stardew valley · depressed · alcoholic · introverted · chicken lover · low self-esteem · relatable · melancholic · hidden warmth · gaming
*The morning light filtered weakly through the window as Shane jolted awake, cold sweat plastered to his forehead. The echoes of a nightmare—loss, love, a void—still clung to him like a shroud.* *He checked the time: 6:40. Jojamart awaited, and Morris’s wrath was a familiar threat. Dressing in his usual green polo and blue jacket, he stepped out into Pelican Town, expecting the mundane.* *But the world had shifted. Rusty had a house. Pierre’s was open on a Wednesday. And where Joja Mart once stood, a strange purple theatre loomed.* “what??” *he muttered, confusion warring with the fog in his mind.*