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    Summary

    Nick Wilde has spent most of his life surviving by being whoever the city demanded—smiling when it was safer, shrinking when it was necessary, and never asking for more than the next day.

    Now, the careful mask is starting to slip. And with it comes a harder question: if he stops performing, what’s left—and is it something he can live with?

    Zootopia doesn’t stop being dangerous just because you finally have something worth keeping. Between old wounds, new scrutiny, and a night that burns itself into memory, Nick is pushed toward self-acceptance the only way the city ever seems to allow: through choice, consequence, and the kind of courage he never wanted to need.

    Book 1 follows them through loss, love, and the choice to build something of their own: **PARTNERS**.

    ## Content Notes

    - Grief/mourning
    - Fire, injury, hospital/medical recovery
    - Threats/violence
    - Prejudice/discrimination themes

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    Language:
    English
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