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stardew valley fanblog to post about my sillies and rb stuff. I write fic sometimes

[talesfromfourcorners]

Wanted to post my puppets since I finally got them to their final designs. Also do a Lil lore dump since I've been writing more fanfic in my offtime about this farm-themed dating dim.

This started when I first played stardew and went with the Four Corner's farm style, and thought "wouldn't it be cool if there was a farmer for each section?"

Also, main is lycanomancy, also my ao3 user

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So, in order, you have; Imogen Esmeree, who inherited the farm. She's a half-elf from the Gotoro Empire and a witch. Mostly spends her days making artisan goods since hiring the three farmhands; Maya Castillo, a professional dancer desperately trying to escape her overbearing stage mom. Her father fished off the coast of the southwestern corner, and she wanted to try to connect with him by following his footsteps. She provides Imogen with seafood and whatever she scavanges in the woods; Gideon Shepcott, a vet tech who grew up ranching in Grampleton, and moved to distance himself from family drama involving lycanthropy. He takes care of the animals and is Imogen's deputy; Jonah Nishimura, who applied to the "violence inclined adventurer" position after being released from prison. Mostly to get out of Zuzu City and try to rebuild himself. He takes over the mining and monster-slaying portion so Imogen doesn't have to dig in the dirt.

Imogen is the oldest in the late 40s, followed by Gid in his mid-30s. Maya's 22, and Jonah is 20 when he joins the farm. Imogen lives in the northeastern corner (forest farm), Gid lives in the southeastern corner in the Mistwood Meadow (Meadowlands farm), Maya lives in the southwestern Stormport Bay, and Jonah lives northwest in the Scarstone Canyon where the Calico Desert starts to creep into the Valley.

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My girl Em and a smooch on the forehead to anyone who has ever worked in hospitality

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YOOOOOOO I was going through my camera roll and found this OLD ass drawing of Imogen. The outfit has not changed but its crazy to see how much her design has!

[lemon-zesttt]

Stardew high school au but you're getting that humid ass weather, iced tea in a plastic bag, southeast asian experience.

I am also now on Insta if you wanna follow me there as well 😛

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I really do love Alex's backstory.... I think it's one of the best in Stardew.... I have this head cannon of Dusty being from Alex's past life when he was living with his parents, being one of the only good things he had in his life while living with his father...and when his mom died, George and Evelyn didn't have the heart to leave Dusty behind because they knew how much he meant to Alex. So they brought him to the valley, but decided to keep him outside as a sort of compromise. George doesn't like dogs, but the man def has a soft spot for his grandson.

Of course this would make Dusty a very elderly dog when the farmer arrives at the town, but eh. I kind of like the idea of Alex loving his old mangy dog who's been with him forever

I want Dusty to live on the farm with you when you marry alex so bad!!!!!

(EDIT: also yes i had to give little Alex that country boy little kid mullet that some parent's give their kids. If you think that kid wasn't rocking an ugly little awkward sporty kid mullet, idk what you're on)

[talesfromfourcorners]

Some updates + a snippet of the next chapter. Having a lot of fun writing it, so the glaring flaws aren't currently bothering me, but ill have to go back over it a few times before she goes up. This chapter goes into some heavier themes. It's still not the lowest low, but given the content, I'm trying to be very purposeful with each line.

Spoilers under cut, both in the snippet and in my ramblings

This is the 1 (one) Jonah-POV chapter yall get. Im so happy people like him!! Ive gotten a lot of positive feedback on Jonah and his character + how he changes. When i was first playing as him, way back in...I wanna say 2019? I knew i wanted him to be very complicated. I wanted him to be raw and messy and frustrating in the way only real people can be, and Im very happy with how he's turning out.

As seen, the next chapter is from Jonah's POV as he experiences the Grange Fair and ruminates on both his life in the town, and how he ended up there. Im trying to not exposition dump, so a lot of his thoughts are disjointed and dont spell out what he went through or his relationships with people. This chapter is also a major turning point in the Alex/Jonah relationship, as they both have to make a hard choice, and face the consequences.

I wanted to give Jonah a chapter because he's so hard to read, intentionally so. And for the next plot points coming up, I wanted readers to know whats going on in his head, how he feels about Alex and himself, so that when we hit certain story moments, they know exactly why Jonah does what he does. This is me peeling back the layers.

Jonah cannot be described simply. If I had to, I'd say he's a young man who has had his trust in himself completely destroyed, and is torn between what makes him feel safe and what might be good for him. I cant have him just say outright what his deal is, so the next best thing is to put the reader in his head and let them draw their own conclusions. And there many conclusions you can come to, depending how you personally see the world. Is Jonah irrational, or are his insecurities in his relationship with Alex understandable and maybe even justified? Does he truly have grace for himself and forgive himself for the things he did, or is it a coping mechanism to not feel guilt? Is he planning on staying in Pelican Town, or leaving? Which one does he want to do, and what will he actually do? For what reasons? Jonah's head moves a mile a minute. I hope that comes off correctly. Getting to exercise my more dramatic writing muscles has been fun. But in this chapter, Jonah is bouncing back and forth between opposing ideas. The thesis of this chapter is getting an answer you dont want, and being asked a question you didn't realize was being asked.

