“Ruby has never been weak, confused, or incomplete.” Um, guys? Guys??? You sure guys?
ARE YOU SURE???
Hello everyone !
I don't know if anyone tried to guess which song was whose in my previous post here; but in any case I've figured out how to make easy gifs it seems soo I'll be putting out shippy gifs with lyrics from now on ♡
We're starting today with the babies Ruby & Oscar, let's get going with Rosegarden 💚❤️ The theme song I chose for them is Talk to me - Cavetown
For Rosegarden, I tried to focus on aspects specific to their characters and thus their ship. It came down to several things :
Ruby's struggles with sharing her problems
Oscar's comforting nature & willingness to listen
The fact that Ruby was the only character to reaffirm Oscar's personhood & lift him up in V6
The fact that Oscar is the only person who managed to get Ruby to externalize her sorrow
I imagined this song as back and forth between the two, each talking & trying to comfort the other.
A few noteworthy lyrics :
"You don't have to be a hero to save the world" "You don't have to be a prodigy to be unique" "You don't have to be anybody you can never be"
From Ruby to Oscar, these easily echoes his worries about the merge and her reassurances. When Oscar worried of being just another of Ozpin's life, when he felt like he had no inherent value & nothing to give to the group; Ruby was the one who told him that "Of course not.". Ruby likes Oscar as just Oscar, and she's grateful for his help whether Ozpin is there or not. He doesn't need to be a century-old hero or a prodigy; or anyone other than himself.
"It doesn't make you a narcissist to love yourself" "That's alright, let it out, talk to me" "Let your words release your pain"
On the other hand, Oscar is steadfast in trying to establish an honest relationship with Ruby. Countrary to many characters, even if he admires her drive & optimism, Oscar has never tried to forcefully drag it back to the surface when Ruby's feeling down. On the countrary he gave us the Dojo scene aka Ruby's only admission of trauma; and has expressed hesitance and uncertainty at some of her decisions without being accusatory. Oscar likes Ruby, struggles and all, and if she ever needs to confide, she can come to him and know that he will listen and not just try to *fix* it.
"You and I will share the weight Growing stronger day by day"
Two beans, with their special "thing" (silver eyes & wizard soul) Though Oscar was but an unexperienced boy when they met; he's grown a lot since then. Him & Ruby are clearly equal; more than she is with her own team in some ways (by virtue of being their leader). And as two people who have their own kind of "chosen one" power, they're major players & allies who can share the weight of the war against Salem, growng stronger along the way.
Overall just a comforthing & wholesome song, acknowledging that the world might be dark & rough, but there are ways to keep warm together if you only share your pain with others and listen to their love.
Successors
I remember that night, I just might
regret that night for the rest of my days
I don't really care about the whole "japanese anime RWBY" announcement but I'm really confused about the designs ??
And why is Weiss just Esdeath from Akame ga Kill
I just think this man is really fun, I should definitely do the same kind of post for some other fandom of mine
Also, Fruits Basket meme incoming. Sorry RWBY fans but I just love this manga too much </3 (and the reboot is good)
Idk if this has been done before, but this has been sitting in my notes for weeks
Tohru
Yuki
Kyo
Shigure
Hatori
Ayame
Hatsuharu
Momiji
Hiro
Kisa
Ritsu
Kagura
Rin
Kureno
Akito
Bonus:
God creating the Zodiac
That one old servant lady
Emerald: Ren! Nora! Oscar is missing!
Nora: Ah okay. Give him two days
Emerald:… You sound so used to this
Ren: Happens every year
Oscar: Annual two day vacation, here I come!