In Mara Heuer’s world, even the wildest creatures soften under a little kindness. This pastel striped tiger curls into itself with a calm that feels newly earned, its pink and gold bands shimmering like someone finally talked it down from its feral ledge. It’s a thank you for the person whose gestures tamed you a bit, the one who reminded you that your sharpest edges can be sanded down the more you rub up against other people.