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Thank you so much for the feature, I'm so honored! The Stardew Fanfic Writers Guild is a wonderful community!

Meet Our Writers

This week's spotlighted guild member is Sunflower_me!

AO3: Sunflower_me

Tumblr: @sunflower1me

Age: 25

Pronouns: They/Them

Guild Member since: Dec 2024

Fun Fact about yourself? I’m a cat person! I have two cats: Matthew, a former stray that became a resident of our house at the beginning of June 2024, and Lucy, who was adopted in October of 2024!

How long have you been writing fanfiction? I’ve written on and off for many years, but I first posted on my Ao3 account in February 2024!

Favourite SDV character to write? Elliott! He’s my favorite bachelor overall. I love his dramatic flair and how loving of a husband he is.

Favourite tropes/genre to write? I absolutely love romantic fluff and hurt/comfort!

Your most popular SDV fanfic? “I Hurt With You”, an Elliott/Reader fic about the farmer getting hurt in the mines, and Elliott’s response, considering this is far from the first time.

Your SDV underdog fic you wish more people would give a chance? This could really apply to any of my Gus/Elliott fics! “Kiss The Cook” is one; it’s a lighthearted silly ficlet about Elliott getting Gus a fun gift.

Hear me out: Elliott is an incredible husband and everything that I’ve seen that people dislike about him is blown out of proportion. He’s a sweetheart!

Lastly, any other fandoms you write for? I’ve written for Telltale’s The Walking Dead Video Game, Pokemon, Vanilla Minecraft, and I’ve even written a fic about Tony The Tiger being a mob boss.

We are very lucky to have someone as talented as Sunflower_me as one of our number. If you check out their fics, please be sure to kudos and comment to show your support for small artists and writers.

If you write Stardew Valley fanfiction and would like to join our guild, please message this blog for an invite!

Credit to @lily-alphonse & @saradika for the banners

Please see AO3 for additional tags. Reader discretion is advised as always.

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Title: Dreamchaser

Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)

Pairing: None / Gen

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): General

Word Count: 1,234

Summary:

Elliott always wanted to be an author, but his parents' disapproval led him astray. It took him many years to get back on track.

Written for @character-a-character-b 's Winds of Change Flash Fest!

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65051914

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Thank you so much!! Congrats to all the other winners!

Awards: Winds of Change

Here are the awards for the "Winds of Change” flash fest. This is the biggest flash fest we have had so far, with 12 submissions!

I am sorry for the delay in posting the awards. The last couple of days have been busy as I, @stars-forever, try to study for my finals.

Information about this Flash Fest can be found here: https://www.tumblr.com/character-a-character-b/781449320544288768/winds-of-change-flash-fest?source=share

The awards for the "Winds of Change" flash fest go to:

The Shifting Skies Award goes to @ReesieReads for "Perception" and @sunflower1me for "Dreamchaser"!

The Rooted in Change Award goes to @EvilToTheCore13 for "Is This Annihilation, Or Metamorphosis?"!

The Whispers on the Wind Award goes to @MimiHylea for "A Path to Honor"!

The Evolving Echoes Award goes to @MimiHylea for "A Path to Honor"!

The New Horizons Award goes to @EvilToTheCore13 for "Is This Annihilation, Or Metamorphosis?" and @the-sparkling-diamond-satine for "all of me is reeling, shed that sinking feeling (now i’m never letting you go)"!

The Sudden Shift Award goes to @thespyfromconnecticut "The Only Constant"!

The Winds of Change Award goes to @sunflower1me for "Dreamchaser"!

15 different fandoms were represented: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Chuck (TV), Endeavour (TV), Glee (TV 2009), Inspector Morse (TV), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Moulin Rouge!: The Musical - Various/Logan, NCIS: Sydney, Persona Series, Persona 2, Savvy Series - Ingrid Law, Shall We Date?: Obey Me! (Video Game), Stardew Valley (Video Game), Sunrise On The Reaping - Suzanne Collins, and Tortall - Tamora Pierce.

