fics, drabbles, headcanons and everything in between.
all of this is tony stark-centric. mainly stevetony, some tonyrhodey, and occasional iron dad (with peter and/or morgan) and pepperony.
asks are always open for prompts. i just might be a little slow responding because my job gets in the way 😊
ao3 // writing tag // headcanons
*** indicates recent additions; last updated may ‘24
GEN/TONY-CENTRIC
a.i.’s, bots, and friends | canon compliant, bot feels, angst
when tony was 17 and missing his best friend, he decided he needed to have someone around to always keep him company.
back to school | de-aged!tony
Tony gets hit by a spell that turns him back to a teenager and spends a week going to school with Peter.
bust our way outta here | endgame au
Trapped in space in a ship that’s running out of oxygen is not how Tony plans to die.
golden slumbers | gen, og6, avengers as a family
When Tony lets himself fall asleep around you, it means he trusts you.
goose | tony loves cats
The team meets Goose the Flerken and he only takes to Tony.
he’s the hero they deserve | children love tony, multilingual tony
The Avengers find a HYDRA bunker filled with abandoned children, and the only thing that brings the kids comfort is the sight of Iron Man.
memories turn into daydreams become a taboo | post-cw, maria stark
Tony returns to the Stark Mansion for the first time in twenty five years.
mistletoe | og6, background pepperony
It’s a competition to see how many kisses each Avenger can get from Tony.
one more candle and a trip around the sun | alt-2012, team as a family
All his life, Tony never celebrated his birthday the way he truly wanted to. Usually, Howard or Obie would throw frivolous parties as an excuse for the rich and obnoxious to gather, and Tony hated every second of it.
When the Avengers come into his life, he gets to celebrate his birthday the way he likes, with the only people who matter.
sentimental | tony-centric
“i’ve been called many things. nostalgic is not one of them,” tony says, as he turns around to talk to the bot he built when he was 17
scientific victory protocol | gen, tony-centric
Tony gets extra excited whenever he makes a breakthrough in his work.
stark industries daycare | tony’s good with kids
The daycare at SI is understaffed and they ping Tony for help.
tony stark’s time heist | endgame au, headcanon
Only one person goes on the time heist.
STEVE/TONY
and time can do so much | stony loves steve 2022, post-2012, developing relationship
Steve Rogers has a complicated relationship with time. He's the man out of time, the man who's lost everything to time.
But then he becomes friends with Tony Stark, whose love language is quality time. And that's exactly what Steve needs to find a place in this century.
anniversary | mini-fill, tumblr prompt
“Wanna go grab a drink?”
anywhere | mini-fill
"That is not where kisses are supposed to go."
the awkward stepdad | mini-fill, iron dad, steve-centric
Peter and Steve just don’t really know how to act around each other.
babygirl | mini-fill, nicknames
The back of Steve’s neck heated up and he could feel the flush slowly making its way down his body. “Babygirl?” That was a new one.
be your own tech support | technologically competent steve
SHIELD IT’s first mistake was assuming Steve was too dumb to handle computers.
best in blue | lingerie
Tony has always known how to enhance his best features, to tease Steve with barely any effort at all.
better together | post-iw canon divergence
"I told you, during the mess with Ultron, that we’d always do things together and I broke that promise. It keeps me awake at night knowing that if we hadn’t split the team up, if we had just talked, then maybe we could have had a fighting chance against Thanos. Maybe we would have won."
buongiorno, amato | italian tony
Tony spends ten weeks in Italy speaking nothing but Italian. When he gets back to New York, a heavy accent laces all his words and it does things to Steve.
burnout | mini-fill, steve taking care of tony
Steve taking care of a burnt out Tony for the first time, trying to be gentle while also trying not to let his overwhelming worry show as he takes care of a listless version of his previously energetic boyfriend.
capsicle, human in ice | mini-fill, established relationship, art snob steve rogers
Steve is not exactly impressed with modern art.
cease and desist | mini-fill, idiots in love, getting together
“Why did I just get a cease and desist letter from your lawyers?”
“Oh. That. You did something that greatly offended me.”
come around again and say baby i miss you | mini-fill, post-breakup
Steve learns as he tries to rekindle things with Tony that he’s gonna have to worker hard for this than he expected.
