History Fanfic / WingsOfDust

* ManipulativeBastard: Cinder's manipulative nature here is no different to canon; however, [[spoiler:she displays no sadism, and there's strong implications that part of her plan is to [[KickTheSonOfABitch punish the Council of Dragon Affairs for their cruelty]]]] - the last of which is flat-out confirmed [[spoiler:with her speech to the Dragon Festival attendees in chapter 69]].

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12204634/1/Wings-of-Dust Wings of Dust]] is a WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} fan work authored by Solora Goldsun.

** PlayingWithFire: Fire dragons (such as Fang, Titan, Huo, Tank and Pepper) can heat their scales up, breathe fire, and are usually [[JustForPun hot-tempered]] during their infancy.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Cardin gets on the receiving end of this multiple times in the fic.

* HoYay / LesYay: ''Very'' prominent in this fic, especially within team SSSN.

** The author has now stated that Cinder [[spoiler:lost her fire/wind hybrid in the Purge, and her quest was one of vengeance]].
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The last chapter uploaded was a notice that the work was getting discontinued; as a consequence, the author released all the basic plotlines that remained. These include subplots like [[spoiler:Oscar bonding with Ragnar after Ozpin gets killed, and the pair finding Whitley and Glacier after they escaped from Raven and getting into a relationship]], and [[spoiler:Adam getting murdered by Sienna and Hazel taking in his fire dragon]] - to major plot points like [[spoiler:Ozpin getting killed by the Council, and the students and their dragons murdering the Council in response]] and [[spoiler:Cinder's actively deforming the dragons getting revealed to the remaining Dragon Riders - who turn on her and force the Council to disband]].

* CerebusSyndrome: The fic gets a case of it from chapter 54 ([[spoiler:where Qrow and Salty are dragged into Beacon's infirmary after Cinder attacked them]]) onwards, spiking at chapter 61 [[spoiler:with the culling of Tornado]] before going UpToEleven with [[spoiler:the Grimm attack at chapter 69]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Not only do we get the canonical characters, we also have their corresponding dragons.

* RealityEnsues: Ruby showers Storm with tons of love from the get-go. When Oobleck has Ruby complete a human-sized obstacle course with Storm mirroring on a dragonet-sized one, Storm [[spoiler:keeps trying to follow Ruby up her course, due to child-like clinginess [[WordOfGod according to the author]]]].
** When [[spoiler:Tornado tries and fails to attack one of Jaune's sisters on Christmas Day]], the Council responds by [[spoiler:euthanasing him without remorse]].

On January 9th, 2019, the author quit working on the project, releasing notes on the basic plotline for open adoption. By February 13, 2019, Najio has adopted the story and finished it by March 28, 2020. The concluded story can be found here: [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13205478/1/Wings-of-Dust-Adopted Wings of Dust (Adopted)]]

On January 9th, 2019, the author quit working on the project, releasing notes on the basic plotline for open adoption. Whether the fic itself will be picked up on or not remains to be seen, at the time of writing.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Cinder styles herself as this by [[spoiler:inciting a revolution against the Council of Dragon Affairs]]. Claiming to be a champion for dragonkind, she manages to cause [[spoiler:a Grimm invasion in chapter 69 by pointing out Ironwood's Spartan approach to dragon-breeding, Lionheart's failure to stand up to the Council who murdered ''his'' dragon, and remind the audience of all the hybrid and imperfect dragons the Council's killed over the decades - ending with Cinder placing the Council in her crosshairs first]].

* HateSink: Cardin manages to be nastier than ''Jacques Schnee'' in this fic. The son of a wealthy JerkAss who got all the combat training he desired as a child, Cardin constantly treats every dragon as receptacles for his abuse and refers to dragons as "it" over their actual gender, showing a toxic sense of entitlement with a side order of psychopathy. When the first-year students were ordered to [[spoiler:switch dragons for a day]], Ruby observed that [[spoiler:his earth dragon Mudslide was being chronically neglected and physically abused, and promptly called Cardin out for his behaviour]] - he responded by [[spoiler:threatening to get his father to take her dragon to the fighting pits]]. Cardin also showed no empathy when [[spoiler:Tornado was executed]], saying to Dove and Russel that [[spoiler:he was looking forward to [[KickTheDog Sky getting a less crazy wind dragon]]]]. Cardin even [[spoiler:blackmails Ozpin into letting him stay]] by threatening to [[spoiler:tell the Council about all the deformed dragons in the Academy]]. Understandably, [[TokenGoodTeammate Dove]], [[GoodIsNotNice Sky]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards Russel]] have grown to disapprove of him, and the rest of the cast ''loathes'' him from the outset.

[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12204634/1/Wings-of-Dust Wings of Dust]] is a work authored by Solora Goldsun.

* FriendlyEnemy: Mercury and Emerald come across as this in the fic. Emerald genuinely likes [[spoiler:Ruby and her nurturing ability with dragons]], Mercury develops respect for [[spoiler:Weiss's efforts to give her family a better reputation]], and they both [[spoiler:wind up wanting to recruit the two]].

* BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: Chapter 70 shows [[spoiler:''Ozpin'']] get this treatment from [[spoiler:Cardin]]; the latter insinuates that if he were to be [[spoiler:expelled from the Academy]], then he'd reveal the names of every single deformed dragon in his year.

