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Heat Culture 015

Porterhouse Steak and Grill was located on the invaluable stretch of land that ran from the mouth of the river that flowed through the city of Vale and into the sea, and along the beachfront. Many such bars, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs called this area home, and other than the central business district in the heart of the city that housed the upscale hotels and eateries, financial exchange and other important locations, this was the busiest section of Vale.

Already ...

A Semblance of Emotion 013

A week quickly turned into a month, and Jaune was well and truly into the grind. Juggling Beacon and a job wasn’t easy, but anything worth anything in life required effort. It was effort that he was more than willing to give.

Vale was different in the early morning. Being one of only five major cities worldwide, you could never say that it slept, something that Jaune learned quickly. There was always something going on, be it salarymen stumbling home after a night out o...

Jaune x Emerald -- Desert Jewel

Vacuo was hot but that wasn’t even the worst of

Heat Culture 014

Jaune wasn’t sure what Li and Nora told Pyrrha, but for the next few days, she couldn’t even look at him without her face turning crimson, the fox faunus fleeing at the earliest opportunity. Their training sessions became nonexistent, and if he wasn’t mistaken, she was taking more showers than usual.

Way more showers.

He wasn’t sure what that was about but it was clear that whatever words had been exchanged between the three girls had complete...

A Semblance of Emotion 012

“Ahaha, you are wearing that thing again,” Yang appeared way too amused, giving Jaune a once over. Jaune wiggled one of his feet, the bunny ears flopping back and forth. “You really do have no shame.”

Yang was dressed in the usual shorts and small tank top combo, showing off her midriff and the feminine swells of her womanly hips. This tank top in particular seemed a size too small, however, her bust straining against the material.

“Nothing ...

Heat Culture 013

The key to a successful relationship was communication, and so Jaune sat there with his girlfriends and discussed this wild, crazy idea of theirs. He was worried at first that they were just getting caught up in the moment, that they hadn’t really thought the idea through. It quickly became apparent that this was something they’d been discussing amongst themselves for a very long time, perhaps even before they’d officially started dating.

“We always ...

A Semblance of Emotion 011

Their first week at Beacon passed in a flash, and as the bell rang signaling the end of their last class on Friday afternoon, it marked the official start of their weekend. Books were slammed shut and hastily jammed into book bags, students leaping from their seats as Doctor Oobleck was still reciting the last few lines of the passage he was quoting.

“...them on the beaches, we will fight them in the fields, we will do battle until the very end! We will not surrender!�...

Heat Culture 012

Jaune wasn’t sure if he expected things to be different now that he’d slept with both of his girlfriends. Their relationship wasn’t exactly a normal one by his standards, so he didn’t know if there were different rules or ways they needed to go about things now that they’d all taken the next step.

But no, things continued as normal.

Well, maybe not completely normal because he was pretty sure they weren’t doing things like this before.

A Semblance of Emotion 010

Jaune stared at the screen for a long moment in time. Furious whispers broke out across the room, excitement building as their famous classmate was set to do battle in their class for the first time. None of the excitement was for him. Pyrrha stood and made her way down into the arena without a word, prompting Jaune to stand and follow. A bout of nerves assaulted him as he descended to the stage, his stomach twisting in knots.

He was confident in his abilities. His teache...

Heat Culture 011

The rest of the day passed without incident. Sufficiently cowed, Sky gave him a wide berth and didn’t even look in his direction, or in the direction of Yang. His friends were all smiles and congratulated him on his victory and while he was happy that he’d been able to win, he noticed that Yang was acting unusually shy towards him now.

She could barely hold his eyes for more than a few seconds before looking away. She wasn’t avoiding him and she was no longer sullen...

A Semblance of Emotion 009

Combat Class was the period everyone was looking forward to the most and it showed in the infectious energy amongst his classmates as they all approached the locker rooms. Naturally, the guys let the girls change first. Even though it was a shared locker room and everything at Beacon was co-ed, it was just polite.

