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@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 5:11 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 26 teaser

Time for the rematch with Adam Taurus.

CW: maiming, gaslighting, character death

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“Why would you possibly think we’d surrender? Weiss asked.

“Because you know what happens if you try to fight. Don’t you, Blake?” He focused on her, pretending to not even look at Weiss. “It didn’t have to be this way if you’d just behaved.”

“How was I supposed to behave, Adam?” Blake asked. “Just standby and let you kill people that didn’t need to die?”

“Yes!”

Adam snarled as he paced, watching Penny taking up a position that kept her on the edge of his vision unless he took his focus off Blake.

“You were supposed to stand by.”

His eyes snapped back to Blake and then flickered to watch Ruby moving in the other direction, brushing past Blake’s arm with a supportive nod.

“You were supposed to stand by me!.”

The raging murderrer eyed Weiss as she walked behind Blake, tracing one hand at the other young woman’s back as she moved.

“You weren’t supposed to go around telling everyone my business!.”

Twisting back to her, his fingers flexed over the grip of his blade one by one while he flung his other fist through the air. His eyes narrowed as Yang walked up beside Blake and gripped her hand with a nod before facing Adam beside her.

“It’s not just your business when you’re killing people that aren’t hurting us.” Blake gripped Gambol Shroud in anticipation as she stepped forward.

“When they don’t help us, they’re hurting us. When Sienna holds me back from ending them, she’s hurting us.” He shook his head. “When our people abandon the fight and get in my way, it hurts us. And it all started with you not knowing your place!”

Adam surged forward crossing the space between him and Blake in a flash. Wilt flew out of Blush’s scabbard form, slashing through the decoy image of Blake leaving the blade out of position for dealing with Yang already throwing a punch. He rose Blush up to catch the blow and grunted as he was shoved back.

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 5:57 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 25 teaser

Team RWBY is prepping the village for defense against the Red Talons.

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A man as bear-like as someone could get without having a faunus trait stepped forward with a rifle leaning against his shoulder and laughing uproariously, flanked by a blonde woman and a wiry brown-haired man.

“Well, we sure showed those Grimm a thing or two, didn’t we?” The bear-like man declared.

Weiss looked past him to the signs of Ruby and Blake’s battle against the Grimm scattered at every point through what she could see from where she stood. Then she turned back to look at the man rolling her eyes and grimacing.

“So, about that…” Ruby reached up to scratch the back of her head.

“What have you done to our town?!” They turned to look at the approach of the village headman, face shocked and looking around at the damage through the town. “Are you sure you weren’t sent to destroy our town?”

“Ah, Master Merlo, there’s going to be a bit of damage when there’s a fight.” The bear-like man called out jovially.

“A… a little destruction! Look at all this!” He gestured back to a destroyed well, a half-crumbled tool shed, and the gaping hole in a village storehouse.

“This is why we don’t take positions in the town.” Weiss sighed and shook her head.

Ruby cleared her throat. “Do you have any outer defenses? Like watch towers and things?”

“Well, no, we haven’t had much trouble with Grimm for a while, so we took them down for the space and to reuse the materials.” Merlo pointed out.

Blake nodded and turned to Ruby. “Until the Red Talons there were villages in both directions. Other settlements caught most of the Grimm.”

Ruby nodded and turned back to Master Merlo and the three local supporters. “You’re… going to have to build some new defenses. Because if you fight from the rooftops… uh, well…”

She gestured at the destruction.

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 8:45 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 24 teaser

It's time to leave Menagerie.

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This wasn’t the first time she’d stepped out of a room and left things behind in a room.

But it felt different.

They were traveling light, not quite as light as they had in Mountain Glen, but it still meant that the majority of what she’d purchased over the last couple of months was staying with the Belladonnas. She was currently staring into her closet at the clothes there and waiting for that pang she’d felt in Atlas, that pulling weight that thrummed in her ears.