The full list of everyone who won awards!

If there is a spelling mistake on your award, or would like your name to be changed please DM, the host, @stars-forever or @character-a-character-b.

Also, if you claimed a prompt during this flash fest event and didn’t have a chance to post your story you can still post them, the collection is no longer moderated, so it should just let the story be added but if it doesn't, I will make sure that they are added. There is no deadline or time limit when it comes to this.

Congratulations to everyone who won an award, and thank you to everyone who took the time to write and vote for this flash fest!

Links

The AO3 Collection Link: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Winds_of_Change

The Discord Server Link: https://discord.gg/pCjeXgV4VV

The Tumblr Blog Link: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/character-a-character-b

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I need yall to read this fic

OK GUYS ITS HEAR ME OUT TIME IM GOING INSANE AND NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THIS

If you are someone down for a fic of any fandom if its juicy enough, sit down okay Im not even in this fandom but this bitch sucked me in with her fantastic world (and honestly there is barely any canon lore anyways, she is building so much by hand)

I implore you to get in on the Hellmark series bro. It's sooo good. Full disclosure, I have now joined as a coauthor for the 7th installment but I'm just the editor (and the series biggest fan, I'm honored to have been brought on board).

The elevator pitch is: what if we took satanic priests and threw them into Hallmark movies? And the tone is very Addams Family. Very tongue in cheek, dark comedy, with emphasis on love and family values. Like I genuinely want these to be movies one day. There has to be a Hellmark Cinematic Universe. The characters are all SO GOOD BRO!

It starts out a silly fake marriage scenario but right from the first Hellmark you can tell there is so much more to this. There is SO much heart. Like oh heehee fake marriage but also the main girl is struggling with taking in her sister WHO SHE DIDNT EVEN KNOW EXISTED until her estranged parents died. And suddenly she has this traumatized five-year old to take care of and will do anything to support her and give her a better life than she had and she DOES 😭

And it only gets deeper from there!! THATS ONLY THE BEGINNING! With the point it's at with the seventh one like I genuinely NEEEEED someone to talk to about it or I'm gonna die. The drama is so fucking good. But like I'm also someone who has a hard time with drama getting too heavy for me and it never does. There is this consistent tone of lightness and comedy to it that hits so good. I am in love with each and every one of the characters. The lack of attention on these fics is actually criminal.

I'm gonna link it again HERE, if you end up checking it out let me knowwww I need to talk to someone about them I need to start a Hellmark fandom

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Title: Don't Mention It

Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)

Pairing: Alex/Penny

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): General

Word Count: 407

Summary:

Alex spots Penny being harassed at The Fair, and steps in.

@stardewfanficwritersguild

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64914766

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Title: Your Knight In Striped Fur

Fandom: Kellogg's "Frosted Flakes" Commercials

Pairing: Tony The Tiger/Reader

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): Mature

Word Count: 1,369

Summary:

Being married to notorious mob boss Tony The Tiger was bound to lead to trouble eventually. When a rival organization kidnaps you for ransom, Tony will stop at nothing to get you back home again.

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64888333/chapters/166781569

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Title: Bows and Petticoats

Fandom: The Sims 3 (Video Game)

Pairing: Emma Hatch/Blair Wainwright

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): Explicit

Word Count: 1,595

Summary:

Hatch loves spoiling Blair with gifts. This time, it's a new dress, and as expected, Blair is gorgeous in it.

(NSFW) Link Below The Cut!

Link To Archive Of Our Own! This Fic Is NSFW!

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Title: Peace and Water

Fandom: Super Mario (Video Games)

Pairing: Princess Peach/Princess Daisy

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): Teen

Word Count: 494

Summary:

Princess Peach and Princess Daisy sneak away from their duties to relax in the hot springs.

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63780880

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PLEASE read this fic. It is so worth your time. ❤️

"We'll Be Alright" (A Ranch Family Fic)

Fandom: Stardew Valley

Content: Gen, F/M

Rating: Mature (minor character death, alcoholism, swearing)

Words: 13,316 (COMPLETE)

A story of life and death; love and heartbreak; the people who change us, and the people who become family.