My hopes for this chapter is that people see Jonah outside of Alex's perspective, and find more reasons to love him while understanding both why he loves Alex, and why the story takes the turn its going to. Idk when it'll be ready, life is crazy rn, but im having fun chipping away at this.

[spookedstarzz]

got that dog in me and mitski has been showing financial interest in it

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romanced alex headcanons because im obsessed with this sad jock. His big baby cow eyes and zero drip has bewitched me for years

Some sappy shit, some sad shit, some nsfw shit

PDA is a religion and Alex is a zealot. His hands are in your back pockets. He's grabbing your face to kiss you on the cheek. Alex likes playing with your hair or jewelry, and keeping you under his arm or in his lap, or hanging on to your limbs. He's not vulgar about it (see also, Sam, who will swap gallons of spit in front of anyone at any time) but the consistency and visible intimacy has gotten him some complaints. This man is obsessive and if he gets to be around you, he wants to make use of every second to love on you. It has absolutely nothing to do with him marking his territory. Nothing.

It is. It absolutely is. He's a fucking liar. Very possessive boyfriend. It's not a matter of trust. He trusts you! He knows you wouldn't do that to him. But he knows what other people are like. If he gets up from a restaurant table to use the bathroom, and sees someone else stand up at the same time, he's sitting back down. He just doesn't like people looking at his person and thinking about taking you from him. You're his to protect, and he's yours to protect you. So, yeah, if Craig at the bar in Grampleton keeps looking over at you, Alex is going to move his chair, with no regards for subtlety, to bodyblock.

Will take his partner out to Clara's grave on her birthday, the day of her death, and once or twice every other month. George and Evelyn are also in attendance when they can. Part of it is so his mom can meet the love of his life. Another part is that it's just healing for him. You're a comforting, grounding presence while he processes the lingering grief. Turning it into a family visit where you two just have a picnic and hang out with her—it removes the shame of grieving at all. And if you happen to grow Clara's favorite flowers and bring them to her, Alex won't say anything, even if he just so happens to be allergic, that's why his eyes are watering, its allergies, thats all—

Will also bring the kids you have to meet Grandma. I cant elaborate on this or I'll start crying

If you cook or bake for him, his clothes will magically vanish and you both will end up in the bedroom. He feels a decent amount of shame for this, like he's being overly traditional or something. He likes you. He likes food. You're making food, oh my god, that's so hot, take me now. If his partner is in the mood and wants a dick appointment, having him come home to his favorite dinner and dessert baking in the oven is a surefire way to schedule. Walk-ins are available if his partner happens to wear something revealing/raunchy/suggestive/his clothes. The appointment will happen then and there. Counter, table, floor, standing, the details are unimportant.

Cuddle-bug, but once he's sleeping, god only knows how you'll wake up. If you fall asleep with him being the big spoon, you'll wake up to him on the opposite side of you, facing away, probably half-off the bed. He has a habit of twisting and turning in his sleep, as well as sleep-talking. Alex also gets nightmares. It's rare he falls back asleep. You'll know he's had a bad night if you wake up to an empty bed, breakfast, ingredients prepped for dinner, the crops watered, animals fed, fences fixed, et cetera. He tends to wake up first anyway, but he procrastinates getting up so he can spend some time holding his partner and watching them sleep. If he's up and all of your chores are done before 6, he's having a rough day.

The smoke alarm sees frequent use because of this. As does the fire extinguisher.

Gentle dom and bitchy sub. Get you a man who can do both. Alex is kinky but unaware that he's a freak. Petplay? No, he just really likes leashes and being called a good boy. No one's done that before. He just came up with it. If you showed him a real kinkster's personal blog, he'd pale, despite suggesting half of it last Tuesday.

Sucker for blowjobs. Sucker for sex in general, really, but the selflessness of head fries his brain. Especially if he's giving. He's got good stamina, until he's getting sucked off. Takes, like, five minutes. It's a great trick to pull if he's in a mood and irritable. Once he figures out his partner is doing this, gets indignant and purchases complicated belts so they can't just pants and blow him until he stops being annoying.

This doesn't work. His partner can just look up at him, bat their eyelashes, and he takes the stupid belt off himself.

He tried. God bless him, he tried.

