Taste_of_Suburbia

I stuffed an amazing 22 stockings for this year's fandom stocking (amazing for me anyway). Part of the reason is because I just started playing around making icons in GIMP and was able to stuff a lot more stockings than if I had just stuck to fic (given I hadn't written in about a year :(

Anyway, as with 2017 I wrote 8 fic/drabbles. I wrote for 5 fandoms I hadn't written for previously: Master and Commander (film), TURN: Washington's Spies, Reservoir Dogs, Pirates of the Caribbean and Safe House (2012 film). In addition, I FINALLY wrote Logan/Rogue (X-Men films). 

Always - Resident Evil (films) - Alice/Claire - Claire, the light to Alice’s inner guilt and grief and darkness. The light leading her to an eventual way out of this world, guiding her to mold it into something better.

Fated - X-Men (films) - Logan/Rogue - Mutant teens like her would joke about it but the professors would get quiet every time it was mentioned, how soul mates existed and how sometimes they found each other, and Rogue wondered…

No One Loves You As I Do - Master and Commander (film) - Jack/Stephen - Stephen sulks and Jack ponders while they both enjoy the retreating view.

The Real Reason - Fantastic Four (2005-2007 films) - Ben/Johnny -

As Reed had told him more than once: ‘You offered for him to move in with you, you deal with him, Ben.’

Or, Ben panics over and mothers and even indulges a sick Johnny.

A Pirate's Life For Us - Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack/Will/Elizabeth -

Going back isn’t always so easy, or so willing on the part of the person being brought back.

The Dutchman’s curse on Will is broken and Jack and Elizabeth are left to pick up the pieces.

Human - Safe House (2012 film) - Matt Weston/Tobin Frost - “You’re a better man than me, Matt,” Frost whispered and Matt grasped those words, pulled them over him like a blanket long craved.

Getting in Too Deep - Reservoir Dogs - Mr. White/Mr. Orange -

White loves watching him eat, loves the sounds he makes, the ones he’s trying to hide now that they have company but never bothers when it’s just the two of them.

Or: Five times Orange ate junk food and one time White made sure he ate a decent meal.

Major Benjamin Tallmadge's Day Off - TURN: Washington's Spies - Ben/Caleb -

“I’ll keep you in this tent if I have to.”

Or: Caleb really wants to get into Ben’s bed.

In addition, I stuffed 14 stockings with various icons, mainly MCU characters/pairings/friendships (Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Loki, Heimdall, Valkyrie, Pepper, Gamora, Tony/Pepper, Pepper/Natasha, Nakia & Ross, Shuri & Ross, Tony & Stephen, Tony & Rhodey, Thor & Heimdall, Loki & Valkyrie), but also Ethan/Dorian from Penny Dreadful, Sherlock & John from Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films and Sherlock & Joan from Elementary. I had LOADS of fun playing around with gradients, etc. in GIMP and plan to get better this year with practice. I would LOVE to be able to make banners, playlist covers, etc., so we'll see how it goes. 

Some samples:

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This year's Fandom Stocking can be found HERE!!!

As far as my own stocking goes...

Fandoms:

Series: Supernatural, Dark Angel, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Lost Girl, Longmire, Bull, The Monkees, NCIS, Penny Dreadful, The Magnificent Seven, Moonlight, Nurse Jackie, Roswell, Jekyll & Hyde (2015), Vampire High, Poltergeist: The Legacy, DC Super Hero Girls

Films: Mission: Impossible, Resident Evil, Underworld, MCU, Fantastic Four (2005-2007), Elektra (2005), X-Men, Beauty and the Beast (2017), Maleficent, Pirates of the Caribbean, Boondock Saints, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, The Losers, Suicide Squad, Magnificent Seven (2016), Reservoir Dogs, John Wick, Hitman's Bodyguard, Blade Trinity, Master and Commander, Alexander (2004), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Novels & Comics: Vampire Academy/Bloodlines - Richelle Mead, DC Comics, Agatha Christie's Poirot

Ships (slash, het and femslash): I'm also partial to threesomes
(See my list of characters below for Gen relationships. Note that any of my ships can also be gen relationships.)

