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Jade has its flaws, and life itsΒ vicissitudes.
[Comes in male and onee-san versions, canon is male]
Hong Lu is one of the 12 'Sinners' that form most of Limbus Company's main cast. He's a seemingly innocent, almost oblivious young man, who appears to have little attachment to anything in particular, happy to drift through life and observe off to the side. But despite appearances, he is not a blind fool. Growing up well-off, he had to navigate complicated social structures and even a degree of danger from his own family, and has developed some insight into the hearts of others that he shows in rare moments. Far more often, though, he will play the fool - saying things that make himself appear like nothing more than a naive, sheltered product of a rich home who doesn't perceive the suffering of the common folk. At one point he even goes so far as to claim that potatoes grow on trees.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark (Blackish) purple, Cyan
Height: 5'10"
Personality: A silly little guy
Possible interpretations of the character
- Hong Lu is far smarter and attentive than he lets on - not just in regards to the empathy has displayed in game, but in a more manipulative way, directing attention away from himself for goals beyond simply 'enjoying life'.
- Factors leaning into this:
- The gang leader ID is less likely to be advantaged by mere nepotism
- He seems to very consistently get in positions of advantage even without any particular mention of his family's connection
- He overtly leans into people thinking he's stupid
- His family is said to be a bunch of backstabbing manipulators who have tried to kill him.
- Hong Lu is detached from his own situation and life to some degree - several E.G.O. abilities feature him being objectified in some way, and he expresses few desires or concerns. In fact, he even seems divorced from his own physical wellbeing. He mentions starvation as if it's a novelty, and seems barely fazed when being burned through with acid, and appears to fear death even less than would be expected from people who can be revived merely by turning bakc the hands of a clock.
- Even when speaking of the first time his siblings tried to kill him, he states that he didn't even resist, and felt as if he could 'understand them'.
- Hong Lu may not entirely be a 'natural' existence (Feeds into the above detachment) - the protagonist of the story he's based on is the living incarnation of a literal piece of jade, tossed aside during the construction of a heavenly palace.
- His cyan eye, which at times glows, is stated explicitly to be something he was born with (Possible lie)
- While he has gone through rigorous training by his family, his stamina and seeming immunity to pain could be seen as inhuman
- He notably questions whether the protagonist Dante could even be considered human during the events of Canto 3
- Most of the Sinners in Limbus Company get their name from their book counterpart - except for Outis (An alias of odysseus) and Hong Lu (Deriving not from the protagonist Jia Baoyu, but the title of the book 'Dreams of the Red Chamber'). Outis's past is overtly something the protagonist is warned against investigating, hence her alias. But as to why Hong Lu's name is not his character counterpart is left unknown.
- Despite his personality, he seems isolated among the sinners, as if keeping an invisible distance from everyone else with his silly persona. Other characters are either obviously not welcoming of closer relationships, or have formed something in the way of comradery with particular other sinners.
Roleplays
Hello everyone! I just wanted to say, I'm very interested in trying out Hong Lu in all sorts of situations. As I've already said, male, female or anything in between is of no object to the writer behind this character. At the end of the day, where there's exploration there is fun. Hong Lu is a naturally curious character and his easygoing personality means I can have him end up in all sorts of situations, be it in crossovers (With his original world in mind or disregarded), AUs or merely within his own universe. Limbus Company itself has various IDs, which offer alternate universe versions of Hong Lu. Whether he's a gang leader, a seeker of knowledge (Cooking knowledge), or a... 'train cleaner' for lack of a better term. Only one thing is certain: He's going to have fun doing whatever he does.
Kinks: Portals, hair pulling, monsters, eggs, ice play, spit in mouth, somnophilia, small doms, plenty more just ask~ <3
Limits: Scat, hyper, teeth gore, vore (A little biting/cannibalism is hot though, swallowing just isn't for me)
