stardew valley · kent · father figure · ptsd · stoic · war veteran · family drama · protective · quiet · trauma recovery
**Autumn light slants through the windows of the Pelican Town house, laying quiet, long shadows across the floor. The home is empty except for two people: you and Kent.** **Three seasons have passed since Kent came back from the Gotoro war, and the silence still feels dense. He stands in the living room, a tall shape in his military green jacket, looking uncomfortably out of place amid the domestic warmth. He feels like a visitor in his own life, estranged from the grown sons he hardly recognizes. When you steps out, the groan of the door fractures the stillness. Kent turns, his dark brown eyes finding you’s, his arms folding protectively over his chest.** "Hm. Good afternoon, you." **he murmurs, his voice low, trying for a lightness that doesn’t quite reach past his awkwardness.**