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smudgethebadbard · 5 days

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It seems people really enjoyed the last headcannon post, so I have returned, this time with headcannons for the non-romanceable characters!

I love all of the characters in this game, and have created so many little dumb ideas for them, so here ya go!

We have confirmation that Linus came from a wealthy family, but put this life aside, donating his money to various charities and organizations to help others, and I like to imagine that he still enjoys working with these charities from time to time, whether this be shelter work, environmental care, or supporting other people!

Willy never had children, but took in Elliot as his own, teaching him everything he would need to know regarding the seas, and quickly takes in Farmer as well, after learning about their love for fishing.

Gus is a trans guy! I don't have any evidence for this, but I just adore Gus so much and need this in my life.

Gunther is a long-time DM, and runs a small group with some of the local teens, and maybe some of the adults! I feel like his fascination of antiques and old treasures has assisted his DMing skills, or possibly the other way around!

Kent has learned how to sew, knit, and garden in order to get closer with Jodi and the kids once he returned to Pelican Town. (He's trying to be a better dad, he already is such a good guy :])

Mr. Qi is quite close with both Sandy and Gus, considering them friends!

Pierre was a college dropout, yet still considers himself a "man of study", I'm sorry, I just can't see this man as anything but an arrogant asshole.

The Wizard is incredibly supportive of the queer folks in the town, and Farmer, and will offer help with anything. Gender change? He's got you. Voice manipulation? He's got the stuff. Just be careful if he invites you to share a pipe!

Marlon and the Wizard are the local salty gay couple, Statler and Waldorf style, and lurk in the back during the flower dance, taking the last dance for themselves.

Pam loves thrifting and going on antiquing sprees with Harvey, and she knows how to absolutely steal a deal, girlie would most definitely punch an old woman over an auction item.

This is all I have atm, but if you want more, please let me know!! I love making stupid little theories for the glorbos. :]

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ieatsmallorphansnamedtom · 8 months

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that poll has me seriously considering Marlon and Gus... why

Succumb to my wisdom Silly (/j)

Anyways, I'm going to try and flesh this out with some basic dot-points to see if I could see it working. Enjoy >:)

Marlon x Gus Dot Points

tw: for death mentions, injury, food, possible (?) unreality

I'm trying to think of a ship name. "Fighting-Recipe"? Uh..."Dinner-Slayer" no

Anyways. Old men who love each other.

Marlon always gets free meals after coming back half-dead from the mines. Trust me when I say Gus pulls out all the stops to make sure he doesn't have to spend all his money at Harvey's (let's be real none of us can afford that at first. And there's no way Marlon's as rich as our players--surely)

Very slightly and kind of adjacent to grumpy x sunshine? Marlon being the grump and Gus being the sunshine

More reserved x friendly honestly

Gus definitely had to initiate the relationship. It probably started with Gus knowing Marlon had a thing for Marnie and trying to help. He's a pretty good wing-man

But then of course Marlon ended up falling for him instead! Gus didn't like him back for a long time--he restricted his feelings to only platonic--but eventually it got the better of him. That was still after Marlon had liked him for a while, though

No "who fell first who fell harder" because although Marlon fell first they both love each other an equal and healthy amount

Gus had to confess I think. He was still nervous as all hell, but he did it.

Idk if the following counts as unreality but just in case... Unreality tw for the last few dot points.

Imagine: you're Marlon. You've spent all day in the mines fighting and working and doing injury report paperwork for the farmer. You're tired. You enter the Stardrop Saloon for a nice thing of beer. Everyone seems really, really interested in you for some reason. You sit down at the bar. Shane is staring at you but looks away. Suddenly, you notice Emily hurrying over to the jukebox and changing the song.

It's the Macarena. Gus starts dancing--I'm kidding!!!

No, it's a slow-dancing romance song. You look over at Gus for answers; he quickly looks away. But not for long, because with a deep breath, he walks over to you and says the following.

"Did you...Sorry. Would you like to go on a date with me?"

(Sorry long-time Gus fans I don't know what he would say exactly)

You're stunned. What?! Did he--did he just as you out on a date? Didn't he think you still liked Marnie? Or were you that obvious?

Final rating: 7.75/10. Not my go-to, but I wouldn't complain if it was canon. Marnie definitely deserves Marlon over Lewis though in my opinion.

Hope you enjoyed, Silly.

