This has the potential to be very good or cringe-inducingly bad. 

So it hit me this morning that RT is poised to deal with Weiss and Jaune’s relationship in Volume 5. 

Think about it: RWBY’s probably going to meet back up. Weiss will be glad to see everyone after however many weeks of being cooped up in her family’s icebox mansion. Jaune’s got nice, shiny armor and supposed skills now. 

How much do you want to bet Weiss likes him now and is ready to give him a chance? How much more do you want to bet they go for a full role reversal and have her chase him? I mean, really, what better way to show that Jaune is officially a cool guy now than to have Weiss Schnee finally come around and go after him? Only to be rebuffed because he needs to deal with the pain of losing Pyrrha???

Okay, disclaimer-- I don’t hate Jaune. He seems nice, when his character isn’t bouncing all over the map. Sweet, even. However, I have zero desire to see our favorite icy and socially poised ex-heiress throw herself all over him. 

If RT is going to go this route, please, PLEASE have them write it well. I’m talking exceedingly well-- no breaking character, no immediate stupid ploys from Weiss’s end (I swear, I will murder someone if she picks up a guitar), no super-angst from Jaune (or on the flip side, no complete suaveness. Go for awkward and natural), just. Please.

Please note, I’m absolutely not opposed to them being good friends. The potential is there, and it would be fantastic. Weiss could even help Jaune develop his tactical abilities (”keep moving” and “run in a circle” do work great in Kingdom Hearts, though). Jaune could be a good, steady friend for her. Considering her father, brother, and lack of friends in general, Weiss doesn’t seem like she’s had a lot of positive experiences with guys. Not counting Ironwood, who seems like an intense neutral. Seriously, though, a Weiss/Jaune friendship could be a beautiful thing. And if it turned into something more? Hey, if they can pull it off in a good way, without dispensing with Weiss’s dignity as a character, that’s cool.