Supernatural: Dean/anyone (Slash - especially Dean/Gabriel, Dean/Sam, Dean/Crowley, Dean/Benny, Dean/Cain, Dean/John). (Het - Dean/anyone). Any femslash (especially between Bela, Ruby, Sarah and Casey).

Dark Angel: Max/Logan, Ames/Alec, Alec/Logan, Alec/Normal

The Vampire Diaries: Damon/Alaric, Damon/Enzo, Damon/Stefan, Damon/Elena, Stefan/Caroline, Bonnie/Enzo, Bonnie/Damon, Alaric/Caroline, Alaric/Bonnie, Nora/Mary Lou

The Originals: Any variation of Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah and Hayley

Lost Girl: Dyson/Kenzi, Dyson/Bo, Bo/Kenzi, Kenzi/Tamsin, Bo/Tamsin, Bo/Lauren, Dyson/Tamsin, Vex/Mark, Evony/Vex, Vex/Kenzi, Evony/any of the females

Longmire: Vic/Walt, Cady/Vic, Branch/Cady, Vic/Branch, Cady/Henry, Branch/Walt, Vic/Henry

Bull: Bull/Benny, Benny/Chunk, Bull/Marissa, any variation of Danny, Marissa and Cable

The Monkees (tv or RPF): Micky/Mike, Micky/Peter, Micky/Davy

NCIS: Tony/Gibbs

Penny Dreadful: Ethan/Dorian, Ethan/Vanessa, Ethan/Sembene, Ethan/Ferdinand, Vanessa/Mina, Dorian/Lily

Magnificent Seven (tv): Any variation of the Seven

Moonlight: Mick/Josef, Mick/Josef/Beth

Nurse Jackie: Eddie/Coop

Roswell: Michael/Maria, Max/Liz, Isabel/Jesse, Maria/Liz, Michael/Isabel, Kyle/Isabel, Kyle/Michael, Kyle/Tess

Jekyll and Hyde: Any variation of Robert Jekyll/Hyde/Max/Bella/Lily/Hils

Vampire High: Marty/Merrill, Karl/Essie

Poltergeist: The Legacy: Nick/anyone

DC Super Hero Girls: Harley/Diana, Harley/Ivy

Mission: Impossible: Ethan/Benji, Brandt/Benji, Ethan/Brandt/Benji, Ethan/Ilsa/Benji

Resident Evil: Alice/Claire, Alice/Rain, Alice/Carlos, Alice/Carlos/Claire, Alice/Matt, Alice/Matt/Rain

Underworld: Lucien/Sonja, Selene/David

MCU: Tony Stark/Bruce Banner, Tony Stark/Clint Barton, Tony Stark/Steve Rogers, Tony Stark/Stephen Strange, Tony Stark/T'Challa, Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes, Tony Stark/Pepper Potts, Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanoff, Thor/Bruce Banner, Gamora/Peter Quill, Thor/Loki, Scott Lang/Hope van Dyne, Shuri/Everett Ross, Vision/Wanda Maximoff, threesomes are awesome as well

Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm/Johnny Storm

Elektra: Elektra/McCabe, Elektra/Mark

X-Men: Logan/Rogue, Logan/Jean Grey, Jean Grey/Ororo Munroe

Beauty and the Beast: Gaston/LeFou, Belle/Beast

Maleficient: Maleficent/Aurora/Diaval or any variation

Pirates of the Caribbean: Will/Jack/Elizabeth or any variation, Barbossa/Elizabeth, Philip/Syrena

Boondock Saints: Connor/Murphy

Fantastic Beasts: Queenie/Jacob

The Losers: Jensen/Cougar

Suicide Squad: Harley/Joker, Harley/Rick/Deadshot or any variation, Rick/June, Harley/June

