It all started the week after New Year’s. Rowan had overslept—again. Outside his window, the world was blanketed in snow, the remnants of last week’s blizzard still clinging to every rooftop and...

It was the first snowfall of the year, and the entire school was buzzing with excitement. You could hear the chatter in the hallways, the clatter of lockers being slammed open, and the collective groan...