Fanfiction Rec List: Steve/Tony, Marvel [Part 2.1 - MCU, A to M]
This part is for stories based in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, i.e. in the movies, that don't fall under any particular subgenre/class. Listed alphabetically from A to M.
Tagging Notes:
- Not All The Way (NATW): sex involved, but no penetration
- Steve/Tony: Steve tops
- Tony/Steve: Tony tops
- Switch: both of them top at some point
- WIP: Work in Progress
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: A - M
(First Impressions Are) A Work In Progress by porthos @ AO3 | ~15K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Tony has a point system for the times he can get Steve to be less than perfect.
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) the Highway to Hell by what_alchemy @ AO3 | ~35K | Complete | Post-Movie | Switch | Internalized Homophobia
Summary: Steve Rogers never expected to find himself back in his original body. He also never expected Tony Stark.
'Tis the Season to Make Out With Your Teammates Because Of Decorative Plants by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Christmas; Mistletoe
Summary: In all honesty, it starts because Clint is an asshole with too much free time on his hands, and every corner shop has mistletoe to spare if you’re an Avenger- saving the world on a weekly basis has its perks, and free Christmas merchandise turns out to be one of them.
Later, Bruce tells them that Clint followed them around for two days, complete with seven failed attempts before finally picking the right moment for them to notice.
24 Hours by Wordsplat @ AO3 | ~11K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | De-Aging; Kid Fic
Summary: When one of Loki's spells turns their leaders pint-sized, the team is surprised by the behavior of the children in their care.
5 + 1 Steve Rogers Kisses by Onlymystory @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot | Mild Captain America: The Winter Soldier Spoilers | Kisses with Other Characters
Summary: Five times Steve Rogers kissed someone after 1945 and one time he wanted to keep kissing them.
5 Times Steve attempted to make Tony Blush, and the one time he succeeded by sororexitium @ AO3 | ~7K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: He wanted to know, suddenly. Like had a deep burning need to see what Tony would look like flushed with bashfulness, or embarrassment, or even joy... no, joy would be the best.
A Comforting Presence by You_Light_The_Sky @ AO3 | ~41K | WIP | Post-Movie
Summary: It starts with Clint, and then from there, every time an Avenger gets hurt (physically or otherwise), they seem to show up at Steve’s doorstep. Eventually he stops bothering to lock it (though Tony breaking in to his apartment every morning might also have something to do with that.) But there's more happening then they know, especially when old enemies resurface.
Or, a series of non-linear flashbacks and events, illustrating how Steve went from being very alone in the 21st century to having five (maybe even more) roommates (family) and why Tony decided to build the Avengers mansion.
A Fire to be Kindled by kepteinen @ AO3 | ~16K | Complete | Post-Movie
Summary: It makes perfect sense, of course. The serum gave Steve the perfect body, so why wouldn't it also give him the perfect mind? In the quietness of his own mind, Tony can admit he's a little stung Steve didn't tell him, but he's not really surprised.
(Or: the one where Steve is smarter than Tony, and neither of them deal well.)
a higher form of war by gdgdbaby @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW
Summary: The first thing that occurs to Tony is that the deflector shields are down. The ship is motionless, a sitting duck-a flying duck, as it were.
He jettisons up. His black pirate flag's peppered with bits of neon paint-in fact, the entire topside of the helicarrier is splattered haphazardly with broken pellets and streaks of color. The UN flag's been torn in half and is fluttering half-mast, which means they're probably breaking about ten different maritime laws.
A Little Fondue by lazarus @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony's idea of fondue might be a little different than Steve's.
A Reputation To Uphold by warmlightforallmankind @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony never told Steve that he loved him. It's not that he didn't want to, not really. He meant to, really, he did. It was definitely on his to-do list. He just... never got around to it. Tony was busy, was the thing. There were people to save, inventions to make, businesses to almost implode, a reputation to uphold.
Adventures in Team Bonding -or- Steve Rogers' Guide to Flirting by Arukou @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: In a fit of loneliness and poor judgment, Tony Stark agrees to try and bring his team closer together. He just never realized how impossible the task might be. At least Captain America's there to offer advice. If only he weren't so distractingly pretty.
All the Time in the World by missbecky @ AO3 | ~38K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | NATW | Cyberstalking; Poisoning
Summary: When his search for Bucky leads nowhere, Steve reluctantly accepts Tony's invitation to come to New York and join the newly-remade Avengers. He's not exactly sure if he even likes Tony Stark, so no one is more surprised than he is when he finds himself falling into bed with Tony almost right away. Just as one part of his life is coming together, though, another falls apart. Someone out there is not happy about Steve's new relationship with the infamous Tony Stark - and will do anything to destroy it.
All These Things I've Said by Amuly @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Captain America: The Winter Soldier Spoilers | implied Tony/Steve | Dirty Talk; Hurt/Comfort; Language Kink
Summary: When Tony starts talking in a language Steve can't understand--the language of science--Steve figures he'll retaliate with a little foreign language knowledge of his own. Only once he starts speaking French around Tony, Steve finds that sometimes it's easier to say what he really wants to say to Tony in a language he can't understand.
Good thing Tony doesn't know French.
America's Golden -Boy- Retriever by Amuly @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: The Avengers wake up one morning to find they all have ears and tails. Some of the animals that are a part of them are obvious, but some of them are more... odd. Much to Tony's infinite amusement, of course.
An Abundance of Heart by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~15K | Complete | Post-Movie | Slight PTSD; Slight Societal Homophobia
Summary: Steve finds himself grinning, despite everything, because god, he didn't realize how much he's missed this- having someone to back him, people to fight around, getting caught and pulled to his feet.
Hell, even Stark's quips make his mouth quirk upwards slightly.
Anchor by nightwalker @ AO3 | <1K | Oneshot | Mention of Past Suicide Contemplation
Summary: Tony realizes what’s about to happen at the exact moment that Steve’s eyes are drawn to the dark black print.
And These Hands by missbecky @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Mind Control; Reference to Offscreen Violence
Summary: While investigating a possible supervillain, Steve falls under his control and is forced to commit a terrible atrocity. Afterward, he retreats from the Avengers and the rest of the world. When he's finally ready to see Tony again, it's only so he can sever that tie as well. But Tony has never been good at accepting the inevitable, and now he's going to prove that to Steve, once and for all.
And You're Always Game for More by baconnegg @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve and Tony go stationery shopping. Feelings and nerding out happen.
Arms And The Man by copperbadge @ AO3 | ~15K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: His best friend keeps cockblocking him, his relationship guru is a computer, and he might be gay. The future is very complicated.
As Long As You're Mine by psikeval @ AO3 | ~9K | Oneshot | Switch | Kink Negotiation; Power Dynamics
Summary: Tony goes to a bar, meets a girl and gets a person thrown at his head, none of which is his fault. Then he comes home and talks to Steve. The couch will never be the same.
as they learned to see by often_adamanta @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Tony stayed silent through her terse explanation, anger growing. When Natasha was finished, he asked, "So you're telling me that Steve's been missing for almost two months, most likely kidnapped by an unknown organization, a force which employs two brilliant but completely crazy scientists that hate Stark Industries because they were refused jobs on the basis of their psych evals, and I'm only hearing about this now?"
Balancing Act by tresmaxwell | ~3K | Oneshot | Suicidal Tendencies
Summary: Steve knows something is wrong with Tony, he's learned to recognize that fake smile. After everyone else is gone, Steve finds Tony in a very precarious position.
bedrock and brick by lyra_wing @ AO3 | ~10K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW
Summary: Immediate sequel to the movie, wherein Tony builds Avengers Tower. Or plays interior designer, take your pick.
Big Brother is watching you by scrollgirl @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve develops a sudden and inexplicable crush on Tony Stark. Thankfully Tony has Jarvis looking out for him, which Steve doesn't seem to mind at all.
But Loving Him Is Red by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~25K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony | Mentions of Alternate Universes; Soulmates
Summary: "It is- it is not just destined, Steve Rogers. It will reach through the decades, through entire universes if it has to. It will scour the galaxies without rest until the two of you are standing next to each other. Migardians-
Migardians call them soulmates, I believe."
