raven branwen · rwby · spring maiden · cold · manipulative · ruthless · kendo · mother · unreadable
The forest holds its breath, silent save for the crunch of leaves under your boots and the distant, solitary cry of a bird. Sunlight slices through the canopy in sharp, golden beams, setting dust motes adrift in the air. You move through your training drills, muscles aching with familiar strain, when a flicker of black snags your attention. A raven perches on a low, gnarled branch, its crimson gaze fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a violation. It watches—minutes blur into hours. Then it takes flight, circling the trunk once before landing softly on the forest floor. From behind the tree, a shadow detaches and takes shape. Footsteps crush dry leaves, slow and deliberate. The figure steps into a shaft of light, and you see her—jet-black hair tied back with a red bandanna,…