2022 Stocking: nostalgicatsea

[stevetony_elf]

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Username: nostalgicatsea (also your Discord username if it's different than your regular one)

AO3 Username: nostalgicatsea

Comics Steve/Tony: 616, MA:A, Noir, Ultimates

Other Fandoms/Ships/Characters:
MCU:
- Ships: mainly Steve/Tony, but also Bucky/Nat, Sam/Bucky, Sam/Rhodey, Wenwu/Ying Li, Dottie/Peggy
- Gen: Rhodey & Tony, Nebula & Tony, Natasha & Tony, Steve & Natasha, Steve & Thor, Tony & Thor, Steve & Tony & Thor, Steve & Peggy, Tony & Wenwu, Natasha & Yelena, Carol & Nick Fury, anything Kamala-related

AvAC:
- Ship: Steve/Tony
- Gen: Tony & Jan

EMH:
- Ship: Steve/Tony

Severance any gen, Irving/Burt

Succession any gen focused on the Roy siblings, Kendall/Stewy

Likes:
I’ll throw a whole list out there because I’m very open to a lot of things!

- AUs (gangster, magic, sports non-powered, high school or college, supernatural, horror, sci-fi, etc. You name it! I love AUs)
- canon divergence
- character studies
- parallels/similarities between characters
- angstttttttttttt (if it's a longer fic, preferably a happy ending, but I like bittersweet and sad endings too)
- soulmates
- found family
- outsiders finding companionship with each other
- family issues/difficult family relationships
- war-forged bonds
- disillusionment in a belief system
- grudging respect turning into something more
- slow burn
- mutual or one-sided pining
- multiverse
- telepathy
- self-sacrifice
- amnesia
- time travel
- reincarnation
- fake relationship
- relationship of convenience
- hurt/comfort
- de-aging
- dream world
- presumed dead
- temporary or permanent death
- post-breakup
- getting together or getting back together
- miscommunication or bad communication
- explorations of emotional/physical trauma and substance abuse/recovery
- grief/mourning
- parental/child relationships
- dark Steve
- the weight of the Captain America mantle and Steve's relationship to it
- road trips
- love/hate relationships
- enemies/friends-to-lovers
- identity porn
- betrayal and forgiveness
- protectiveness/possessiveness
- legacy
- witty humor
- truth serum
- repression
- hiding injuries- Skrullsssss
- any horror tropes or prompts on this list especially the Skrull one

Dislikes: Partner abuse, infidelity, or sexual assault between characters in the same ship; PWP; Hydra Steve; OOC (crack is fine as long as the characters retain their personalities); pregnancy; incest; adult/minor romantic relationships; Avengers fics with Darcy in them.

Non-fandom related requests/anything else?:
- Anything cute, interesting, or funny related to animals
- Fic recs of any of the ships, characters, or fandoms mentioned above (also open to Naruto because I feel like those are very hard to find. I’m in the mood for good worldbuilding or relationship studies, something with good emotional beats, or something very plotty)
- Fanart, fanvids, graphics, fanmixes, edits, gifsets of my ships, favorite characters, Chris Evans, or RDJ
- Your favorite recipes or easy, healthy recipes and any cooking/baking tips
- The most useful tools or life hacks you would recommend to everyone
- Links to favorite non-fandom or fandom shops on Etsy, Society6, etc.
- Things that comforted or distracted you in a good way this year
- Computer and Nintendo Switch game recs for casual gamers
- Book recs (all-time favorites or your favorites of the year)
- Poetry recs- Movie and TV recs (I'm open to a LOT of genres and topics so I'm not picky. I like non-English stuff too so if you have any to rec, please do)
- Cool/unusual/"hidden gem" places (landscapes, favorite spots in your hometown or place you've traveled to, restaurants, shops, architecture)
- Self-learning language tips and resources
- Resources to learn more about film, writing, photography, interior design, art

Comments

[sineala]

Hi! :D

You asked for casual computer/Switch game recs, and I can provide some! Well, one. The game I spent all of last year playing nonstop is Vampire Survivors, a bullet-hell roguelike but basically it's a game where you walk around and shoot things, except you don't have to do the shooting, the game does the shooting for you. So basically you walk around and everything dies. And at first that includes you, but as you play the game more you can unlock various weapons and then eventually get to the point where you wander around and absolutely everything around you is destroyed, which is very satisfying if you want to just kind of zone out with a game for a bit.

It does not contain vampires.

It has spawned a bunch of imitators, if you liked the genre, and they're all like $5 on Steam, including VS itself.

The other game I play a lot of (on both Switch and computer) is Dicey Dungeons, which is a dice-based RPG. I feel like maybe I've recced this to you? It's sort of like Slay the Spire but with dice instead of cards. (Oh, yeah, definitely play Slay the Spire if you like RPGs and have not.) It's very charming and easy to play and has a lot of content and different character classes and challenges.

[nostalgicatsea]

Thanks, sine! :D Funny that the game has "vampire" in the title, but it doesn't have vampires in the game. That sounds hilarious so I'll check it out, Dicey Dungeons, and Slay the Spire. I need a mental break and these sound like good stress relievers!