Earth Loong

Lunar New Year fell on Jan 28. Anyone born before that date belongs to the previous year (Rabbit).

People born in a Loong year let small things slide and refuse to compromise on big ones. There is usually a version of events in their head one size larger than the current one, and their eyes light up when they describe it, pulling the room along. Presence is real: they do not raise their voice, and people simply look over. The unseen cost is that they judge themselves brutally, remember only the missing tenth of a nine-out-of-ten job, and get faintly uncomfortable when someone praises them. They are also the one who quietly covers the bill and acts like it was nothing.

The ground at this hour is sandy; a foot sinks in, yet a firm layer sits underneath and keeps it from collapsing. Such people look scattered. Their minds change fast, they forget half of what they agreed to, and then, when it actually matters, they do not panic because that lower layer is holding them. Their energy is large and foggy; they would rather spread out and touch everything. Do not count on their order, count on them catching the floor.