Weiss couldn't help herself. Her hand pressed tight over her mouth as her tears fell like the refreshing rains of spring, flowing into the earth of her heart and bringing forth flowering emotions without names in any mortal tongue. It was overwhelming. It was—
"Weiss? Are you okay?"
"I'm—I'm fine, Ruby," Weiss gulped out. Before her was the cause of her esorcelment, and her eyes would not leave it voluntarily. "I'm sorry, it's just… stars above, this one is extraordinary!"
"This one?" Blake said, standing with her hips cocked to match her eyebrows. "I mean, it is an incredible painting, but… why this one?"
"How can you even ask that?" Weiss snapped. "This—!" she thrust her arm out "—is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!"
There was a beat as everyone processed the trajectory of her finger. Ruby let out a happy little whine, leaning forward an inch to nuzzle the digit with her nose. "Awww, Weiss!"
Yang snickered, leaning across Blake's shoulder to offer a thumbs up. "Smooth." Blake just rolled her eyes, though a smile slipped through the facade.
"And this—" Weiss whipped her hand to gesture at the wall—or tried to, rather, as Ruby caught it. "Darling, please."
Ruby rubbed her rosy cheek against Weiss's stolen hand. "Nope. Mine."
Weiss felt a full-body flush coming on, and cleared her throat sharply to distract herself. "Alright then." She raised her other hand instead. "And this, is the most beautiful painting I've ever seen."
"This one," Blake repeated. "The one that's just two old raggedy…" She stared at it, seeming genuinely lost. "I don't get it. I thought I was starting to understand your aesthetic preferences, and it is clear I was dead wrong, because I have no idea how this could possibly be your favorite painting."
"No no, I think it makes sense," Yang said, shifting her stance as she drew a finger up under her chin. "Kinda. Well, I get her liking Lan Qiáng Guī's stuff. Not sure why it's this one, though. I mean, it is just a pair of muddy boots."
"You absolute brutes," Weiss muttered, shaking her head sharply and doing her best to look imposing with the world's most adorable lamprey attached to her arm. "How can you just stand there and make fun when beholding this. Look at the detail, the perfect care! This is not a dirty pair of boots—this is all the history, all the woven meaning, the profound significance of a working person's precious and reliable footwear, condensed by a master artist and laid out on canvas to endure for centuries! This is a snapshot of a long-gone life, frozen in time forevermore." Her eyes sparkled with genuine awe as she turned back to look, to take in every pane of light encoded in oil and pigment. "This is more than a painting, this is an illustration of the full power of art itself!"
There was another beat.
"Well, I think they're pretty!"
"Thank you, Ruby."
"And I think you're pretty."
"T-thank you, Ruby."
"Is this your way of telling us you have a thing for feet?"
"Shut up, Yang."
"Oooh, I really like this one."
"Wait, seriously?" Yang's voice stumbled, her normally cool-and-confident facade crumbling. "It's modern art. I thought you hated modern art."
"I mean, I did when I was younger, but that was just because I didn't get it back then." Ruby impishly stuck out her tongue. "Now I get it! This one, anyway."
Weiss and Blake both shot her skeptical looks.
"Really?" Weiss asked, staring up at the artwork in confusion. "It's… a series of triangles. Unpleasant triangles." Her eyebrows rose. "I suppose it is an impressive achievement to make triangles unpleasant…"
"Hmmm…" Blake's ears swiveled a little as she thought. "They are unpleasant, but… there feels like there's more to it. What did you 'get,' Ruby?"
"So…" Ruby rocked on her heels as she thought of how to express it in words. Her hands clasped behind her back, thumbs twiddling. "Maybe this isjust super subjective, but honestly I've never seen a better illustration of what social anxiety feels like."
"Oh." Blake's eyes grew three sizes. "Oh my gods you're right."
"Fascinating…" Weiss took a step back, hand rising to cover her mouth in contemplation. "The texture of my experience is a bit different, but… that's a very strong interpretation."