-
Through the decades, through layers of realities, through superheroes and tangles of string- it will always be them.
buy the brooklyn bridge by plingo_kat @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot
Summary: It’s a whole new world, and Steve finds himself fitting in pretty well. Especially with Tony Stark as a guide.
By Laws of Time and Space Decay by horizon_labs & iron_amurrica @ AO3 | ~24K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: After a mission in South Africa goes horribly wrong, Tony is presumed dead, and Steve embarks on a mission to find the man who killed him and the cosmic cube that he took with him.
Of course they're Avengers, and nothing--not revenge, not even death--is ever that simple.
Captain America, Sneak-Dater Extraordinare by Wordsplat @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Steve/Tony
Summary: Tony and Steve are friends with benefits, no emotions involved; at least, they are until a personality reversal spell reveals something Steve's been trying to keep hidden. For someone who's supposed to be the paragon of virtue, Captain America can be surprisingly sneaky.
Captain America: Super Puppy by tellxmebby @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Animal Transformation
Summary: Alternatively, "Why There's a Picture of a Puppy in the Avengers Official Scrapbook".
AKA that time Steve Rogers got turned into a four-month-old golden retriever by an alien yielding a magic ray gun.
Carry Me by LadyCailin @ AO3 | ~13K | Complete | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: Steve carries Tony to bed one night and sets off a chain reaction in Tony's brain.
Or
Tony's emotional walls have walls, and possibly sharks with lasers patrolling the moats.
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Somone Told Me (Que tu m'aimais encore) Series by aozu @ AO3 | WIP | Post-Movie
Part 1: Causatum | ~26K | Complete | Pre-Slash
Summary: The aftermath, as how I see it. An apology has never been so difficult.
Part 2: I See You Looking (At Him) | ~33K | Complete | Fantastic Four XOver | Almost Death
Summary: Wherein Johnny Storm develops a gleeful obsession with Captain America whilst Tony sulks at the side.
Or
The time Johnny plays Cupid because he's bored. And because he's a narcissist.
Or
"It's not a-"
"Date."
Follows Causatum verse, but can be read as a standalone.
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Christmas Sweaters by kahn @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot
Summary: "Tony just wasn't used to not being the craziest person in his general vicinity, which was why he was caught completely unawares when Natalie--sorry, Natasha--strode into his office looking sexy and streamlined in a pencil-skirt-professional-blouse ensemble and chucked a hideous Christmas Sweater at his head."
Steve throws an Ugly Christmas Sweater party for The Avengers. Loki throws Tony out a window (again). Darcy brings her taser. There are love confessions and drunken Twister and Maria Hill in a flying car.
Clint Barton Is Not a Traditional Matchmaker (but His Methods Are Foolproof) by Potrix @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron | Kid Fic
Summary: “What the fuck just happened?” Tony manages eventually.
“That’s a bad word,” Girl Barton, Lila, says, arching an eyebrow.
Boy Barton, Cooper, shrugs. “We won’t tell if you won’t.”
“What did he mean no big explosions?” Steve croaks helplessly.
The baby burps, entirely unconcerned.
Closer by celeste9 @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers
Summary: Steve wasn't sure when he started finding Tony amusing rather than annoying or when he started calling him a friend, but it probably coincided with when he decided to actually move into Stark Tower and tell SHIELD they could stop paying the rent on his apartment.
Coffee into Theorems by BladeoftheNebula @ AO3 | ~21K | Complete | Post-Avengers | Steve/Tony
Summary: "When Natasha actually smiles at Barnes and Barnes in return gets to call her ‘Nat’ without being killed in a scary and extremely painful way, Tony decides Barnes hasn’t just encroached on his territory, he’s fucking invaded and set up a new regime."
Or: In which Tony acquires a family, then a Steve and Bucky Barnes returns from the dead to ruin Tony’s life.
coffee, pants, steve (or 66.6%) by preromantics @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: After accomplishing pants, both coffee and Steve come surprisingly easy, because both are in the kitchen. / In which Tony has feelings in a Tony way. For the prompt: domesticness.
Cold Making Warmth by sheafrotherdon @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve settles upon the few things he knows for sure: that the days are short, and it's cold, and he doesn't mind looking dumb for making the effort. So screw the protocol, whether it exists or not - he's giving gifts.
Come All You Young Lads, and Lay Me Down by laudatenium @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Avengers: Age of Ultron | NATW | Masturbation; Mutual Pining; Voyeurism
Summary: It wasn't easy, feeling like this for someone he was barely friends with.
But it wasn't like life had ever been kind to him.
----
I did the AoU bed sharing thing, but with way too much angst.
Come and make the hymms of you by singmyheart @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers
Summary: Steve is elbow-deep in soapy water hot enough to scald the average person when Tony comes into the kitchen and hops up onto the counter next to him. "There is serious shit going down at Hogwarts right now and you're missing it, Capsicle," he says solemnly.
(Or: Tony is an ass, Steve is perpetually confused, Bruce teaches Thor to cook, and Clint and Tasha are... Clint and Tasha.)
Contractual Obligations by Silverlace_Vine @ AO3 | ~11K | Oneshot | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: Stark Industries is still obligated to produce one more major weapon under military contract; when Steve protects Tony from an assassination attempt and is badly injured, things get complicated.
Originally written for a prompt on the Avengers kink meme.
Dark Side by SailorChibi @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron | Emotional Breakdown; Suicidal Thoughts
Summary: Tony makes it to the end of the street before he turns the car back around and goes to find Steve. Devastated by the loss of JARVIS, he tries to get Steve to punish him to make it hurt less. It doesn't go as planned.
Domestic Goddess Thy Name Be Tony Stark by wordjunket @ AO3 | ~7K | Oneshot | Steve/Tony | D/s Undertones
Summary: Tony is a stress cleaner.
Steve really, really appreciates this.
Dreaming Electric by jukeboxhound @ AO3 | ~48K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW | Graphic Depictions of Violence | Past Abuse
Summary: New York City is still rebuilding in the wake of the Chitauri army when the biotech virus Extremis is released, upgrading a lone domestic terrorist into a posthuman threat. Tony would’ve been happy to keep going on playing with alien tech in his lab, saving average citizens as Iron Man, and pretending not to notice these other people moving into his tower, but sometimes a person just can’t have nice things.
Even the Light is an Illusion by Mizzy @ AO3 | ~102K | Complete | Post-Movie | Fake Character Death; Mass Death; Minor Character Death; Contains Comic Elements
Summary: Death threats are an unfortunate side-effect of being Tony Stark, so he's learned to ignore them. Trouble is, when someone really wants you dead, hiding your head in the sand just kinda exposes your ass.
But it's not just Tony's behind on the line. Whoever wants him dead wants him to suffer first, and they're willing to do anything to make that happen. Tony knows there's only one way out. To save Steve, the Avengers, and the general public, Tony has to die. Of course, death isn't always the end, and Tony does what any other self-disrespecting scientist would do: he finds a way to fake his death and avenge his own murder.
The trouble is, terrible decisions usually have a terrible price, and this one is no different. Tony has a chance to save the day, but the cost may be more than Tony was ever expecting to pay...
Everything You Said I Ever by blue_jack @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: The first time Tony asks him out, Steve is . . . . well, appalled is as good a word as any.
Exact Measurements Required by trilliath @ AO3 | ~13K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers | NATW
Summary: The entire room is openly gawking at him - well, Tony's grinning like a maniac and Natasha's face is emptiness personified. Fury just looks assessing. And he knows, he knows the response is disproportionate and he sucks down his temper as best he can, but he's feeling absolutely at his ends. There's more that needs to be dealt with in this conversation but he half expects his skin to start turning 'Banner green' at this rate, so he turns on his heel and locates the door, brandishing his teeth in a snarl of irritation to try and keep worse words from spilling forth - an effort that's destined to fail as his uniform shifts again at the change in orientation sending stabbing pain through him.
"And who the fuck thought it would be a good idea to alter my uniform without telling me?" Steve demands of no-one in particular as he slams out of the conference room and down the Helicarrier's hallway without waiting for an answer.
...
Or, that time S.H.I.E.L.D. quartermasters accidentally put Steve's balls in a vise and it goes exactly as well as you'd expect it to. Tony promptly offers to help. Because he's helpful like that. Obviously.
Expect As Much From You by GotTheSilver @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers | NATW
Summary: Written for the prompt: Avengers, Tony Stark/Steve Rogers, when Tony was little he wanted to grow up to be Captain America.
