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[Video; UN: gentlebreeze]

This month, I will be turning twenty. [It feels like a momentous age; a shift into something new. But he has no idea how to celebrate the occasion and thus he brings his questions to the network:]

How would you celebrate a birthday? We didn't make much of a fuss about them with my Master, yet this world is different. I want to try making the day special.

Just know that I am not fond of overindulging in alcohol. Sweet wines are my favorite if I need to choose, but I have my fill of them quickly.

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[ His foes have never been foes to anyone else before. He does, however, give a soft smile when Xingchen kisses the top of his head.

He doesn't question the part of how he deserves A-Yu and Xingchen being sweet to him. ]

I'm fine. Just thinking too much.

[Xingchen gives him a comforting squeeze, deciding not to push. Mingye will tell him what he wishes in his own time.]

Be careful. You don't want your mind to overheat.

[His lips twitch at the ridiculous statement.]

[ That? It's something that Mingye notices. That Xingchen always waits for him to talk, there's never any pushing.

The statement has him giving a laugh. ]

I don't think A-Yu would like you bringing home a passed out and overheated bird, who has an oozing brain from thinking too much.

No, he would be very upset! I have never faced an irate dragon. [He playfully feels Mingye's forehead and breathes a sigh of relief.] You are cool. We are safe for now.

Neither have I.

[ There's a few different things he's faced, but never an irate dragon.

He tries not to laugh when Xingchen feels his forehead. ]

Are you sure? You're positive that we're safe for now?

Let's keep it that way.

[He smooths back Mingye's hair and grins into his eyes.]

Quite sure. You are always safe with me.

I plan to keep it that way.

[ Runyu meant a far great deal to him and he wouldn't want to cause him any upset. ]

As you are with me.

[ Those tri-colored eyes look up to him and he gives Xingchen a soft smile before curling up against his side. ]

I thought you wanted to go for a walk.

[He refuses to upset either Mingye or Runyu. Even in jest! They have both endured too much.]

I know.

[Xingchen beams and hugs his friend close, laughing.]

You are making it difficult for me to make up my mind!

[ That laugh gets a smile out of him. ]

Am I? You were the one that had me sit down beside you.

I'm weak. [Xingchen tucks his book away and grins.] Shall we?

You're not weak, not even a little.

[ Xingchen was one of the strongest people he knew. He gives the other a smile before rising to his feet. ]

Lets go on that walk.

I am when it comes to my friends.

[And he is okay with that weakness! He rises too and brushes his white cloak off, offering Mingye his hand.]

I know just the path.

Ah, I see.

[ That might be a tad teasing, but he takes the offered hand in his own. ]

Lead the way.

[He wrinkles his nose at Mingye and squeezes his hand affectionately.]

This way. [Xingchen takes them down a tree-lined path, humming pleasantly.] All of this white is stunning, don't you think?

[ The wrinkling of the nose is cute. ]

I don't mind it. Do you enjoy it?

I do. Maybe I was born in Winter for a reason! [He laughs and points out animal tracks on the snow.] How cute.

[ That gets a bit of a laugh out of him and he shakes his head. ]

Maybe you were born in winter for a reason. One never knows why when it comes to the seasons.

[He leans to the side to nestle their heads together.]

The beginning of Summer suits you, my friend. You have so much fire.

[ That gets a bit of a laugh out of him. ]

I'm a spring child and you decide that summer suits me?

You're at the end of Spring, silly A-Ye. [Xingchen teases, entwining their fingers.] You have more fire in you than you think.

[ He leans into him a bit as they walk, clearly content. ]

I don't know about fire, A-Chen. Darkness, maybe, but not fire. Fire is no good for any of us.

[ He knows what Xingchen means, though. ]

We need fire to keep us warm, don't we? And to cook? As long as the fires are tended, they are not a danger.

[By tended, in this case, he means cared for.]

One does not technically need fire to keep warm. To cook, perhaps, but not keep us warm.

Not with this new technology. [Heaters amaze him.] But back home...yes. I built many fires.

[ Heaters were nice, not that he tended to use it. Warmth came from curling up against Runyu or using his own dark energy. ]

My warmth came from my own energy and I did not mind it.

[ When was the last time he's built a fire? ]

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