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VAGB Backstory - Valentine (The Lonely Flower)

Valentine for his entire life has never felt the feeling of love, well romantic love, people have always either loved him platonically, as family, or they just loved the model but not the man behind the handsome face. Valentine knows not of his birth parents, he does not know who they are, what they look like, what they sound like, or if they were native Atlesians. The first home that Valentine ever knew was St. Hedwig's orphanage, though in his beginning years there were not the best, Valentine was very different from the young man we know today. When he was young Valentine was known as the DUFF in the orphanage, he was constantly teased and bullied for being fat and ugly, he was in the depths of despair, until he found hope and inspiration when a stroke of divine intervention happened. The TV in the lounging room of the orphanage was showing Miss Remnant 2008, Valentine was awed by these beautiful women Valentine was intrigued and continued to watch the broadcast. The Winner of the Pagent for her speech which gave Valentine the hope and drive he needed to change, the speech was about how she started out as an ugly duckling, that she was fat, had pimples everywhere, and her posture was bad, but when she gained a crush she worked her ass of to be beautiful, to be beautiful enough so they would want her as their love, but as she changed, she started to realize that her true love is herself, that she was doing this not because of some guy but for herself because she wanted to be a better her. Since that day Valentine's been doing everything to lose weight, and after a couple years of hard work Valentine was known to be the handsomest boy in the orphanage. At 12 years old just before puberty Valentine was adopted by a Valean couple, who gave him a new home in Patch, where besides his pageant king career, and gymnastics training he was enrolled in signal for combat training. With his parents busy with work, Valentine found himself lonely again, he was popular sure, but he didn't get to bond with people and actually make connections that were personal and not just professional. Valentine wanted a friend and luckily for him he was able to get one. Enter Taiyang Xiao-Long, Valentine's Dad friend, and though not legally his Dad, Tai saw potential in the young cat boy, Valentine whenever he participated in the mock fights against the training bots, and the student vs student spars, never really used a weapon, he'd use one of the training weapons sure, it was a spike, but that was only because that was a school rule. Valentine mostly fought with his limbs and instead used the spike as distraction than an actual weapon. Tai also saw how sad the kid always seemed to be, his smiles and laughs never really reach his eyes, Tai being Tai, took Val in as his personal apprentice and served as Val's Martial Arts teacher, in time they formed a familial bond as father and son, and with that Yang and Ruby gained a surrogate brother, Yang got a little brother (by a few months), and Ruby got a big brother. And Valentine's life was great, he finally got what he wanted a family, now all that's left was a romantic partner. But that's a story for another time, the story of how Valentine unlocked his semblance. But for now (season 1) Valentine starts his new life as a student of Beacon with his two sisters by his side. Gods help the person who makes sisters cry, or they'll be on the receiving end of Valentine's semblance and Umbrella.

"So no need for me to tell if Yang and Ruby are seeing anyone? You know romantically?"

"Anyways I will make sure to write often to you and Zwei. And yes I am keeping up with my training of Xiao-Long martial arts style. I'll make you proud Dad."

- Love, Valentine.

P. S. - How do you confess to someone you like? I need love advice.

P. S. S. - Don't tell Ruby and Yang I asked you for love advice, they'll probably try to wingman me and it's gonna be a disaster.

"Hey dad? What was I supposed to do again in Beacon? You know besides going to class, making friends, and generally just living student life? I am asking you this because I wanna go over my notes and your rules before the first day of classes actually start." - Love, Your Son, Valentine.

“That’s about it kiddo…just please…don’t kill anybody…”

“Enjoy this time. It’ll be the best of your life if you let it.”

“And write home often!”

- love, Dad

Tai really does get around huh? Now I wonder if he out did Papa Bitlly's 14 kids. Alister and his 13 siblings are testament to this.

Ruby: You know, now that they’re side by side, I can kinda see what you guys mean.

Blake: Certainly a resemblance.

Weiss: Uncanny.

Taiyang: Come on girls, this is silly. I’ve never even been to Mistral.

Sun: Im actually from Vacuo originally.

Taiyang: ……

Ruby: Dad?

Taiyang: How old did you say you were again?

Valentine blushes as he rubs the back of his head. "Yeah that's the one, he's... cute, kind, smart, a total dork. Yeah I think I do have a crush, any suggestions dad? He's not like the girls who chase me around he's special."

"He makes me wanna be brave."

Hey got a question. How would Tai react to Valentine (he's Tai's surrogate son in his backstory ) coming out as gay? Also would Tai joke about Grinder and all that Jazz? //Was playing Dream Daddy and then I got the idea to ask this.

“As long they are happy, I don’t care who my kids love.”

“Plus it would certainly be a bit hypocritical for me to have an issue with it. Gods knows I’ve had a few tangos with some fine fellows…and Qrow”