[Video; UN: gentlebreeze]

[gentledawn]

I... I have ears. [He is afraid to show himself, but the ears are too long to hide. The tip of one can already be seen, fuzzy, white and shivering. When he finally sidles into full view, he reveals the effect Kizuna has had on him. Yes, those are white rabbit ears. He runs his hands over them, frowning in dismay.]

Are they...permanent? [To make matters worse, when he thinks of a certain soulmate, they spring upright in unison!] I can't walk around like this.

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[gentledawn]

[They react to his sharper emotions, it seems, though he has yet to control them.]

I haven't eaten any candy. Someone said this could be from...intimacy?

[dayific]

Oh! Oh, yeah, something like that happened to me, too! I was with a friend of mine and I was really happy, and I started glowing!

[gentledawn]

Glowing? Like a star? [He has to smile at the possibility. His Zichen would be so surprised!]

[dayific]

Yeah! Because I'm the sun.

[ You know. Because that's a normal thing to just drop into conversation. ]

[gentledawn]

I... Are you really? [He could believe almost anything.] Or is that a nickname?

[dayific]

Well, Sunny is my nickname these days, but I really am the goddess of the sun.

[gentledawn]

Ah - [He bows suddenly, lowly, his ears flapping forward.] Forgive me! I did not know.

[dayific]

Oh--! No! You don't have to apologize, it's fine!

[ Even of the sight of the ears flapping around is really cute, she feels a little uncomfortable when people insist on standing on formality. ]

Please, you don't have to bow to me.

[gentledawn]

[Xingchen is a polite man and he can't help but show respect even if he doesn't understand how a goddess could be...trapped...in this world too? Or maybe she isn't?]

Are you well, goddess? Do you have what you need?

[dayific]

[ At least he's nice about it. Nice and super cute, with his bunny ears. ]

You're so sweet for asking. Yes, my sister and I have everything we need to be comfortable here.

How about you? Is there anything you need?

[gentledawn]

Is your sister a goddess too? [How could he have missed both of them? His ears droop from his uncertainty.]

I am well, you needn't fear. I have the best company in any world and I've made friends.

[dayific]

Yep! I'm the sun and she's the moon.

[ Oh no! The ears, they are a-drooping! Better say something to cheer him up. ]

Sounds like your really care a lot about whoever that company is. Are they the ones who made you grow those ears?

[gentledawn]

Oh...I see. I have been...compared to the moon. [The bright moon and the gentle breeze, in fact.]

He is my soulmate. [His cheeks pink and he nods shyly, the ears lifting slightly.] My Zichen.

[dayific]

You should meet Shade, then! I think you two might get along.

[ Granted, Shade can be kind of curmudgeonly, so Sunny is always trying to get her to make more friends. But that's neither here nor there. ]

Tell me about him?

[gentledawn]

If she is like you, I think you are right!

[Xingchen can be rather sunny himself, so maybe...? He doesn't give up on people either.]

He's tall and strong. They called him the distant snow and the cold frost, but to me, he is warm and beautiful.

[dayific]

Shade... puts up a front around people she doesn't know very well, but once you get to know her, she'd do anything for you.

[ It's clear from her smile that Sunny really cares for her sister. Just like it's clear that this gentlebreeze guy really cares for his Zichen. ]

It sounds like you two are meant to be together. No wonder being with him brings out the Kizuna in you.

[gentledawn]

I know someone like that. [He is a patient man, so Shade won't lose his aid unless she does something truly abysmal.]

He is my soulmate. [His other half; he would do anything for his Zichen.] We knew not long after we first met.

[dayific]

[ Sunny makes an "awww!" sound that (this time) has nothing to do with the bunny ears. ]

That's so romantic! It's like right out of a story book.

[gentledawn]

[He can't disagree with her! Just being near Zichen makes him feel butterflies.]

The gods smiled on us. I sometimes think they gave him to me as a gift.

[dayific]

Depending on who your gods are, that's entirely possible!

[ Assigning someone a soulmate isn't Sunny's purview, but she knows there are gods out there in the vast pantheons of humanity who deal in such matters. ]

[gentledawn]

If you ever encounter them, thank them for us.

[He gives her another bow to show his appreciation.]

My Master kept me on a mountain and, when I left her, I was unsure of my place below. Zichen proved that I was where I needed to be.

[dayific]

On the off chance I run into them in the heavens, I promise I'll give them your regards.

[ Of course, being from separate worlds and times might throw a wrench in that promise. Ah, well. ]

Why did she keep you on a mountain?

[ The use of the word "kept" is somewhat worrying, with little other context behind it. ]

[gentledawn]

Thank you, Lady. [His expression is warm as he straightens, pleased at the possibility.]

She rescued me when I was a mere babe. [Nothing good would have happened to him.] On her mountain, she taught me Cultivation. It was her wish that her students stay with her and continue to Cultivate in peace. I believe she feared the world.

[dayific]

Oh, I see. Then she took you in and taught you as an act of kindness.

[ That sounds much less worrisome than being "kept." ]

But you say you eventually left your Master's care, and then met Zichen?

[gentledawn]

Yes. I doubt I would be here without her.

[Orphan children do not fare well. He likely would have died as a baby.]

I did. She said if I did, I could never return.