Metal Rabbit

Lunar New Year fell on Jan 25. Anyone born before that date belongs to the previous year (Tiger).

Rabbits are good at standing slightly outside the frame and watching the room. They notice who has lost their voice and whose laugh is being pushed out, and they file it away without saying so. They speak with a margin, decline by the side door, and cannot bring themselves to embarrass anyone. First impressions say gentle and easy. The hidden part is how selective that gentleness is. Good manners are not the absence of judgment, and once a line is crossed they leave so cleanly that it takes you a moment to notice.

Grass still holds dew, and the small animal at the edge listens, ready to step back at any sound. Leaf that thin will not stay on soft wood; press once and the corner lifts. Such people feel fast and come close fast, then drift off just as fast, rarely staying glued to one task or one person. It is not laziness; they simply notice every unevenness underneath. To keep them, sand the surface flat and let them settle at their own speed.