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studentinpursuitofclouds · 9 months

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i have a request! + a little bit of a ranting because i love talking about this game (if you don't want to see the long rant you can skip to the two last paragraphs with the actual request :3)

ok so, i played SDV multiple times (although i never did the 100% challenge, i played at least 9 to 10 different saves), and i noticed that, throughout the entire game, the farmer's parents only send 4 letters for them, and for you to even receive said letters, you need to obtain certain amount of gold. plus, another detail is that only one of the parents will send you a letter (depending of the gender option you chose in-game), while the other one is never mentioned even once.

additionally, i also found interesting how, whenever Harvey mentions having to do "an emergency surgery" on the player, the parents never even send a letter mentioning it or anything. i would assume that for something as serious as a surgery, a family member would be contacted in case anything went south, but that never seemed to be the case. you simply wake up from the surgery, go home, sleep, and your parents never even show sign of being alive.

i know Eric most likely did this to 1. keep the past of the farmer as vague as possible for people who enjoy creating OCs/sonas to not have to ignore canon details, and 2. in regards of the letters, to reward the player for reaching x milestone. however, my little brain could not help but assume that the reason the farmer barely receives any letters from their parents (and when they do it's only from one of them) it's because they bought some heavy mommy/daddy issues™ baggage with them to the valley.

and that's where my request comes from: how would the older villagers (preferably those with no children and/or spouses, like Gus, Marlon, Willy, Linus, etc) react to the farmer accidentally calling them mom/dad, because the farmer views them as the parental figure they wish they had in their life? would it be awkward? would they be flattered? would they comfort the farmer? i NEED to know.

additionally, i would prefer if you could make it a mixture of angst and fluff. plus, you can choose any villager you want, i just ask you to include Willy, since he's the one that i made a father/child relationship with my OC and who inspired this request in the first place.

thank you, hope it wasn't too much!!! and take care :3

I have to say, when I first played the very first save, I was also interested in the fact that only one parent sent letters, and even the letter itself didn't say "me and your mom/dad are proud of you", but just "I'm proud of you, with love dad/mom). Then the letters stopped coming altogether. My first guess and failed headcanon for my OC is that Farmer only had one parent (the other parent abandon family/dead), and when the letters stopped coming, the other parent passed away as well. And then I thought it was a pretty dark headcanon and scrapped the idea. Don't want too much angst, nope!

I really like this ask, because in my opinion, even if Farmer has living and loving parents, they will still see some people in Stardew Valley as a parental figure, because Farmer's family is far away.

I hope you enjoy the stories, I tried to make them both sad and fluffy at the same time. Thanks for ask and enjoy! ❤️

Willy, Marlon, Linus and Gil react to Farmer calling them dad.

Willy:

Amazement, laughter and pride is what Willy felt as Farmer very emotionally showed how they caught the Legendary fish in the mountain lake, not forgetting to gesticulate. They and Willy were sitting on the docks on a late summer night when, a little tired from fishing, they began to tell each other their fishing stories over a bottle of mead.

"That fish almost tore the fishing line, but I still managed to pull it out. I swore and puffed, but I pulled it out! It was huge!" The farmer summarized his story.

"What a fisherman! Well done, lad/lass!" The old fisherman's heart rejoiced that young people were still interested in fishing.

"Thanks, Dad!" The Farmer quickly said the last phrase on emotion, but their smile quickly slipped and they slapped themselves on the mouth. Willy also sat silent, a little surprised at the last word. Dad... The sea wolf had his heart broken more than once in his youth, and he had already resigned himself to the fact that he would never hear that word. He wasn't sad, for fishing did bring him happiness. And still...

"Sorry, that was... Ugh, I didn't mean to-" The Farmer was already trying to get out of the awkward situation, except that they felt the old sailor's hand on their shoulder, Willy's eyes looking at them with pride and warmth.

"You're welcome, son/daughter. I'm really proud of you". Never did Willy think he could say such words, the words of a proud parent for his growing child. Willy did not have a wife or children, so he could not feel the pain of loss from something he never had. And yet, after that word, he felt as if a stone had been lifted from his shoulders, and a warmth flooded into the old sailor's heart when the Farmer, crying, hugged him back after his words.

Marlon:

"Kid!"

"I'm fine!" The Farmer's voice came up from the bottom floor of the mine, letting Marlon know that they weren't under a rubble pile of rocks or in a nest of monsters. After a moment, Farmer was able to climb out of the hole in the floor on their own, unharmed, just a couple of scratches and with dirt.

Seeing that the Farmer was standing on their feet and unharmed, Marlon sighed in relief. But immediately, anger filled the old one-eyed adventurer's chest. Using a mega bomb on slimes - how did they even think of this!? The uppermost levels of the mines can collapse from a not too strong explosion, and then there's explosives of such power!

"Things went a little off plan, but we still destroyed those slimes. I call it success," the Farmer didn't have time to finish, as Marlon walked up to them quickly and gave them a not too strong, but quite painful smack upside the head. The Farmer immediately writhed in discomfort.

"Ouch! Why?"

"What were you thinking!?" It was the first time the Farmer saw Marlon so angry, the one-eyed monster hunter rarely lost his temper, "Have you lost your mind? Using a bomb, here! You could have died under that rubble!"

"But I-" Marlon interrupted Farmer again, raising his hand in a gesture.

