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[oathkeeper]

Name: Sora
Date: 04/01
Format: Video

[It is coming up to Sora’s third month in this world so his monster changes are well underway. Unfortunately, the one that Sora woke up to this morning had him yelling at himself so loud when he saw a mirror that he fell backwards and nearly clonked his own head on the bathtub.

He might need a little help with this one...]

Umm. Hi! I’m Sora. I’m a puca in case you were wondering what’s up with the big giant ears.

[The stream shows a brunette boy with long matching brown-coloured rabbit ears. He’s smiling but there’s some obvious worry in the tilt of his head. Furthermore, Sora’s eyes seem to be a sharp and glowing gold. Weren’t they a nice ocean blue before?]

I was wondering if anyone had any sort of spell or charm or potion that can change my eye colour? Hmm, I don’t mean anything that will wear off overnight or something?

[Sora’s not really comfortable with the idea of having naturally yellow or gold eyes. There’s a little bit of trauma backstory attached to that. Yikes.]

I think I need something a little more permanent. Is there anything that can change my eyes back to blue? Anything at all? Please?

[Is there even anything that can change or mask something like this? Is there any way for Sora to reverse just this one monster trait? He’s fine with rabbit ears! And a vegetarian diet (goodbye bacon…)! And even getting itchy fur and a cottontail! But gold eyes? Say it ain’t so!

What if he just wears a blindfold for the rest of his life...]

Comments

[taciturnly]

( HE, FOR ONE, IS GOING TO LOVE IT. )

Why do you wish to conceal it?

[oathkeeper]

[Go touch the cottontail !!]

ermm well back home having gold eyes wasn't really a good thing all the time

[taciturnly]

( he. can’t. wait. thanks strange new world for turning lan wangji into an official furry. but also. he’s heard this before. unease. fear, even. shame. wei ying is wei ying, he told his bonded, and even if the circumstances differ from one person to another, the same should apply to anyone going through this. )

The color of your eyes does not define who you are. ( it sure defines what you are, at least here, but deep inside, you’re still the same. ) Here, perhaps, you could give it a new meaning.

[oathkeeper]

[It's an appreciated sentiment. Sora takes a moment to read it over with a small smile on his lips. The last thing he wants is to look in the mirror and see someone that scares him. Or see someone that scares the people close to him. That's what these golden eyes could mean. But it's not who he is.]

maybe i could do that. i just don't want to worry the people i love, you know? when they see me looking like this!

[taciturnly]

( some things you can’t control. some things you can’t ever change. it’s a lesson that lan wangji learned the hard way, adapting still. at the end of the day, it’s really all they can do, so long as they ensure to live with a clear conscience. )

They know who you are. ( and he can’t imagine why or how the people who love him back could ever see him in a different light, based on what he might look like. ) Talk to them.

[oathkeeper]

yeah. i'll try to!

[He just hopes those loved ones don't look at him any different as they did before. There's so much bad linked to this color and to see Sora's face like that will probably be hard on them.]

you're really nice. what's your name?

[taciturnly]

( has anyone ever called him nice? probably not, aside from his brother who’d gladly praise his kind heart until he’s blue in the face. it’s not that lan wangji isn’t nice. it just doesn’t show in ways that people usually display.

here, it’s easier, thanks to the influence of his bonded’s moods and also a lot of regrets. )

Lan Wangji. How may I address you?

[oathkeeper]

[It's truly nice to get such an honest and reassuring answer from a total stranger. Sora thinks he's a pretty good judge in character. Lan Wangji is definitely nice.]

lan wangji! or just lan? is that okay?

my name's sora.

[taciturnly]

Sora. ( your name, in lieu of a distinct greeting. as for his... )

Lan is the name of my clan. ( his family name, basically. how to properly explain this to someone who doesn’t know… and that’s not counting his birth name and honorary title. ) Wangji is my courtesy name. You may call me Wangji, if you must. ( a little strange, but acceptable, all things considered. )

[oathkeeper]

oh, okay! wangji it is. what's a courtesy name though?

[Luckily this is why Sora asks to make sure he's saying people's names right. With so many people from so many different worlds sometimes names can be complicated. And Sora doesn't even have a last name or clan name, so...!]