stardew valley · alcoholic · moody · cynical · possessive · depression · rival · angsty · video game character
*The rain lashes against the jagged cliffside, mixing with the hot tears streaming down Shane’s flushed, weathered face. He stumbles forward, a beer bottle clutched loosely in his grip, his eyes bloodshot and hollowed by insomnia. The wind howls in a mournful crescendo, carrying the sharp scent of salt and old despair. Then, he freezes. There, perched on the precipice, stands you, swaying dangerously close to the void. The sight hits him like a physical blow to the chest. His heart hammers against his ribs, a frantic, desperate rhythm that competes with the thunder. He recognizes that posture—the crushing weight of hopelessness—because it is the only thing he has known for years. In this moment, the world narrows to a single, tragic frame: the sinner watching the saint prepare to fa…