Fresh Crops! February 20 - February 27, 2023
This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3.
The Heart of a Westown Cowboy - by Mya_Stone; WIP, 9/?, 13k
Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M
Fandom: Trio of Towns
Relationship: Female Farmer/Wayne; Characters: Frank, Ford, Carrie, Brad, Megan, Hector, Colin, Daryl | Darius, Marlena, Lynn, Wayne
Additional Tags: Slow Burn, Romance, Romantic Friendship, Guy Falls First, I Wrote This For Me But I'll Share It With You
Summary: Wayne is Westown's perpetually single lady's man. He'd like to settle down but he just hasn't found The One and he's fairly certain he's met everyone in town. Then Melody moves in, taking a plot of her uncle's ranch to fulfill her dream of being a rancher. A college-educated business woman, Melody doesn't accept failure - especially not her own. As Wayne falls hard for her, she struggles to return his affections until she has what she came for - and when she continually comes up short at the cow competitions, she begins to wonder if Westown is really the place for her.
The Boys - by juggalombre; WIP, 14/?, 19k
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: M/M, Multi
Fandoms: Harvest Moon DS/Cute
Characters: Original Male Character(s), Carter the Archeologist, Flora, Marlin | Mash, Vesta,Takakura, Galen | Guri, Nina - mentioned, Griffin | Garfan, Muffy, Witch Princess, Harvest Goddess
Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Post-Canon, Slice of Life, Slow Burn, Pining, Forget-Me-Not Valley, Alcohol
Summary: Jazzebel (Jazz for short) is a city boy down on his luck and at the end of his rope… and what else is a depressed city slicker to do besides drop out of school, move out of the city, and settle down in a freshly-abandoned farmhouse in a quaint little country valley?
Living in Color - by rockyroadster95; WIP, 13/?, 25k
Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Categories: F/M, Gen
Fandoms: A Wonderful Life
Additional Tags: Canon Compliant, Canon Universe, Light Angst, Slow Build
Summary: At her father's funeral, Aya was given an offer that would take her far from her stale and directionless life to a place she hoped would give her something to live for.
Remaster: Step Toward the Future - by darkryuu; WIP, 20/41, 343k
Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: Major Character Death; Category: F/M
Fandom: Back To Nature
Characters: Cliff, Popuri, Kai, Doctor | Trent, Gray
Summary: Jill ("Claire") is struggling to find a goal in life after high school. After her parents boot her off to her late grandfather's farm, everything around her is never quite the same as she struggles to find herself and her future. Remastered from original 2004 release. Jill/Cliff, minor Jill/Kai, minor Jill/Gray, minor Jill/Doctor. OC/Popuri, OC/Elli.
Light Of Hope - by Forgiven_Starlight; WIP, 15/?, 24k
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M
Fandoms: Light of Hope
Relationship: Edmond/Farmer; Characters: Edmond, Farmer, Gus, Melanie, Doc, Gareth, Tabitha, Carol, Gabriel, Harvest Goddess, Harvest God, Cyril, Sally, Harvest Sprites, Jeanne, Sam, Soleil
Additional Tags: Light of Hope, Harvest Moon - Freeform, Beacon town, Eventual Relationships, Friendship, Love, Magic, Implied Sexual Content
Summary: With a storm that nearly wiped out an entire island, Celeste finds her new beginning.
Wind Chimes - by LunaLitten; Complete, 1/1, 3.6k
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: Gen
Fandom: Trio of Towns
Relationships: Inari & Yuzuki, Hinata & Komari & Yuzuki, Hinata & Yuzuki; Characters: Yuzuki, Inari, Komari, Hinata, Ford
Additional Tags: Illnesses, Childhood, Terminal Illnesses, Sad with a Happy Ending, They/Them Pronouns for Inari, Angst, I Made Myself Cry, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Whoops I accidentally spilled a bit of humor in my angst—, Inari namedrops a god of Death, Sad and Happy, Friendship, Family, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, Not Beta Read
Summary: It felt weird, watching the scenery fly by as they drove down the road from Westown to Tsuyukusa. The trees and shrubs had begun changing from a dusty, wintery brown to the vibrant colors of spring. The world seemed to be coming alive. He wouldn't live to see the summer. As 10-year-old Yuzuki's health begins to fail him, he meets a mystical being in a long-forgotten shrine. Could this chance encounter change his life?
Degausser - by SHADESofDEATHxx; WIP, 8/?, 44k
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M
Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town
Characters: Pete | Jack, Claire the Farmer, Ann the Innkeeper | Ran, Gray, Cliff, Jennifer, Popuri, Rick, Karen, Kai, Mary the Librarian | Marie, Mineral Town Residents
Additional Tags: Redemption, Fresh Start, Loneliness, Angst, Self-Loathing, Self-Acceptance, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drug Use, Self-Harm, Multiple Pairings
Summary: Those that live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones – but that’s all Jack and Claire ever knew up until a series of half-lit cruel intentions landed them on the ferry to the desolate island of Mineral Town. After all, it was certainly easier to cast judgment unto others than it was to face the skeletons in your own closet. And surely no one would have an ill word to say about a brooding playboy and an immature party girl taking over the once-great farm that founded and funded their small town, right?
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