#So I'm really not interested in ships with Shane or Elliot or Sebastian which make up 2/3 of the romance fics

[bixels]

I feel like I've seen most of what interests me in FiMFiction for the time being, so I read through some good ol' reliable Stardew Valley fanfics last night, only to realize.

Haley x Female Farmer is basically Rarijack. Rarijack adjacent.

[benjineedssleep]

a fourth round of stardew valley headcanons (we're a lucky clover now)

y'all... it's been over a month since the last addition to this series. a whole month! i've been meaning to add to it but life got to me and then i spent every ounce of my creative brain writing fic LOLOLOL speaking of fanfic can y'all believe this series is almost entirely ship free? now imagine if it wasn't. imagine how much more i could say XD

anyways! here are the links to the previous parts :3 pt 1 // pt 2 // pt 3 now onto the post!!!

a part of me feels like leah would dabble in the realm of making her own paints and art mediums. it was probably something she was interested in while still in the city but now that she has access to so many raw materials, she definitely gives it a try. because emily works with fabrics and totally dyes her own stuff too, leah can definitely go to her for help with pigments! (if you haven't noticed i really love the idea that emily bonds with all the other artsy townsfolk)

i don't think i've mentioned it anywhere but i think the older bachelors would be decently friendly with each other. harvey and shane likely got close because harvey starts checking in on him outside of being professional (i stand by the "i'm asking you as a friend/neighbor, not your doctor" idea fyi) and shane kinda lets him in after a while. i think elliot, being the most extroverted of the group, probably just walked up to them while at the saloon one night and just started yapping.

on the note of the older bachelors harvey's the designated driver, elliot's a lightweight, and shane's shane LOL-- i do think if harvey was more of a drinker he'd be the kind to take his alcohol pretty well but be easily influenced to keep drinking if it's too early in the night and then subsequently get absolutely wasted.

elliot loves karaoke. need i say more?

sebastian carries around a pocket knife where ever he goes. mostly because you never know when you're gonna need something sharp but also because he knows there are a lot of people out there bigger and stronger than him. i know damn well he wouldn't hesitate to fight dirty especially if he's with someone he cares about. i do think that preparation leads to the "let someone give me a reason to decompress" kind of intrusive thought, which he probably hates the most of all his intrusive thoughts.

i know it's canon sam plays guitar a lot when he's not doing so great mentally however i propose a better option: playing guitar when he's feeling any extreme emotion. i think making music is the perfect way for him to either a) shut his brain off or b) let everything out in a healthy way. the music he writes also depends entirely on this!!! and not just the mood, i mean the genre. he doesn't box himself in at all and just writes whatever he's feeling in the moment.

of the bachelors i think sam takes the best care of his hair. he's got a whole routine and most of it came from his mom when he first started growing it out (another hc i guess but he totally has a long, layered mullet LOL) but he's adapted a few things to better fit his needs. alex would be second because i think he has the best grooming habits in general of all the bachelors. he gets hair cuts on a schedule, only uses the best/healthiest gels for his hair, etc. elliot's in third and i say this only because i KNOW this man takes scorching showers and washes his hair like that. he also doesn't wear a bonnet he just puts it up and prays it stays normal. sebastian doesn't believe in heat protectant and uses permanent dye in his hair. the only reason it's not falling out is because he rarely ever does it because he doesn't leave the house. harvey uses very basic products in his hair but he does take supplements to keep it healthy as he ages. i think shane keeps his hair very clean but he 100% washes it every day and doesn't use a single product in it. he also only gets hair cuts when he has the energy to which often leads him to have marnie trim it for him (but only when it's bad and he really needs to get it together).

i have no idea where i mentioned this but know it was somewhere!!! b u t of everyone in town i think sam's the only one that can legitimately make friends with anyone. i think even people who don't like him at first (like shane) end up being at least acquainted with him because he's genuinely a nuisance. and i say that in the nicest and most endearing way. he's way too extroverted for his own good and will go out of his way to learn something about you so the two of you can have a conversation. will he forget by the time he actually needs to bring it up? probably, but it's the thought that counts. overall i just think he turns into this "welcomed nuisance" of sorts and ends up bringing a little light into the life of whoever he's around. (tiny little note but i don't think he goes out of his way to be annoying or harass people, he's just the kind of person that makes sure everyone has someone to talk to for at least five minutes at a party but will totally leave you alone if he genuinely believes you don't want him around)

abby has very specific needs in order to be able to sleep well or at all. in my fic i write that she sleeps with a weighted blanket (unless sharing a space with someone) however i was thinking about it and i think she also has a favorite plushie. i also think it would be a dragon or some sort of cryptid like nessie or the mothman.

i think jas is sassy as hell. she doesn't talk a ton but when she does, she's always sassing someone. i don't think it's on purpose all the time either i just think she's super blunt/frank about things. "your clothes don't match" "your hair looks greasy" "but he's always bored, so why does it matter?" that kinda stuff, y'know? i think it's a little funny as well because she's otherwise the sweetest kid ever with a decent grasp on manners and such.

okay i'm done!!! it kinda took me a while to get into the groove of things again cause it's been fuckin' forever (so sorry if some are clunky) but i'm happy to be doing this again :3