I BURN.

       ❛ SO LONG as it’s ice cream! ❜

     SURE ENOUGH, ruby worked up an appetite being yang’s sparring partner / punching bag. the curve of her lips belies only a GHOST of her worries, transient / transparent beneath the rays of her sisters warmth. she leans her head on yang’s shoulder briefly, reluctance exhumed from FRAGILE repose.

       ❛ s’okay! i just … know i’m not any good with my fists like you are, ❜     nothing was going to change that — though ruby was rather quick to say it.         ❛ but i’m fast. and so long as we have each other then everything will be okay! who else is going to be paying for my ice cream? ❜

❝  you got it.  ❞  a soft chuckle, and an affectionate bump of her head down against ruby’s. there’s an overwhelming feeling of pride, one that’s felt more frequently as her sister gets older. pride only increases at ruby’s admittance, and yang has to look away for a moment to ease the swelling feeling in her chest before attention is delivered back to the other. 

      “Oh, yeah, you are showing me that again —— ” seriously , it was ridiculously impressive .  impressive enough to offend him , almost . “No way you’re showing me up without a fight!”

peering over her armor-clad shoulder, her crimson hues rested on the blonde– her own daughter– who had just so casually strolled into the camp. resting gloved fingers upon the sheathed weapon at her side. “ i would ask how you made it this far, ” she said, turning towards the other and tilting her head. “ but you are my daughter. that’s answer enough for me. ”

without removing her hands from her trusted sword, her body shifted to face her blood, wandering cherry irises scanning the form that so closely resembled her own. words hadn’t been exchanged since the dream the bird had visited, though it felt like so much longer. “ why are you here ? ”

@puntress

you are my daughter. it’s enough to cause the feeling of bile to rise in her throat  (  what gives you the right to call me that?  is what she wants to ask, but it’s swallowed down, forgotten  ). her posture is ramrod straight, violet eyes level with raven’s own. boots dig into the dirt where she stays grounded for a moment, before she begins to step forward, closing distance between the two of them.

     ❛     i don’t blame you, if its hard.     ❜     weiss offered her teammate a gentle smile, a sudden urge to reach for yang’s hand overcoming her.   the ex-heiress decided it against it, wondering if the touch might be unwelcome.      ❛     it means a lot to hear you say that, yang.   when…  when my father took me back to atlas, i felt like such a coward.  it was like i was hiding from everything, from you and ruby and blake.   from people who needed a friend.   it didn’t feel right, and i couldn’t stand the way being away from all of you felt.     ❜     she let out a shaky breath, her confession taking its toll on her.   weiss smiled again at yang’s touch.     ❛     yeah… that is what friends are for.     ❜

     her sister’s words are quickly met with a  r a s p b e r r y ,  and swiftly followed by a giggle.  “ dad taught us to be nice ladies though. and i don’t think weiss is that boring! ”  ruby thinks it over.  “ most of the time she’s pretty cool. ”

        ❛  𝚈𝚄𝙿  ,    that’s  a  witch  .  ❜        (  @puntress  .  )