Ruby And Jaune Fanfiction Novels & Stories

The pairing's not super common, but when it's done right, the dynamic is electric. 'Forged in Midnight' on AO3 is probably my top rec—it's a canon divergence where Jaune and Emerald end up on the same desperate mission post-Beacon. The author nails Emerald's sharp-edged vulnerability and Jaune's stubborn resilience, and their banter feels earned, not forced. It's a slow build, but the payoff when they finally start trusting each other is worth it.

For something shorter but with a killer premise, check out 'What's a Thief Without a Knight?' on FFN. It's a heist AU where Jaune is the surprisingly competent mark and Emerald is the thief who can't figure out why her usual tricks don't work on him. It's hilarious and has a lot of heart. I'm less sold on some of the super angsty, 'they're both broken' takes that float around; those can feel repetitive.

It feels like you're asking for a needle in a haystack that's been set on fire and launched into space. There's just... not that much that's genuinely worth it? The 'Lancaster' pairing has a built-in dynamic—two of the most earnest members of team RWBY/JNPR—but most authors seem to trip over themselves making it either saccharine or weirdly antagonistic for no reason. I read one recently where Yang's entire personality was reduced to 'punches things when upset' and Jaune was a drooling idiot who needed her to solve all his problems. No thanks.

If I had to point anywhere, 'Forged in Fire and Honed in Ice' is an older one I vaguely recall not hating. It tried to build something from shared trauma after Beacon fell, treating them as equals navigating loss. It's abandoned, of course, which says a lot about the shelf life of these stories. Most of the good Lancaster stuff is in longer fics where they're a secondary pairing, which is probably the most realistic take on it anyway.

Honestly, the ship feels like it exists more in fanart and hypothetical 'what if' threads than in actual substantial romance narratives. You might have better luck filtering for 'Lancaster' on AO3 and sorting by kudos, then reading the first three chapters to see if the characterization holds up.

Jaune x Yang (aka 'DragonSlayer') has some absolute gems if you know where to look. One that lives rent-free in my head is 'The Fire Within'—a slow burn (pun intended) where Yang helps Jaune rebuild his confidence after Beacon's fall, and their sparring sessions turn into something way more intense. The author nails Yang's fiery personality balancing Jaune's earnestness, and the fight scenes? Chef's kiss. Another standout is 'Golden,' an AU where Jaune's a wandering Huntsman who stumbles into Yang's life during a Grimm attack. The banter feels straight out of the show, and there's this gut-punch moment where Yang realizes Jaune's been carrying Pyrrha's emblem this whole time.

For something lighter, 'Bumblebee vs. Blonde' is pure chaos—Yang and Jaune fake-date to make Blake jealous, except Jaune's terrible at lying, and Yang's having too much fun to stop. The comments section was a warzone of 'Bumblebee shippers vs. DragonSlayer converts, which was half the entertainment. If you want angst with a happy ending, 'Scars' explores Yang's PTSD post-Adam, with Jaune as her unlikely anchor. It gets heavy, but the scene where he helps her redesign her prosthetic with sunflower engravings? I sobbed into my Scroll.