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*leaves these pierres and runs away*

Hey I know I said this blog was about dragon quest but I need to talk about Caroline and Pierre from Stardew Valley because their marriage is the most interesting part of the game for me personally

I really don’t think that it’s a superficial “ball and chain” type of relationship where Caroline is a cheating whore and Pierre is just some callous asshole who doesn’t give a shit ab his wife. I’m not saying those relationships don’t exist, I’m saying that I don’t think it’s the case for these two.

I think that Caroline used to be very wild when she was younger. She was outgoing, flirty, always smelled like fresh tea and lemongrass and summer air. A little salty too, with how much time she spent at the beach. I think she lived to have fun, and made a few too many hasty decisions.

When Pierre moved to the valley he was a handsome man with a strong jaw and blue eyes filled with ambition. He had a very specific idea of where he wanted his life to go. When he and Caroline met, they thought it could just be a fun summer.

Pierre didn’t expect to fall as hard as he did, and Caroline didn’t expect there to be consequences for her actions. I think she really didn’t know who Abigail belonged to. They married quickly, and what went wrong was the fact that their marriage was built on an idea of obligation. Pierre needed to take accountability for who he thought was his child, Caroline wanted to marry a man she knew could support himself and her.

Both of them knew this. Maybe they loved each other a little, but not as wholly as they could. Pierre tried so hard to make Caroline happy with what she had, with what she could give him, but it really wasn’t anything he could do. And of course this made him bitter. I think Caroline was remorseful that she married a man for the insurance, and she was afraid that Abigail would turn out the same as she did, and that’s why she holds Abigail to such rigid expectations. Caroline retreated further into herself, and Pierre retreated further into his business.

Their marriage was one of convenience and complacency. I think it’s a mundane tragedy.

In conclusion I have a fix it fic that involves the farmer.