Yang simply stared at the painting in astonishment. "Huh. So that's what that feels like? Oof, that's really gotta suck."
All three girls turned to her in flat astonishment.
"Yang," Blake said, with a kind of horrified slowness. "Are you saying you've… never been socially anxious?"
Yang scratched her head, shooting them a sheepish grin. "Well, maybe occasionally, but… not really, no?"
Ruby and Blake stared at Yang like she'd just announced that water wasn't wet.
Weiss just sighed. "That… explains so much."
Blake's heart stilled in her chest. "Oh."
"Oh, that's beautiful," Yang said, drawing alongside.
"Wow…" Ruby grinned, drinking it with her eyes. "Look at that color. Ahh, I love this one."
"Are those all glass pieces?" Weiss wondered, moving close to inspect it. "They are! That's ingenious."
"Sea glass, actually. It's a Menagerian mosaic." Blake swallowed down a pang of nervousness at the others' attention. "I think I recognize the artist, actually. Is it Matcha de Montaña?"
Weiss examined the plaque. "It is, in fact."
"I thought so. She's one of the few faunus to find success in the international art world." Blake felt something strange in her gut. "Though, I'm not a big fan, to be honest."
"Why not?" Ruby asked.
A tension snaked along Blake's shoulders, tightening around her throat. It was an old, familiar feeling. She acknowledged its presence, but she did not let it choose her words. "Mosaic is a folk art tradition," she said, stepping closer to the piece. "Faunus communities along the southeast coast of Mistral didn't have access to many of the tools and pigments their kingdom was famous for, either for economic or geographic reasons. So they started decorating their public spaces with found materials, like carved shells and sea glass. The tradition spread to Menagerie when the settlement was founded, and it's seen as symbolic of faunus—"
She bit back a snarl at her own slip-up.
"Of our resilience, when faced with oppression and poverty. Mistral used the art ban before the Great War as an excuse to try and stamp the tradition out of existence, along with several others, but the faunus of the time fought back. They refused to give up their culture, even when soldiers came to rip up town squares and desecrate temples. Even when those soldiers opened fire."
She felt Yang's hand reach for hers and grasped it gratefully, letting some of the tension bleed away. She shifted, and Yang got the message, gently slipping her arms under Blake's to embrace her.
"Fuck those fascist assholes," Yang muttered, squeezing Blake tight.
"Mm," Weiss agreed through grit teeth. "Well said."
"Yeah…" Ruby murmured, looking more sad than angry. "But, I'm glad the style still exists. That it outlived the hate."
Blake smiled, leaning into her girlfriend's arms. "Me too," she sighed, staring back up at the huge mosaic. "But… that's why a lot of faunus have a problem with Matcha's work. Mosaic is an important piece of Menagerie's culture, and she's turning it into a commodity. Her work sells for millions of lien a piece, almost exclusively to human collectors and human-run museums like this one. It's not that she doesn't have a right to work with the medium, but…" She shook her head. "It's complicated."
"Sounds like it." Yang planted a kiss on her head gently. "I remember seeing a couple mosaics in Kuo Koana. The one in front of the library was really amazing."
Blake turned until they were both embracing each other. "Remind me, and I'll show you more, next time. There are a ton of them hidden around town, some in places you really wouldn't expect." Her gaze slipped to the others. "You too. If you think this is impressive… I have a bridge to show you."
Ruby beamed and bounced with pure excitement. "I'd really love to! We gotta go to Menagerie over summer break so we can see cool art! And meet Blake's cool parents!"
Weiss gave them all worried look, but Blake intercepted it before she could speak. "You're still invited," she said, offering the ex-heiress a smile. "In fact… I'd be really happy if you came with. Team RWBY wouldn't be the same without you."
Weiss's eyes widened, shining with emotion for an instant before she cleared her throat sharply and blinked away the unshed tears. "I… still haven't decided, but… I appreciate that. Thank you, Blake."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA—"
Yang clapped a hand over her sister's mouth. "Damn, just a bit too slow."
