Main Characters: Haley ♥, Sam, and Alex!
Margot Miller has always believed life is like a recipe: plan every step, measure every risk, and strive for perfection. But when her grandfather passes unexpectedly, leaving her a jam empire and a larger-than-life legacy to uphold, she is forced to face the flaws in her carefully constructed mindset. With a missing secret ingredient, hundreds of failed jam-making attempts, and the looming pressure of the Stardew Valley Fair drawing closer, Lewis instructs Margot to collaborate with her childhood friend turned high school nemesis, Haley -- a partnership that turns out to be anything but by the book.
As they work to figure out the last ingredient, they begin to uncover cryptic clues and life-changing, long-buried Miller family secrets. Together, they must face the truth that some recipes -- like life, love, and, of course, world-famous jam -- require a little mess to get just right. A story that explores unraveling resentment, suppressed sexuality, and the boundaries of love, "Where the Grape Vines Meet" captures the gut-wrenching coming-of-age experience through all its bitter -- and equally as sweet -- moments.
Disclaimer: all characters, with the exception of Margot, are property of ConcernedApe and his game, Stardew Valley.
Verona had to be pretty desperate to come all the way out Pelican Town.
Which was true...
She took this as an opportunity to learn more about herself. Who she was deep down after years of acting how others wanted her to. In making this leap, she meets a lot of new people who, like her, are a lot more than they appear.
When she stumbles across a scroll bearing dwarven runes, she makes it her mission to get to the bottom of this mystery. With the help of some friends, and one jaded emo boy with an affinity for cigarettes and frogs, she embarks on a quest of discovery. Not only to find these missing artifacts, but to find herself.
***Also posted on AO3 and Tumblr***
***Cover Cred: Ivana Cajina - UnSplash