#taiyang xiao long

taiyang-too-long:

Ruby: Dad why do you only wear cargo pants and shorts?

Tai:

Summer: How about we put on a bit of “mood music” during~

Taiyang: oh yeah~

Summer: *bites her lip while pressing play on her slipknot playlist*

taiyang-too-long:

Oobleck: care to explain this one Tai?

taiyang-too-long:

Yang: “Where did my baby girl go?: A single fathers guide to connecting with your teenage daughters”..?

Taiyang: <snatches book away and tosses it out the window, then grabs yangs arm and fires a round at it>

Taiyang: OhNoYouveDestroyedTheBookYangIGuessYourGroundedUntilDinnerAndWeWillNeverKnowWhatThatBookWas…go to your room..

taiyang-too-long:

Taiyang: Qrow and Raven huh? I guess you two are just..”birds of a feather?”

Qrow: How about you shut the flock up.

taiyang-too-long:

Qrow: I’m not a drunk, I’m an alcoholic.

Taiyang: It’s the same thing.

Qrow: No, drunks drink to have a good time. I drink because I want to be dead.

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Ladybug Week! ❤

Day 5: Meeting the Fam

10+ hours and 59 layers later…

Huntsman. Uncle. Twin. And a self-titled “bad luck charm.”

I have so many feels over Qrow fucking Branwen.

Qrow’s semblance, revealed in Volume 4, is “bad luck.” Here’s what the RWBY Wiki has to say.

“Qrow’s Semblance brings misfortune wherever he goes, and unlike most Semblances, his is always active and uncontrollable. This leads to incidents as small as a glass being knocked onto the floor in “New Challengers” or as significant as a blocked attack chopping off the corner of a building in “Punished”. His Semblance can come to his advantage in a fight, such when Tyrian Callows falls through an old roof. His Semblance does not discriminate on who it affects, which causes him to keep his distance from the people he cares about.”

Qrow freaking Branwen.

Can you even beginto imagine what kind of hellthis man must live each day?

No, you really can’t. You really, really can’t.

You probably think, “Yeah, it would suck to have constant bad luck.”

Allow me to elaborate for you.

Imagine a young Qrow, perhaps part of a happy family, crying because his sister, Raven, tripped and hurt herself while they were playing. In the weeks following, Raven is more careful when she’s playing.

Imagine a slightly older Qrow, now in school, watching his close friends get into freak accidents and sustain random injuries. His friends are in the hospital or kept home, healing, more and more often.

Imagine tween Qrow, hearing that close family members are passing away suddenly and unexpectedly. His relatives don’t visit much, they’re all grieving.

Imagine teen Qrow, finding out that his first girlfriend was in an accident and is now on life support. When Qrow goes to visit, her life support shuts down and the doctors are too late.

Imagine 17-year-old Qrow, starting his life as a Hunter at Beacon. During the relic retrieval in the forest, he makes eye contact with Raven, just as a Grimm attacks. Qrow wheels Raven onto the stage in a wheelchair when Ozpin announces Team STRQ.

Imagine Qrow, now on Team STRQ, grow more and more reserved as his teammates experience troubling accidents and strange injuries. They ask Qrow what’s wrong. He says he’s fine. He starts wondering if he’s the one causing the accidents and injuries.

Imagine Qrow, doing research with Raven, having recently discovered their ability to transform into their respective bird namesake. Qrow learns that his bird form, a crow, is a symbol of bad luck. Something begins to grow in the back of his mind as the WiFI goes out and many students doing last minute homework are unable to finish. Instead of celebrating finding his supposed semblance, Qrow is lost in dark thought.

Imagine 20-year-old Qrow, graduated from Beacon, watching Taiyang and Raven date, and seeing the small accidents that endanger their relationship whenever he hangs out with them for too long. Qrow refuses to date. Summer wants to help her teammate. Qrow say’s everything’s fine. Depression begins to set in.

Imagine Qrow, beside Taiyang, each holding one of Raven’s hands as she goes into labor in the hospital. Nearly 18 hours later, Yang is born, and Raven is in a very dangerous condition. The doctors say they’ve never seen such a healthy pregnancy go so wrong at the very end. Qrow, with his new title of Uncle, excuses himself, and goes to the nearest bar.

Imagine Qrow, tears in his eyes, as Taiyang and Raven and Summer have the biggest fight in the history of Team STRQ’s fights. Yang plays with Qrow in the living room, calling him “Uncle.” The fight is broken up by Yang screaming in pain. Qrow doesn’t know how the TV fell, but the weight in his heart tells him that it was his fault. Raven and Taiyang make sure their daughter is alright while Summer tries to speak to Qrow as he makes an excuse to leave. He ends up at another bar. The bartender is starting to recognize him.

