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(because the relationship between captain america and iron man stretches across the multiverse, because the fandom has some of the absolute most talented writers out there, and because i’m so proud to be part of the superhusbands community, here are a list of my personal favorite stony fics. ^u^)
**updated 5.16.2016
The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation by scifigrl47 [M, 85k]
When Tony Stark was seventeen years old, he built his first AI. On that day, he ceased to be his father's creation, and became a creating force in his own right.
That one act likely saved his life, and not always in the most obvious ways.
All the Time in the World (Will Never Be Enough) by Crematosis [M, 26k]
The first time Steve is sent into the timestream to save Tony, the mission is a complete disaster. Tony isn't an easy person to protect. But Steve is up for the challenge.
Because sometimes, even time-traveling, badass supersoldiers need saving.
Awake, Aware by Misaya [T, 36k]
Before Steve Rogers disappeared off the face of the Earth, he agreed to an experimental procedure devised by Howard Stark that, if successful, would be used primarily for helping comatose patients wake up. It didn't appear to work, and so Howard put the project and Steve out of his mind.
So when the technology did begin to work, only Tony Stark, barely able to string three words together, was there to see it.
Bond Has It Covered by sara_holmes [NC-17, 66k]
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.
But Loving Him Is Red by theappleppielifestyle [NR, 26k]
Through the decades, through layers of realities, through superheroes and tangles of string- it will always be them.
The Captain and His Courtesan by Winterstar [NC-17, 189k]
A story of revolution.
Captain Steve Rogers is just trying to pay off his debt to SHIELD, carting cargo from the Rim worlds to the Inner Belts in his bucket of bolts ship, the Howling Commando. He keeps a low profile and makes sure his crew is safe and happy. But the universe has a different plan for the once highly decorated Captain of the Honor Guard. The universe drops a Courtesan by the name of Tony Stark into his life. The Captain doesn't like it, but Bucky convinces him that providing transport to the most elusive Courtesan in the Guild could be their ticket to freedom. His crew from the engineer with anger management issues to the pilot who may be a beautiful but deadly assassin wants him to take the commission. What ends up being a simple commission puts his crew in jeopardy and could change all of humanity, because the Courtesan is not really just a pretty face and the Captain of the Honor Guard can fall in love far too easily with a man of conviction - and Tony Stark is a man of conviction.
Catch Me Through the Looking-Glass by Ylixia [NC-17, 29k]
It's like a recurring nightmare: Steve Rogers, trapped in a world that is not his own, new love left behind, and nothing to keep him going but questions.
Catechism by manic_intent [NC-17, 40k]
Inspired by fanart seen on tumblr, this is an End of Days story, with all the Avengers as Archangels. Tony had always known that he was a special snowflake. He just hadn't realized exactly how special.
Childhood is the Kingdom Where Nobody Dies by MemoryDragon [M, 32k]
Seven-year-old Tony Stark wakes up on a Hydra base, lost, afraid, and alone. He has to overcome his fears before it's too late for the Avengers and Captain America.
Come the Winter (Come the Storm) by captainshellhead, vibraniumstark [M, 50k]
Tony Stark, an unremarkable day laborer in the gulag in Izhma, has been deemed too much of a liability to be allowed to remain in Soviet control. Steve Rogers, one of SHIELD's top operatives, is sent undercover into one of the USSR's many internment camps with the specific instructions to retrieve him.
The plan was simple, which, in hindsight was the first indication that everything was about to fall apart.
Communication and the Lack Thereof by AetherSprite [T, 28k]
An inconsequential touch during the attack on the Helicarrier is all it takes to send both Steve and Tony's lives spiraling out of control. While one tries to bury the truth, the other will stop at nothing to uncover it. And, while they have their own private battle of wills, a new supervillain is leading the Avengers on a merry chase.
Counterpart by sara_holmes [M, 217k]
coun•ter•part [koun-ter-pahrt] [noun] 1. a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function. 2. a copy; duplicate. 3. one of two parts that fit, complete, or complement one another.
Just because Hydra used the DNA of a Captain America from another dimension to create a lab-grown, six-year-old super-soldier, it doesn't mean that said six-year old super-soldier is biologically Steve's, right?
(Where Steve wants to ban Clint from bringing things home from alternative dimensions, until he doesn't.)
