4 Works in Ripley (Stardew Valley)
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Ripley had always considered herself a rather patient sort. Things take the time it takes, and ain’t no use gettin’ upset about it. She’d dealt with the most stubborn cows, most slow-to-bloom crops, most irritatingly inconvenient weather imaginable, and she never once lost her calm about it. But nothing and no one had prepared her for dealing with Sterling Cooper.
“You doing okay there, sugar plum? I think I saw your eye twitchin’,” he grinned, looking far too pleased with himself for a man currently sweating from thwarted desire. Of course, that might have something to with how she’d tied him up in her bed.
The first of my (K)Inktober Reader Requests.
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- Part 1 of (K)inktober 2025
- Part 11 of Reader Requests
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Sterling Cooper moved back home from Zuzu City as a final chance to try to stay clean, keep his head down and not make waves in Pelican Town. He wasn't expecting to meet someone like Eli--a rooftop-climbing, cryptid-hunting, ridiculously charming cryptozoologist who decided to drag him into a mystery of magical creatures and midnight stakeouts.
But when a chance encounter under the stars turns into nights of stargazing, half-truths, and maybe-sightings of maybe-real creatures, Sterling finds himself pulled into Eli’s world.
He’s not sure what he believes in anymore and somehow, the quiet between them feels like the safest place on Earth.
A slow-burn romance about starlight, secrets, and learning to believe in things you thought you’d lost the ability to, including yourself.
ART (Ch 18) by GREY: www.tumblr.com/egggargler
Sterling, Eli, Dylan, Sig, Teren & Gunnar's Mods
Always Raining in the Valley (Sunberry Village NPCs)
Eli & Dylan (East Scarp NPCs)
Bear Family (East Scarp NPCs)Series
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Sterling Cooper came back to Sunberry from Zuzu City to put himself back together—or at least stop making it worse. He’s just trying to keep his head down, get through each day, and maybe become someone he doesn’t hate. But then there’s Sage. The new farmer who took over her grandpa’s old farm before he moved back—the one with dirt on her boots, lavender hair cut to her shoulder, messy from the wind, and a different scarf around her neck every time he sees her. She’s short, sweet, and warm to everyone, like coffee on a cold morning.
And she wants to be his friend.
But Sterling knows what happens when people get close to him, and he’s not sure she deserves that kind of damage.
Chapter titles marked ★ have had FULL rewrites! M/sub>
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- Part 1 of Modded SDV | Sterling/Sebastian/Sage
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Theo trying to escape the pressure of city living, moves to Pelican Town in hopes of living a calm life. He feels like he’s settling in just fine, with a daily schedule consisting of working on his late Grandfather’s farmland and drinking at the Saloon. He doesn’t expect anything extraordinary that will totally fuck up his plans. And he certainly does not expect the sudden meeting with a clearly traumatised adventurer living in a tent on the beach.
Mateo has been running from their past for way too long. Maybe coming back to the valley will give them a chance to pay for their past mistakes. But taking the few steps towards change are hard, especially when there’s someone on the floor in front of you, covered in slimes.
Theo is running from his past, Mateo is trying to pay for it. Will this unexpected encounter help them move forward or will it lead to something entirely different, that none of them could’ve imagined?The mines they are constantly meeting at are full of dangerous creatures, ancient artifacts, mystery and feelings that they’ll have to uncover together.