Weiss Schnee x Male reader: Mending a Cold Heart

No Brakes

Mia POV

I was sitting down against wall to the room, staring down at my wrist.

Lena: Still awake?

I looked at Lena who was looking over at me. I look over to Y/N, who was staring out into the city.

Mia: I have a lot of things on my mind, that's all.

Lena: Oh?

Lena sat down next to me.

Mia: About...why he asked us about being huntsmen and huntresses.

Blake: Well, maybe he was just curious?

I looked over and saw that Weiss and Yang are awake.

Lena: Is it that simple?

Blake: No.

Yang: Weiss, are you awake?

Weiss: Of course I'm awake! You all are talking. And I think he... When I said I wanted to honor my family's name, I meant it. But, it's not what you think. I'm not stupid. I'm fully aware of what my father has done with the Schnee Dust Company. Since he took control, our business has operated in a... moral gray area.

Blake: That's putting it lightly.

Weiss: Which is why I feel the need to make things right. If I had taken a job in Atlas, it wouldn't have changed anything. My father was not the start of our name, and I refuse to let him be the end of it.

Blake: All my life, I fought for what I thought was right. I had a partner named Adam. More of a mentor, actually. He always assured me that what we were doing would make the world a better place. But of course, his idea of a perfect future turned out to be not perfect for everyone. I joined the Academy because I knew that Huntsmen and Huntresses were regarded as the most noble warriors in the world. Always fighting for good. But I never really thought past that. When I leave the Academy, what will I - how can I undo so many years of hate?

Yang: I'm sure you'd figure it out. You're not one to back down from a challenge, Blake.

Blake: But I am! I do it all the time! When you learned I was a Faunus, I didn't know what to do, so I ran! When I realized my oldest partner had become a monster, I ran! Even my Semblance! I was born with the ability to leave behind a shadow of myself; an empty copy that takes the hit while I run away!

Lena: Hey, Elias? What did you say when he asked you.

Elias, who stayed out of tue conversation until now.

Elias: Well...I owe it to someone, someone I couldn't keep safe. I couldn't protect my sister. That's why I want to be huntsmen...to make sure no one has to go through that ever again...

He was clenching his fist.

Yang: At least you guys have something that drives you. I've just kinda of always, gone with the flow, y'know? And that's fine, I mean, that's who I am. But how long can I really do that for? I wanna be a Huntress, not really because I want to be a hero, but because I want the adventure. I want a life where I won't know what tomorrow will bring. And that'll be a good thing. Being a Huntress just happens to line up with that. I'm not like Ruby, she's always wanted to be a Huntress. It's like she said, ever since she was a kid, she'd dreamt about being the heroes in the books. Helping people and saving the day, and never asking for anything else in return. Even when she couldn't fight, she knew that's what she wanted to do. That's why she trained so hard to get where she is today.

I looked over at Ruby, who was sleeping

Mia: She is just a kid after all.

Blake: Only younger than us by 2 years. We're all kids.