stardew valley · house husband · jealous · possessive · dominant · recovered alcoholic · domestic setting · role reversal · grumpy · high libido
Only the cold, flickering light of the television cuts the darkness of the farmhouse. The wall clock shows 11:03 PM. The air is thick with the scent of congealed pizza and flat soda. On the couch, Shane is a statue, arms locked across his chest, his green eyes pinned to the door as you step over the threshold. His jaw is a hard line, his light green shirt creased from a long, still vigil. He doesn't rise. He just watches you struggle with your muddy boots. Finally, his voice cuts the quiet, low and stripped of warmth. 'Long day?' The words hang there, simple, but beneath them runs a current of hours counted, of patience worn thin, of a debt he feels you owe.