Good lord, is it that time of year again? :D
Since 2021, Grapefruit Sky SDV server has been creating an Inktober list. Beginnng with the wonderful @buttonso's list back in 2021 and designed by @hannahstumble the event has become a regular in our calendar.
This year, we've teamed up with Stardew Valley Fanfic Writers for our prompts along with a couple of other servers.
The great thing about this carefully curated (by me!) list is that it is absolutely 1.6 friendly, but also, SPOILER FREE BABY! So if you haven't played 1.6 yet, this list is perfectly safe to use! :)
Please feel free to share far and wide, there is also a dedicated Collection page on AO3 if you want to add your fic there :)
AO3 Collection (be patient with me, I've never done this before, but if you need help signing up let me know here :) )
Don't forget, Inktober is not just for writers, it's for everyone! You can do anything you want and you don't have to do it all!
Okay, enough of me, here's the list, I'll post it a couple more times until Inktober starts, but have fun!
And feel free to share - everywhere! <3
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AJ awoke in the blue hours of the morning. The sun's light was just barely sneaking over the horizon, only enough to turn the black sky to a dark navy around the sea. The empty space beside AJ was immediately apparent. With a pang of anxiety, AJ pulled herself out of the covers to find her husband.
She saw him through the kitchen window. He sat on their porch wrapped in a thick blanket, facing the sleeping farm. AJ opened the front door just a crack, poking her head through. He jumped slightly, but settled when he saw her.
"Hey," she murmured, her breath a swirling cloud in the chilly air, "what are you doing out here?"
He opened the blanket to invite her in, wrapping it around her and pulling her close. "I just needed some air. I got overwhelmed and hot."
She looked up at him thoughtfully, her eyes calmly on his. "How are you feeling?"
He paused, letting out a long breath. "Honestly, not good."
AJ's face fell. A frown crossed her lips. "Oh."
"You don't need to worry," he assured her, meeting her eyes again. "I'm not going to do anything. Sometimes… things just feel really dark for a while. And I think that's just how my life is going to be."
AJ looked out over the farm as she listened. She felt her lip quiver slightly.
"AJ," he murmured, "it's okay." He pressed a soft kiss to her forehead. "You didn't do anything wrong. You never, ever did. You're my light. You know that?"
She sniffled. "Sorry. I don't want to cry-"
"I won't judge you," he wrapped his arms around her. "I know it might be hard to understand. But just know that I'm never going to try what I tried at the cliffs again. Never. I know now that I'm loved and I'm needed, and that helps me more than you know."
She nodded against his chest.
"You're my everything, AJ," he told her, "you're my light."
"You're mine, too," she told him, her voice soft muffled against his skin.
He chuckled slightly. "I think of myself as more of a black hole."
AJ smiled, lifting her chin to meet his eyes again. "Nah." She pressed a strong, deliberate kiss to his cheek. "I love you. Never forget that."
"And I love you."
"If I can ever help you, just tell me what to do."
He cuddled his head against hers. "You help me every single day, Sunshine."
The stars were still bright in the dark navy sky. Crickets sang in harmony with the coyotes in the far distance, on the other side of the valley. The farm was quiet as ever.
"Do you know what time it is?" Shane asked.
AJ shook her head.
"It must be early. Come back to bed?"
"Mhm," she stood up with him, his arms still holding the warm blanket around her to shield her from the cool fall air. With AJ in his arms in their humble bed, Shane fell asleep a little quicker than usual.
Just a cute little morning between AJ and Shane <3
AJ woke up with the dawn, 6AM. Shane was less of an early bird, if he didn't have to be. She pulled herself away from the warm covers, but ensured that they fell back around Shane's arms. He began to stir slightly as AJ pulled on the slippers Evelyn had knitted for her.
"Mornin' hun," she made her way to the other side of the bed, planting a kiss on Shane's forehead after realizing he was awake.
"Morning." His green eyes blinked open and he pressed his hand to her cheek, pulling her closer. She gave him another quick kiss.
"I'll make us breakfast," she told him, "what do you want? I can do pancakes, hasbrowns, eggs… I think I still have Raisin Bran too." She said the latter with a small smirk, and Shane rolled his eyes.
