Petition To Rename The White Rose Of Vermilion Ruby To Desert, Because Of How Thirsty She Makes Weiss,

Petition to rename The White Rose of Vermilion Ruby to Desert, because of how thirsty she makes Weiss,

Dahlia: So you and Troy huh?

Benson: Yeah!

Dahlia: I’m glad for you two, but if you break my best friend’s heart, they will never find your body. (pats Benson on the back)

AAAAAHHHH LOOK AT WHAT THIS AMAZING ARTIST DREW FOR ME!!! weisscoldglare.tumblr.com is a SAINT! THIS ART IS FUCKING PERFECT I'M SO GAY!!!

The context was that long ass silly dream I had the other night that I posted here lololol

Can I talk about Ilia’s lightning lash for a sec?

Because really- it’s such a revealing choice of weapon. It’s basically the RWBY equivalent of a taser. I mean not only does it not have a gun or any sort of projectile (something we only see in a few RWBYverse weapons), but it’s the only weapon we’ve seen specifically designed with a reliable, non-lethal (and non-maiming...) way to disarm or disable an opponent.

Sure it’s still capable of dealing a lot of damage. It’s extremely effective against mechs and Atlas tech. But go up against anything with a little more durability, particularly someone with aura, and it has a pretty hard time. It’s just not a weapon designed for cutting through aura, and honestly I think that’s intentional.

See, it would have been easy enough for her to go for a bladed weapon (like virtually every other member of the White Fang). But Ilia didn’t choose a sword, or a dagger, or even throwing knives on a chain. She picked a whip infused with lightning dust. Something capable of deflecting and blocking, something still able to slice and dice it’s way through Atlas mechs, but ultimately? Something designed to be able to do this:

Ilia’s weapon is utterly unique in that it gives her the option to win while inflicting as little damage as possible. She can completely stop a threat without maiming or killing them. No serious injury required, and no chance of them continuing to fight. It gives her a choice- something beyond ‘take a life or abandon your goals’. A choice that isn’t ‘run’ or ‘kill’.

It’s not a weapon made to bring vengeance and death. Its the weapon of someone tired of being forced into horrible choices. Someone determined to find another way to keep fighting for what’s right, no matter how hard it gets.

People tend to confuse optimism with naivete. While there maybe some who are naive, for most it’s far from the truth.

It’s not that they haven’t realized the worst case scenario, it’s not that they don’t realize the world is fucking shit. It’s not like they don’t realize why people like Wolf may just turn their backs on the world. It’s because they know that is why they are optimists in the first place. Despite everything, they still try to make the world a better place.

There are two kinds of people, those who believe the third BioShock should have starred Eleanor Lamb as the main character, and those who are fucking wrong