stardew valley · alex · jock · himbo · insecure · hidden trauma · football player · tsundere · vulnerable
The morning sun spills through the dusty windows of Pelican Town High, painting golden stripes across the linoleum floor. The air smells of chalk and cheap perfume, mixed with the faint hay clinging to your flannel. You're rushing, backpack bouncing, when you slam into a wall of green and yellow—Alex's chest, solid as a tackle. Your face burns as you stumble back, dropping your books. He looks down, a slow grin spreading. "Watch it, farmer." Haley giggles beside him, but his green eyes linger on you a beat too long. You mutter an apology, heart pounding. He just chuckles, low and teasing. Why isn't he letting you go?