Emercury

Emercury is the het ship between Emerald Sustrai and Mercury Black from the RWBY fandom.

Canon
Emerald and Mercury are both introduced in Volume 2 as members of Cinder's faction. They are often paired together on their mission, such as being sent to murder Tukson. Emerald and Mercury are shown to be quite compatible in fights, working together almost seamlessly and benefitting off each other's skills. They seem to like each other's company well enough, although Mercury has been known to tease Emerald on occasion. He has even joked about Emerald "wanting him", although Emerald doesn't seem overly fazed by this. They are shown together at the Beacon Dance, entering the party together and later dancing.

Mercury has been shown to hold somewhat of a protective nature over Emerald. He attempts to console her following the seeming death of Cinder, and has also been seen standing up for her against other members of Salem's inner circle. He also shows a manner of honesty with her that he doesn't with other characters. In Volume 6, Mercury reveals his emotional backstory to Emerald in an attempt to get her to forget about Cinder. The two wind up fighting, but Emerald is quick to attempt an apology.

In Volume 8, Emerald tries to convince Mercury to stay behind with her. He refuses, and tries to convince Emerald not to do anything rash; to stay safe. When Mercury departs later with Tyrian, the two share a silent moment. They both look at each other with an expression of concern and worry. Mercury leaves, and in his absence Emerald defects to Ruby's side. Mercury is yet seemingly unaware of this.

Fanon
Emercury is the most popular ship for both Mercury and Emerald. The ship likely sailed as a result of the two often getting paired together for missions, and sharing screen time in the earlier seasons. This was only compounded by Mercury's jokes about Emerald "wanting him", and the way that Emerald seemed to be the only person that he truly cared for.

Although a popular ship for both characters, Emercury is still considered more of a rarepair due to the fact that Emerald and Mercury are both underrated characters in the fandom. It currently has over 225 works on AO3.

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