Blake gave them both a strange look. "…Why did Ruby just start screaming."
Ruby clawed her sister's hand away and zipped off into the next room, hollering "It's the arms and weapons section!" as she went.
"Oh," Blake said, understanding instantly.
Weiss somehow managed to make an eyeroll into a gesture of affection. "That's charmingly characteristic."
"Adorably on-brand," Blake agreed.
Weiss shot her a surprised glance, and Blake coughed quickly into her hand. "Uh, that's—we should catch up to her. Make sure she doesn't… break anything?"
"Oh, dangit, you're right," Yang muttered, seemingly having missed the slip.
She took off, leaving her monochromatic teammates to follow more slowly in her wake.
There was a pause, broken only by the clicks of footsteps.
"You know…" Weiss said, "you're allowed to think Ruby is cute."
Electric tension rocked Blake's entire body. She waited for Weiss to amend the statement, to correct it or walk it back, but when she looked up she found an uncanny steadiness in blue eyes.
"Um, right," Blake eventually said, just to break the silence. "I mean… it's Ruby. There's basically nothing she does that isn't cute."
"Precisely." Weiss smiled warmly, shifting closer to take Blake's hand. "I'm not so selfish to take all that for myself. It would be like trying to lay claim to the sun."
Blake's was desperately thankful Weiss wasn't able to hear heartbeats at this range. "T-thanks…?" she said.
Weiss pulled away immediately, worry suddenly etched into her face. "Was that a strange thing to say?"
"No!" Blake scrambled to catch herself, to figure out where she was in this conversation. "It was… very sweet actually." She smirked. "Comparing Ruby to the sun is an odd choice, though. I'd have said she was a star."
"Oh?" Weiss's eyebrow rose. "Then Yang would be the sun?"
"Exactly."
"And what am I?"
Blake swallowed, her mouth suddenly dry as a black rock in the desert. "The moon?"
"Hmmm." Weiss nodded, seeming uncertain. "I'd think that fits you a bit better, actually."
"Oh." Blake's mind ran through it, her lip quirking. "T-thank you."
"Although, I suppose I am left out in that case…"
"Well…" It clicked in Blake's head all at once. "Judgement…" she muttered. She tensed up, realizing she'd said it aloud, but Weiss just seemed lost in thought.
"Judgement… hm. That's quite intense, but perhaps…"
Blake's eyebrows rose. "Wait, you know tarot?"
Weiss shrugged, slipping Blake a casual smile. "Only a little. My sister was interested in it for a while growing up. She left me her deck when she joined the military."
Blake's lips quirked up. "I never would have guessed."
"Well," Weiss gave Blake a smug look. "I suppose I must still have a few hidden depths left for you to explore."
…
Weiss covered her face with her free hand. "Oh stars I'm spending too much time with Yang."
Blake laughed, desperately trying to ignore the burning sensation up to her ears at the thought of exploring Weiss's depths . "That wasn't too bad, actually. Almost a passable impression."
Weiss grinned. "Why, thank you. That's high praise coming from the Yang expert herself." Weiss pondered for a moment. "Yangspert? Xiao— there's an X in that name, you'd think I'd be able to come up with something."
Blake chuckled. "It's harder than it seems. She really does have a gift."
"So she does."
They lapsed into silence as they passed through the arch and into the Hall of Weapons. It was a staggering collection, weapons arranged in tall racks, with nameplates and descriptions just like the rest of the exhibits. Centuries of experimentation and expression were on display.
"Is it arrogant?"
Whiplash snapped Blake's thoughts. "Hm?"
"To assign ourselves the major arcana," Weiss elaborated, "and the celestial ones, at that?"
Blake blinked, a little surprised they were still on this topic, but not bothered. "Oh. Not really. I think… it would be, if we assigned them to ourselves, but we didn't. The meaning is different. We're not being self-important, we're highlighting the importance we have… to…" She hesitated, blush growing as she realized what she was about to say.
