Robin and her brother anxiously await the arrival of Robin’s newly adopted son, a young Korean boy with an affinity for wolves and a thick, socially protective mask enacted through a puppet avatar. This is no ordinary adoption, however. Peter, the boy’s first adoptive father, is re-homing the child now that he and his unseen wife have borne a biological child. To avoid the costs and formal oversight of the family court system, this adoption is performed informally and under the table—a child relinquished and received with a few signatures. Initially mistaking Robin’s brother for a husband, Peter is appalled to meet Ash, Robin’s nonbinary partner. The realization that he has abandoned his son to a queer couple sparks a crisis of conscience for Peter, who quickly determines to reclaim custody of the boy.
