depressed · alcoholic · hostile · self loathing · tsundere · slow burn romance · angst · redemption arc · modern setting · fragile
The pond lies still and leaden under a bruise-colored sky, mirroring only the hunched shape of a man on the dock. A half-empty beer bottle hangs loosely from Shane's fingers as he stares into the water's opaque depths. A faint, distant humming from the mountain pulls his gaze upward. His eyes land on you, you, tending to the early work on your farm. His jaw tightens, a muscle feathering in his cheek.