Imagine Qrow, hiding the scent of alcohol on his breath watching TV with Team STRQ and little Yang. He sits apart from them, and the weight in his heart grows when the news report. The local bar burned to the ground, most of the employees still inside. Qrow’s depression and want for a drink only grow.

Imagine Qrow, biting back tears as the fight from a few months ago comes to a front and ends with Raven walking out, Taiyang heartbroken, Summer in tears, and Qrow trying to comfort Yang while touching her as little as possible. All of them think that it’s their fault that Raven left, but Qrow knows the true blame resides with him.

Imagine Qrow, now without his twin and best friend. Summer and Taiyang find out about his growing reliance on alcohol, and they do their best to help him. He finally tells someone what he’s been feeling for so many years. He’s a bringer of bad luck. Summer and Tai are trying to reassure him as the power goes out, and Yang cries for hours. Qrow wishes for a drink and answers.

Imagine Qrow, as he goes on long hunting trips, and on one return discovers Taiyang and Summer have begun a relationship. He hesitantly agrees to be the best man at the wedding. Raven doesn’t show up, despite Summer reaching out to ask her to be the maid of honour. Several small mishaps occur at the wedding, but Qrow makes it through without a single drop of alcohol. Maybe, just maybe, things are looking up. Maybe the hunting helps.

Imagine Qrow, hunting more and more, rushing back when he hears the news. He arrives a few minutes after Ruby Rose is born, beaming as he hears the pregnancy was quick and easy. No repeats of last time. Yang holds Ruby, already strong enough, and asks with wide lilac eyes if “Uncle Qrow” wants a turn. He can’t refuse, and takes the small bundle, wrapped in a red blanket. Qrow feels the weight in his heart, knows he should hand Ruby off before anything happens, but he doesn’t want to let the little bundle go. In several nearby rooms, doctors rush to save patients who are flatlining for no reason.

Imagine Qrow, uncle of two beautiful girls, turning down babysitting in favor of hunting. He notices a pattern as he kills Grimm after Grimm after Grimm. He finds them fighting each other, already wounded, and sleeping. During fights, Grimm stumble on thin air, wound fellow beasts, miss openings for attacks. Qrow uses his bird form more and more, but the question of his semblance hangs in the balance. Where does the bad luck come from, and why? When there’s no Grimm around to fight and Qrow is alone, the weather is always terrible.

Imagine Qrow, unable to do anything but drink after Summer dies. Taiyang would join him, but his two girls need him. Ruby and Yang ask for their uncle, but Qrow doesn’t want to be around anyone he cares about. It’s too risky. A car accident kills several people outside the bar. Qrow drinks into oblivion.

Imagine Qrow, still ridden with grief, helping Tai bury Summer. Raven doesn’t show up. Yang gets expelled from school for fighting. Ruby gets bullied after Yang is gone. Qrow drinks. Tai tries to cope. The bad luck continues.

Imagine Qrow, finally cracking under so much pressure. He goes to talk to Ozpin at Beacon, something Summer suggested several years ago. Ozpin has answers. Qrow’s semblance isn’t his bird form. Ozpin calls him “a strange case.” His semblance is always active, and it cannot be controlled. Qrow breaks down right there in Ozpin’s office. Ozpin offers to help, staring down at the remains of his favourite coffee mug.

Imagine Qrow, struggling to stay sober, teaching his first class at Signal, thanks to Ozpin’s good word. He’s every student’s favourite teacher. His classes are practical and hands on, and the students are heavily independent, since Qrow distances himself from nearly everyone. It gets harder once Ruby joins Yang at signal. The accidents stay at a minimum. Qrow feels like maybe he’s figuring this out.

Imagine Qrow, helping Ruby put the finishing touches on Crescent Rose. Ruby has already cut and bruised herself several times during the construction, but Qrow fears Ruby’s adoration and idolization more than the injuries. He needs to distance himself. He helps Yang with her motorcycle once she gets her permit. He really needs to distance himself, but he enjoys spending time with the girls. Ruby goes to the hospital when a dust cartridge explodes in Crescent Rose and Yang ends up in the bed next to her after getting in an accident on her first spin. Qrow swears never to be so selfish again. They could have died. Everything was his fault. Depression and alcoholism return. He quits at Signal, to the dismay of everyone.

Imagine Qrow, putting all of his time into hunting, honing his skills. His semblance is uncontrollable. The Grimm, attracted by the stench of negative emotion rolling off of the single Huntsman, soon discover this. He hunts several species of Grimm to near extinction in parts of Remnant. Taiyang sends the occasional update. Qrows notices that everything seems to be going smoothly, and that gives him a dark sense of satisfaction.

