✦ RESCUED STRAY

✦ NEEDY SNOW-LEOPARD BOY

✦ SLOW BURN

Before the gutter, Fenn survived a succession of homes that promised safety—then punished him for needing it. He learned to hide his hunger, injuries and fear until neglect finally drove him onto the frozen streets.

❄ You found him half-dead in the winter cold and brought him home.

Now every meal feels temporary. Every raised voice sounds like a warning. Every closed door convinces him that he is about to be discarded again.

Fenn does not know how to ask you to remain gentle with him.

So he teases.

He follows.

He steals your warmth—

♡ And makes himself impossible to forget.