Legendary Fish pt. 1 (Yandere!Elliot x Farmer) (Stardew Valley)
Summary: Your grandfather left you a plot of land in Stardew Valley, a small town with few people. Overtime, one townsperson in particular seems to take a great interest in you.
A/N: Hey guys! This account was formerly Yellowjackets, but I've shifted over to obsessing over 2hollis, so that's why the account looks like this now! Also, I downloaded the Yandere Elliott Stardew mod and I loved it so much it made me want to write again! This is based off the mod but I take no credits, and the events I write are loosely based off of what happens in the mod. I also chose to use "love" in place of y/n because I think it flows the best. That's all, enjoy!
This certainly wasn't what you were expecting when you moved to Stardew Valley.
You were looking to escape from the city life, and at first, it had looked promising. A small farm with just enough land for a handful of crops. A few days in, Marnie had been kind enough to drop a puppy at your doorstep, something to keep you company. Eventually you expanded to a few cows and chickens, and it finally started to feel like home.
All of the townspeople were kind too. Clint broke open your endless geodes, you stopped by to see Linus at his tent, and showered everyone with presents from your farm. For the most part, you could see why your grandfather had left this for you.
But something felt... off. It started the day Willy asked you to stop by. He was pleasant, and gave you a nice fishing rod. You set up a spot on the dock to fish for a little bit, but eventually you felt a presence.
You slowly turned your head back, but there was no one on the beach. But then you turned to the small shack sitting far back on the sand. You almost swore, if you squinted, you could see long, strawberry blonde hair sitting on the other side of the window pane.
And then the letters started.
I've been watching you. Have you noticed?
You snapped your head up from your mailbox, scanning the farmland. Who did this? You looked down at your dog. He was sleeping silently next to his water bowl. Your chickens were pecking at the grass, and the cows staring absentmindedly into the water. Surely if someone had came onto your farm at any time to put this in your mailbox, one of your animals would've made a noise. Right?
You couldn't shake that odd feeling as you moved around your farm that day. The thought that there was someone, somewhere, watching you on your own property kept you from walking even close to the darkest corners of your farm.
You didn't receive another letter for a few days, so you felt it would be okay to head into town and buy some seeds. After all, the farm won't run itself. On your walk there, you couldn't help but look at everyone in town as a potential suspect. Sebastian maybe? He was always lurking the mountains at night. Or Sam? He stopped every time you crossed paths to say hi.
Leaving Pierre's, you bumped into Leah. Before you could say a word about your strange letters, Leah jumped into conversation.
"I think Elliott has a crush on someone."
Your breath hitched. Of course. You'd only met him in passing, but he seemed nice enough. But you couldn't help but piece it together: of course a writer would be the one sending love letters to you. And he's on the beach, far enough away from you that you'd never suspect it. It's him.
"I mean, he's always whispering to himself. And he's out of his cabin more than usual. I wonder who it is?" You snapped out of it and forced a smile.
You couldn't sleep that night. Elliott's face just kept flashing in your head.
"Ah, so you're the new farmer?" He had said. You had managed to intercept the hermit of a man in Pierre's with Leah one day, who insisted you should meet every town member. "Well, it's nice to meet you. I'm sure maintaining a farm is hard work. Make sure you get plenty of rest, okay? See you around."
At first that had felt like just some kind, friendly advice. But now that "see you around" held a much different meaning.
Throwing your covers off, you grabbed your pickaxe. If you can't sleep, might as well mine. As you took the path up to the mountains, you finally felt at peace for the first time in weeks.
As you moved closer to the mine entrance, you slowed to a stop. From behind the bushes, you swore you saw that same hair from the window.
As if he knew he'd been caught, he smoothly turned the corner and smiled at you.
"Oh, hello love. So you do like to sneak off to the mines at night." He said, moving closer. You were frozen in fear.. and you also felt something you couldn't really name yet.
"You know, you really shouldn't be coming alone. It's dangerous up here even during the day, and here you are past midnight! At least bring little Milo to keep you company."
"How.. how do you know my dog's name?" You asked, practically trembling.
Elliott's eyes widened. "Well, Leah loves to talk about you, and.. and-"
"Right..." You started to step back.
"Oh, love! You don't think... you don't think I'm stalking you, do you?! I would never!" Elliott threw his hands up in defense. "You know, I'm only up here right now because Willy told me about this so-called "legendary fish", so I figured I'd try my hand."
He looked right into your eyes.
"It's just that, some fish are trickier to catch than others."
Your heart leapt to your throat. Just then, as you opened your mouth to speak, a door opened and shut in the distance. Sebastian had slipped out into the night and was headed your way, presumably to do the same thing you were up here to do: cool off, before you had been interrupted.
"Well then," Elliott said, brushing off his pant legs, "It's very late. I wouldn't mind walking you back, making sure you get in safe."
Part of you was ready to say 'no, thank you' and run like hell. But the other part of you was willing to bite.
Elliott smiled softly and gently brushed past you to lead the way to your own farm. You followed, not once questioning how he knew the exact path back to your home from here.
Maybe some fish aren't so tricky to catch, as long as you bait the hook right.