Still, nothing to do but finish the thought. "...To each other."
"Ah." Weiss gave Blake a sparkling smile. "I quite like that. Thank you, Blake."
Blake mumbled something in the realm of "of course," or "don't mention it," as they headed off to rejoin their respective girlfriends.
"Oooooooooh it's a Vacuan meteor hammer!" Ruby bounced. "Ahhh and look at the shine on the burn crystal, it's still got most of its power! Was this a ceremonial weapon?" She inspected the plaque, eyes quickly scanning the description. "No, it was used! They must have replaced it right before it was lost. Aaaaugh could you imagine hitting something with that? Like, wha-cha-baboooom." She threw her hands out for emphasis.
Yang chuckled from where she was leaning against the wall off to the side. "Characteristic."
"What?"
"Nothing." Yang pushed off, joining her sister in inspecting the case. "These are all Vacuan?"
"Yeah! From the pre-colonization period, six-to-three hundred years ago." Ruby's smile dimmed a bit. "Vacuo had a caste of elite warrior monks, kinda like hunters today, but more ritualized. It was tied up with a religious system that was popular at the time. Syricism, I think? But, the monasteries outlived the religion's popularity in the rest of the kingdom. I think Shade's built out of one of the old temples."
"It's kinda impressive that you know all that." Yang eyed her. "You never were much for history."
"This is weapon history! It's way more interesting than regular history!" Ruby fidgeted a moment. "And anyway, Weiss's been tutoring me on the regular stuff. I'm getting a lot better."
"Mhmm." Yang fell silent, her eyes lingering on the haft of some kind of long mace. "How are you feeling, by the way? About the date thing."
"It's great!" Ruby said. She met Yang's eyes, smiling softly. "I'm having an awesome time. Really. "
Yang sighed, planting her feet and fixing Ruby with a hard stare. "Even when me and Weiss were openly flirting in front of you? Because I know you're not dumb, sis. I know you noticed. "
Ruby's smile slipped, just a little. Just enough that Yang knew she understood the gravity behind the question. It resolidified in the next instant, holding a determined edge. "You mean, was I jealous?"
Yang nodded, fists tight. "More or less, yeah."
"Nope!"
It took a second to comprehend. "…How?"
"Dunno." Ruby said, shifting to look at the weapons once more. "Y'know, it's kinda funny. I thought I might be but… I wasn't."
The earth seemed to be shaking under Yang's feet. "You thought—you knew she was going to…?"
"A little bit," Ruby said, shooting her sister a sideways glance. Then, her smile dropped away, her eyes traveling somewhere obscure. "Was...
Yang sucked in a breath, unsteadied by the vulnerability in Ruby's voice. "Uh, yeah, I think."
Ruby nodded, turning away. Quiet enveloped them, as they both pretended to be focused on the weapons without really being focused on anything at all.
"You can tell me," Ruby said softly. "If it's not, I mean."
"Yeah, I know."
"And, I know I can tell you. I will tell you, if stuff isn't."
Yang sighed, shooting Ruby a smile. "Thanks, sis."
Another moment passed, as Yang tried to work out her thoughts.
"So…" she began, still piecing together the question as she spoke. "How did you know Weiss would—"
She cut off at the click of heels and wingtips. "Apologies for the delay," Weiss said, slipping into Ruby's orbit with a warm smile. Her eyes caught on Yang's expression, and and widened a little in concern. "Is everything alright?"
"Yeah, no, we're all good," Yang said, pushing back the question for now. She grinned at the couple, waggling her eyebrows and enjoying the little look of indignation that drew from Weiss.
This was their day, and they both seemed to be having a good one. She could let it go for now, but…
What exactly are those two dorks up to?
Blake lagged behind as they toured the weapons section, shooting Yang a little wave and an 'I'm just a little bit tired,' when she checked in.
And did the same when Ruby checked in a moment later. And Weiss a moment after that.
