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The Last Something That Meant Anything by MangoHabanero96
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
21 Nov 2025
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Failing to juggle sobriety and heartbreak, Sterling falls into obsession with the sketchy new farmer that no one seems to know anything about. Shane is worried about his best friend, but he's a total train wreck himself.
Turns out they're not the only ones interested in Morgan Francis. Maddie's boss at the water research center in Ridgeside Village seems to think he needs to be eradicated by any means necessary.
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In trying to live an easy, quiet life, the farmer finds herself wrestling with difficult questions: How do you learn to be present? How do you stop performing your life and start actually living it? And what do you do when a quiet beekeeper keeps showing up, proving that sometimes the scariest thing is letting someone see you clearly?
* A slow-burn based on the East Scarp / Bear Family mods *
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Annalise is a buttoned-up ex-Joja executive who moved to Pelican Town after being voted off the board. She's got time to kill until her new position in a rival company goes public. Maybe she'll try the farming thing for a year.
Sterling is a buttoned-down ex-mechanic who moved back to Sunberry village to get out of his head and the bottle. He's staying with family, working as a clerk, and is quick with a smile and a wink. New place, new slate - he reckons it won't take too long to get back on his feet.
But time moves differently in the valley, and we'll see the changes waiting for these two in the calendar pages.
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Sterling flashed a flirty smile. “Are we in a coffee shop or a museum? Because you are a work of art,” he said, the line flowing off his tongue before he could
remember he already had a boyfriendthink better of it.Crimson immediately stained her cheeks. So damn pretty. “No need to flirt with me,” she said, glancing at the other college girls as she took the cup. From the corner of his eye, he saw elbowing and giggling. He, however, remained more focused on how her fingers brushed his. “I already left you a tip.”
Red and Lee-lee meet, and neither recognizes the other. Set just before the opening flashback of Chapter 4 in Choices: Fall
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- Part 11 of Second Chances
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Scarlett is one of the top dancers at the Elysium Fields, the most notoriously upscale gentlemen's club in Zuzu City. She loves what she does, the only problem is that her troubled past is coming back to haunt her with a vengeance.
It's a good thing she's caught the eye of two very overprotective men, Sterling and Shane. Let's hope they know how to share.
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This is a Mafia/Crime Syndicate AU**this fic will contain heavy themes, explicit mentions/descriptions of violence, and explicit sexual content. Mind the triggers - I will try to update tags as needed and provide content warnings on chapters as best I can.
Update 7/1/25 - as the plot has developed I have found this has evolved into a 'dead dove: do not eat' type of situation. I have included as many tags as I can without completely spoiling the story line. Please be aware that not everything is tagged and some scenes may be disturbing.Our men are morally black and only care about keeping their woman safe.
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Three’s a Chord by ambersky0319, Risukage, spookyteal
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
07 Nov 2025
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Alex just needed a place to stay for a little while while he settled in Zuzu City for a job offer. Sam and Sebastian’s place seemed perfect—or at least convenient, when Haley asked Sam, considering they were down a roommate (and rent for the upcoming month). Sam can’t say no. Sebastian definitely can. What Sam didn’t expect was how complicated it would get, quickly beginning to blur the lines between acquaintances, roommates, friends with benefits and something Sebastian is scared to label. And then there's their roommate Lexi...
Introducing Alex to Zuzu's queer culture is either a positive or a negative, depending on who you ask. Old friends, new tensions, and chemistry that refuses to be ignored turn a simple favor into something far more messy and confusing. Good thing Alex makes some new friends to help him along the way.
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🤍 spookyteal (author)| OC Lexi Valeriya Zaytzev 🤍 (Art: Ch. 12, Ch. 13)
🤍 Risukage (co-author) | OCs Lynn, Arthur, Lysander von Morgensonne 🤍
🤍 ambersky0310 (co-author) | OC Arapaima 🤍Series
- Part 1 of Sam/Seb/Alex
- Part 1 of Modded SDV | Sterling/Lexi (OC)
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“Farmer Callie?” said Jas, knee bouncing as she watched her put the bunnies back into their home.
Locking the hutch, the farmer said, “Yes?”
“What did Ms. Jodi mean when she said that you’re greedy?” she asked. It made no sense. Farmer Callie gave people stuff all the time. In fact, when Vincent’s mom made the comment, Farmer Callie had dropped by with a fish for her.
“Ah. You overheard that, huh?” said Farmer Callie, her mouth pinching with irritation.
Jas blinked, wondering why. “Yeah. Vinny, Ellie, and I were playing in his room.”
“Of course you were,” she sighed.
Written for the SDV Writers Guild Weekly Word Challenge Prompt: Treat (You can never have just one!)
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- Part 15 of What Could Have Been
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“Awww, c’mon…” pouted Sterling. From his peripheral vision, Shane saw him lean close to Callie’s ear, fingers fanned possessively across her stomach. Despite his apparent efforts at secrecy, he said quite clearly, “We could always give ‘im a show.” The little hitch to her breath did not help at all. “Betcha he’d enjoy it.”
Please don’t tempt me with an encore.
