Pepper & Rhodey Protecting Tony Masterlist
Links Last Checked: July 15th, 2025
A Million Shades of Blue (ao3) - Not Applicable (not_applicable) rhodey/tony M, 8k
Summary: “I just know that if I could get to wherever he is, I could find him. Dead or alive, I'd bring him back to us.”
James Rhodes will never stop searching for Tony Stark.
Big, Blond, Beautiful, and a dick (ao3) - Imonherewaytooften steve/tony T, 4k
Summary: Steve and Tony have been dating for two months when Colonel James Rhodes comes to visit. Steve wants to know why Rhodes suddenly hates him but he might not like the truth when he finds out.
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.
Don't Bet Against the House (ao3) - AlexTheShipper bruce/rhodey/tony G, 4k
Summary: In which jokes about the arc reactor are not taken lightly, not by JARVIS who will never again sit trapped in his servers as someone attempts to kill Sir.
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.
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.
Hidden Potential (ao3) - AppleCiderr N/R,
Summary: Tony Stark is left behind in Siberia to freeze to death. In his desperate attempts to escape and call for help, he discovers abilities he never knew he could possess.
When he returns home, he discovers the true potential of these powers. Now he must learn to control his newfound powers while hiding them from those attempting to seize control of what's left of the Avengers.
in all of the universes (ao3) - DobbyRocksSocks tony/thor, ot6 T,
Summary: With the team talking behind his back, Tony assumes the worst. Of course, we know what assuming means.
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.
Over It (ao3) - AlexTheShipper rhodey/tony T, 2k
Summary: Tony may be over the Civil War, hint he's not, but his friends certainly aren't and they are going to protect him.
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.
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.
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.”