History FanFic / ProfessorArc

** Pulled off thrice on Jaune so far by different women. First, [[spoiler:Coco Adel]] kissed him to thank him for [[spoiler:saving Velvet's life]], but she all but stated it was because she didn't want to be indebted to him -- it also doubles as his FirstKiss. Second, [[spoiler:Cinder Fall]] went for a very public BigDamnKiss, but it only elicited a huge OhCrap out of him due to the decidedly non-romantic implications involved. For the hat trick, [[spoiler:Yang Xiao-Long surprise-kissed as her way to prove him that she has decided to pursue him romantically, and for real, unlike her previous playful teasing.]]
** More like Post-''Hug'' Catatonia, but Ruby's thought processes became hilariously broken after Jaune embraced her in chapter 24.

* ChickMagnet: Taiyang Xiao Long, Yang and Ruby's father, according to what the latter remembers from her uncle's drunken complains about "the unfairness of life and blond bastards that wouldn't share." Qrow also seems to think that the charm runs in the blood and warned a younger Ruby to be careful of not accidentally seducing her entire future team.

** Ironwood towards Penny, especially after Jaune [[OneDialogueTwoConversations unwittingly convinced him]] he liked it causal with the [[MistakenForRomance apparently smitten]] RoboGirl. Yes, ''[[{{Robosexual}} that]]'' [[FriendsWithBenefits kind of casual]].

* CluelessChickMagnet: Jaune has unwittingly ensnared the affections of Glynda, Ruby, and Yang, and also piqued the (romantic? homicidal?) attention of women like Winter and Cinder.

* DeathGlare. Ruby can smile even when she's angry. Her eyes don't.

* MistakenForGay: [[spoiler:Mercury Black]], after "confessing" to Jaune in order to [[EmbarrassingCoverUp maintain his cover]]. Unfortunately for him, he's seen by six other girls, thus cementing his "sexuality."

* IWantGrandkids: According to one of the omakes, this and ConsummaterLiar sums up Jaune's mother. She is ecstatic to hear about how popular he is.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Jaune unleashes a hurricane of these to Blake [[spoiler: during one of their therapy sessions]]. By the end she's left a groaning, blushing mess.

-->'''Weiss:''' ''[narrating]''' [She] supposed that could work. It was just pun enough that it clearly came from Yang, but for once it wasn't actually a bad one. Was Yang dying? Was this the harbinger of the end-times?

* DatingServiceDisaster: {{Invoked|Trope}}. [[spoiler:Little Ruby]] added [[spoiler:Cinder Fall]]'s profile to the "Beacon Dating Platform", with the special mention of the latter's predilection for younger men who are aggressive and forward with their intentions.

* DiscriminateAndSwitch: Weiss opposed Blake and Yang's [[EmbarrassingCoverUp alleged romantic relationship]] when it came to light, demanding them to keep the perversions away from her and specifically her bed, which irked Yang to no end. It turned out that Weiss [[spoiler:never believed the rumors -- she observed that Blake's [[InsistentTerminology not-porn]] books are predominantly aimed at a heterosexual audience and Yang tends to be a little too appreciative of {{boy band}}s and the new professor for any of them to be a lesbian -- and instead was taking advantage of their situation to get back at [[IncrediblyLamePun Yang for all her "Weiss puns"]].]]

* FirstKiss: [[spoiler:Coco Adel]] ended up taking Jaune's, together with the warning him to not reading too much into it.

* FreudianSlip: Blake on occasion. [[spoiler:Interestingly, it's implied that this is less about attraction and more about her growing trust in the guy.]]
-->'''Blake:''' ''[narrating]'' After spending so long working under [Jaune]… with him -- she meant with him.

* {{Troll}}: Neo towards Jaune. It backfired on her once when [[spoiler:she sat on Jaune's lap, playing along with the farce that they were in a relationship in front of Blake and Yang. Her intention was to make awkward and inexperienced little Jaune feel uncomfortable. Problem? He may be awkward and inexperienced with women, but Neo discovered that [[RagingStiffie Jaune doesn't really qualify as "little"]].]]