Magnificent Seven: Goodnight/Billy

Reservoir Dogs: Mr. Orange/Mr. White, Mr. Blonde/Nice Guy Eddie

John Wick: John Wick/Aurelio, John Wick/Helen Wick

Hitman's Bodyguard: Michael Bryce/Darius Kincaid

Blade Trinity: Hannibal King/Abigail Whistler

Master and Commander: Jack Aubrey/Stephen Maturin

Alexander: Alexander/Hephaestion

Sleepy Hollow: Ichabod Crane/Katrina Van Tassel

Murder on the Orient Express: Poirot/Bouc, Mary/Dr. Arbuthnot, Elena/Rudolph Andrenyi, Hector/Marquez, Caroline/Pilar

Vampire Academy/Bloodlines: Rose/Dimitri, Sydney/Adrian, Rose/Lissa, Eddie/Jill

DC Comics: Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy

Agatha Christie's Poirot (novels): Poirot/Hastings, Hastings/Cinderella

Anything Extra:? I love fanfic, art, videos, fanmixes and recs. I would also appreciate reviews, art, or transformative material for any of my work on AO3 (Taste_of_Suburbia). Non-fandom related: Min Pins!, animals (dogs, cats, koalas, river otters, kangaroos, meerkats, big cats, goats, penguins, any cute animals), music recs (metal, rock, 60s/70s rock, any genre really), book recs (paranormal/fantasy teen/adult, classics), rain/snow/scenery porn, tv series/movie recs (have you started a new series this year that you like?, ZOEY DEUTCH!, anything related to The Monkees, and recipes (peppermint bark, ambrosia, chicken marsala, something you like to cook/bake). Any type of holiday greeting is welcomed.

More fandom-related details (characters, likes, dislikes, etc.) can be found in my stocking HERE.

Thank you so much for making something for me or commenting!

I was so happy to find all the cookie recipes in my stocking this year. I was on a real cookie binge through the month of December (and still am), so imagine my surprise when I open my stocking and find such a beautiful array of cookie recipes.

Moving on...

I also received some super cute animal pics and vids; being an animal lover, these little additions really cheered me up too. In addition, a New Zealand band recommendation (and metal to boot!), some much-needed and exciting sounding YA fantasy book recommendations, and some lovely holiday greetings.

Now down to the fic.

Drabble/Fic

Missing Persons - tarlanx (tarlan) - Moonlight - Mick/Josef - Mick had started to move on but an unusual case shared with Josef showed him a new path to follow, with Josef by his side.

In this fic, Mick and Josef get away from the hustle and bustle of LA and work together on a case that reeks of Greek mythology. There's protective Josef and Mick pouncing on the idea that he and Josef could have a happy little existence together... and what more do you need? I was so happy to receive Mick/Josef in my stocking this year and tarlan was just the perfect person to gift it to me.

Domestication - katiemariie - Penny Dreadful - Ethan/Sembene - An old Harry Potter fandom trope applied to the end of season 2: even when trapped together on a full moon, a werewolf will not kill its mate. Or, you know, the guy he likes.

In this fic, Ethan wolfs out like he did in the episode, but unlike in canon doesn't kill Sembene. This is really the perfect fix-it fic for these two, and it was secretly one of the requests pairings I wanted most because I miss these two SO MUCH. Ethan and Sembene are just so beautiful and caring and touching in this fic and it's like the perfect catharsis after that episode. And, to boot, it's in Sembene's lovely point of view. 

I told you so - angelus2hot - Vampire Diaries - Damon/Alaric

In this drabble, Damon comes back hurt due to an ambush and Alaric is waiting for him, though figures it might not be too nice if he tells Damon 'I told you so,' at least in that particular moment. The 'rush into things without thinking' Damon that we all know and love is featured here, though at least he has Alaric to come back home to. I just love this little drabble to pieces.

Art

Beth Turner - falcon_horus - Moonlight

falcon_horus gifted me again this year with a lovely 'Happy New Year!' Beth Turner piece. I'm still hung up over the show Moonlight and Beth is still one of my much beloved favorite characters, and WOW is she radiant here. I still can't get over how beautiful the piece (and she) is.

