#Elliott Stardew Valley you are my wife and I love you *puts him in Situations*

[anarkhebringer]

Always on my mind how Elliott completely hides how miserable he was the whole time until he gets closer with the farmer. Depressed and exhausted, lonely to the core, so sucked into proving his dreams to himself that he doesn't know how to act the moment something happens that goes beyond what his mask of elegance is trained for. Being a depressed autistic artist myself I see how much he's compensating so clearly.

[stardew-imagines-me]

Hi!!!! Uhm, can I ask a short story, where the farmer (in your Highschool AU) was looked down on when they first arrived at the school, but soon climbed up the ranks with their academic ability and skills in other fields, which impressed the students and caught the attention of the Top 12?

I, uh... I got carried away ;”-) I just love the high school au so much

The first days of school were hell. They were always hell regardless if you were returning or transferring, but to transfer in the middle of the year? That's basically a death wish. You knew that, but what other choice did you really have? You had no home back in the city, your mother made that clear through tear filled apologizes and painfully tight hugs goodbye. You didn't have a home in Stardew Valley, this was just some place your grandfather gave to you in case you ran into trouble - it makes you suspicious sometimes about how good he prepared everything.

You can't blame either one of them though, it just had to be this way until it was safe enough to go back. But when that would be? You weren't quite sure, mom made it clear to not wait up though. Your new years would start here.

Start here... in the personal bathrooms once again. Another lunch spent hiding away from people who would only whisper to each other about your sudden appearance, your clothes, your family. The hot topic of the school for being the city kid outsider.

The rude remarks about your intelligence or  simple existence didn't bother you. Neither did the rough pushing in the halls, or the pitiful looks you'd receive. Even having no friends made a difference. You stayed quiet and calm despite the undeserved harassment, always focusing on your school work or eating your food with your head down. What would be the point in showing a reaction when you didn't feel anything?

There was only 5 things you liked since moving to Stardew Valley. The first was shopping; you could spend your whole day in the florists shop looking at all the different types of home grown flowers, or picking out new vegetable seeds to grow inside during the winter. You visited so often you were practically best friend's with the owner; an elderly man without a wife or kids. He soon became someone to vent to when a letter from your mom arrived.

The second would be the silence of the semi medium town. You could walk for hours in the woods and find that it was nearly silent always. Sometimes living on the outskirts of town was beneficial for your mental health.

The third had to have been sleeping. Now with no running children in the apartment above you, or your mom passed out on the only bed available, you were able to sleep for as long as you wanted without disturbance. That's practically your whole weekend, just sleeping the hours away until your body refused anymore.

The fourth, surprisingly, was the students. Not the normal ones, or the ones who pushed your head into the lockers whenever they felt like it, the ones who you had to observe from far away with everyone else because they were practically the royalty of your school.

Every single one of them had a different personality, had some sort of contribution to either a large organization, or came with talent unmatched by anyone. They were all so interesting, but one thing was you had never seen them all together.

You'd think, being some of the most exceptional students, they'd be together all the time - that wasn't the case though. You'd be lucky if you even saw three of them hanging out.

They were all so busy, so the possibility of them sparing a glance at someone the likes of you was.. small.

The last thing was the garden at school. That was something you would always admit you were a little too fond of.

Gardening was the only thing you had back in the city; your cups of bamboos and pots of orchids, the baby blooming orange tree that had finally grown it's first blossom since being potted or the mint you'd talk to whenever your mother was too busy at work.. she was always busy. To have the blank, nearly dead slate of the school garden was a gift from the cruel gods who put you in this situation to begin with.

Nevertheless, you signed up for the gardening club after your 2nd month at Stardew Dew High.

You understood when the three other gardening students were distraught by the death of their beautiful green sanctuary, you would've been too. You took it upon yourself to arrive at school extra early in order to turn the compost beds, pluck the monstrous amount of weeds from the dry soil and gather what seed was left in storage.

Late afternoons when you'd spend time talking to the acting president, Sei, she would share stories about the past gardening president and how he made Star Dew high into what attracted so much attention in the first place; private school gardeners were put to shame with his natural green thumb.

