Sylvain x reader (Stardew Valley/Harvest Moon AU) - 926 words
“What’s with the long face?”, a pleasant voice called your name. It was Sylvain, the nicest and most flirtatious bartender you’d ever met.
You were eating dinner in the inn where he worked. It was the only one in the village, and Sylvain was well known among the residents. You had to admit that you might have been moving around the soup with your spoon in a rather sad way, but you weren’t trying to attract his attention.
You looked at the bartender, arms closed over the counter, a lopsided smile on his lips, waiting for your answer patiently.
“Ah, Sylvain! It’s nothing, don’t worry”, you reassured him.
“Just tell me,” he chuckled. “I’m quite used to hearing the drunken ramblings of everyone that comes through that door. A beauty like you is not going to bore me.”
“Sylvain…”, you bit your lip. Looking around to make sure the rest of the patrons couldn’t hear you, you readied yourself to reveal your dark secret. “This is quite humiliating. I’ve lost my fourth cattle contest in a row.”
Sylvain blinked, then laughed heartily. You furrowed your eyebrows.
“What’s so fun?”, you asked, a bit upset.
“Nothing. Just, you’re so cute”, he smiled. “I’m sorry. But everybody knows how you love your animals, and how hard you work for them. I didn’t expect a simple contest to worry you that much,” he excused himself.
You couldn’t lie, his choice of words made you feel a spur of pride.
“It’s silly, but I can’t help but thing I’m doing something wrong”, you commented.
“A lot of factors affect a competition. Don’t be hard on yourself, okay?”, he smiled sweetly.
You nodded shyly.
A man called Sylvain, and he winked before going to the other end of the counter. While he was serving a large quantity of beers, you ended the meal before you. You caught yourself thinking about Sylvain. The redhead was nice, always cheerful, and ready to chat with anyone. His stories were always the spotlight, as well. You’ve talked to him a couple of times, but the inn was always full, so you hadn’t had the chance to get to know him. Perhaps you could fix it that night.
“I was a bit rude before”, Sylvain said, appearing behind the bar. “As an apology, I’ll confess something to you too.”
“Really?”, you opened your eyes widely.
“Don’t get too excited”, he lowered his voice. “I was dumped again today.”
“Why?”, you asked.
“It was the daughter of a farmer from Remire”, he explained. “We went to a date, but things went south quickly.”
“But you’re very charming”, you stated without a second thought. It made his cheeks acquire a ruby tint. He shook his head and recovered quickly.
“It didn’t matter. She couldn’t stop talking about marriage and…” Sylvain trailed off.
“You don’t want to get married?”
“I do. One day. But not now… I want to savour my freedom a bit more. And I’d like to know the person I marry for a long time before I do”, he told you.
“That makes sense”, you conceded, a sympathetic smile decorating your countenance.
“Well, this girl wouldn’t agree with you”, he chuckled. “She became really angry and stormed off.”
“It’s her loss”, you shrugged.
After that, you and Sylvain kept chatting, except for those short moments where he served drinks to the rest of the clients. You gossiped about the people from the village, and you exchanged anecdotes. He talked about his life in the inn, and you talked about your animals and crops. It was so nice, you hadn’t noticed it was getting too late.
“Look at the time!”, you exclaimed.
“I have to close the inn”, Sylvain laughed.
“I’m sorry”, you apologised. A look around revealed that everyone else was gone. “I distracted you for too long.”
“Don’t worry. It’s always nice having you here”, he smiled. “Let me walk you home, it’s quite dark now.”
“Okay”, you nodded.
The walk was short, so you let him accompany you. The night was silent and pleasant, the fresh air welcomed after a day of heat.
“You should come more to the inn”, he said, bumping your shoulder with his. “It’s way more fun with your company.”
“I’m not that interesting”, you rolled your eyes. “Be careful, if you keep talking like that, I’m going to think you want to date me.” You were trying to tease him, but it backfired.
“Would it be so bad?”, he asked, and that handsome smirk appeared again.
“N-No”, you answered. “But I didn’t think- you- well…”
“Now that you gave me the idea…”, he talked as if he was talking to himself and not to you. “We should definitely go on a date sometime.”
“What?”, you exclaimed. “Should we…?”
“Ah, we’re here”, he said. You hadn’t realised how close you were from home.