>>Read on AO3<<

It's finally here and complete! Last year I ran a survey poll as part of my rarepair challenge and Marlon/Marnie won in a landslide. I took it a little further and basically ended up writing Marnie's backstory, all the way to a happy ending for the whole family. Hope you enjoy, please reblog if you do!

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Title: My Darling

Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)

Pairing: Elliott/Gus

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): General

Word Count: 1279

Summary:

After Gus tells Elliott about his birthday, he takes it upon himself to find a worthwhile gift for his favorite human.

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63577915

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February Fic Roundup

This month's theme was: CANDY

"Candy Bag" by @sunflower1me | Cookie Run | Rated G | 100 Words

Sunflower always knocks it out of the park with their drabbles. This was my first introduction to Cookie Run, and damn, the devs really pop off with their character designs??? This drabble features Cotton Candy Cookie being a hopeless little romantic cutie like she does best (she's just like me fr)

"Cotton Candy Crush" by @steamyearlgray | ORIGINAL | Rated T | 1,520 Words

WOW Steamy coming in hot with this banging original. I had no idea what to expect going in since I avoided the tags and damn that ending caught me off guard and I fucking loved it. I NEED MORE OF ALEXEI STEAMY PLS

"Sugar Rush" by lily-alphonse | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Rated E | 3,232 Words

I'm watching Buffy for the first time and just got through the band candy episode of season 3 and... iykyk. I need Giles. So he gets an xreader lol. I rarely ever write xreader but I'm trying to get into it more. This is also a new fandom for me! Fun

"Backup Plan" by @softwarecorruption-exe | Ace Attorney | Rated T | 1,982 Words

Ahhh this was sooo cute omg. This one's for the classic fluff enjoyers. Absolutely love how stilted Miles is and how adoring Phoenix is. They make such a cute pairing.

"Sweet Treat" by @nuka-pepsi | Fallout 4 | Rated E | 4,462 Words

Shrimp is here bursting onto the fic scene with a sapphic smut to satiate the thirsty women-lovers of the wasteland. What a fabulous first entry! If you've ever lusted after Magnolia this one's for youuu

What is the monthly roundup? Me and my writer friends get together every month and write a ficlet/oneshot surrounding a monthly prompt. It's a silly little challenge for us, and a fun chance for readers to get a sampling of a variety of different fandoms and genres.

Can I suggest a future theme? Sure! My inbox is open if you would like to suggest a theme, but keep in mind these are not requests and are meant to be open-ended and vague. Part of the fun of this challenge is seeing everyone's wildly different interpretations!

**All fics are posted to AO3. Please check tags for content warnings, reader discretion is always advised. If you check out any of the fics listed here, comment and kudos are very appreciated!

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Title: Do You Think We Could Start Over?

Fandom: Super Danganronpa 2 (Video Game)

Pairing: Hajime Hinata/Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu ( Kuzuhina )

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): Teen

Word Count: 635

Summary: In a universe where soulmates share injuries, Hajime is unexpectedly injured during Peko's execution.

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63147802

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Title: I'm In Love With My Best Friend

Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)

Pairing: Maru/Penny

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): General

Word Count: 1138

Summary:

Maru's not a stranger to love, but romantic love is another story. But now she's feeling it, and it's time to confess that love… to her best friend, Penny.

For The Stardew Valley Fanfiction Writer's Guild's Galentine's Day Femslash Event! @stardewfanficwriters

... And TWO bingo square fills for @sweetspicybingo Beginnings Bingo!

Link & Bingo Card Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63018088

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Title: Love Lock

Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)

Pairing: Maru/Penny

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): General

Word Count: 100 / Drabble

Summary:

On their trip to the Fern Islands, Penny and Maru place a love lock to showcase their love. For the Stardew Valley Fanfiction Writer's Guild's drabble challenge, Prompt 1: Lock!