⤷ sequel: the next step to take
Steve talks to Sam about what he should do next.
coming home to you | no powers teacher!tony au
After a long, exhausting day at work, Tony just wants to cuddle with Steve.
creature of habit | established relationship, fluff
Tony's too short to reach his coffee mug on the top shelf of the cabinet. Steve put it there so he could see Tony's shirt ride up.
cute tiny brunette & hot blondie with the tiddies | no powers neighbors au, bulletpoint fic
They see each other every week in the laundry nook, until one day they finally start to talk.
cuts much deeper than they seem | pov natasha, post-cacw, tonynat friendship
It’s been three months since the so-called superhero civil war, and Natasha’s tired of Steve skirting around Tony’s name when she misses her friend too.
a day in the life | married stevetony, idiots in love, humor
Both their plans fall apart when they each come up with the same idea to hide and scare each other at the exact same time.
don't dream it's over | misunderstandings, established relationship, happy ending
Steve thought they were happy. That their relationship was going strong, and they had forever ahead of them.
But apparently Tony thought otherwise.
(originally a short prompt post)
donut stress, just do your best | mini-fill, grumpy tony
Tony's grumpy about a lack of donuts but Steve kisses him better.
embarrassingly obsessed | mini (micro) fill, dialogue only
“Tony, stop encouraging me to objectify your boyfriend. It’s getting weird.”
falling softly | mini-fill
Steve shows Tony how to fall without hurting himself.
fathers of the year | no powers single dads au, bullet point fic
Their daughters become friends. Then eventually sisters.
fools in love | headcanon, bullet point fic
tony’s always been the more romantic one between the two of them.
fred and ginger | post-aou canon divergence, retirement, married life
After retiring, Steve and Tony settle into farm life and absolutely love it.
friends will be friends | established relationship, steve and rhodey friendship
Steve and Rhodey sure are spending a lot of time together.
No, Tony doesn't have a problem with it at all...
But if Steve could go back to hanging out with his own James and stop hogging Tony's, that would be much appreciated, thank you.
gerald | gen, steve & tony friendship, endgame divergence
Gerald the alpaca isn’t easily won over.
hand kisses | soft fic prompts
They have a nightly routine.
he's all i want, just for me | christmas fluff, established relationship
Steve just wants to spend time with Tony during his favorite holiday, is that too much to ask?
here tonight | tumblr prompt
Tony smiles, placing his hand on top of where Steve’s is resting on the side of the bed. “I’m just kinda upset because we were supposed to have our first date tonight but now I’ll be bedridden for a little while.”
here we go again | mini fic, established relationship
Nothing turns Steve on more than watching the armor assemble around Tony’s body.
i can do this all day | nsfw, slutty steve
he grins and it’s so depraved, so filthy, so completely at odds with the what the world expects from captain america.
i’d choose my cat over you | mini-fill, no powers au
if tony’s cat could stop shitting in his dates’ shoes every time he brings someone home, that would be great, thanks.
it’s that easy | endgame mini exchange 2023, getting together
Steve has two problems:
1. He has feelings for Tony but he’s not sure what to do about it. 2. Peter and Harley don’t seem to like him and he doesn’t know why.
Actually, he has three problems.
3. There’s no way in hell Tony would be interested in him when his kids clearly hate him.
Bucky thinks Steve’s only problem is that he’s an idiot.
i’m a prize, baby, you can’t lose | trophy husband tony
Howard Stark is rolling in his grave right now because he only ever cared about Tony taking over Stark Industries, but the fact of the matter is that Anthony Edward Stark was Born To Be A Trophy Husband.
just because | soft fic prompts
“You okay, big guy?”
Steve sighs softly. “Yeah,” he mumbles into Tony’s hair.
kiss the beaver's ass | established relationship, MIT pride
Steve loses a bet against Bruce, resulting in him having to wear Harvard merchandise for a whole week.
Tony and Rhodey take school rivalries very seriously.
*** loaf actually | 2023 cap-im holiday exchange
After his embarrassing attempt at cooking for their team holiday potluck dinner the year before, Steve is afraid to try again. Luckily, he has Tony to help him out this time around.
made you laugh | soft fic prompts
All Tony wants to do is stop Steve from looking so worried and sad.
no second thoughts | mini-fill, tumblr prompt
“Who cares about what they think?”
not the avengers | crackfic
there’s a webcomic that happens to be really popular among everyone in the marvel universe.
oh no! | post-cw canon divergence, steve rogers is a troll
Before Steve shaves off his facial hair for good, he pranks Tony by trimming it into a Stark-style goatee with the promise they can be a power couple that dresses the same. Tony, horrified, does something drastic in retaliation.
once in a lifetime bargain | no powers au, pre-serum steve
Tony goes Black Friday shopping for the first time and meets a tiny, angry Steve Rogers while fighting over an espresso machine.
one degree hotter | tumblr prompt
Tony gets another degree under his belt and invites Steve to his commencement ceremony.
operation: mess with the muscles | clint and tony friendship, pranks, misunderstandings
When Tony and Clint mistakenly think that Steve has a crush on Thor, they hatch a plan to prank the two big blond beefcakes to help Tony get over his crush on Steve.