Honestly it was getting to the point she was having trouble remembering which one of them was supposed to be in love with her.
She pulled out her scroll almost without thinking about it.
Black CFVY Groupchat:
4:48 PM
ShroudedCat19: Help.
CameraShy: Blake! How's it going?
ShroudedCat19: Depends on your point of view.
ShroudedCat19: If we're talking about just, utilitarian happiness, tonight is very good.
ShroudedCat19: If we're talking about my cardiac health, some alarms should probably be going off.
CaffeineQueen: aac.
ShroudedCat19: ?
BigBoyCandyKing: "Actual Audible Chuckle."
FoxyWoxy: She actually did it
FoxyWoxy: It was weird
BigBoyCandyKing: What seems to be the trouble, Blake? We certainly don't want you to have a heart attack.
ShroudedCat19: I mean it's more of the same.
ShroudedCat19: I have feelings for Ruby, and more immediately Weiss. And they are not making it any easier to deal with by being wonderful and amazing people who are open and intelligent and kind and I should really stop typing this paragraph.
CameraShy: !
CaffeineQueen: AAC.
BigBoyCandyKing: Guys.
BigBoyCandyKing: Is it merely that the feelings are growing stronger, or is there another shift?
CameraShy: Earlier on you said Ruby was flirting with you? Is that still going on?
ShroudedCat19: Kinda? They've chilled out since we got to the museum but now it's just… I don't know.
ShroudedCat19: There's this *energy* in the air. It's not so much physical touches as it is just, care and attention?
CameraShy: :D
CaffeineQueen: that's adorable.
Blake frowned, glancing up quickly to make sure no one was approaching. The others were still looking at the exhibits, Ruby gesturing animatedly at an extremely old pistol with an axe head attached to it. It was one of the last exhibits in the gallery.
Blake kinda wished she could hear her explanation of why it was important, but she had a more important concern.
ShroudedCat19: Guys this isn't funny, I don't know what to do.
ShroudedCat19: I need to stop feeling like this. *Soon.*
FoxyWoxy: Wait what
FoxyWoxy: Why would you want to stop this sounds great
Blake stared at her phone in disbelief.
ShroudedCat19: It *really* isn't! I'm not some schoolgirl having meaningless crushes! I am in a committed relationship with a wonderful woman who I love, and I don't have any intentions of breaking her heart so I can hook up with her sister! Or breaking both their hearts and hitching up with Weiss! And I'm not going to two-time it with one of them under Yang's nose, because A) that's horrible and B) neither of them would let me do that to begin with!
Blake's heart was pounding. She could feel blood rushing to her head, feel the way her teeth were gritting.
CameraShy: Um…?
CaffeineQueen: blake you're missing the really obvious solution to this.
ShroudedCat19: Yeah? Sure, okay, WHAT? Because I am at a complete fucking loss, Coco.
ShroudedCat19: I mean it's not like I can date all three of them at once! Because as nice as that sounds that's not a thing that *actually happens!*
There was a momentary pause.
CaffeineQueen: …
BigBoyCandyKing: …
FoxyWoxy: Ellipsis
CameraShy: Uh, Blake? Why exactly did you ask us for help?
CameraShy: Like, *us* specifically. Team CFVY?
Blake's head tilted at the abrupt change in topic.
ShroudedCat19: Uh…?
ShroudedCat19: Well, honestly because you four are in two of the healthiest relationships I know.
ShroudedCat19: You and Coco are incredibly sweet to one another, and I don't know as much about how Fox and Yatsuhashi's works but it seems very stable from what I've noticed.
ShroudedCat19: I figured if anyone I knew had dealt with something like this, and would be willing to help, it would be you guys.
Another pause.
FoxyWoxy: Oh sweet gods she doesn't know
CameraShy: Oh dear.
CaffeineQueen: how. the. hell.
BigBoyCandyKing: Blake you are missing some very important information.
BigBoyCandyKing: I am honestly flabbergasted that this has never come up.
Blake's ears flicked sharply.