“Thank you, Sylvain,” you muttered, still thinking about the date, and trying to judge if he was serious or not.
“Good night”, he winked. “Come by the inn if you’re feeling down, okay?” You nodded and thanked him again. “Or… if you want to give it a shot with me.”
“I- Good night, Sylvain”, you finally managed to speak.
Sylvain waved at you and walked away.
What a man he was. He knew how to make your heart flutter. And he knew how to stay in your mind, because the rest of the night you were unable of thinking clearly. Your thoughts kept going back on how your life would be if you shared it with him.
Hi! First, i love your writing🥺 Now to the point. How about felix, sylvain and dimitri pinning after the female reader? We are basically yeeting ingrid and placing a fem reader instead😂 Like, they are childhood friends and the three of them have had a lovestruck for her since they were kids? And now they just end up fighting for her love or smth? Either hdcns or an scenario is fine! You can pick whichever you wish! However if you dont want to write this req please dont feel forced to! Love u🥺
Thank you so much!! 🖤 And yes, you got it! Bye Ingrid LMAO 😎😎 I write pre timeskip wayyy better so I’m gonna just say that reader is 18 (i don’t write NSFW or anything but age is still a thing lol) so that they’re in between the ages of Dimi + Felix & Sylvain and it works out, hope you don’t mind! I love you too anon 🥺
- Dimi is probably the first one to catch feels when they’re kids! Felix does too but he’s kinda just like wtf is this??? until someone teases him about it. Sylvain is quite ✨special✨ with romance but I think he’d be inclined to trust you a lot more because you’ve known him since you were teeny tiny before you even knew wtf a crest was! So he probably also catches feels when you’re kids but then he goes through his whole girl phase SIGH
- None of them realize their predicament until they all see you again at the officer’s academy together. I wouldn’t say they’re super obvious about it, but they’re teenagers (well Syl isn’t but shhhhh) who all like the same person so they’re going to pick up on each other’s crushes while reader remains ignorant. It’s not an issue that needs to be addressed immediately, but they’re all watching each other cautiously.
- Syl would have a massive head start on flirting with you, but he’s faced with the big issue that you don’t believe he’s being genuine and brush him off. Felix is constantly challenging you to duels to get close to you and also have alone time with you, although the other 2 will occasionally ruin his plans and insist on joining. Ah man bby Dimitri would probably come across as a little overbearing because he’s very protective of you and is constantly offering to do things for you. He’s just a mother hen that’s whipped for you and doesn’t know any other way to express it!
- When it comes to the 4 of you sitting together at lunch or in class, Sylvain is the worst. He’s very aware that his competition is far less bold than him, and so he’s making sure he’s always closest to you. Will squish as close to you as humanly possible HE WOULD DEADASS PUT YOU IN HIS LAP IF HE COULD 😭 If he puts a hand on your thigh or an arm around you it’s a wholeass declaration of war.
- Felix will likely become much more protective which may cause a lot of yelling at you for being careless or weak, but really he’s just so worried! To ease his mind, he’ll help you correct your mistakes himself (which has the added bonus of getting really close to you and occasionally lowkey holding hands when he adjusts your grip). Around other people, especially Dimitri and Sylvain he’ll be evidently sweeter to you to get the message across. A blended mix of jealousy and concern will make him very protective of you around the other two. Dimitri is not getting within 5 feet of you while guard dog Felix is around.
- In the Blue Lions the tension in the air is so thick you could cut it with a knife everyone is thoroughly confused but frankly just sick of it lol. Felix glaring at Dimitri? That’s totally normal but Dimitri is doing it back AND Sylvain is added to the weird stare off- wtf happened?? Byleth would have to talk to them after class and be like guys what in the goddess’s name happened 😭 They’ll all give a vague answer that doesn’t give away that it’s about you and each one of them has a jab at the others to shift the blame..please find your chill lads !
- At this point everything gets a little bit needier because they’ve all had this pent up yearning but have been blocked by the others. (If you’re ok with it) Sylvain will just randomly peck you on the cheek or your forehead when he sees you and you’re just like LOL ok ✨typical Sylvain✨ But when you sit next to him at lunch or in class he’s started very tenderly holding your hand under the table and you’re like huh ok that’s a little odd. If Dimitri is on the other side of you he will carefully take your other hand in retaliation. Felix will probably give in and do the same but he’ll snatch your hand a lot more aggressively and look away from you with a scowl and a blush.
