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jenni-milliaot · 3 years

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Salty Heaven

Play Me♡

Against all of your attempts, Armin was hauling everything out of the Jeep by himself. Sometimes his chivalrous ways really seemed outdated you thought as the cooler slammed into his forehead and sent his sunglasses flying.

“Just concentrate on picking a good spot ....and the towels.” was all he said as he pulled the umbrella out with caution, not wanting to tip the cooler again.

You snickered at his one negative trait, not knowing when to ask for help. Swiftly, you picked up his sunglasses and placed them on his head as he lifted the cooler.

“Thank you babe.” Arimin said but still shook his head when you reached for the umbrella. "I got it."

Stubbornness.

“You see Freedom, that’s what stubborn people get.” You directed this at your brand new, two month chocolate lab, Freedom, who was sat patiently witnessing his parents exchange.

Knowing insisting would be fruitless, with towels tucked under your arm and Freedom in tow, you began scouting the sand for a spot.

Being a Tuesday afternoon it was only a matter of seconds until you found the perfect place on the far right side of the scattered and mostly empty beach. You’d have no one around your tent and the water would be able to touch your toes with every wave.

Your boyfriend ended up caving in a little, handing you the picnic basket as he juggled with the cooler, umbrella and, blankets.

You struggled lifting your flip flops as the sand kept inundating them, Armin followed closely behind as you made your way to the designated spot. Freedom eagerly took the lead and jumped through the sandy dunes sending mini sand catapults your way.

"He's going to love it! Look he's so excited! Aren't you boy? Who's a good boy?" Armin said in that weird baby voice all new dog owners seem to adopt. Freedom looked back wagging his tail as if completely understanding Armin's babbling and you laughed.

"On no there'll be two of you? Now we'll really never leave!" you said feigning a tone of despair to which you felt your boyfriend press a kiss on your cheek as he caught up with your stride.

The three of you now stood over the spot, you took the blanket from the top of the cooler Armin held and, spread it evenly on the sand.

“Perfect babe, we can build a sandcastle around here for Freedom..” He trailed off, eyeing the waves that were rolling in.

"Almost thereeeee!" you teased your entranced boyfriend who stood next to you on the sand but whose mind was already in the depths of the ocean. Armin turned back to you with a sheepish smile and in record time he had set everything up. He'd planted the umbrella firmly to shield you from the scorching sun and set down the cooler leaving it open for you, offering you its contents. As soon as he was sure you were comfortable and chugging a chilled water bottle he kicked off his flip flops and ran into the sea, shirt and all.

“Come here Freedom!” He called to his new best friend laughing as the young pup followed him blindly into the water jumping back when the wave crashed into him.

The only thing that would ever rival his love for you would have to be his love for this place, you thought as you took another chilly swig from the bottle. 95% of your relationship with Armin had been spent here, you always teased him that he must’ve been some type of aquatic creature in another life.

Watching Armin at the sea truly made you believe reincarnation was real. A smile took up your face as you watched him stand calves deep in the ocean, the salty soft breeze brushing his hair back as he stood there looking at peace. Freedom was watching the waves come in, lifting his tiny puppy feet awkwardly at the new sensation.

You'd been absentmindedly watching your boys and leaning on the cooler which made your bag topple over, spilling its contents on you and the blanket. The sunblock landed on your lap, thankfully, reminding you of the last time you'd both forgotten about it.

Your pink boyfriend dipped in a tub full of milk trying to soothe his second degree burns to no avail was not a night you'd ever want to live again.

“Hey mermaid boy! Come here! I don't want you turning into human cereal again!”

You heard Armin's melodic laugh as he surely remembered that night. He turned flashing you the smile that never failed to melt your insides and leaned down, cupping his hands as he filled them with water. You scattered to quickly pick up a towel to shield yourself with, knowing what came next as he rushed towards you with Freedom close behind. Armin knew you weren't a big fan of the sea, it was your love for him that kept you coming back. Since you never went in he always tried to bring the sea to you, convinced that someday you'd get its enchantment.

“ARMIN.” you warned without removing the towel from your face as you felt the feathering sensation of sand falling on your thighs.

