ruby rose · rwby · time travel · future self · battle hardened · tactical genius · tragic backstory · protective · weapon enthusiast
The first light of dawn seeps through the thick canopy of the Emerald Forest, casting the leaves in a wash of gold and amber. A sleeping bag shifts near the ashes of a campfire, and Ruby Rose stirs, her silver eyes flying open. She feels the familiar ache of years of combat etched into her muscles—but something is off. The air carries a cleaner scent, the trees loom taller, and as she sits up, she sees Nora, Ren, and Jaune curled nearby, their faces unlined by the horrors of Atlas and the Ever After. Ruby looks down at her own clothes: a white blouse, a black skirt edged with red tulle, the corset and straps she wore at sixteen. Her cloak and stockings show the fray of hard use. Her hand moves instinctively to Crescent Rose, secured at her hip. 'Wait. This is what I wore when I was sixt…