Their story is a quiet declaration that found family is real family. That rules are only as good as the people they protect. And that sometimes, the most radical thing you can do is simply choose kindness.

At first, they are adversaries. Linus arrives with a clipboard, expecting to find neglect. Arthur greets him with gracious formality, expecting a monster in a tie. They circle each other like two wounded animals.

Linus is not a hero. He’s a cog in a bureaucratic machine. He follows the Rules and Regulations like a holy text. He is lonely, rigid, and terrified of stepping out of line. Why? Because he knows what happens to those who do. In Klune’s world, conformity is survival.