butwewereokay asked for Lydia + Caroline friendship
Her favorite thing about Caroline (there's a phrase she never thought she'd say) is that she doesn't talk about things.
A lot of people treat Lydia like she's a sheet of paper floating on water, like any second she'll submerge and come to pieces. Lizzie and Jane are supportive and she loves them for it, but sometimes Lydia just needs a break. Sometimes she needs to pretend the past doesn't exist, not talk it to death.
Caroline is handy that way. Caroline acts like the last year didn't happen, and that she and Lydia aren't the leftover ladies of Lizzie's vlogs, neither romantically nor professionally fulfilled.
It's refreshing.
Caroline used to be a sorority girl. Lydia knows she's done her share of wild things, even if she pretends otherwise, with other people. She can drink almost anyone under the table. It's a rare, prized quality in Lydia's experience—someone who can keep up.
So on occasion, when they're in the same city at the same time, they'll meet up. Just to be out, and away. Just for company. Lydia doesn't mention Darcy, and Caroline doesn't mention George, and at the end of the night Caroline pays for drinks without asking.