Snowbird

Snowbird is the het ship between Qrow Branwen and Winter Schnee from the RWBY fandom.

Canon
Qrow and Winter both make their first appearances in the show in Volume 3. Qrow's dislike of Atlas, Winter's birthplace, is brazen enough for him to immediately get into a brawl with Winter upon encountering her and personal enough for him to back down at the last second just for the chance to humiliate Winter in front of her superior, James Ironwood. He also shows a level of cockiness when he baits Winter into attacking him. Winter, although lady-like and dignified, loses her restraint when provoked by Qrow.

Fanon
In RWBY Chibi, the non-canon comedic spin-off of RWBY, Qrow and Winter have a lot of moments together. In Season 3, Episode 3 - Mortal Frenemies, Qrow amuses himself at the expense of Winter over petty squabbles. Professor Ozpin reminds her that the two are on the same side, so Winter proposes a truce, which does not last long. As they continue to fight, Ozpin remarks that "flirting was a lot less destructive" back in his day.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

TUMBLR

Trivia

 * Qrow's voice actor, Jason Liebrecht, and Winter's voice actress, Elizabeth Maxwell are currently in a relationship.
 * Coincidentally the two are avid fans of the ship as well.
 * Originally, Monty planned on voicing Qrow while making his wife, Sheena, voice Winter.
 * Qrow and Winter are the exact opposite of each other, thus being a great example of the "opposites attract" trope. Wherein Qrow's color scheme composes of black, red, and gray whereas Winter's color scheme composes of white, blue, and gray. Winter is prim and proper whereas Qrow is laidback and carefree. Qrow grew up poor and was raised by a tribe of bandits alongside his twin sister whereas Winter and her siblings grew up with the absence of their mother figure and the abuse of their father.
 * Despite their many contrasting traits the two share some things in common, such as being their (ex-)headmaster's right hand/most trusted ally, their tendency to put their lives on the line to protect their loved ones, as well as the fact that they both grew up with a bad childhood.
 * During the AMA on the official Rooster Teeth Facebook page, Miles Luna, one of the main writers of the show, was the one to give this ship its name.
 * In the Volume 3 Cast and Crew commentary, the voice actors of Team RWBY as well as Miles and Kerry themselves comment on the not-so-subtle sexual tension between the two.
 * Their fight was made to be in-sync with the solo verse in "Free Bird", the signature (love) song by the band, Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Videos

 * https://youtu.be/e_xRPKjs1qA


 * https://youtu.be/vCO2mw4SlDM


 * https://youtu.be/4rvtFHNnjuY


 * https://youtu.be/pZgyiGQb7VI


 * https://youtu.be/BnILrv08HYs