"Don't even say 'Raisin Bran," he mimed gagging, which brought a giggle from AJ's lips. "How about hashbrowns and eggs? I'll get up in a minute to make coffee."
"Sure. Take your time."
She disappeared into the hallway and Shane lay his head back down on the pillow, his eyes drifting out the window as a content smile stuck on his lips.
When he made his way into the kitchen, AJ was at the frying pan with a pan of shredded potatoes in one hand and a pan of scrambled eggs beside that on the stove. Shane's arms found their way around AJ's shoulders and he kissed her cheek. She leaned into him, enjoying the way his stubble scratched her jawline.
"Smells good," he told her.
"Really? I haven't even showered yet," she snickered.
Shane squeezed her. "Mhm." He let go as his hand found the coffee maker next to them. The water tank was full already- Shane had done it the night before after he'd made his own coffee. He opened the coffee grounds and spooned it into a filter, He did it without thinking too much, moving around AJ's kitchen comfortably as if it were his own. As the coffee machine whirred, Shane found the TV remote on the dining room table. He switched on the TV and the fortune teller channel sprang to life.
"Oh!" AJ's attention was quickly caught by the woman on the TV with the royal purple robe. She sat as always with a pearly crystal ball in front of her.
"The spirits are very pleased today," the woman said, "you will have a lot of extra luck!"
"Damn it," AJ went back to her eggs, stirring them with a wooden spoon. "It would have been a great day for the mines."
"You really believe in that stuff?" Shane chuckled. "There are no magical spirits controlling your luck, hun. Everything you achieve is because of you."
She smiled slightly. "Maybe. But you should see how quick I can get down the cave on a lucky day. There's gotta be something to it."
"Whatever keeps you going," Shane kissed her cheek. "I'm gonna start getting the baskets together for the egg festival. Give me a shout when it's done." He placed a mug beside her, with coffee just how she liked it: no sugar and a little bit of cream.
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oooh 70 on the prompts list with shane would be so angstyyyyy plz i need to see ur thoughts on this -galaxy
This one's got a little kick to it ough
70) "After everything we've been through, you still don't think that I love you?"
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"Honey..wh..what is this?"
"Can't you read? God, and I thought Alex was the only illiterate man in town-"
"I know what it says! But..I don't understand. Did I do something wrong?"
"Besides being a leech on my income for the past year and not doing a damn thing to make up for it....no."
"..are you crazy? I HAVE been doing my part! Just..take these back to Lewis and tell him you changed your mind. I'm not signing them."
"I don't need your signature. Just mine is enough to finalize it. I've already gotten everything packed for you..since you're too goddamn lazy to do it yourself."
"....what?" Tears stung Shane's eyes as he shakily set the stack of papers on the table, his vision blurring. He stared at you, seeing not an ounce of remorse on your face..but instead pure hatred. "Why would you do this behind my back? I-I thought...you-"
"What? You thought I loved you? Hah." The brief laugh that left your lips was cold. "Who could love a messed-up lowlife like you, Shane? I have a farm to take care of, a community center to restore..I can't have you slowing me down. It was a fun little fling, but now you bore me. I gotta get serious about my work."
"That's...all I was to you? A "fling"?!" A hurtful scowl formed on his face, hands shaking. "What about everything we've-?!"
"I only pitied you. And y'know, if I didn't care about Jas growing up without a father figure..I would've left you in the forest that night. I only stayed and married you to make them happy. But you blew your chance to get your act together..they're gonna be so disappointed in you."
As much as he wanted to respond with a snarky "I didn't know there was a time limit"...he was frozen on the spot, unable to say anything.
What could he say?
This was all so sudden...and just when he thought you two were doing so well and he was starting to have a genuinely positive outlook on life..
He made the horrid mistake of checking the mailbox and finding the dreaded papers.
"I'll say this was 50,000 gold well-spent." You grabbed the papers off the table, looking at the broken man before holding out your hand. "Give me that necklace. I'm gonna sell it."
"No..." Shane shook his head and clutched the mermaid pendant, tears streaking his face as he backed into the corner. "I...I-I'm so sorry, I'll try to be better! Just tell me what I can fix, a-and I'll-!!"
