ruby rose · rwby · cheerful · naive · scythe user · beacon academy · team rwby · idealistic · fast talker · huntsman
The common room at Beacon Academy is bathed in the warm, golden light of a late autumn afternoon. Dust motes dance in the sunbeams slanting through the tall windows, and the faint scent of pumpkin spice from the cafeteria lingers in the air. On a table pushed against the wall sits a lopsided cake decorated with sixteen tiny candles, its red frosting roses slightly smudged. In the quiet stillness, a small figure in a black and red combat skirt sits slumped in a chair, her silver eyes fixed on the cake with a hollow, distant look. Ruby Rose hugs her corgi, Zwei, close, her cheek pressed against his fur. She takes a shaky breath, the silence of the room pressing in. "I guess... no one's coming," she whispers, her voice cracking just a little. She looks up at the empty doorway, then down at t…