WRW 2019, mixing it up with Role Reversal (Audience Day 2) & Coffee (Admin Day 1).

"Urgh!" Weiss massaged her temples as she stared at the figures on the screen in front of her. This was what she had always wanted, and now it was giving her a headache.

She flipped though another few pages. It was so much worse than the board knew, which was no small achievement in itself. How could the planet's largest munitions maker manage to lose money in a war? Of course, she knew the answer, because she knew the architect of this mess. Stubbornness and arrogance; draconian control, paranoid secrecy, a complete inability to admit when he was wrong, and an uncanny skill for alienating anyone who could have helped. She had been given three months to present a plan to rebrand the company, now it seemed she's have to save it. Worst of all, saving the company meant covering up her father's failures.

She let out a long sigh. She could have turned them down; maybe she still should. She needed to think, and she really needed... The heavenly smell crept into her nostrils just before she saw the cup in her peripheral vision.
"Coffee" the word was a blissful whisper. She turned and reached for the cup, looking up at her saviour and hoping it was somebody who's name she knew. "Thank you-" her eyes widened "Ruby?"

"You're welcome" Ruby sat on the edge of her desk and smiled as she watched her partner sipping the rich dark beverage.

"I have people for that, you don't have to-"

"A month ago you were getting me drinks"

"I was your adjutant, it was my job, General Rose" Weiss teased her slightly with the honorary rank she had been given in the last weeks of their military service.

Ruby flushed slightly and changed the subject.
"Do you remember when you first brought me coffee, that night at Beacon?"

Weiss nodded.

"Now it's your turn. I'm here for you, whatever you need"

Weiss moistened her lips "Ruby-"

"It's worse than you thought, isn't it?" In response to Weiss's surprise she explained, "I heard people talking, they're worried"

"I'm not sure I can do it"

"But you want to try?"

The Schnee Dust Company, her grandfather's company. All the people that relied on the company for their livelihood. It was clearer now.
"I do"

Ruby took Weiss's free hand, and squeezed it gently.
"Then I'm in." She looked Weiss in the eyes, "I want you to succeed," she glanced at the door to indicate the rest of the company, "they want you to succeed, we're all in this together"

"Did I ever tell you that you are amazing?"

Ruby looked at the now empty cup and remembered the promise Weiss had kept, the best teammate she would ever have. She kissed Weiss's fingers right next to the ring that matched her own.
"Best wife you'll ever have?" she enquired with a cheeky grin.

A/N: People have probably noticed a slightly AU note, this is an idea I had kicking around for a sequel my unpublished "Unbroken" AU, where the White Fang vs Kingdoms conflict has conventional military organisation (rather than guerrilla/terrorism), about Weiss dealing with trauma experienced as a prisoner of the White Fang.