Protective!Pepper Masterlist
A Long and Winding Road (ao3) - LadyDeBrief pepper/tony M, 4k
Summary: It was, much like he'd told Bruce, a terrible privilege, this power Pepper had over him. That she was aware of that and gave it the due seriousness was one of the reasons he so easily trusted her with it.
Disaster, Stand Behind Me (ao3) - Naferty tony/t’challa G, 3k
Summary: Roger’s team hurt Tony once, T'Challa, Rhodey and Pepper weren’t going to let it happen again.
Dominance (ao3) - Nat_Nav natasha/tony, happy/pepper E, 10k
Summary: Tony took another sip, drinking in not only his bourbon but the very attractive Miss Rushman as well. “What?” He said and Natalie smiled softly, her eyes not leaving him once. Tony felt something in his chest at that smile, a feeling that he’d never felt before. He then started to turn his head between Pepper and Happy, he then gestured to Happy. “Give her a lesson.” He said and left the ring, leaving Happy to give the seemingly tiny woman a lesson in boxing.
Eviction Notice (ao3) - SailorChibi T, 4k
Summary: While Tony is in Malibu being cared for by his boyfriends, Pepper and Rhodey serve the remaining members of the Avengers with some legal documents.
Forgive Us Our Trespasses (ao3) - rightsidethru T, 5k
Summary: After the now-pardoned ex-Avengers settled back into the Compound, Steve finally went looking for Tony to have a discussion that was long overdue.
The result of it wasn’t what he was expecting–or wanting.
Friendly Fire (ao3) - TheProfoundSilence G, 4k
Summary: It doesn’t matter what anyone says. Even after the Civil War, even after Siberia… any kid of Iron Man’s was a kid under their protection.
From The Rubble (ao3) - Paula Cas (PaulaCas) clint/tony/pepper/natasha, jane/thor, bruce/betty, + more G, 26k
Summary: Comment_fic topic was Second Chances; Avengers, Coulson, rebuilding trust. Phil Coulson didn’t die, he did something worse—he lived.
Good For You (ao3) - orbingarrow steve/tony, tony/oc T, 41k
Summary: Steve doesn’t understand why Tony dates people who abuse him. Tony doesn’t understand why Steve cares.
The rest is bad choices, good choices, rehab, milkshakes, paintball, YouTube videos, couples therapy and learning to put the past in the past. Or: How Tony finds his happy ending.
Incident (ao3) - AndInThoseMoments pepper/natasha T, 2k
Summary: Every time the Avengers are called out, Pepper tries her best not to think of the consequences which could befall them. One day, the inevitable happens, and Coulson is the one who comes to break the news that there were some... unexpected consequences. Knowing that she cannot protect the one she loves, Pepper instead is forced to wait, and to trust, with far too much time to think about what it was that made her lover who she is.
Internal Fire (ao3) - Beefgoddess pepper/tony G, 5k
Summary: Tony is very sick and Pepper is taking care of him.
Master of Communication (ao3) - somanyfeels steve/tony T, 10k
Summary: Tony didn’t like being touched, on the rare occasions he wanted physical contact he would initiate it. It was how things were, how it had always been, and he was fine with it. His new team didn’t know, they just kept touching and Tony wasn’t quite sure how to ask them to stop.
One Last Miracle (ao3) - the_writer1988 pepper/tony G, 3k
Summary: Tony never expected to wake up again after his act of self-sacrifice. But he did. It was one last miracle.
Search and Rescue (ao3) - SailorChibi pepper/tony T, 4k
Summary: There is no way Pepper Potts is going to let her fiancé die alone in space.
Territorial (ao3) - Mazeem pepper/tony M, 3k
Summary: Omega Tony is freaked out. Alpha Pepper is homicidal. Alpha Steve doesn't understand the fuss. To quote Bruce, "Who else can put two and two together?”
That’s What Friends Are For (ao3) - ceealaina rhodey/tony T, 1k
Summary: The Tony Stark Protection Squad,” he told her, like that was a thing. “It’s really just me and Colonel Rhodes – and well, you now, I guess – the people who actually care about Tony’s well-being. The people he actually likes, doesn’t play pretend with.”
Pepper had rolled her eyes at him and then yelped when he’d tossed a lemon at her and things had gone back to normal. But she couldn’t really deny that he was wrong.
The Avengers are back in town?! (ao3) - vxmpzai pepper/tony G, 4k
Summary: Peter getting shot on a school night wasn’t on Tony’s to-do list. Now, Spidey’s benched, the Avengers are back, and Pepper’s exasperated with Tony. At least Peter makes good pancakes.
The Time It Takes (ao3) - Aladdinsan3 T, 2k
Summary: Peter's voice cracked, fury mixing with heartbreak. "So you just won't help. Even when I'm falling apart?"
Tony took a step closer, his voice softer now, trying to reach past the anger. "I am trying, Peter. I'm here. I'm not walking away."
But Peter shook his head, tears pricking at the corners of his eyes. "That's not enough. You're not enough."
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When Peter loses his aunt and uncle, he has nowhere else to turn to and seeks refuge with Tony.. That’s until the man refuses to help bring back the people Peter misses the most.
Maybe he doesn’t need him.
This is how it starts (ao3) - rinnya steve/bucky, pepper/tony T, 35k
Summary: Steve Rogers and The Winter Soldier meet for the first time in 2014 during the canon divergence events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
It starts like this: this is how they fall in love.
(C13: They’re still fighting, Iron Man and Captain America.
Wanda feels it. They seem nice to each other, but Steve is still mad at Tony, and Tony is still mad at everything.
She thinks that Steve has a right to be mad at Tony, because what he did was stupid, but staying mad this long is even more stupid, because they’re friends.
She tells that to the Vision, who nods and says, “I agree. The Captain and Sir have gone through a lot of battles before, it would be a shame for this to split them apart.”
“At least they’re not fighting over a book,” Wanda says.
“Yes,” the Vision says, “that would be terrible. Tear-rible. Like the pun. Do you know what puns are? I’ve been doing some reading.”)
You’re the Burden I Want to Carry (ao3) - detective_sarcasm pepper/tony G, 3k
Summary: He had learned over the years that his panic attacks and nightmares left Pepper anxious and terrified, and he did everything in his power to show that he was okay for her.
Or Tony Stark has nightmares and feels horrible about waking Pepper up and Bruce is concerned for Tony’s wellbeing.
you want a war? (you don’t know what you’re asking for) (ao3) - graveltotempo G, 12k
Summary: “And now? Now you’ve all betrayed,” Steve flinched at the choice of words, “Stark, and Potts and Rhodes are not going to sit and take it.”
Natasha frowned at the phone. “What does this mean for us?”
Fury laughed - an ugly laugh with no myrth in it. “It means that Potts or Rhodes are the ones who sent me this phone because they wanted me to contact you. They wanted me - and you - to know that they are with Stark, that they are the line of defence between him and us.” “It means that they just declared war. God have mercy on your souls.”