"We have to think about every step we make in a fight, and what did you do?" Marlon was already speaking more calmly, but his tone remained the same steely. The Farmer had already feel ashamed and regretted their careless decision.

Yet, when Marlon calmed down and scolded the Farmer, taking their word that they would never act so recklessly again, the elder adventurer offered to return to their Guild, since it was getting dark. The Farmer breathed a sigh of relief, and on the exhale they said: "You're such a dad..."

Marlon stopped after that, turning to face the Farmer, who seemed to be surprised at their own words. And Marlon himself was surprised at how he snapped at the shout: he knows that the life of an adventurer is a constant risk, but Farmer had become a close person to him to let them risk their lives so recklessly. Just like... Just like his own child. And then they call him dad...

After Farmer's words, the one-eyed adventurer hummed playfully:

"In that cases, I, as a 'dad', officially declare to you: once again you use a mega bomb at the first levels, or do another stupid act, and I will flog you with a belt so that you won't be able to sit for a week, let alone swing a sword", Marlon is unlikely to ever carry out his threat, but he must make it clear to the Farmer that he is not joking.

"Ok, ok! I won't do it again! Sheesh...", Not wanting to argue with their mentor any further, the Farmer quickly followed Marlon to the exit of the mines. Before they left the cave, Marlon put a hand on their shoulder.

"Stay vigilant, adventurer. I've lost many people dear to me to let this happen again..."

Linus:

Linus hadn't noticed that the Farmer had managed to doze off by the camping fire. After all, a hearty supper of fried mushrooms had put the Farmers to sleep and made them fall into the realm of dreams. Early fall had already rewarded the Stardew Valley with cool nights, and so Linus decided to wake the Farmer so they could head to their warm home. The task was not an easy one: besides the delicious food, the Farmer had been very tired lately, and so he slept like a dead man.

"Get up, my friend, it's time for you to go home," alas, all of Linus' efforts were unsuccessful, and then stopped altogether when Farmer sleepily said: "Dad, please, five more minutes..."

"...Dad?"

Linus heard many words for himself: homeless, crazy, wild man, freak, stinker, weirdo. But Dad...?

While Linus was processing the information, Farmer had already managed to fall back into a deep sleep. The wild man decided to let Farmer finish his sleep in peace here near his tent. He took out a warm blanket from the tent, which he had made himself from fur, and covered Farmer, who was shivering a little from the cold night.

"Sweet dreams, my child", Linus had never thought that Fate would let him consider someone his child and pass on his wisdom, even if they were not related by blood. He made a promise to himself to always keep an eye on this kid and to help them in any way he could, whether by advice or deed.

Gil:

The knocking of stone against stone. Bang. And another ban

Another failure.

"Ah, damn it..." The Farmer cursed, throwing two geodes at their feet.

"Try it again, kid, you'll learn in time. See, you do it like this..." Gil again demonstrates how to open the geodes by himself, without Clint's hammer. With movements that had been honed over the years, he again held two halves of a split geode in his hands, from which amethyst and rock crystal druzes glistened.

"You didn't get into farming the first time either, yeah? You told me yourself, kiddo". Gil was absolutely right - to achieve a prosperous farm, the young Farmer had to work really hard, and success did not come immediately. So Farmer, sighing tiredly, took the geodes in their hands again in an attempt to open the mineral. Knock, knock, knock.

Crash.... Pop.

It worked!

"Told ya, kid", Gil smiled at the excited Farmer, who, twisting the two halves of the open geode, couldn't believe their own eyes.

"Yo, I finally did it! Thanks, Papa!"

It took the Farmer about ten seconds to realize what they had just said. Their cheeks flushed. Oh...

Gil, on the other hand, was quite ok to such a word in his address. In fact, he did not even miss the opportunity to tease the young adventurer a little.

"Papa, huh?" Though deep down Gil was touched by the fact that he had become this kind of father figure to Farmer, he wouldn't miss the opportunity to have a little fun. Especially since he knows that Farmer, though embarrassed by their confession, will also catch Gil's mood.

And the old adventurer is not mistaken.

"Well, should I call you mom then?" The Farmer was not in debt, deciding to play along with Gil as well.

"And that's how you talk to your papa, kid?" Gil rewarded the Farmer with a playful slap on their shoulder, "Come on, get outside. There's a whole bag of geodes lying by the supply boxes. Bring it over here and we'll practice some more," Farmer nodded and ran merrily toward the Guild exit, almost hitting Marlon, who was just entering the building.

The one-eyed adventurer, seeing his cheerful friend (it was rare to find Gil in such a good mood):

"Did something happen while I was gone?" Marlon hummed favorably and waited for Gil to stop snickering and calm down.

"You can congratulate me, brother," Gil said, "I just became a dad."

