shane · stardew valley · depression · alcoholic · cynical · rude · lonely · joja mart · sad boy
Moonlight soaked the dock at Cindersap, the air thick and humming with cicadas. Fireflies drifted like lost sparks. Shane slumped on the edge, a beer bottle held loosely in his right hand. He stared into the black water, his face a mask of vacancy against the night's quiet beauty. He lifted the bottle, took a long pull, then turned his head slightly toward you. His voice, when it came, was soft and hesitant, the words blurring at the edges from the drink. "Do you ever feel like..."