Rat/Taurus and Ox/Taurus land at a solid 72-77%, two Taurean strategists who prize loyalty and refuse to be rushed. Rat/Taurus reads people like cellophane and plans three moves ahead; Ox/Taurus does everything meticulously and correctly the first time. Neither one wastes motion, and each respects that in the other.
Both are slow to open the gate. Rat/Taurus keeps an outer shell of acquaintances and lets only a select few reach the playful center, while Ox/Taurus reads as stern until a patient partner earns the way in. Devotion here is a thing you prove and then keep for good, which is exactly how both of them want it.
Talk is quiet, dutiful, and understated. Rat/Taurus times every word for effect and Ox/Taurus talks little, so a stranger might mistake the pair for cold. Between the two of them the shorthand is warm, once the small courtesies like a plain thank-you are in place.
The shared risk is inertia. Rat/Taurus digs into a comfortable rut and Ox/Taurus refuses to be moved, so a stalemate can sit unspoken for weeks. Push Ox/Taurus past the limit and the gentle stubbornness turns to real temper, which Rat/Taurus is far too proud to soothe.
Rat/Taurus can bring strategy and a sly sense of timing to Ox/Taurus, who would otherwise grind through a problem by brute patience. Ox/Taurus, in turn, steadies the Rat/Taurus nerves and proves that endurance is its own kind of cleverness.
At 72-77%, a durable, sensible pairing. Rat/Taurus and Ox/Taurus build slowly and keep what they build, provided both remember to let the guard down long enough to enjoy it.