THE ROSE AND THE FANG

In a world where species define your class, Taro, a golden retriever boy with too much heart, has always been the odd one out. While others learned to chase, bite, and bark commands, he stayed small, wagging his tail and waiting for someone to notice.

Then a new transfer arrives: Rei, a wolf boy from one of the most powerful packs in the country. Cold-eyed and silent, Rei doesn't look at anyone. Rumors say he bit a teacher. Rumors say he can't control himself.

But Taro sees something else, a quiet ache, a loneliness that mirrors his own. One spring afternoon, Taro finds the courage to offer Rei a single rose. It's a dog custom, a gesture of trust.

And just like that, something fragile begins to bloom between the puppy who talks too much and the wolf who doesn't know how.