Also known as: Tony Stark knows he has issues, but he's trying, okay?
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Fail-Safe Floor Plans Series by todisturbtheuniverse (lilypetals) @ A03 | Post-Movie | WIP
Part 1: Expressions | ~12K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony thinks Steve is just humoring him, until a plague of Lokis is unleashed on New York.
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Film yellow and film gold by lotesse @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | NATW | Sexual Fantasy; Voyeurism
Summary: Sex, Steve, and videotape: Tony has Jarvis project the transferred film onto the ceiling above his bed, lies there on his back and watches the now-metaphorical reels spool out.
Five Theories The Avengers Had About Steve (And The One Time He Really Let Go) by theladyingrey42 @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: "Christ, can you even imagine it? Spending your whole life like that and then suddenly being...that?"
What some of the other Avengers imagine Steve might have done the first time he put his new supersoldier body through its paces. Unsurprisingly, they haven't got a clue.
Five Times Tony Stark Talked Himself Out Of Trouble (And One Time He Couldn't Quite Manage It by rainproof @ AO3 | ~15K | Oneshot | Bad Parenting; Recreational Drug Use; Underage Drinking
Summary: "Trouble" might not be Tony Stark's middle name, but on most days it felt a hell of a lot more appropriate than "Edward".
Five Ways Tony Stark is Like His Father and One Way He Isn't by Pookaseraph @ AO3 | ~13K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: As much as Steve tries not to, it's hard not to notice all of the little ways that Tony is so much like his father. He knows Tony wouldn't much care for the idea, but that doesn't make it any less true. There is one way that the two men are completely different, though, and it makes being stuck in the future, away from everyone he ever knew, completely worth it.
Fixer-Uper by imafriendlydalek @ AO3 | ~27K | Complete | Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron | Steve/Tony
Summary: Tony leads the way up the steps to the house, and as the door swings open with a long creaking sound - note to self: oil door hinges - Steve’s eyes widen. He steps inside, turns slowly on his own axis as he looks around.
“Tony, this place, it’s…” There’s a sense of wonder in his voice. Tony smiles inwardly. It is just the kind of thing Steve would like. Steve, who has a keen appreciation for fine aesthetics, who has a healthy - okay, sometimes more than healthy - sense of history and an acute desire to preserve things he deems worthy.
“This place is a dump.”
Well, so much for that, then. Tony shifts his weight to one leg as he takes an appraising look. “It’s a bit of a fixer-upper, yeah, I’ll give you that, but it’s not past saving. Just needs some TLC.”
Steve uncrosses his arms and shoves his hands in the pockets of his pants. “Well listen, you ever want an extra set of hands with some of the work, just give me a call.”
For America by autoschediastic @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Tony/Steve | Marriage Proposal
Summary: "Tony, for the good of the country, we should get married."
Four Times Steve Said I Love You and One Time Tony Said It First by nightwalker @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: The words are easier for Steve to say, but that doesn't mean that Tony feels it any less.
From The Ground Up by thatsweetmysteryoflife @ AO3 | ~10K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: The first time Steve had seen Tony Stark since SHIELD had fallen, he was on TV.
Or, how a team became a family, and friendship became love.
Get It Together by jean_iris @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot
Summary: As the New Year's party in the Avengers Tower grows near, Tony seeks advice on the strategies of getting a certain star spangled superhero to plant one on him at midnight.
Gonna Get You Good by pyrodynamo @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: The first few times he’d woken up to Tony touching him, Steve had been so startled he’d nearly kicked him off the bed by pure reflex.
grey and other colours by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Distantly, Tony hears Clint say something like, “No, I definitely heard he was an equal opportunist. Like, equal-equal, no preference. Hey Tones, who are you attracted to more, dudes or chicks?”
He calls the last part out to Tony, who runs the words over in his mind and unthinkingly says, “I’ve actually never been attracted to anyone, it’s really worrying.”
(Or, Demisexual and Demiromantic Tony Stark.)
His Own Personal Bodyguard by GleeDWhoFreak @ Fanfiction.Net | ~4K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Everyone assumes that Tony will be the one to break Steve's heart because of his notorious past. But Bruce wants to make sure Steve knows what will happen if he's the one in the wrong.
Holding Out For A Hero by Katefkndoes & SparklyFiend @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony Stark and Steve Rogers idolise each other.
Honey, I Can See The Stars by twentysomething @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: "The most he'd ever cared about anything remotely related was his uniform, which, beyond the stylistic, was pretty necessary. But now his suit comes from a lab far more advanced than the basement of a Brooklyn antique shop, and the only decision he really gets to make is if his pants are too tight. (They were, but he doesn't really think they changed them. He doesn't know why, but he thinks that might have been on purpose.) That being said, he doesn't know what he's done to deserve the double take Tony gives him as he walks in the room."
I Came To Love You by djinndreaming @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve's not in it for the sex.
i cannot leave here, i cannot stay by sleeponrooftops @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: And so he spent two months trying to stop denying it, and now Steve is right of him, and he definitely just kissed him, and Tony doesn’t know how to move forward. Steve’s had all of seven months to get his feet in the future, and Tony has had all his life, and the old man is still beating him to every punch. The second kiss ends while he’s still thinking and still not really responding, and then his brain shuts off, and then he runs away. Because he’s Tony Stark, and that’s all he really amounts to.
I don't want you (to smile to anybody) by Mizzy @ AO3 | ~32K | Oneshot | Tony/Steve
Summary: Tony Stark doesn’t do commitment. So Steve finds it weird - but not impossible - to deal with Tony suddenly bringing home dates that look like him.
Until one of Tony’s one-night-stands, who could be a double for Steve, turns out to be not quite as disposable as the rest of Tony’s conquests - and Steve’s repressed crush on Tony starts to become problematic...
I Know by Kari_Kurofai @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Or Five Times Tony Almost Told Steve He Loved Him, And The One Time He Didn't.
i stole the keys to this guy by kellifer_fic @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | NATW | Fake/Pretend Relationship
Summary: Where it was Nick Fury's idea, but he didn't mean it like that.
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I wanted to fix this (but couldn't stop from tearing it down) by missbecky @ AO3 | ~51K | Oneshot | Civil War | NATW | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: A visit from a Reed Richards from a parallel world convinces Tony and Steve that they must do whatever they can to prevent their world from falling into Civil War. They can save the world...but at what cost to themselves? Written for the 2012 Cap-Ironman Big Bang.
And Show You the Stars by missbecky @ AO3 | ~41K | Complete | NATW | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: A quiet night out for Steve and Tony nearly turns deadly when a tragic accident occurs. As they try to pick up the pieces, Steve is forced to confront some painful truths about the nature of their relationship and what the future holds for them.
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If I Give You Time, Will You Teach Me? Series by Salomonderiel @ AO3 | Slight Homophobia
Part 1: I'm Afraid I Can't Keep That Promise, Or Even Try My Best | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: 'He loves Steve, and screw it if the guy doesn't like him back. But five months ago Steve was walking and talking in 1940, for crying out loud. They electrocuted men for being gay then. So no big deal when your best mate goes and kisses you. It's just a life sentence to torture. And six months in a shiny new flashy world isn't going to wipe that knocked-in fact from a hard-drive.'
Minor, minor warnings for homophobia, I guess. Bless 'im, he don't mean it really. And a tad angsty, with some poor self-esteem, but hey! All's well that ends well.
Part 2: Would you be alright, with this kiss goodnight? | ~7K | Oneshot
Summary: He’d kissed him. Tony had kissed him.
Things like that weren’t meant to happen. It was - it was wrong. Disgusting. Unnatural, abhorred, immoral, it was, it was -
It was everything he’d ever dreamed of.
Steve was brought up in a world where a man loved a woman. There wasn't another option. There couldn't be. So it's hard to equate what he feels for Tony Stark with anything but the horror he was taught to feel.
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if they want you, they're gonna have to fight me by notquiteaghost @ AO3 | ~1K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony is reckless, impulsive and self-sacrificing. Steve doesn't approve.
