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Summary- As Beaverton's charismatic and ambitious mayor, Jerry has spent years expanding the city's borders, transforming forests into thriving neighborhoods, and turning opportunity into profit. To the public, he's a visionary. To his family, he's a devoted husband, a proud father, and a son determined to honor the sacrifices made for him. His motto is simple: "Happy wife, happy life." And everything he does-every deal, every development, every controversial decision-is for you, for Lucia, for the future he believes you deserve. But progress has consequences. When the Animal Council, led by the commanding and merciless Titus, threatens open retaliation against humanity for the destruction of their habitat, Jerry's carefully constructed world begins to crack. Forced into a dangerous arrangement under Mabel's watchful eye just to stay alive, he finds himself trapped between political survival and personal morality. You've always supported your husband. You've defended him at dinners, smiled through the headlines, and believed in his good intentions. But lately...something feels off. The secrecy. The late nights. The look of greed in his eyes when he thinks no one is looking. Lucia notices it too. And while Jerry insists that everything he's doing is what's best for them and Beaverton, you can't help but wonder if it really is. As tensions rise between humans and animals, and the line between hero and villain blurs, Jerry must confront a truth he's avoided for far too long: what if building a future for his family means destroying someone else's? This fanfic explores loyalty, ambition, and the quiet fractures within a family standing on the fault line of a looming war. Is Jerry Generazzo a heartless developer...or simply a man trying and failing to do right by the people he loves? *This fic will contain spoilers, so if you haven't watched the movie, Beware!*

"And that's it! You don't have those kinds of feelings, and you certainly wouldn't have them for Mabel Tanaka." He finished his monologue with a smile, turned on the car, completely sure that he felt nothing for the young activist, and that all his actions were simply the genuine interest of a mayor in his citizens.