"It's kind of crazy, to think that we just started out in classroom with a few tiny pots of tulips. Without Boari, we wouldn't be here now," She smiled painfully towards the dug up flowerbeds, tapping her nails against the dirt path and resting against the greenhouse.

"Well, without the sponsorship from a few of the top 12, we wouldn't have any of this," she motioned to the large expansion of land the gardening club owned, "Bless Boari's soul for being so caring, he's the only person I've seen the top 12 so fascinated with,"

You nodded, arms propped up on your knees as you glanced at Sei every now and then.

"Amy and Kai? Bless those girls souls for trying so hard to keep everything running after Boari left. We all tried out best, but in the end it wasn't enough,"

That small conversation shouldn't have meant so much, but Sei had looked so sad, Kai and Amy always worked so hard. You knew they sacrificed a lot for this club, and even despite your sad reputation in the school, they never once put you down for just existing. They always offered their table when it was open, or encouraged you during classes you had with them - the least you could do was try to bring back whatever they had before.

And that's what you did.

Since that day, you spent your lunch time in the library studying for tests that were months away and finishing packets of homework that counted for the rest of the year. You spent every morning and afternoon planting, growing, watering, turning. You trimmed the mazes', you fixed the broken shelves in the shed and even took money from you own pocket to decorate the greenhouse.

You saw less of your garden mates, you hadn't been pushed in a good few weeks and your teachers praised you every chance they could when you turned in finished packet after packet. You had secluded yourself with good reason, and the lack of attention, negative or not, wasn't unwelcomed.

But there was one thing that left you scratching your head; the amount of letters, small gifts, sticky notes and even a pack of strawberry seeds had all fallen from your locker when you opened it one morning. To be fair though, you never used the damn thing, the lock was sticky.

As you watched the garden bloom almost impossibly fast, you noticed that no one touched you anymore, in fact, everyone offered bright smiles and shameful expressions. Odd.

-

"I want you to be the gardening president," Sei held out the green leaf hairpin towards you, proud grin stretching across her face while Amy and Kai stood to the side, clapping their hands and shouting excitedly.

"What..? Why?" Club hairpins were sacred, those were the absolute deciding factor on your reputation as a student. To be the president of an important club was to join the class royalty in some way.

But to you, it was just a leaf hairpin.

"You're like the plant whisperer! What do you mean why? You've literally regrown the garden single handedly, thrown yourself into being one of the top academic students in our school, and somehow stayed modest the whole time,"

"You mean oblivious, Sei," Kai teased, snickering behind her hand while Amy smacked her arm.

"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to impose anything," Sei shook her head so hard you were scared she would knock herself unconscious.

"Without you, our dream wouldn't have stayed. Please, take the pin before my arms break off,"

-

And with the official announcement of the garden president change, and the garden fairy's arrival, you were classified as one of the elite.

Now students asked to sit with you at lunch, or begged to be in project groups with you - you even found yourself cornered by a few students who admitted they had always loved you and want to take you out on the weekend. That was a little extreme.

You couldn't care any less about the title though, sticking with eating lunch in the green house or staying silent during class. You had to be one of the most antisocial elites so far, and with Penny or Sebastian? That's kinda saying a lot.

"Hey, you're the garden fairy, right?" You recognized that voice anywhere, if it wasn't the one and only Alexander, football prodigy.

"Huh, you are cute aren't you? Should've found you sooner," Haley too?

You turned around, empty pot clutched in gloved hands and dirt smudged across your cheeks. Dear lord, it wasn't just Alex and Haley.

"I've seen you around!" Sam said loudly, his smile really was brighter than the sun. You looked to his side where Abigail hushed him and Sebastian waved, arms crossed over his chest.Elliott pushed the glasses that were drooping down his nose up as you caught your glance, and Leah smiled next to him.

"Did we catch you at a bad time?" Penny asked quietly, tucked behind a blue haired Emily, and a frantic Harvey. You were about to shake your head when Shane injected.

"Of course we did," Maru patted his shoulder, and gestured to you again, "You shouldn't talk for other people, Shane,"

Every single one of the 12 stood in front of you, watching as you stared at them, wide eyed and clutching harder onto your pot. Out of every moment they could've found you, it had to have been when dirt was smudged across your face and your gloves soaked and muddy.

