[Anyone who spends time with them together must be so sick of it by now.]

Sounds like it's a classic case of people lashing out at what they don't understand.

[He casts her a concerned look- it seems so deeply unfair. For her to have an extra layer of awful on a life that was already filled with so much strife- all over something she had no control over. ]

Yeah, well. From what I've learned about Ozpin, honestly never sounds like his go-to policy. You can't protect people by hiding the truth from them, especially when that truth could stop them from getting themselves hurt.

[Now that he has experience with- but at least he can rest easy knowing his father didn't lie to protect himself. He smiles, giving her a gentle nudge with his shoulder. ]

Sounds like you've got yourself a good mentor there, huh?