Even the Light is an Illusion by Mizzy [T, 102k]
Death threats are an unfortunate side-effect of being Tony Stark, so he's learned to ignore them. The problem is, when someone really wants you dead, hiding your head in the sand just kinda exposes your ass.
But it's not just Tony's behind on the line. Whoever wants him dead wants him to suffer first, and they're willing to do anything to make that happen. Tony knows there's only one way out. To save Steve, the Avengers, and the general public, Tony has to die. Of course, death isn't always the end, and Tony does what any other self-disrespecting scientist would do: he finds a way to fake his death and avenge his own murder.
The trouble is, terrible decisions usually have a terrible price, and this one is no different. Tony has a chance to save the day, but the cost may be more than Tony was ever expecting to pay…
(First Impressions Are) A Work in Progress by ras_elased [M, 15k]
Tony has a point system for the times he can get Steve to be less than perfect.
Follow in Your Footsteps by Sineala [T, 6k]
When Tony is twelve, his soulmate's name appears on his wrist. Unfortunately, it's hard to find out anything at all about Steve Rogers.
It turns out there's a reason for that.
Ghost in the Wires by sororexitium [M, 48k]
When Steve moves into Avengers mansion he is caught up in strange coincidences. He walks behind an unseen ghost: a ghost who leaves empty spaces all around the manor. It doesn't make sense, and it sounds crazy until he meets Anthony, a computer simulation programmed by Anthony Stark, who died two years ago. Then it just seems even crazier.
Hard Rock Swing by copperbadge [M, 18k]
It turns out, in the 21st century, Steve's best friend is an eighteen-year-old genius named Tony Stark. This might be trouble.
A Higher Form of War by sabrecmc [M, 292k]
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.
His Fate Will Be Unlearned by scifigrl47 [M, 95k]
Tony Stark spent his childhood making weapons, filling the hole his father left in the world when he succumbed to alcohol, grief, and his own demons. At the age of fifteen, he ran away from home, and made it as far as MIT before all of his responsibilities caught up to him. Now seventeen, he just wants to finish his degree and escape from everything connected to the Stark name.
Steve Rogers crashed into the icy North Atlantic in the 1940's, sacrificing himself to save the world. He never expected to wake up, and now that he has, he's not sure he's glad. The US Army has other plans for him, but for now, Steve is slowly learning to live life in the 21st century, and taking classes at Boston College. He's beginning to suspect that there is no escape.
Boston College is on the T's Green Line. MIT is on the Red. The two lines meet at the Park Street Station, and so will Steve and Tony.
Hole in My Heart (That Goes All the Way to China) by MemoryDragon [T, 29k]
In which Steve is in stubborn denial and wants to shake some sense into Tony, Tony has a broken heart and wants to cheer Steve up, and pandas are cute and want bamboo.
Homefront by copperbadge [NC-17, 13k]
Steve Rogers is a capable leader, a kind and cheerful man, a good friend, a strong role model, and a loyal soldier. He's also teetering on the edge of suicide.
I (created from fantasies) exist solely for you by Mizzy [T, 63k]
Six years ago, without the Avengers Initiative there to save the day, scientist Dr. Eric Selvig sacrificed himself to save the world, the almighty demi-god Thor was lost to a terrible storm, and vigilante Iron Man – spotted with a nuclear weapon trying to take advantage of the situation – was forever labelled an enemy of SHIELD.
This is a comic book office AU, where Steve is defrosted a year too late, Thor has forgotten who he is, and no one knows Tony is Iron Man.
In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury) by scifigrl47 [T-M, 330k, series]
AKA: the Toasterverse (includes Phil Coulson's Case Files of the Toasterverse)
Iron Man: Director of S.W.O.R.D. by Pookaseraph [M, 75k]
In the wake of the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Avengers need to pick up the pieces, and figure out where to go from here. Tony had a plan, at least he thought he had a plan, but Steve Rogers seems to have blown most of those out of the water.
It's All in the Mind by inukagome15 [T, 332k, series]
The adventures of Tony as a mutant; how he learned to accept himself and his subsequent growth into his own. Hijinks ensue.