Cardin tried to enter but the force of a half dozen glares quickly changed his mind for him, and he waited with everyone else with an annoyed expression on his ...

Heat Culture 010

Their next Combat Class couldn’t come soon enough.

Jaune made sure to arrive early, scarfing down his breakfast before hurrying over to the amphitheater that held their classes. While he didn’t tell any of his friends what he was doing, he received several knowing looks as he left, telling him he didn’t have to. They knew what class was up first and with yesterday's confrontation fresh in their minds, it wasn’t difficult to figure out. Yang was still sullenly sile...

A Semblance of Emotion 008

Jaune was beginning to think that Beacon only hired eccentric personalities.

“In the years leading up to the Great War, tensions were already running high,” Professor Oobleck – or Doctor Oobleck, as he wished to be called – was a slender, tall man with messy green hair and large, round glasses. At first glance, he looked like he had just stepped out of bed, his clothes disheveled; his white button down shirt was only partially tucked into his dark green pants, the...

Heat Culture 009

The worst of Li’s heat was behind them now but while she was no longer consumed by her biological need to breed, her affection for him had only grown. Where once they might hold hands in public or share a simple, short kiss, Li was now willing to push the envelope much, much further. Sometimes it was just making out whenever it caught her fancy, her tongue eagerly slipping into his mouth as she pulled him into an unused room. Sometimes it was just sitting in his lap at meal times, wiggling ...

A Semblance of Emotion 007

“Monsters! Demons! Prowlers of the night! Yes, the Creatures of Grimm have many names but I merely refer to them as prey. Ahah hah~!”

When the joke didn’t land its mark, he cleared his throat awkwardly and began pacing back and forth in front of them.

“Ah – and you shall too, upon graduating from this prestigious academy. Now as I was saying – Vale, as well as the three other kingdoms, are safe havens in an otherwise treacherous w...

Heat Culture 008

Jaune hurt everywhere.

When he’d awoken, it had been to a sea of confusion. Mouth parched, dehydrated beyond measure, it had taken him a minute or two to regain some semblance of thought, blinking blearily at the ceiling. Turning his head, he spied a bottle of water resting on the desk beside his bed along with a short note.

This is for you. We’ve taken Li to get something to eat. The shower is yours.

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As soon as Jaune’s head hit the pillow, he was out like a light and slept like the dead. It had been a long day filled with fighting and meeting new people, so it wasn’t a surprise that he felt pretty exhausted by the end of it. But he wasn’t someone that stayed down for long and by the early hours of the morning, as the sun was only just beginning its ascent above the distant horizon, he was up and getting dressed, doing his best to keep quiet so he didn’t disturb his teammates.

This week will have no new updates.

There won't be any updates this week for any of the stories because my CPU decided to die a few days ago, and the replacement hasn't arrived yet. Intel, amirite? Next week should return to normal unless the new CPU doesn't fix the problem, and I require a new motherboard or something. Hopefully not!

Heat Culture 007

 Li’s strange cheeky behavior towards Nora finally had a cause, or at least one he now knew.

She was going into heat.

Of course, out of his team, he was the last one to figure it out. Pyrrha and Nora both knew what her increased aggression regarding her partner meant but since she hadn’t focused any of her attention on him, Jaune had completely dismissed the possibility.

Now? Well, it was a little hard to ignore.

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A Semblance of Emotion 005

“Jaune Arc, Nora Valkyrie, Weiss Schnee and Blake Belladonna,” Ozpin called, voice strong – and the four of them stepped forward as one, climbing up onto the stage. A pair of large screens above their heads displayed their faces for everyone to see. “You collected the Rook pieces and are now hereby known as JBWN – Jellybean; led by Jaune Arc.”

Applause rang out through the auditorium as students of all years clapped, Yang even adding a whistle that pierced the...

Heat Culture 006

 Jaune grunted as received a face full of dirt, Crocea Mors tumbling from his grasp.

