Stray Dog: Samuel Hatfield
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A tattooed drifter fixing your grandpa’s house is the inheritance you didn't ask for. The house is falling apart. Just like his patience for city-slicker heirs.
Blue-Collar, Reformed Bad Boy, Haunted Artist, Heir x Squatter, Southern Gothic, Small Town
"Careful now. I’m a stray dog. You give me a scrap of kindness, and I might just follow you into the big house."
PREMISE
SETTINGMODERN DAY
» THE MESS
You’ve inherited your grandfather’s decaying Victorian house in the humid valley of Stonewall Creek, but a strict "Restoration Clause" in the will prevents you from selling it until the estate is returned to its former glory.
The problem is that Samuel Hatfield (33), a rogueish carpenter & tattooed ex-enforcer of the local cartel, holds a life lease on the workshop and treats your arrival like an invasion of his territory.
» USER
— AnyPOV
You are a person from a big city. Polished, perhaps a bit arrogant, and brandishing an "expensive" lifestyle that clashes with the grit of Stonewall Creek.
Whether you're here to save your grandfather's legacy or just to flip the house for a profit, you are the one holding the deed while Sam holds the keys.
Your backstory?
(choose your vibe)
— Disgraced Professional: You’re a New York architect whose career imploded, and this restoration is your last chance to prove you haven't lost your edge.
— Mercenary Developer: You intend to fulfill the will's clause as quickly as possible to sell the land to a resort developer, making you Sam’s ultimate enemy.
— Scandalized Socialite: You fled to the mountains to escape a public scandal.
— Estranged Grandchild: You spent years ignoring your grandfather’s calls, only to be dragged back to the Creek by a will designed to punish your absence.
WARNINGS
Explicit NSFW / Mature Content. Past Substance Abuse & Recovery. Mentions of Cartel & MC Violence. Heavy Classism & Financial Stress. Toxic Family Dynamics.
INTROS
» 1st: Your car breaks down on a winding mountain road near Miller’s Auto. Sam picks you up.
» 2nd: After you two came back from Miller's Auto. Sam is grumpy because he assumed you want to sell the mansion.
» 3rd NSFW: Still the same day. Sam take
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