AN: So don't get me wrong here. I love The Self Made Man by Coeur Al'Aran. In fact, it's probably my favorite story of his so far, but honestly, it's really hard to not see Jaune snap yet. I mean all that's happened to him so quickly and he is only seventeen. I just don't get how someone could not have a mental break down or at least stand up for himself, but I might be thinking too realistically for RWBY fanfiction. Still, I felt compelled to make this, so make it I did.

TRIGGER WARNING: Contains talk of suicide.

THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS for Self Made Man by Coeur Al'Aran.


Breaking Point


The night was supposed to be a fun night out with his supposed girlfriend Tammy. It had been for the most part, but somehow gang business had reared its ugly head on his night off like it always seemed to do.

This had been the final wake up call.

All the pressure had been building. The signs were there, but he had remained in denial. That somehow, he would still get to go to Beacon next year. That somehow, he would still get his happy ending.

Miltia's constant teasing and feeling the need to jab him at every turn was the straw the broke the camel's back that night.

"So, you didn't bang her? I can't believe you're so happy with just a bi-"

Jaune snapped.

"Will you just shut the fuck up! Like for once in your goddamn life just stop enjoying the sound of your own voice for two fucking minutes."

The out of character remark was enough to silence the older teen out of shock. Melanie and even Tony were taken back by Jaune's sudden anger.

Jaune continued as his agitation grew. "Like I get it, okay! You're a fucking badass who can fuck whoever she wants and a veteran gang member. Big deal! Do you want a fucking cookie? Should I give you a firm handshake and hang a picture of you on the fridge? Like goddamn no matter what I do it never fucking ends!"

Miltia went to retort but Jaune cut her off.

"I don't fucking care! Whatever 9th grade insult you're about to throw at me I don't feel like hearing it. Yeah, you're a better criminal then I am. The guy who just wanted a casual job and wanted to be a hunstmen verses the girl who had been in the criminal underworld her whole life. Yeah, no fucking shit! What a fucking surprise. Now I have to listen to you berate me cause I didn't fuck someone right after a date or have you call me an idiot because I don't know every little secret about the criminal underworld like you all do."

"Jau-"Melanie attempted to speak but Jaune wasn't having it from her ether. He held up a hand and pointed it at Miltia.

"And who the fuck do you think you are anyway inserting your nose in my sex life. Why the fuck do you care about that so much? I know I'm a fucking catch to be honest and I'll stick my dick in who strikes my fancy when I fucking feel like it. Worry about your own shit because I don't ever see you getting any. I mean with someone as irritating as you I certainly wouldn't want my cock anywhere near you."

"Woah boss, take a bre-"Tony attempted to calm Jaune down, but he wasn't up for it.

"Tony, I actually like you, so in the nicest way possible, please shut the fuck up and stop enabling her." Jaune downed his drink before resuming. "In fact, I shouldn't even be here! You know I could have gone to the cops with all of this and sold all of your asses out when I was just a bartender and Hei died. Cinder and all of you would be dead or locked up. But no I stuck it out. Out of respect for Hei. You fuckers know I'm just a kid who doesn't know what he is doing right? And to top it all off I fucking killed for you all. I killed a fucking huntress. I murdered someone and tainted myself for you all when I should have been training to be a huntsman. You know something I actually want for my life."

"Jaune…" Melanie attempted weakly but was cut off once more.

"I'm not asking for a gold star here. Just a little fucking respect for sticking my neck out. I have no one I can tell about this or talk to. I'm just stuck. Stuck in the hopeless situation with one thing after another. A hole I can never climb out of and the cherry on top is Miltia's constant jabs at me every single moment."

Jaune slammed his empty glass down onto the floor in a moment of raw anger. The glass shattered beautifully on the ground with a loud smash.

"I know how this shit is going to end now. I'm not going to get what I want in life anymore. I am finally accepting now that dream ended when Hei died, and I walked into that forsaken room with his burnt body. What's going to happen to me is I'm going to get killed ether by Cinder, another gang, a huntsman, or even my own gang."

The silence in the room was telling as Jaune continued his rant.

"And you know what? I don't fucking care anymore. I might as well tell Cinder I quit and have her kill me too cause at least then I don't have to lose sleep about my family or friends getting taken as hostages or killed to send a message to me. I'm sure it only a matter of time before that shit happens or I'm locked up and everyone hates me and thinks I'm a killer." Tears filled his vision, but he didn't care.

Melanie attempted to place a hand on his shoulder as her face was filled with a mix of shock and worry. "Jaun-"

He slapped her hand away. "No. I'm fucking done! I'm done with Cinder's bullshit. I'm done with Miltia's shit. I'm done with it all! There is no other way out for me at this point other than rotting in prison. I might as well see if Cinder can give me a quick death and let someone who knows what they are doing handle this shit."

"Jaune you're right. You have stuck out your neck so much for us. You were placed into shoes you couldn't possibly fit into. I'm sorry about my sister and everything, but you can't do something like that." Melanie grabbed his arm as he attempted to walk away. "You can't just throw your life away…I-"

"Jaune I'm sorry." Miltia cut in. "I was just giving you a hard time…I know I've been really hard on you, and I shouldn't be taking everything out on you."

Jaune pulled away from the twin in white. "Really? It took all this just to get you to lay off. If I hadn't threatened to walk away, you'd still be busting my balls about everything. No, you're not fucking sorry at all. You're just surprised I finally called you on it and am tired of it."

"Boss wai-"

"No! I'm not your fucking boss. I never should have been to begin with, and I can't fucking handle this anymore. I'm sorry I'm a fucking normal human teen who hasn't been groomed for this mafia shit lifestyle, but I'm done. Goodbye! I'm going to go break up with Tammy so she can move on to something better and say my last goodbyes to my family before getting burnt to a crisp by Cinder I guess."

"Jaune I won't let you just walk away and do that." Miltia grabbed him firmly. "Please…"

"Watch me. Or what are you going to do? Kill me yourself? After all it would be so easy for the big bad badass like you to do to little ol pathetic me, right? So go ahead! Show me how much of a hardass you can be and gut me out with your claws! Even that would be better than being trapped in this hell of a life I'm forced into for one more minute."

Miltia didn't let go or respond. Her eyes struggled to meet his however as he continued.

"Common Mil! It's so easy for you. Put me in my place. I know you don't actually care about someone like me. So just fucking do it!"

Jaune couldn't say anything more as his vision faded to black and he was knocked unconscious.


"I'm sorry boss…" Tony sighed. He had been the one to deal the non-fatal blow. "I get why you feel the way you do but thinking like that won't help you or anyone else."

Melanie sighed. "I'll go get the spare room ready for him. We need to have a serious talk about what to do now… And I agree… This is partially our fault. We should have been there for him more. Of course, he would eventually snap under all this pressure he couldn't hope to stand the weight of. He was just a normal teen not too long ago…"

Miltia simply stood there looking down. Her eyes were wet now, but she didn't utter a single word for the rest of the night.


AN: Probably a oneshot, but I might update so I'll leave incomplete for now.