In a Land of Shadow by Bragi151 & LePeru (Nizah) @ AO3 | ~11K | Oneshot | Major Character Death | Happy Ending
Summary: Steve Rogers has woken up in a post apocalyptic Earth with no memory of how he got there. Guided by the ghost of Tony Stark, Steve finds his way through the wasteland to try and fix his world, or at least stop other worlds from meeting a similar fate. At least, that's who he thinks is guiding him and what he thinks he's doing. Steve isn't quite sure himself. See End Notes for Warnings.
In Memoriam by marchingjaybird @ AO3 | ~1K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve finally says goodbye.
In My Dreams ... by Annehiggins @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: Sometimes Tony missed the old days when he disliked Steve because, for the record, pining really sucked. But Pepper has an idea of how he can let Steve know how he feels without risking their friendship. Maybe. Written for this prompt on the Avengerskink meme.
In the Early Dawn by starspangledsprocket @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Avengers: Age of Ultron | NATW
Summary: Steve and Tony have to share a bed. They use this as an opportunity to talk. Talking leads to more.
*Set during Age of Ultron: spoilers!*
In The Place That You Wish (Was a Ghost) by thepretender501 @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot
Summary: When they left Asgard, with Odin’s thanks, Steve was all smiles and team spirit. The next day he doesn’t get out of bed.
In the Stillness of Remembering by elise_509 @ AO3 | ~70K | Complete | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: Steve Rogers is a reminder of a past that Tony Stark would rather forget. But when Steve’s own ghosts suddenly become the present, Tony finds he and Steve need each other to face the future.
Iron Chef by MemoryDragon @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: Natasha has a broken leg, Tony is in the kitchen cooking, and Steve has a crush he's not sulking about. Chicken soup must be good for the soul, right?
Iron Man: Director of S.W.O.R.D. by Pookaseraph @ AO3 | ~75K | Complete | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | NATW
Summary: In the wake of the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Avengers need to pick up the pieces, and figure out where to go from here. Tony had a plan, at least he thought he had a plan, but Steve Rogers seems to have blown most of those out of the water.
Spoilers for CA:TWS, lots of them.
Summary is a little vague to avoid spoiling, but it's a plotty, post CA:TWS 'what do we do now' fic.
Irreplaceable by Chocchi @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: There are obvious downsides to being the only member of the Avengers who is not a super soldier, a god, or a super assassin, and does not Hulk out when aggravated. The most obvious one is that when villains want bait, they've got a go-to guy.
Tony already knew Mondays sucked. He did not need his opinion reinforced this way.
It's Not The Love That Dies (But The Understanding Ways) by SomeoneElsesDream @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Steve/Tony
Summary: Steve is having trouble adapting to relationships in the 21st Century and being a super hero is only making things harder. Phil gives great advice. Natasha gives better advice. Tony is surprisingly patient about the whole thing. Until he isn't anymore.
This is the story of how Steve got out of his own way and found True Love.
It Will Probably Accelerate by northatlantic (breakthecitysky) @ AO3 | ~20K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: So the working title of this was variously 'mixtape,' 'how steve rogers got his groove back' and 'oh my god quit thinking of things to add.' Steve's perspective of the assembly of the Avengers after the dust has settled and the rebuilding begins.
Title from Bob Mould's Circles, which is, was and ever shall be The Steve Song in my head.
Ivory and Horn by MemoryDragon @ AO3 | ~9K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Temporary Character Death; Withdrawals
Summary: Tony can't get the armor to work, but his relationship with Steve seems to be going better. Or is it?
Keep Dancing by moony @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve is very late to the Stork Club.
kissing the bruises left behind by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | NATW | Initial Unhealthy Relationships; Suicide Attempt
Summary: “God, I’d be lost without you, Tony,” Steve says, like a confession, and his eyes are closed, leaning in to kiss Tony, so he doesn’t see Tony’s smile stutter.
It’s not that Tony doesn’t like it- he does, but it worries him. He can’t put his finger on it, but something about Steve saying that to him makes his stomach turn over. Not that it matters, because if Steve’s lost without Tony then Tony’s going to do everything to be there for Steve.
L☆VE by copperbadge @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | Homophobia
Summary: Steve's favorite shirt is at the center of a debate about masculinity, sexuality, and whether or not he did in fact steal it like a thief in the night from Tony.
Let Daylight Enter In by Elenothar @ AO3 | ~25K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Tony had figured that his life would go back to normal, or what passes as normal in Tony Stark's life, after the Chitauri Invasion - he was sadly mistaken. Fury isn't getting off his back about this whole team thing (never mind that most of his team mates are notable only through their absence), Pepper is dangerously close to a nervous breakdown due to his latest world-saving stunt (which really doesn't make his life any easier), terrorists have it out for him and the world by proxy, and Steve Rogers continues to defy all his expectations, somehow firmly inserting himself in Tony's life - all the while being ridiculously attractive and possibly the most oblivious person on the planet. Oh, and let's not forget the blue goo, there's blue goo, too. Sometimes Tony really hates his life.
let me the one (who never leaves you all alone) by ohmyloki @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW
Summary: Steve couldn't pinpoint when it started, when he no longer saw Tony as just a teammate but a friend instead, nor when the warm glow of friendship started to shift and turn into something with a little more heat.
~~~
tree house Series by kellifer_fic @ AO3 | Post-Movie
Part 1: life as a tree house | ~7K | Oneshot | Pre-Slash
Summary: Tony finds out that when it comes to Avengers, you can't adopt just one.
Part 2: life as a tree house extension | ~10K | Oneshot
Summary: So, it turns out Tony isn't exactly sure what to do with a whole bunch of Avengers once he has them all under one roof.
~~~
Like a Fool at the Top of My Lungs by redskyatmorning @ AO3 | ~24K | Oneshot | Temporary Character Death
Summary: Tony Stark is dead, and Steve will go through hell and back if it means he can bring Tony back.
Like an Old-Fashioned Waltz by schweet_heart @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: It's not a date. They're not together. Tony is not a romantic and he does not want to kiss Steve Rogers. Tony may also be really bad at lying to himself, but that's okay, because Steve has that part covered.
Like Gene Kelly in the Movies by lyra_wing @ AO3 | ~11K | Complete | Steve/Tony
Summary: Everything Tony Stark does is a dance. And it's super confusing for Steve.
Like Sparklin' Wine by SunriseinSpace @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: He holds out a hand and lets Tony lead him onto the dance floor.
Love among the Hydrothermal Vents by DevilDoll @ AO3 | ~27K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: In which Namor has a thing for Steve, an octopus has a thing for Tony, and Steve and Tony eventually have a thing for each other.
Love = i by steve_tony @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Love = i
Steve, with all his honest eyes and soothing touch, claims to love Tony. Does that make him or his feelings imaginary?
It can’t be, Tony thinks, so he erases the false equation exasperatedly and collapses on a black office chair. I need to at least know what I’m dealing with. I need to know what I’m trying to solve.
He can assume that love exists, because Steve does, and Steve claims to love him.
But Tony didn’t love him.
And Tony’s going to prove that.
(Or disprove.)
Machines by TheSummoningDark @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Homophobia
Summary: "Mr Stark!" another reporter called, "Will you confirm or deny the rumours that this was a homophobic attack?"
many names in history, none of them are ours by aubkae @ AO3 | ~43K | Complete | Post-Movie | Switch | Homophobia; PTSD
Summary: Steve's not sure if he'll ever understand Tony Stark, but it's good, living here. If he still wakes up sometimes convinced this was all a dream, well, it's better than it was before, and that's something, isn't it?
The Avengers live in a world that both glorifies and fears them, but they know each other now behind the scenes.
many-splendored thing by girl0nfire @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony might be enamored with the way Steve smells. Just a bit.
Met the Dodgers by Amuly @ AO3 | ~17K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Written for a prompt over at avengerkink: Tony decides that, with his reputation, there's only one best way to show Steve he's serious about their budding relationship. Buy the Dodgers and move them back to Brooklyn for him.
Mona Lisa by Raven @ AO3 | ~1K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve sketches a portrait of Tony during one of their quieter moments.
Mr. July by jibrailis @ AO3 | ~10K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Tony is the only one who can defend Steve's virtue. Tony hates his life.
Tagging Notes:
- Not All The Way (NATW): sex involved, but no penetration
- Steve/Tony: Steve tops
- Tony/Steve: Tony tops
- Switch: both of them top at some point
- WIP: Work in Progress
MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: A - M
(First Impressions Are) A Work In Progress by porthos @ AO3 | ~15K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Tony has a point system for the times he can get Steve to be less than perfect.