“Don't.” you were still hiding behind the towel, Freedom’s wet tail wagging wildly against your thigh.

“You’re no fun.” he said sounding defeated.

You unshielded your face and felt the icy splash of salty water quickly followed by Freedom’s tongue on your cheek.

Armin laughed lightly watching the puppy trying to atone for his actions before falling slowly to his knees to comply with your sunblock demand. He took a seat in front of you, between your thighs, as he stripped himself of his shirt, eager to get back in the water.

You placed both palms on his broad back facing you and admired the little freckles that adorned his shoulders. The sun having left her imprint on the golden boy in exchange for all those hours near his beloved sea. Leaning in you pressed a soft kiss to them and felt him shiver, his retaliation a soft squeeze of your thigh.

You squirted the sunblock on his back and felt him shiver again, this time at the unpleasantly cold sensation.

“You always do it wrong, you’re supposed to warm it up! She always does it wrong doesn’t she?” The latter half was directed to the playful pup now twirling in the sand in front of Armin and out of your view.

You coated his back and shoulders evenly, intent on avoiding an aloe vera scented night.

He was simultaneously applying it to his chest and toned stomach. “Ah, I wanted to do that part too.” You whispered cheekily in his ear as he did that.

Armin took a final look at the shore making sure Freedom who’d wonder back to the water was safely splashing without going too deep.

“Well, we wouldn’t want you to get sunburnt either, would we?” he said turning himself around, a smirk now gracing his features.

You raised both eyebrows and he looked around the beach ensuring the possible witnesses were far enough to give you some privacy.

He grabbed the sunblock and squirted it on his palms, rubbing them together before spreading the sunblock thickly across your cheeks and on the tip of your nose.

“You’re the worst.” You giggled as you attempted to rub the blob of smeared sunblock into your skin. Armin looked at you like you were the best thing he’d ever laid his eyes on as he gently pushed you down onto the blanket. You fell with a soft thud onto the firm sand and he slowly hiked up your bathing suit cover and began applying the sunblock to both of your thighs. You bit your lip staring up at your lovely boyfriend and he leaned down, pressing a chaste kiss to your lips. Before he could pull away you trapped him, placing a hand firmly at the nape of his neck, parting your lips slowly, allowing his tongue to wonder in. The sunblock ruse was long forgotten as the kiss deepened, lips moving against each others with a sweet familiarity.

The kiss tasted like the sea and you, his two favorite things in the world.

If there was a heaven, Armin was surely in it.

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jenni-milliaot · 3 years

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Another Road

Another Life

Play Me♡

A half-awake Jean sat next to you in the passenger seat, his window down, letting the crisp morning air in.

“I GOT THE GOODS!” Connie’s voice cut through the silence and serenity that exists only before dawn. Jean rolled up his window and slid his sunglasses on in response. Your boyfriend was definitely not a morning person.

“You wouldn’t get a free ride otherwise!” you teased, unlocking the doors.

From the side mirror you watched Connie hauling the biggest and fullest backpack ever as he approached the back of the suburban Jean had rented out for the occasion.

You giggled and Jean sighed as the both of you predicted the contents of it.

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“They’re pigs! I mean have you seen Sasha EAT!? Absolutely not. They will not be riding in Porsha.” You rolled your eyes at your boyfriend who was sat on your shared bed, scrolling on his laptop through the local car rental options.

“I can’t continue to be in a relationship with you if your car has a name. It’s her or me Jean.” that ended up sealing the car rental as Jean spiraled the both of you down a long discussion of you naming your shoes.

flashback

You didn’t even make it to pick up Sasha before there was a puddle of the portable Nacho cheese splattered on the backseat.

“StoP BEiNg DISGUSTING!” Jean yelled as Connie opened the bag of chips and dipped one in the puddle, your laugh and Connie’s drowning out the AM radio chatter.

As per Jeans frantic command you pulled into a gas station for some napkins. The only perk of being the designated driver was that you got to sit back at all the stops and have everything brought to you. You sank into your seat savoring the moment, waiting for the boys to return, anticipating the road trip ahead with excitement.