A melodious laugh filled the air, doing nothing to take the sting out of another defeat.

“Do you know what you did wrong there?” Pyrrha asked, her voice filled with amusement. Jaune didn’t respond at first, content to just lay there on the ground. It was a nice piece of ground if he did say so himself. “Jaune?”

He sighed, pushing hi...

A Semblance of Emotion 004

Jaune and Nora heard them well before they saw them.

“I didn’t need your help,” a familiar voice said, and it wasn’t said happily. While Jaune wouldn’t describe it as venomous, it surely had bite to it. “I had everything perfectly under control.”

“Yes, I’m sure you did,” came the haughty reply. “I certainly enjoyed your strategy of crawling around in the dirt. Were you trying to lure them in by playing possum? I bel...

Heat Culture 005

“Thanks for helping out, moving all these boxes alone was going to take forever,” Ruby whined.

Jaune snickered. “You know this is meant to be a punishment, right? I really shouldn’t be helping.”

Ruby made a sound of protest, her face hidden by the cargo she was hauling down the hallway. “It wasn’t my fault! I didn’t get much sleep, it wasn’t like I meant to fall asleep but Professor Oobleck is so – so boring. He talks so f...

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“These look good, right?” Ruby asked while offering a handful of berries she had collected. Jaune inspected them and consulted their textbook. They were of the more dangerous red and orange variety with smooth skin, but they were distinct by their similar appearance to grapes and the thin vein-like structures beneath the skin.

“Gooseberries,” Jaune confirmed, plucking one from her palm and turning it over between his fingers. “They are safe to eat.”

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Jaune slept much better his second night, much of the nervous excitement having been extinguished after his first day at Beacon. After watching a movie with his new team, he was out like a light as soon as his head hit the pillow. When his alarm signaled the beginning of a new day, he expected to be recharged and revitalized. He expected a swift awakening.

Instead sleep clung to him like a comforting blanket, enveloping him in reassuring warmth. Jaune snuggled deep beneath hi...

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In addition to the research and training facilities contained within their compound, there were also several other points of interest. One of those was a fully stocked convenience store with everything they would ever need be it basic groceries, sanitary items or even less crucial but no less important snack items like chocolate, ice cream and soda. After classes ended for the day, Ruby all but begged him to bake chocolate chip cookies for her but while their house had already been supplied w...

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Everyone was staring.

That was to be expected. Jaune was new blood; how often did the academies get new students midway through a semester? Not only that but he wasn’t just another huntress-in-training. He was a boy; a young man. He was one of only a few men on campus capable of using aura. It meant that he stood out like a sore thumb. The fact that he was assigned to a first year squad made it even more newsworthy, if it were possible. It didn’t take long for the entire ...

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The sun was barely over the horizon when he entered the kitchen, wide awake despite the early hour. Jaune had barely slept a wink all night yet he was filled to the brim with nervous energy, begging for an outlet to be released upon. It was his first day at Beacon Academy and he was bursting at the seams with excitement, about to live out his dream that he once thought impossible. As it was his first day, he wanted to start off with the right foot forward. As a supporter, he had duties that h...

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He was going to Beacon.

He was going to Beacon!

Jaune could hardly contain himself as the airship sailed through the sky. Ever since he could remember, he had wanted to be a huntsman. Was it any wonder when all of his sisters were huntresses or training to become huntresses? It was only natural that some of that rubbed off on him. It was his dream, a dream that he never thought he would ever realize. Not because he was lazy or too dumb, or because hi...

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A story I began writing way back when I first started Temptation, and was going to be my second story instead of Escalation before I put it on hold. Not sure if I'll ever go back to it, so I thought I would share.

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“Up!” Ruby yelled as she burst through the door in a shower of rose petals. It slammed against the wall and rebounded, almost hitting her in the face. Her palm slapped against the wood, stopping it dead in its tracks. “Get up! Up, up, up!”

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