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) the Highway to Hell by what_alchemy @ AO3 | ~35K | Complete | Post-Movie | Switch | Internalized Homophobia
Summary: Steve Rogers never expected to find himself back in his original body. He also never expected Tony Stark.
'Tis the Season to Make Out With Your Teammates Because Of Decorative Plants by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Christmas; Mistletoe
Summary: In all honesty, it starts because Clint is an asshole with too much free time on his hands, and every corner shop has mistletoe to spare if you’re an Avenger- saving the world on a weekly basis has its perks, and free Christmas merchandise turns out to be one of them.
Later, Bruce tells them that Clint followed them around for two days, complete with seven failed attempts before finally picking the right moment for them to notice.
24 Hours by Wordsplat @ AO3 | ~11K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | De-Aging; Kid Fic
Summary: When one of Loki's spells turns their leaders pint-sized, the team is surprised by the behavior of the children in their care.
5 + 1 Steve Rogers Kisses by Onlymystory @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot | Mild Captain America: The Winter Soldier Spoilers | Kisses with Other Characters
Summary: Five times Steve Rogers kissed someone after 1945 and one time he wanted to keep kissing them.
5 Times Steve attempted to make Tony Blush, and the one time he succeeded by sororexitium @ AO3 | ~7K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: He wanted to know, suddenly. Like had a deep burning need to see what Tony would look like flushed with bashfulness, or embarrassment, or even joy... no, joy would be the best.
A Comforting Presence by You_Light_The_Sky @ AO3 | ~41K | WIP | Post-Movie
Summary: It starts with Clint, and then from there, every time an Avenger gets hurt (physically or otherwise), they seem to show up at Steve’s doorstep. Eventually he stops bothering to lock it (though Tony breaking in to his apartment every morning might also have something to do with that.) But there's more happening then they know, especially when old enemies resurface.
Or, a series of non-linear flashbacks and events, illustrating how Steve went from being very alone in the 21st century to having five (maybe even more) roommates (family) and why Tony decided to build the Avengers mansion.
A Fire to be Kindled by kepteinen @ AO3 | ~16K | Complete | Post-Movie
Summary: It makes perfect sense, of course. The serum gave Steve the perfect body, so why wouldn't it also give him the perfect mind? In the quietness of his own mind, Tony can admit he's a little stung Steve didn't tell him, but he's not really surprised.
(Or: the one where Steve is smarter than Tony, and neither of them deal well.)
a higher form of war by gdgdbaby @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW
Summary: The first thing that occurs to Tony is that the deflector shields are down. The ship is motionless, a sitting duck-a flying duck, as it were.
He jettisons up. His black pirate flag's peppered with bits of neon paint-in fact, the entire topside of the helicarrier is splattered haphazardly with broken pellets and streaks of color. The UN flag's been torn in half and is fluttering half-mast, which means they're probably breaking about ten different maritime laws.
A Little Fondue by lazarus @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony's idea of fondue might be a little different than Steve's.
A Reputation To Uphold by warmlightforallmankind @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony never told Steve that he loved him. It's not that he didn't want to, not really. He meant to, really, he did. It was definitely on his to-do list. He just... never got around to it. Tony was busy, was the thing. There were people to save, inventions to make, businesses to almost implode, a reputation to uphold.
Adventures in Team Bonding -or- Steve Rogers' Guide to Flirting by Arukou @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: In a fit of loneliness and poor judgment, Tony Stark agrees to try and bring his team closer together. He just never realized how impossible the task might be. At least Captain America's there to offer advice. If only he weren't so distractingly pretty.
All the Time in the World by missbecky @ AO3 | ~38K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | NATW | Cyberstalking; Poisoning
Summary: When his search for Bucky leads nowhere, Steve reluctantly accepts Tony's invitation to come to New York and join the newly-remade Avengers. He's not exactly sure if he even likes Tony Stark, so no one is more surprised than he is when he finds himself falling into bed with Tony almost right away. Just as one part of his life is coming together, though, another falls apart. Someone out there is not happy about Steve's new relationship with the infamous Tony Stark - and will do anything to destroy it.
All These Things I've Said by Amuly @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Captain America: The Winter Soldier Spoilers | implied Tony/Steve | Dirty Talk; Hurt/Comfort; Language Kink
Summary: When Tony starts talking in a language Steve can't understand--the language of science--Steve figures he'll retaliate with a little foreign language knowledge of his own. Only once he starts speaking French around Tony, Steve finds that sometimes it's easier to say what he really wants to say to Tony in a language he can't understand.
Good thing Tony doesn't know French.
America's Golden -Boy- Retriever by Amuly @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: The Avengers wake up one morning to find they all have ears and tails. Some of the animals that are a part of them are obvious, but some of them are more... odd. Much to Tony's infinite amusement, of course.
An Abundance of Heart by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~15K | Complete | Post-Movie | Slight PTSD; Slight Societal Homophobia
Summary: Steve finds himself grinning, despite everything, because god, he didn't realize how much he's missed this- having someone to back him, people to fight around, getting caught and pulled to his feet.
Hell, even Stark's quips make his mouth quirk upwards slightly.
Anchor by nightwalker @ AO3 | <1K | Oneshot | Mention of Past Suicide Contemplation
Summary: Tony realizes what’s about to happen at the exact moment that Steve’s eyes are drawn to the dark black print.
And These Hands by missbecky @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Mind Control; Reference to Offscreen Violence
Summary: While investigating a possible supervillain, Steve falls under his control and is forced to commit a terrible atrocity. Afterward, he retreats from the Avengers and the rest of the world. When he's finally ready to see Tony again, it's only so he can sever that tie as well. But Tony has never been good at accepting the inevitable, and now he's going to prove that to Steve, once and for all.
And You're Always Game for More by baconnegg @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve and Tony go stationery shopping. Feelings and nerding out happen.
Arms And The Man by copperbadge @ AO3 | ~15K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: His best friend keeps cockblocking him, his relationship guru is a computer, and he might be gay. The future is very complicated.
As Long As You're Mine by psikeval @ AO3 | ~9K | Oneshot | Switch | Kink Negotiation; Power Dynamics
Summary: Tony goes to a bar, meets a girl and gets a person thrown at his head, none of which is his fault. Then he comes home and talks to Steve. The couch will never be the same.
as they learned to see by often_adamanta @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Tony stayed silent through her terse explanation, anger growing. When Natasha was finished, he asked, "So you're telling me that Steve's been missing for almost two months, most likely kidnapped by an unknown organization, a force which employs two brilliant but completely crazy scientists that hate Stark Industries because they were refused jobs on the basis of their psych evals, and I'm only hearing about this now?"
Balancing Act by tresmaxwell | ~3K | Oneshot | Suicidal Tendencies
Summary: Steve knows something is wrong with Tony, he's learned to recognize that fake smile. After everyone else is gone, Steve finds Tony in a very precarious position.
bedrock and brick by lyra_wing @ AO3 | ~10K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW
Summary: Immediate sequel to the movie, wherein Tony builds Avengers Tower. Or plays interior designer, take your pick.
Big Brother is watching you by scrollgirl @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve develops a sudden and inexplicable crush on Tony Stark. Thankfully Tony has Jarvis looking out for him, which Steve doesn't seem to mind at all.
But Loving Him Is Red by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~25K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony | Mentions of Alternate Universes; Soulmates
Summary: "It is- it is not just destined, Steve Rogers. It will reach through the decades, through entire universes if it has to. It will scour the galaxies without rest until the two of you are standing next to each other. Migardians-
Migardians call them soulmates, I believe."
-
Through the decades, through layers of realities, through superheroes and tangles of string- it will always be them.
buy the brooklyn bridge by plingo_kat @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot
Summary: It’s a whole new world, and Steve finds himself fitting in pretty well. Especially with Tony Stark as a guide.
By Laws of Time and Space Decay by horizon_labs & iron_amurrica @ AO3 | ~24K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: After a mission in South Africa goes horribly wrong, Tony is presumed dead, and Steve embarks on a mission to find the man who killed him and the cosmic cube that he took with him.