Imagine Qrow, in very recent events, hearing a glass shatter after being knocked over, getting Winter Schnee caught acting out line, and playing video games that the girls lose, despite having more experience. Small things. Nothing too big. He’ll take off soon and the bad luck will fade.

Now, remember. Qrow, watching Ironwood deal with prosthetic malfunctions, hearing reports of Amber getting worse. Hearing the news that Yang is disqualified. That Penny Polendina is dead. Grimm are attacking. The Fall Maiden’s powers are in the hands of the enemy. Amber, Penny, and Pyrrha Nikos are dead. Ironwood’s army is destroyed. The Grimm dragon is awake, but quickly frozen by Ruby’s silver eye powers. Ruby is in a coma. Yang is dragged to safety, bleeding to death, missing an arm. Her teammate is also badly wounded. Qrow watches Team RWBY get torn apart as Weiss Schnee is taken home by her father, Taiyang arrives to take Ruby and Yang, and Blake runs away. Ozpin is dead.

Qrow drowning in the belief that everything was his fault.

Remember Qrow following Team RNJR, keeping several miles between them, the horrifying memories of everything so fresh. He knows he can keep Ruby safe from a distance. But Tyrian attacks, and he’s nearly too late. He’s not exempt from his semblance. Far from it. Wounded. Too close to Team RNJR for their own good. Having to take more of their innocence and carefree lives by explaining what was happening. The quiet shame he hides as he reveals his semblance, not meeting Ruby’s eyes for fear that she will see him as a monster. Poison setting in. Unable to protect Ruby and her friends. Unconscious, but still causing bad luck.

Understand Qrow. Despite the terrible things his bad luck does to those around him, the bad luck affects him worst of all. Because he knows. He knows that it’s hissemblance, and he believes that it’s all his fault. And he can’t do anything to stop it.

Imagine Qrow fucking Branwen.

This is for the the amazing Snowy and their fic Forward, Together

It was really fun to be able to get early access to such a good fic and work together so thank you snowy for that and cheers to the @bumblebybigbang for organising this all in the first place!

STRQ in FF world’s jobs

STRQ wearing glasses

team seniors in old fashioned style

thank you so much to @becauseihaveyou for commissioning me to draw something for their friend @taiyang-too-long!!

Taiyang: “Life is like my penis. Women make it hard.”

Yang: “Dad what the fuck.”

deleted art that I’m reposting lol

humbledoodles:

Somebody’s got some new kids!!!

neopoliitan:

There’s no hint of Taiyang’s weapon in RWBY… or is there..?

Tai has been shown as a capable hand-to-hand combatant, but with every character having a signature weapon it’s hard to believe he doesn’t have one. My theory is that his weapon has been hidden in plain sight - his dog.

Zwei is always at Taiyang’s side - the only time he’s not is during Volume 2 where Taiyang is on an undisclosed mission, perhaps one where his hand-to-hand skills would have sufficed (or it was ill advised to take a dog with him wherever he went).

Oobleck uses him as a baseball in Volume 2, using him to rip a paladin to shreds. How does he know it’s possible to use Zwei in this way?

…he and Taiyang are friends - and it’s implied that they’re around the same age, maybe even went to Beacon together, so he’d know to use Zwei. Kind of odd that he doesn’t recogniseZwei, but continuity isn’t RWBY’s strongest point. 

While we know Zwei is a homage to Ein from Cowboy Bebop, there might also be a second meaning to his name. It’s literally German for ‘two’, which could imply he’s Tai’s ‘second’ dog. The average lifespan of a corgi is 12-15 years and Tai is probably around 40 so if he’s been fighting with a corgi as his weapon, he’d likely have outlived the first.

So there you have it. Taiyang is a capable hand-to-hand fighter, but when he goes up against something like a paladin or a large grimm, he needs a hand from man’s best friend - using Zwei as some sort of ballistic volleyball to attack from range and with greater force.

sometimes it really hits me how young team strq could have been at the time of summer’s disappearance, and it’s just… oof.

taking into account beacon’s graduation age (and ignoring any possibilities of some of them being younger that 17 during their first year), yang and ruby’s two year difference in age, and the fact that ruby couldn’t even talk yet, at their absolute youngest the members of team strq could have been just 25 years old.

sure, adding a year or two on top of that would probably be a safer bet, but still. 25yo is like… that’s around the same age as winter, cinder, and neo are.

and that’s just wild to me.

amity arena’s “qrow cheered tai on from afar” and ice queendom’s “tai raised ruby and yang on his own” are fighting an uphill battle and i respect them for that so much.

tai being included on the ice queendom website is interesting cos he’s the only character there who doesn’t appear during V1 or V2, he’s only mentioned during that time.

so either they’re adding extra scenes for the recaps (like tai learning ruby is accepted to beacon early) or whatever divergence happens, it’s not that drastic that all the characters with no alternate design aren’t present anymore (or they’re just hiding those design for now).

tai finds raven because he wants to go to atlas before it’s too late but instead of a frozen land they end up portaling to a beach where yang lays face down, unconcious

Jaune:*Glares at Yang and Blake giggling and feeding each other finger foods*

*Jaune runs up, flips the table over scattering food and making the two girls jump before running away - escaping through their 23rd floor window*

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Ruby:Mmmmm.*Is kissed*

Oscar:*Pulls back from kiss, smiling gently*

Jaune:*Irritated*

Oscar:*Steps back* How about we take Jaune home, baby?