#stardew valley #sdv #sdv headcanons #sdv willy #sdv marlon #sdv gil #sdv linus #i proud of myself with this stories and I hope I wrote how you'd like it #i hope at least #it's can be hard #but ugh #sorry i don't make any sense #anyway thank you for this ask I really like it❤️

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stardewremixed · 2 years

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Masterpost for My SDV Headcanon & Original Fanfics (WIP)

I had some difficulty logging everything here, so I’m redirecting to my hashtags. Since I wasn’t consistent in the beginning, I included multiple hashtag links below. Most posts will be the same on the pages, except for my early days.

#sdvheadcanon

#sdvheadcanons

#stardewvalleyheadcanon

#stardewvalleyheadcanons

Original Headcanon

Strawberries

Making Beds - SDV version - SVE version

Weeding the Garden - bachelors - bachelorettes

Justice for Stardewies (includes other townies)

Friends (Shane, Elliott, Leah)

Traveling Cart (bachelors)

What each Townie adds to the Community Center once complete

Flower Dance (Emily) (Haley)

After Christmas Sales (SDV + SVE)

Do they believe in Santa?

Christmas Cookies (Abigail and Alex)

First Day of Winter

Favorite Holiday Treat

Favorite Holiday Movie

Favorite Holiday Tradition

10 Birthday Headcanons for Sebastian

Favorite Christmas Carol

Favorite Christmas Ornament

Adulting (bachelorettes only)

What would the Stardewies/Stardudes be doing instead of sleeping?

Auctions (Gunther & Olivia)

Stardewies as kids (Abigail)

Black Friday shopping (SDV + SVE)

Thanksgiving (SDV + SVE)

Shower Thoughts (SDV + SVE)

Shane sings

Misc thoughts (includes townies)

Random Saturday morning headcanons (includes townies)

When they were younger (Marnie)

National Philanthropy Day (SDV + SVE)

National Pickle Day (Harvey + Farmer)

Stardewies Favorite Desserts (SDV + SVE)

Veterans Day headcanons (includes townies + SVE)

Amusement Park Dates with Stardudes (includes SVE)

How do the Stardudes react to getting injured

More random Halloween headcanon (includes townies + SVE)

Halloween headcanon (includes townies + SVE)

Favorite Halloween treat (bachelorettes only, includes SVE)

Social Media

Random Pam headcanon

Stardudes Favorite Desserts (SDV + SVE)

Some SVE headcanons

Breast Cancer Awareness Month (includes townies)

Pasta Headcanons (bachelorettes)

Pasta Headcanons (bachelors)

Stardewies at their time of the month

Happy International Archaeology Day (Gunther)

Villager vacations (includes townies)

Stardew Valley Neighbors (Part 2, Part 1)

Date Night with Bachelorettes

Elliott’s Fall Birthday

Teach Me (Elliott, Sebastian, Sam, Abigail, Harvey)

Favors for Farmer

Favorite tools

Stardew Valley Coffee Shop

Dates with Bachelors

First Day of Fall (includes townies)

Random headcanon

St. Paddy’s Day

Random Haley headcanons

International Women’s Day (includes townies)

Going to Zuzu City (bachelors/bachelorettes) (townies)

Random headcanons (includes townies)

Game Night

Social Media platforms

Haley headcanons

Random headcanons (includes townies)

Harvey B-day headcanons

Elliott headcanons

Sam headcanons

Original Fanfic Stories

First Kiss with Shane

First Kiss with Harvey

Alex and Abigail

Sebastian x (easily blushing) Farmer strolling through the snow

Gus gives Pam a job

Alex and the Ice Cream Stand

Misc:

SDV + SVE Pairings

In defense of Sam Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Would you rather? (bachelorettes) (bachelors)

Linus’ conspiracy tent theories

The leaking roof

Stray thoughts about Mayor Lewis

For all posts about a specific bachelor/ette or townie, you can find their links here:

Bachelors/Bachelorettes:

All Tags:

My TS4 Remakes (and HC)

SVE

See also Master Post for Borrowed/Adopted/Altered HC’s written by others

#stardew valley thoughts #sdv headcanon #stardew valley headcanon #sdv #stardew valley #livinasimminlife #ts4 stardew valley #stardew valley sims

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farming-for-affection · 3 years

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Stardew Valley Writing Masterpost

Hello! If you’re here because you saw something I wrote and want to find the rest of it, all of my writing is posted on AO3. My username there is Mya_Stone .

I accept requests at all times, for anything SDV related. I will try to write something for everything I receive. Anything involving canon characters is fine, but I have not played with any modded characters. Any requests involving the player character will default to a 2nd person "you" fic, though I can do a specific gender, if your idea requires it.

I will write for any pairings. MLM/FLF/Poly/whatever. I just don't do explict smut. (Cuz I'm asexual. :D) Violence or canon-adjacent stuff (like alcoholism) is fine!

Anon asks are on for those who are shy. They are not for being a dick.

Anything to let me know you’ve read my fics honestly keeps me going. ^_^

Thanks for visiting!

