This is actually my favorite ironstrange trope. I hope you all don’t mind if I share fics that I found for this trope (and I hope someone can extend the list because I don’t really check ao3 daily). And sorry for the rambling.
From The Top, by @incorrect-ironstrange (154,499k words)
This fic is a monster but so worth the time! This is basically a fic that answers “what would happen if Stephen is there with Tony in all of MCU movie that has Tony?”
For All My Days Remaining by @amethyst-noir (2,841k words)
Secret relationship with a dash of emotional hurt and comfort. And I also recommend Fires That Burns on The Horizon (6,410k words) that is set in the same au and features one of my favorite married ironstrange dynamic so far
Tony Stark’s Secret Husband by cutebutpsycho (2,870k words)
short fic 5+1 fic about the avengers learning about Tony’s secret marriage life. it’s a very sweet fic.
Of Overqualified Hands and Pi Figures by lantai4ever (1,861k words)
The first story of a brilliant series. Stephen met Tony after Battle of New York and he mistook Tony as a patient. The whole series is just a delight to read! It’s about 70k words and so worth it.
definitely-not-boyfriend-not-really-friends-one-night-stand (19,031k words) and also definitions of indefinable things (88,071K wip) by @wspaceblog
One of my favorites! So Tony and Stephen had a wonderful relationship but everything changed after Stephen’s accident. If you like angst or get yourself fooled by fluff then get crushed by angst later, this is definitely for you!
blue by bodhirook (36,487k words)
Not sure if this one fit the premise but they do meet before Stephen became a sorcerer. But Stephen was merely a med student in this one. And Tony gave him money for bus because he thought Stephen was a beggar or something. Also it leads up to Stephen working for SI.
if only the gods had mercy on us by orphan_account :< (30,011k words)
this is my favorite. I’m not really the type who reread a fanfic but I kept re-reading this one. it’s from prompt #55 from @ironstrangeprompt: AU: Tony and Stephen have been together since the beginning, it was the call telling him that Tony had gone missing in Afghanistan that caused him to crash. A very brilliant fill! It featured mute!stephen. also mind the tags. this is a quality angst fic.
I also recommend the sequel a soul too deep (21,863k words) which features mute sorcerer!stephen in Iron Man 2. Go read this fic!
Anew. by IViv (130,298k words)
Another monster that I love so much! This is a timetravelling fic. So Tony died during the confrontation in Siberia and he woke up with Paladium poison in his system. Yes, he was back to Iron Man 2. But in this timeline, Tony met Dr. Strange and decided to work with him and that’s the start of their beautiful relationship.
This fic is a part of a series and there are 2 other fics for this series. In total the wordcount is 282,572k words and it’s finished! Treat yourself with this monster!
Rewriting Icarus by KiaRiz (23,504)
The angst! Oh God the angst! So, stephen and tony met way before Iron Man 1 and they were friends, except Stephen started developing feeling but he was stubborn and refused to confess and then avengers happened and then tony and steve became a couple and Stephen realized it was too late for him to have tony. This sentence from the fic: Later he'd understand it was love realized too late.
it still haunts me to this very day!
Those are the fics I found so far. If someone knows more, please share the link!
dailybridgerton
origamiaround
pixelskylines
vaporwave
kianamaiart
yousharknotpass
discoholicmusic
izzy806
