile gracing porcelain features. a rare look of complete content.  ’  i wish i knew you earlier, too. even if you’d probably hate me.  ’
