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1. ashes, ashes, dust to dust; (the devil's after both of us) by explosivesky

   Fandoms: RWBY  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Complete Work

   30 Nov 2021

   Tags

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   • Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long
   • Weiss Schnee
   • Ruby Rose (RWBY)
   • steampunk magic au
   • the opposite of slow burn i'd say
   • Some Descriptions of Violence
   • brief explicit sexual content
   • THEY'RE MAGICIANS BABY LET'S GO!!!!!!!
   • side schneekos - Freeform

   Summary

   The beginning of the Industrial Revolution brings whispers - subtle and sinister, like shadows seeping from its many smokestacks - not only of incredible progress, but of pragmatism; efficient uses for its sizable population of magicians. Performing silly tricks is a marker of time gone by; they must channel their magic to a cause worthy of their talent. (Elementalists and Mechanists wanted! read signs in the factory windows.)

   Underneath, however, Yang perceives the truth: Magicians, like her and her sister, are threats which must be controlled. But she doesn’t expect war until she meets a girl with one clawing at her shoulders.

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