But here, she was standing at the threshold of the room she’d been borrowing and staring at the open closet with the majority of her new outfits, the books on the desk (minus the two she was taking with her), and the room in general. And that feeling wasn’t coming.

She knew that this wasn’t going to be just a few days or even a week away and then be right back.

They were going to be gone for at least several months, maybe a year. Maybe more than that.

There was a tugging at her chest that made it difficult to pull away. But…

“Did you forget something?”

Weiss turned to face Kali and shook her head. “I don’t think so. I just…”

“Everything will kept safe for you,” Kali stepped beside her and gently laid a hand on her shoulder. “We’ll have to move it all into storage because the estate needs the rooms available for guests, but it’ll be here.”

“Of course, I know that. That’s not…” She shook her head. “I didn’t have time to think about it when we left Beacon. We were hurt, tired. Exhausted. Sienna had her people rush us onto the ship as soon as she could.”

“Ah.” Kali nodded. “And now you have the time.”

Weiss nodded. “The last time was when I left Atlas but this is… different.”

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 13, 2026, 6:20 AM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 23 teaser

There's one more date to be had for the entire crayola polycule to have had their couples time.

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Growing up in Atlas, Weiss had mostly been used to buildings made of stone, steel, and concrete. She’d never seen many tools but understood they were mostly metal as well. Wood was a touch of luxury seen as panelling or furniture in homes like her family’s. Beacon and Vale had more of a mix given the access the kingdom had to both vast forests and high mountains.

Kuo Kuana by comparison mostly used stone for infrastructure and a few important public buildings like schools and the chieftain’s estate, though those still used a lot of wood in their structure and aesthetic.

The building in front of her was one of those larger stone and wood buildings with two sets of doors, thick wooden ones held perpetually open and beautiful glass ones that visitors to the building passed through as they entered and exited.

As she and Blake walked up to the entrance, they presented an almost monochrome appearance broken only by the touches of midnight blue on Weiss’s outfit and the royal purple in Blake’s.

The simple marquee over the entrance read “Menagerie Museum”.

“I thought that this should be a you and me thing,” Blake reached over to take Weiss’s hand and looked up at the sign with her.

Weiss nodded and turned to Blake. “How long have you been planning to bring me here?”

“For a while, stuff just kept happening.” She said quietly before reaching out for the door and pushed it open for her and Weiss to walk through.

The front room was a wide entrance hall. Photos covered the walls in a scattered, haphazard manner, sometimes alongside a toy, necklace, bit of clothing, or something else hanging from a nail hammered into the walls. Along the floors was a similar collection of items punctuated here and there by candles and flowers in vases or bouquets.

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 11, 2026, 11:21 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 22 teaser

Ironwood appears and rubs everyone the wrong way.

CW: bigotry, systemic inaction

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“Ah General Ironwood, what a pleasure to see you at one of my events.”

“I’m sure, Schnee.” The General towered over both her and her father. “Though I’m more surprised that you were able to make time given how many appointments you’ve had to reschedule the last few days.”

“Yes, well one has to make time for one’s children after all.”

Weiss had felt her father’s hand touch her shoulder with uncomfortable weight and grip. Above her, the general looked down at her briefly before looking around the room.

“I see.” He turned and caught one of the other guests by the shoulder. “Excuse me. Do you know what the occasion for this party is?”

The man scoffed and chuckled. “As if you’re not here to cut a deal with our host, General. What other occasion could there be?”

The General turned to look at her father. “Your daughter’s guests are quite attentive.”

“Pfft.” Jacques rolled his eyes. “Certainly, Leroux, you remember that we’re celebrating my daughter’s birthday. Isn’t that right, Weiss?”

“My birthday was last week, Father.” He glared down at her. “I… I awakened my semblance.”

“Oh, of course, that was it. These things blur together you know.” He waved the hand not on Weiss’s shoulder around in the air jovially.

