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When you first met Krobus, he had been living in the sewers. That is a funny story actually…
It was Winter of your first year living in Stardew Valley. Life was busy around the farm. You were walking late at night when you spotted a small shadowy figure headed into town. He was startled when he spotted you, and fled fast on foot. You pursued, more out of curiosity than anything. What was a shadow person doing above ground? You wondered.
You found him hiding in a bush by the old community center. He was so spooked by you that he left you his magnifying glass.
It wasn’t until much later that you would officially meet Krobus. After unlocking the sewer gate with the rusty key you’d been given, you went inside, curious to see what was down there. As you reached the bottom of the ladder, the smell hit you at once. It was foul but a stench one could expect from a sewer. Further in, you rounded a corner and found a familiar face. It was Krobus, the same short shadow person you’d encountered twice before. But he didn’t seem to recognize you.
"A human visitor? This is most unusual…” he said in a soft voice sounding almost like that of a ten-year-old boy. “I'm Krobus, a merchant of rare and exotic goods.” Krobus introduced himself shyly. “Oh, and please don't tell anyone I’m down here… Especially not the dwarves. If they were to find out where I am, they might send an assassin after me.” He looked frightened. “I've spent a lot of time observing humans. I know you like to shop... Care to see my wares?”
Seeing as he’s being friendly towards you, you agreed. Krobus let you browse his inventory of items for sale and you chose a void egg to purchase.
Months went by. You became close friends, visiting Krobus often in the sewers, gifting him the eggs from your void chicken (hatched from the void egg you previously bought from him). Your friendship blossomed so much that you decided to ask Krobus to move in with you. He gleefully said yes. You’d been roommates ever since.
It took some getting used to of course (Krobus likes a humid climate which doesn’t exactly agree with your hair). But now you’re quite comfortable living together. He keeps the house in order, eats pests, makes you breakfast even though he can’t eat human food himself. He’s kind, gentle, and thoughtful. Playful.
You’re a night owl and Krobus hardly sleeps at all, which is perfect. Tonight you’re both sitting on the sofa, snuggling and watching a show on tv when you look at Krobus and wonder something.
“Hey, Kro,” you ask him, “how do shadow people like… you know? Get it on with each other?”
“Get it on?” Krobus gets up, flicks off the tv and turns to face you with a look of confusion. “You mean like fighting?”
“No,” you laugh, “no, not fighting… Fucking.” You’ve wondered this for a while actually. He walks around naked all the time and yet has no genitalia to display. How do his people do it?
“Oh! That…" Krobus says uneasily. "Well..." You sit up, listening attentively as he continues on, clearing his throat a little, his black, leathery cheeks flushing deep purple. Krobus tells you all about how his people procreate. It’s similar to the way humans do it, only…
“Wait… what?!” you exclaim. “You mean it just… breaks off inside?! That’s brutal, dude! Does it ever grow back?“
"Yes! W… with the next shed cycle, it does,” Krobus answers, cheeks flushed. "It takes about a month or two!”
“Wow.”
“Shadow people don’t mate that often though. I mean… I’ve never even done it before."
“You haven’t?”
Krobus shakes his head, looking rather sheepish. "I've always been more interested in learning about humans than finding a mate of my own kind..."
He looks at you now and you get the feeling he wants to ask you something but he holds his tongue. You, however, are on your second glass of starfruit wine and so you lean closer to Krobus and say, “Wanna find out if humans and shadow people can interbreed?” You were only half-kidding at first but Krobus is smiling like he thought you’d never ask.
"You... you'd actually be willing to try it with me!?" he whispers in disbelief, hollow eyes wide and guileless.
Seeing as you’re pleasantly buzzed, you decide to humor him. “I’m curious, aren’t you?” You tease a hand through that dark curl of hair on the top of Krobus’ head and he giggles with pleasure.
“Stop! Stop it! You know I’m sensitive there! Hehe! That-that tickles!” he says laughing. "You... you shouldn't tease me... I'm trying to be serious right now..." His voice cracks slightly and so you take your hand away, apologizing.
Krobus can be a little touchy. But luckily you know just how to win him over. You face him and hold your arms out wide for a hug. He can’t resist. He collapses into you with a big sigh and a soft smile. He’s such an easy roommate. This platonic love, better than any you’ve ever had.
“Show me how your kind makes love, Krobus,” you whisper.
"Okay…” he says dreamily. “But... remember, I don’t have much experience.” He pulls back a bit to face you. "But I promise I’ll do my best to please you..."
You smile at him. “I know you will, Kro.”
You both retire to your semi-shared bedroom. This time Krobus joins you underneath the covers of your bed, lying awkwardly beside you on the mattress. The subtle height difference becomes apparent when his feet poke your knees. He’s breathing a little fast and looks absolutely terrified. You realize Krobus is a lot smaller than the shadow brutes you’ve encountered in the mines. Perhaps he’s immature for his kind. He seems to know a lot about sex though.
“So,” you say to break the ice, “I know you like hugging. Wanna start there? See what happens?”
