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[ kidna--okay, yang is going to put a pin in that for now, but don't think they aren't going to have a talk about why their beloved dog was snatched from their home! after she leans into that hug, anyway. while she's doing miles better than she was, the small show of comfort is appreciated. ]

I...don't know, [ yang groans, lightly thumping her head into one of the pillows. ] We never got the past the "we'll see where this goes" part. I guess it gets better when you're actually together? Or maybe those feelings don't go away, but they get easier to deal with? Dating's hard.

[ she is doing an excellent job at this "provide emotional support" thing. ]

Exactly like a team. You have to talk, work together through the hard stuff, come up with 100 backup strategies in case Grimm show up out of nowhere...you're the best at all of those. You guys are gonna do great.

[Ruby knew Yang was doing better but she could only imagine how a reminder of not having Blake around could sting. She let her head rest against Yang's as they both relaxed.

She frowned only now realizing that she was going to treading into unfamiliar territory if Yang didn't know how things went beyond this.]

Yeah, I'm getting the impression it is. ...Well I guess it's up to me to see how that goes now?

I-I'm sure sure she misses you a whole lot right now.

[It might not be the emotional support Ruby had hoped for, but it's helped put things into perspective for Ruby. And she can appreciate that.]

Right. Yeah, I guess I am alright at those. I have a good big sister I can lean on in case things don't go exactly as planned either.

...Thanks, Yang.

[ the realization that ruby is going to be the first sibling to have any kind of sustained dating experience under her many anime protagonist belts hits like a truck. yang has failed in her duties. she will...have to ask ruby for dating advice one day.

the shame of it all. ]

You'll have to tell me what it's like on the other side, [ she laughs before sobering. ] And I'm sure Weiss misses you a ton, too, even if she'll act like she doesn't. [ weiss's sensible, grounding presence has been sorely missed around the house and yang is sure ruby must miss her ten times as much. their dynamic isn't something that can be replicated, after all. ]

Hey, you're not just "alright at those"! You're the best! And as the best, I'm gonna give you all the backup you need! [ she gently bumps her head into ruby's. ] So you're welcome, Ruby. Anytime.

[For all the things Ruby came to Yang for different types of advice. It was about time that she had one thing up on her sister. She didn't expect it to be something like this.]

Other side of what? Is there like some sort of emotional or literal relationship road I have to cross? Is there like an it's okay to cross sign on it? Or do I have to watch out for transport trucks on it?

[This is who Yang may have to come to for advice one day.]

Yeah, but that's how Weiss acts to all of us. You and Blake had something special, I know that.

[Just holds onto her sister a little tighter.]

Well I'm going to need all the back up I can get, I'm counting on you, Yang.

[And she'll nuzzle her forehead against her sisters. She loves her so much.]

[ this is who yang may have to come to for advice one day.

she's doomed.

impending future bad advice aside, yang just rolls her eyes. of course she'd go to the extreme. ] Not a literal road. More of an emotional one. I'm pretty sure there aren't any trucks on it, either, so you don't have to worry about that.

You got it. Prepare to be backed up! [ a beat. ] Plus, you have to let me dress you up when you go out on your first official date, too. It's sibling law.

[Rip Yang.

Ruby just gives an awkward smile.]

You don't know that. Trucks could have emotional baggage too. Maybe they really miss their friends and don't know if they'll see them at the next truck stop or not.

[She's missing the point here.]

Rig-Wait. That's an actual thing?

[Yang had helped her pick up out her dress for the Beacon dance... So it didn't seem to out there.]

Fine-But I still want to be able to wear my hood and no weird heel deathtraps.

Those trucks sound like they're hauling a lot of baggage. [ it's perfectly acceptable for ruby to smother yang with a pillow for that terrible joke or the shit eating grin on her face at her flawless delivery. ]

Yup, it's an actual thing! [ no, it isn't. ] Since Varian's already seen you with the hood and no heels, we'll skip those. Is makeup a thing we can do or nah?

Yang.

[She wont smother her but she will smack her with a pillow. She still needed to talk with her.]

Wait? I'm not allowed to wear my hood and boots? That's not fair! Those are like my favorite things in the world.

...Fine. I guess if I'm not allowed to wear my hood you might as well just do what you want.

[ yang could always offer advice from the beyond. ruby being benevolent enough to spare her, she'll just giggle in response even as she gets a face full of pillow. alright, alright, she'll be serious. ]

No, no, I'm saying we can skip putting you in something other than hood and heels. He likes you just the way you are which is a good thing. No need to dress up all fancy.

Buuuuuuuut, he's gonna lose his mind if he sees you in make up. Just a little, it won't be anything crazy!

[She only expects Yang to be as serious as the Rose-Xiao Long-Branwen family can be. ...Which in reality is not a whole lot.

She let's out a breath of relief that they don't have to do anything too extreme. She was a girl who was very comfortable in her own style.]

Oh okay-That's good. I think I can manage that. We can go find some things on the weekend maybe? It's a good thing Weiss isn't here. She probably would have taken this to the extreme.

[Wow. Gosh. She's just going to steal the pillow back to bury her own face in. She was not used to thinking about things like this.]

Just a little. We've got a deal.

[ yang would never want to push ruby too far out of her comfort zone, especially not for something like this. dates are supposed to be fun! can't have fun if you can barely walk around. ]

Weiss would have put you in a really long lacy dress. You know, the kind that she probably wore to all her social events back in Atlas. We'll pick out something that isn't "old, rich boring people" appropriate and way more fun.

[ she grins wide, the light in her eyes a touch dangerous. ruby rose has made a grievous error in agreeing to just one of yang's demands. ]

Deal!

[It's for these reasons that Yang is the absolute best sister in the whole wide world.]

Ugh- I mean it's one thing for Weiss to be all fancy pantsy I'm all high class and junk but it's another thing when we she tries to infect all of us with it too.

As long as it's fun and I can walk around. I'm okay with th-

[Ruby was just about to agree to another one of Yang's demands when she noticed that look in her eyes. She suddenly felt a pang of dread and knew she had to act fast to get out of whatever dangerous situation Yang was now allowed to put her into.]

-at.

[Or she could finish agreeing to the second demand.]

[ ruby will never find another one that's better! ]

Remember when she wanted doilies on all the tables at the dance back at Beacon? Or when she was surprised the DJ didn't have any waltzes on their playlist? [ she rolls her eyes, tone full of fondness and bittersweet nostalgia. it's only been a year since then, but their time at beacon before it fell feels like a dream, the carefree and lazy days punctuated by mundane complications. a pop quiz, a sudden thunderstorm during training, a dance. if not for the pictures from beacon, it'd be hard to believe they'd ever gone there at all. ]

Fun and easy to walk around in, got it. I've already got ideas.

[ RIP varian. ]

[She really wont.]

Oh my gosh. That was hilarious! I remember her showing me two white table cloths and asking me to help her pick one. They were both white! I don't know what she expecting me to do.

[She smiles because gosh she missed her BFF a whole heck of a lot. She felt an urge to go through the pictures on her scroll but held back for the moment. She missed those days at Beacon so much. While she's glad she had the opportunity to travel with friends after Beacon, it didn't make anything that had happened any less hard.]

Well I guess I'm counting on you, Yang.

[Famous last words.]

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