Warning: Long Post. It's a minor thesis guys... I know what you may be thinking, "but Firefish, but Firefish, this is Renora day, not Ladybug." Trust me, I am well aware of that. In fact that is one of the inspiring details for this post, also the thread by /u/Uhh_ICanExplain on why Monochrome is the best ship. I've involved myself in shipping RWBY for quite some time now, and Monochrome has come to be my second favorite. His/Her post made me think about why it was second. It certainly makes sense. So I took a long walk and thought about my current lineup of ships. While there, I realized that Ladybug, which had always been my No. 1, makes the most sense in a realistic setting operating under the assumption that every character in the cast is bisexual, obviously barring the obvious ones like Noren and Arkos. While there, I rethought about all the scenes from the canon show to the best of my memory; it's been a while since I rewatched it, it's on my to-do list. And I've come to the conclusion that it makes the most sense as far as intra-RWBY shipping goes. Being that it has been a while, it is entirely possible that I might have misremembered something, if that is the case, do not hesitate to call me out on the matter. Without further ado, let's move on the bulk of the post: the explanation behind my case. ----------------------------------------------------- First, let's look at the canon show to the best of my memory. Ruby and Blake has some of the most unlikely connection scenes while the characters associated with the more popular ships are awkward or angry. For example No. 1, I present the very first scene on Beacon grounds. Ruby was just abandoned by her sister, and stumbled into a pile of dust owned by Schnee Dust Co. This is where we meet the two other characters in the team. The very first time they meet, and the second and third in fact, Weiss is yelling at Ruby about the safety precautions of dust and some such babble. Back the first scene though, while poor Ruby was taking a verbal beating, her sister was nowhere to be seen. In her stead, who came to her rescue? It was Blake, the very first time they meet, it is Blake coming to the rescue of Ruby. Now, some may argue that she only did it to take a stab at the corporation that she grew up to hate, but I feel that wasn't her only motivation. She saw the Company trampling over some poor girl. She grew up with this company taking away their basic human rights, and now she was seeing that same thing on a smaller scale in front of her eyes. Ruby isn't a faunus, but the parallel is still there. She wanted to protect some poor innocent girl from the company she was taught all her life was evil and the absolute worst. So yes, she did want to hurt the pride of the Schnees, but at the same time, she wanted to protect the innocent from their tyranny. Secondly, let's move on the second time they meet. They've met two times total, and I can use both of them as evidence for Ladybug. Anyone else noticing a pattern here? Anyway, the second time they see each other is in the cafeteria before the ceremony. Yang drags her over in order to properly thank her, but anything she tries is shot down by an indifferent Blake. Yang tries to level with her on her clothes, bow, but to no avail. She is ready to give up mentioning how Blake is a lost cause. This is when Ruby steps in. She was the one who was able to pull Blake from her book and into a conversation. Where Yang failed, Ruby pulled through. Ruby was able to connect with her this early on, while Yang struggled and failed to get more than one word out of her. Look at this from the other point of view. Blake just wanted to be left alone, but Ruby struck a nerve. She found that what Ruby had to say was more important and interesting than her book, while she saw Yang as nought more than a nuisance. A fly buzzing in her face. They were going to have an actual conversation until Weiss showed up and started yelling at Ruby again. For a second time in as many meetings, Blake comes to her rescue and shuts Weiss down. When she blows out the lights, it effectively shuts the ice queen out, and Ruby isn't forced into a verbal beatdown. Our next stop is the Emerald Forest scene, right before the major fight in Ep. 8. One of the scenes that my obnoxiously Bumblebee supporting friend likes to point out when he's arguing for the sake of that ship is the focus of this point. Directly after they all get the pieces and start heading back toward the base, Ruby stops for a moment on a rock to urge forward all her new friends, causing Yang to stop and look with pride and admiration of the young woman her dear little sister is becoming. Blake stopped to find out why, and discovered it was Ruby. Because of Yang, Blake noticed how Ruby was a strong leader despite her age, and could relate to Yang with the respect. She noticed Ruby for the first time as more than a little girl who gets herself into messes occasionally. One could argue that this was in the cafeteria, but I feel like Weiss ruined that moment too soon, before it could grow into something more than a simple connection between the two. This was her first chance to see who Ruby was, and what kind of person she could be. And this brought a smile onto her face.