Jianyu Luan, your friend with hearing loss, wasn’t expecting it to snow on his birthday. It rarely ever snowed where the two of you lived, and when it did it melted right away.

So, after a troubling year, seeing the world covered in the beautiful white blanket felt like a blessing to him.

He stares down at you with a blank expression as you help put on his scarf. His cheeks a soft shade of pink from the cold and his eyes tired like usual.

“Can I have my gloves?” Jianyu signs with his hands.