ShroudedCat19: Oooookay. I'm inclined to agree right now.
ShroudedCat19: What did I miss?
CameraShy: Hold on. I'm so confused?
CameraShy: Are we subtle?
CaffeineQueen: how dare you. i have never once been subtle in my entire life.
FoxyWoxy: You slap my ass literally any time I let you
FoxyWoxy: And Velvet and Yatsu are constantly up on each other
BigBoyCandyKing: Alright. Chill.
BigBoyCandyKing: Blake. First, let me say that you got a few things right. I am dating Fox, and Coco is dating Velvet. However, that is not the full extent of our relationships.
Blake's eyes widened.
ShroudedCat19: OH.
She started typing something, but erased it just as quickly. She really wasn't sure what to say. She waited for Yatsu to finish, but Fox beat him to the chase.
FoxyWoxy: Literally all of us are dating all of us
FoxyWoxy: That's it it's not that complicated
CameraShy: It's a little complicated!
CameraShy: Blake I'm sorry we never told you we just… assumed everyone knew already?
Blake's head swam.
ShroudedCat19: Well, I sure didn't.
CaffeineQueen: okay crash course time then.
CaffeineQueen: first: it's called polyamory and we have books.
CameraShy: *I* have books. _
CaffeineQueen: okay fine *velv* has books and i never actually bothered to read them but i'm great at it anyway
FoxyWoxy: You're terrible and we're constantly taking care of you
BigBoyCandyKing: The point is, you are not alone. You are not broken.
CameraShy: And, when we said all those things about telling your teammates about how you feel… we didn't just mean "they have a right to know!" or something dumb like that! It might be hard, but these kinds of things *can* work.
CaffeineQueen: citation a this kind of thing is legally sanctioned in vacuo.
FoxyWoxy: Though to be fair a lot of things are legally sanctioned in Vacuo
CaffeineQueen: citation b there are like 3 other academy teams doing basically this that i know of right now including at least one more at beacon
CameraShy: WHO WE ARE NOT OUTING!
CaffeineQueen: obviously. cmon velvs have some faith in me.
Blake's mind was a hurricane. She vaguely noticed her teammates looking her way, but paid them no mind.
ShroudedCat19: You're serious.
ShroudedCat19: Wait, three teams *besides* you?
ShroudedCat19: How did I not know about any of this until just now?
CameraShy: Well, we don't talk about it a ton?
CameraShy: I mean personally, it's hard enough being a faunus in Vale, and I don't want people to think this is some kind of "rabbit behavior" thing. ;_;
ShroudedCat19: ...Okay yeah, I can imagine.
CaffeineQueen: even on the human end it's not easy to explain.
CaffeineQueen: any idea how many times i've been called a slut because someone found out? double digits.
CaffeineQueen: but it's also not like we're ashamed of each other.
CaffeineQueen: so we usually just let people figure it out on their own.
ShroudedCat19: Or in my case, miss it completely.
Blake took a very long, very deep breath, trying to get her thoughts to slow down enough to hold onto one for more than a few seconds.
ShroudedCat19: I have questions.
CaffeineQueen: no kidding.
ShroudedCat19: For now just the practical concerns.
ShroudedCat19: 1. How did you start?
ShroudedCat19: You said Velvet had a book, did she ask everyone else out, or…?
CameraShy: Well…
FoxyWoxy: It was Coco's fault
BigBoyCandyKing: Entirely so.
CaffeineQueen: hey don't act like you nerds weren't secretly crushing on each other for months anyway
CaffeineQueen: i just moved things along
BigBoyCandyKing: To clarify, Coco essentially started flirting with increasing overtness, targeting all of us individually and making no attempt to hide her intentions. Eventually we all figured out what she was doing and had a team meeting without her, at which point Velvet shared her library with us.
FoxyWoxy: Then we banded together and gave Coco a taste of her own medicine
CaffeineQueen: best sunday in history.
CameraShy: Seriously though, don't do any of that?
