(please don’t say) i love you – wordsxstars
Steve/Tony
50,701 words
Howard makes him want to run and never stop running, but Steve is the first person who's made him, even a tiny part of him, want to stay. And he knows that won't end well, not for anyone
"Night Tony," Steve says, that same soft, sweet smile on his face, and Tony wonders if maybe Steve Rogers is not such a bad thing after all.
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or: when 18 year old tony stark meets the barista with the very blue eyes, and realises that maybe hiding isn’t the only answer.
au: coffee shop, au: college, hurt/comfort, panic attacks, tw: rape/noncon
Coffee – romanoff
Steve/Tony
10585 words
In which Clint works behind the counter, Tony is a regular and Steve is the new guy who only goes in for one cup but can’t stop coming back for the coffee. He says it’s the coffee. Spoiler alert: It’s not. It’s Tony.
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, getting together, PTSD, slow burn
Coffee Date – Potrix
Bucky/Tony
1,279 words
It’s just a silly crush, anyway, and Tony will get over it eventually. He’ll stop tripping over his tongue whenever Cute Delivery Guy flashes him one of his rare smiles, he’ll stop with the awful nervous jokes, he’ll stop having the urge to offer to replace the Hammer Tech prosthesis with a superior Stark Tech model, he’ll stop wondering how Cute Delivery Guy’s seemingly permanent five o’clock shadow might feel against his own cheeks, he’ll stop staring at Cute Delivery Guy’s ass when he leaves, and he’ll throw out his pathetic cup stash. Eventually.
It’s not as if Cute Delivery Guy’s two-minute stops in his workshop are the highlights of Tony’s days, or anything embarrassing like that.
au: coffee shop, meet-cute
Soldier, sit you down and idle – BladeoftheNebula
Steve/Tony
20,287 words
Fresh out of the ice, Steve Rogers is lost. Everything is too loud, and too different, and just too much. He feels adrift, unsure what place he has in this new world.
He takes a spontaneous road trip, hoping to find some peace; little does he know that it will lead him to a charming little town, Tony Stark and just maybe... a place to call home.
Alternate summary: A soft sad boy on a brooom brooom has a serendipitous journey.
au: bookstore, au: coffee shop, au: small town, canon divergence, road trip
Three Days, One Week, and a Lifetime – swtalmnd
Bucky/Steve/Tony
121,464 words
Bucky and Steve work at a coffee shop. Tony meets them when they actually make his insanely caffeinated order. Sparks fly and pants drop. 50% Actual Porn, 40% Schmoop, 10% clothes & coffee porn.
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, au: soulmates/soulmarks, kink: Dom/sub, PTSD, series
I Wanna Hold Your Hand – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Steve/Tony
3,987 words
Tony is a snarky, sassy, college age disaster, making his way through the Ph.D program by way of spite, stubborness and unhealthy amounts of caffeine so lovingly supplied by the local coffee shop.
Steve is the barista hopelessly in love with the fluffy haired, sleep deprived, genius.
It happens exactly the way you think it does.
au: coffee shop, au: college
It’s a Secret – 27dragons
Bucky/Tony
1,446 words
Tony blinked at the long-emptied mug he’d sat down with, and then at the new mug, and then up at Hot Barista. “I didn’t order anything?”
“Yeah, I know. You’ve got a secret admirer.”
“Oh.” Tony twisted in his seat a little, scanning the coffee shop. It was doing a fairly brisk business, but Tony didn’t see anyone obviously watching. “Who is it?”
“I just said, it’s a secret.”
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, mutual pining, secret admirers
Monday In A Cafe (All You Did Was Look My Way) – RayShippouUchiha
Bucky/Tony
6,301 words
Then Gorgeous, as Bucky abruptly names him in his head, slides a bit further down the counter and reaches for his wallet. He pulls out what Bucky’s pretty sure is a crisp hundred and stuffs it into the tip jar Clint decorated to look like a bulls-eye.
And then he turns and looks directly at Bucky.
Staring into big doe eyes from across the way Bucky resists the urge to bring his hand up to grip at his chest.
Because that split second is all it takes.
One look and Bucky is officially gone.
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, fluff, mutual pining
Triple Espresso – FestiveFerret
Bucky/Steve/Tony
72,577 words
Everything is going great for Steve. He loves his boyfriend, his apartment, his pets. He finally has some opportunities to share his artwork, the coffee shop he manages is doing well, and Bucky is about to finish his exams, which means no more night shifts. It finally feels like life is on track.
And then Tony Stark walks into the cafe and everything goes off the rails.
au: coffee shop, au: no powers, friends to lovers, getting together