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Okay, now that everybody's had some time to process and gotten some of the doomposting out, here's my thoughts on the whole situation.

First of all, I'm not really worried about whether or not RWBY will continue in some capacity. It's uncertain, sure, but no more than it was already. In February we got the update that they were talking to potential partners about getting volume 10 made, so clearly they weren't just relying on Rooster Teeth and Warner Brothers for it - maybe one of those companies will pick it up, maybe a different company will, either way I'm sure it *will* be picked up by somebody and unless they get real unlucky, the show won't be much worse off than it was before - if anything it might be better off, considering that WB have been shitty about animation for quite a while now (if you're not already familiar and you're up for some extra research, I recommend looking into the Coyote vs ACME situation that's been going on recently for a great example of WB's bullshit). And while it's unclear exactly how much involvement the original crew will have in the show's future, I'm pretty optimistic about it. I doubt the writers are going to let go of creative control without a fight, if for nothing else then for Monty - I don't like focusing too much on the whole Monty's Legacy stuff in general, but I do think that the crew are going to want to keep their friend's work alive and authentic and as accurate to what he wanted it to be as possible. None of this is a certainty of course, but I think RWBY is gonna be fine, things will just be kinda rocky for a bit.

With all that being said, while this may end up ultimately being a blessing in disguise for RWBY as a franchise, it sure ain't one for everybody who worked at Rooster Teeth. This entire situation is still horrible - so many people being fired on the spot, effective immediately, with no warning and with several of them only finding out by seeing articles about it being posted on Twitter, it's fucked. I know Rooster Teeth wasn't exactly lacking in controversy and problematic behaviour, to put it lightly, but there were still plenty of amazing people there who are now in a really shitty situation. On top of that, while again this isn't exactly anything new, especially for WB, it is the latest instance of a huge problem in the animation and entertainment industries. So no matter how things pan out for RWBY, we should still be really fucking mad about this.

And we definitely shouldn't be celebrating. I've seen some posts saying "good riddance" and celebrating RT's downfall, not just from people who hate RWBY (I mean don't get me wrong I'm sure the hatedom is out in full force but that's not the kind of thing I'm referring to right now), but people who like/used to like the show and just hated the company. And don't get me wrong, I didn't like a lot of things about the company either, I've actually been wanting RWBY to separate itself from RT for a pretty long time (be careful what you wish for I guess 💀), but there's a time and a place and this certainly ain't it. Plenty of people who have worked there have said that they loved their jobs, plenty of others said it was horrible and toxic and nightmarish, but either way a job is a job and in this industry work isn't always easy to find, especially in recent years. Celebrate in private if you want, but now is not the damn time to be bringing out the cake and confetti.

TLDR; I'm cautiously optimistic about RWBY's future, I'm pretty sure it'll be fine and they'll be able to keep the core crew to at least some extent, but this is still a really bad situation for everybody who just lost their jobs, don't be a dick.

Just to weigh in on the industry side, it's not just RT. It's the whole industry.

On Friday I found out my agency may go out of business very soon, and we're all given the option to take a massive paycut or quit, effective immediately. My agency was nice enough to let us know and give us a choice. Other agencies like RT are... not.

I have a coworker who works at Blizzard, as in Overwatch Blizzard. The layoffs last month were massive and his entire staff in his department got reduced to 3. Just 3 people.

It's everywhere, across all media industries, and it's getting worse.

This is sad for RT and RWBY, but this is the reality of what's going on in the economy right now. Things will pick up again, they always do. I was in the Young Justice fandom. That thing eventually got picked up again, finally. It can happen. But with the state of things, it just might be a while.

Don't lose hope. Don't spread hate. Hang in there.

Sauce: https://twitter.com/banaanamiilk/status/1643726184591523840?t=cO6FF325StBAp9DKt8n_Bg&s=19

More Blacksun art, cuz why not?

Self indulgent doodle as Volume 10 being a reality still hangs in the air

Not So Sweet Surprise

Request:  any chance we could see that conversation between Sun and Ghira? Kali's probably rolling her eyes because this is just like what HER father did. :)

Requested By:  Anonymous

Pairing:  Sun Wukong x Blake Belladonna

Summary:  This is a prequel to ‘Sweet Sunset’

Warnings:  None?

