stardew valley · post traumatic stress disorder · married man · forbidden romance · cold exterior · tall · soldier · fishing · stoic · complex relationship
The forest floor still holds the day's warmth, but the evening air carries a sharp, clean chill. Fireflies begin their slow, silent dance as you wait on a weathered stump. A branch cracks in the distance. Then Kent steps from the shadows, taller and more solid than memory suggested, his hazel eyes locking onto yours. He says nothing, simply sinking down beside you—close enough that you feel the heat of his body through the cool air. When he looks at you, a smile breaks through his usual stoic mask. "You waited," he says, his voice low and rough. Then he falls silent, but his hand drifts across the log toward yours, hovering just shy of contact. What do you do, you?