2024 Stocking: nostalgicatsea

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Username: nostalgicatsea

AO3 Username: nostalgicatsea

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

Other Fandoms/Ships/Characters:
616: Emma Frost & Tony

MCU:
- Ships: mainly Steve/Tony, but also Bucky/Nat, Sam/Bucky, Tony/Wenwu
- Gen: Rhodey & Tony, Nebula & Tony, Natasha & Tony, Steve & Natasha, Steve & Thor, Tony & Thor, Steve & Tony & Thor, OG6 Avengers, Steve & Peggy, Tony & Wenwu, Natasha & Yelena, Carol & Nick Fury, anything Kamala-related

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

EMH:
- Ship: Steve/Tony

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

Mob Psycho 100 any gen

The Boys any gen, especially anything focused on M.M., Frenchie, or Kimiko

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
- captivity
- Skrullsssss
- any horror tropes or prompts on this list or this one

Dislikes: Partner abuse, infidelity, or sexual assault between characters in the same ship (unless you’re referencing a canon plot point. I’m also fine with infidelity and abuse involving a villain as long as it’s not OOC); 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 or a positive depiction of John Walker 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
- Really cool/niche cultural or scientific facts and discoveries
- Best longform articles you read this year
- Computer and Nintendo Switch game recs for casual gamers
- Book recs (all-time favorites or your favorites of the year)
- 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)
- Resources to learn more about film, writing, photography, interior design, art

Comments

[nostalgicatsea]

Hi, sine! Recs are awesome because I often hear about things I never would have otherwise. You're the second person to mention social-deduction reality-TV game shows (I can't remember off the top of my head, but someone asked for recs in their stocking), so I'm intrigued. I don't watch many reality shows, but I just wikied these and the premises are really fun—and through that search, I realized I know what this genre is now. I like stuff like this a lot!

Ngl you and phoenix have made me interested in fountain pens and looking at my desk and all the regular pens I got growing up because they were cool, fun, or just reliable and so I like them a lot, I have a feeling that I'm teetering at a precipice and as soon as I take one step forward, I'm going to fall into a hole easily haha. If I ever buy a fountain pen, you'll be the first person to know.

Thanks for the book rec! I didn't grow up with Arthurian stuff, but your description pulled me in right away. I love the idea of someone missing all the fun, it's always fun when you focus on minor characters or randos who weren't part of the core group that became THE legendary group, and lots of queer characters! Yay!

I don't know why, but I went on a spree last year buying a bunch of games and then ended up playing only part of two of them haha...mostly because I was too busy and every time I had down time, I wanted to be productive (this didn't happen). But now I want to buy Slay the Spire...

Thanks for these recs! I'm excited about them. :)