idk wtf this blog is. she/her. 20 something bipolar babe. I love fire emblem and stardew valley. annoying_tactician on ao3 Don't be surprised if this blog just disappears. Profile pic made on jazzybee
Aright I made a master list for my fanfics finally.
I suck at naming things almost as much as I do tagging things. But I used the titles I used for ao3 so if you've come across my work before then you might recognize them after clicking the link. I literally just finished titling them all 5 minutes ago. Hopefully I keep up with this master list.
Also if anyone cares my name on ao3 is annoying_tactician
This is my journey at becoming a good writer again and fighting brain rot.
Meet the author
A little bit about me!
Meet my OC(s)
Em
Rosey
Cynthia
Stardew fanfics
Sebastian × OC (Em)
These are technically one shots but are sort of connected. They each add a bit of context to the others
I'm not leaving
You Are My Safety Net
Please stay
Marry Me Please
It's A Complicated Feeling
Aka Sebastian and Em have children
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6: the finale
So there's a bonus chapter to this series. It's set before hand but referenced in part 3, however it's not important to read before hand so I'll leave a link after the series.
An Unusual night
Hold me while I save myself
Part 1
Part 2
Just Admit It
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Epilogue
What did I Get Myself Into?
Note about this series, it's more of a slice of life series going over Em's first year in Stardew Valley. There's slight farmer x Sebastian but it's not the main focus.
Spring Year 1
Summer Year 1
Fall Year 1
Winter Year 1
Actual one shots that are completely unrelated to previous works or each other
Sebastian x Farmer OC (Em)
Midnight Rides
An Unexpected Visitor
Don't Let Me Drown
The Road To Perfection Can be Bumpy
Nap Can Suck
Are You Happy?
True Colors
Thank You
Happy Valentine's Day!
Sebastian × Farmer (female)
F the Flower Dance
Sebastian × Farmer (gender neutral)
I'll Give It A Shot
I Won't Do It Again
How Do I Know?
How To Plan A Wedding In 3 Simple Steps
What is Love?
Seb and Maru siblings antics
I'm Sorry
Harvey and Emily friendship beginning
Let's Grab Coffee
Seb and Sam friendship origins
How To Bully Your Way Into A Friendship
Sebastian × Farmer OC (Rosey)
Why Won't You Choose Me?
Why Did You Do It?
Know Your Place
Sebastian x Farmer OC (Cynthia)
This Is The End
A New Start
A Much Needed Reality Check
Showdown
Tbd
Time To Come Clean
Beach Party Anyone?
Moonlit Dance
Fire emblem fanfics
Fire Emblem Awakening
Chrom × Robin
Robin's Nightmares
What If?
You're Finally Back
You What?!?!
I'll Always Talk About You
My Life is Yours
Let Me
Part 1
Part 2
Lon'qu × Robin
It's better this way
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Felix × Byleth
Suprise!
Creepypasta
Tunnel Boy
I don't know how many I'll actually make but there is one I really wanna write
Me: I'm doing another playthrough with different traits but I can't help but flirt with Reese. I mean his whole story is just a giant red flag. I'm literally the person who would side with the villain because, "if villain, why hot?"
Sister: 🤣
Me: if horrifying monster who kills mom and would probably kill me, why hot? (I know if you listen to him you're not in any danger of him hurting you but I'm still saying it because I've only finished one playthrough of the game)
Sister: haha oh my
Me: I will end up dating a serial killer one day using that logic
Sister: everybody has a little serial killer in them
wanting to talk to people is so fucking embarrassing. literally hi it's me again I wanted to have a conversation with you because I think you're fun to talk to. oh god you can just fucking kill me if you want sorry
Shout out to the Christian camp I went to when I was a kid where the counselors (who were mostly pastors and teachers) were the first people affiliated with a church to tell me that it's absolutely not a sin to be lqbtqia+ and that you should be accepting of anyone who is because what really matters is that they are humans who deserve to be treated with love and respect
Summary: Cynthia takes Sam up on his offer to hang out. Abigail and Sebastian are very different from how she expected.
