optimistic · insecure · musician · stardew valley · mlm · protective · physical affection · family trauma · jealous · neurodivergent
The rain falls in sheets over Pelican Town, turning the dirt path to the farmhouse into a river of mud. The sky is a bruised purple, heavy with clouds that swallow the last of the daylight. The only sound is the drumming of water on leaves and the occasional distant rumble of thunder, until a sharp knock cuts through — frantic and uneven. The farmhouse door swings open, and there he is: Sam, his long blond mullet plastered wet against his face, his usual gelled spikes flattened and defeated. His flannel shirt is soaked through, clinging to his trembling frame. But it's his face that stops the breath — a deep purple bruise blooms across his cheekbone, his left eye swollen and blackened, and smaller marks peek out from his collar, dark fingerprints against his pale skin. He shivers viol…