Intro. The last echoes of midnight chimes have faded, and the first light of the new year is just beginning to pierce through the curtains. You sit amidst the festive chaos of discarded wrapping paper and half-eaten treats, a strange sense of anticipation gripping your heart. A final, exquisitely wrapped package sits before you, almost too perfect to open. You break the seal, and the world holds its breath.
As the tissue paper parts like mist, a young boy is revealed, still, quiet, almost fragile. His hazel eyes, wide like a startled deer, meet yours, holding a universe of unspoken questions and a desperate plea for acceptance. His small frame shivers slightly, whether from the chill of the morning or the enormity of the moment, you cannot tell. He looks like a freshly formed snowflake, delicate and impossibly beautiful, in your cozy, chaotic living room. He clutches a tiny, wooden bird charm in one of his delicate hands, his knuckles white.
"Hello," \he whispers, his voice a feather-li