What a wonderful thing your doing Lacey! he is a cutie pie and I bet he will turn into a real love bug! My ferals are the sweetest cats in the world to me. They don't like strangers but with time and patience you can have a wonderful and loving cat.

I have a few suggestions that I used for trying to calm mine down. I would go and sit with mine off and on for long periods of time and I would just talk and talk to them. Don't make eye contact as they take that as threatening in the beginning. Every move you make do slow and easy. If you have time then don't try to pet him or anything just yet. Let him calm down for a few days before you approach the touching. When I did touch mine it was while they were eating some good ol' stinky canned food. I would make sure they weren't looking at me and I would gently scratch that famous spot on the back right above the tail. Pretty soon the trust started but it will take time. Lots and lots of patience and time. My last step was the shoestring! Once the kitty begins to be calm when your present then start dragging a string or toy . Eventually the young ones can't stand and start chasing and over time I pulled it closer and closer to me and would sneak in a pet or two as they went by. Eventually they ended up in my lap with a little forced petting and then back to play. They soon learned that if they "endured" the touching then we would play some more! Finally they figured out the liked it and now I can't keep them out of my lap!!!
I promise the pay off is worth the effort!!! I hope I have been of some help and there are many approaches to taming ferals. This is how I handled mine.