"Uhm.." You started, everyone lighting up as you finally found your voice. For some reason, all the attention shook you, and all you wanted to do was retreat to the green house and contemplate your life.

"You probably don't know why we're here, sorry," Leah said, ducking her head quickly in a tiny bow.

"We came here to see who the person was that brought back the garden," Harvey seemed all too enchanted by the very mention of the garden.

"Yes, we also wanted to see who it was that our peers were regarding as the 13th addition," Elliott's voice was comforting in the overwhelming aura each one of them produced. You nodded again, slowly and trailed Haley's hands as they reached out to touch your hair.

Emily quickly snatched her sisters hand away, giving a frowning Haley to Alex, "Manners, Haley,"

They stood there, expecting for you to say something, anything at all, but all you did was stare at them. That was until your brain completely shut down.

"Uhm.. yeah," And with that, you shuffled quickly out of the empty classroom and all but bolted down the corridor into one of the main halls and down the stairs to the gardens.

You knew as you threw off your gloves, set down the pot and grabbed your backpack in a rush, your life wouldn't be the same from then on. Still, you would go home and spend one last night alone until you walked back into school the next day a completely different person.

[foolsiwillshowthemall]

Farm Report:  Breaking hearts all over town

Saturday, the 13th day of Fall.  Today is a very special day.  One year ago, I gave my Abigail the first pumpkin out of my garden, and then promised that in one year, I would propose to her.  Now it's time.

It's all I can do to hold myself back from running straight to the general store and waiting outside until she's ready, but I know she doesn't get out of bed for another three hours.  And, special day or no, I really do have farm chores to do before I head out.

Assorted birds and rabbits!  Soon, very soon, you will all need to get used to having a second human around here to take care of you.  I'm going to go propose to my girlfriend.  Aren't you all excited?

Last year I gave her an ordinary-quality pumpkin, because it's all I had.  Now I have a gold star one - actually the best of last year's crop.  It wasn't grown in time to give her for her birthday last year, so I've been saving it for today.

Don't mind me, Pierre.  Just going to propose to your daughter.

Hi sweetie.

It sure is.  Here, take this extra high quality pumpkin.  I've been saving it all year just for you.  But don't go, I have something else here for you.

It's the traditional mermaid pendant.  Abigail, will you marry me?

She said yes!

I mean, of course she did.  I maxed out her friendship, and any of the romanceable NPCs will accept if you've gotten them to 10 hearts, but it's still really nice to hear.

You do that, sweetie.  I'll mark the calendar.  Getting married on the 16th to my spoopy girl.

Considering the selection of men in this town, I'm not surprised.  Though apparently Abigail didn't know she was into girls before me, which probably didn't help.

We sure are.

Caroline mostly appears somewhat shocked by the idea.  She'll get used to it.

Hey Pierre?  Abigail and I are totally getting married in three days.  Just thought you should know.

Bah, he doesn't care as long as his store makes a profit.

Well, that was the fun part.  Now I have to go and break the news to everyone else in town.  This will be less pleasant, but it needs to be done.

Hey, Maru.  My awesome science girl.

So, Abby and I are getting married.  Yeah, I know!  Cool, isn't it?  Thanks!  Now, I have a few things I need to say to you.

You are way too smart to stay where you are.  Your talents and genius are wasted in this town.  You need to get out of here, go work for whatever this world's equivalent of NASA or MIT is, somewhere where you can put your genius to work for the betterment of the world.  I mean, you build MarILDA in your basement with a box of scraps, imagine what you could do with a proper budget and facilities?

And when you go, please, please take Penny with you.  I know you're friends with her.  I've seen you sitting together and talking.  She's smart, she reads books, she cooks and cleans and keeps a good house, and if you decide you're into girls I'm pretty sure she swings that way too.  I don't care if you take her as a roommate, a girlfriend, wife, whatever, just someone has got to get her out of this toxic situation she's living in now.

Hey there Penny.

So, I don't know if you've heard, but Abigail and I are engaged.  Getting married in three days, on the 16th.

Now, please, sweetie, don't cry.  I know.  It's not what you hoped would happen.  But we both knew this was coming.