Jean walked out first, juggling four packages of napkins and a grim expression. You raised your eyebrows but giggled as you spotted Connie in tow, he had an extra-large slushie in one hand and several hot dogs in the other one.

This was going to be the best trip ever!

Sasha’s house was in a very beautiful and somewhat rural area. It was only a twenty-minute drive but by the time you got there both Connie and Jean were asleep, the sun not being up yet helped lull them to sleep.

You parked on the street across from the house reaching for your phone to give her a call. Before you could press the green call button you heard the front door slam open and a euphoric Sasha ran down the front yard, still in her pajamas and clutching a pillow.

A very groggy but, as always, smiley Niccolo was not far behind her with a backpack only slightly smaller than Connie’s slung over his shoulder. “GOOD MORNING!” she screamed loud enough that the rolled-up windows did nothing to muffle her, both boys in the car waking up at once.

“Fuck.” “SASHA!”

Connie swung his door open, and Sasha climbed in one jump.

“Jean, NAME, CONNIE!” she greeted both you and Connie with a hug and Jean with a poke to the back of his neck from behind his seat.

“Hey!” Jean whined, rubbing the back of his neck as if it’d actually hurt.

“Go back to sleep grumpy pants.” Sasha told Jean teasingly as Niccolo finally caught up with her, leaning on the open car door.

“Good morning everyone! Sash, where do I put this?” before you could lift the back door of the car or say anything Sasha had taken the backpack from him and lunged it over the seats and into the back.

“Thank you, babe.” She said turning back to him, planting a peck on his cheek as he handed her a lunchbox. They truly were the cutest couple ever, you thought as his cheeks turned a rosy color and he gently shut the door behind her as she settled in.

“You take care of my girl.” He directed this at the whole car as you were backing out, Connie doing a military salute as confirmation while you and Jean verbally reassured him you would.

As you drove away Sasha turned around in her seat waving until Niccolo was out of view. Next to her Connie was looking through the contents of the lunch box like a starving man would.

Sasha had convinced Niccolo to pursue his passion for cooking and he was currently two months into culinary school. Before becoming a chef his dishes were always the main event at the holiday parties Sasha would host so you couldn’t imagine what he could do now.

“Did he pack something for all of us?” Jean asked, trying to sound casual as he eyed the lunchbox through the review mirror, sharing your thoughts.

“He did!” Connie confirmed as he pulled out a huge tupperware. “How did he know? I LOVE TOSTADAS!” he cheered as he opened it and wafted the contents.

“No, he made breakfast burritos.” Sasha corrected him as she took a sip from his half-finished slushie.

They both took one for themselves before passing the container to Jean.

“Wipe the drool.” You teased your boyfriend as he lifted the lid.

“Shut up or you don’t get a burrito.” He snapped as he handed you one.

Upon inspection you declared, “Guys, it’s an empanada.”

Jean took one bite “I love Niccolo!” he groaned, fisting the empanada in the air.

“Burrito empanada. Potato potator.” Sasha was saying in the background before she took a huge bite, moaning at the taste.

“It’s potato potat-oh.” Connie corrected her through a mouthful.

“Wait, that’s what I said.”

“No you said potator.”

“I said potator.”

"But it's potatoh."

“Idiots.” Jean mumbled as he turned up the radio, Queen’s Lover Boy drowning out the “eh”s that ensued from the pair in the back.

The next passenger you didn’t even have to call, he was already standing outside with four backpacks worth of first aid and wilderness survival tools by his side.

“Good morning everybody!” Armin sunshine Arlert greeted the entire car as he waited for Jean to give up his seat.

Armin had his phone tucked between his head and shoulder, “Eren isn’t picking up.” he said, sparing a disapproving look at his watch.

“Typical Eren.” Connie said as he leaned in between the two front seats with his slushie cup in hand, accessing the situation. He took a final noisy slurp from it before retreating into his back seat again.

“Sorry babes, rules are rules. Bad direction givers don’t get shot gun.” you said turning to your boyfriend as he undid his seatbelt.

“OOOOoooOOOh!” the duo in the back said in unison.

Jean begrudgingly opened the door but leaned towards you, placing a short kiss to your lips, before climbing out of the car.