Their plan, of course, backfires.
the perfect blend | coffee shop au, pre-serum steve
Tired of the stress and pressure that comes with being the CEO of a global tech conglomerate, Tony hands over control of Stark Industries to Pepper and decides to open a cafe in Brooklyn.
Then an exhausted high school teacher named Steve walks into his life looking for coffee and doesn’t make any effort to leave. Not that Tony’s complaining.
release | mini-fill, no powers au, escort!steve
Tony doesn’t do relationships, but he does need to get fucked hard regularly.
reunions | soft fic prompts
Life as a career superhero is fulfilling, but nothing compares to life as Tony Stark’s husband.
*** secret santa | team as a family
“Sooo, who did you get for Secret Santa?” Natasha asks as she plops herself down on the opposite end of the couch.
“I thought the whole point of Secret Santa was that it’s supposed to be a secret,” Tony says. He raises his eyebrow and spares her a short glance before looking back at his phone. He hopes he comes off as casual as he’s trying to sound and Nat doesn’t realize he’s frantically scrolling on his phone for gift ideas.
shelter | established relationship, soft
On the nights when he gets plagued with bad dreams, Steve prefers being the little spoon.
softly, with feeling | fluff
they just really love kissing.
spring little cobra (getting ready to strike) | kissing prompt, getting together
When Steve got off the couch to go looking for Tony today, he didn’t think he’d be shoving his tongue down the other man’s throat the moment he saw him.
that twinkle in your eyes | stargazing
Going on adventures to see the stars together is their thing. So Tony builds an observatory for Steve at the Compound.
thanks for the memories | established relationship, scars, fluff
Steve finds all of Tony's scars beautiful, but there's one in particular that he loves above all else.
things we have in common | steve & rhodey friendship, dialogue only
Rhodey and Steve bond over the silly little things they love about Tony.
tony yeets howard off a cliff | endgame divergence
Anon said: What if the guardian of the Soul Stone isn't actually a real person but a manifestation created by the stone replicating the soul of the best messenger for the particular seeker? So not *really* the actual Red Skull (though he thinks it is) but a copy chosen for Thanos because he would best reflect Thanos & his reasons for wanting the stone etc. So maybe when Tony goes for the stone he doesn't meet the Red Skull, but Yinsen (or knowing Marvel, Howard).
tranquility | established relationship, fluff
They spend a quiet day at home together after the rain cancels their plans for a picnic date.
trolling the press (backfires) | tumblr prompt
When asked about himself in interviews, Tony gives fake answers just for fun. Steve, in an attempt to impress Tony on their dates, bases everything they do on interviews of Tony he can find online.
utterly twitterpated | established relationship, cuddly tony
it takes ages just for steve to get out of bed in the mornings because tony, for lack of a better word, clings.
what’s in a name? | nicknames, jealous steve
Tony has a habit of nicknaming all his friends bear. There's Rhodeybear, Bruciebear, and even Thunderbear.
Clearly, since Steve doesn't get a bear nickname, it means Tony doesn't like him.
... right?
what's mine is yours | 5+1, developing relationship, clothes sharing
For a billionaire, Tony Stark really doesn't pay for a lot of what he wears.
or
5 times Tony stole Steve’s clothes, and 1 time Steve returned the favor.
what i like about you | college au, steve likes tony’s muscles, tony likes steve’s brain
There’s a really cute brunet guy that goes to the gym at the same time Steve does, and he’s been trying for the last month to work up the courage to ask him out.
without feelings | kiss prompt, steve rogers is a troll
“People kiss each other all the time, doesn’t mean there’s feelings involved.”
the world passing me by | post-endgame divergence, MCD, steve-centric, angst
Steve does this about once a week. He wakes up, puts on his workout clothes, leaves his phone at home, laces up his shoes, and just runs.
you’re a wolf, boy, get out of this town | mini-fill, capwolf au
Steve and Tony are still antagonistic, snarky teammates, but Steve in his secret werewolf form just adores Tony.
your kiss is on my list | tony’s birthday gala 2023, post-2012, getting together
The last thing Tony expected when Captain America was unfrozen and came back to life and had a verbal spat with Tony before teaming up to battle an army of aliens together, was for the super soldier to one day show up at the door to his workshop with a bouquet of sunflowers and ask him out on a date.
