Talk:Emerald Sustrai/@comment-35555395-20190723025741

Okay so I saw this theory/headcanon/AU or whatever you want to call it and it's kind of hilarious to me from how absurd it is I almost wish for it to be true

Okay basically the "theory" goes since we know nothing of Emerald's background beyond her being abandoned as a child and forced to live on the streets, her red eyes, and Mercury's, "I'm sorry you didn't have a mommy that loved you" line it was proposed that Raven is Emerald's birth mom

Now I'm sure at first glance that makes no sense since her and Yang seem to be super close in age so how can that be? Simple, as it turns out a woman is most fertile after immediately giving birth due to all the hormones still in her system. It's entirely possible for two kids to be born of the same mom in the same year it's just not common or recommended. So it stands to reason after taking the roughly 6-8 weeks to heal Raven met some scummy guy while taking back her tribe: a fellow bandit, a crime boss, an assassin whatever either way things happen and Raven is pregnant again. Not wanting the baby she pulls the same trick as last time but this time the father leaves and poor baby Emerald is alone.

Now the other thing is Raven did meet Emerald and made no indication she recognized her. So how can they be mother and daughter? Well, Raven isn't what we call a "family person" she only cares about people who are loyal to her no one else. It's possible she did recognize Emerald as her kid but seeing as she's wrapped up in Salem's gang probably figured she's a lost cause. Or maybe Raven didn't keep tabs on Emerald like Yang and doesn't recognize her right away so we know who the favorite is.

I know this has like zero chance of happening or being true I mostly find this hysterical from the implied drama of them being sisters since Emerald helped ruin Yang's reputation in the tournament and carried out the murder of Ruby's best friends. It's also a good thematic contrast to how they were both abandoned by the same woman but Yang had a loving family while Emerald had none.

Like I said I know this mostly just fan made stuff but it's so funny I wanted to share it