The Tony Stark Appreciation fanfic rec
Cause I apparently have a perchant for guys with issues!
TONY’S DADDY ISSUES
You live amongst marvels (and feel no wonder)by Lorelaia
He is born breathing fire and metal, and she hides the twist of her lips in his hair. And Adventure in worldbuilding.
Tony Stark Has A Heart by dearwhimsy
The people Tony Stark loved (loves).
Understanding something doesn’t mean you can change it (except where you can) by sirona
How Howard Stark went from Captain America’s Howard Stark to the one Tony grew up with. And a possible explanation for Tony’s Mom not taking more of an interest in her son. And Tony coping with the parents he’s been saddled with. With bonus appearances from Peggy Carter, Dummy and, eventually, Steve himself.
Cat’s in the Cradle by shinkonokokoro
Maybe Howard Stark didn’t really mean to be the kind of man he was. He never really got to know his son. And, well, if you don’t try, you can’t disappoint.
Down to the Wire by author376
Howard neglected Tony, but maybe it was not really his fault…
Or why a parent with undiagnosed PTSD can really screw up his kid
RULE 63 FICS
So They Tremble by theLiterator
In the end, it doesn’t matter how many soft science degrees Tony collected during her rebellious teenaged European Years, or how dead she thinks her past villains are; she’s always Pavlov’s bitch.
A fic in which Steve is a bastard (but doesn’t know it), Tony is badass (but a little traumatized) and nothing goes right for anyone, not even Obadiah Stane.
We Learned By Doing by jibrailis
The one in which all the Avengers are women.
Another Universe by quigonejinn
Identity and gender and Obadiah Stane and Pepper Potts and Jim Rhodes and Tony Stark and Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanov. Retelling of Iron Man 2 and the Avengers with genderswapped Tony Stark. She catches the nuke over the East River.
A Statue of Us by jazzypom
Natasha Stark and Steve Rogers are on opposite sides of the Civil War, and somehow, they try to come to a compromise.
Be the wrench to my rotary fastener, the quark to my matter by yugimutos (weatheredlaw)
“Please note that when falling in love, it’s important to deny everything, speak to no one, and wait for proper legal representation.” - Antonya Stark’s Unofficial and Unpublished Guide to People and the Weird Things They Make You Do, from ‘An Introduction’ page xxii
Five thousand roses by forestgreen
She is broken and all the more dangerous for it. The world should tread carefully around the shards of her former self lest they cut themselves on Antonia Stark’s sharp edges.
Genius, Billionaire, Playgirl by Anon
Tony Stark is not beautiful.
And Steve does not understand what she’s saying to him right now, because Tony is gorgeous, and a genius, so how can she not realize that?
red, red, gold by pprfaith
Her name is Tasha Stark, and you won’t break her.
I Am Iron Woman by daphnie_1
The room hangs on her every word, she can barely think, and she’s half drunk anyway, so she thinks: fuck it.
“I am Iron Woman.”
A retelling of Iron Man Two through the eyes of Natasha Stark with a surprise meeting at the end with a certain Super Soldier.
If we pretend by Spades
Everything’s over and done with and she can fucking breathe finally - except, really, she can’t. She had the man who basically raised her cut her shirt through the middle and gently - ever so gently - take the thing that was keeping her alive out of her chest.
If You Were a Girl by tieleen
In which there is an apocalypse in another reality, where Stark and Rogers have a child together, and the Stark-Rogers child is sent to the movie-verse reality in a last ditch effort to save him/her. The fic begins when he/she arrives.
Ironsides by copperbadge
Antonia Carter Stark takes no shit and no prisoners.
Pick Your Battles by shinodabear
Five times Natasha Stark didn’t adhere to typical gender roles, and the first time she was told she didn’t have to.
Takes a lot of love and compliance by gyzym
She’s born breech, feet kicking out before the rest of her screams free; she’s born breech, and never stops running. (Rule 63!Tony)
The Best Mistake to Make byLinneaKou
“Some say it’s the best mistake to make, if you’re gonna make one.”
The Tragedy of Claire Barton by wonker8
The tragedy of Claire Barton wasn’t that she kept falling for men who didn’t love her back.
We didn’t start the Fire by miscellea
We’re all wounded in our own ways; Steve Rogers is a man out of time and a hero with no one to save; Antonia Stark just might need a rescue.
What you need you have to borrow by Hoshigatta
Steve is out jogging one morning when he spots Antonia’s face on the cover of a magazine called Star Weekly
DADDY!TONY (or sometimes mommy!Tony)
Growing Up Peter Parker by thewaysofthefandoms
Toni gave her baby away because she knew his life would be better without her. Six years later, however, that baby needs someone to take care of him, and that someone is Toni.
Raising a child could help Toni in more ways than she can imagine; and maybe, just maybe, it'll help some others along the way.
No Parental Leave by RiverSideOtter
Tony technically knew he was a father but it was in the same sense that he was also a healer, or a politician. He made it possible for it to happen, but he's never directly involved.
When he finds out that he is the only person capable of caring for his son, he reluctantly takes up the mantle of "actual father".
MUTANT!TONY
Some Adjustment Might be Necessary (or alternately, Magneto's a dick) by Lokidowhatiwant
Why do routine missions always end badly? If Tony wasn't already sure the world hated him then this would be the wake up call. The X-Men are away, it's just a few low level mutants causing a disturbance. Whoever got that intel was going to get a surprise as soon as Tony could get out of here. Wherever here was?
Oh great, now he's stuck with a super villain, who can manipulate metal, in a darkened room with a lump of metal sitting in his chest. Things can only get better.
But still, not matter what Magneto does, he won't build him a damn thing.
Plutchik by Spellmugwump
Tony Stark is a mutant who can control and feel emotion. Tony Stark will not let anyone except Charles know - until now.