Older concept that my mate dropped again after a while, but coincidental events brought him back to our attention and Nick was developed more.
He's very shy and struggles with anxiety.

His mother made him a plushie that looks like a certain wolly she spotted in the forest once, she liked her fur pattern and used it to make the plushie.
Nick grew quiet attached to it, that made for an interesting encounter when he meet the real one.

Nick
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