Tags: swearing, friends bickering, fighting
Chapter 3
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It was around 5:30 when she made it into town. True to his word, Sam had been blowing up her phone.
Sam: girl where are you???????
Cynthia: I'm sorry I was in Cindersap Forest and got lost.
Sam: Do I need to send a search party?
Cynthia: haha very funny I'm almost there.
She enters the saloon and sees Gus and Emily standing behind the bar.
“Welcome to the Stardrop Saloon! It's good to finally see you in here Cynthia!” Gus says warmly.
“Cece! I'm so glad you decided to come!” Emily exclaims.
She approaches the bar looking around to see if she can spot Sam, “If I knew how cozy it would be in here I would've come sooner.”
“Are you looking for someone?” Gus inquires.
“Well Sam told me to meet him here.” Cynthia says.
“Oh they're by the pool table, go down that hall, you'll see them.” Gus says pointing to his left.
“When you go over there, could you please tell them to shut the fuck up?” Shane asks, “They've been yelling since I got here. I'm trying to enjoy my night off.”
“Oh sure, thing Shane.” As she walks over to the hall she heard the tail end of what she thought could be an argument? Or was it just friendly banter?
“Seb, I told you to be nice.” Sam scolds his friend.
“Fuck you! I’m always nice!” Sebastian shouts, louder than she'd expected him to be.
Sam pinched the bridge of his nose, “You threatened to push me into the ocean the first time I met you.”
“Oh my Yoba. That was over 20 years ago and I was 5! Let it go!” Sebastian says waving his arms in an exasperated fashion.
“That's not the point and you know it. Abs don't get me started on what you did.” Sam is now pointing at Abigail.
“Hey I didn't even say anything! Why am I being attacked?” Abigail cries pointing at herself.
“Oh I don't know, maybe because you punched me in the face.” Sam says waving his hands in the air.
“It. was. an. accident!” Abigail says, clapping her hands after every word.
“Please explain to me how exactly you can accidentally punch someone in the face?” Sebastian asks.
“Bring your ass over here and I'll show you!” Abigail yells with a raised fist.
As Cynthia entered the room and really took in the scene she couldn't help but start laughing.
“What's so funny?” They all asked, looking at her bewildered.
“You guys just reminded me of why I moved here in the first place.”
“Oh, tragic back story time?” Abigail says smirking.
“Yeah, are you gonna finally tell us why you chose to move to this shit hole town?” Sebastian adds on.
“Hey guys, remember when I said to be nice? This isn't kindergarten and we aren't in the share circle, if she doesn't want to talk about it she doesn't have to.” Sam interjects.
“Ooo does Sammy have a crush?” Sebastian asks.
“Fuck you man, if I wanted to be with a depressed crypid, I'd ask you out baby girl. No offense Cece.” Sam says, looking apologetic towards her.
“None taken.” She shyly admits.
“You don't have to be so nice, yano?” Sebastian says racking the billiards balls, “we're asshole, you're allowed to call us out on it.”
“I'd prefer to let my actions speak for me.” Cynthia says, taking a step towards him, “as soon as I figure out how to play again, I'll wipe the floor with you guys.”
“Ha, I'd like to see you try. From the very little details Sam actually told us about you, you don't stand a chance against me.” Sebastian says not backing down.
“Sounds like a fun challenge.” Cynthia says. Sam coughs, making Cynthia realize she's practically chest to chest with Sebastian. Heat begins to creep up the back of her ears as she takes a step back. Sebastian smirks at her. Was this really the same guy from their previous interactions?
“Well, um, why don't we play. Cece, why don't we play first round, winner plays Seb.” Sam says walking towards the cues on the wall, “Sounds good? Everyone?”
They all nod. They play in near silence, Sebastian would sometimes call out a few pointers to them both. It seems like he didn't have a preference on the winner. In the end, Cynthia came out the victor.
“Nice job! I'd say you're almost on par with Seb. You sure you aren't just hustling me?” Sam chuckles.
“I promise you, I haven't picked up a stick since I was a kid.” She says laughing.