The General turned to look at her. “At such a young age? Is it your grandfather’s semblance?”

Jacques chuckled and stepped forward. “Why yes, it is the family semblance, of course. Why don’t you show them your glyph?”

Weiss nodded and closed her eyes focusing to slowly call a glyph into existence. She released the breath she had been holding and opened her eyes to view the slowly rotating white symbol hanging in the air.

The General nodded and half-smiled. “Good job.” Then he looked back at Jacques. “Now, perhaps we can discuss the contract…”

“But really, semblances aren’t more than a parlor trick these days.” Her father laughed and waved off at the air.

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 10, 2026, 8:25 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 21 teaser

While Ladybug's away, Freezerburn and PennyWeiss shall play.... collaborative card games.

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Weiss nodded and looked from her cards to the situation on the table. “I have a hand absolutely full of chip damage and debuff, but I think I can get enough plays to use it all. Can either of you give me a boost to get past the Raidmaster’s block?”

“I have enough plays to either boost you or protect the civilians.” Penny pointed to the set of cards marked by a variety of terms like “panicking citizen” or “well-intentioned nuisance”. Penny shook her head. “I do not think I can do both.”

“If we lose any more civilians we have to draw from the Grimm deck again.” Yang leaned back and narrowed her eyes. “I can make everybody that’s not us vulnerable, but I’m last in the turn order. And that’s… everybody.”

Weiss sighed. “Okay, use it or lose it, I guess. I’ll get as much damage as I can out, but it’s mostly going on minor threats.”

Penny nodded. “Well. I am manifesting… is that the correct term this time?” She looked to Yang and Weiss.

“Yup. Go for it.” Yang gave her a thumbs up.

Weiss shrugged and gestured with one hand. “I’m still find with her saying ‘play’.”

“No, no, you have to keep the flavor of the story.” Yang insisted. “Go on manifesting, Penny.”

“Okay. I manifest a Wide Spectrum to make Aura Shield affect a category of target and choose Civilians.” Penny smiled as both cards were placed down. “And now, civilians take no damage until the end of my turn.”

Weiss nodded. “Dash Chain. That triggers a play, so Cleaving Spin on these three. Nothing died so Dash Chain gives me a play. Scattering Lunge on Raidmaster, no damage but reduces his damage next round. Nothing dies so that’s another play…”

“This is the turn that never ends.” Yang sang along, drawing an affectionate glare from Weiss.

“... and I’m out of cards.” Weiss turned to look at Yang and leaned over to her. “So my turn… ends.”

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 6:35 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 20 teaser

A faunus festival hosts a PennyWeiss date.

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The festival took over a market place and most of the surrounding streets. An accordion driven polka currently dominated the auditory experience as a band of Valen faunus were set up on the bandstand in the center of the market place as Penny and Weiss entered and took in the strings of booths circling the market and stretching down the streets.

“Okay! This is my first street festival.” Penny clapped her hands together.

Weiss nodded and stepped in close beside Penny. “Mine too.”

The green-clad red-head paused and turned to look at Weiss. “Oh. I was going to defer to your expertise as to what to do first.”

“Hmm.” Weiss wrapped her arm around Penny’s and scanned the booths while Penny did likewise. “Let’s start over there. I think you’re supposed to do games at these things.”

“That sounds like an excellent idea!”

They picked their way through the crowd coming up to a booth filled with rows and rows of empty bottles. The raccoon faunus at the booth smiled as they reached the counter.

“Hello, would like to try your hand at this challenge? Simply toss these rings so that they land around the neck of the bottles to earn a prize.” He gestured toward the various stuffed animals, hand-fans, and other items. “Doesn’t that sound appealing?” He turned toward Penny. “Maybe you can win something for your…partner, sister, friend?”

“Partner, girlfriend.” Penny nodded. “And absolutely I would like to win Weiss something.”

