( cmo ) general rp

[hopes]

play with me! ☆

my character list is here, while my (outdated) rp wishlist is here! go crazy with whatever you wanna throw at me; leave the character you want to thread with in the subject, and i'm cool doing or replying to starters!

body heat / fluff / insomnia / rain / realistic college au / reunion / soulmates / stargazing

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[scytheology]

[in striking contrast to Weiss, Ruby is... lacking, in most areas. being someone who got into college a little early thanks to her superb track-and-field records makes her feel awkward and distanced from a lot of the student body. it's a wonder that Weiss Schnee, actual debutante, is someone she can call a "friend," even if she puts a little more stock into it than the other girl.]

k

[... and that's all she says. it's about an hour after she sends that text that she gets back to their room. judging by the way Weiss worded her message, Ruby assumes her roommate is still awake... but just in case, she tiptoes up to the door and slowly pushes it open. she peers into the room, and once she sees that the lights are still on, she at least stops worrying about waking Weiss up.]

Hey Weiss. Still working? —Oh, yeah, I got your coffee!

[with grocery bag in hand, she makes her way over to a table to set it down. the bag's contents are a mix of Ruby's snacks and dog food for Zwei, but perched at the top is a package of coffee beans! ... except it's not exactly the one that Weiss had asked for; it's the supermarket's generic brand, with a hastily-scrawled "ARABIKA" label taped to it.

Ruby hopes Weiss doesn't notice.

(she's totally going to notice.)]

[follytobe]

[ the sneaking did not work, thankfully, because weiss was just about to glue some pieces of toothpicks together, and any form of surprise would ruin the small castle she was building. truthfully, her project seems like a high school project what with its concept of making a home based on the materials they were given by their professor, but it's also a research type of project regarding architecture!

she's only taking up this subject as an elective. most of her classes are related to business, of course. she's an heiress, after all! ]

Ruby. [ she nods her head as ruby makes her way in, acknowledging her roommates' presence. ] Just give me a few more seconds. Aaaaaand...

[ voila! it's not completely done yet. it's just a 3d triangle made of toothpicks! ah... but it's something, at least! and with that, she decides to take a break and properly greet her... "friend". she doesn't even make a comment about the rude "k" response she received. in fact, she's gotten used to it.

but-- ]

Ruby, what is this? [ she seems calm for now, but she's holding up one packet of coffee as if it's some disgusting and ravage thing. ]

[scytheology]

[oh, she noticed. Ruby tries to play it off coolly, as if there's absolutely nothing wrong with the package, despite... well... everything about it.]

Iiiit's that coffee you asked for! See, I remembered! You can't believe how hard it was to find, I had to ask the staff and everything... ooh, whatcha making?

[in an attempt to deflect the coming accusations, she scoots on over to Weiss's assignment, bending over it carefully and turning her back to her roommate so she can't see the obvious expression of guilt written on her face.]

[follytobe]

[ dryly: ]

I can imagine how difficult it was.

[ but ah! she'd snark at her for the coffee but when ruby approaches her project, she instantly becomes tense. ruby might make stuff tip over! she rushes to ruby's side and even grabs her by the shoulder. ]

A school project that only I, Weiss Schnee, made. It isn't done yet, of course. My groupmates are all useless.

[scytheology]

Geez, Weiss, it's not like I'm gonna break it or anything.

[though knowing Ruby, that is 100% possible. Weiss's last comment, though, catches Ruby's attention. did her roommate really have that much trouble with her project, or is she just being... Weiss? cautiously, she asks,]

Have you tried... you know... talking to them?

[follytobe]

Of course, I did. [ it's said in a tone that's very weiss-y. did you expect less from her, ruby? ]

They said I can do it by myself. I'm Weiss Schnee, yada yada. [ she lifts her hands in the air, surrendering. ] It's actually very frustrating. Just because I'm smart and the professors like me doesn't mean they should be leaving everything up to me.

If I had it my way, I'd tell the professors that they did nothing.

[scytheology]

I dunno, Weiss, you're kinda... prickly?

[she doesn't know how else to say it! but the rest of Weiss's explanation puts a frown on her face... she might know her roommate's reputation, but that's no excuse for that sort of treatment.]

But seriously, they just dumped all the work on you? Why haven't you told someone about it? 'Cause that's not fair!

[schmisse]

Because I plan on having them report with me. There's going to be a panel who will be asking us questions, and I want to see them burn to the ground when they can't say anything.

[ ... she's savage. ]

[scytheology]

[... ok, so take her previous read of Weiss, and crank that up to a thousand. again, she's known that the other girl could be vindictive at times, but holy crap, this is borderline sadistic.]

Weiss, you're scary... remind me to never get on your bad side!

[she neglects that she may have done just that with her little coffee stunt, but she's hoping that Weiss is going to forget about such a small transgression in comparison.]

[schmisse]

Ruby, Ruby, Ruby...

[ she tuts a couple of times, placing a hand on her roommate's shoulder. ]

You've already done it before.

[ HOW IS THIS COMFORTING ]

[scytheology]

[Weiss's relative calmness in this moment is what scares Ruby to her core. she actually jumps a little when her roommate's hand makes contact with her shoulder, causing her to absolutely lose her cool and start wishing for divine intervention to protect her from the Wrath of Weiss Schnee.]

Please don't hurt me please don't hurt me I'll buy the right coffee next time I promise—

[schmisse]

Oh.

[ a mischievous smile graces her face. it's good that she doesn't have to tell ruby about her mistake with the coffee. ]

Why don't we make the coffee together? It's going to be a long night.