- Dimi and Felix are both touch starved AF and would very much appreciate cuddles or any physical contact. If you’ve reacted positively to everything thus far, Dimitri will slowly start to bite the bullet and initiate affection because he wants it so bad. Any time you touch Dimitri, he gets sappy and lovey af and will express his adoration in hopes that you’ll keep giving him affection. Felix would never upfront ask for affection but he just kinda sits really close to you and glares at you with a little pout and you will have to realize that this is Felix language for ‘it is a crime that you aren’t cuddling me rn’.
- Obviously Sylvain gets lots of physical contact with women but I don’t ever see it as holding affection yknow?? Like yeah he spends a night or two with chicks after them crest babies™️ (i cannot take myself seriously this sentence is so funny-), but I don’t really think that they’ve done actual cuddling or casual displays of affection like petting someone’s hair because they likely don’t care too much for Sylvain and will just do the bare minimum. So in a way, Sylvain is also starved of affectionate touches and he would very much appreciate the little things that no one else has done for him. It’s new and scary for him to actually seek romantic attention, but he’s still pretty bold, just not very tactful when it comes to you lol. If you’re sitting by yourself on a bench he will not hesitate to sprawl himself out on top of you with his head in your lap and stare up at you with an innocent grin. Is also lowkey not embarrassed to whine or pester you?? His reputation is pretty hopeless at this point so what does he have to lose by sitting behind you in class and poking you while dramatically whining about you not paying attention to him?
- Attention is a huge deal to Sylvain. It’s one of the main things he’s looking for when he randomly flirts with people at the monastery. He can’t handle being ignored and that leads him to often seek many girls at once so that he always has attention when one is busy. But when it comes to you he finds himself in deep shit because once he’s gotten a little bit from you, everyone else seems minuscule and with others he only receives a mere fraction of the satisfaction he gets from being with you. So he’s gradually allotting more and more time to you until he hardly talks to any other girl. But Sylvain is used to being the one that everyone wants more of, so when he finds himself in the shoes of the smitten women that piss him off, he’s plagued by the worry that you’ll think he’s overly needy. So he comes to seek validation from you too. If he can just get you to comb your fingers through his hair or give him a kiss on the cheek then he can renew his confidence in trying to court you.
- Dimi is somewhat similar but for different reasons and in different ways. Dimitri has practically no experience with romance so he’s extremely smitten and has an overwhelming desire for the affection you give him that he’s never had. But he’s painfully aware of how extreme his feelings are in comparison to any other couples he may have seen at the monastery, and he’s terrified that he’ll scare you away if he expresses exactly how much he yearns for you. So Dimitri is always very visibly holding back much like he often holds back his strength. Dimi will do anything for you or with you, but you have to initiate it so he can be certain that he’s not smothering you. On days where he’s extremely lovey and never wants to let go of you (which is kind of often lol) he will constantly ask if you’re sure that he’s not bothering you. He is just so horrified at the thought of messing up whatever it is you have.
- Felix will be very easily overwhelmed by you, so it’s much better if you wait to cuddle up to him until you can both go to one of your rooms. It’s not that he doesn’t want to be touched, he does, but his feelings for you make him way too vulnerable for his liking, so he’s not going to want anyone else around. Felix is still Felix and he goes off to take out his feelings in the training grounds every free day, but has started occasionally coming to your room when he’s done for the day and receiving his required cuddle time away from prying eyes. He may have accidentally fallen asleep with you a couple times..
- You’ve probably snuck in to sleep in Dimi’s room on occasions when he’s dangerously sleep deprived. The man, the myth, the legend Dedue would definitely help sneak you in because he knows it does Dimi a lot of good. Dimitri is able to fall asleep with you practically on top of him in his grasp. Feeling your heartbeat close by and your hair beneath his head and hearing you breath peacefully is enough to ground him from his fear of losing you too. He’ll still have nightmares, trauma is a bitch, but when you’re there you can bring him back down and he’ll eventually be able to fall back to sleep (which he typically can’t do alone). It’s not a perfect night’s sleep, but it’s enough to keep Dimi functional and that’s what you’re there for. He’ll thank you a million times and unnecessarily apologize for the inconvenience, please do what you can to reassure him that he’s not a nuisance to you. 
