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[ Character Notes ]
- A wolf!
[ Design Notes ]
- Often carries around a bow and arrow
- Has a mole near his left hand’s index finger knuckle
- Gets freckles when he’s been out in the sun for a long time
[ Personality ]
- Serious and upright; very justice-oriented
- Despite seeming like a lone wolf, he is someone who cares greatly for his community
- Loyal but can be fierce
- Somewhat strict, with a bit of a temper
[ Extra Info/Relationships ]
- He and Dai Qingyu played together for a bit as children, but eventually separated when the latter’s pack moved
- Since the characters in Lin Langchen’s name both refer to treasure, I think it would be cute if Dai Qingyu named Lin Langchen: having cultivated a human form first and learning the ways of the humans, Dai Qingyu told Lin Langchen he needs a (human) name. Lin Langchen said he didn’t care and that humans just called him a wolf (狼, láng) so Dai Qingyu named him based on a similar character (琅, láng), but with that shiny, treasured connotation
- Dai Qingyu remembered him and when he finally ran into the other again, he decided Lin Langchen was the new shiny he wanted to catch
- And in chasing Lin Langchen’s catches during his hunts and eating the other’s food, he develops a one-sided friendship with the wolf that mostly consists of him clinging to the other…which eventually develops into a romance (I’m thinking human hunters almost kill Lin Langchen and since crows/ravens can remember people’s faces, Dai Qingyu is the one who remembers, takes care of Lin Langchen during recovery, and even masterminds revenge on them for Lin Langchen...despite Lin Langchen insisting there’s no need for revenge—and cue an eventual entire drama about different morals on vengeance etc)
- Thematically, you could see this in relation to the idea ravens pick up the leftovers by wolves... Dai Qingyu decides he’ll always be there to “pick up after” Lin Langchen, “clean up his messes,” and “pick up his broken pieces.”
- Also...you know. It’s a cool image to imagine Dai Qingyu fighting or even killing people with his raven/crow mask on hehe.
- After they get together, Dai Qingyu often calls Lin Langchen “baobei” (baby, treasure)