Suddenly you pulled out a dagger and swiped at him, causing him to flinch and shield himself, eyes squeezing shut in anticipation-
Yet he wasn't injured, but when he saw his pendant in your hands now...he felt as though you actually twisted that dagger deep into his heart.
He collapsed to his knees, devastated as you sheathed your weapon and pocketed the amulet you once tied around his neck at your wedding.
By your hands, you two were bonded in matrimony...
And by your hands, that bond was severed.
"There's nothing to talk about. I'm sick of pretending that I care for some lazy ungrateful fuck. Goodbye, Shane."
And with that, you stormed out of the house..and he was left there on the floor, his sobs filling the silence in the now empty cabin.
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It was already late when you returned from your mining trip, and once you finished putting the spoils of your expedition into the shipping bin, you yawned and stretched.
The time was 1:10 AM...and your energy was super drained.
You figured Shane was already sound asleep. The idea of crawling into that cozy bed and cuddling with the man you loved had you eager to take off your boots and put your tools away.
However upon opening the door..you immediately caught a faint whiff of beer, and it left a sinking pit in your stomach.
He did bring home a six-pack case today, and he promised to have it in moderation.
But the kitchen trash showed clear evidence of recently-opened cans.
Four out of the six, in fact.
'Oh man..it happened again..'
You knew that he wasn't gonna be able to quit cold turkey just like that. It wasn't a habit he could flip off like a lightswitch, and that's a fact you've come to accept.
Although he had a few beers from time to time, it was nothing like before. And he would always let you know if he was having some....so to realize he drank over half the case tonight alone was alarming.
Why? You were only gone for a few hours..
You entered the bedroom, finding Shane still awake, hunched over on the bed's edge with his face in his hands. He looked completely torn up, and you've never seen him this bad since..
"Shane, sweetheart?"
Startled, he looked up at you, revealing his eyes to be puffy and red from crying. "O-Oh..hi. You..y-you came back?" He hoarsely asked.
"Of course I did..without having to visit Harvey, thank god." You walked over and sat beside him, frowning. "But more importantly are you okay? What's wrong?"
He tried to respond, but the memories of that nightmare made him physically incapable of doing so...and fresh tears welled in his eyes.
A choked sob came out, and as quickly as he tried covering it up--it failed as similar heartbreaking noises followed.
You didn't waste any time pulling him into a hug.
Leaning against you, he sobbed into your neck, soaking the collar of your shirt in tears. But you just hushed him and rubbed his back. He didn't smell too heavily of beer, although it made you wonder what happened tonight that was bad enough to make him relapse.
Was it...you?
Was you being away stressing him out?
Did he think you wouldn't come back-
"[Y/n]...you sure you..really love me? And all of this isn't...a-a joke?" He hiccupped softly.
Those questions made your heart sink, and you briefly pulled away to gaze at him in sadness. You knew he was still struggling with his self-confidence and self-image, often comparing himself to a "squishy bag of flesh" and feeling "too old", but for him to doubt your love?
Even after talking him off a cliff?
Even after going to the gridball game where you shared that first kiss?
Even after giving him the bouquet and mermaid pendant?
"After everything we've been through, you still don't think that I love you?" You asked softly, not with anger, but with worry.
"Just look at me, and look at every other guy in this town. You could'a had a doctor, someone who can still play gridball, a writer who lives by the sea...even that emo guy seems cool. But you chose me..."
With a sniffle, he clutched the mermaid pendant with trembling fingers. "...this pathetic..l-lowlife who doesn't do shit on this farm. I swear I'd change and get my act together, but I'm letting you down again...j-just like everyone else. And I'm so sorry...I'm such a failure." He sobbed harder.
"Wha..that's nonsense. You do more for me and this farm than you could possibly know." You cupped his face, feeling his cheeks grow wet with fresh tears. "You feed the animals, you water any crops my sprinklers could've missed...and those pepper poppers you give me help keep my energy up in the mines so I can come home safely."
"But..I can't even microwave them right." He whined. "I wanna have the energy to cook like you do-"
"What do you mean?" You frowned. "Last week, you made me a killer omelet when I went to bed angry over a Pepper Rex burning my favorite cardigan."
Shane blinked, searching his foggy brain for that memory, before it dawned on him that he actually DID wake up extra early to surprise you with an omelet he cooked on the stove. Made from Charlie's eggs, of course.
