#also her name means blue-black jade which sure does match hong lu's eyes

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i'm not gonna officially incorporate this in my portrayal or even put it in my hc tag unless we get some info that makes me feel more confident in this theory but like, man, i think a lot about lin daiyu's role in hong lu's story. why does he seem to take inspiration from her as much as from jia baoyu, if not more? why doesn't he ever mention or even allude to her? hell, even the mismatched colors of his eyes seem to be a reference to her name. i can't help but wonder... do their eyes match? did they always match? is daiyu even around anymore? is "hong lu" some kind of fucked up chimera of jia baoyu and lin daiyu?

#ooc #i think it would be neat if that was the case :) #context if you don't know #lin daiyu is one of the main girls in dotrc #she's jby's best friend and the love interest he has a real emotional connection to #but she's not considered to be of marriagable quality for someone of his status #so his parents make him marry xue baochai instead #also her name means blue-black jade which sure does match hong lu's eyes