#valorsouls

“I’ve thought of an amazing weapon! !” Ruby sped up to Velvet’s table in the library, trying not to shout but her excitement couldn’t contained. She was bouncing up and down, an eager grin on her face as if she had just discovered the greatest thing in the world. The young leader waited for the fanus to look at her before she continued, talking fast as petals fell around her after her sped.

        it’s almost impossible to tell that velvet is here at all, and perhaps someone with less canny hearing and just as little sight wouldn’t have noticed her. but fox does, he can hear her soft breathing and smell the scent of vanilla and strawberries. he kneels down by her bedside and reaches a hand out, seeking her shoulder and giving it a short squeeze. 

        “ hey, you. ” he says, taking a seat on the floor with his back to her bedside cabinet. “ how are you feelin’? ” 

send me a ship and i’ll tell you : very selectively accepting.

A moody gloom greets a sparkling blue that doesn’t suit a cell so dingy. The darkness doesn’t complement Sienna either, she is a pillar of rage and fire, lit by the golden glow of cat’s eyes and intent on devouring the life in front of her. It’s almost impressive, and Winter might say as much were her arms not aching and her paltry life’s achievements so far not parading before her eyes. Sienna is playing with Heimweh like it’s some kind of garden tool, and not the magnificent specimen of Atlesian craftsmanship that it is. Fernweh is off to one side, presumably too big for such idle wastefulness.

“That dagger is worth more than your entire wardrobe combined.” Winter rasps, displeased by the weakness in her own voice. Movement of her mouth leaves her acutely aware of a scratch -- perhaps multiple, on her cheek. It tears an all-too-pertinent reminder that her aura is broken into her flesh. “You should pay it some respect.”

     ❛     you really don’t stop talkin’, do ya?     ❜     qrow’s known oobleck for ages, and he still finds the strength to be impressed by the way his friend could ramble.   its a gift, truly, one that qrow couldn’t have developed even if he tried.     ❛     i bet i could make you shut up.     ❜

unprompted @valorsouls.

          “ oh, velvet, velvet, velvet. ”  coco raises her eyebrows and lowers her sunglasses just a tad.  she laughs softly.  “ just because you saved me doesn’t mean you can bargain with me.  you must be desperate if you’re offering to buy me things. ”  with a smirk, she props her foot up on her tower of textbooks on the dorm room floor and leans forward to rest her elbow on her knee.  

      ruby’s mouth dropped agape the longer she stared at her partner, frozen with an unexplained anxiousness washing over tense shoulders. weiss was seriously perfect,  &. her new haircut showing off delicate porcelain features better left the young huntress speechless. she knew her friend was pretty,  but this was bordering on flawless. 

     part of the slayess wondered why weiss would ever hang around someone as scrappy &. messy haired as ruby. ‘  you look —- stunning. ‘  it was the first word that came to rosebud’s lips ; both shocked &. entranced by how different weiss appeared.

    her hair always seemed something of a staple to her, &. now it all lay in ivory heaps in the sink,  around the sink,  around the floor near the sink … &. so on. it took a good few seconds for ruby to find her voice again,  instead moving forward to start brushing loose strands from her shoulders &. back.

    ‘  you almost look like a different person. in a good way !  ‘  ruby promised with a bright blush painting freckled cheeks. ‘  i think it looks great,  is what i’m trying to say.  ‘  she reached to run her fingers through her light tresses,  chiming giggles following after.  ‘  my hair’s longer than yours. that’s CRAZY !  ‘

         their current assignment for class involved venturing around vale for details &. specifics on its history --- nothing too difficult,  if the day wasn’t at a record cold.  little red couldn’t feel her hands,  thin legs trembling underneath her form. she’d forgotten a jacket ( more like refused to bring one. a true huntress didn’t need one. ) &. already ruby felt her body likely shutting down from how frigid the air was.   

        weiss’ chiming voice nearly went unnoticed by slayess,  only gazing over at her partner when she realized she’d spoken.  ‘  i’m - i’m - i - i won’t catch a c - cold.  ‘  defiance huffed from between blue lips.  ‘  and s - s - since when do i cry about things ?  ‘  that was a lie,  she cried over a puppy they saw earlier that week.  before ruby could say anything else,  she felt weiss’ heavy ( &. unexpectantly warm ) settled upon her form --- immediately sinking within it &. tugging it closed with her numbed fingers.  ‘  o - oh.  ‘