So… I meant to have this up last night… but after a day of watching the baby and doing some of my homework, I kind of passed out as soon as I hit the pillow. But my nephew is doing alright (got some healthy lungs on him if that crying at 6 am was any indication) and the parents are very happy. But now I have family visiting (and I'm ignoring them as I sit and type, because my cousin is being his normal picture-taking self) so I'm doing my best to do some writing today. Also, I am continuing my quest to make my cousin watch RWBY… cuz why not? Anyway, I don't own anything, but I hope you enjoy!


Red

~The color of a friend, moving as fast as she could to her goals~

Ruby always seemed to move so fast. Her ideas, her talking, just everything about her insisted on moving as fast as she possibly could, even if no one else was keeping up. It was probably part of why Nora liked her so much; they both went at their own paces. But sometimes Ren worried about what would happen if she was forced to slow down.

None of them had processed the Fall, not really. But Ruby had to keep it together, had to stop something bad from ever happening again. It drove her in a different way than it moved the rest of them, and Ren wasn't sure Ruby would be able to handle it if the dam ever broke.

She was strong, but they were fighting against things bigger than any of them.

Nora walked up to Ren, linking her fingers with his as she realized what he was thinking. They were both worried about their co-leader, in their own ways, even if they never said it out loud.

"We'll keep an eye on her," Nora promised, leaning her head against Ren's arm gently. "Who better than us to do it?"

Ren looked down at Nora, squeezing her fingers gently. She was right. She normally was when it came to things like this. Because Ruby was one of theirs now, and even if she cracked and broke under the weight of the world, they'd be there to pick up the pieces.

No matter what.


I couldn't help it. The fun of digging into mindsets after grief fascinates me. Also, found a book on serial killers. Just a warning, in case I start pulling off of some… interesting… cases. I mean, there's so much inspiration! …There might be a reason people are scared of me. But ignore that! Thanks so much for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter!