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HELLO ALL!! I’M BACK, HAVE YOU MISSED ME? Work is over, so it’s back to rec lists, feel free to send in more requests. Mutual pining is my favorite thing of all time, so of course I’m starting with this after my mini-hiatus :) Have fun!
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MCU
For the Wheel’s Still in Spin by Arukou (@arukou-arukou): Steve Rogers is a man of action, but in this brave new century, there’s no action to be had. A man without a mission, all he has to linger on are the people he let down and the lives he failed to save, and he is so very alone. Nights eat at him and days pass in a blur, and Tony Stark is the only person who seems to notice just how badly the Captain is suffering.
Out of Order by archwrites (Arch): Look, Steve wants to like Tony, but the man is impossible. Frankly, Steve’s kind of a mess, too. Hatesex, pining, some angst, a little fluff, friendship, more sex, and even a little plot (a very little). But not in that order.
Steve Rogers Does (Not Do) Marriage Counseling by Neverever (@captainneverever): Natasha and Clint are kidnapped by HYDRA during a routine mission. Steve and Tony have to go undercover as a married couple at a couples counseling weekend to uncover where they’re being held. Except they had kissed at the SHIELD holiday party the day before and Tony doesn’t want to talk about it. What is Steve going to do?
Oncoming Storm by FestiveFerret (@festiveferret): He should turn around, go back inside; he should back up and walk away and text Steve that he was staying in Malibu and then lock himself in his workshop and never emerge.But his feet moved forward instead.
The Other Thing, Actually by FestiveFerret (@festiveferret): Things are going pretty well for Steve. He’s moved into the tower and it’s actually pretty nice on the inside, the team is friendly and fun to be around, and most importantly Tony seems to like having him there; he certainly likes being around Tony.
Then suddenly Tony starts to ice him out and Steve can’t understand why. Can he live with being part of the Avengers knowing that Tony hates him?
signed, steeped, delivered by gyzym, Siria: Tony was pretty sure nothing like this had ever happened to him before.
(sometimes you have to) run before you walk by schweet_heart: It occurs to Tony that he’s been doing things ass-backwards for most of his life, taking things apart before he knows how to put them back together again, and the familiarity would be comforting if it weren’t also terrifying.
Or: Steve and Tony don’t get along, except for when they do.
From The Ground Up by thatsweetmysteryoflife: The first time Steve had seen Tony Stark since SHIELD had fallen, he was on TV.
Or, how a team became a family, and friendship became love.
Tony Stark Takes a Liberty and the Universe Thanks Him by RurouniHime: In which people think they are entitled to Steve Roger’s face (aka, because tomorrow is coming, and I hold out hope, Supreme Court.)
The Scarf by LagLemon: After Ultron’s defeat, and Avengers Tower being rebuilt, Steve assumed things would go back to normal - or at least, he hoped they would. Now things have changed, and he’s pretty sure he’s got a hard decision to make.
Mutually Assured Infatuation by Meatball42: When Steve gifts Tony a teddy bear to help him get better after he’s injured on a mission, Tony decides he can’t let it stand.
the shield’s a metaphor by fantalaimon: Steve does his best, Tony thinks too much, they both have a lot of feelings, and it all works out pretty well.
played for fools by fantalaimon: It’s a slow dance, so they wrap their arms around each other and sway while making their very best doe eyes.
“I think we’re doing a really great job,” Steve says, voice barely a whisper.
“Me too,” Tony says. “We’re amazing actors.”
even if the brain has forgotten, perhaps the teeth remember (or the fingers) by theappleppielifestyle (@theappleppielifestyle):
Tony gets temporary amnesia.
Some things are clearer without his preconceptions dragging him down.
Platonic Cuddling (In Which Tony Is A Pillow) by tarialdarion (@tari-aldarion): Dating Tony would be like…dating my pillow.” Steve raised an eyebrow. “Fine, maybe that wasn’t the best analogy but Steve, there’s no attraction there. For fuck’s sake, he looks at you like he has hearts in his eyes.”
Wishful Thinking by BlossomsintheMist (@blossomsinthemist): Things have been building between Steve and Tony for a while, but after a battle where Tony is injured, they come to a head in an unexpected way. Was originally envisioned as a post-credits scene for Age of Ultron, but probably won’t end up fitting the movie well, so feel free to envision it differently.
The Humanization Humiliation by Wordsplat (@wordsplat): In which Tony and Clint get drunk for science, Bruce is sneakier than expected, and Steve almost drops his pants on live national television. Also known as the time the Avengers had to give interviews displaying their human side, which was really not Fury’s best idea.
All I Want For Christmas by Wordsplat (@wordsplat): There’s only one thing Tony wants for Christmas, and he’s got a plan to get it. Though he unfortunately seems doomed to failure from step one, unbeknownst to him, a better strategist than he has a plan of their own.
Dance With Me by Wordsplat (@wordsplat): Steve doesn’t know how to dance. Tony is not deterred.
616 + Other
Roll the Dice and Swear Your Love (for me) by fandomfrolics: After all, how bad could a game of Truth or Dare be?
Token by laudatenium (@laudatenium): Tony wants a drink. So he calls his sponsor.
Love in a Time of Amnesia by Amuly (@everybodyilovedies): Carol might have lost all her memories of her friends, but there’s at least one thing she can know with absolute certainty: Steve and Tony are a couple. And if the rest of the Avengers insist on saying they’re not, well: Carol will just have to put her amnesia to use, for the greater good.
An Excess of Excitement (The Bee-Phasic Remix) by Veldeia (@veldeia): Sam throws a party, Steve is sad Iron Man isn’t there, and Tony has an unfortunate encounter with a bee that turns out to be more sinister than meets the eye.
An Incredibly Platonic Evening (Plus One Remix) by kdm103020 (@kdm103020): After years of pining for Steve, Tony invites him to a charity gala strictly as friends. It’s not date. Sure, he might want something more, but it’s totally manageable so long as Steve stays in the dark. Right?
i will never stop losing my breath (every time i see you looking back at me) by theappleppielifestyle (@theappleppielifestyle): In all fairness, Tony is on autopilot when this happens. He’s had a long, hard day, and it’s possible he hasn’t slept in several long, hard days. He’s already half-asleep on the couch and he’s relaxed and happy, which is a rarity on its’ own, and he’s comfortable enough to let his guard down and get his body to do all the work without switching his brain on.
That should’ve been enough of a warning sign, but apparently not: Tony stretches, says goodnight to his teammates and gets varied responses back, and then he kisses Steve.
He only realizes what he’s done after he’s started to lean back, opening his eyes to see Steve’s blown wide, staring at Tony with his lips gone slack and a tiny furrow between his eyebrows.
Many Faces, All of them Yours by cptxrogers (@cptxrogers): Steve is head over heels for the team’s benefactor Tony, but he feels terrible for his best friend, Iron Man, who seems to have developed a bit of a crush on him. And now there’s a mysterious new hero, Nomad, stalking the streets of New York. An identity porn soap opera.
Your Mirror Image by magicasen (@einheriar): The Maria Stark Foundation hosts a superhero-themed gala. Who Steve and Tony come dressed up as is really no surprise.
The Law Runneth Forward and Back by Sineala (@sineala): It’s been three weeks since Tony saved Steve’s life at Mount Rushmore, and they’re not talking about it. It’s going to drive Tony insane. But they’ve got bigger problems, because Nightshade has turned Steve into a werewolf. Again. And all Steve seems to want is to be near Tony.
Slipping off the Page into Your Hands by Sineala (@sineala): 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.
Never Too Late for Love by Sineala (@sineala): Steve has always believed that a soulbond is a blessing – a rare and beautiful miracle, joining the thoughts and feelings of two people forever, from the first time they touch. Steve knows he’s not going to be one of the lucky ones. He knows Gail isn’t his soulmate. But he loves her, even if they’re not soulmates, and he’s going to do right by her. After the war’s over, he’s going to marry her, and they’re going to settle down. They’ll buy a house. They’ll have children. He’ll see his family again. Maybe Bucky will live next door. It’s going to be a good life. He doesn’t need a soulbond. He’ll be fine without one.
Then Steve wakes up sixty years in the future to find that his wonderful life has moved on without him. His family is long dead. His fiancée married his best friend. And the only purpose he has left is leading the Ultimates, a misbegotten team of superheroes with flaws too numerous to count. Steve hates everything about the future – but most of all he detests Tony, flashy and flirtatious, who embodies everything Steve hates about a world he never wanted to live in.
And, oh, yeah, Steve has a soulmate after all: Tony fucking Stark. (Ults)
Instant karma’s gonna get you by dorcas_gustine: Cap is disappointed. Predictably things start to Go Very Bad for Tony. (MA:A)
They Call Me Dad by fandomfrolics: The team’s taken to calling Tony by a very strange nickname and he’s a little afraid to find out why. (MA:A)
Mission: Improbable by cptxrogers (@cptxrogers): Tony is called on to investigate strange events which have been occurring in the upper echelons of society recently. There’s just one small issue - he needs Steve to pose as his date for the evening. (AA)
AUs
(say you want me to) stay by goodmorningbeloved (@goodmorningbeloved):
“I need you to marry me,” Tony blurts over the phone.Oh no, is Steve’s first thought, and the second is, I knew I shouldn’t have let him blow me in the kitchen five months ago. “All right,” his mouth says for him, and his feet must be thinking ahead too because he’s suddenly out of his chair and crossing the room to open his closet so he can get dressed and go to Tony.