A/N:  This was really fun to write.  Thanks for the request!

Word Count:  672

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Sun took a deep breath, staring up at the Belladonna house.  He had thought about turning around and running, tail between his legs, but he was determined to marry Blake.  He chewed the inside of his cheek, thinking.  Before he could stop himself, his hand rose and took the doorknocker, slamming it against the wood twice.  The loud and eerie sound unnerved him, but it was too late.

The door opened, revealing Kali.  He breathed a sigh of relief, glad Ghira hadn’t answered the door.

“Hey, Mrs. B.”  He greeted.

“Sun?  What are you doing here?  Not that I’m not glad to see you.”

“Well, I was wondering if I could talk to you and your husband.”

Kali opened her mouth to respond, but it wasn’t her voice that Sun heard. “About what?”  Ghira’s voice entered the discussion, nearly scaring Sun half to death.  His eyes widened, and he stiffened like a board.

“Sir!  I was just- I was going- I was wondering- I was hoping-”

“Spit it out, man!”  Ghira ordered.

“IwaswonderingifIcouldmarryyourdaughter!”  He blurted out.  Ghira and Kali shared a look.

“One more time.”  Ghira instructed.  Sun opened his mouth.  “Slowly.”  He clarified.  Sun took a deep breath.

“I was wondering if I could marry your daughter.”  He spoke more slowly, though he still sounded uneasy and he looked like the slightest movement from Ghira would send him running.  Kali’s face held a grin, while Ghira’s remained mostly stoic.  If Sun were being honest with himself, he wanted to die.  The silence was tense, which Kali seemed to notice.

“Why don’t you come in, dear?”  She offered, gently grabbing his arm and pulling him inside.  Sun hesitantly followed, but quickened his pace, feeling Ghira’s cold eyes burning holes in the back of his head.

Once inside, Kali set him down at the table, and went to get some tea going.  Sun followed after her, afraid to be left alone with her husband.  He did his best to stay out of the way, while she got some snacks around, until she was finished and took the tray out to the table.  They sat down, Sun sitting as far away from Ghira as possible, in case he needed a running start.  Kali broke the deafening silence.

“Why don’t you start at the beginning?”  She urged softly.  Sun inhaled a deep breath.

“Okay, so I was on a ship, being chased by some of the shipmates.  I ran off, and passed your daughter, Blake, and-”

“Not that beginning, Mr. Wukong.”  Ghira interrupted.  Sun swallowed thickly.

“Right.”  He managed to get out.  “Well Blake’s just amazing.  She’s smart, fun, caring, considerate, really good at everything she does, determined, persistent, and she’s got the nicest eyes I’ve ever seen…”  He trailed off, a far-away look in his eyes.  Ghira and Kali shared a look.  Kali nodded and Ghira sighed.

“Well it sounds like you truly love her.”  Ghira noted.  Sun was brought back to the real world and looked at the large man.  “You have our blessing.”

Sun’s grin in that moment could put the actual sun to shame.  “Thank you!  I can’t even express-“

“But if you do anything to hurt her, you will wish you’d never been born.”  He warned.  Kali rolled her eyes, remembering that those were the exact words her father had told Ghira.  It clearly intimidated him, so he decided to re-use it.

Sun nodded vigorously, his grin only faltering slightly.  Nothing Ghira could say would upset him at this point.  He quickly rose to his feet and hugged Kali, who laughed and patted his back.  Sun moved to Ghira, but before he could wrap his arms around him, Ghira spoke.

“Don’t push your luck.”

Sun simply nodded before turning and running out the door, letting out little shouts of victory.  Ghira and Kali walked to the door, watching him disappear behind buildings.  Kali looked up to her husband, who had a small, fond smile on his face.  Kali smiled softly, kissing her husband on the cheek before disappearing back inside.

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A/n:  Repost!

got commissioned to do a Black Sun pair of profiles from RWBY! my original OTP <3

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