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Jaune managed to greatly impress Cinder during their first meeting with his complete nonchalance towards her and her implied threats, together with the fact that she just can't figure out his real intentions. This only happened because a) he was too inexperienced with shady deals (to say nothing about women) to pick out most of their conversation's subtext, b) his lack of Huntsman training prevented him from even noticing that Cinder was threatening to attack him in the first place and c) there is no way to figure out a plan that simply doesn't exist.

* CargoShip: Jaune loves his coffee... as do Ozpin and Oobleck.

* DiscriminateAndSwitch: Weiss opposed Blake and Yang's [[EmbarrassingCoverUp alleged romantic relationship]] when it came to light, demanding them to keep the perversions away from her and specifically her bed, which irked Yang to no end. It turned out that Weiss [[spoiler:never believed the rumors -- she observed that Blake's [[InsistentTerminology not-porn]] is predominantly aimed at a heterosexual audience and Yang tends to be a little too appreciative of {{boy band}}s for any of them to be a lesbian -- and instead was taking advantage of their situation to get back at [[IncrediblyLamePun Yang for all her "Weiss puns"]].]]

** Pressed for some excuse to justify getting caught following Jaune around, [[spoiler:Mercury Black]] blurted out that [[HoYay he had a crush on him]]. This goes as well as you can expect.

* FirstKiss: [[spoiler:Coco Adel]] ended up taking Jaune's, with the warning of not reading too much into it.

* MustHaveCaffeine: Let's just say that Glynda is something of a pariah among Beacon faculty because she prefers tea over coffee.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Neo and her ice cream. Also an ExploitedTrope once Jaune figured out that the best way to pacify her is to stockpile the stuff.

* DiscriminateAndSwitch: Weiss opposed Blake and Yang's [[EmbarrassingCoverUp alleged romantic relationship]] when it came to light, demanding them to keep the perversions away from her and specifically her bed, which irked Yang to no end. It turned out that Weiss [[spoiler:never believed the rumors -- she observed that Blake's [[InsistentTerminology no-porn]] is predominantly aimed at a heterosexual audience and Yang tends to be a little too appreciative of {{boy band}}s for any of them to be a lesbian -- and instead was taking advantage of their situation to get back at [[IncrediblyLamePun Yang for all her "Weiss puns"]].]]

* MayDecemberRomance: What Glynda wants with Jaune, [[ObliviousToLove though he has no idea]].

* MayflyDecemberRomance: What Glynda wants with Jaune, [[ObliviousToLove though he has no idea]].

''Professor Arc'' comes with a number of humorous side stories complied under ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11353797/1/Professor-Arc-Staffroom-Chronicles Staffroom Chronicles]]'' ([[{{Omake}} some more canonical than others]]), a ChristmasEpisode named simply ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11688840/1/Professor-Arc-The-Night-before-Christmas The Night before Christmas]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11788974/1/What-Happens-in-Vacuo-Stays-in-Vacuo What Happens in Vacuo, Stays in Vacuo]]'' (a {{Shipping Fic|s}} featuring Jaune×Neo as chosen by an AudienceParticipation pool).

The story has also inspired a few pieces of RecursiveFanfiction such as ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11710195/1/Climbing-Uphill Climbing Uphill]]'' (a Jaune×Blake fic) and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11499739/1/Professor-Arc-Omakes an omake collection]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/825238/Sithking-Zero Sithking Zero]], ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11721523/1/The-Fall-of-Professor-Arc The Fall of Professor Arc]]'' (a gift-fic describing a possible ending for the story) by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1675369/College-Fool College Fool]], and a {{lemon}} called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11531422/1/Intensive-Counseling Intensive Counseling]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7045566/The-Spookiest-of-Noodles The Spookiest of Noodles]].

