on the (re)founding of rome

Sinister_Queer

Language: English

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In-Progress Mutual Pining Recreational Drug Use Sam (Stardew Valley) Sebastian (Stardew Valley) Stardew Valley (Video Game) noted

Publisher: archiveofourown.org

Published: Nov 23, 2019

Words: 100416
Notes:

dnf. oh my god the self-seriousn cringe of this writing style. one day i will find something worth reading again.

Ch.: 17
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Relationship: Alex/Sebastian (Stardew Valley)
Additional Tags: Mutual Pining, Recreational Drug Use, the slowest burn, everyone else is there too, sebastian is a pine tree in a black hoodie, background shane/farmer, presuming the farmer is real, Background Sam/Abby, Background Elliott/Haley, Past Sebastian/Abby, It's 2020 We're Sending Everyone to Therapy, Canon Typical Family Shit, supportive families, Lets All Learn To Forgive Ourselves, a burn so slow you don't actually think there's a fire
Fandom: Stardew Valley (Video Game)
Rated: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
date: Nov 18, 2025

Description:

Sebastian remembers, in technicolor detail, the moment he first saw Alex.

Nine years old, blinking out behind his mothers back at the boy with scraped knees and empty eyes. He remembers the lake-water stillness, the quiet stretching out before him.

This is a story about trauma and healing. About the collapse of the things we thought were true and the re-making of our realities in the image of something stronger.

This is a story about falling in love.

This is a story about re-building Rome.

(Or: a jock and a goth fall in love)