The Perfect Storm

Stardew Valley - Shane X OC

Maeve: a female name of Irish origin meaning "she who intoxicates"

If she was a drink she'd be a single-barreled bourbon on ice. Smooth with a kick. A chill and a burn all at the same time.

Calliope "Maeve" Walton needing an escape from her life, jumped at the opportunity to take on her late grandfathers farm.

The loss of both of her parents, her little sister, and her best friend, enduring an abusive relationship, and years of losing herself in more ways than one brought on some not so healthy habits. Hoping to get away from her past, bits and pieces still linger as she re-discovers who she is and comes to term with her trama, finding friends along the way. Her hard demeanor slowly crumbling below her, she tries to hold up her walls. Something that proves to be more difficult than she thought the more she gets to know Shane, the local alcoholic.

TW: Cussing, mentions of suicide, alcoholism, depression, abuse/domestic violence/mentions of rape possible, sexual harassment, possible smut later on.

I do not own the characters or setting aside from the main character Calliope, all credit goes to concernedape. Cover photo is unfortunately not mine. It belongs to @DrewRaffael on Twitter! But it is by far my favorite fanart of Shane.

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