But if I can offer a suggestion?  Maru is an amazing girl.  I know you both like each other.  I know you like girls, and I'm pretty sure she does - hard to tell with her, though.  And she's probably good with kids - I mean, she's already built one, and can probably figure out how to have some with you, if that's what you want. Please think it over.  I won't be going anywhere, I'll still be here in town, and I can even watch the kids for you if you decide to spend more time with her.

Hey there, Haley!  Looking beautiful as always, did you do something new with your hair?

Anyway, Abigail and I have finally decided to get married.  I know, I've been saying I would for a year, but now it's finally time.  Thanks!

So, I've been thinking about you.  I know you've been thinking that living in a small town isn't so bad, but I've actually been starting to think that this town might be too small for you.  You're a lot more talented than I initially gave you credit for, and you built your own darkroom - which shows you actually have some drive and skill and aren't just the shallow beautiful girl that some people might assume.

Anyway, I think you could really make a name for yourself with your photography.  But you might need to make more contacts with people in Zuzu city.  And that's why I think you should talk to Sebastian.

You know, Sebastian?  Cute dark-haired goth kid who lives in Robin's basement?  Actually, you might not have ever met him, he doesn't come outside on sunny days.  Now, I know what you're thinking, but he's actually really sweet and thoughtful when you get to know him.  Good kisser, too, though we really need to get him to stop smoking.  And, the important part is, he owns a motorcycle!  Ask him to take you for a ride some day, it's a real blast.  And he can get you in touch with people in graphic arts, and give you rides to and from the big city.  Really, this could work out well.  I'll introduce you.

Hi, Harvey.

We had fun together, didn't we?  The balloon ride?  The model airplanes?  The dance aerobics?  Good times.

But we knew it wasn't going further.  You're a great big adorable goofball, but you're ultimately not really my type.  You know that Abigail and I are close.  Well, we're getting married in three days.  Yeah, it turns out she's into girls after all. And so am I, you know.

But this doesn't mean you have to end up alone.  Can I make a suggestion?  Get to know Leah.  She's smart, talented, mature, and I think at this point she's looking for someone stable and emotionally well-grounded.

And I'm pretty sure her controlling ex has been permanently scared off now, so you won't need to punch anyone in the face.

Emily, you are a totally awesome groovy girl, but I'm afraid our secret woods camping trips are going to have to end.  I'm getting married to Abigail.  Thanks!  I expect you to help us put together outfits and decorations for the wedding, I can't think of anyone more skilled.

But now, if you do feel the need for a partner for dancing, or camping, or whatever, can I suggest Shane?  I've seen you chatting with him in the saloon.

 He's actually really nice once you get past that gruff exterior.  And he loves birds!  And you have a pet bird!  Come on, things could really work out between you two.

Plus, maybe you can finally fix the holes in that ratty old jacket he wears.

Elliott!  Look at me when I try to talk to you.  I know I broke your heart, but that's no reason to ignore me.  Pay attention to me, not that book.

I know you had feelings for me that were deeper than I realized, or intended, and I'm flattered, but I'm still getting married to Abigail in three days.  You're awfully sweet, and I'm really impressed by you actually managing to follow your dreams and write your book, but it would never work out between the two of us.

I suppose your next book can be inspired by the farmer who broke your heart.

Anyway, see you around.

Hey, Sebby.  How's it going?  Motorcycle holding up well?

Anyway, I'm getting married to Abigail in three days.  I know you kind of a crush on her.  Yeah, that wouldn't have worked out, you know.  It turns out she's into girls after all.

Anyway, can I make a suggestion?  You know Haley, right?  Pretty blond girl who likes photography?  You have seen her around, right?  No?  Fine, I'll introduce you.  I bet she would love a motorcycle ride.

Hey Sam.

There's something I've been meaning to say to you for a while. You know those cans of Joja Cola I gave you way back a few months ago? They were all fished out of the pond.

I probably shouldn't have kept that up for as long as I did, but I just wanted to see how long it would take you to realize you were drinking pond water.  I expected you to say something after the first can, but you just kept right on drinking them!

Really, you should probably thank me.  Pond water is better for you than actual Joja Cola. I expect it tastes better too.

