Whiterose is canon and i will show you why

i really do believe that whiterose will become a romantic pairing and i know a lot of people also just think that they should be left as best friends (which is fine. you’re wrong but it’s fine) but i saw a post recently that made me think about their relationship and exactly why they have been set up as best friends first.

Now there is no doubt that Ruby and Weiss’s relationship started off a bit rocky, with Weiss being too uptight and stubborn in her mannerisms to understand Ruby and to fully see her potential and with Ruby being just a tad eccentric and somewhat clingy (understand that i love these two characters and i am NOT shitting on how they used to be).

However, after taking a step back and actually communicating with each other Weiss and Ruby grew. They developed a foundation for each other, learned to trust the other with their lives, to trust in the other’s capabilities and so forth.

Thus, a friendship began and slowly, something else blossomed too.

The post that I saw (which i will link at the end) had to do with allowing a person to become your best friend first before considering them as a romantic partner; that way they have the chance to fall platonically in love with your mind, your ideas, your company and “every last innocent thing about you”. Because once that happens, the relationships lasts, it continues to grow and mature and the love and affection just deepens. The connection becomes that much stronger.

Now, the reason that makes me think of whiterose is because that’s exactly what has happened with them. I believe that RT have set them up to become bff’s first because that is precisely what the two of them needed at the time, a friend.

Ruby because she was suddenly two years ahead in her studies and more or less alone and Weiss because loneliness is all she had ever known her entire life. Ruby and Weiss were exactly what the other needed, they didn’t need romance, they needed companionship and solidarity.

During volume four, when they are seperated, you can see that they miss each other, Ruby stares up at the sky longingly when Jaune mentions the SDC and in the very next scene, Weiss is staring out of the window, her gaze torn with emotion, alone and her heart aching from the loss of not only her team, but more specifically Ruby herself, the one that was always by her side, the one that she had grown to trust more than anyone else.

It’s clear that their relationship has grown and developed drastically, Weiss’s smiles and general regard for Ruby is visibly warmer in volume five when they are reunited than in previous volumes.

Take these three images from volume five for example:

Above, you can feel the affection that Weiss has for Ruby. In the past, Weiss would’ve been brash, possibly even defensive or insulted that Ruby would dare to laugh at her, but not here, not anymore. Nora asks what could have warmed Weiss’s heart while she was gone and honestly, i believe that it was Ruby. In her absence Weiss would have realised how much she actually cared for Ruby, how much she actually missed her, enjoyed her company, loved her silly childish antics, her smile and kindness. And you can see it, it’s written all over her face! The absolute softness she is regarding Ruby with is so tender and full of affection in both images and it’s definitely not the kind of look you would shoot your best friend’s way if all you had was platonic feelings. Trust me, i know. And it’s like they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Now this one actually caught my attention when i was looking for SoftTM smiles that Weiss shares with Ruby. Jaune has just shared the fact that he could not of taken on the giant grimm if it weren’t for Ruby and just, the pure joy and pride that crosses Weiss’s face the second Jaune utters Ruby’s name?? It’s so beautiful! Look at her smile!! She is so proud of her partner, of how much she has matured, how she has become more responsible. Remember how i mentioned that post about best friends and falling in love with your mind and ideas? Yeah, that’s what you can see here happening here.

I’ve shown you Weiss’s warmth towards Ruby, but allow me to bring your attention to how it increases tenfold in volume six.

LOOK. AT. HER.

MOTHER. FUCKING. SMILE!!!

Honestly, i don’t even need to say anything else, but goddamn it i’m going to.

Weiss’s almost dopey, completely and utterly lovestruck smile is so freaking beautiful and wouldn’t you know it, she only ever looks this way towards Ruby Rose. The whole falling for the mind, for every innocent part of someone? Oh, she’s fallen and she has fallen hard. I want you to stare at the last image, i want you to take in the tenderness in Weiss’s expression, the peacefulness in her smile, the intimacy of her gaze locked with Ruby’s. If Weiss had been staring at a male this way people would be screaming from the fucking rooftops that Weiss is in love with them, but she isn’t staring at a male like that, she isn’t staring longingly into a dude’s eyes, isn’t showing them how vulnerable a smile can be, she is showing Ruby.

You don’t look at your best friend like this, you look like this to the person that you have allowed to settle in your heart and make it their home. You stare like this at the person that makes you want to better yourself, that drives you to improve in every way.

This is what you look like when you see the person you are in love with.

(X) a link to the post i referenced.