Or: considering that he and Tony have been best friends for the past fifteen years and friends-with-benefits for the past five months, Steve assumes that pretending to be Tony’s fiancé will work out just fine. Unsurprisingly, he’s wrong. (WIP)
Foxes & Hounds by XtaticPearl (@xtaticpearl): FBI agent Steve Rogers is sent to New York on the case of a mystery hacker who is tipped off to hold secrets to a dangerous network of corporate crimes. If coming back to New York hadn’t been bad enough, he is also partnered with resident detective Tony Stark; a man who had changed his life five years ago.
With a wealth of history between them and an undercurrent of tension, these two must work together and solve the case before it becomes too late for everyone. (WIP)
Tony. Doctor Tony Stark. by itsallAvengers (@itsallavengers): Steve is sick again, surprise surprise.So, of course, his friends decide to have him carted off back to hospital for the fourth time that month. God, does he hate hospitals. Until he meets his Doctor.
Place Your Bets by RurouniHime: Steve Rogers may or may not have just picked up a prostitute. This may or may not be Tony Stark’s fault.
Let the More Loving One be Me (Or: Aw, Crap) by willowswhiten:
Captain Steven Rogers-Carter has just come back from Afghanistan, struggling with PTSD and memories that haunt him. When he’s introduced to his adoptive mother’s godson, engineer, mechanic and billionaire Tony Stark, there’s a lot of yelling. Things are never entirely simple when two broken warriors realise exactly what they need to put themselves back together.
I’ve got you under my skin by sirona: Five times Beijing 2008 Olympics Gold Medalist Tony Stark thinks it’s going to be no more difficult a job to get ready for London 2012, than what he has just achieved. That is, of course, before Coach Fury comes to visit, and offers him a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a part of something much bigger than himself. Swimming AU.
I wanna hold your hand by sirona: No one understands what it’s like growing up rich and yet more alone than anyone should be able to stand - except for people who grew up just like you, that is. In which Tony Stark goes to Oxford University and meets people and makes enemies and makes friends and changes people’s minds and falls in love - amongst other tales of mishap and adventure.
Head Over Feet by Robin_tCJ (@robintcj): It had sounded like a good idea at the time. Tony Stark, genius and heir to the Stark fortune, didn’t expect to fall in love with the kind, handsome soldier he’d picked up at a bar that he had only gotten into because of a particularly well-crafted fake ID. He didn’t expect to spend the best week of his life with a funny, wonderful artist who would be shipping off to war in only days. And he definitely didn’t expect that soldier to die before they could even try to build something.
He tries to move on with his life and find a way to feel whole, but after one too many disappointments, Tony gives up on the idea of happiness altogether. Of course, then he finds himself on a street in New York, covered in coffee and having the shock of his life.
Through the Dark Tide of Memory by scifigrl47 (@scifigrl47): As the Human/Kaiju war drags on, with no end in sight, the occupants of the Malibu Shatterdome have come to be known, worldwide, as the Avengers. No matter how many Jaegers fall, how many battles are lost around the Pacific rim, the Avengers will always come to the rescue.Until, of course, there’s no one left…
Weighing of the Heart by scifigrl47 (@scifigrl47): Steve Rogers hasn’t really had a particularly easy life. He’s struggled along, he’s proud of himself, he’s self-sufficient and capable and he works damn hard. He has friends and a purpose and he’s only a few semesters from graduating college. He’s managed, but his life has been far from easy. That’s mostly because of a slight filing error.
The last thing that Steve needed was someone to watch over him. The only thing that his Guardian Angel needs is a second chance to make a first impression.
Hard Rock Swing by copperbadge (@copperbadge): It turns out, in the 21st century, Steve’s best friend is an eighteen-year-old genius named Tony Stark. This might be trouble.
Float like a butterfly (sting like a bee) by gottalovev (@gottalovev): Steve Rogers is looking for a new Team and signs with Nick Fury in his quest to climb back in the professional boxing ranks after a 5 years break. When he realizes Fury’s gym is owned by Tony Stark, billionaire-playboy-entrepreneur and up-and-coming boxer, sparks fly and not in a good way. At least at first.