Jaune:*RKO outta nowhere’s Oscar*

Ruby:*Shrieks*What the heck, Jaune!?

Jaune:*Is too busy being a viper, hissing and staring at the unconscious Oscar’s body*

—————–

Glynda:*Laughs cheerfully into scroll* Oh Bart–

*Jaune angrily runs up and slaps her scroll to the ground, stomps it into pieces, glares at her and then proceeds to sprint out of the rebuilding Vale*

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Nora:HA! You’re no match for Renny and me’s sick combos, fearless leader! *Button mashes as Ren smiles next to her*

Ren:*Rubs Nora’s back*

Jaune:*Triggered af, proceeds to fall back on years of video gaming and utterly destroys them both*

Nora:Awww. We’re dead, Renny.

Ren:I wouldn’t have it any other way than together, Nora. *Nora tears up*

*Glass shatters as Jaune chucks the console out the window and dives out of it like a professional swimmer*

—————– 

Weiss:*Excitedly*And then he actually proposed! Right there, with the sunset and the waves crashing on the beach and *tears up a bit* it was just so romantic of him.

Sun:Gotta give it to my boy, conquering the ocean for his girl is pretty cool.

Neptune:*Blushes*

*Jaune has had enough of the engagement party, flings glass of wine at Weiss whose mouth drops open as she drips with it and steals Sun’s glass from a stunned hand, does the same to Neptune*

Jaune: Good day! *Storms off*

—————–

Raven:*Uncomfortable, embarrassed* You actually mean that, don’t you?

Tai:*Very serious* Do you think I’d joke about something like this, Rae?

*Raven looks sad, but hopeful. Jaune, who was busy digging up a tree for Tai felt his blood boil and chucked a huge amount of dirt at the two of them*

Tai:*Yells and falls into his house*

Raven:*Spitting, yanking at the chest of her top before freezing* MY HAIR!!!

*Jaune runs*

—————–

Qrow:*Clapping Winter’s cheeks*

Winter:*Getting clapped and loving it*

Jaune:*Enters room, freezes*

Also Jaune: *Aims scroll at the two and takes a picture*

Qrow:What the fuck!? *Trying to hide his dick*

Winter:*Lets out a little scream and tries to pull pants up* N-no, please, delete it - aaahhhh, he’s leaving! *Sprints after him*

—————–

Maria: Ahh, I’ve been waiting all day for this.

*Happily eating pistachio ice cream cone*

Jaune:*Angrily smacks her cone to the sidewalk, splattering and shattering it* Get the fuck outta here with that bullshit!

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Jaune:*Walking into his apartment after several annoying days angrily* –with that shit, I ain’t even gonna play with that shit! If I can’t be happy, in love or getting laid then nobody can!

Jaune:

Jaune:*Looks at Neo stretched across his couch, laying there and sleeping peacefully beneath a big, comfy pink blanket with her hair mussed from sleep and looking adorable*

Jaune:*Realizes*Oh shit! I forgot I amhappy, in love and am getting laid on a regular basis! *Slaps himself in the face* Fuck. Equality for all. Forgive me, adorable love of my life, but Mama Arc didn’t raise no bitch!

*Runs at Neo, who wakes up bleary eyed and to the sight of Jaune doing a front flip towards her tiny, sleepy frame*

—————– 

Jaune:And that’s how I wound up in the hospital. I senton’d my girlfriend, Neo roundhouse kicked me in the head and then put me through the kitchen table and I’m very sorry.

Neo:*Nods grumpily*

Everyone Jaune Fucked With:Good.*Walks off because they’re still pissed*

Jaune:*Sighs* I’m going to be kissing so much ass and not all of it’s gonna be yours, Neo.

Neo:*Pokes him in a broken rib*

Jaune: Ow! I deserved that. Oh. I deserve it. *Winces*Ohhhh. I’m on the couch, aren’t I?

Neo:*Holds a finger up*

Jaune:Awww man, a month? *Neo gives him an ‘are you serious right now?’ face* Yeah alright. Stupid brain, always getting me in trouble.

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Hey, look who wrote Snowbird into one of these despite not liking Snowbird at all.