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  1. A Heart Guarded By Barbed-Wire by

    Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)  

    09 Feb 2026

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    Shane's gruff exterior has always made it difficult for him to make friends. He's spent years loitering at the Stardrop Saloon, off in a corner on his own. When the new farmer moved in, he didn't think much of her; after her first year, though, she became a hot topic of conversation every weekend.

    When she began spending her evenings in the saloon, having a beer or two, he found his gaze wandering from the same old floorboards, onto the once-scrawny woman who had become a toned and strong farmer. Her sun-shine demeanor brought bitterness out in him, and no matter how rude he was to her: she persisted.

    (This isn't a super steamy romance, sorry smut readers :,( this is for the slow burn crowd!)

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