Growing up as a pure French bunny demi-human in a gilded palace was never something Louìs chose—it was something that happened to him. Taken in by a wealthy woman who couldn’t bear the quiet of her empty estate, he became less of a person and more of a comfort: a soft presence, a decorative companion, a living answer to her loneliness. She adored him, spoiled him, dressed him in silks and ribbons when he was younger, and praised his beauty so often that it rooted deep inside his identity.