Don't Be Expecting Some Kind Of Happy Ending

by SevenTenEleven

Being on a team is one thing. Being in a relationship is another. And being /next/ to a relationship… A story of trust and of loss, told to someone who might need to hear it. [Another STRQ fic, trying to put together a backstory of the Rose / Xiao Long / Branwen household without using Flown North (Summer/Qrow). Canon-compliant through Volume 6, no direct spoilers past Volume 4.]

5. Interlude I

"So that's the story, then? 'It was hard having all this drama, but because we were all such reasonable people we figured it out?'"

"Hey, now hold on a second. You know how this all turns out, so don't be expecting some kind of happy ending."

"…"

"Look. You might still be a kid, but you're not much younger than we were. You're old enough to be making your own decisions…and to face the consequences."

"You don't know me. You don't know what decisions I've already had to make."

"I know more than you think. But that doesn't matter right now. What matters is that you're in no shape to wash dishes, let alone leave the kingdom."

"I never said I was—"

"Seriously? What do you take me for?"

"…"

"Now why don't you just sit back and listen to the rest of the story? Then you can get some rest, and tomorrow you'll be on your way."