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Shane has lived in Pelican Town for the last five years, renting his aunt's spare bedroom as he tries to provide for his goddaughter Jas. He rots in a dead-end retail job by day and drinks away his nights to cope. He wants nothing more than to be the man his family deserves, but even when he's sober, he knows he's just a waste of space.
Ember has been disinherited from her religious family but feels equally out of place in the Zuzu City punk scene. She is adrift without a course, unable to stomach one more day of her Joja Corp internship. She's not certain her life has a point anymore. In fact, the only time she feels capable of happiness is when she is elbow deep in dirt at the community garden, or making something with the harvest in her cramped apartment kitchen.
Ember and Shane get off to a bad start when she moves to her grandfather's dilapidated farm next to the ranch. It gets worse when she starts her new job at Joja Mart to cover living expenses, making them not only neighbors but co-workers. But even when tempers have flared and shit has very much hit the fan, these two fucked up people find themselves drawn together in a family they did not expect to find.
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"You okay?" You were aiming for casual but it comes out overly so, like you're self-conscious about it. And, a little slurred.
"Fuck off," Shane says.
You nod. Figures. Turning, you start to walk away again when he says, "Sorry."
You stiffen, look at him. He's looking at you now, managed to tear his eyes away from the shelf.
"Sorry," he says again, with such an honesty to it. "Old habits."
Three years since you last spoke, the rumour around town is that Shane's sober now. When it proves to be true, and he wants to be friends, old wounds are reopened and old habits die hard.
sequel to push you from my brain
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- Part 2 of in the blossom of the months
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Daisy Mae Wilde inherited her grandfather's farm two years ago. After some rather unfortunate events, she leaves her life in Zuzu City for Pelican Town in hopes of finding peace. A purpose. Instead, she finds herself tangled up in a situation she certainly didn't sign up for with Shane Cooper - Pelican Town's very own alcoholic asshole. Already struggling to stay afloat because of their own personal struggles, Daisy and Shane have to figure out how to navigate something no one else can ever know about while pretending that there totally isn't anything going on between them. This'll be easy... right?
***MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING for suicidal thoughts/attempt, mentioned childhood abuse and neglect, sibling death and grief, alcoholism, and mental illness. There is accidentally gore in chapter 13***
*NEXT UPDATE: JUNE 19, 2025
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Operation: Get Marnie a New Man by coolCoolGlasses, FloopTheCooper
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
28 May 2025
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Playing matchmaker for her best friends was fun for Abigail but UGH, now they’re dating and she’s the third wheel! What the heck guys!?
Since he started therapy, Shane’s been doing a lot better at caring for his family. He can never make up for what he had done, but he’s sure there’s some way he could make their lives better. But how?
Marnie is done with being taken for granted. Lewis is tired of feeling guilty when she tells him that.
If only there were someone(s) who could fix this.
Dive into Pelican Town history in this Pomegranny Farm Story with '90s flashbacks!
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Shane didn't move back to Pelican Town for a new start, so he doesn't care all that much about pretending to get along with the rest of the community. But while you may not remember him from back when you used to visit your grandpa in the valley, he definitely remembers you.
And maybe this time, part of him wishes he made a better first impression.
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not the same as it was between you and i by quinny_22
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
15 May 2025
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There is no going back home when you burn all the bridges. That's was Rea thought... until she got a second chance–– Grandpa's farm needs some love and so does she.
Overall title from Cool by Gracie Abrams
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Start of a Jumpchain; Stardew Valley ;3
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Suicide is not something somebody should do.
Gale died alone, lying on his bed after taking what he spent years calling the "Death Cocktail" inside his mind- all the pills he could get, all his sleep medication, and one all the alcohol he could drink.He overdosed while asleep, dying then and there.
He never expected to wake up in a younger body, having inherited his granpa's old farm, and with another chance at life... Maybe, just maybe, he could be happy?
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- Part 1 of Journey to Happiness
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Cooking Up Memories by Annetastic for A_little_snail
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
17 Feb 2025
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Jas asks Shane to help her cook some pepper poppers, and he shares memories of her parents.
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"Would you be the baby's godfather?"
"WHAT?" he screeched again. Him? A godfather? "Guys, I would love to, but I know nothing about taking caring of children!"
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You and Shane once spent a Stardew summer together as drinking buddies, toasting to the future that held so much promise for you both... but life didn't turn out the way either of you planned. Now you find yourself permanently back in the Valley, and by some miracle he's here too... only he seems like a shell of his former self and is pretending not to know you. That's ok! You can fix him! You can!!
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Fiona had already established herself in Pelican Town for awhile. Feeling rather bored with day to day life, she takes up a bet with her best friend Abigail to see who will win the valley's Annual Egg hunt. Fiona can only hope to keep her eye on the prize despite being distracted by a mysterious and kind figure, who's suddenly begun to be making more frequent appearances. Not only that, an angry ex boyfriend isn't so thrilled with her either. Will Fiona be able to bottle up her feelings forever, or risk getting in between her best friend's love affairs?
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The last time Rosemary was in Pelican Town, she was sixteen years old. Now at twenty-four years she's back running the rundown farm and finding more questions than answers.
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Ice Cream & a Kiss by orphan_account
Fandoms: Scarlet Hollow (Video Game), Stardew Valley (Video Game)
29 May 2024
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A crossover drabble where Shane and Tabitha share some ice-cream. Happily.
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- Part 1 of Tearing Down Each Other's Walls
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Like Real People Do by shinobukocho2024 (Busqueerone)
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
25 Apr 2024
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Rhiannon and Shane are two sides of the same ill-fated coin. Their lives ran parallel until they collided in a small town bar one Saturday night, and everything spiraled from there. A story about the reality of addiction, mental illness, and the outcomes of setting yourself on fire to keep the people around you warm.
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Y en la noche
cuando todo parecía dormido
rompió el silencio un mito legendarioSeries
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im going out, im gonna drink myself to death. by foliose
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
28 Sep 2023
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collection of shane's woes, sort-a drabble-y between chapters
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in case you didn't check the tags, here's a quick TW list for anybody that may need it:
-alcohol abuse/substance abuse
-mentions of traumatic experiences (not any sort of sexual or physical abuse, more of a tragic accident sort of thing)
-suicidal ideation- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 929
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 4
- Hits:
- 57
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From a widespread misconception describing a frog slowly being boiled alive. The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death.
For Shane’s entire life he’s been said frog in this equation. His mother, step-father, old friends, and even Aunt Marnie had all treated him in that way. The only man who hadn’t left or pushed him away was Theodore. Though with Theodore Shane found himself with a brand new set of problems.
Or... Shane’s life from childhood to his late twenties.
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If you thought it couldn't get worse, you were wrong ! by orphan_account
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
26 Dec 2022
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So two gossip-loving moms walk into a bar...
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- Part 1 of Stardew Valley Shane Angst or smthn idk
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A Reforming Fuck-Up Does Not Quite A Parent Make (But Not For Lack Of Trying) by C-chan (1001paperboxes) for rebecca_selene
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
25 Oct 2022
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Five things Shane did to give Jas a better life, and one time that Jas acknowledged his efforts
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A Conversation on How to Save a Life by TayTayTheHufflepuff
Fandoms: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
12 Apr 2022
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Elliott comforts farmer Becca before she can overwhelm herself with worry about Shane's issues. Because everybody's mental health matters here, and only a therapist can help Shane. Farmer girl doesn't need to fix the local alcoholic's issues, bro.
Aka: I write close friendships like I want to have, while also writing a conversation loosely based on conversations I've had.