Teenage-Tony, who had two Cap posters (one in his dorm at MIT and one in his childhood bedroom), a stolen key to Howard’s room full of Cap memorabilia, and his own one-of-a-kind homemade Captain America almanac, would have been thrilled. Adult-Tony, who at the ripe old age of 43 is only now slowly trying to properly address his decades of internalized self-worth issues, thinks this is too good to be true.
your love, lifting me higher | nsfw, bottom steve, wall sex
Tony is absolutely capable of lifting Steve up and fucking him against a wall.
BUCKY/TONY
*** for warmth | post-cw
Tony likes to snuggle up to Bucky. Just to stave off the cold, you know?
STEVE/BUCKY/TONY
*** a lot to think about | fic idea, not fully written, no powers au, established stucky
when tony started working for bucky, he never imagined that anything would ever, could ever happen between them.
for starters, bucky was a decade older than tony. not that he had a huge issue with age differences, but still. tony was only in his early 20s when they met.
but more importantly, as far as tony could tell, bucky was happily married.
*** weather appropriate | no powers au, young tony
Tony is not above being an absolute brat to protest against his dad. So when he’s forced to join a weapons demonstration, all he packs are booty shorts and tank tops.
Howard, predictably, is pissed. His two favorite soldiers, on the other hand, are far from complaining.
*** wrong face, right guy(s) | fic idea, not fully written
steve and bucky each meet tony separately but they both feel that immediate attraction the second their eyes meet tony’s. they just know, at once, that they’d do anything to get to keep tony.
TONY/RHODEY
a little tune up | mini-fill, post-cw
Rhodey deals with something traumatic and Tony helps.
birthday pancakes | MIT era, birthday fluff
It kinda sucks when your birthday happens to be in the middle of midterms season, but luckily Rhodey's got an amazing best friend to make up for it.
burritony | sickfic, established relationship
Tony doesn’t usually get sick, so when he does, he’s kind of a big baby about it.
death of a bachelor | post-im2 canon divergence, secret relationship, DADT repeal
For the first time since he became an Airman, James Rhodes RSVPs for the Air Force Charity Ball with a plus one.
double date | mini-fic, side carol/maria
the first time they went on a double date it wasn’t even planned.
dude | soft fic prompts
Usually, Jim adores all the nicknames that Tony gives him. But there’s a time and a place.
i just need you | post-afghanistan
After getting rescued from the desert, Tony refuses any sort of medical care and only lets Rhodey help him clean up. He also refuses the cot he's offered, and only gets his first bit of safe, real sleep in three months curled up in a chair, leaning on Rhodey.
james rhodes: strategic genius | established relationship, domestic fluff, kittens
Every time their kitten leaves Tony to snuggle up with Rhodey instead, Tony gets a bit upset about it. Sure, he tries to hide it, but Rhodey's observant and he's not dumb. So he comes up with a solution.
(sequel to snowball kitten)
just one more surprise | pre-canon, established relationship, marriage proposal
Jim transfers back stateside after years of being stationed in Europe. The first thing he does is ask Tony a very important question.
lethal puppy eyes | kiss prompt, sickfic
“kiss me, i’m miserable”
the little shit | tony & rhodey friendship, endgame compliant, MCD, angst
i need to take care of him, rhodey thought. he should outlive me, the little shit.
lover | soft fic prompts
Forty years together and he still gets butterflies.
mess around (at the park all day) | MIT era, fluff
To make up for missed childhood experiences, Rhodey brings Tony to an amusement park for the first time.
not a quitter | mini-fill, feelings realization
Utterly ridiculous that Jim’s only realizing this now, after Tony’s been kidnapped.
a numbers guy | MIT era, tattoos
Rhodey gets his first deployment and has to leave for Europe. Tony, missing him, gets his first tattoo.
our own hashtag | established relationship, vow renewal
tony and rhodey got married in a quiet city hall ceremony in 2004 with only pepper, happy, and the rhodes family present. they’d never regretted it, never even thought about how they were never able to have a huge wedding and invite a hundred guests. it didn’t matter to them, because they just needed each other and nothing else.
the powerhouse of the cell | MIT era, sleep-deprived tony
A manic Tony suddenly shows up at Rhodey's dorm in the middle of the night. He sits wordlessly and unnaturally still next to the twin bed, and Rhodey's not quite sure what's happening here.