- SIGH Sylvain, this god damn silly little goose, is extremely distressed by his feelings for you and even moreso by his developed neediness. It honestly kinda scares the shit out of him to realize he’s whipped for someone and at a loss for a way to ask you out. He’s used to having that power, to have someone’s feelings in the palm of his hand where he can do anything he wants. Genuinely trying to figure out how he would court someone is a frightening new thing for him and he’s suddenly on a playing field where he doesn’t have his experience or his power to shield himself with. So he reverts to his old ways to try to get a handle on his fear and have his confidence boosted back up. But of course, Syl still wants all the attention he can get from you so you so he spends all of the day with you, then does his other girl bullshit at night! It doesn’t go as smoothly as planned though..Sylvain is used to being yelled at by crying girls, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed that he ignores them all day and drops by whenever he feels like it, and he ends up getting in some pretty nasty arguments that do not help his already vulnerable state. So it’s like 2 AM and Sylvain’s feeling like a sorry sack of potatoes and just wants to be held by someone and talk until falling asleep in their arms. And there’s only one person who Sylvain wouldn’t mind being open with and who could provide him genuine comfort..and you’re the lucky winner of the ‘Sylvain on your doorstep at 2 AM’ lottery!! Unless your sleep schedule is wack you’re gonna be all groggy like hey uhh wtf Syl??? And that is how the occasional nights that Sylvain falls asleep in your room happen!
- If the 3 of these scenarios interfere with each other ummmmmmmmm no they didn’t 😳
Ok! That’s where I’m leaving off because I don’t want to try to write endings with you picking one of them it just makes me kinda sad LMAO. Bro omg it’s the return of the ridiculously long Allister fics she do be goin a little insane though 😳 But for real I’ve been gradually adding to this for like?? a week? And I just kept picking cute relationship milestones or whatever in my walnut brain and writing a point for each of them so that the 3 of them are equally written. So it might not line up perfectly but I hope you like it!!
I believe this is not quite possible in canon but... bear with me. Reader is a teacher in their thirties in this one.
After taking his human form for so long, Seteth was mostly convinced that he had lost his ability to transform.
That is, until you and Flayn were in danger, and taking his dragon form was the only way to save you.
For all you knew, Seteth was just a very human, completely normal cute single dad in your area.
So seeing him turn into a beast... well, you had heard of it happening to people, like Sylvain's older brother, with deadly results.
You couldn't understand why Flayn was cheering. You rushed to cover her eyes and pull her against you to protect her.
You figured it's the one thing Seteth would've wanted. For Flayn to be safe. You were determined to get her out of there, even if the cost was your own life.
However, before you could think of a plan, the dozens of enemies that surrounded you moments ago were now dead on the ground, charred.
Unsure if your heart was even beating anymore, you dared look at the beast that moments ago had been the man you loved.
Your grip on Flayn loosened due to exhaustion, and you watched in horror as she excitedly ran towards the dragon.
"That was incredible! I knew you could do it, Brother!"
When it clicked that only the two of you had survived its seemingly wild fury, you started to wonder if that was somehow still Seteth.
Flayn's excitement quickly turned to worry when her father brother changed forms again. He could barely stand up, and looked like he was about to faint.
You didn't notice that. All you knew was that he was alive. Still alive, still him.
You ran to him and hug him tightly, grabbing on to his tunic, messing up his hair, falling to your knees on the ground and sobbing.
He held you back weakly and hesitantly, in part due to his exhaustion and in part due to his surprise and in part due to being Seteth.
But still, you felt safe in his arms, and loved, as always.
In between sobs, you tried to explain that you thought you had lost him.
"With the information you had... yes, I can see how you would arrive at some quite grim conclusions. I apologise."
What do you do when you want to hold someone as tight as you can, but also not see them again in your entire life?
You settle for a day.
"Are they still not willing to open the door for you, Brother?"
"I'm afraid not yet, Flayn. I was thinking perhaps I could try cooking some particularly appetizing dessert..."