* NoDamageRun: A non-videogame example. In combat class, Glynda made assistant teacher Arc spar with Cardin Winchester with the intention of taking the latter down a peg or two. Given Jaune's inexistent offensive capabilities, he didn't have any other choice than dodging Cardin's attacks as his life depended on it (mainly because it was ''very much'' the case). Thanks to Neo's TrainingFromHell, Jaune managed to avoid everything Cardin threw at him, tiring the student out and then he just tripped him and forced him to yield before any of their Auras took any damage at all. Everybody present thought Jaune planned the whole thing down to teach Cardin some humility, point out his shortcomings (namely subpar speed and stamina and his inability to change tactics on the fly) and warn the whole class against becoming complacent with any aspect of their training lest they allow an enemy to identify and ruthlessly exploit any weakness their teammates can't cover for.

* {{Troll}}: Neo towards Jaune. It backfired on her once when [[spoiler:she sat on Jaune's lap, playing along with the farce that they were in a relationship in front of Blake and Yang. Her intention was to make little awkward and inexperienced Jaune feel uncomfortable. Problem? He may be awkward and inexperienced with women, but Neo discovered that [[RagingStiffie Jaune doesn't really qualify as "little"]].]]

* YankTheDogsChain: Just when Yang finally gets the chance to set the record straight about her alleged romantic relationship with Blake, the later unexpectedly [[TheBeard plays along with the rumors to discourage Sun]].

''Professor Arc'' comes with a number of humorous side stories complied under ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11353797/1/Professor-Arc-Staffroom-Chronicles Staffroom Chronicles]]'' ([[{{Omake}} some more canonical than others]]), a ChristmasEpisode named simply ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11688840/1/Professor-Arc-The-Night-before-Christmas The Night before Christmas]]'', and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11788974/1/What-Happens-in-Vacuo-Stays-in-Vacuo What Happens in Vacuo, Stays in Vacuo]]'' (a {{Shipping Fic|s}} featuring Jaune×Neo as chosen by an AudienceParticipation pool).

The story has also inspired a few pieces of RecursiveFanfiction such as ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11710195/1/Climbing-Uphill Climbing Uphill]]'' (a Jaune×Blake fic) and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11499739/1/Professor-Arc-Omakes an omake collection]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/825238/Sithking-Zero Sithking Zero]], ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11721523/1/The-Fall-of-Professor-Arc The Fall of Professor Arc]]'' (a gift-fic describing a possible ending for the story) by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1675369/College-Fool College Fool]], and a {{lemon}} called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11531422/1/Intensive-Counseling Intensive Counseling]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7045566/The-Spookiest-of-Noodles The Spookiest of Noodles]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: {{Subverted|Trope}} and {{Invoked|Trope}}. Jaune doesn't have one, coming from a loving if very quirky family, but his cover is that of a former student of from a distinguished academy that fell years ago to a Grimm attack and leaving very few survivors. The ruse's purpose is to explain away the absence of people whom Beacon might have tried to contact for references and avoid getting asked any details of what it's an obviously traumatic experience.

* FreudianSlip: Blake on occasion. [[spoiler:Interestingly, it's implied that this is less about attraction and more about her growing trust on the guy.]]

** To explain Neo's presence in his room, Jaune [[SureLetsGoWithThat had to go along with]] Yang and Blake's misconception that the two of them were this. Given Neo's apparent age and him pretending to be twenty, [[{{Lolicon}} this didn't paint him in the best light]].

* InstantFanClub: Jaune's popularity in Beacon inspired the creation of the ''Professor Arc Fan Club'', or PAFC for short. According to the non-canonical {{Omake}}s, they're pretty much a bunch of [[TheCult crazy cultist]] and {{Panty Thie|f}}ves.

* ItMakesSenseInContext: By the wholesale. Most of the stuff that happens in this story would make little to absolutely no sense in canon, yet the way how each event builds logically upon its predecessors keeps things from threatening the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief while also avoiding {{OOC}}ness. To name a few, we have: Jaune getting hired by Ozpin, [[spoiler:Glynda having something of a crush on the new professor, Neo practically moving in with the guy, he and Roman working together and watching each other's backs, Cinder believing that Jaune could a MagnificentBastard with an agenda parallel to hers, Ironwood thinking that he and Penny are FriendsWithBenefits, Jaune becoming Blake's and later on Team RWBY's therapist, the tabloids speculating about his possible engagement to Winter Schnee and Mercury Black publicly confessing his (inexistent) crush on the professor and getting rejected on the spot.]]

