it’s hard to be home anymore, and it took jaune a few weeks to realize why. he had made the person inside the walls his home rather than the place itself. with ren still being unable to recall much of his memory, asking him to stay in a home full of photos and tokens of years spent together he can’t recall seemed cruel. he’s staying with nora, and jaune has to tell himself he can’t get upset. he can’t get mad. he can’t take it personally. none of this was ren’s fault, and the arc had to do whatever he could to make this better.

          he visits every day, and goes home alone. it becomes progressively harder until one day, in the second month, he doesn’t go home at all. 

          instead he’s outside a familiar residence, pulling on the elegant door-knocker with a small overnight back under an arm. when the door pulls open he tries at a smile, but it is tired and heavy like the bags under his eyes.

plot twist: weiss smooches her in front of everyone instead

          for a moment the only sounds in the room were ruby’s choked up &. stifled sobs. trembling digits clutched fiercely to her sister’s new jacket ; a wave of emotions little red tried so hard to bury finally CRASHING DOWN relentlessly upon her despite how hard ruby tried to hold on. was this even real ? dreams hardly ever replaced ruby’s nightmares &. yet there was no other explanation for how her teammates could be standing right there. 

         ‘  i love you too ---  ‘  the huntress’s voice penetrated the glass-like silence whilst her silver gaze finally rose to lock on weiss’ arctic eyes --- as though her prior words weren’t only meant for yang. ruby found herself nearly incapable of looking away from weiss, &. when she noticed her smile starting to waver ...

                                                                           ‘  weiss ?  ‘ 

        using her name alone was enough to spark butterflies in her stomach &. tears to flood down freckled cheeks. this was real --- this was real !!  ‘  weiss, i ---  ‘  the younger leader was cut off by soft lips pressing urgently against her own. almost instinctively ruby found her waist ; tugging weiss in closer &. feeling HAPPIER than she had in months.  

holy hell - that was weiss schnee. what the hell was she doing here? wait - she was on blake’s team... and there was a damn good chance sun had run off to go wherever blake went - they had heard blake went missing after the fall, a little before sun did.