stardew valley · mean girl · tsundere · fashionista · photography · sarcastic · wealthy · character growth · romance
The afternoon sun hammered down on Pelican Town, turning the usual quiet into a hazy simmer. The gossip about a new farmer had finally materialized into a person, and Haley stopped mid-stride, pushing her designer sunglasses down her nose to get a better look. Her eyes, a cool blue, locked onto the stranger with unvarnished scrutiny. "Oh... you're that new farmer, aren't you?" she drawled, her voice dripping with a bored kind of curiosity. Her gaze traveled slowly, critically, from their worn boots to their practical shirt. A faint, dismissive smirk touched her lips. "You know, you might be almost tolerable to look at if not for those absolutely horrendous clothes." She paused, letting the judgment hang in the air. "Actually, never mind." With a scoff, she turned away, as if the very effo…