[futureamphibian]

hey! i'm phoebe!

i'm 27 and my pronouns are she/they

you can find me on ao3 where i go by frogdetector ~~~

current wips

chasing amethyst | stardew valley | rated E | abigail/haley

haley needs inspiration for her photography, so she decides to check out the mines in the mountainous region north of town. she quickly realises she's in over her head, so it's a good thing abigail is there to save her schedule: aiming for weekly updates ~

moving on | buffy the vampire slayer | rated M | tara/buffy

Buffy and Tara have both been struggling, Tara's been dealing with her break-up with Willow and Buffy's been trying to end things with Spike. To keep each other company, Tara joins Buffy on her patrols; things are going well until they have an unfortunate run in with a certain bleach-haired vampire. Against her better judgement, Tara comes up with a way to keep Spike away from Buffy once and for all. schedule: slow updates, i update when the muse hits

[butch--dan]

tv from the mid 2000s was so good. if you can look past the everything

[stardewfanficwritersguild]

MONTHLY REC LIST: JUNE EDITION

It's monthly fic recommendation time again! Here are the latest the guild has to offer. Some are ongoing wips, some completed longfics, and some oneshots. As always be sure to check the tags on AO3, reader discretion is advised! If you check out any of the works listed here please be sure to leave a kudos and a comment to show your support 🫶 Fics listed with the 🔒 will need an AO3 account to read.

Wait Until Golden Hour by @hullygeee | T | Gen (1/1)

Blowing Off Steam by @sunwornink | E | Sam/Sebastian/F Player (1/1)

The Valley by @half-unread | E | Shane/F Player (30/30)

‎ ── ꫂ᭪ would you ever come down by @burekforsatoru | E | Sebastian/F Player (1/1)

Would You Still Love Me If I Were a Jingle Bell? by @annetastic1981a | G | Sam/Sebastian (1/1)

so gorgeous by @just-jellyfishing | E | Elliott/Emily (1/1)

Safe harbor by @eemamminy-art | E | Alex/M Player (1/1)

Here For You by @orangemochafrapp | M | Gen (Sebastian-centric) (30/?)

Here in the Hereafter by @adequateatbest | M | Harvey/F Player (13/?)

Little Black Book: #37 by @spooky-tia | E | Harvey/F Player (3/?)

Holding Back, Holding On by @kellycataclysm | E | Harvey/F Player (1/2)

How the Turns Have Tabled by @f0xofspades | E | Shane/F Player (1/1)

A Rainy Night In by @someacedude | G | Harvey/Maru/NB Player (1/1)

be our muse by @futureamphibian | E | Elliott/Haley/Leah (1/1)

Don't Make a Sound (Sam Stardew Valley) by @mercurymk | E | Sam/F Player (1/1)

It's a love story, baby just say yes by @mintypegasus | E | Sam/Sebastian (7/7)

Changes: Transitions by @caelwynn | E | Sterling/F Player (3/63)

A Surprising Reunion by @greatdistractions | T | Sam/Sebastian (2/2)

When You Wish Upon a Witch by @sophieknight | T | Gen (2/?) **Crossover with Coral Island

Fragments of a Song by @halixius | T | Sam/Sebastian (7/7)

Sun Moon Magic by @pinkiepixels | E | Elliott/Wizard (3/3)

Of Fiddleheads and Blueberry Wine by @astellus | E | Leah/F Player (1/1)

[probuccalfat]

nobody else doing it like me. particularly because the way i’m doing it is needlessly difficult

[seekingskywhales]

the 10-heart event

[patrickspens-deactivated2023122]

they shouldve given laura palmer a gun. fire glock with me

[holycalf]

LAURADONNA CONFIRMED DOOMED YURI BY JENNIFER LYNCH???

[macaronniart]

more stardoodles i finally got around to finishing

[godaweful]

rulette 2 is just demi and anna playing and slowly ruining sam's life with their chaos and then josh ruben in his own personal saw trap

[paper--machete]

it bothers me that you often don't really hear about people having a "favorite album" the way they might have a favorite movie or favorite video game

[paper--machete]

fuck it. reblog this and tell me in the tags what your favorite album is

[automatonwithautonomy]

willow and angel is a really underrated dynamic actually. the scene where he breaks into her house and cracks jokes about brooding. the time buffy says don't worry you're not gay it's just your evil vampire counterpart and angel's like umm... super not how that works but we don't have time for this willow just has to figure it out herself. said evil vampire counterpart tortures him in another dimension and is calling him a pathetic puppy in the least sexual way possible. they are the awkward bestfriend & boyfriend representation the world needs.

[becauseitswrong]

Sarah Michelle Gellar & Eliza Dushku in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 3.14 "Bad Girls" (1999)

[miraclemaya]

dress up is one of the most important pillars of gameplay that is often ignored by game developers to disasterous results

[paperpuzzles]

[oldowlshollow]

wanted to do an actual drawing today & practice ladies girls' night sleepover (i just think they're neat)

commission / kofi

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[stardewfanficwritersguild]

Meet Our Writers

This week's spotlighted guild member is Phoebe!

AO3: frogdetector

Tumblr: @futureamphibian

Age: 27

Pronouns: She/They

Guild Member since: May 2026

Fun Fact about yourself? I'm a huge film nerd (so much so that I have a masters degree in film studies!)

How long have you been writing fanfiction? technically since I was 11 but I stopped around the time I went to university, and I got back into it in the middle of 2025!

Favourite SDV character to write? Haley, for sure! I like exploring characters that seem shallow at first and uncovering their hidden depths, and every fic I've published so far includes her POV. In game she spends a lot of time on her own which is something that I like exploring in my fics

Favourite tropes/genre to write? I love writing fluffy romantic comedies! I especially love the fake dating and friends to lovers tropes.

Your most popular SDV fanfic? Chasing Amethyst, my ongoing Abigail/Haley slow burn. It's the idea that got me writing fanfic for SDV in the first place as I had the idea of Abigail finding Haley in the mines and saving her from a monster. Once I decided on a reason for Haley to be in the mines I couldn't stop writing!

Your SDV underdog fic you wish more people would give a chance? My most recent one shot, be our muse, is an E-Rated Elliott/Haley/Leah fic that I had a blast writing. To help Elliott deal with his writers block, Leah suggests he try painting to get his creativity flowing so they ask Haley to model for them. I'd never planned on putting this trio together but I made a joke about it in another fic and then the idea just wouldn't leave me alone! I'm really happy with how it turned out

Hear me out: I would love for more people to join me in Elliott/Haley/Leah nation! I had so much fun writing my fic featuring them and I would love to read other people's takes. I think Haley's photography is such a fun aspect of her character and it's a great way to get her involved with Pelican Town's other resident artists

Lastly, any other fandoms you write for? My other main fandom is Buffy The Vampire Slayer, but I've also written for Baldur's Gate 3 and T Kingfisher's Saint of Steel series

We are very lucky to have someone as talented as Phoebe as one of our number. If you check out her fics, please be sure to kudos and comment to show your support for small artists and writers.

If you write Stardew Valley fanfiction and would like to join our guild, please message this blog for an invite!

Credit to @pinkiepixels & @saradika-graphics for the banners

Please see AO3 for additional tags. Reader discretion is advised as always.