Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20190112144055/@comment-4141313-20190119153609

Or it can just be, ya know, Nora trying to comfort him.

Seriously, if RWBY is envisioned as a Sisterhood, then JN_R are a Couple and their Little Brother. Seriously, Ren and Nora are all but officially a couple, especially with Nora's "My Man" comment, and Jaune is their only family left, making him their brother.