The King and the Dragon by MemoryDragon [T, 36k]
After a big fight with Tony, Steve has gone missing. The last thing Tony needs when he should be looking for the leader of the Avengers is to be transported into a dark fairy tale to fight a dragon with a kingly version of Steve. But there are things that the King isn't telling him, and the dragon's eye is a familiar shade of blue...
Kludged Together by Veldeia [T, 14k]
When he cut his morning jog short to join Tony Stark on a reconnaissance mission off the East Coast, Steve sure wasn’t expecting to end up stuck on a life raft in the middle of the ocean, his hand knuckle-deep in Stark's chest.
Lessons on how to be Worthwhile by pensversusswords [M, 20k]
The one where Steve thinks Tony is amazing, and Tony thinks Steve is amazing, but Tony doesn't think Tony is amazing.
Or, Tony has issues with self worth, and Steve wants to fix that.
Like Sunlight by sara_holmes [M, 8k]
Steve is used to the way it feels by now; a strange but gentle tugging connection under his sternum, warm tingles in his skin whenever they touch. That is, until Tony gets himself kidnapped. Then it kinda feels more like someone is trying to wrench his heart out through his ribcage.
Living In The Future by Closer [M, 36k]
Eighteen-year-old Tony Stark is the boy genius who woke Captain America, and now he's stuck with him. That's not a bad thing, but between Steve's wide-eyed wonder at the new world and Tony's little fanboy crush, the awkwardness just keeps happening.
The Mission by missbecky [M, 55k, series]
Steve discovers a new mission for himself: protect and watch over Tony Stark.
My Son, My Sun by Wordsplat [T, 70k]
Just before the events of Iron Man, a baby is left on Tony's doorstep. He wants nothing to do with it at first, but his time in Afghanistan changes his mind and Tony vows to become a better man for his son's sake.
Prisoner's Dilemma by AvocadoLove [M, 16k]
After taking the airplane down in the Arctic, Steve wakes to find himself imprisoned as a human test subject. With no idea where in the world he is, his only ally is a fast-talking inventor in the cell next door. Something’s off about Tony that Steve can’t put his finger on, and it’s obvious Tony doesn't fully trust him either. But to escape they may not have a choice…
Re-Take by inukagome15 [T, 20k]
This shouldn’t have happened. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Everything was wrong, and all he wanted was to make it right.
Because that was what they did.
If Steve just had a second chance, he could fix everything.
Relativistic Heat Conduction by SakuraTsukikage [NC-17, 69k]
Age of Ultron-based, but not entirely canon compliant. Written for the 2013 Cap-Iron Man Reverse Big Bang. Ultron has attacked, obliterating most of the world's superheroes and resistance in a matter of hours. The remaining heroes band together and share what strength they have to get through it, to survive, and defeat Ultron once and for all. Steve Rogers grieves in the wake of the disaster and the heroes' defeat, and no one knows if he will be able to provide the leadership they need--but Tony Stark isn't about to let him slip away that easily.
Run Program: DUM-E by Amuly [M, 11k]
Taking care of Tony is a lot of work. Especially when you’ve only got one arm. And your code dates back to the 1980s.
Saving the World (Is Totally a Date) by Wordsplat [T, 64k]
Tony discovers Stane's betrayal while he's still being held captive. When he escapes, he sets out to ruin Stane as completely and ruthlessly as he can, playing up his PTSD and quitting his job to destroy Stane quietly from the outside. He also picks up a teaching job-all Pepper's fault-and oh, right, becomes a supervillain. Okay, that one was Tony's fault, but it was totally an accident.
In the meantime, a certain Capsicle is defrosted a year early, and is assigned the task of capturing the notorious Iron Man. It's not going particularly well, if the embarrassingly high number of times he's been kidnapped in the past six months is any indication. When SHIELD decides to help him "adjust" by getting him a teaching job, Steve is skeptical; but then there's Tony, and Steve finds he doesn't mind the 21st century so much after all.
see a thing a thousand times by Mizzy [T, 26k]
Whoever came up with the rule that SHIELD agents in modern times had to be a certain age should be shot. Obviously the solution is for Steve to travel back in time. (If only things were ever that easy.)
Semaphore by DevilDoll [NC-17, 40k]
"I’m trying to like you, Tony. You’re just making it very hard."
