- Dec 13, 2018
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Yes, sorry, that was your theory. I'm just getting a bit mixed up with so many different theories from different people.I offered up a theory she was into the dead sister because it’s (to me) more consistent than this idea they just got drunk and fooled around. Seemed out of character. Plus they’ve mentioned the sister so specifically she has to be a part of something despite being dead. She’s Chekhov’s gun.
you can slot the late sister into a lot of the missing information about Bella. This is pure speculation but say the older sister went to B&R. She is a Royce after all. She meets Bella who’s fresh out of university and working in the library. They become friends and eventually Jill’s sister moves in with Bella at her parents home as room mates. Maybe her parents just died.
They fall in love but maybe have to hide it from everyone because she’s a Royce. Maybe the sister calls her Bella all the time.
The older sister dies under whatever circumstances and Bella is entirely alone again. No parents, that room Jill’s sister stayed in is left locked as it was with all her stuff.
years go by, Bella becomes the Ice Queen and doesn’t get involved with students because last time she did her heart was broken. She hates being called Bella because it reminds her of her lost love. She meets James and half heartedly starts an unsuccessful marriage that eventually ends. She’s alone again in that house. She eventually meets Jill and it brings up all this horrible memories and her love for the sister but they bond.
One night Bella kisses her when confused and lonely. Jill understands but does everything to try and not be a trigger. She’s also apprehensive to talk to MC about her sisters history with Bella. Not her secret to tell and she’s invested in keeping it. But Bella is fucked up over this death. That’s her big secret, she’s just unstable and never got over this long lost love. I’m not suggesting full blown AL jealous rage but someone never letting go of a lost love is pretty heavy stuff.
this is pure speculation but it slots into a lot of empty slots. No proof of any of this and the boots go against it actively. Who leaves boots facing a door? Still... just a theory.
As for your theory on the backstory, I like it.