* HateSink: Cardin manages to be nastier than ''Jacques Schnee'' in this fic. The son of a wealthy JerkAss who got all the combat training he desired as a child, Cardin constantly treats every dragon as receptacles for his abuse and refers to dragons as "it" over their actual gender, showing a toxic sense of entitlement with a side order of psychopathy. When the first-year students were ordered to [[spoiler:switch dragons for a day]], Ruby observed that [[spoiler:his earth dragon Mudslide was being chronically neglected and physically abused, and promptly called Cardin out for his behaviour]] - he responded by [[spoiler:threatening to get his father to take her dragon to the fighting pits]]. Cardin also showed no empathy when [[spoiler:Tornado was executed]], and even said to Dove and Russel that [[spoiler:he was looking forward to [[KickTheDog Sky getting a less crazy wind dragon]]]]. Understandably, [[TokenGoodTeammate Dove]], [[GoodIsNotNice Sky]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards Russel]] have grown to disapprove of him, and the rest of the cast ''loathes'' him from the outset.

''Wings of Dust" is effectively a blend of the main show, AvatarTheLastAirbender and HowToTrainYourDragon, with divergence from the canonical plot occurring around volume 3 - barring the fact that team SSSN attend Beacon instead of Haven. Solora Goldsun also takes influence from a plethora of books and shows about dragons, most of which are listed in their author's notes.

* CerebusSyndrome: The fic gets a case of it from chapter [[spoiler: 54]] onwards.

* ManipulativeBastard: Cinder's manipulative nature here is no different to canon; however, [[spoiler:she displays no sadism, and there's strong implications that part of her plan is to [[KickTheSonOfABitch punish the Council of Dragon Affairs for their cruelty]]]].

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: [[spoiler:Each of the dragons owned by the Haven spies (Justice, Jade, Rudder and Whisper)]] have this dynamic going on.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Huo and Fang, Sun and Yang's respective fire dragons, become this as the fic progresses.

* HateSink: Cardin is written to be nastier than ''Jacques Schnee'' in this fic. The son of a wealthy JerkAss who got all the combat training he desired as a child, Cardin constantly treats every dragon as receptacles for his abuse, showing a toxic sense of entitlement. When the first-year students were ordered to [[spoiler:switch dragons for a day]], Ruby observed that [[spoiler:his earth dragon Mudslide had been chronically neglected, and promptly called Cardin out for his behaviour]]. Cardin also showed no empathy when [[spoiler:Tornado was executed]], and even said [[spoiler:that he was looking forward to [[KickTheDog Sky getting a less crazy wind dragon]]]]. Understandably, [[TokenGoodTeammate Dove]], [[GoodIsNotNice Sky]] and [[EvenEvilHasStandards Russel]] have grown to disapprove of him, and the rest of the cast ''loathes'' him from the outset.

* HoYay / LesYay: ''Very'' prominent in this fic, but especially within team SSSN.
* KnightTemplar: The Council of Dragon Affairs is shown to be like this towards dragons, being resistant to the progress made by Ozpin and Lionheart. The fact that none of the members are current or former Dragon Riders doesn't help either.

* SchizoTech: Remnant relies on this, despite the lack of [[MixAndMatchWeapon bizarre weapons]] to be seen in the series. The biggest example of this is [[spoiler:Penny]]; a suit of draconic armour that features a [[spoiler:sentient AI that can translate draconic language into human language]].
* SliceOfLife: The tone of the fic is reminiscent of the first two volumes of the main show, but with more character development towards Pyrrha and team SSSN - the latter of whom attend Beacon instead of Haven.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In chapter 55, [[spoiler:Neo tells Roman that Lionheart]] is someone stated to be cowardly and unable to hide [[spoiler:the disabilities of the dragons within his charge]], thereby making him an easy target for manipulation. He also doesn't know what [[spoiler:Ilia, Emerald, Mercury and Neo]] are planning, and he was responsible for [[spoiler:Mistral]] becoming the most progressive kingdom in terms of draconic rights.

*** AnIcePerson: Every dragon in the Schnee family (Glacier, Steele, Specter and [[spoiler:the late Snowflake]]) can do this, being injected with Ice Dust, and Weiss learns from Winter about compensating for the lack of a water dragon within her team throughout the fic.

* KnightTemplar: The Council of Draconic Affairs is shown to be like this towards dragons, being resistant to the progress made by Ozpin and Lionheart. The fact that none of the members are current or former Dragon Riders doesn't help either.

* NotSoStoic: The [[spoiler:faculty dragons]] are shown to be this when [[spoiler:Tornado gets killed by the Council of Draconic Affairs]].
* RealityEnsues: Ruby showers Storm with tons of love from the get-go. When Oobleck has Ruby complete a human-sized obstacle course with Storm mirroring on a dragonet-sized one, Storm [[spoiler:keeps trying to follow Ruby up her course, due to child-like clinginess [[WordOfGod according to the author]].
* SchizoTech: Remnant relies on this, despite the lack of [[MixAndMatchWeapon bizarre weapons]] to be seen in the series. The biggest example of this is [[spoiler:Penny]]; a suit of draconic armour that features a [[spoiler:sentient AI that can translate draconic language into human language]].

* SchizoTech: Remnant relies on this, despite the lack of MixAndMatchWeaponry to be seen in the series. The biggest example of this is [[spoiler:Penny]]; a suit of draconic armour that features a [[spoiler:sentient AI that can translate draconic language into human language]].

** DishingOutDirt: Earth dragons (such as Pit, Twiggy, Zircon, Mudslide and Ragnar) can cause earthquakes and rockshifts.

*** AnIcePerson: Every dragon in the Schnee family (Glacier, Steele, Specter and [[spoiler:the late Snowflake]]) can do this, being injected with Ice Dust.

* FantasticRacism: Sun suffers this when [[spoiler:eating noodles with Huo]].
* HoYay/LesYay: ''Very'' prominent in this fic, but especially within team SSSN.