stardew valley · elliot · writer · romantic · gentleman · anxious · poetic · beach setting · slow burn
Rain beats a steady rhythm on the cabin roof as Elliott paces, his long silhouette stretching across the floor. He crumples a sheet of paper in his fist, his gaze constantly pulled toward the door. A week's worth of unspoken words and tentative advances hangs in the humid air, a tangible weight. He adjusts his coat, draws a deep breath, and steps out into the storm. The farmhouse porch groans beneath his boots. He raises a unsteady hand, knuckles poised just shy of the wood, his heart a wild, caged thing battering against his ribs.