Of course they're Avengers, and nothing--not revenge, not even death--is ever that simple.
Captain America, Sneak-Dater Extraordinare by Wordsplat @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Steve/Tony
Summary: Tony and Steve are friends with benefits, no emotions involved; at least, they are until a personality reversal spell reveals something Steve's been trying to keep hidden. For someone who's supposed to be the paragon of virtue, Captain America can be surprisingly sneaky.
Captain America: Super Puppy by tellxmebby @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Animal Transformation
Summary: Alternatively, "Why There's a Picture of a Puppy in the Avengers Official Scrapbook".
AKA that time Steve Rogers got turned into a four-month-old golden retriever by an alien yielding a magic ray gun.
Carry Me by LadyCailin @ AO3 | ~13K | Complete | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: Steve carries Tony to bed one night and sets off a chain reaction in Tony's brain.
Or
Tony's emotional walls have walls, and possibly sharks with lasers patrolling the moats.
~~~
Somone Told Me (Que tu m'aimais encore) Series by aozu @ AO3 | WIP | Post-Movie
Part 1: Causatum | ~26K | Complete | Pre-Slash
Summary: The aftermath, as how I see it. An apology has never been so difficult.
Part 2: I See You Looking (At Him) | ~33K | Complete | Fantastic Four XOver | Almost Death
Summary: Wherein Johnny Storm develops a gleeful obsession with Captain America whilst Tony sulks at the side.
Or
The time Johnny plays Cupid because he's bored. And because he's a narcissist.
Or
"It's not a-"
"Date."
Follows Causatum verse, but can be read as a standalone.
~~~
Christmas Sweaters by kahn @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot
Summary: "Tony just wasn't used to not being the craziest person in his general vicinity, which was why he was caught completely unawares when Natalie--sorry, Natasha--strode into his office looking sexy and streamlined in a pencil-skirt-professional-blouse ensemble and chucked a hideous Christmas Sweater at his head."
Steve throws an Ugly Christmas Sweater party for The Avengers. Loki throws Tony out a window (again). Darcy brings her taser. There are love confessions and drunken Twister and Maria Hill in a flying car.
Clint Barton Is Not a Traditional Matchmaker (but His Methods Are Foolproof) by Potrix @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron | Kid Fic
Summary: “What the fuck just happened?” Tony manages eventually.
“That’s a bad word,” Girl Barton, Lila, says, arching an eyebrow.
Boy Barton, Cooper, shrugs. “We won’t tell if you won’t.”
“What did he mean no big explosions?” Steve croaks helplessly.
The baby burps, entirely unconcerned.
Closer by celeste9 @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers
Summary: Steve wasn't sure when he started finding Tony amusing rather than annoying or when he started calling him a friend, but it probably coincided with when he decided to actually move into Stark Tower and tell SHIELD they could stop paying the rent on his apartment.
Coffee into Theorems by BladeoftheNebula @ AO3 | ~21K | Complete | Post-Avengers | Steve/Tony
Summary: "When Natasha actually smiles at Barnes and Barnes in return gets to call her ‘Nat’ without being killed in a scary and extremely painful way, Tony decides Barnes hasn’t just encroached on his territory, he’s fucking invaded and set up a new regime."
Or: In which Tony acquires a family, then a Steve and Bucky Barnes returns from the dead to ruin Tony’s life.
coffee, pants, steve (or 66.6%) by preromantics @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: After accomplishing pants, both coffee and Steve come surprisingly easy, because both are in the kitchen. / In which Tony has feelings in a Tony way. For the prompt: domesticness.
Cold Making Warmth by sheafrotherdon @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve settles upon the few things he knows for sure: that the days are short, and it's cold, and he doesn't mind looking dumb for making the effort. So screw the protocol, whether it exists or not - he's giving gifts.
Come All You Young Lads, and Lay Me Down by laudatenium @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Avengers: Age of Ultron | NATW | Masturbation; Mutual Pining; Voyeurism
Summary: It wasn't easy, feeling like this for someone he was barely friends with.
But it wasn't like life had ever been kind to him.
----
I did the AoU bed sharing thing, but with way too much angst.
Come and make the hymms of you by singmyheart @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers
Summary: Steve is elbow-deep in soapy water hot enough to scald the average person when Tony comes into the kitchen and hops up onto the counter next to him. "There is serious shit going down at Hogwarts right now and you're missing it, Capsicle," he says solemnly.
(Or: Tony is an ass, Steve is perpetually confused, Bruce teaches Thor to cook, and Clint and Tasha are... Clint and Tasha.)
Contractual Obligations by Silverlace_Vine @ AO3 | ~11K | Oneshot | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: Stark Industries is still obligated to produce one more major weapon under military contract; when Steve protects Tony from an assassination attempt and is badly injured, things get complicated.
Originally written for a prompt on the Avengers kink meme.
Dark Side by SailorChibi @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron | Emotional Breakdown; Suicidal Thoughts
Summary: Tony makes it to the end of the street before he turns the car back around and goes to find Steve. Devastated by the loss of JARVIS, he tries to get Steve to punish him to make it hurt less. It doesn't go as planned.
Domestic Goddess Thy Name Be Tony Stark by wordjunket @ AO3 | ~7K | Oneshot | Steve/Tony | D/s Undertones
Summary: Tony is a stress cleaner.
Steve really, really appreciates this.
Dreaming Electric by jukeboxhound @ AO3 | ~48K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW | Graphic Depictions of Violence | Past Abuse
Summary: New York City is still rebuilding in the wake of the Chitauri army when the biotech virus Extremis is released, upgrading a lone domestic terrorist into a posthuman threat. Tony would’ve been happy to keep going on playing with alien tech in his lab, saving average citizens as Iron Man, and pretending not to notice these other people moving into his tower, but sometimes a person just can’t have nice things.
Even the Light is an Illusion by Mizzy @ AO3 | ~102K | Complete | Post-Movie | Fake Character Death; Mass Death; Minor Character Death; Contains Comic Elements
Summary: Death threats are an unfortunate side-effect of being Tony Stark, so he's learned to ignore them. Trouble is, when someone really wants you dead, hiding your head in the sand just kinda exposes your ass.
But it's not just Tony's behind on the line. Whoever wants him dead wants him to suffer first, and they're willing to do anything to make that happen. Tony knows there's only one way out. To save Steve, the Avengers, and the general public, Tony has to die. Of course, death isn't always the end, and Tony does what any other self-disrespecting scientist would do: he finds a way to fake his death and avenge his own murder.
The trouble is, terrible decisions usually have a terrible price, and this one is no different. Tony has a chance to save the day, but the cost may be more than Tony was ever expecting to pay...
Everything You Said I Ever by blue_jack @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: The first time Tony asks him out, Steve is . . . . well, appalled is as good a word as any.
Exact Measurements Required by trilliath @ AO3 | ~13K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers | NATW
Summary: The entire room is openly gawking at him - well, Tony's grinning like a maniac and Natasha's face is emptiness personified. Fury just looks assessing. And he knows, he knows the response is disproportionate and he sucks down his temper as best he can, but he's feeling absolutely at his ends. There's more that needs to be dealt with in this conversation but he half expects his skin to start turning 'Banner green' at this rate, so he turns on his heel and locates the door, brandishing his teeth in a snarl of irritation to try and keep worse words from spilling forth - an effort that's destined to fail as his uniform shifts again at the change in orientation sending stabbing pain through him.
"And who the fuck thought it would be a good idea to alter my uniform without telling me?" Steve demands of no-one in particular as he slams out of the conference room and down the Helicarrier's hallway without waiting for an answer.
...
Or, that time S.H.I.E.L.D. quartermasters accidentally put Steve's balls in a vise and it goes exactly as well as you'd expect it to. Tony promptly offers to help. Because he's helpful like that. Obviously.
Expect As Much From You by GotTheSilver @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Post-Avengers | NATW
Summary: Written for the prompt: Avengers, Tony Stark/Steve Rogers, when Tony was little he wanted to grow up to be Captain America.
Also known as: Tony Stark knows he has issues, but he's trying, okay?
~~~
Fail-Safe Floor Plans Series by todisturbtheuniverse (lilypetals) @ A03 | Post-Movie | WIP
Part 1: Expressions | ~12K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony thinks Steve is just humoring him, until a plague of Lokis is unleashed on New York.