Hi! Can i ask for a matchup pls? Im a girl, heterosexual, and im very short lol! I love my friends and my family, and I would do everything for them. I like to think im kind, and I love to help and to make people smile! My friends tell me that i have a way to worm my way into peoples hearts even if they are really cold so thats a thing i guess! Im pretty much easygoing and extroverted, but im often insecure about myself and my defects. If I had to choose a house i would pick BL! Thank you, ily!
Yessss the short people squad has slowly started to assemble on my page 😎😎 Fire choice anon, I too am a Blue Lions stan 😭🖤 ily too anon!!
I match you with Felix!
When you were describing yourself it reminded me a lot of Felix and Bernadetta’s supports! Obviously you’re very different from her as an extrovert, but her whole dynamic with Felix is that once she sees him smile once she spends a bunch of time with him so she can try to make him smile more. Also the bit about cold-hearted people is 1000% Felix LMAO. Although some people think that Felix would date an equally stubborn asshole, I personally think that being easygoing would be a perfect trait. As long as you don’t let people walk all over you, which he would get pissed about purely out of concern, having an easygoing nature makes you handle Felix’s rough edges better than most. Unfortunately in terms of insecurity, Felix would probably find out about some of yours by accidentally taking it too far and saying some mean shit he doesn’t mean..BUT he’d be really mad at himself for it and would listen to how you feel and what you need. If there’s a way that he can make it up to you, he’ll do it gladly if you tell him, since he’s really bad at figuring it out on his own. He does really care though, and he would appreciate your equal devotion. In the future if anyone else says some mean shit that taps into your insecurities, they’re getting stabbed. As much as he hates how he discovered them, he appreciates you confiding in him about your weaknesses and he will make it his job to be aware of those things and protect you from them! This is also a really random headcanon but I think that since Felix is really awkward with affection he would just occasionally give a s/o shorter than him head pats because he doesn’t know what else to do 😭😭
Hello! I would like to request a matchup if that’s okay!
I’m a female and I’m very short for my age. I look younger than I am, I have a baby face. I have brown curly hair and light brown eyes. I’m usually outgoing yet quiet but it depends on who I’m with. If I’m with someone I’m close too, I’m outgoing and enthusiastic, but if I’m with someone I just met I’m usually quiet and observant. I’m usually found reading whether it be a book or on phone. I like writing as well and anything related to music; singing, listening etc. Although I can be a bit two faced? I usually hide a lot of things about me, backstory, fears etc.
Sorry if that’s a lot! 😅
Yoooo hello fellow short baby faced girl 😭 I was mistaken for a TWELVE year old a while ago I am 16!! 😔 It’s not too much at all, the more people have time to write the more I have to go off of!
I match you with Ashe!
I looked through the liked gifts, disliked gifts, lost items and liked and disliked activities alongside my existing knowledge of supports a lot to come to this conclusion lol! Ashe also has chronic baby disease I stg he looks so small!! Ashe is generally more soft spoken than the rest of the Blue Lions, so I think you would both have a mutual quiet observing period, but in his supports he’s shown to be very bubbly around people he’s close to! Ashe also has a fondness for certain books, and I’m sure he would happily spend time in the library with you or go into town to pick up some new books! He would surprise you with a book he saw in town that reminded him of you every once in a while, he always has an adorable explanation about how he was drawn to the cover and thought of you. Once you’re dating you would definitely build off of each other’s enthusiasm, at least when you’re alone. Ashe doesn’t necessarily hide his past, but he just sort of shows the tip of the iceberg to people. I think you would both take turns revealing a little more about yourselves until it’s an equal trust and you can vent about everything to each other. If you confide in Ashe about the things that you’re afraid of, he’ll take it upon his chivalrous self to discretely protect you, making sure that you’re safe without having to tell anyone else. Ashe is one of the shorter people at the monastery, so I think he’d find it cute that you’re smaller than him! Ashe would totally read your writing and encourage you to continue, saying that you should publish a book some day. As far as the music bit, it was a bit tricky because some of the first people who came to mind dislike receiving sheet music or being invited to choir practice. Ashe isn’t one of the people who loves music, but Ferdinand and Lorenz are really the only guys who do and I don’t see either of them fitting as well. But Ashe doesn’t dislike music, and I’m sure he’d be happy for you to show him some and in return he’d tell you about one of his own little hobbies!
