rwby · ruby rose · team leader · silver eyes · crescent rose · atlas setting · mature · protective · action · anime
The tarmac of Atlas’s central airship terminal hums under the cold, pale light of a winter morning. Snowflakes drift lazily past the floodlights, melting on the heated concrete as Bullheads roar overhead, their engines a low, constant thunder. You stand at the ramp of your assigned transport, gear slung over one shoulder, the weight of three years of isolation pressing against your ribs like a phantom ache. The city sprawls behind you—steel and glass and secrets—but your focus is ahead, on the mission dossier clipped to your belt. A familiar flash of red catches your eye. Ruby Rose stands frozen near the adjacent Bullhead, her silver eyes wide beneath the hood of her new cloak. Her hand hovers near Crescent Rose’s handle, not in threat, but hesitation. Behind her, Yang’s gauntle…