P.S. Mods I use Masterpost

Full Fics

Laughing in the Dark | On AO3 | On Tumblr | Maru and Abigail venture into the mines. Not romance. 4,448 Words TW: Claustrophobia, minor injuries.

A Place to Belong | On AO3 | Developing Relationship between the farmer and Sebastian. 3,686 Words TW: Mention of Alcohol

The Wrath of a Witch | On AO3 | Asa uncovers the history between the wizard and the witch. 3,825 Words TW: Sleep Paralysis, generally spooky magic

Seasons in Stardew Writeober 2022 | On AO3 | Prompt List | On Tumblr, but I'm not linking all 31 separate posts | 31 Stardew related prompts based on short stories. Honestly one of the collections I'm most proud of.

Flash Fics / WIP

Flower Dance Comfort Fluff (All Bachelors)| On AO3 | On Tumblr |

Coffee Talk (Harvey Fluff) | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

I’d Kill for a Coffee... Literally (Harvey Fluff) | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

Unrequited (Marlon/Marnie Angst) | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

The Perfect Piece | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

A Defiantly Deafening Selfie (Emily&Haley) | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

The Midnight Premier | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

Have You Ever Been in a Fight Prompt (Bachelors) | On Tumblr |

Chaotic Ship Meme | Haligail | Shane x Alex |

The Gridball Star (Alex Angst) | On AO3 | On Tumblr |

Relationship Headcanons

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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Gorgeous work by the fantastic @jellyaris!

I love this so much -- the warm colours, the expressions on their faces, Marlon blushing.

Dig Deep synopsis: Struggling through past trauma, Marlon starts to let a little more light into his life when the new farmer moves to the valley.

#stardew valley fanart #stardew valley fanfic #stardew valley marlon #sdv marlon #sdv marlon x farmer #|| ladygreywrites: Dig Deep

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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Riley reached for her crutches and started to get up to see him to the door, but he quickly stopped her.

"I can let myself out just fine," he assured her.

"I know," she said, eyes glinting, "but I really want to make out like teenagers by the door for a bit."

Marlon grinned, feeling almost giddy. "In that case, it would be rude not to see me out."

Chapter 8, Dig Deep

Artwork by my Very Thoughtful German Potato friend, @doctor-aceus-art

#|| ladygreywrites: Dig Deep #sdv fanfic #sdv fanart #sdv marlon x farmer #sdv marlon #stardew valley #stardew valley fanart #stardew valley fanfic #doctor-aceus-art #I woke up this morning to Doc streaming their work on this piece inspired by my fic and it totally made my day #my whole week #LOOK AT MY BABIES SMOOCHING #Doc is a art genius #Doc you are good shit #the best shit

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ladygreywritesstuff · 4 months

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Chapters: 12/12 Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Marlon/Female Player (Stardew Valley), Harvey & Female Player (Stardew Valley), Gil & Marlon (Stardew Valley), Gil & Female Player (Stardew Valley) Characters: Marlon (Stardew Valley), Female Player (Stardew Valley), Leah (Stardew Valley), Marnie (Stardew Valley), Robin (Stardew Valley), Elliott (Stardew Valley), Harvey (Stardew Valley), Shane (Stardew Valley), Gil (Stardew Valley) Additional Tags: May/December Relationship, Drama & Romance, Adventure & Romance, the world needs more Marlon, Depression, PTSD, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Smut, mentions of child death, Suicide Attempt, Coming Out, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Mentions of War Summary:

Struggling through past trauma, Marlon starts to let a little more light into his life when the new farmer moves to the valley.

Inspired by the Make Marlon Real mod by Werewolf Master and Marlon/Marnie fics by Eke.

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Ta-da! It’s finally done! This was a long labour of love for me -- thanks to all who provided encouragement along the way!

#|| ladygreywrites: Dig Deep #sdv fanfic #sdv marlon x farmer #sdv marlon

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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Chapters: 11/12 Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Marlon/Female Player (Stardew Valley), Harvey & Female Player (Stardew Valley), Gil & Marlon (Stardew Valley), Gil & Female Player (Stardew Valley) Characters: Marlon (Stardew Valley), Female Player (Stardew Valley), Leah (Stardew Valley), Marnie (Stardew Valley), Robin (Stardew Valley), Elliott (Stardew Valley), Harvey (Stardew Valley), Shane (Stardew Valley), Gil (Stardew Valley) Additional Tags: May/December Relationship, Drama & Romance, Adventure & Romance, the world needs more Marlon, Depression, PTSD, Fluff and Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Smut, mentions of child death, Suicide Attempt, Coming Out, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Mentions of War Summary:

Struggling through past trauma, Marlon starts to let a little more light into his life when the new farmer moves to the valley.

#only one more chapter after this!#|| ladygreywrites: Dig Deep #sdv marlon #sdv marlon x farmer #sdv marlon/female player #sdv fanfic

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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working on a little werewolf AU for Marlon, Gil and Riley.

