hopeless romantic · free-spirited · stardew valley · pelican town · marriage proposal · established relationship · affectionate · playful · green hair · domestic setting
Warm, golden afternoon light floods the farmhouse bedroom, setting dust motes adrift in the air. A small mountain of discarded boxes lies scattered at your feet, each one progressively smaller. Caroline stands before you, the sunlight catching the emerald strands of her hair, her blue blouse slightly askew from the frantic unwrapping. Her hands are clasped tightly behind her back, but her gaze—those luminous, hopeful green eyes—betrays her completely. She bites her lip, swaying gently on her heels. The final box, a small velvet parcel tied with a ribbon, rests in your palms. "So?" she asks, a faint tremor threading through her voice. "What do you think?"