snowball kitten | established relationship, kittens
When Tony wanders off without a word after a pleasant date night, Rhodey follows him to find out what's suddenly gotten into him.
the strength to let it show | MIT era, fluff, getting together
Jim misses having his best friend around, so he's on a mission to find out just what's so special about the new lab partner that's been hogging Tony's time for the last month.
this is our place, we make the rules | soft fic prompts
With absolutely zero grace, Tony climbs on top of Rhodey and clings on like a koala, nuzzling into his neck with a soft whine.
valentine’s day | headcanon, bullet point fic
valentine’s day has always been their holiday.
you're enough | MIT era, howard stark’s a+ parenting
When Tony's feeling down after a phone call with his dad, Rhodey's there to make him feel better.
IRON DAD
chemistry & cupcakes | slice of life, morgan and peter
Morgan's first grade bake sale is coming up, and Tony's not going to let her show up empty handed. He enlists Peter's help for a day of baking.
in which tony inadvertently adopts wade wilson | wade pov, peter & wade friendship
Being a merc while living in New York doesn’t exactly pay well. The only way for Wade to get by is to live at Avengers Compound. In secret. Because Tony absolutely cannot find out.
light my way home | tony & morgan
Morgan pats Tony’s chest and mumbles, “Your heart is my nightlight, daddy.”
the man who has everything | tony & morgan
If Yinsen hadn’t been there in that cave to save Tony’s life, he wouldn’t be here now, happily living life with his daughter. He goes back to where they first met to say thank you.
never any doubt | tony and morgan
All through her life, Morgan never, ever doubts that Tony loves her.
no job too big | iron dad spider son, sickfic
Tony takes care of Peter after he insists on going on patrol while he has a fever.
the oprah of candy | morgan stark, big brother peter, bullet point fic
Peter takes Morgan trick or treating.
peter and tony’s science channel | iron dad spider son, youtube videos
Tony and Peter are about to start filming their latest video when Tony suddenly wanders off without a word. Is everything okay??
princess stank | pre-endgame, background pepperony
Morgan says her first word on a day when Rhodey’s visiting.
so this is christmas | baby morgan stark, avengers as a family, bullet point fic
Morgan’s first Christmas.
starkview | crackfic, morgan stark, tony is an extra dad
If Tony can’t buy Netflix, he’ll start his own streaming service.
PEPPERONY
the chaos of day one | iw canon divergence
Pepper goes into labor and Tony holds Morgan for the first time.
morning sickness | pregnant pepper
His fingers through her hair as he’s holding it back is the best kind of comfort.
plans for breakfast | nervous tony
He’s uncharacteristically nervous after their first time together. It’s kind of adorable.
pretty woman au | hooker tony, bullet point fic
role reversal au | bullet point fic
silver | insecure tony
Tony’s hair starts turning grey and he’s really grumpy about it.
you’ll answer to me | post-cw, pepper pov
Steve wants to make amends.
TONY + RDJ SPECTRUM
(fics inspired by RDJ’s outfits)
fashion icon | gen, young tony
Without even realizing it, Tony has been making fashion choices based on the RDJ films he’s been watching.
i need a hat | stevetony, tony & rhodey friendship
“Tones, you always choose hats that ruin your outfit. You look perfectly fine. Stop accessorizing with terrible hats.”
“But I like hats.”
“Hats don’t like you.”
incognito | steve & tony
Tony dresses down for a mission.
movie night cosplay | gen, og6, steve/tony if you squint
Clint: wear something related to ur favorite disney princess on tuesday. dibs on merida xx
not-pajamas and fake elbow pads | MIT era, tony & rhodey friendship
Jim turns from where he’s standing by the counter next to the french press to see Tony rushing out into the living room from the hallway, frantically searching the apartment for the other half of his pair of red Converse shoes, which he’s been wearing almost everyday for the last three months because they match his new glasses.
OTHER
alt-2012 thortony | headcanon
babysitting duty | gen, avengers as a family
Everyone loves babysitting Morgan. Even Nick Fury.
doppelganger | avengers x kkbb crossover
Harry Lockhart meets Tony Stark.
morgan stark, all grown up | headcanon
place your bets | happy & rhodey friendship
They have a running bet for how long it will take for Tony and Pepper to finally get together.
slide | bruce banner-centric
When he thinks he's alone, Bruce likes to slide into different rooms in his socks with the music blasting.
thortony high school au | headcanon, bullet point fic
In which they are pining idiots