"Ah, that's right..well...I guess I'm good at some things.." He sniffled, slowly calming down.
You chuckled softly, thumbing away the rest of his tears, your fingers brushing over his scruff. He recently shaved it, but it grew back rather quickly--like a crop infused with deluxe growth fertilizer.
"You're good at being my partner, and keeping me company after a long day." You kissed him in the lips. "I love you, Shane. Nothing will change that, even if you have relapses."
"I love you, too..and 'm sorry. I just had this really bad nightmare, and I couldn't fight the urge tonight."
"I understand, I'm not angry." Bringing him back into a hug, you sighed as he squeezed you tightly. "Did you wanna talk about it? I know it's late but..I'm sure it'll help us both."
"...you promise not to laugh?"
"I promise."
"I..had a nightmare you divorced me."
"Huh..really?"
"Yeah, you filed the papers behind my back and said some...pretty hurtful stuff, like how it's "the best 50,000 gold you've ever spent", how what we had was just "a fling", and...how I'm leeching off of you." The longer he went on, the more he struggled to swallow back further tears. "And..you took the pendant back by force. With that dagger you always keep on you."
"....."
"I-It's stupid, but it...just felt so real. And when I woke up and you didn't come back from the mines yet, I thought maybe..it actually happened."
"Shane." You shook your head, leaning back again to bring his face into your hands. "No way would I EVER put that much gold towards something that stupid. This farmwork..it's so much to one person to handle, and I'm forever grateful you're here to help me. You're doing your best, and that's all I could ever ask for."
"Thank you.." He nodded, finally realizing that what he dreamed was nothing more than a ridiculous nightmare.
You smiled and kissed him again, making this one last a bit longer before you pulled away. "I'll get you some water, okay? I don't want my baby to have a hangover in the morning."
Shane sheepishly returned the smile, allowing you to get up and go to the kitchen, while he got comfortable in bed and patiently waited for your return. His hand went to the pendant on his chest, relieved it was still there.
Even though you were probably dead-tired from the mines..you still took the time to care for him when he hit another low. You didn't see him as a chore or a leech on your life.
You saw him as your husband, your soulmate..someone you were willing to love through thick and thin even when some days were harder than others.
Of course, his depression might tell him otherwise, and manifest those insecurities into nightmares.
During his glorious gridball days the word jealousy wasn't even in his vocabulary. It developed with time due to his self image slowly getting worse over the years.
There is no way he is going to admit or realize it even if you hit him with an advertising poster that says "YOU'RE JEALOUS".
Shane will notice a sour taste on his tongue and a painful twist in his stomach whenever he gets jealous, but he won't give that feeling a name. In his mind he is convinced that he doesn't care what you do and with who. But it's eating him alive.
But he will complain to Emily, Sam or his chickens about it.
"It really sounds like you're jealous."
"Bullshit. Your mom is jealous."
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If he hears it often enough he might admit it.
Once you're in a relationship with him he will work on himself though and will actually be less territorial. Because you chose him for a reason right? You don't seem like someone he can't trust being alone with certain pretty people.
But he still side eyes those people and feel free to tell him when he crosses a line with his possessive behavior.
I mean he won't lock you inside a cage or not let you hang out with other people. What he can and will do is be grumpy and upset about it.
"They're obviously interested."
"They just asked for directions."
"That was just a distraction."
"Shane, they didn't even ask for my number."
"You could see it in their eyes, they-"
"They literally just wanted the directions."
"Until they don't!"
He KNOWS he has nothing to worry about and that he can 100% trust you, but he is also convinced that you deserve a better partner.
But as I said tell him when he goes to far and he will immediately hit the breaks.
He will get less jealous throughout the relationship with his own hard work and your support.
You sometimes still spot a frown and glare here and there and when someone the both of you don't know hits on you he's RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE
"Oh wow hello DARLING."
"Love of my life."
"The yee to my haw."
"The center of my world."
"The light of my existence."
This is effective because 1) the person quietly leaves since this is too cringe to witness and 2) he loves embarrassing you (on a non-extreme level of course, everything here is all fun and games)
But if you do the same to him with these petnames he can and will make LOUD gagging sounds.
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