“Sam, you just suck.” Sebastian says standing up taking the cue away from Sam who sits on the couch next to Abigail, “and it's called a cue, just so you know.”
“Whatever, I'm sure I'll still beat you,” she says riding the victory high.
“Ok Icurus, be careful not to fly too close to the sun,” Sebastian leaned over to whisper in her ear. She wasn't quite sure if she fucked up somehow or if he was just in the zone, “if I win, you tell me the story of why the hell you chose to move to this town.”
“And if I win?” She inquires.
He backs up and shrugs, “I dunno, I'll be your chore boy for a day. Whatever you want me to do.”
“Damn you must be pretty confident.” She responds, “but I fear you'll be disappointed whether you win or lose.”
“We'll see, now won't we?” He smirks.
Abigail leans over to Sam to say something, Cynthia isn't exactly sure what was said but it was something like, ‘are they about to fight or fuck?’ Whatever she had said, it got a loud laugh out of Sam and then they moved over to play an arcade game.
“Don't get distracted on me now,” Sebastian says, bringing her attention back to the game, “took the first shot while you were paying attention to those weirdos.”
“Oh… yeah let's do this.” She says with unfounded confidence.
It ended up being a close game but in the end Cynthia won.
“Guess you get to keep your secrets.” Sebastian says, offering her his hand, “Good game. I'll be seeing you in the morning.”
Cynthia accepts it, his hand is freezing cold. She can see why he wears a hoodie even in the dead of summer. “You don't actually have to be my chore boy. Beating you at your own game is enough.”
He pulls away and stuffs his hand into his hoodie pocket, “I'm a man of my word. Anyways, I'll see you guys later. I gotta get home.”
“Awe, can't you stay out a bit longer?” Abigail whines.
“Yeah, man! The night's still young!” Sam joins in.
“Sorry kids, I got a last minute request from a client that needs it done by Monday morning. I was going to just do it tomorrow but thanks to someone,” he tilts his head in her direction, “I need to get it done tonight.”
“I already told you to forget it! Stubborn asshole.” she mutters.
“Why do you keep taking jobs with these insane deadlines?” Sam asks.
Sebastian just shrugs and turns to leave, “Gotta make enough money to move to the city somehow, night.”
“Sleep tight!” Abigail calls out.
“You forgot your goodnight kiss, pookie.” Sam yells making a kissy face.
“Piss off,” Sebastian says before disappearing from their sight.
Cynthia turns to the remaining two, “So why does he want to move to the city so bad?”
They just stare blankly at her for a while. Before Abigail speaks up, “look, you seem like a cool girl and all but we quite literally just met you. That's Seb's business so if you wanna know you're gonna have to ask him yourself.”
“Oh, yeah that's fair. Sorry for asking.” She says looking at the ground.
“If you're gonna hang out with us, which let me just say I hope you do. You're gonna have to stop doing that too.” Abigail says looking her dead in the eyes, “I'm like 99% sure you're human, be cool if you weren't but nobody is perfect. We all say things we probably shouldn't but you don't have to walk on egg shells around us. If you really cross a line then we'll let you know. Ok?”
“Alright. You got it. I guess I'm still just used to everything I say being used against me. Anyways, I think I'm gonna head out too. It's getting late.”
“Lame.” Abigail says, turning back to her game.
“See ya around Cece! And just so you know, we do this every Friday so feel free to join whenever!” Sam says cheerfully.
Walking back to the farm she kept replaying the events of the night in her head. Was this what it's like to actually have friends to hang out with?
When she got back to the farm, sleep found her quickly.
Cynthia awoke to a knocking at her door. “Who the fuck is knocking on our door at 6am?” She asked her cat, Basil. He just began to purr in response. The knocks on her door didn't stop.
“I'm coming!” She shouts. Whoever was there stopped knocking. Quickly she puts on her clothes for the day and heads for the door.
An unexpected person greets her when she opens the doors.
“Took ya long enough.” Sebastian says grouchily. It looks like he hasn't slept at all.
“Sorry, thought you were Lewis. You look like shit by the way. What the fuck are you doing here?”
