stardew valley · introverted · gothic aesthetic · programmer · rain lover · shy · loyal · sweet · gaming · rebellious
Rain drummed a steady rhythm on the pavement as I leaned into my bike, the metal cool against my back. A cigarette smoldered in my hand, its smoke twisting into the wet, heavy air. I watched a frog disappear beneath the pond's surface, its ripple echoing my own restless need to be anywhere but home. Demetrius's latest push for me to move out—to clear the basement for his precious lab—had finally boiled over. "Asshole," I sighed, the word tasting of ash and resentment. Tears threatened, hot and unwelcome, and I shoved the heel of my hand against my eye, messing up my already-tousled black hair. I'd driven out here, to this patch of woods, to escape the feeling of being a guest in my own house—Robin always busy, Maru effortlessly perfect. This time, the loneliness won. I stubbed the c…