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As for Scott, I definitely want to make him from the Valley, I liked his interaction with Nicholas in (volume 5?) and I think he’d be a great first friend or town guide. Scott definitely works at the town museum.

There are plenty of options here, acquaintances, friends, flirting stage, established relationship and sharing a place together…

The choice that appeals to me the most, and that I spent a good chunk of time thinking about in the shower, is that Scott lives in the Valley, while Thomas and Aster live in the next town over, driving to Pelican Town to deliver products to be sold in the equivalent of Pierre’s shop or the Stardrop Saloon (or Eugene’s family? I like the “small family business” angle). This gives room for the twins to have reason to visit the town and interact with townsfolk.

I did have another idea where their family were fishermen and dock on the beach, but that means interactions between them would be sparse, or have to be intentional for it to work.

There’s also the idea of the Adventurer’s Guild concept for nichoji that I was thinking about, and maybe have them bump into each other there, the Quarry Mine, or the Calico Desert (Skull Cavern or Desert festival). And then after befriending each other they could potentially visit each other’s towns while fulfilling requests.

Somehow though, the small town romance of the first option appeals to me the most lol.

do they live in town?

Scott does, while Thomas and Aster live in the town over. I do like the idea of them living together though, so perhaps they would be by the time Nicholas moves down to the Valley to take over Cox Farms. Aster on the other hand either continues to live in their home town or also moves into Pelican Town with his own significant other. I kind of like the idea of Nicholas thinking Aster and Thomas are the same person and talking to them as if they were, only to get confused when he sees them kiss Scott and Aster’s partner at separate times lmao.

on a farm?

No, but I do fancy the idea of Scott knowing how to ride a horse (currently envisioning him on a grey one) and I’m not sure if I should give him one, or stick with the idea of Sungchul’s family owning a farm or ranch for horses. In this au, I think it makes the most sense for Sungchul’s family to have an orchard and horses. And maybe chickens? I think Peppersalt Ranch sounds pretty charming (oh no, another logo design project 😆)

The Leventis family on the other hand, I haven’t decided if I want to also give them a farm, but I like the idea of them either running a bakery or restaurant. I could also imagine them with a smaller scale greenhouse rather than a farm for fresh produce and herbs. House-made pesto and salad would be so so amazing on the menu. If Stardew Valley was set in a more fantasy/leisurely atmosphere rather than a semi-modern one, I could imagine the Leventis family owning an inn because I’m getting hospitality vibes and think that could play out very well as a romantic backdrop.

what do they do?

Scott works at the Stardew Valley Museum, but I like to think his academic interests (in this au) lie in some indeterminate subject I haven’t figured out yet. I do get historical vibes though. Maybe he does work on a computer like Sebastian, or gets sent projects and artifacts to document and study. I see him volunteering at the Adventurer’s Guild or being one of the leaders there, sort of like those volunteer firefighters.

Thomas is someone I haven’t given any particular direction to. In my college au, Thomas is an undeclared major. He sort of follows after his dad (who I headcanon to be an architect) but he feels like it just isn’t the career path for him. In Stardew Valley terms, I think he’d help out with the family business until he finds his calling. Maybe he finds it with Scott 👀

Aster gives me blacksmithing vibes. I think of him as the type of guy to make those spoon rings and that hobby sort of evolves from there. He also participates in the Adventurer’s Guild with his brother in their respective hometown.

does Aster visit and bother Thomas constantly?

Assuming that Thomas has already become boyfriends and moved in with Scott, I’d say yes but only a “normal” amount, not constantly, but he definitely drops by every now and then. Because driving over to Pelican Town for restocks is on a more or less regular schedule, I think he’d drop in for lunch or chill on the beach and tide pools. Aster does his own thing and then shows up randomly with a fish he just caught for his brother or boyfriend to cook dinner with.

does Scott still need to wrangle his unruly underclassmen neighbours?

I like to think that Van and Gian are neighbors, either by their homes or their family’s businesses. Gian gives me pottery vibes. I’m not getting any particular vibe from Van (I also haven’t read Sweet Sixteen so if there’s any further characterization for our Halverton boys I wouldn’t know). I do recall that he was arguing over Italian fashion vs French? (This has led me down a wikipedia rabbit hole, and apparently Italy is up there with France and the United Kingdom in fashion design). So if I could take a shot I’d say maybe some specialized textile or leatherwork? Would be funny if (this is literally the last sentence my draft leaves off at and I do not recall what I was thinking about at the time 😅)

I think Scott would wrangle his neighbors when they’re going through the mines, but in normal civilian life he just sort of lets them be unruly. They might be his monkeys, but they’re not at his circus right now, so it’s not his current responsibility to deal with lmao

(i can sort of see Scott becoming besties with Krobus and Thomas being all 'Scott why do you smell like a sewer' 🤨)

Ooh I like the idea of Scott befriending people from all sorts of places. He seems like a very personable kind of guy, as can be seen in Vol 5-6(?) where Scott kindly chats with Nicholas after seeing him in awe of the training camp. He has such a striking personality, his kind and friendly demeanor combined with his calculating and maybe even ruthless captain hat that we can see when it comes to fencing. This captain hat is definitely useful in disciplining (restraining) or guiding his unruly neighbors and fellow guild’s members.

Narratively, I think it makes more sense for Scott to be friends with the Dwarf, or at least before meeting Krobus. I like the idea of him being interested in linguistics and the dwarf scrolls that he finds while surveying the mines, and perhaps a bomb mishap with Gian and Van leads to the three (or four if Sungchul is there) meeting the Dwarf on the other side of that passageway!

Assuming that Scott meets Krobus before Thomas or Nicholas, it would be pretty reasonable for our beloved sewer dweller’s existence to be a little on the hush hush side of things and Scott being at a loss for words when the cute boy from across the Valley asks why he *cough cough* smells dank 😳😅

Poor Scott, running into Thomas at the worst possible time. Maybe he can play it off as running out of deodorant (still pretty awkward), random gas leak (concerning), or spin it around like, “The mayor asked me to check the sewers to search for a lost piece of jewelry.” He is a scorpio though, so the last response works out the best, I think. He would however, be thinking about that interaction to an embarrassing degree while he’s in the shower scrubbing off the sour stench clinging to his skin.

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Your ask was really entertaining to think about, kwoc.

Usually when I write for a ship, I write solely one person’s pov (although I’m attempting to write a switching pov for another fic and it’s been an interesting experience). In terms of this pairing in particular, my brainworms save for one have been in Thomas’ pov, but this Stardew au is really begging for a Scott pov, and it’s been rather fun entertaining that!

Sorry this took so long! I started rambling my reply and then got carried away with real life lol