BONUS ROUND 1: THROWBACK PROMPTS

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FILL: Team RWBY

[hopelessgemini]

fandom: RWBY

ship: winter/cinder

extra: this takes place in my soulmate au, which i wrote for the yso last year! winter + cinder have telepathy as a manifestation of their soulmate bond, it's a whole thing

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They agree to meet on neutral territory. Which, of course, means that Winter has to leave the military base in Mistral, and walk straight into bandit territory unarmed. The things I do for love, she says to Cinder while she walks, and Cinder laughs raspily in the back of her mind.

Well, you’re not really the person I fell in love with anymore, are you?

Winter smiles into the collar of her jacket. And yet, you’re still here.

I agreed to meet you for your sake. Not mine.

Whatever you say.

Winter tends to be a magnet for Grimm, but not tonight — something about being able to talk to Cinder for the first time in years has forced her to claw her way out of the depths of her own skull. She finds that she didn’t need her sword, anyway, finds that she’d trust Cinder with her life after everything. She wouldn’t lead her into a trap. Not for this. If anything, it’s proof of what she came out here to confirm; they’re still everything to each other.

Stop thinking about how in love you are with me and hurry up, Cinder says. And put your shields up, for fuck’s sake.

My shields are up, Winter retorts, grinning into the dark. She can feel Cinder’s presence getting closer on the other side of the forest, feel her heartbeat echoing alongside her own. You’re just the exception.

I’m always the exception, Cinder says dryly. Aside from that one time, but —

That’s what I’m here to talk about. You’ll spoil it.

Whatever you say, she repeats. But she doesn’t push her away. And that’s the most important part.