Shadow in the Stream by Azul_Bleu [M, 25k]
Caught in the grips of spectacular hangovers, the Avengers wish Tony wasn't around to enable them, and a power decides to grant them their wish: a world without Tony Stark. How do you change reality back to normal without your resident genius billionaire playboy philanthropist, anyway?
Sins of Omission by Kiyaar [NC-17, 155k, WIP]
A Post-Civil War, Pre-Secret Invasion AU where Steve is dead, Tony's a mess, and everything sucks.
In which Tony deals poorly with Steve's death, falls off the wagon, sees ghosts, and misses a lot.
Oh, and the Skrulls are about to invade.
Slipping off the Page into Your Hands by Sineala [NC-17, 68k]
Soulmates have their first words to each other written on their wrists. This should make it easy. For Steve and Tony, it is anything but. Steve's problem is that the future he has awoken into is nothing he was ever expecting: he has a soulmate now. Who might be a robot. And if his soulmate is Iron Man, how can he be so attracted to Tony Stark? It should be impossible. Tony's problem is that he is Iron Man, his soulmate is a man whom he in no way deserves, and he is going to fight everything in his heart and do his best to make sure Steve never, ever finds out the whole truth.
slipping through the years by often_adamanta [M, 18k]
The plane crash and subsequent ice might have killed him, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still around, haunting those he cares about. And since the only person who can see him is Tony Stark, death sure isn’t going to be boring.
Some Kind of Personal War by sara_holmes [M, 20k]
And Tony realizes that working out who the Winter Soldier used to be and who he is now are two entirely different things.
Some Sunny Day by valtyr [T, 8k]
Tony was inconsolable for weeks after Captain America went down in the ocean.
Spellbound by missbecky [NC-17, 31k]
After their alien hosts witness yet another heated argument between Steve and Tony, they are hit with a powerful magic spell in order to teach them a lesson. Now they are stranded and alone on a hostile planet. One of them can't see and the other can't hear, and the only way back to safety is on foot. And the Forest is full of dangers…
Stay With Me (home is where your mind is.) by sara_holmes [M, 67k]
Where Steve doesn’t quite die, ends up stranded in the multiverse and would quite like to know how the hell so many versions of himself ended up sleeping with Tony Stark. Well, that’s going to make things a tad awkward when he gets home.
Take This by Arkada [M, 10k]
Very, very few people are allowed to hand things to Tony Stark. Steve has to fight to become one of them, and in the process, becomes something more.
Think of This as Solving Problems (That Should Never Have Occurred) by Sineala [T, 35k]
No one knows Tony is Iron Man. Then Tony gets amnesia, and literally no one knows Tony is Iron Man.
Thumb, Index, and Pinky Extended by Eudoxia [NR, 5k]
Tony Stark is twenty-one when he loses his voice. It shouldn't matter, but in a world where the first words your Soulmate says to you are marked on your skin, it can be pretty damn annoying.
Unveil My Unsightly Heart by Mizzy [M, 43k]
Looking over an old prototype helicarrier for its future viability as a base for the Avengers should have just been a routine day full of bickering and non-adventure for Steve Rogers and Tony Stark.
But when they're catapulted into an alternate universe – where their alternate selves are married and battling with a mysterious threat – the two are forced to get over their differences in order to figure out what's going on, before it's too late.
Because there's more going on than meets the eye, and Steve and Tony falling in love might just be the most dangerous thing that can happen. Not just for one universe, but for all of them…
Your Name on Every Wall by Sineala [T, 17k]
The Time Gem throws Steve into the past rather than the future, and in doing so, it gives him the opportunity to undo his past mistakes. But when it turns out that all of his mistakes involve Tony Stark, Steve begins to wonder if he's ever going to be able to mend things between them.
In Steve’s unbiased eyes, Tony Stark is Midtown High's biggest flirt, narcissist, partier, and possibly a step above Hitler on Steve’s least favorite people list.
There he stands, self-satisfied smirk etching across his face, brown eyes dancing with amusement. Steve looks up at the sky.
Lord give me the strength to not rip his fucking face off. (Debate Club AU)
this fic is so much fun to write, oh my god. taking out my anger through fictional characters (re: hot-headed high school senior steve rogers) beats therapy any day.
if any of of my followers ship stevetony i'd love you forever if you gave this a chance and gave me some feedback. <3