~~~
Film yellow and film gold by lotesse @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | NATW | Sexual Fantasy; Voyeurism
Summary: Sex, Steve, and videotape: Tony has Jarvis project the transferred film onto the ceiling above his bed, lies there on his back and watches the now-metaphorical reels spool out.
Five Theories The Avengers Had About Steve (And The One Time He Really Let Go) by theladyingrey42 @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: "Christ, can you even imagine it? Spending your whole life like that and then suddenly being...that?"
What some of the other Avengers imagine Steve might have done the first time he put his new supersoldier body through its paces. Unsurprisingly, they haven't got a clue.
Five Times Tony Stark Talked Himself Out Of Trouble (And One Time He Couldn't Quite Manage It by rainproof @ AO3 | ~15K | Oneshot | Bad Parenting; Recreational Drug Use; Underage Drinking
Summary: "Trouble" might not be Tony Stark's middle name, but on most days it felt a hell of a lot more appropriate than "Edward".
Five Ways Tony Stark is Like His Father and One Way He Isn't by Pookaseraph @ AO3 | ~13K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: As much as Steve tries not to, it's hard not to notice all of the little ways that Tony is so much like his father. He knows Tony wouldn't much care for the idea, but that doesn't make it any less true. There is one way that the two men are completely different, though, and it makes being stuck in the future, away from everyone he ever knew, completely worth it.
Fixer-Uper by imafriendlydalek @ AO3 | ~27K | Complete | Post-Avengers: Age of Ultron | Steve/Tony
Summary: Tony leads the way up the steps to the house, and as the door swings open with a long creaking sound - note to self: oil door hinges - Steve’s eyes widen. He steps inside, turns slowly on his own axis as he looks around.
“Tony, this place, it’s…” There’s a sense of wonder in his voice. Tony smiles inwardly. It is just the kind of thing Steve would like. Steve, who has a keen appreciation for fine aesthetics, who has a healthy - okay, sometimes more than healthy - sense of history and an acute desire to preserve things he deems worthy.
“This place is a dump.”
Well, so much for that, then. Tony shifts his weight to one leg as he takes an appraising look. “It’s a bit of a fixer-upper, yeah, I’ll give you that, but it’s not past saving. Just needs some TLC.”
Steve uncrosses his arms and shoves his hands in the pockets of his pants. “Well listen, you ever want an extra set of hands with some of the work, just give me a call.”
For America by autoschediastic @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Tony/Steve | Marriage Proposal
Summary: "Tony, for the good of the country, we should get married."
Four Times Steve Said I Love You and One Time Tony Said It First by nightwalker @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: The words are easier for Steve to say, but that doesn't mean that Tony feels it any less.
From The Ground Up by thatsweetmysteryoflife @ AO3 | ~10K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: The first time Steve had seen Tony Stark since SHIELD had fallen, he was on TV.
Or, how a team became a family, and friendship became love.
Get It Together by jean_iris @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot
Summary: As the New Year's party in the Avengers Tower grows near, Tony seeks advice on the strategies of getting a certain star spangled superhero to plant one on him at midnight.
Gonna Get You Good by pyrodynamo @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: The first few times he’d woken up to Tony touching him, Steve had been so startled he’d nearly kicked him off the bed by pure reflex.
grey and other colours by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Distantly, Tony hears Clint say something like, “No, I definitely heard he was an equal opportunist. Like, equal-equal, no preference. Hey Tones, who are you attracted to more, dudes or chicks?”
He calls the last part out to Tony, who runs the words over in his mind and unthinkingly says, “I’ve actually never been attracted to anyone, it’s really worrying.”
(Or, Demisexual and Demiromantic Tony Stark.)
His Own Personal Bodyguard by GleeDWhoFreak @ Fanfiction.Net | ~4K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Everyone assumes that Tony will be the one to break Steve's heart because of his notorious past. But Bruce wants to make sure Steve knows what will happen if he's the one in the wrong.
Holding Out For A Hero by Katefkndoes & SparklyFiend @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony Stark and Steve Rogers idolise each other.
Honey, I Can See The Stars by twentysomething @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: "The most he'd ever cared about anything remotely related was his uniform, which, beyond the stylistic, was pretty necessary. But now his suit comes from a lab far more advanced than the basement of a Brooklyn antique shop, and the only decision he really gets to make is if his pants are too tight. (They were, but he doesn't really think they changed them. He doesn't know why, but he thinks that might have been on purpose.) That being said, he doesn't know what he's done to deserve the double take Tony gives him as he walks in the room."
I Came To Love You by djinndreaming @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve's not in it for the sex.
i cannot leave here, i cannot stay by sleeponrooftops @ AO3 | ~8K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: And so he spent two months trying to stop denying it, and now Steve is right of him, and he definitely just kissed him, and Tony doesn’t know how to move forward. Steve’s had all of seven months to get his feet in the future, and Tony has had all his life, and the old man is still beating him to every punch. The second kiss ends while he’s still thinking and still not really responding, and then his brain shuts off, and then he runs away. Because he’s Tony Stark, and that’s all he really amounts to.
I don't want you (to smile to anybody) by Mizzy @ AO3 | ~32K | Oneshot | Tony/Steve
Summary: Tony Stark doesn’t do commitment. So Steve finds it weird - but not impossible - to deal with Tony suddenly bringing home dates that look like him.
Until one of Tony’s one-night-stands, who could be a double for Steve, turns out to be not quite as disposable as the rest of Tony’s conquests - and Steve’s repressed crush on Tony starts to become problematic...
I Know by Kari_Kurofai @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Or Five Times Tony Almost Told Steve He Loved Him, And The One Time He Didn't.
i stole the keys to this guy by kellifer_fic @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | NATW | Fake/Pretend Relationship
Summary: Where it was Nick Fury's idea, but he didn't mean it like that.
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I wanted to fix this (but couldn't stop from tearing it down) by missbecky @ AO3 | ~51K | Oneshot | Civil War | NATW | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: A visit from a Reed Richards from a parallel world convinces Tony and Steve that they must do whatever they can to prevent their world from falling into Civil War. They can save the world...but at what cost to themselves? Written for the 2012 Cap-Ironman Big Bang.
And Show You the Stars by missbecky @ AO3 | ~41K | Complete | NATW | Graphic Depictions of Violence
Summary: A quiet night out for Steve and Tony nearly turns deadly when a tragic accident occurs. As they try to pick up the pieces, Steve is forced to confront some painful truths about the nature of their relationship and what the future holds for them.
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If I Give You Time, Will You Teach Me? Series by Salomonderiel @ AO3 | Slight Homophobia
Part 1: I'm Afraid I Can't Keep That Promise, Or Even Try My Best | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: 'He loves Steve, and screw it if the guy doesn't like him back. But five months ago Steve was walking and talking in 1940, for crying out loud. They electrocuted men for being gay then. So no big deal when your best mate goes and kisses you. It's just a life sentence to torture. And six months in a shiny new flashy world isn't going to wipe that knocked-in fact from a hard-drive.'
Minor, minor warnings for homophobia, I guess. Bless 'im, he don't mean it really. And a tad angsty, with some poor self-esteem, but hey! All's well that ends well.
Part 2: Would you be alright, with this kiss goodnight? | ~7K | Oneshot
Summary: He’d kissed him. Tony had kissed him.
Things like that weren’t meant to happen. It was - it was wrong. Disgusting. Unnatural, abhorred, immoral, it was, it was -
It was everything he’d ever dreamed of.
Steve was brought up in a world where a man loved a woman. There wasn't another option. There couldn't be. So it's hard to equate what he feels for Tony Stark with anything but the horror he was taught to feel.
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if they want you, they're gonna have to fight me by notquiteaghost @ AO3 | ~1K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony is reckless, impulsive and self-sacrificing. Steve doesn't approve.
In a Land of Shadow by Bragi151 & LePeru (Nizah) @ AO3 | ~11K | Oneshot | Major Character Death | Happy Ending
Summary: Steve Rogers has woken up in a post apocalyptic Earth with no memory of how he got there. Guided by the ghost of Tony Stark, Steve finds his way through the wasteland to try and fix his world, or at least stop other worlds from meeting a similar fate. At least, that's who he thinks is guiding him and what he thinks he's doing. Steve isn't quite sure himself. See End Notes for Warnings.