Recs & Other

Thank you to schlitzie_ramone for the band rec! And thank you to dunderklumpen for the animal vids and pics. Also thank you so much to cookiegirl for the YA fantasy book recs and for sharing with me a wonderful fanmix she had previously made (it's about Trick from Lost Girl and is so awesome, so go check it out).

Cookie Recipes

Thank you so much to bonnefois, highlander_ii, roeskva, ladyoneill and spiralicious for the cookie recipes!

Other Holiday Greetings

I also received some lovely holiday greetings from: valarltd, knowmefirst (who gave me a lovely image of vintage pocket watches), and twinsarein (whose little frog animation is just so damn cute).

Thank you to everyone who decided to grace my stocking with their lovely creations. A wonderful, happy and healthy 2017 to all of you!

Part 1 of 2 - Fic ('cause apparently the post or the tag list or something is too large :(

I ended up stuffing 17 stockings for my second year at Fandom Stocking: 10 fics, 4 drabbles, 1 vid rec list, 1 music rec list, and 1 stocking that received both 1 fic and 1 piece of art.

Just like the year prior, it was difficult for me to stick to just drabbles, though I had loads of fun writing everything and even creating the vid rec list. I was able to branch out of my usual SPN fandom again (only 3/13 were SPN), which made me so happy. I was able to write in 4 other fandoms I have written for in previous years (Moonlight, Dark Angel, Z Nation and Hunger Games), and wrote for 5 new fandoms this year (Fantastic Beasts, DC Super Hero Girls, The Magicians, Lost Girl and Mag 7). I was especially ecstatic to write in the Mag 7 fandom (I just found this series this past summer and it has taken over my life).

Speaking of, my Mag 7 stocking stuffers for Mag7 Daybook are HERE.

Again, like last year, I'll thank those I've gifted for allowing me to write what I've written. It was the best Holiday season yet.


Fic

Sweet Serenity - Fantastic Beasts - Jacob/Queenie - Queenie would no sooner leave her heart behind than she would Jacob. Damn MACUSA’s rules.

Mutual Madness - DC Super Hero Girls - Diana/Harley + Kara/Barbara - Diana gets a taste of the madness within.

Better than Memory Foam - Supernatural - Dean/Crowley/Cas – An angel and a demon in his room, like it was a perfectly normal day.

A Visit Filled with Promise - Fantastic Beasts - Newt/Jacob - The Atlantic Ocean may have separated them, but Jacob Kowalski had never been far from Newt’s cluttered head.

The Wedding Video - Lost Girl - Bo/Tamsin + Kenzi, Dyson, Trick – Someone had to document the happiest day of Bo Bo’s life.

Five Times Crowley Offered His Services, And One Time Dean (Willingly) Accepted - Supernatural - Crowley/Dean - Dean can’t escape Crowley so easily, and it’s probably good that he can’t.

Hangover Remedies - Magnificent Seven - Vin/Chris - Somehow Vin wandered into someone else’s room last night.

Swept into Four Corners - The Originals/Magnificent Seven - Elijah, Klaus + Vin/Chris - Elijah Mikaelson is a renowned bounty hunter searching for his brother Klaus. Chris Larabee and Vin Tanner are just trying to fill up a free afternoon with whiskey.

Firecracker - Hunger Games - Haymitch/Johanna - The first time Haymitch met Johanna she was all sharp, unforgiving eyes and an even sharper bite.

Cold Clarity - Lost Girl - Dyson/Kenzi + Bo - Kenzi had burrowed her way quickly into Dyson’s heart, leaving behind her own particular brand of sass, not to mention filling him up with warmth, loyalty and devotion. 

Fandom Stocking - Vid Rec List [11 Videos] for Melody_Jade's stocking

melody_jade,
I made a Vid Rec List for you for two of your requested fandoms: The Vampire Diaries and The Originals. The first set is The Originals and focuses on Klaus, Rebekah and Elijah, either on all three or on variations of the three. The second set centers on Stefan & Klaus or Stefan/Klaus.

Hope you enjoy these!

( List beneath the cut... )