A/N: This was a prompt request that I fulfilled on Tumblr. I wrote it in about 20 minutes, so I apologize for the quality.
It wasn't often that Winter Schnee cried.
When she did, it was from one of three things: extreme frustration, a large amount of stress, or sadness.
This time it was a combination of all three, a rare triad of bullshit and anguish.
Qrow spent most of the day trying to get a hold of Winter but wasn't having any luck. He tried her scroll, her apartment, her office, even swallowed his annoyance and dislike for the man and asked General Ironwood where she might be. But no luck.
After hours of worrying and searching, Qrow finally decided to fly up to Winter's apartment and look through the windows to make sure nothing happened to her.
Perched on the windowsill, he peered inside Winter's bedroom window and spotted something curled up on the bed. Concerned, Qrow used his beak to tap on the glass and watched as the lump on the bed slowly sat up and wipe it's eyes.
"Qrow?" Winter sniffed, walked over to the window and opened it, taking a few steps back as the hunter changed back into his human form.
"Winter, what's wrong?" Qrow looked her over and was surprised at her appearance. Normally, Winter was impeccable in her looks, but in her sorrow and frustration, she neglected to take care of herself. Her hair was a mess, her eyes and nose were red. She wore pajamas, and looked worn out.
Comforting women was not something Qrow was used to, but this was Winter. She was a woman he cared about, and didn't like seeing her in this condition. So he did the only thing he could think of.
Qrow pulled her close and hugged her, his arms wrapping tight around Winter's waist as she buried her face in his neck.
"Shhhh…..it's fine," he said, a hand rubbing her back as he tried to calm her down.
"It's father. He...he told me..." Winter sniffled and tried to speak, but found herself crying again.
A sudden rage rose up in Qrow and he resisted the urge to go to the Schnee manor and murder the man who dared upset his eldest daughter this much. But he pushed down the anger and maneuvered the both of them to the bed, where he pulled Winter down with him and continued to hold her.
"I'm here. You'll be fine."
Winter closed her eyes and relaxed, glad that Qrow was there to help her. "Thank you."