A chorus of ews rang from the back this time.

“You’re both CHILDREN!” Jean was saying as he got into the backseat, beginning to argue with Connie about not taking the nacho cheese seat.

Armin quickly climbed in and smiled at you as he buckled himself in.

“We’re going to be the best team Captain!” he said to you as he began unfolding up a paper map he’d brought along with him, the idea of google maps not sitting well with him in regards to the authenticity of road trips.

“Right on co-pilot!” You said laughing as you began backing out of the apartment complex parking lot. He stopped fumbling with the map and pointed to the tupperwear in between your seats with a questioning look.

“Niccolo.” You mouthed, giving him a “perfect” hand sign.

He raised both eyebrows and quickly reached for it, opening it and taking out an empanada, not a minute of hesitation before he took a bite.

“Oh God!” he said looking at you wide eyed and you nodded knowingly. Armin took another bite setting the map down on his lap and angled his body towards the back seats.

“Sasha, you’re marrying this guy, right?” Armin said in between chewing.

“Try to stop me.” She said through a mouthful of her fourth empanada.

“Armin, call Eren! I don't want to wait for that selfish maniac this time around!” Jean called from the back.

“I tried but he’s not picking up. He’ll be ready Jean, don't worry." Armin promised as he reached for a second empanada.

“Better be.” Said Jean crossing his arms and leaning his head back into the seat.

They weren’t.

More specifically, Eren wasn’t.

Mikasa stood in front of the house.

Sunglasses on, backpack in hand, and a disheveled man bun Eren to her right.

“-not my mother.” Eren could be heard mumbling as you pulled up next to them. He was gripping a large cloth bag that was overflowing with his clothes.

He doesn’t have a backpack? He doesn’t even have pants on, you realized holding back a laugh.

“Where are your pants Yeager!?” Jean rolled down the window to yell out with a snicker, voicing your own thoughts.

“They’re called biker shorts! What are you a fucking perv!” Eren yells back, lifting his hoodie to display the navy biker shorts he was in fact wearing.

“Hey if anyone’s a pe-” you roll up the back window, successfully cutting your boyfriend off and turn to Mikasa.

“Good morning.” You say, the pinkening sun rise sky finally agreeing with the statement.

“Morning.” she greets both you and Armin with a small smile, squeezing your hand softly.

She walks back and opens the backseat door while Eren stuffs her luggage and his sad excuse of luggage into the back. After greeting Connie, Sasha and Jean they begin rearranging seats. Jean and Connie climb into the last seats in the way back.

Eren shuts the back door and comes around to stand with Mikasa, who waves for him to go in. He peeks inside the car and comes back out, whispering something to Mikasa.

She closes the door and they stand outside having a whispered discussion that you would’ve missed had you not been in the driver seat.

“You go first.”

“Don’t be a child Eren.”

“Mikasa, please.”

“Eren.”

“He’ll pull my hair.”

Mikasa opens the door and looks directly at Jean.

“Scoot to the furthest side.” She instructs sternly, already out of patience at 6 am.

“Babe!” your boyfriend calls for your intervention but one look at Mikasa seals your lips shut.

“Jean.” Armin’s little voice warns from next to you as he too sees the look on Mikasa’s face.

“COWARD!” Jean yells for Eren as he himself cowards to the other side of the car, out of Mikasa’s reach.

Eren climbs on board with what little dignity he has left and faces the window, the car is silent for a few seconds until you speak up.

“Well gang, lets hit the road!” you yell, successfully breaking the tense atmosphere as Connie, Sasha, and Jean begin cheering and debating on who gets the aux first.

Mikasa smiles and Eren takes her hand, placing a soft kiss to the crown of her hair as he apologizes for being a “selfish, lazy, and irresponsible,” in her own words.

Armin hands Mikasa the empanada container and fully extends the paper map to look for the first exit you need to take.

You hear the sharp wind blowing through a suddenly opened window followed by a crowd of complaints. “Close it Eren!”

“My ears! What's wrong with you!? ”

“Eren, close it!”

“EREN!”

“Fuck!” you heard Eren say and caught a glimpse of a precious empanada flying out the window and onto the street,

“That was the last one.” You heard Sasha say sadly.

