Double Time by sineala
Cassino, Italy, December 1943. Special Agent Tony Stark, former Marvels adventurer, is sent to investigate a Cosmic Cube found by the Invaders – and it’s the perfect opportunity for him to rekindle his secret romance with Steve Rogers. But when Hydra attempts to steal the Cube, an inadvertent wish for help leads to the appearance of a Tony from the future of another world: Director Stark of SHIELD. This Tony is a man with a lot on his mind. He refuses to tell them anything about the future, but he seems to know much more than he should about Captain America. And something’s happened that’s clearly killing him inside, but he’s not talking. When Director Stark’s failed attempt to return home leads to the unexpected appearance of another visitor from his universe, all the lies come undone. Now there are two wars to fight, and the second one could ruin all of them.
Notes: I have one hundred percent recced this fic before, and have no regrets. 616 civil war was what got me, really and truly, into SteveTony as a pairing that could wreck my heart, and this fic is my go-to to address and assuage all those angsty feelings.
Ready, Fire, Aim by gyzym
There’s no “I” in “Avenger.”
Notes: Mark this one down as another classic, seminal fic I read when first getting into this delightful ship. Banter, conflict, team-building, love - it has it all <3
A Higher Form of War by sabrecmc
Tony is a King with a surprising number of people out to kill him. Steve and the rest of the Avengers are fighting for Pierce’s rebellion and end up with Tony as their prisoner. Oops. Basically one of those bodice-ripping romance novels I don’t read (ahem) but with far more gay.
Notes: A high fantasy AU that somehow echoes the canon arcs that Tony and Steve’s characters go through? I love the nuances in this one, their flaws and their foibles, and yet coming out with some cheer-out-loud moments that I’ll honestly remember forever. Love the plottiness, love the ensemble cast, love everything.
America Isn’t Chicken by Amuly
After a Civil War, death, rebirth, a takeover by Osborn, brain deletion, and the fall of Asgard, Steve and Tony might just be starting to get back on solid ground with one another. Things aren’t perfect, not yet, but they can be in the same room as each other without resorting to violence, and they’ve even managed to share a smile or two.
Seems like the perfect time, then, for Tony to try and fuck it all up with a stupid game of gay chicken.Meanwhile, as if he didn’t have enough to worry about, Tony realizes some kind of supervillainous trouble is brewing when increasingly advanced armors start popping up all over Manhattan, looking strangely reminiscent of his tech. On the other side of the world, Steve gets news that Zola is on the move in Russia, with some sort of nefarious plan at work.Which will ruin them first? Will it be this unknown armored villain who is after Tony’s tech? Or will it be Zola unleashing his mysterious plan on the world? Or will Steve and Tony prove to be their own worst enemies, destroying the tentative truce they managed to forge with their own stubbornness?
Notes: Have you ever wanted a really well-plotted and thought out fic that also, somehow, revolves around gay chicken? Then this fic is one for you.
Bond Has It Covered by sara_holmes
Tony thought they had trouble getting along when they were dealing with a major global crisis. Apparently that had nothing on how they fell apart when they weren’t distracted by smashing aliens.
Notes: I love it when characters start out so incredibly at odds with each other, and then move naturally and beautifully to a place of support and love. Be it with Steve and Tony’s romance, or the Avengers as a team, this fic accomplishes that journey so, so very well.
Some Things Shouldn’t Be a Chore by scifigrl47
Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony’s got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he’s pretty sure that he’s going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy’s still a little spotty about what is ‘clean’ enough to put on an open wound. The rest of the Avengers are in this for personal gain, except for Clint, he just enjoys being a dick.
And some things shouldn’t be a chore.
Notes: This list would be incomplete without a fic by scifigrl47. This entire fic series is golden, MCU Tony’s voice is spot on, and just that perfect blanket of nostalgia for 2012-era domestic Avengers fic when you’re looking for something to re-read for the fifty seventh time.
Love Across The Multiverse by sineala
Mojo presents: Love Across the Multiverse! In tonight’s episode, a battle-hardened supersoldier finds himself drawn to his handsome, genius teammate! It’s an agonizing duel between his long-held beliefs and the secret passions of his heart! Will true love conquer all? There’s only one way to find out! Don’t miss the highlight of the season!(Viewer discretion is advised. Mojoworld residents who do not vote for their favorite participants of the season will be summarily sent to the arena. All hail Mojo.)
Notes: I love Ults Steve. This fic is just so much, genuine fun in a wacky scenario featuring a character arc for Steven across a sex scene, basically. I love how Tony and his considerate, big heart comes across despite being viewed through a slightly unreliable lens and just… love all around, really.
A Fistful of Steves: This Town Ain’t Big Enough by Raikishi, teaberryblue
When Tony Stark takes a bullet intended for Steve Rogers, he wakes up in a world entirely peopled by alternate incarnations of everyone’s favorite Star-Spangled Man.
Welcome to Stevechester, Population: Steve
Words by teaberryblue, art by Raikishi
Notes: Before there was the Spiderverse, there was this magnificent fic, and Tony’s gobsmacked reactions to finding out just how many Steves across the multiverse thought very affectionately of their Tony’s.
Strobelight Serenade by panicandstartariot
The Avengers get shanghaied into chaperoning a high school prom. In Steve’s opinion, things go downhill from there, but Tony’s determined to save the night. With the Macarena.
Notes: Yes, this is about Steve’s complicated emotions about dancing, and his man out of time feels, and Tony swooping in to do something horrifically nice, and sometimes you just need to go with the classics, okay <3333
The (Not Really) Secret Origins of Movie Night by nightwalker
Somewhere along the line the Avengers have become a pretty good team. But Tony’s still the odd man out, and Steve’s determined to change that.
Notes: I don’t have any hard evidence to prove that this fic was, in fact, the origin of the Avengers Movie Night to be memorialised in thousands of fic for years to come, but man is it wonderful either way. Love Steve being an empathetic team leader and a good friend.
Resurrection, Reconstruction & Redemption by Elspethdixon, Seanchai
Doom brings Steve back from the dead. Hijinks ensue, some of which might vaugely be considered plot.
Notes: The OG. The fic that seemingly started it all, that I’ve gone back to again and again, and if there’s any diehard Stony fan out there that somehow, miraculously, hasn’t read this fic despite its wide impact, then I urge you to run now and gobble it up.
And that’s it! I can think of fifty other fics that I would put on the list, but I’ve gotta draw a line somewhere, so go forth! Read and comment and keep the love for Stony alive <3
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