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   We Didn't Start The Fire by ohhgingersnaps

   Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F, F/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Apr 2023

   Tags

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   • Sebastian/Female Player (Stardew Valley)
   • Abigail/Leah (Stardew Valley)
   • Sebastian/Original Female Character
   • Sebastian (Stardew Valley)
   • Abigail (Stardew Valley)
   • Leah (Stardew Valley)
   • Shane (Stardew Valley)
   • Stardew Valley Ensemble
   • Kel (Stardew Valley)
   • superhero au
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slow Burn
   • Heart Events (Stardew Valley)
   • secret identity love square shenanigans
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Burnout - Freeform
   • mental health recovery
   • Pyrokinetic Farmer
   • Hacker Sebastian
   • other characters have powers too but those are spoilers
   • Minor Injuries
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Oblivious Farmer
   • there is one (1) makeout scene late in the game
   • canon-typical toxic kel
   • Alcohol
   • pop culture references to in-game media
   • Sebastian Tries To Make Emotionally Healthy Choices
   • seb is playing 5d relationship chess in his head
   • farmer is playing the mii channel theme
   • gratuitous use of superhero celebrity gossip to talk about Feelings
   • the vibes of this fic oscillate so wildly tbh
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Suicidal Ideation
   • Past Emotional Abuse (Kel)
   • Past Civilian Murder (also Kel)
   • chapter content warnings will be tagged in notes appropriately
   • a truly embarrassing amount of UST
   • Major injuries
   • superhero-genre-typical levels of violence

   Summary

   Ava is all burned out, literally— she’s an exhausted JojaCo employee by daylight, and pyrokinetic superhero The Phoenix by moonlight, until she accidentally starts a fire at work and has to blame it on her superpowered alter-ego to avoid being discovered. The Phoenix is forced into early retirement, and with nothing else to lose, Ava moves to her grandfather’s old farm for a new start. Between restoring the farm, resolutely bottling all of her feelings, and trying to keep her powers under wraps, Ava has a lot on her plate. She’ll figure it out. Eventually. She hopes.

   Meanwhile, the hacker Memento, Phoenix’s good friend and confidant, is left to pick up the pieces alone after her sudden disappearance. He’s fully convinced that she didn’t start the fire, and he’s determined to discover the truth and clear her name... As long as he doesn’t fall for the pretty new farmer down the road, first.

   Part superhero AU, part mental health recovery arc, and part rom-com, topped with a generous serving of secret identity love square shenanigans, hurt/comfort, shameless flirting and banter, and dramatic irony. Updates weekly(-ish).

   Series

   • Part 1 of We Didn't Start The Fire (Stardew Valley Superhero AU)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   161,338

   Chapters:

   32/32

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