“Excellent. One play gets you three weighted rings, the bottles are different point values and the rings get harder to throw accurately at a distance…”

Penny and Weiss listened to the instructions calmly at the end of which Penny lifted one of the offered rings and turned it over in her hand smile replaced by a thoughtful look. She turned to Weiss and smiled. “May I have my arm back?”

“Oh, right. Guess you’ll need that to throw with.” Weiss let go of Penny’s arm and chuckled once in embarrassment.

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 10:28 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 19 teaser

A look at politics in Atlas.

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The “hometown hero” arched an eyebrow and then turned to another part of the crowd. “And maybe we should address the Grimm at the gates and talk about a military that currently holds two votes on the council.”

The blonde woman paced from one side of the steps to the other. “Maybe it’s time we asked why more funds are diverting to the military at the same time we see fewer guards on the walls. More inspectors diverted away to ‘other tasks’.”

Finding Winter again wasn’t difficult now that she knew what to look for, and she found the woman standing near a small cluster of people on the edge of the crowd. As she walked back in that direction, she glanced toward the slender blue-haired woman behind her and leaned her head aside then waved at the tall, muscular weapon on the other side of the stairs. Finally she tapped the small sheep-faunus with the curly white hair and gestured for her to follow.

“We’re being asked to sacrifice, but we’re not being told what it is we’re meant to be sacrificing for. And I guess that Ironwood is not satisfied with the observations from his security drones because we have an esteemed guest in the crowd, don’t we, Specialist Schnee.”

To Winter’s credit, she did pull back down her hood while the small cluster of people around her scattered. They had all left well before the cameras had scanned through the crowd to find Winter. There was a soft gasp to Robyn’s side and she glanced toward Fiona before turning back to Winter looking up at her face impassive.

“Would you like to stand up here and give your perspective on the situation?”

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 11:19 PM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 18 teaser

A training milestone and some bitter feelings.

CW: identity-crisis

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Penny straightened up and smiled. “That means we hit the criteria of success for this exercise.”

“You are correct.” Sienna rolled her shoulder and stretched out. “Congratulations are in order.”

“Woo!” Yang called out. “Finally.”

“This seems… too easy.” Weiss narrowed her eyes.

“Yes, too easy. After costing you two teammates.” Sienna gestured toward Yang and Blake. “In controlled circumstances.” She gestured around the training ground. “In a scenario that you’ve repeated multiple times.”

Weiss grimaced and shared a sobering look with the rest of the team.

“But also Adam isn’t going to have Ilia and Emerald supporting him.” Ruby pointed across to the green-haired girl.

“But he does have a whole bunch of idiots in Grimm masks that’ll do anything he wants.” Emerald shrugged and then straightened as she realized that Blake, Ilia, and Sienna had all turned to look at her. “Well, I mean… I should know. I followed Cinder after all.”

The sound of footsteps coming up the trail drew Weiss’s attention to a woman with koi skin patterns wearing a White Fang tunic running up the path carrying an envelope in hand. The woman slipped between them and walked up to hand it to Sienna.

Sienna nodded and pulled the report out of the envelope to skim it. “It seems the time I have to give you is about to run out.” She looked up. “Enjoy the rest of the day.” She looked around at them and then at Emerald and Ilia. “Ilia, Emerald, I’ll be talking to you later. Congratulations, Emerald, you might be about to have your first mission.”

“What do you think it is?” Yang drank her soda as she read over the menu.

“Chances are it doesn’t have to do with us.” Ruby reached for a breadstick. “I mean, the White Fang does a lot of things at once, right?”

“If it didn’t have to do with us, she probably wouldn’t have talked to Ilia and Emerald in front of us.” Blake tapped her fingers on the table with a frown and looked deeper into the restaurant. “If so we’ll hear about it.”

@thrythlind.bsky.social Sep 6, 2026, 7:04 AM

Not who I was expected to be - chapter 17 teaser

Weiss and Ruby sitting in a changing booth....

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