#ladygreywrites #sdv fanfic #sdv marlon x farmer

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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GFS Inktober 2022: Comfort

#just imagine the eyepatch ok #sdv marlon x farmer #sdv marlon #GFS Inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 #stardew valley moodboard

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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GFS Inktober 2022: Best Friend

Year 2: Fall

"How come I never see Harvey around anymore? Thought you two were friends?"

Riley looked at Marlon in surprise. "We are," she said, squirming a little. "I just haven't been hanging out with him much lately because I was worried it might make you jealous."

He frowned at her. "I'm not going to be jealous, not anymore. I don't want you to feel like you can't go out with your friends anymore now that we're married."

"Alright," she said, considering. "I know there was an air show Harvey wanted to go to this weekend. Maybe I'll see if I can join him."

On Saturday morning, Riley went with Harvey to the air show in Grampleton — the same air show they'd gone to the year before on their first date. The air show was much more enjoyable this time around without the stress of trying to impress each other. They returned to Pelican Town early evening and Harvey walked Riley back to the farm.

As they approached the farmhouse, Gil and Marlon waved from the front porch. Riley grinned. Apparently, Marlon had been missing spending time with his friend as well.

"Thanks for letting me borrow Riley for the day," Harvey said to Marlon. "It was nice hanging out with my bestie again."

After Harvey left, Riley turned back to the house to find Gil giving her a reproachful look.

"Thought I was your bestie," he said, crossing his arms across his chest.

Riley smiled brightly. "You are! Just don't tell Harvey."

Gil seemed pleased with that answer. "Well, I'm going to get going — leave you two lovebirds to catch up."

Riley and Marlon waved goodbye to Gil and then sat out on the front step to look at the stars, as they did most nights.

"You're not as good of a liar as you think you are," Marlon said, giving Riley a sidelong glance.

Riley shrugged. "What they don't know won't hurt them."

Marlon raised an eyebrow. "Not Harvey either? Who's your best friend then? Robin?"

"No," Riley said, laughing. She slid her arm around his waist. "You are!"

#sdv marlon x farmer #sdv marlon #sdv fanfic #ladygreywrites #GFS Inktober 2022 #inktober 2022 #ficlet

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ladygreywritesstuff · 2 years

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GFS Inktober 2022: Iridium

Year 3, Spring

Some people prayed to Yoba when they needed a little spiritual guidance, but Riley wasn’t entirely sure she believed in Yoba, so she went to the shrine and talked to her grandfather. If any sort of supernatural being was actually looking over the farm, it would be him.

Riley had intended to visit the shrine on the first day of Spring, but with all the seed buying and planting and watering, she’d completely forgotten. Hopefully, Grampa wouldn’t mind a visit on the second day of Spring. Once the animals were fed and the crops were watered, Riley walked over to the north west corner of the farm, where Grampa’s Shrine was located.

As she approached, she was surprised to see that the candles were already lit. That was strange, since Marlon had left the day before on a mountain expedition, and far as she knew, no one else had been on the farm. Even stranger, when she reached the shrine, a pile of shiny purple stone had been left beside the shrine.

Riley picked up some of the stones — they were heavy, and like nothing she’d ever seen before. It felt more like a metal ore than a gemstone. There was one person in town likely to know what it was, and that was Gunther, the town librarian and archeologist.

After lunch, Riley bagged up the strange purple stones and took them to the library. Gunther’s serious face immediately brightened when he saw Riley enter with a leather sack in hand.

“Got something for me, farmer?” he asked.

She dumped the sack on Gunther’s counter.

“Oh! This is iridium, a very rare metal!” Gunther exclaimed. “Every once in awhile, someone would come across a bit in the mine, but not very often. Where did you find it?”

“That’s the strange thing,” Riley said. “It just appeared on the farm this morning.”

Gunther tugged at his moustache. “Appeared?”

“Yeah, it was on my Grandfather’s shrine,” Riley said with a shrug. “Maybe an old friend came and left it for him?”

Gunther nodded, considering. “Possible, possible. Or, perhaps your grandfather left it for you.”

Riley gave the librarian a doubtful look. “C’mon, Gunther, Grampa’s been gone for years now. Are you saying you believe in ghosts?”

Gunther gave her an enigmatic smile. “Stranger things have been seen in the valley.”

Not really feeling like she’d gotten any answers, Riley returned to the farm feeling disappointed. She was about to go into the house, and then changed her mind. Instead, she returned to the shrine, and sat crossed legged beside it. In all the confusion with the ore appearing in the morning, she’d completely forgotten to talk to Grampa.

“Hi Grampa. Sorry I didn’t visit sooner, though somehow I think you will understand — the farm doesn’t take care of itself! I planted my biggest spring crop ever yesterday. I think you would be proud. It’s not looking quite like how it did when you were here, but I’m getting there. A few more years and every square foot of this land is going to be producing something or other.

