The Valean upper class has many quaint, arguably charming, traditions, including the use of non-binding arranged marriages. They're always just a cute formality to signify friendship between families, of course. So just because Coco has an arranged marriage with Jaune shouldn't mean anything except... Coco says she intends to act on it. And now Pyrrha isn't sure what will happen.
Oscar Pine was quite content with his life before crazy Professor Oobleck suddenly had the idea he ought to become the Champion of the Pokemon League. With Pokeballs in hand and his trusty Nincada at his side, he is truly in over his head. But maybe as he works his way through the eight Gyms and finishes the Circuit, he'll learn a thing or two and become the best there ever was.
Queen Salem revealed herself to the people of Remnant with an offer: a reduction in Grimm across the globe, but in exchange, five children, one from each nation, were to be delivered to her as a hostage. But once they were delivered to her, Salem realized a critical flaw in her plan: the children were too adorable to harm. A saccharine comedy AU for my fic, The Children of Remnant.
For international fraternity, every Vytal Festival features an International Team made up of one student from each Academy. Selected to exemplify each Kingdom's ideals, they stand as a sign of how cooperation and unity can stand against anything... mostly through photo ops. Actually, this particular team seems mostly suited for photo ops—but surely, there's nothing up with that!
The Arc family has for a long time prospered under the guidance of their esteemed matriarch, Aunt Salem. For a very long time. Seemingly ageless, she's been a part of their life for so long that they've all accepted it as just a quirk of the family. But when her favorite nephew announces his intention to become a Huntsman, Aunt Salem offers him all the aid she can provide.
Cinder Fall has a dark secret—well, another one on top of the "criminal mastermind" one. She has a hopeless love of weddings and compulsively plans them for everyone around her. Unfortunately, this has attracted the attentions of Ruby Rose, Beacon's up-and-coming matchmaker who draws Cinder into her plan for a certain hoodie-clad knight she wishes she could refuse: The Harem Route.
The Mistralian Quarter has been taken over by a mysterious organization that calls itself the Enlightened Temple of the Juniper Bough. The city's no stranger to cults and religious mania, but this one seems different… and so the Ruby Masque, a team of "private investigators," has been hired to find out what they can, particularly about the mysterious "Invincible Girl."
Before coming to Beacon, Ren and Nora's Christmases on the road had often been… less than cheerful. But Nora has a plan to take advantage of all the opportunities they have for a Merry Christmas, in fact, for the best Christmas ever. But while Ren would do anything to see Nora smile, he realizes that there's something she wants this Christmas that could change everything for them.
Team JNPR is sent on a joint diplomatic exercise at the Vale-Vacuo border to cooperate with Team NDGO. Pyrrha's... a little apprehensive about her team leader being around an all-female team with a certain, ahem, reputation, but a bit of Vale's history with Vacuo might leave her more blindsided than she expected on the borderlands.