#like i just... like haley when she's like 'sooooo alex are you being the architect of your own demise'

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Stardew Valley - 12 - A Stain that Won’t Dissolve - Alex/Sebastian

Title: A Stain that Won’t Dissolve Rating: Explicit Pairing: Alex/Sebastian Tags: Hurt/comfort, aged-up characters (mid 20s), minor character death, angst, injury, grief, miscommunication, bullying, enemies to lovers, dubious consent, internalised homophobia, closeted character, past child abuse, dyslexia, antagonist farmer, unrequited love, pining, acceptance, top!Sebastian, bottom!Alex, power dynamics, happy ending.

Summary: Alex hates Sebastian – which is great because Sebastian more than returns the favour – and what starts out as revenge fantasy turns into unironic lust, which evolves into unrequited love. Alex gets a job, Sebastian marries the farmer, and both of them lose almost everything before finding each other again. A story of two mutual bullies who learn how to messily grow up.

A Stain that Won’t Dissolve (Alex/Sebastian) - Chapter 12 - You're Craving Your Karma

In which Haley calls Alex, wanting to know why he avoided telling her about the new job, and then talks frankly about her concerns regarding Sebastian. After that, Alex gathers the courage to quite the delivery job, but Mayor Lewis might turn out to be as much of a bastard as Alex imagines him to be...