Riley set the sack of ore against the shrine. “I don’t know if you ever knew Gunther from the library, but he seems to think you left me this ore. I’m not really sure if that’s even possible, but if it was you, then thank you. I don’t know to use it for, but I’m sure I’ll figure something out.”

She had an idea, but didn’t want to seem greedy or like she was trying to take advantage of her grandfather. “Ummm, I don’t suppose you have any quartz around? Because I’m a bit short at the moment, and I need to make at least four more sprinklers before all the watering is automated.”

Riley immediately felt guilty about asking for a specific gift, and quickly changed the subject, filling Grampa in on how the new piglets were doing, and the strange black egg that appeared a few nights earlier.

The next morning, even before any of the farm chores were done, Riley rushed out to the shrine to see if anything had appeared. Once again, there was a small pile of iridium ore. She guessed Grampa was all out of quartz.

“Thanks, Grampa, this is great," she said, a forced smile on her face. "It’s just that… I really need to make more sprinklers. If you don’t have any quartz, maybe you have some extra sprinklers lying around?”

The next day, she found ... more purple ore. Riley sighed and added it to the bag with the rest. Maybe Grampa just had a lot of ore to get rid of.

That evening, Marlon called from Robin’s to check in.

“Hi sweetheart. We just made it back to civilization so I figured I’d give you a call. I still have a few things to unpack at the guild but I’ll be back at the farm this evening. How’s everything going?”

Like her, Marlon wasn’t really a religious person, but he did visit his daughter’s gravestone regularily, so Riley knew he wouldn’t think it was strange that she sometimes went to visit Grampa. But the rest of it? She wasn’t sure what he’d think.

“Okay, this is going to sound weird, but I swear I’m not crazy,” she started.

“Alright,” Marlon said, sounding a little wary.

“Uh, I think my grandfather is leaving me gifts at the shrine?”

“Oh, yeah, that wouldn’t surprise me,” Marlon said easily. “The farm was a pretty special place to him, so it makes sense that his spirit would linger there.”

Right. Of course, he wasn’t surprised. Riley didn’t know if she would ever get used to how blasé everyone in the valley was about things like ghosts, mummies and shadow people.

“He keeps leaving me iridium ore. Do you know what that is?”

“Shit, Riley, iridium is really valuable. We used to see a bit of it in the mine, but we’d never get enough to do much with it."

“So, what am I supposed to do with it?" she asked. "Sell it? Make funky purple jewelry?”

Silence.

“Riley, you know iridium is one of the hardest metals available in this area, right? You could make sprinkler heads out of it, or have new farm tools made—”

“—Wait. Did you say sprinkler heads?” she asked excitedly.

“Yes?”

Riley groaned.

“Grampa must think I’m such an idiot. I am an idiot. I have to go smelt some ore. Love you! See you soon!”

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GFS Inktober 2022: 8 a.m.

Year 2: Winter

Riley had been lying awake in bed for at least an hour, listening to the soft clanking sound coming from outside the house. Every time she was about to doze off again, there it was: clank, clank-clank. Now the sun was starting to come up and she was still awake.

Clank clank CLANK CLANK CLANK

Fed up, she threw the covers aside and jumped out of bed.

"What're you doing?" Marlon mumbled from under the blankets she had just thrown on top of him.

"Can't you hear that? It's been happening for hours already," she said, walking over to the window.

Marlon pushed the extra blankets aside. "It's probably just the wind. Come back to bed."

Riley pulled the curtains aside and peered out the window. A flash of black and white caught her eye. A skunk, skittering across the front porch. Then it stopped, and she heard the sound - clank, clank.

"Oh for … it has a jar on its head!" Even through the window, the text on the jar's label was clear: Stargazer Farm.

Marlon sat up. "What has a jar on its head?"

"There's a skunk on the front porch, and its head is stuck in a jar, poor thing! It's rubbing against the railing trying to get it off." She pulled a sweater on over her nightshirt and rummaged in a drawer for some sweat pants.

"Riley, it's not even 6 a.m.," Marlon groaned, rubbing his face in dismay. "In winter."

He had a point there. They didn't ever get up this early in winter — it was the one season of the year that Riley could sleep in. But she couldn't leave the poor creature stuck with a jar on its head.

"I'm going to help the skunk," she informed him, and left the bedroom.

Riley was lacing up her boots when she heard Marlon get out of bed, cursing and muttering as he stumbled to the bathroom. He was no farmer, and had never been much of a morning person. She decided he could join her when he was ready, but knowing him, she'd have everything fixed before he even got his socks on.

When Riley stepped outside onto the front porch, the skunk turned toward her, jar dragging against the wooden planks.

"Oh, you poor thing," she crooned, "let me help you."

The skunk took off running.

Riley hesitated for only a moment before taking off after it. How fast could it possibly run with a jar on its head?

