Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32346149-20190505185133/@comment-27745396-20190506064433

The main reason why everyone (or majority at least) in fandom believe that Summer is dead is because all character who knew her obviously think that way. You don't give a grave to a person you believe to be alive out there somewhere. We have never heard anyone even hint that they believe Summer could still be out there. Tai, as Yang put it, shut down after Summer dissapeared, meaning they must have had some heavy proof to give him to show Summer would never come back home.

And when it comes to Ruby. Yes her lack of curiosity towards Summer is a bit weird (especially when there is Red Like Roses II that is supposed to tell us about how Ruby feels about Summer) but you could argue that it's becuase she never really knew the woman. In Yang's story, she called Ruby a toddler. That would mean that Ruby was the most likely 5 at most at the time of Summer's dissapearance. She simply doesn't remember her mother that well. To her she is like the Grandparent who died when you were little. You know they excisted, you kinda remember them, but you don't really go out and around about talking about them unless there is a topic that is related to them.

Ruby ignoring Summer when talking about her silver eyes is still annoying.

But could Summer be alive? Yes, maybe. In my opinion the most "likely" explanations could be amnesia, being inprisoned or stuck in place x.

And about Ruby being Summer... Well I once read a crack theory about Ruby being Summer's clone (Atlas' project to make more SEWs) but I don't think they are ever going to take that route in canon.