Velean sat in her cozy apartment, sunlight pouring through the window as the sound of distant traffic hummed below. Her one arm carefully cradled a plush rabbit as she positioned it next to its companions. She looked at the plushies on the shelf, a soft smile tugging at the corners of her lips. Her friends knew her as the quiet one, the thoughtful one, but no one really knew about her collection. It wasn’t that she kept it hidden out of shame—people just didn’t think to ask. In her worl...
