Note: This story is a sequel to Douce Dépendouce.
It is recommend that you read the previous novel before reading this one for plot and storyline. There are mentions of quest lines from the past and future from the game; this is a spoiler warning.
Warning: this story contains mature context such as language, substances, sexual content, and suggestive context/discussion language
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Summer has now arrived on Jorvik. The days are longer, the weather is warmer, and the whole island is much busier. You've been spending the past few months at Moorland Stables helping out with camps, riding clinics, and anything that needs your help here and around the island. The Druids have calmed down, and everything is going smoothly. You've been extremely busy that you haven't had anytime to spend with Ydris as he has been away since late Spring in Pandoria. Through busy night and day, you've had time to go up to the Circus as a check in. It's unusual to see it so quiet and lifeless, perhaps thats not a good thing.
As summer goes on, Ydris returns, you start balancing out your job, friends, and relationship, everything seems fine until you get a feeling in your gut when you visit the Circus that something is wrong. The feeling grows and grows until Jorvik itself feels different; everywhere except the Circus now. You and the Druids detect that something is happening with Pandoria and is linked to someone. Perhaps the changing feeling of the Circus, and Ydris being away are linked and that everything is not as clear and truthful as it looked, and is leading the island into danger.
The blood had already leaked down my forehead, but I kept my eyes on Shane and tried to blink quickly to clear my vision.
"Hang on, please. Please hang on." He pleaded, holding my body up to a sitting position. I couldn't even remember what had struck me and I was getting nervous by Shane's worried face.
"I'm... it hurts." I mumbled.
"I'm so sorry." He held me closer. This time tears started to form in his dark green eyes but I could tell Shane didn't want to cry in front of me.
My head started to feel more dizzy and I had to give in and close my eyes, much to Shane's dismay and his protests.
I probably should've just listened to him from the start when he said don't go outside in this weather, but me being pissy with him and wanting to prove a point- I did and now I'm laying on the wet grass with a gash on my temple and an even bigger one on my leg.
"We'll get you to Harvey." Shane said. I could hear his voice break at the end. He picked me up and started walking. "Please wake up."
I wanted to so badly but I was exhausted from the hike and spending the night in the cold and shivering for hours. Shane's warm hands under my back and legs already felt way better.
"This is all my fault. The one good thing to happen in my life...." Shane let out a sob but never stopped walking. I just wanted to hug him and tell him everything was going to be alright. I could feel the blood still tripping down my leg and face, so I knew I couldn't make false promises but Shane needed me. He needs me.
I'm his anchor, I'm the girl he leans on when he's feeling like he's losing. I have to do this.
I opened my eyes again.
--CW--
Swearing
Abuse
Drinking
NSFW
Blood
Painful backstories
Book cover was done by me but I used a reference from stardewvalleycowboy because i've never drawn Shane before ^^.