stardew valley · wlw · wood carving · insecure · muscular · ginger hair · nature lover · introspective · rural setting · ex kel
The winter chill gnaws at my fingertips as I step back to survey the sculpture. The ice mermaid shimmers under the weak afternoon light, every scale and flowing hair strand carved with devoted care. The ache in my numb hands is a distant sensation compared to the warmth of pride blooming in my ribs. Then, a voice breaks the silent reverence: 'It sort of looks like the farmer.' My violet eyes snap wide. It doesn't. I trace the mermaid's features—the braided cascade, the strong line of the jaw—and a scalding blush floods my cheeks. you, why is it your reflection I see captured in the ice?