CameraShy: We're SUPER LUCKY that everything worked out the way it did. Coco could easily have destroyed team CFVY because she was too insecure to just talk about what she actually wanted.
CaffeineQueen: ouch velvs.
CameraShy: The truth hurts, sweetie! ^_^
ShroudedCat19: Wait a second.
ShroudedCat19: Is that what Weiss
ShroudedCat19: Is that what Ruby *and* Weiss are doing right now?
BigBoyCandyKing: Very possibly. It's hard to say remotely, but from what you've relayed they do seem to have *some* idea what they're doing.
ShroudedCat19: That's… adorably devious.
ShroudedCat19: Anyway, 2. What about Ruby and Yang?
ShroudedCat19: Even assuming that this is a viable option, they're *sisters.* Dating both of them would be… complicated.
FoxyWoxy: That's going to be tough probably
CaffeineQueen: biggest reservation by far tbh.
CameraShy: Yup! But there's no reason it *can't* work! It's just going to require some extra effort and careful boundary-setting. Which, you should all be doing anyway.
BigBoyCandyKing: That is, assuming everyone is interested in a polyamorous relationship to begin with.
BigBoyCandyKing: I hate to be the voice of rain, but you shouldn't put too much hope in this outcome. It is a difficult thing to establish, much more so to maintain.
CaffeineQueen: that said you seem to at least have 2/3 on board with it anyway
CaffeineQueen: and they're the ones you're not already dating.
CaffeineQueen: honestly this sounds like a golden ticket scenario.
ShroudedCat19: Understood.
ShroudedCat19: Okay 3.
ShroudedCat19: Does Yang know about you guys?
FoxyWoxy: Oh absolutely
Blake dragged a hand down her face.
ShroudedCat19: Well, great! Wish she'd mentioned it to me ever.
CameraShy: To be fair! We did ask her not to out us to anyone outside her team.
CameraShy: I guess she decided to be extra discreet about it? Which is kinda sweet actually!
ShroudedCat19: Fair point. Yang *is* sweet like that.
ShroudedCat19: So… corollary. How did she *react?*
BigBoyCandyKing: She was interested. Certainly not upset.
CaffeineQueen: oh hell. remember what she said about her parents?
FoxyWoxy: Oh shit
Blake's eyes widened.
ShroudedCat19: Uh, what?
CameraShy: You should ask Yang about it when you get a chance! Well, maybe not immediately.
ShroudedCat19: Ooookay.
BigBoyCandyKing: However, if the concern is that Yang will be upset about the concept of a group relationship, I do not believe you have anything to worry about.
BigBoyCandyKing: She did not seem disgusted, or even
"Blake?"
The scroll nearly flew out of her hands. She snatched it to her chest, looking up with barely concealed terror. "Yang."
Yang gave her a concerned look. Ruby and Weiss hovered behind her, looking much the same but giving them space for the moment. "You… okay?" Yang asked. "We can cut this museum thing short if you're not feeling it."
"I'm alright," Blake said, a smile tugging at her lips. "I just got some… news. Nothing bad, just… surprising."
"Oh, cool." Yang's smile returned, her posture easing.
Blake felt a warmth growing, her eyes flicking briefly to the other girls, meeting them for a breathless moment.
She could see it. The slow rounding of Weiss's eyes. The little grin splitting Ruby's lips.
She couldn't help but grin. She wanted to tease them so badly, to give them a quarter of the heart attack they were giving her. But…
She turned and threw her arms around Yang's shoulders, burying her face in the girl's neck. Yang stepped back on her heel, startled, but quickly returned the embrace, letting her hand slip into Blake's hair like it was the most natural thing in the world. "Woah, Blakey. How good was this news, hm?"
Blake didn't answer, just held Yang close and tight, letting the scrape of nails against the base of her ears lull her down from the emotional high.
There was so much left to unpack. So many questions she had to find the answers for. So many conversations left to have.
But, for right now, in this moment… Blake was feeling pretty great.