Anyway, good luck with that band of yours.  I'll make sure Abigail gets to practice on time once she and I are married.

Oh, and if I ever catch you vandalizing Linus's tent, I will come down on you like the wrath of an angry god.

Hey there Leah. I just want to say that you are an amazingly talented artist and just an all around inspiring person, and I'm really glad I got the chance to meet you.  You've proven Kel wrong and demonstrated that you can stand on your own as an artist.  Well done!

Anyway, Abigail and I are getting married in three days, and you are most certainly invited.

And if I may make a suggestion?  I know you've complained that the cabin can get lonely, especially in wintertime.  Have you ever considered Harvey?  You know, Harvey, the cute doctor.  He's actually great once you get to know him.  He builds model airplanes.  It's adorable, but it also means that he has a great eye for detail and he's really good with his hands.  Give it some thought.

...

Hmm.  Is that everyone?  Have I talked to all the bachelors and bachelorettes in town?  It's getting late, but I can't help think that I'm overlooking someone.

...

Oh, I think I know who I forgot.

Hey, Alex.  There's something I need to say to you.

You should enlist.

The Ferngill Republic needs men like you to defend it from the Gotoro Empire.  You're youn, strong, have obvious athletic ability, and honestly, your gridball career is going nowhere.  I don't want to be harsh, but you need to face reality.  If you were going to go pro, you would have done it by now.  Your window for professional sports has closed.  If you want to really make something of yourself, and prove that you're not worthless, you should join the army.  Ask Kent, I'm sure he can tell you who to get in contact with.

Do it for Stardew Valley.  Do it for Haley.  Do it for all of us.

Clint?

You really should have given her that amethyst yourself.

Not that it would have worked.  You and Emily would be a disaster together.  You think of her as a magical pixie dream girlfriend, but she's an actual human being with her own life and feelings and needs.

Until you can grow up and take control of your own life instead of just doing what you're told and being too scared to actually make your own decisions and fight your own battles, your life will not improve or change, and you'll stay single and miserable in a job you hate. ... That has to be everyone, right?  I can figure it out later, it's late and I still have stuff to do on the farm.

Harvesting cranberries.  I actually put this off for way too long today, but it needs to be done before sundown.

Fixing broken fences around the animal pen.

And finally, harvesting fairy rose honey at the apiary.

Sunday the 14th, and the pumpkins are mature!  Abigail will be thrilled.

The fence has even more damage.  This is really getting annoying.

Stopping by Marnie's to get two more rabbits.  Bigwig and Blackberry will be joining the others at the coop, along with the chickens and ducks.

As I'm buying the rabbits, I suddenly remember who I forgot to talk to last night.  Shane!  How could I forget my sad soft chicken bro?  I rush to tell him - and apologize for having forgotten - but he's cool, he's actually already heard and he's completely accepting of it.  After all, he and I were only just platonic friends anyway.

Shane, I am so proud of you for holding on and pulling yourself together.  Any time you need me, I'm here for you.  Except when Abigail needs me.  She and I are getting married after all.

Oh, I put in a good word with Emily for you yesterday.  I know that camping is not really your thing, but if she ever asks you to go on a camping trip, go with her!

Monday the 15th.  Only one day to go till the wedding.  It's hard to concentrate on my farm chores, I'm so excited and nervous.

Spending a bit of time with my beautiful fiancee on the dock.  Abigail is really, really excited to be marrying me.  Then again, considering that 'farmer' seems to equate to super-human adventurer/civic leader/crafter/defender of the town and provider of everyone's food, she should be pleased.

They are going to be a lot better, babe.  One more day till we're together.

There is one more thing to do first.  I'm buying the last house upgrade.  It's really expensive - nearly every gold I have remaining - but Abigail deserves the best. Okay, I admit, the final upgrade is for a cellar, and I don't think she's ever going to go into the cellar.  It's just another production facility to make certain foods more valuable.  But it's the principle of the thing.

The pigs have given me an early wedding gift.  No, that's not a turd, it's a truffle!  One of the last things I need for the community center bundles.

I don't think I'll be sleeping much tonight.  Tomorrow is the big day.