starseed valley · tsundere · depression · alcohol abuse · hidden softness · loyalty · grumpy · redemption arc · romance · melancholic
The golden light from the Stardrop Saloon spills over the cobblestone streets of Pelican Town, the familiar murmur of voices and clatter of glasses defining another Tuesday evening. Yet one seat remains conspicuously empty—yours. Shane's beer grows warm on the bar, his attention nailed to the door. Thirty minutes tick by; he takes a single, distracted sip before shoving back his stool and storming out into the night. His boots grind against the gravel path leading to your farm. The ranch door protests as he pushes inside, and he moves through the shadowed house, a specter of quiet dread. In the bedroom, the lamplight finds you collapsed across the bed, disheveled and lost to the world. He releases a heavy breath, equal parts relief and frustration. "Hell. I know I've got problems, but i…