“I got nachos!” Connie screams and he stood up off the seat, bending over fishing through the backpacks in the back.

“Babe!” you heard the fear in Jean’s voice “Pass the napkins!” the panic in his voice spikes as Connie straightens back up having retrieved the nacho dip and Doritos from his backpack. You signal to Armin to the napkin bags that were tucked under his passenger seat and he throws one package at Jean.

“Here.” You hear as Mikasa gives Eren her own empanada. “Mikasa and Eren sitting on a tree K I S S I N G kissing!” Sasha chants next to them.

“PDA! PDA!” Connie joins her.

You laugh "HEY! GUYS! Everyone has their own language, maybe they'll kiss someday!" you say and feel Mikasa tug your ponytail.

“Stop jumping Connie! You spilled it on me! Babe do we have wipeys!?”

You and Armin share laugh and a serving from the Tylenol bottle.

As is with sunrise road trips by the time 12 pm rolled around you and Armin where the only survivors, the rest of the group sound asleep. Lumineer’s Ophelia playing softly in the background from Sasha’s playlist shuffle. You took a look in the review mirror and felt your heart swell with love for your friends. Mikasa slept peacefully on Eren’s shoulder, his own face squished against the window. Sasha had disregarded her own pillow and instead now lay on Mikasa’s shoulder. Connie and Jean were cuddled up in the way back conducting a disharmonious snoring symphony. You’d have to ask Armin to get a picture before they woke up.

For now though, your co-pilot sat next to you, guiding you second by second through the itinerary that awaited you once stepped foot on the island.

His excitement for the sea intoxicating you in the best way.

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jenni-milliaot · 3 years

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oyasumi

hey bebes!!!!!!!! once upon a long time ago, i coloured in this awesome angsty sketch by @/la_crospa on twitter, go check it out so so good <<<< the link

reblogs are appreciated but dont repost on any other platform

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jenni-milliaot · 3 years

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Hello, I've decided that I have so much AOT brainrot that I might as well become an AOT fanpage 😳

This is my first time ever writing headcannons or anything similar to it but Jean Kirstein just lives in my head rent free so here you go!

Random Jean Kirstein headcanons

Cw: just a lot of random fluff lol

Jean Kirstein x f!reader

• He likes to wake you up with dozens of little kisses all over your face

• He loves morning cuddles and will not get out of bed if he doesn't have to

• But if he does he will always make you a cup of tea/coffee to start your morning

• He learned to cook from his mom so he loves making you a big breakfast in bed

• If you work sometimes he'll pack you a cute little lunch that has a note in it

• He always helps with the dishes and makes sure to clean after himself

• He is very proper about his hygiene and will make sure he always smells good

• He loves taking baths with you

• He loves taking showers with you and using your body wash because it smells like you

• He loves when you wash his hair for him

• He loves when you do facials together

• He let's you trim his hair and style it

Ie:twin baby braids or little piggy tails

• He let's you paint his nails

• He let's you go his makeup

• He does foot spas with you

• He will hit on you like you just met

• He will smack you ass if you walk past him

• Concent king

• Will ask before kissing you, over and over ("can I kiss you " 10 seconds later "can I kiss you ")

• He loves to tangle his legs up with your when cuddling

• Sometimes he asks you to check his back for acne

• If you wear glasses he will take them off your face and wear them ("how do I look?" "I dont know I cant see you ")

• He loves giving you big kisses when you wear lipstick, purposefully trying to smear it

• He loves using you as an arm rest if you're short and if you're tall he still rests his head on yours because he is super tall and can do that

• He drinks his coffee black btw

• He loves when you cook and will always compliment you

• Always notices small details about you

• Notices If you wear your makeup different or do you hair different

• Constant compliments

• He gets flustered very easily if you compliment him

• Big woman respecter

• Will not be jealous about other guys around you but will stay around to make sure you're safe

• If you're on your period he will buy you EVERYTHING

• Your favorite snack, dessert, pain medication, heating pad, tampons, pads, stuffies, water, and blankets

