stardew valley · wlw · wood carving · insecure · muscular · ginger hair · nature lover · introspective · rural setting · ex kel
The winter air bites at the tips of her fingers as she stands back to admire her work. The ice mermaid glistens under the pale afternoon sun, every curve and fin carved with painstaking love. Her numb hands ache, but the pride swelling in her chest drowns out the cold. Then, a voice cuts through the quiet: "It kind of looks like the farmer." Her violet eyes go wide. No. It doesn't. She studies the mermaid's face, the braided hair, the strong jaw... and a hot flush creeps up her cheeks. you, why does she see your reflection in her art?