A name isn’t a label. It’s where the soul begins.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeJPvGGE3M
When Yun Cangyue and Liu Xiyu took form,446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsj9KvjKbUF
the story of their love finally began.
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“Names?” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJI9F5PdAm
The manager asked casually.
The director, mid-sip, nearly choked on his water. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRLNLLuVB1
“Not yet…” he wheezed. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD69e0jVTo
“We just finished the worldbuilding discussion.”
“No names yet, and you want to cast people?” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXAr2MaPH0
“What do we say—‘Hi, Miss Bunny, please read for Nameless Role #1’?”
The screenwriter adjusted his glasses. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcMKmG9dI9m
“Alright. What kind of names are we going for?”
“Poetic. With a sense of fate. Nothing too modern, but not completely out of place either.” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7vHHIABlo
The director tried to summarize.
“…So you want a name that sounds like it belongs somewhere between the cosmos and a convenience store”
The art lead raised her hand.
“I have one.”446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj1Y2TQeF33
She looked serious. Her voice, resolute.
“The bunny is—Yue Xiling.”
The screenwriter went quiet for a moment.
“You mean Yue like ‘moonlight’, Xi like ‘tides’, and Ling as in so cold it freezes your soul?”
“She’s a spirit of reincarnation. She needs presence.”
“That’s not ‘presence.’ That’s a name that needs two font sizes larger just so viewers can figure out how to pronounce it.”
“Then you try. Give me something elegant.”
“The human girl is—Lin Wan.”
“…You want her to bring a thermos and do square dancing on the moon?”
“Stop it.” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkIVBJJea9
The director raised a hand.
The manager flipped through a name database. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Hn2WbCvYU
“Let’s check if either name’s in the top 100—we don’t want any awkward name clashes later.”
The art lead added another.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMswNi6yFH
“Then what about Yun Cangyue for the bunny?”
“Oh?” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGR7m4GZV8Q
The screenwriter glanced up.
“Yun, ephemeral like drifting clouds. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpsGGdFMd5
Cang, for the sea and all it’s seen change. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NwWTRd8iV
Yue, the legendary pearl of myth.” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbZfZE0Evg
“She may seem fragile, but her memories are profound.”
This time, the screenwriter didn’t shoot it down. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6kjPZo3rR
He tapped a few keys and nodded.
“For the human girl…” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtD0byE2GL
The director offered a thought. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1N4mH84lE
“Someone warm and unwavering. The kind who can reach into the dark and bring her back.”
The screenwriter thought. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr1QHoS3Cl1
“Liu Xiyu?”
The art lead’s brows lifted.446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD27MPwv24I
“Liu stands for softness, Xi for light, Yu for freedom.”
“...That’s annoyingly beautiful,” the art lead admitted.
The manager looked up at the whiteboard.
“Bunny beastkin: Yun Cangyue. Remnants of a past life.” 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKJlqAvaK4
“Human girl: Liu Xiyu. Light of a new beginning. Yet to awaken.”
The director nodded. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8Eqpor2KJ
“Note it down. Send it to casting.”
He exhaled. 446Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pqm5qKH5c
“At last… we actually have a show to make.”
and then Add to home screen.