“Thanks.” He says handing her a cup, “Do you have short term memory loss? I'm here to do whatever you want.”
“I thought it was a joke!” She exclaims, “Go home! Get some sleep!”
“Nah, I've been chugging this new coffee that's got three times the caffeine, so I'm wired. You're welcome by the way. I didn't know how you take yours so I played it safe and didn't put anything in it.”
“Oh, thanks. I usually take it this way. But seriously I don't need your help. I appreciate the offer but I'm good. I promise.”
“And how long has that light been out?” He say pointing to the dead porch light above him.
“Um I don't know, since I moved in?”
“Well at least let me change the bulb for you before I leave.”
“I've already tried that, I think something's wrong with the wiring.”
“You got a ladder?”
“Yeah?” she raises her eyebrows at him.
“What? I'm a handy guy! Also your porch boards are loose, your door hinges could use some oil and your ac sounds like it's on its last legs. How the hell did my mom ever let you move into a place that needs this much work? Oh and don't even get me started on how your sprinkler set up is far from optimal.”
“Look, I think you should go home and sleep but if you wanna fix up the farm for me, then be my guest. I'll go get you the tools and the ladder, but don't blame me if you get electrocuted. And don't mess up my crops when you start optimizing the sprinklers or we're gonna have problems!”
“You have my word.” Sebastian does an exaggerated bow.
She gathers what he needs to do whatever he wants and goes about her day. About 11am she notices he's just sitting on her porch watching her.
“Something wrong?” She calls to him from the field.
“Nah, I just enjoy watching you.” He responds in his usual deadpan voice.
“Are you always this much of a dick?” She asks, fed up with his attitude.
“No, sometimes I'm asleep.” He laughs at his own joke.
“Well if you're done with all the odd jobs you assigned yourself then please go get some rest.” She says walking over to join him on the porch, “I'll admit I don't know a ton about coding but I know it can be exhausting staring at a computer screen.”
“Fine, I'll leave since you clearly hate my company, but let me ask you one thing first.”
“Hate is a strong word for it, but since you helped me out so much today. I'll give you ONE question. Make it good.”
“Hmm, well I would ask what you mean by that but I don't want to waste my single question. So I'll ask this instead, what are you planning on doing here?”
“What do you mean?”
“Answering my question with a question. You're a shifty one.”
“I'm just asking for clarification to your cryptic ass question. I figured you wouldn't want me taking a wild guess. I still can if you want.”
“No, no, I'll rephrase it.” He says, his purple eyes piercing into her soul, “What the hell are you doing in this town? You just appeared out of thin air to ‘claim your inheritance’, you seem hell bent on being friends with me. All of the sudden you and Sam are bffs. All he'll tell me is you had some heart to heart on the beach and I should give you a fair chance. What exactly are you running from? And before you say anything that's not two questions, that's one phrased two different ways.”
“You know, you've got a whole lot of nerve coming to MY house and judging MY decisions. But if you must know-”
“No, you know what? Forget I asked.” He stands up and starts walking away before turning around to make another remark, “Sam begged me to give you a shot, said you like us. But you're not. Good luck with the farm, and have a nice life far away from me.”
“Sebastian! Wait!” She wants to stop him, to run after him but her feet won't move. She's simply frozen in place. All she can do is scream, “FUCK!”
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Chapter 5
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Know Your Place may be taking a hiatus. I don't know for how long at this point.
I really do not want to take time off from posting however I got put back on an antidepressant and I am not doing well in terms of side effects so far. When I sit up I feel extremely nauseous and tired. You may ask why don't you just lay down? Well it's not much better and it has the added effect of making me feel mentally worse. It's kinda hard to write under these conditions. I know side effects don't typically hit you that fast but something is very wrong. I am sorry but I will try to get back to writing as soon as possible.
Know Your Place may be going on an unexpected hiatus. I'm gonna try my best to get the chapter that's supposed to come out today edited and up within the next 3 hours. If I am able to get it posted I'll explain what's going on in the notes at the end. If not I'll make another post later today.
