Alternate ending to 4.9. They would be together again in Mistral. There was no need to say goodbye. If only Nora could truly believe that. Also, Ruby needs a hug.

Children inherit things from their parents.

It wasn't like they didn't have a choice. They did. And they choose this. Now they just have to deal with the fall out. They would take the guilt, self-loathing, isolation, and whatever else may come. They'd be glad for it, because their other option was to let her die. And well, they weren't about to let that happen. Now with prequel in the second chapter

After everything, Yang had plenty to be sorry for, but the last thing Ruby wanted to hear was her apologies.

Of little to no consequence. Sometimes in the life they lead, the most insignificant of moments can mean the world. Also, there is something exceptionally unsettling about Weiss and Ruby being on the exact same page. Not bad, just surreal.

A simple task to give a three year old while she waits for her mother. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Easy. But as life would have it, forever is a lot more than seven. To many to count, and a lot more painful.

Qrow is not Ruby's biological father, but there are moments where they both wish he was.

Things change. People change. Their world has fallen to ruin in more ways than one. They are lost, they are broken, and they are hurt. At the end of the day, all they have are memories of when their world was beautiful and the hope that one day, it might be beautiful once more. Spoilers for the Volume three finale.

"You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you…"-George R.R. Martin. Yang promised to protect Ruby no matter what.

Skye smiled. She knew what day it was.

Coulson figured that he couldn't really be surprised that Skye kept an eye on Cal.

There is no try. But if the bloody, shredded things that were her hands were any indication, she did try. She tried so hard.

There are always things we wish we could take back, mistakes we wish we could undo, we can't. The only thing that truly matters, that thing that defines us, is what we decide to do about it.

Something went wrong. Nothing new. But this time, it cost them dearly. Normally, Adam had the strength of ten men, but this weight was too much for even him to bear alone. Adam, Bree, Chase, and Leo once thought themselves an unstoppable and inseparable team, that is, until someone decided to prove them wrong.

She was willing to give him a second chance, but she wasn't quite ready to forgive him.

Her biggest monsters were somethings that only she could overcome. But as long as he breathed he would be there for her, cheering her on, encouraging her not to give up, and reminding her that she was stronger than all of her monsters.

It's not enough to hear; you have to listen. It's not enough to see; you have to understand. It's not enough to touch; you have to feel. It's not enough to taste; you have to experience. It's not enough to smell; you have to seek out the truth. Most stories will change at least slightly depending on who is telling it and this is no exception.

We all make choices, and for better or worse, we have to live with them. Leo and Bree are no exception. As the guilt of the past and the dread of the future threaten to overtake them, in the present, they must find strength in each other if they want to move forward.

"My child, it's simple really. We could of course just kill you, but it would be more fun to break you first."