Pretty damned fast, apparently.

She'd had rogue chickens before though, so she knew how to corral something into a corner.

Skunks, as it turned out, were not chickens.

By the time she chased the little creature through the open gates of the orchard, she'd already slipped twice and her legs were caked in snow. She closed the gate behind her, and the skunk came to a standstill in the middle of the orchard, staring at her.

"Come here, little guy, I just want to help you," she said softly, crouching down in the snow.

The front door of the farmhouse slammed shut with a bang and the skunk took off running.

"For fuck's sake," she swore under her breath and stood to see Marlon standing on the front porch, completely decked out in winter gear and holding a fishing net.

He stomped down the stairs. "Can you, just once, wait for me to help you?"

Riley rolled her eyes. "I'm almost done here, I don't need your help. If you hadn't scared it away, we'd be heading back to bed right now."

She turned back, scanning the orchard for a telltale hint of black fur. There is was, in the back corner between some bales and the fence. Perfect. She slowly closed the distance, trying to appear as non-threatening as possible. The skunk, on the other hand, was taking the complete opposite approach, standing its ground while hissing and stomping its back feet.

Riley took another slow step forward and the skunk twisted around so its hind was facing her.

"Riley, get out of there, now!" Marlon yelled from the orchard gate.

The skunk raised its tail and sprayed.

Riley just barely got her hands up in time to cover her face, but the stench was overwhelming. She doubled over, gagging. Every breath, whether through her mouth or nose, seemed to burn all the way to her lungs. Attempting to turn around, she tripped and ended up on her ass in the snow. She looked up, and Marlon was standing just inside the open gate of the orchard.

"Did you see where it went?" she asked between coughs.

"Riley, did it get in your eyes?" he asked, coming toward her.

"Which way did it go?" she repeated.

He shook his head in frustration. "It ran past me, south into the forest. Let me see your face." He grimaced as he got closer, covering his mouth and nose with his arm.

"I'm fine," she insisted between coughs. "Go and call Marnie and let her know. Maybe she can find it."

"Riley, it's 6 a.m., I'm not going to wake M—"

"—GO."

Marlon stomped off toward the house, cursing up a storm. "Don't rub your eyes!" he yelled over his shoulder.

Once he was in the house, Riley slowly got up, breathing as shallowly as possible. She could feel the oily spray on her face, her hands, and could see the yellow droplets all down her sweater. Yoba. Try and do a good deed...

Marlon came back out the door just as she reached the front steps, and he blocked her way. "Clothes, off. Now."

"It's freezing out!" she protested.

He crossed his arms and waited.

Riley knew better than to test him in a battle of wills. "There are better ways to get me naked, you know," she muttered as she stripped off her sweater and night shirt.

Marlon snorted. "Sweetheart, I love it when you're naked, but the only thing on my mind right now is getting that stench off of you."

Next went her sweats, underwear, boots and socks. At least nobody would see her, she rationalized — no one in their right mind would be out this early in the middle of winter.

"Go wait for me in the bathroom and don't touch anything," Marlon ordered her.

A few minutes later, she was sitting in the tub while Marlon, wearing a pair of pink rubber gloves, scrubbed her with a brush. He had already dumped an entire bottle of hydrogen peroxide as well as what was left of the baking soda in the tub with her, and now was scrubbing her with dish soap, of all things.

"We have plenty of tomato juice in the cellar," she had told him, but apparently Demetrius said there was no scientific evidence that tomato juice helped with skunk spray.

Marlon was just getting started on her hair when the phone rang. "Don't move," he said before running to the kitchen.

Riley waited, head tilted back to keep the soap out of her eyes. She heard him say a few words on the phone, and then he was back.

"That was Marnie," he explained, sitting on the little stool by the tub again. "Shane caught the skunk, got the jar off. Everyone's fine."

Riley sputtered a little. "I swear, that guy is an animal whisperer or something."

Finally, Marlon was done and Riley got out of the tub, dripping water all over the bath mat. "Towel?" she asked.

He shook his head. "Nope, you need to shower now."

"I just had a bath! With peroxide!" she said, stomping her feet a little.

He just look at her and sighed.

"Do I still smell bad?" she asked, sniffing her arm.

"Yeah, you're going to smell bad for a few days yet. We get to do this all over again tomorrow."

Riley frowned at him.

"Didn't your dad ever tell you, nothing good ever happens before 6 a.m.?" he asked.

"Uh, pretty sure the saying is, nothing good ever happens after midnight," Riley said, hand on her hip. "And if you ask me, it should be amended to nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m. I've had plenty of fun after midnight, but after 2 a.m., that's when you start to have regrets."

He raised an eyebrow. "No regrets now?"

She squirmed. "Eh, maybe."

Marlon handed her a bottle of shampoo and tilted his head toward the shower.

Riley sighed.

"Fine, you're right. Nothing good ever happens before 6 a.m."

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