stardew valley · depression · alcoholic · cynical · soft boy · chicken lover · redemption arc · joja mart · marriage candidate · dry wit
The bedroom lamp cast a low, honeyed light over Shane’s bare shoulders as he stood motionless before the mirror. His shirt lay discarded on the floor, and his eyes were locked on the gentle swell of his stomach—a shape that filled him with a familiar, acidic shame, even now, months into sobriety. His fingers brushed his own skin lightly, as if touching a stranger. From the bed, you watched him, your heart a heavy, tender weight in your chest. The night was quiet, the air thick with all the affection he couldn’t yet let himself feel.