In Memoriam by marchingjaybird @ AO3 | ~1K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve finally says goodbye.
In My Dreams ... by Annehiggins @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: Sometimes Tony missed the old days when he disliked Steve because, for the record, pining really sucked. But Pepper has an idea of how he can let Steve know how he feels without risking their friendship. Maybe. Written for this prompt on the Avengerskink meme.
In the Early Dawn by starspangledsprocket @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Avengers: Age of Ultron | NATW
Summary: Steve and Tony have to share a bed. They use this as an opportunity to talk. Talking leads to more.
*Set during Age of Ultron: spoilers!*
In The Place That You Wish (Was a Ghost) by thepretender501 @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot
Summary: When they left Asgard, with Odin’s thanks, Steve was all smiles and team spirit. The next day he doesn’t get out of bed.
In the Stillness of Remembering by elise_509 @ AO3 | ~70K | Complete | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: Steve Rogers is a reminder of a past that Tony Stark would rather forget. But when Steve’s own ghosts suddenly become the present, Tony finds he and Steve need each other to face the future.
Iron Chef by MemoryDragon @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Summary: Natasha has a broken leg, Tony is in the kitchen cooking, and Steve has a crush he's not sulking about. Chicken soup must be good for the soul, right?
Iron Man: Director of S.W.O.R.D. by Pookaseraph @ AO3 | ~75K | Complete | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | NATW
Summary: In the wake of the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Avengers need to pick up the pieces, and figure out where to go from here. Tony had a plan, at least he thought he had a plan, but Steve Rogers seems to have blown most of those out of the water.
Spoilers for CA:TWS, lots of them.
Summary is a little vague to avoid spoiling, but it's a plotty, post CA:TWS 'what do we do now' fic.
Irreplaceable by Chocchi @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: There are obvious downsides to being the only member of the Avengers who is not a super soldier, a god, or a super assassin, and does not Hulk out when aggravated. The most obvious one is that when villains want bait, they've got a go-to guy.
Tony already knew Mondays sucked. He did not need his opinion reinforced this way.
It's Not The Love That Dies (But The Understanding Ways) by SomeoneElsesDream @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot | Steve/Tony
Summary: Steve is having trouble adapting to relationships in the 21st Century and being a super hero is only making things harder. Phil gives great advice. Natasha gives better advice. Tony is surprisingly patient about the whole thing. Until he isn't anymore.
This is the story of how Steve got out of his own way and found True Love.
It Will Probably Accelerate by northatlantic (breakthecitysky) @ AO3 | ~20K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Steve/Tony
Summary: So the working title of this was variously 'mixtape,' 'how steve rogers got his groove back' and 'oh my god quit thinking of things to add.' Steve's perspective of the assembly of the Avengers after the dust has settled and the rebuilding begins.
Title from Bob Mould's Circles, which is, was and ever shall be The Steve Song in my head.
Ivory and Horn by MemoryDragon @ AO3 | ~9K | Oneshot | Post-Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Temporary Character Death; Withdrawals
Summary: Tony can't get the armor to work, but his relationship with Steve seems to be going better. Or is it?
Keep Dancing by moony @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve is very late to the Stork Club.
kissing the bruises left behind by theappleppielifestyle @ AO3 | ~6K | Oneshot | NATW | Initial Unhealthy Relationships; Suicide Attempt
Summary: “God, I’d be lost without you, Tony,” Steve says, like a confession, and his eyes are closed, leaning in to kiss Tony, so he doesn’t see Tony’s smile stutter.
It’s not that Tony doesn’t like it- he does, but it worries him. He can’t put his finger on it, but something about Steve saying that to him makes his stomach turn over. Not that it matters, because if Steve’s lost without Tony then Tony’s going to do everything to be there for Steve.
L☆VE by copperbadge @ AO3 | ~4K | Oneshot | Homophobia
Summary: Steve's favorite shirt is at the center of a debate about masculinity, sexuality, and whether or not he did in fact steal it like a thief in the night from Tony.
Let Daylight Enter In by Elenothar @ AO3 | ~25K | Oneshot | Post-Movie
Summary: Tony had figured that his life would go back to normal, or what passes as normal in Tony Stark's life, after the Chitauri Invasion - he was sadly mistaken. Fury isn't getting off his back about this whole team thing (never mind that most of his team mates are notable only through their absence), Pepper is dangerously close to a nervous breakdown due to his latest world-saving stunt (which really doesn't make his life any easier), terrorists have it out for him and the world by proxy, and Steve Rogers continues to defy all his expectations, somehow firmly inserting himself in Tony's life - all the while being ridiculously attractive and possibly the most oblivious person on the planet. Oh, and let's not forget the blue goo, there's blue goo, too. Sometimes Tony really hates his life.
let me the one (who never leaves you all alone) by ohmyloki @ AO3 | ~12K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | NATW
Summary: Steve couldn't pinpoint when it started, when he no longer saw Tony as just a teammate but a friend instead, nor when the warm glow of friendship started to shift and turn into something with a little more heat.
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tree house Series by kellifer_fic @ AO3 | Post-Movie
Part 1: life as a tree house | ~7K | Oneshot | Pre-Slash
Summary: Tony finds out that when it comes to Avengers, you can't adopt just one.
Part 2: life as a tree house extension | ~10K | Oneshot
Summary: So, it turns out Tony isn't exactly sure what to do with a whole bunch of Avengers once he has them all under one roof.
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Like a Fool at the Top of My Lungs by redskyatmorning @ AO3 | ~24K | Oneshot | Temporary Character Death
Summary: Tony Stark is dead, and Steve will go through hell and back if it means he can bring Tony back.
Like an Old-Fashioned Waltz by schweet_heart @ AO3 | ~3K | Oneshot
Summary: It's not a date. They're not together. Tony is not a romantic and he does not want to kiss Steve Rogers. Tony may also be really bad at lying to himself, but that's okay, because Steve has that part covered.
Like Gene Kelly in the Movies by lyra_wing @ AO3 | ~11K | Complete | Steve/Tony
Summary: Everything Tony Stark does is a dance. And it's super confusing for Steve.
Like Sparklin' Wine by SunriseinSpace @ AO3 | < 1K | Oneshot
Summary: He holds out a hand and lets Tony lead him onto the dance floor.
Love among the Hydrothermal Vents by DevilDoll @ AO3 | ~27K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: In which Namor has a thing for Steve, an octopus has a thing for Tony, and Steve and Tony eventually have a thing for each other.
Love = i by steve_tony @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Love = i
Steve, with all his honest eyes and soothing touch, claims to love Tony. Does that make him or his feelings imaginary?
It can’t be, Tony thinks, so he erases the false equation exasperatedly and collapses on a black office chair. I need to at least know what I’m dealing with. I need to know what I’m trying to solve.
He can assume that love exists, because Steve does, and Steve claims to love him.
But Tony didn’t love him.
And Tony’s going to prove that.
(Or disprove.)
Machines by TheSummoningDark @ AO3 | ~5K | Oneshot | Post-Movie | Homophobia
Summary: "Mr Stark!" another reporter called, "Will you confirm or deny the rumours that this was a homophobic attack?"
many names in history, none of them are ours by aubkae @ AO3 | ~43K | Complete | Post-Movie | Switch | Homophobia; PTSD
Summary: Steve's not sure if he'll ever understand Tony Stark, but it's good, living here. If he still wakes up sometimes convinced this was all a dream, well, it's better than it was before, and that's something, isn't it?
The Avengers live in a world that both glorifies and fears them, but they know each other now behind the scenes.
many-splendored thing by girl0nfire @ AO3 | ~2K | Oneshot
Summary: Tony might be enamored with the way Steve smells. Just a bit.
Met the Dodgers by Amuly @ AO3 | ~17K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Written for a prompt over at avengerkink: Tony decides that, with his reputation, there's only one best way to show Steve he's serious about their budding relationship. Buy the Dodgers and move them back to Brooklyn for him.
Mona Lisa by Raven @ AO3 | ~1K | Oneshot
Summary: Steve sketches a portrait of Tony during one of their quieter moments.
Mr. July by jibrailis @ AO3 | ~10K | Oneshot | NATW
Summary: Tony is the only one who can defend Steve's virtue. Tony hates his life.