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ok the thing abt rwby's writing is that. they do some things so WELL and some things so shit. like. they absolutely fucking NAIL blake's development and how she finally got herself free from adam's abuse. but they also have chapters like v7 e12 and how they go about LGBTQ rep.
like they either hit the mark fucking spot on or they miss it entirely. blake, weiss and jaune were always handled relatively well. but the way they handled yang's abandonmemt issues seemed iffy, ruby wasn't even relevant until v6, insert v7 c12 qrow, CINDER????
like ok. i hate adam taurus so fucking much but you have to admit he's written really fucking good. the scar reveal, how it reveals EVERYTHING but yet not explicitly, it was the perfect reveal that unravels almost everything about him. and the fight after only boosts this. +
that entire sequence is fucking chefs kiss because it shows what adam's been through, but you still see him ruthlessly attacking blake and yang like he doesn't care, like he's choosing to be cruel despite knowing how much it hurts. and how enabling that cycle of abuse kills.
but then you also get V7 C12 when everything's already at a high, it's already a perfect ending to the episode, it's enough to truly see how tyrian has manipulated them both (or at least, qrow) and you just. ruin all that by k wording clover. like they were going SO WELL. Then.
after "I wanted to trust you!" SEEDS OF DOUBT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLACED. THE MESSAGE OF FEAR DIVIDING PEOPLE HAS ALREADY BEEN DISTINCT. AND NOW YOU JUST RUIN ALL THAT PERFECT SETUP WITH A COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY DEATH? im not even gonna START on how that hurt mlm bc im not mlm but.
jesus Fucking Christ from a plot standpoint that makes me so angry because it would have been so much more impactful if he was STILL ALIVE. like they were at the PEAK of tension. but NOOOO they decided to k word clover and even if you didn't ship them, his death makes no sense
"i trust james with my life! i wanted to trust you!" he admits, tears glistening in teal green eyes before they fall and instinct makes him reach out to wipe them off his face. but clover betrayed him. manipulated him. what they had was nothing.
qrow denies how much it hurt. +
qrow denies how much it hurt. +
"then why didn't you?! no, fuck that, why? what have i done to you to cause-" he gestures to this whole situation, "this?!" he screams bitterly, he's angry, his blood boils in his veins and ice forms in his heart but what comes out is heartbroken, breaking in the winter blizzard.
"I..." clover can't answer, and qrow bitterly chuckles.
"this is how it always goes. of course. i was stupid thinking it could be any different."
"don't say that, it isn't true-"
"isn't true? god, look at what just happened."
"qrow-"
tyrian says some shit, clover tells +
"this is how it always goes. of course. i was stupid thinking it could be any different."
"don't say that, it isn't true-"
"isn't true? god, look at what just happened."
"qrow-"
tyrian says some shit, clover tells +
him to shut up but qrow agrees because he just fucking hates life and he's fucked mentally and clover is heartbroken. authorities come and its the same thing. clover goes in one airship and qrow goes to the other. there's betrayal in qrow's whole posture and sorrow on clover's.
OKAY FUCK IDK WHY I CUCKING REWROTE IT BUT IF YOU CAN SEE IN THAT FUCKING IMPROMPTU SHITTY REWRITE, THE SAME FUCKING EMOTIONS COULD BE DRAWN OUT IN A SCENE. THAT UTTER DEVASTATION CAN STILL BE THERE. THE ANGER, THE FUCKING EMOTIONS FROM V7 E12 COULD STILL BE THERE, EVEN MORE SO +
IF CLOVER WAS DEAD SO WHAT WAS THE REASON???? WHAT WAS THE FUCKING REASON
IF SOME 16 YEAR OLD RANDO ON TWITTER CAN FUCKING SEE THAT AND WRITE AN IMPROMPTU REWRITE WITH ESSENTIALLY THE SAME EMOTIONS, A WHOLE TEAM OF WRITERS FUCKING CAN IN A YEAR. FUCKN CHRIST
i am the 16 year old rando by the way but i do mean that in a good way