@stardewfanficwriters

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63011440

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Title: Candy Bag

Fandom: Cookie Run (Video Game)

Pairing: Gen

Rating: (General/Teen/Mature/Explicit): General

Word Count: 100 / Drabble

Summary: Cotton Candy Cookie prepares a goodie bag for someone special.

Link Below The Cut!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62706334

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Meet Our Writers

This week's spotlighted guild member is Friday!

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/lily_alphonse/profile Tumblr: @lily-alphonse Age: 28 Pronouns: She/Her Guild Member since: November 2024

Fun Fact about yourself? I play the ukulele (badly)

How long have you been writing fanfiction? I only really started some time in 2022 when I wrote a Seb/OC longfic just for myself. The first fic I ever posted was a BG3 fic on Nov 14th 2023, so I've been posting for a bit over a year now! That being said I've always liked writing, and used to write all the time as a kid.

Favourite SDV character to write? Even though I always marry Seb, I think Elliott might be my favorite because I can get so artsy with him I love writing him poetry. Sam is probably a close second.

Favourite tropes/genre to write? I primarily write m/m and LOOOVE angst with a happy ending, enemies to lovers, best friends to lovers, mutual pining.

Your most popular SDV fanfic? Currently its Steamy, a SebAlex oneshot where Sebastian is having a terrible time quitting cigarettes, and goes to the gym to let off some steam. Alex is there and assumes Sebastian has come for a very different reason…

Your SDV underdog fic you wish more people would give a chance? Guardheart. It's a songfic for one of my favorite songs featuring Alex x Elliott in a medieval AU! It is beautiful and tragic and I reread it all the time, I'm very proud of it. But since it's a medieval AU and a rarepair, it doesn't get much attention.

Hear me out: Sebastian is in his mid-to-late 20s. People like to think he's younger because of his style and he lives in his mom's basement but that's normal into late 20s and he has a steady grownup job. His relationship with Demetrius doesn't really make sense if Demetrius came into his life when he was a baby

Lastly, any other fandoms you write for? Yes! I think at the moment I have 15 lol. I mostly write for SDV and Legend of Zelda, but some other big ones are BG3, Fields of Mistria, Disney, and Minecraft

We are so lucky to have such a talented and prolific writer amongst our ranks! If you check out her fics, please be sure to kudos and comment to show your support for small artists and writers.

If you write Stardew Valley fanfiction and would like to join our guild, please message this blog for an invite!

Credit to @lily-alphonse & @saradika for the banners

Please see AO3 for additional tags. Reader discretion is advised as always.

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FLUFF REC LIST 2.0

Yes we see it too, everything's just... *gestures wildly in all directions*, so we've pulled together more of our lighter, fluffier recommendations for your perusal.

If YOU want recommendations around any theme/character/whatever, please, drop us an ask! The guild has avid readers as well as writers, chances are we can find something to your taste!

Hope you enjoy!

Shane's Ugly Sweater by @annetastic1981a (Jas & Shane) (Gen)

Not Sleepy (Day 2: Hot Chocolate) by @shortysus4 (June/Male Farmer)

Between Her and the Creatures of the Earth by @nebraskashouse (Harvey/Female Farmer) (M)

Spring and Swing by @glazedsnail (Jas & Shane) (Gen)

Blow Me a Kiss, Baby! by @lily-alphonse (Alex/Haley) (T)

Ask Me Anything by @kellycataclysm (Harvey/Female Farmer) (E)

Wouldn't Change a Thing by @sunflower1me (Maru/Penny) (Gen)

Mine: Solar Eclipse by spiritedKnight (Sebastian/Female Farmer) (Gen)

Obedience Training by @caelwynn (Sterling/Female Farmer) (T)

Cedar Smoke by @velvetlilith777 (Sebastian/Farmer) (T)

That Infuriating Doctor by @purpleandgreen13 (Harvey/Farmer)

A Frog and Fireflies by @egggargler (Sam/Sebastian) (T)

If you enjoyed any of these, please leave a comment for our amazing writers 💕 they love them!

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