Freckles

Freckles is the het ship between Penny Polendina and Oscar Pine from the RWBY fandom.

Canon
Until volume 7 of RWBY, Oscar and Penny had never actually met in the show, because Penny was presumed to be dead until volume 7 chapter 1 where she is shown to be alive and well and Oscar was never introduced in the show until volume 4. Even though Penny and Oscar weren't technically introduced to each other in volume 7 chapter 1, they at least know of each other and are on friendly terms as they are apart of the same allied group. As of right now the only time Penny and Oscar have spoken to each other was in volume 8 chapter 1 when the group was contemplating what to do next with Penny suggesting that she take the staff to Salem. Oscar then responded to her saying that he didn't think that was a good idea and at least that was something that they could all agree on, showing that Oscar cares about Penny and her well being.

Penny and Oscar have multiple similarities. The first is the fact that they can both use magic. Penny because she's the winter maiden and Oscar because of Ozpin. The second is that they both have identity issues and heavy burdens they struggle with. Penny struggles with being a robot, the protector of mantle and now being the winter maiden, and Oscar struggles with the fact that he shares his body with an a thousand year old immortal man and said man will eventually take over his mind and body. The third is that they both have a very close friendship/relationship with Ruby.

The fourth is that they are both currently of interest to Salem, Oscar because of Ozpin and Penny because Salem needs her winter maiden powers to get the staff of creation. The fifth is that they both have a father figure/mentor who they share an aura with, who can take over their bodies and when that happens both their eyes turn yellow/gold. The sixth is that they both have green auras and green also seems to be their main theme colors. They also both have green eyes. Lastly, other than Ruby they are both the youngest members of their travelling group.

Fanon
Freckles has a small amount of popularity in the RWBY fandom and it's considered a rarepair. Some fans believe that because Penny and Oscar have such similar personalities they would likely be friends that eventually turned to lovers. They would also compliment each other well since they both have naïve, innocent, wholesome personalities. Fans are also hopeful that in future volumes of RWBY Penny and Oscar will eventually become friends since they're both so similar. Those who don't ship Freckles usually ship other more popular pairings like Rose Garden and Nuts and Dolts. On AO3, the ship currently has 8 fanfics, while FanFiction.Net has four.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Oscar/Penny tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Oscar/Penny tag on FanFiction.Net

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Trivia

 * Their ship name comes from the fact that both Penny and Oscar have freckles.

Variations

 * Bright Eyes — the ship between Penny Polendina, Ruby Rose and Oscar Pine