“Yeah!” Krobus’ eyes light up in affirmation. “Good idea…” He readily wraps his short little shadowy arms around you, pulling you close. He nuzzles your neck, inhaling the smell of your sweat—you hadn’t had a chance to bathe. "Mm... I love hugging you," Krobus murmurs. “You always smell so good too…”
“Yeah,” you agree to the first part of what he said, embracing him in turn. His soft, boneless body is so satisfying to squeeze. His thin skin is surprisingly warm despite his ominous appearance. And he gives the best hugs. He soon wraps his skinny legs around you too. His limbs are so small compared to his torso. He often comments on how physically different the two of you look. But he’s never seen you naked before. Are you ready to show him? You think you are. Besides, Krobus must be dying to see your body. You feel his small hands sliding tentatively lower towards your hips. He pulls back slightly, his eyes half-lidded with desire.
"Can I... see you now?" he asks, voice husky and barely audible.
You sit up and begin removing your shirt and pants, then your undergarments. Krobus gazes at your feminine figure in wonder, remarking how different you look underneath your farmer’s ensemble and that he prefers you without clothes, which doesn’t surprise you. All that farm work has toned your body into pique physical perfection. Farming, foraging, combat, mining, even fishing. But Krobus’ excitement is starting to take its toll on him.
"You're... s-so beautiful, Y/N,” he says in a small, trembling voice. “So strong... Created in Yoba’s very image, I’ll bet…” He unconsciously rubs at his crotch as he says this. You look closer and see a dark red fleshy thing start to emerge from a little slit at the apex of his thighs.
“Oh, cool! Is that your dick?” you ask.
Krobus nods coyly, his face turning a deeper purple color. "Yes..." he says.
You watch as his cock grows right before your eyes, sticking straight out of him at six or seven inches. Not too big but not exactly small either. It’s quite thick, and very vascular—covered in purple veins.
“Damn. That’s hot,” you remark.
"Yeah… It comes out of my body when I'm aroused.”
“I can see that,” you chuckle mildly in amusement. You’re about to lie down on your back when Krobus stops you, explaining that shadow people don’t fuck lying down. He didn’t say it in those exact words of course, but you get the picture.
You let Krobus position you on your hands and knees, him standing behind you. Shadowy hands caress your muscular lower back and rear. Krobus comments on your body again, his excitement growing more intense. Then he puts his hands on your hips, and brings his pelvis forward, pressing his hard dick against your slit. This is it. You’re about to let the little shadow fuck you! He says a quick prayer, then you feel him penetrate you.
“Ah! Oh, hey… That’s pretty nice actually… mmm…” you moan as he enters you more deeply and starts thrusting away. You buck back to meet him, his fluid rhythm really working for you.
It’s the middle of the night and you’re letting your shadow person roommate fuck your human cunt! Krobus pants softly behind you. You can feel his cool breaths on your skin, his shadowy body moving with grace and flexibility, motions fluid. He hits pretty hard for his size.
His shadow dick feels similar to a human one—smooth, rigid, slightly pulsating with warmth, but deliciously ribbed with those massive veins. His child-sized hands squeeze your stomach. This is a lot to take in, but you’re too drunk on starfruit wine to really think straight. Just Krobus’ cock feels so good thrusting in and out of you, filling that achy void inside you perfectly, hitting at just the right angle too.
“Yeah, that’s it, Kro… keep going! Faster Kro, faster!”
“Gahh…!!” Krobus cries. He pushes deeper, his narrow hips slapping against your rear with each fervent thrust he gives. You feel his cock twitch slightly. Something’s about to happen, then you remember… his dick is about to pop off!
“Krobus…!” You look over your shoulder at him, and see that his eyes are closed in pleasure, his matte-black skin flushed purple around the cheeks. He pitches forward, tightening his embrace around your stomach and speeds up his pace just a fraction more.
“Almost… there…” he says.
It feels so good, Krobus stuffing you with his monster void cock. Your eyes flutter shut and your stomach clenches, thighs tingling. “Oh! Ah! I-I’m… coming!” you announce breathlessly and Krobus says that he is too. You hardly have a chance to brace yourself for impact before he sends one last powerful thrust your way, burying himself too deep, and you feel something give way as he releases his void essence in thick, black bursts straight into your core. There’s so much of it, you almost feel a subtle expansion happening inside you. Then before you know it Krobus is pulling back, his softening dick slipping out of you with a gooey-sounding squelch.
"Aghhh..." sighs Krobus.
You look between your legs expecting to see some of his essence running down your inner thigh. But there’s nothing there but your own glistening sweat. His dick, retreating back inside his body.
When you’re both done catching your breaths, it suddenly occurs to you.
“Hey, Krobus,” you ask. “Why didn’t your dick come off?”
“Huh…?” He tilts his head slightly at you.
“Your dick… you said it—?”
“Oh! Right… yeah,” he giggles, dazed and smiling behind his palm. “I was just kidding about that!” Then he laughs some more at your surprised expression.
You blink, caught off guard for a second, then return Krobus’ sweet smile. Cheeky little shit. He really had you going there...
You wrestle him into a bear hug and promptly fall asleep.
The next day you find a void egg in your inventory—in addition to 12 void essences that weren’t there before—and when you speak to Krobus, he smiles at you and says, “Mmm… what’s that lovely smell? You must’ve been sweating all night… hehe…”
“Gee, I wonder why,” you answer back with friendly sarcasm, then hug the little guy. Your friendship level, maxed out.