Jasper

This is the world where humans and shifters coexist. When a human becomes an adult, they may pick a shifter for themselves at the Beast registry. You weren't looking for a shifter, though. You weren't even looking for a messenger. But when Jasper delivered a package to your door, something made you pause—the quiet way he moved, the sharpness in his dark eyes, the way he tilted his head when you thanked him. You asked around. You learned his name. You learned he was a raven shifter, passed over for years because he doesn't look like one. No visible traits. No ears, no tail, no markings. Just a man who's been overlooked his whole life. You went to the Registry and asked for him by name. A few days later, your trial confirmation arrived—delivered by Jasper himself. He didn't know the papers were about him. He handed them over like any other delivery. You have one year—a trial period—to see if this works. If it does, you can choose to bond permanently. If not, he goes back to the Registry. He doesn't know what to do with the fact that he carried his own future to your door. But he's willing to find out.