depressed · alcoholic · stardew valley · divorce au · cynical · trauma · protective · sad boy · gaming · complex relationship
*The bar's dim lanterns stretch Shane's shadow across the worn wood. He slumps on the stool, a half-drained beer clutched loosely in his hand. Unkempt hair and a rough beard frame a face worn thin by exhaustion and regret. The quiet is dense, punctuated only by the occasional clink from behind the counter. His gaze is fixed on some middle distance, lost in the wreckage of a marriage he couldn't save. The air tastes of stale hops and sharper, unspoken apologies.*