#jaune and ruby

Seeing as it is Valentine's Day, and you are no doubt saturated with Lancaster Valentine's, allow me to try something different.

Spring is finally here, which means the return of birds singing, flowers blooming, sun shining, and-

ACHOO!

Allergies returning. And this year is especially bad, as Jaune is very allergic to flowers. He feels miserable and stuffy. If only there was a flower he knew that didn't make him allergic sneeze everywhere who could help him through this pollen season.

Jaune laid in his bed, tissues next to him on his night stand, cursing the brothers for giving him a massive amount of aura, yet he’s weak to pollen. He can get smacked around by a Ursa, but one nanosecond of contact with pollen and it’s like taking an arrow to the chest. But fortunately for him, there’s one flower that provides him comfort instead of nasal anguish like the others. A lovely little Rose, just happens to be laying next to him while they binge a bunch of anime.

Jaune: (nasally) you know maybe I should incorporate some of Denji’s fighting techniques.

Ruby: oh I can see it now, Jaune Arc: slayer of Grimm, bane of testicles.

Jaune: (Nasally) hey if it’s so or die I’m pretty sure kicks to the balls are allowed.

Ruby: I’m just saying, kick to the balls isn’t what real huntsman do.

There was a brief silence between the two for about five seconds until Jaune opened his mouth.

Jaune: (nasally) gurl you sooo would.

More or less yeah anon-chan. That’s basically what Isaid in a previous response post giving my views on Lancaster. Not knocking thepairing. If anyone ships Jaune and Ruby romantically then that’s fine by me.From my perspective, I mostly see them as being sibling figures to each other and caring about one another like family.They’re both protective of one another and the members of their respectiveteams, especially Jaune with Ruby considering that she was the first friend hemade when he first started Beacon. Not to mention that Ruby is one of the fewcharacter who shares the burden with Jaune at failing to prevent Pyrhha’s death.

Jaune probably holds himself responsible for notbeing strong enough as a huntsman that Pyrhha felt the need to send him away ratherthan allow him to fight alongside her.

Whereas Ruby probably feels guilty at failing tonot arrive in time to prevent Cinder from killing Pyrhha. Pyrhha’s death wasthe second murder of a friend that Ruby, even with her semblance of speed, wasunsuccessful in stopping following Penny’s.

When it comes to Pyrhha, I think her death is a weightcarried by both Ruby and Jaune. It’s a pain they share and it’s what helps maketheir friendship and bond stronger than it was before.

The look of deep concern thatJaune gives Ruby before the teams depart and separate the Argus Limited says itall.

The last time a close friend separated themselves fromJaune, they never came back. Although Pyrhha technically never promised Jaunethat he would see her again before she went off to face Cinder alone, you cancertainly tell that that was probably the first thought that came to Jaune’smind as he processed Ruby’s plan of action to part ways for now.

That look of ‘Oh no! This is happening again’ speaks volumes. This is why Jaune made Ruby pledgeto him that the group will meet again. It’s actually quite sad when I thinkabout it. V5 was the season which finally reunited all the heroes together afterbeing apart for so long and for a second time, V6 separates them.

Just when the team celebrated being together again,here comes fate to once again tear them apart. Interesting.

So from one leader to another, Jaune wanted to hearRuby give him that reassurance---that peace of mind, that he won’t have toworry about losing anymore cherished friends and of course, Ruby assures himwith that hopeful optimism she always gives.