On these days, a massage, cuddling, and a lot of words of encouragement/praise go a long way. He tends to sleep better if you stay up a little later just talking to him. Doesn't have to be about anything. Don't take it personally if he falls asleep while you're talking about an adventure in the mines or your crop plans for next season—take it as a compliment.

His PTSD is noticeable and something he doesn't like to acknowledge. If one of you breaks a glass on accident, he'll be on edge for at least a day afterwards. Glass specifically seems to be a hard trigger for him. Another one is slamming doors. If you're arguing and you slam a door—just don't. He will leave and he won't come back for a while. If this happens once, and he explains what that does to him, what it feels like, where it brings him back to, and you do it again the next arguement? Alex will seriously consider ending the relationship. His mom tolerated it the first few times his dad did it. Alex learned, and learned the hard way, not to tolerate it.

Alternatively, if his partner slams a door during an arguement, then whips around to apologize and check on him and make sure he doesn't go back to bad places—he's proposing. He's proposing then and there.

Some things Alex would end the relationship over, on that note; infidelity: his partner treating him poorly during their bad moods: his partner insulting him behind his back to friends and family: his partner not getting along with his grandparents: his partner not being good with his dog: and the most immediate end to the relationship is if his partner ever, no matter how mildly, mistreats their kids. This is a no-physical discipline household. If you yell at his kids, if you hit his kids, if you make his children feel small and scared and wonder if you even like them, you're gone. He loves you, but he will not let his kids experience anything he went through. God forbid you mistreat him in front of your kids—you'll have problems, he knows that. Your kids should never find out, and if you expose them to that, you're in for a long, hard conversation.

Alex has very low tolerance for being mistreated. He'll take extreme care to be good to you and be his best self. But he watched his mother put up with small problems that turned into abuse, and he won't disrespect her by not sticking up for himself. Again, the bar gets raised once you have kids.

Is very much the Rules Dad, but no one sees it for what it is. Alex looks like the Fun Dad on the outside, until you pay attention to how he raises his kids. Hyper and getting into trouble? Let's go for a run, let's go outside and play. Fussy? Let's sit with Dad until we calm down. Tantrum? Let's go to another room, get the crying out, and Dad will pick them up and rock them while explaining why they got in trouble. He looks like Fun Dad because he's very gentle and spends as much time playing with his kids as he can. The curtain unveils when you notice how much time and effort he puts into teaching them etiquette, regulation, manners, and everything else. He was raised by George and Evelyn. His parenting style takes from Evelyn's endless patience and grace, and George's speed and firmness when correcting behavior. Your kids know to listen to you the first time, because if they don't, their very fun dad is going to pull them aside and hit them with The Look. Less "im not mad im just disappointed" and more "im not mad, but you are going to learn from this."

Shifts into an introvert once you start a relationship, especially when he moves in. Why would he go to parties? He wants to hang out with you. The Dance of the Moonlight Jellies? It's the end of summer. It's cold. You, and your shared bed, are warm and comfy. Going to gridball games? Sure, but he can watch it at home while you nap on him. You have to bargain with him to go do anything with other people. He'll go see his grandparents and help them around the house, but...that's about it. Alex is a very boring homebody once he's married. He likes his spouse, his kids, his grandparents, and his dog + the farm pets. In that order. If Kevin from his old gridball team wants to have a reunion and get the boys back together, Kevin's gonna have to go get fucked.

This ties back into his possessiveness—GRUMPY. GRUMPY HUSBAND. People will tell his partner he seems like a dick and his partner will wonder if they're talking about same Alex. Alex, to his spouse and his family, is a big fluffy family dog who just wants to play on the farm all day and loves them so sososo much. Anyone else? Why are you talking to him. You're not his beautiful spouse, you're not the parent to his children. How dare you. Why are you talking to his kids. Why are you talking to their parent, his spouse, who he married and had kids with. He's territorial. He's protective. He wants any stranger who approaches you or your children to get hit with a car and if they don't pick up on that from the look on his face, it will be his car that hits them. Is this healthy? No. Is it funny to watch him die inside while you catch up with an old coworker? It's priceless. It's cinema. You can watch him try to blow them up with his mind.

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this hit me like a truck

[ceruleanheaven]

im sure if i move far away from home to somewhere no one knows me my whole personality will suddenly change and everyone will love me and everything will be better im sure im sure im sure

[freakoutgirl]

Goodnight people who get mean when they're nervous like a bad dog

[flutterbvnny]

daily affirmation i do NOT have a secret disgusting evil hidden within me that will some day make its way out

[drawnsnake]

The Jojamart Junimo

[mantisliberationfront]

I think venus flytraps should be intelligent and ambulatory. I think they should get into the cupboards. I think they should purr when you pet them.

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A sketch from about 6 months ago I finished up today :> Alex is getting so much more comfortable with his body when he's got Mal to encourage him (and blow raspberries on it 🥰 hehe)

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