• He loves having movie nights and is a bit of a sucker for Disney movies

• Will buy you little things that remind him of you

• Loves going on picnic dates

• Loves star gazing

• Likes when you read to him or talk about your interests

• Will carry you to bed if you fall asleep on the couch

• His mom loves you

• Like you two always hang out and look at old photos of Jean-boy

• He is such a mama's boy and will always make sure to visit her often

• Loves formal-wear and definitely knows how to tie a tie

• He will always accept the offer though if you want to tie his tie for him

• He even ties Connie's tie for him sometimes

• Speaking of Connie you get along with his friends so well

• Like you've known them all your life

• Jean loves a good party and will always find an excuse to be with his group of friends

• He likes to show you off to everyone ("This is my girlfriend everyone, isn't she BEAUTIFUL")

• He probably drinks beer with the boys but loves a refined wine tasting with the girls as well

• He likes to stay fit and workout a lot and always offers for you to join him

• If you don't that's completely fine with him though

• He has so many random photos of you on his phone

• Has a photo of you sleeping as his lockscreen ("when did you take that photo of me??" "You were sleeping so cutely!")

• He is great with kids

• Like if he sees a crying child he is great at somehow making it happy

• Would be the best dad

• Cuddling God actually

• Loves being the big spoon but secretly enjoys little spooning more often than you'd think

• Lazy days on the couch are a must have

• Anniversaries are always so special no matter how minuscule it is

• He'll get you flowers for no reason all the time

• Or if you have allergies he'll get you little knickknacks

• If someone hits on him he will coolly and casually mention his awesome girlfriend(that's you!!)

• He loves sharing music with you

• He will randomly stare at you

• Carrie's a little photo of you in his wallet

That is all the headcannons I can think of right now, let me know if you'd like to see anything else from me!

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jenni-milliaot · 3 years

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I’ve spent much of 2021 thus far playing Stardew Valley in the hopes of distracting myself from the horrors of reality, and I keep meaning to make a list of mods I recommend! Because I am running a truly embarrassing number of mods and there are some really great ones that really improve the gameplay or add fun content or just make everything look really pretty! So without further ado, here are some of my favorite mods:

- Lookup Anything: This is probably my favorite mod. It basically eliminates the need to have to keep consulting the Stardew Valley wiki while you play. The title says it all: this mod lets you look up anything. Need to know what’s a good present for Shane? You can pull up a list of all his loved and liked gifts, with items you have on hand highlighted for ease, plus his birthday, how many hearts he has with you and how many points you need to get to the next heart. Need to know if you should hoard that pine sap or sell it? You can pull up all the uses for it, items that can be crafted with it, anyone who might like it, community center bundles it’s used for, and how much you make by selling. How many days until your melons are ready to harvest? What items can drop from that stone in the mines? What are all the items you can make with the furnace? It’s such a fantastically handy mod and I refuse to play without it!

- NPC Map Locations: One of the most frustrating things in the game is trying to remember everyone’s schedule and then not being able to find someone to give them a birthday present or turn in a quest item. This mod shows exactly where everyone is on your map and solves that problem for good!

- Automate: This mod automatically pulls items from nearby chests into machines, so you don’t have to keep running back and forth to your furnace to pick up the finished metal bars and toss more ore in there...it just spits the finished item back into the nearby chest, pulls in whatever available items you’ve got in the chest and starts running again without you having to do a thing! Just be careful of where you place your chests and machines or you might end up processing items you didn’t want to. Luckily, you can set individual chests to not have items pulled from them.

- Fishing Made Easy Suite: I suck at fishing. I almost never bother with fishing if I don’t have a mod to make it bearable. I like this one because it has different levels of easy-ness, so you can make fishing just 25% easier, or 50%, or 75%, or 99%! And there are some other fun perks too. You want to catch all fish regardless of weather or season? Want to catch legendary fish multiple times? Want to catch prismatic shards? Go nuts.

- Stardew Valley Expanded: This mod is absurdly huge and adds SO MUCH CONTENT. New areas! New characters! New events! I was a little hesitant to start it just because I knew there was so much to the mod and was a little concerned of how well it would mesh with the rest of the game, but the characters and story and style fit in perfectly with the vanilla content. I could almost forget Andy and Sophia weren’t there all along! The purpose of the mod was to make the game feel fresh and new for people who had already played the game and that’s exactly what it does. I love it.

