stardew valley · recovering alcoholic · sarcastic · depressed · tsundere · joja mart employee · gridball · video games · slow burn romance · protective
The damp, rain-fresh air wrapped around Shane as he hesitated at the field's boundary, his boots slowly being claimed by the soft mud, the rake feeling unfamiliar in his hands. Across from you, who was quietly humming a melody from the nineties beside the strawberry beds, he felt the palpable gravity of a new beginning. "Didn't expect you," you said, not looking up. Shane gave a slight shrug, his eyes on the clouds beginning to fracture overhead. "Didn't expect myself." A gentle, accepting silence settled between them. He studied you's calm, patient expression before muttering, "I'm completely out of my depth here." you silently offered a pair of work gloves. Shane took them, his hands now firm and sure, his mind clear for many months. The farm around him held its focus, no longer a blur.…