No time for losers by gottalovev (@gottalovev): Tony Stark: Playboy. Millionaire. Philanthropist. Hockey superstar. (featuring among other things an unexpected trade, learning to get along with new teammates, pining, the Olympics, and a happy ever after)
An Inglourious Affair by ann2who, morphia: In 1944, Steve’s commando team, The Basterds, are off to fight nazis in France. Tony joins their efforts after intelligence suggests that Herr Kleiser, a German scientist, has set his sights on making a massive nuclear bomb. Their mission: Get to Kleiser before he completes his evil plan. What neither of them had planned for, however, was to fall in love in the middle of the worst war either of them had ever seen.
Though Your Face Is Lovely by ChibiSquirt (@chibisquirt): Tony Stark is an experienced adventurer by the time he’s working beside Captain America and the Howling Commandos… which is why he should have known better than to pick up the artifact. Transported into another universe, he’s going to have to find a way home, even if it means dealing with these “Avengers” people, some of whom seem awfully familiar… (Noir/MCU crossover)
there still might be a place for us somewhere by theappleppielifestyle (@theappleppielifestyle): Ten years after high school ends, Tony stumbles on a stranger who looks strangely a hell of a lot like the guy he was in love with as a teenager.
The Mighty Avenger Adventure Camp by imafriendlydalek, orbingarrow (@imafriendlydalek, @orbingarrow): “What the hell kind of camp leaves a bunch of teenagers on their own in the woods for a week, anyway?”
That’s a valid question, Tony. This isn’t your average summer camp, after all - this is the Mighty Avenger Adventure Camp! Where you’ll learn all the skills you need to get through Survival Week out in the rugged wilderness, and maybe learn a bit about yourself along the way, all while forging new friendships.
And maybe a budding romance with that pretty blond Counselor in Training. Too bad counselors and campers shouldn’t date…
Saving the World (Is Totally a Date) by Wordsplat (@wordsplat): 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.
Iron Man: Unavailable, Tony Stark: In Trouble by navaan: After what happened in New York the Avengers with the help of Tony Stark are trying to become more independent. The team has grown together and for Steve Iron Man is a big part of that, although he has some trouble getting along with his employer. Then Steve faces a bit of a mystery when Tony Stark gets kidnapped – and Iron Man, who is supposed to be the man’s bodyguard when he’s not an Avenger, is nowhere to be found.
Dream A Little Dream Of Me by ann2who (@stark-spangled-lovers): Back in 1943, Steve Rogers is left with the aftermath of Project Rebirth. His days are filled with fighting Hydra on German soil, his dreams, however, are occupied by a very handsome stranger.
A stranger, who barges into his life like a hurricane, and throws Steve’s expectation of love right out of the window. The guy’s aggravating, unpredictable, and yet, irritatingly handsome. The more Steve’s dreams and waking life blur together, the more he finds himself drawn to the man.
But how can he fall in love with someone who might not even be part of his world?
Who You Think You Are by Tahlruil (@tahlreth): In a world where no one knows the identity of Iron Man, Tony Stark is the best thing since sliced bread, at least in the opinion of one Steve Rogers. He doesn’t like to let anyone know that - especially not Tony - but one day it sort of slips out. Luckily it’s only to his best friend, and Shellhead won’t tell anyone. What could possibly go wrong?
The Lengths That I Will Go To by Politzania (@polizwrites): After forty-five years, Howard Stark discovers the wreck of the Valkyrie and that Captain America somehow survived the crash and nearly a half-century of being frozen in the ice.
Tony Stark, having been brought back to the fold after several years of freedom, finds himself face to face with his childhood idol (and teenage crush) when he is recruited to help care for the recovering Captain Rogers, whose existence is being kept a secret.
Straight on till Morning by Sineala (@sineala): Tony Stark resigned his commission in Starfleet five years ago, after a disastrous away mission, and he swore he’d never go back. He just wants to be left alone to build warp engines in peace.
But the universe has more in store for him than that, as he discovers when Admiral Fury comes to him with an offer he could never have expected and cannot possibly refuse: first officer and chief engineer aboard the all-new USS Avenger, a starship of Tony’s own design. What’s more, the Avenger’s captain is Steve Rogers, hero of the Earth-Romulan War. Believed dead for over a century, Steve is miraculously alive… and very, very attractive. But nothing is ever easy for Tony.
As he wrestles with his secret desire for his new captain and his not-so-dormant fears, another mission starts to go wrong, and Tony becomes aware that Steve has secrets of his own – and the truth could change everything.
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Jen you absolutely wonderful person 💛💛💛 SO MANY RECS!!!
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