* MistakenforGay: [[spoiler:Mercury Black]], after "confessing" to Jaune in order to [[EmbarrassingCoverUp maintain his cover]]. Unfortunately for him, he's seen by six other girls, thus cementing his "sexuality."

* NoDamageRun: A non-videogame example. In combat class, Glynda made assistant teacher Arc spar with Cardin Winchester with the intention of taking the latter down a peg or two. Given Jaune's inexistent offensive capabilities, he didn't have any other choice than dodging Cardin's attacks as his life depended on it (mainly because it was very much the case). Thanks to Neo's TrainingFromHell, Jaune managed to avoid everything Cardin threw at him, tiring the student out and then he just tripped him and forced him to yield before any of their Auras took any damage at all. Everybody present thought Jaune planned the whole thing down to teach Cardin some humility, point out his shortcomings (namely subpar speed and stamina and his inability to change tactics on the fly) and warn the whole class against becoming complacent with any aspect of their training lest they allow an enemy to identify and ruthlessly exploit any weakness their teammates can't cover for.

* PrecociousCrush: Ruby develops one on Jaune. EveryoneCanSeeIt, though she denies having one.

* {{Troll}}: Neo towards Jaune.

As pointed out below and despite the CrackFic premise, two of the strong points of ''Professor Arc'' are how it manages to entertain on both ends of the SlidingScaleOfSillinessVersusSeriousness while keeping everybody in-character and how all the craziness that ends up happening is [[ItMakesSenseInContext internally consistent]] and serves to advance the plot.

''Professor Arc'' comes with a number of humorous side stories complied under ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11353797/1/Professor-Arc-Staffroom-Chronicles Staffroom Chronicles]]'' ([[{{Omake}} some more canonical than others]]) and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11788974/1/What-Happens-in-Vacuo-Stays-in-Vacuo What Happens in Vacuo, Stays in Vacuo]]'' (a {{Shipping Fic|s}} featuring Jaune×Neo as chosen by an AudienceParticipation pool).

The story has also inspired a few pieces of RecursiveFanfiction such as ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11710195/1/Climbing-Uphill Climbing Uphill]]'' (a Jaune×Blake fic) and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11499739/1/Professor-Arc-Omakes an omake collection]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/825238/Sithking-Zero Sithking Zero]], ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11721523/1/The-Fall-of-Professor-Arc The Fall of Professor Arc]]'' (a gift-fic describing a possible ending for the story) by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1675369/College-Fool College Fool]], and a {{lemon}} called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11531422/1/Intensive-Counseling Intensive Counseling]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7045566/The-Spookiest-of-Noodles The Spookiest of Noodles]].

* TheTease: Yang towards Jaune, after their first encounter where he didn't betrayed any interest in her. Actually, he did notice but he was much more afraid

-->-- FanfictionDotNet summary.

''Professor Arc'' comes with a number of humorous side stories complied under ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11353797/1/Professor-Arc-Staffroom-Chronicles Staffroom Chronicles]]'' ([[{{Omake}} some more canonical than others]]) and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11788974/1/What-Happens-in-Vacuo-Stays-in-Vacuo What Happens in Vacuo, Stays in Vacuo]]'' (a {{Shipping Fic}}s featuring Jaune×Neo as chosen by an AudienceParticipation pool).

The story has also inspired a few pieces of RecursiveFanfiction such as ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11710195/1/Climbing-Uphill Climbing Uphill]]'' (a Jaune×Blake fic) and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11499739/1/Professor-Arc-Omakes an omake collection]] by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/825238/Sithking-Zero Sithking Zero]], ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11721523/1/The-Fall-of-Professor-Arc The Fall of Professor Arc]]'' (a gift-fic describing a possible ending for the story) by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1675369/College-Fool College Fool]], and a {{lemon}} called ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11531422/1/Intensive-Counseling Intensive Counseling]]'' by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/7045566/The-Spookiest-of-Noodles The Spookiest of Noodles]].

Can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/1/Professor-Arc here]] at FanfictionDotNet.

