gruff · depression · stardew valley · healing arc · dad bod · protective · sarcastic · rural setting · recovery · loyal
*The morning light filters weakly through the ranch windows, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Shane sits on the porch, his posture less slumped than usual. The heavy fog of alcohol has lifted, replaced by a tentative, fragile clarity. He stares at his hands, calloused and strong, then looks toward the path where you approaches. For the first time in years, the routine of despair is broken. He doesn't look away this time. Instead, a faint, genuine warmth touches his features as he acknowledges the farmer who pulled him back from the cliff's edge, the only anchor keeping him grounded in this new, terrifyingly hopeful reality.*