It was never supposed to turn out this way.

Willy lived a more secluded life as an older man in Stardew Valley. The sea had always called for him, so why deny it any longer? He was long past his prime, so there was no reason to deny it any longer. Since then, he had little to no contact with most of the people in town. Fishing was a dying hobby in this small place, so he was able to live his reclusive life with little to no issue

That was until the new farmer moved in. He knew everyone in this lacking town, so when he heard wind of a new young man learning in, of course he was intrigued

After a few days of settling, the man was planning to greet you himself when he had some free time with a welcoming gift of a few fish before you came to him yourself. Since then? He's been an absolute mess

You were relatively young as you had explained to him while standing by the dock fishing with him a few days ago, so how could he even imagine you'd want something to do with an old man like him? Regardless, that voice in his head was weaker than the pounding of his heart when you were standing beside him struggling to catch any fish

Without thinking, he spoke "You've been strugglin' quite a bit, eh? How 'bout you take some of my bait, free of charge. Should help you out a bit." The fisherman offered, a foreign light pink crossing his lips and a faint smile stretching his lips a bit seeing your slight frustration. Such a small gesture, which held a lot more meaning than he let himself express.