From the summary at Fanfiction.net:

''"He didn't know the first thing about teaching, Hell, he didn't even know the first thing about fighting! A shame then, that his forged documents painted the picture of an accomplished and skilled warrior. Now he's trapped teaching students his own age how to be hunters, when he doesn't even know himself!"''

In this {{RWBY}} story by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6272865/Coeur-Al-Aran Coeur al'Aran]], Jaune has faked his way into Beacon, as per canon. However, his plan [[Main/GoneHorriblyRight works a little too well]], and instead of joining Beacon's student body, he ends up becoming a member of Beacon's teaching staff, resulting in a {{Fawlty Towers Plot}} that has Jaune struggling to keep his head above the water.

Can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10898868/1/Professor-Arc here]] at Fanfiction.net.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Jaune. Pyrrha describes him as 'liking to fix things'.

* Mayfly-decemberRomance: What Glynda wants with Jaune, [[ObliviousToLove though he has no idea]].

* WeirdnessMagnet: Jaune. To the point where, when asked, Glynda couldn't think of a single day where something insane hasn't happened since he arrived at Beacon. He even calls himself Jaune 'hated by fate' Arc.

* Mayfly-DecemberRomance: What Glynda wants with Jaune, [[ObliviousToLove though he has no idea]].

* WeirdnessMagnet: Jaune. To the point where, when asked, Glynda couldn't think of a single day where something insane didn't happen since he'd arrived at Beacon. He even calls himself Jaune 'hated by fate' Arc.

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Jaune. Pyrrha describes as him 'liking to fix things'.

* Chronic Hero Syndrome: Jaune. Pyrrha describes as him 'liking to fix things'.

* Weirdness Magnet: Jaune. To the point where, when asked, Glynda couldn't think of a single day where something insane didn't happen since he'd arrived at Beacon. He even calls himself Jaune 'hated by fate' Arc.

* {{Badass Longcoat}}: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Jaune in order to appear older and build credibility at Beacon with the students.
* {{The Chessmaster}}: Cinder, as in canon, and what Jaune hopes to become in later chapters in order to match her.
* {{Clueless Chick Magnet}}: Jaune has unwittingly ensnared the affections of Glynda, Ruby, and Yang, and also piqued the (romantic?) attention of women like Winter and Cinder.
* {{Cool Teacher}}: Jaune to his students, as he doesn't get too worked up over the rules, unlike Goodwitch.
* {{Doomed Hometown}}: A variant, with Jaune's claimed alma mater, Vacuo Academy for Gifted Youths.
* {{Dramatic Irony}}: Half the humor is in the reader having the best idea of what's really going on while the characters make their own misconceptions.
* {{Guile Hero}}: Jaune, moreso than in canon, as having to keep up the masquerade of a qualified Huntsman means that he has to get better at deceiving people. Time will tell as to whether or not he'll graduate to become a full-on [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]].
* {{Hot Teacher}}: Jaune and Glynda.
* {{Intergenerational Friendship}}: Jaune with the rest of Beacon's staff.
* {{Klatchian Coffee}}: The "special brew" the teachers, save Glynda, are so partial to.
* {{Mistaken for Gay}}: Mercury, after "confessing" to Jaune in order to maintain his cover. Unfortunately for him, he's seen by six other girls, thus cementing his "sexuality."
* {{Precocious Crush}}: Ruby develops one on Jaune. {{Everyone Can See It}}, though she denies having one.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Defied by Jaune in order to maintain his cover, much to his chagrin, as there are quite a few cute girls at Beacon. However, the beginnings of this are seen in his relationship with Glynda, despite technically being equals, with her mentoring him on how to become a better teacher.
* {{The Tease}}: Yang towards Jaune, after their first encounter.
* {{Trademark Favorite Food}}: Neo and her ice cream.

* {{Warrior Therapist}}: Jaune's role as a student counselor. However, he's not infallible in the role, as seen with his inability to solve the divide between Team RVNN.
* {{Wrong Genre Savvy}}: Cinder thinks of Jaune as an [[BigBadWannabe unknown player]] who's faked his way into Beacon for his own ends. However, the only thing Jaune is hiding is that he genuinely wants to be a Huntsman.