Only once the stunned silence in the room registered did Shane realize he’d spoken aloud. His eyes dropped to the pair, taking in the way they both stared at him, the knowing smirk on Sterling’s face, the blush spreading over the entirety of Callie’s body. “W— what do you mean?” she squeaked.
A sequel to "Grease Monkey," for Week 5 of the SDV Writer's Guild Kinktober prompt list (Made to Watch). Can be read as a stand-alone.
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- Part 4 of (K)inktober 2025
- Part 10 of Second Chances
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The Heaven in You Meets the Hell in Me by Angel_with_an_assbutt
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
27 Oct 2025
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Set during the events of ch 15 of Hell Finds You Everywhere we catch a glimpse of just what Sebastian was up to when Shane was busy corralling Sterling and Scarlett.
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- Part 4 of Pieces of Hell - deleted scenes & more!
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Magic has been restored to the valley, as it was before it had been locked away, and Lysander has fully recovered from the injuries that he suffered during the conflict. He and his friends have earned their Happily Ever After, and continue to find musical success as the Elements of Sound. So when an old lover of his shows up unexpectedly, who has just moved back to the home where he grew up there in town, everyone is surprised but excited to see their old friend, and to learn of the shared history between the two men. Rekindling their old friendship, and then the physical connection, Lysander couldn't be more grateful for everything and everyone in his life
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Even if the pasts from which both he and Sterling are still trying to run are catching up to them both, and it will take all of the love and companionship that they have made with their friends and partners for them to survive what it was that set them on their respective paths, both recently and so long ago(Tags will change as the story updates)
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- Part 8 of Stardew Valley- Rose & Sunflower
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Callie Solanen knew trouble when she saw it. In this particular case, ‘trouble’ towered over her, the top of her head even with his chest. Trouble had thick auburn hair, mischievous blue eyes, and the kind of smile that elicited wistful sighs or provoked slaps to the face. Everything about him shouted his rebellious nature: black and silver hoops in his ears, black polish on his nails, a crooked nose and a scarred chin that suggested he’d instigated his share of brawls. Clad in clothes he’d clearly borrowed from someone after the Flower Dance, he’d rolled up his sleeves and left his shirt half unbuttoned, revealing a toned body that inclined her to believe he’d won most of his fights.
Yes, Callie knew trouble when she saw it, and its name was Sterling Cooper.
The problem was, she liked trouble.
A missing scene from chapter 15 of Five_seas' fabulous fic, The Gift. It can, however, be read as a stand-alone.
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- Part 14 of What Could Have Been
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Ghosts Find You Everywhere by Angel_with_an_assbutt
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
21 Oct 2025
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Hell gets spooky!Shane introduces the other hellions to the concept of the Witching Hour, are they going to make it out of the woods with their sanity intact?
Then the hellions reminisce on their adventure years later and shenanigans ensue
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- Part 3 of Pieces of Hell - deleted scenes & more!
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Romy and Shane had been together for nearly a decade. The farm was thriving and they had a beautiful child together. From the outside, it looked like they had it all. On the inside, Romy felt like she was slowly losing her mind.
One year, a sudden drought in the valley causes the farms income to drop drastically. Romy is forced to find a second job to keep them afloat. Working at the Joja Mart warehouse is the last thing she would have ever expected to find herself doing. It feels entirely against her morals after everything she’s done to get away from that awful corporation, but a certain coworker causes the lines of her morality to blur even further.
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A fic for Kinktober but also a continuation of Sylvi and Sterling's story.
Sterling had no idea what he was in for when he picked up Sylvi for the Twilight Festival. It was going to be a long night.
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What started out as two friends drinking and hanging out turns into a disaster after Sylvi and Sterling end up getting so drunk their true feelings come out. Bad decisions and unintended consequences follow in the aftermath.
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Do No Harm by Caelwynn for Angel_with_an_assbutt, velvetlilith777
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
06 Oct 2025
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The doors of Sanctuary remain open to any and all comers, regardless of who they are or what they do in the outside world. Within, a woman known only as Doc offers healing to the dregs of society, the ones the rest of the world deems unworthy, all for the sake of a vow: "First, do no harm." But when the men she heals time and again constantly rain death upon the world, can she truly say she's keeping her oath?
Set in the world of Hell Finds You Everywhere, Do No Harm covers Shane's and Sterling's first five years in Zuzu City, and how their lives intersect with Doc time and again.
Fic is already written in its entirety and updates on Mondays.
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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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It Only Takes a Spark by Annetastic for bitt3rsweet_lemon
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
23 Sep 2025
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Sebastian offers Sterling a light for his cigarette and one thing leads to another.
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"I'm heading home, too," Sebastian said, giving Sterling a once over again. He pulled out an umbrella and opened it over his head. He took a couple of steps before looking back over his shoulder. "You coming?"
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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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Started as a short writing exercise/drabble, turned into a short story off to the side of Mostly Mythical, and now further expanded into a full oneshot that extends the short story (Mostly Mythical B-Sides Ch. 4) and let's things become more intimate and passionate where the other version ended without showing the extended night together. This isn't in alignment with the plot of Mostly Mythical but it was too cute to NOT make an extended NSFW version.
Can be read as a standalone Sterling/Eli oneshot. Enjoy!
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