- Artisan Valley/Project Populate JsonAssets/Starbrew Valley: I’m lumping these together but this is a collection of mods that add a TON of new items, crops, trees, flowers, machines and recipes to the game. You don’t have to download them all! You can pick and choose the ones you want, or download the PPJA content pack to get the bulk of these mods all in one go! I personally really love Artisan Valley because it lets me make floral candles and soaps. And an espresso machine so I can make fancy coffee. And Starbrew Valley so there’s actually a fun variety of alcohol in the game.

I’m putting the rest under a cut because this is getting too long.

- Chests Anywhere: Lets you access all of your chests from the menu! You can add some limitations, like only being able to access chests in the same location you’re in, but I’m dumb and constantly forget that I was supposed to bring a present for a villager with me today, or that I wanted to upgrade one of my tools but left all my metal bars at home. So instead of having to run all the way back to my farm, I can just open my menu and switch through the chests until I find the item I need! Labeling the chests also makes this a lot easier for organization.

- Seasonal Villager Outfits: Finally, the villagers have more than one set of clothes! This mod gives them different outfits in different seasons, different weather and special outfits for holidays! It’s cute and really improves the immersion to see the villagers wearing tshirts in the summer and bundling up in the winter, and dressing up for special events! Some characters will change their hairstyle too, which I love.

- Canon-Friendly Dialogue Expansion: Gives all characters more stuff to say so they won’t just repeat the same lines over and over! Also gives them varied dialogue for festivals starting in year 2, so they don’t say the same thing every year at the Egg Festival or Spirit’s Eve.

- Immersive Elliott: Add more dialogue! Lots more dialogue! I downloaded the Elliott version of this mod because that’s who I plan to marry but I recommend looking up dialogue mods for whoever your favorite characters are (I think there’s one for almost all the marriageable candidates.) You’ll probably be chatting a lot with whoever you’re trying to woo and it’s nice to get lots of new lines!

- Stardew Foliage Redone: There are tons of mods that change the colors and style of trees and buildings and stuff but this one is my favorite. It’s very soft and earthy and pretty without being overkill.

- The Love of Cooking: Actually makes cooking fun in Stardew Valley! It adds a cooking skill, an upgradable cooking tool that lets you cook with more ingredients (at the start you can only make one ingredient dishes), a cooking community center bundle, star levels to cooked items, an animation when you cook...cooking was very bland in the base game, and this mod really spruces the whole system up.

- Medieval Buildings/Medieval craftables: Again, there are so many mods that change up the look of your farm buildings and stuff but these are really pretty and cool and absolutely my style. There’s a mod to make all the town buildings have this style too, but I kind of like keeping the town normal and just living on my mysterious and beautiful farm apart from the rest of the world. My sprinklers are magic moss covered rocks now!

- Elle’s Dog/Cat/Horse/Barn/Coop/etc animals: Super cute animal skins. They look so huggable and soft. Also one of the dog options looks like my real life dog and that’s very important to me.

- Adopt ‘n’ Skin: Pairs well with the mods above, this mod lets you have multiple dogs/cats/horses and lets you use as many different skins as you like. I’ve got four cows and they’ve all got different patterns and colors. I love it. Also Marnie starts taking in stray animals and you can adopt them from her, which is a really cute way of letting you have more pets.

- Seasonal Garden Farmhouse: Its a pinch overkill especially in the early game, but I really like this farmhouse layout. It gives you a small kitchen from the start, a bathroom you can use to restore stamina, big open windows that change with the seasons and time of day...it’s a luxury house and it’s very nice to live in!

- Industrial Kitchen and Interior/Industrial Furniture/Rustic Country Town Interiors: These mods give the interiors and furniture a more rustic style, and the last one changes the town interiors to match. There are many furniture/interior mods, so if this style doesn’t do it for you, check out some of the others! There are lots of very pretty mods!

And I’m going to stop there but that’s only the tip of the iceberg and I highly recommend looking around NexusMods or ModDrop and seeing what kind of stuff is available!

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