Oh No...

We could return to Argus? It’s separate, but still has Atlas-tier defense.

Whitley said the carriers are going to transport the civilians in the crater to safety but like where is safety whitley??? Where are you sending them??? Explain, child.

Winter, and maybe Emerald:

jaune makes everyone dinner. how do they react?

I always thought Cinder's 'tournament outfit' was underappreciated for how simple it was.

You mean Enby!Cinder outfit that makes me gay panic because Cinder pretty but wears a more masc outfit that she usually does?? Yes yes, very underappreciated indeed (we need more fanart of her in this outfit hhhhhhhhh)

I don't know about this Greta, but you know who it'd be fun to see still exists? Deery, faunus tension is lowered so she might not have joined the WF, or she did, but she's Eve's plant in Jaune's office.

(Deery yes, Deery very yes. Cutie patootie deer faunus)

“So, there seems to be a gap in your resume...”

Jaune was currently hiring, as Greta had expressed some desire to retire in the near future. Hence Jaune asking her if she would train her successor.

She accepted, but only if he were to choose her. After all, he was the one to be working with her.

“Ah, that.” Deery, full name Deerdra Glas, was a cutie of a deer faunus, with two small antles growing out of her head. She had a pretty smile, but that mattered little to Jaune, even if it was nice to look at.

What mattered was if she could survive the bureaucratic hell.

“Well, I used to work at a charity, but I felt like it was not worth mentioning, since it was a small one-”

“You worke with the White Fang, didn’t you.” Jaune’s bullshit meters were honed well after weeks of surviving meeting after meeting with political sharks, some of which he really wanted to slap through a fucking wall.

“I worked with the White Fang,” Deery admitted in shame.

“Why are you lying?”

“It’s...” She looked down, sadness in her eyes. “It’s not a good look if I would mention it at a job interview.”

“Well,” Jaune started as his eyebrow raised up. “I made peace with Sienna herself, so that’s no excuse. Apart from that, however, your resume is solid.”

Deery nodded glumly, bracing herself for maybe some encouraging words before being sent away.

“When can you start?”

She didn’t expect that. “Bwuh?!”

He grinned at her, showing some teeth at it turned into an amused smile. “You are the first applicant who doesn’t want to sleep with me, so you are basically a shoo-in for that alone. Add to that your overall qualifications, and you are a fit. So yeah, when-”

“Right away!” she blurted out, beaming from ear to ear. Then she realized what she did, and sat back down. “I mean, if that’s okay...”

He laughed at her enthusiasm. “Maybe tomorrow? Today is already very much in progress, and I need to inform your trainer. trust me, she might look really jaded, but once she gets going with her stories, you’ll struggle not to laugh along.”

Deery laughed genuinely, feeling so much gratitude for the young man before him. “I can’t wait.”

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“Infiltration successful.”

Deery hated it. She hated that she had to apply with an ulterior motive. She would have liked to get to know Jaune Arc, anyway, the man who made Adam Taurus say “He’s a good human”.

She wnated the job for the job’s sake!

And maybe a little to get closer to Arc, because she thinks he’s cool....

But not for this!

“Thank you, Deery.”

to help someone else get laid!

“I hope you will continue gathering information for me,” Eve said, seeming all too pleased with the situation right now.

“I will delay- i mean, relay as much as I can,” Deery replied, eyes steely and expression much unlike the cutely demure woman from before..

Oh, she hated this....

We desperately need to hear more about Team RASN (Raisin).

Weiss: Ruby, I think the headmaster is making fun of us with that name...

Jaune: Seems fine to me.

Weiss: *Glaring at the 6′ knight* Of course you’d say that...

Nora: Everyone likes raisins!

Weiss: *Glaring at the shortstack* OF COURSE YOU’D SAY THAT!

Can we just take a moment about an AU where Jaune ended up on a team with Ruby, Weiss, and Nora? Just one tall noodle with three smol girls.

...Jaune would deadass hide everything on the top shelves

And also do the koala sex thing with whomever among his team wants to be with him.

Oh, an Ruby sometimes uses him like a jungle gym.

Did you ever say what Zwei’s faunus trait is?

Fun fact. Fanaus Zwei as a baby use to bark like an actually dog before he started talking. Taiyang use to joke he had got a dog instead of another kid.

If only there was someone around who could help heal serious wounds...

Boy, is that a dated reference...

You gotta admit, the ponytail is very cute compared to her more business first bun. But I am genuinely concerned about her gaining robot parts like Ironwood.

Hammer Knight: Elm reacting to Adrian, and the Cotta-Arcs reacting to meeting Elm.

Elm: BAAABY! *PICKS UP ADRIAN*

Adrian: *BABY GOOS*

Terrra:...

Saph: uum jaune?

Jaune: shes good with babies

I know you were probably being figurative but I’m imagining them both in a literal Mom Class. Possibly run by either Kali or Mama Arc.

Hey hey, just thought of that but

We can all agree that after Jacques, Willow is gonna be suuuper wary of people approaching her, right ? Always wondering if they're interested in her for her or for her family name.

You know who she wouldn't have to wonder about that with ?

Raven "my semblance literally tells you if you're one of the select few I actually care about" Branwen.

Picture this : Raven comes to help with the kids, Willow gets her shit together and helps in the fight as well, then they both go to the "Being a Good Mom 101" classes together and help each other unlearn all that shit that got stuck in their brains over the years (Raven doesn't know how to care for her kid and show it, Willow used to know and can help her take the first few steps while Willow probably has super low self-esteem and doesn't believe she can make things better with her kids and Raven can encourage and support her and give her the kick in the ass she needs to start mending her relationship with the Schneeblings)

And then as they do all that they grow closer and start Feeling Things™ for each other, but Willow always has this little voice in her mind reminding her that it could all be a plot to take her company and family from her all over again and she can't make it stop UNTIL

One day

Willow is feeling distressed because Bad Day and maybe a panic attack or something ? I can see her having those when she first gets the SDC back and has to learn how to run it while trying to stay sober and she'll just feel so much pressure on her it'll make it hard to breathe. Anyway, panic attack when she's all alone and no one can help but SUDDENLY a portal opens and out comes Raven, all worried and stuff and Raven helps Willow calm down and then it hits Willow.

Raven has a portal to her.

They have a bond.

Something Raven can only develop with people she cares about deeply.

Which means she cares about Willow deeply.

She cares about Willow for who she is, not her family name.

And all of a sudden, Willow feels like a weight has been lifted off of her shoulders and she can breathe more easily.

And the future looks just a little bit brighter.

Both, but also neither.

If you’re born an Arc, or if you’re adopted by an Arc, or if you marry an Arc, Salem’s your grandma now.

Generation doesn't matter, Adrian, Saphron, Terra, the Arc parents, Salem is ‘Grandma’.

Some say she’s been a part of the Arc family since before Crocea Mors was forged, some say she forged it herself...

In councilman arc, is Salem jaune’s grandma on his mother’s side or his father’s?

I...don’t actually care to determine that, honestly.