15 Things to Do in NYC If You’ve Been Stuck in an Ice Berg for 70 Years – gogglor
Steve/Tony
39,835 words
Tony and Steve can't stand each other, but they agree for the sake of the team and the people that rely on them that they have to figure out a way to get along. So they come up with a plan to spend time together, in the form of a Buzzfeed listicle of things to do in New York City.
Because if you go to enough museums with the guy you can't stand, you should *eventually* stop hating him, right?
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Come for the slow burn, stay for everyone's opinions on Cats the musical and a story about teenage Tony stealing an ice cream truck in an attempt to get laid.
enemies to friends to lovers, mutual pining, series, slow burn
Buried – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Steve/Tony
57,722 words
When Howard Stark demands Tony work at a dig site in S.America one summer to "build character" and "learn about life", Tony is furious. But then he meets soldier/archeologist Steve and falls in love with blue eyes and a perfect smile. Just as they are ready to move forward together, Steve leaves abruptly with no explanation and breaks Tonys heart.
Ten years later, Tony stumbles across the file for the old dig site. He's determined to visit and shut it down, but discovers that instead of a village, the dig has unconvered a temple and actually needs MORE money to stay open. A security team is hired to protect the staff and the artifacts they find, and Tony comes face to face with Steve Rogers all over again– except Steve is bearded and BIGGER and way more dangerous than he used to be...And Tony likes it.
When the camp is attacked, Steve jumps into action, snatching Tony and running into the jungle to escape and work their way towards safety.
But long days and nights together bring back old feelings, and one day Steve takes a risk and asks Tony to give them another chance.
Will Tony say yes? Or is his heart buried too far for the soldier-turned- archaeologist-turned-mercenary to find it?
age difference, au: no powers, enemies to friends to lovers, misunderstandings, mutual pining
Classic Sci-Fi – spelling_error
Bucky/Tony
18,067 words
Bucky wakes up to Steve telling him he's lost his memory, but not to panic, it'll only last a few days. Easier said than done when the last thing Bucky remembers is fighting Hydra with the Howlies in WWII.
He tries to make the most of it however, and there's this guy... Tony Stark. It's pretty clear the guy hates Bucky's guts, which is unfortunate because god damn is he a sight.
He tries to figure out what he did to wrong Stark, but everyone just tells him he doesn't want to know.
They were right.
amnesia, canon divergence, enemies to friends to lovers
Keep Your Eyes On Me – ElloPoppet
Bucky/Tony
10,345 words
“What the fuck, Stark. I don’t...I don’t hate you. Christ!”
Tony registered the offended and visceral tone of Barnes’ voice before processing the words, shaken off guard by both when they finally sunk in.
“That’s...huh.” Tony responded, eloquently.
“Is this about what I said when we got here? Because I meant that Steve would never make you bunk with me alone because you wouldn’t like it.” Barnes said, as though it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“...huh.”
enemies to friends to lovers, fluff, misunderstandings, PTSD
Next to you the sky is more blue – weethreequarter
Steve/Tony
39,021 words
There was something about abandoned buildings and the way nature was slowly reclaiming them as its own which had long captivated Steve. The beauty of the former grandeur undiminished, merely transformed. There was an atmosphere to them, a lingering sense of the lives lived or the jobs worked within their walls which made him feel oh-so small and yet so alive all at once. No two were ever the same, and he loved discovering little clues that told the story of the people who once called it home or made their living there.
There was something comforting about seeing the imprints of humans long gone; no matter who you were, there was a part of you, of what you made, of who you were that left its mark upon the world.
Over the years, he’d been to a lot of abandoned houses, factories, mansions and they’d all left an impression on him in some way or another. But none as much as the Mermaid House.
au: mermen, au: no powers, depression/mental illness, enemies to friends to lovers, PTSD
Paved With Good Intentions (I’m on the road to hell) – itsallAvengers
Steve/Tony
194,400 words
When the mysterious group of vigilante assassins known only as 'The Avengers' are tipped off about the dirty secrets that lie within Stark Industries, Steve Rogers has his heart set on taking out Tony Stark for good in order to protect the rest of the world from his evil. He's seen the footage, after all- Stark is a man who fights only for himself. And of course, when a job arises as chief bodyguard for Stark, to protect him from the growing threat of an ominously infatuated stalker, the opportunity is way too good for him to miss out on. It's the perfect placement, and the perfect way to find out whether or not their tipoff is genuine.
But as Steve falls into rank as the new bodyguard for Mr. Stark and he spends time getting to know and protect him, his initial hatred begins to falter and merge into something different, something far more terrifying than the prospect of killing the face of Stark Industries.
Steve Rogers may just be falling in love with him instead.
au: no powers, enemies to friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, secret identities
take it from me – complicationstoo
Bucky/Tony
4,561 words
“Give me my hoodie back, you gremlin.”
“It’s not yours anymore,” Tony says, rolling over to mash his face into the pillow. The blanket slips down to reveal a shirt that Bucky last remembers seeing over a month ago. “You lost your rights to it when you left it on my side of the room.”
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Alternately, Tony's a terrible roommate, Bucky is annoyed, and somehow they fall in love.
au: college, au: no powers, enemies to friends to lovers, getting together, sharing clothes
My Normal Approach is Useless Here – windsweptfic
Bucky/Steve/Tony
11,582 words
Tony finds Bucky frozen in the Alps and brings him back, thinking it'll help Steve adjust to modern life if he's not alone. Unfortunately, he finds it has the side-effect of him becoming irrationally jealous.
canon divergence, enemies to friends to lovers, getting together, hurt/comfort, injury recovery
Never Eye To Eye – vorkosigan
Steve/Tony
26,506 words
After the Civil War, the Avengers were back together.
How is everything going, Tony? Pepper had asked in her email.
It's fine (Tony had written back). I'm fighting with Steve all the time. Everything is going to hell. I'm okay (you know I'm always okay).
(Or: How Tony and Steve learned to be a bit gentler with each other)
enemies to friends to lovers, fix-it, hurt/comfort, tw: child abuse
the chariots of angels are colliding – deathsweetqueen
Steve/Bucky/Tony
5,141 words
Tony takes his time padding over to the hut.
Each step feels like he’s barely moving a fraction of an inch, but he forces himself to keep going.
The hut is empty when he peers inside.
“Hi.”
Tony startles, an odd little noise escaping him. When he turns around, Barnes is standing behind him.
“Hi,” Tony returns, his voice rough.
He looks different, Barnes, hair longer, beard thicker, eyes clearer, sharper, more vivid, less haunted, less hungry.
Barnes swallows thickly. “Are you here to kill me?” he asks.
Tony shakes his head. “No, I’m not.”
canon divergence, enemies to friends to lovers
The Funvee – Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)
Bucky/Tony
3,844 words
Surviving a near death experience was weird. That was the only word that came to mind. Tony vacillated wildly between highs, and lows, but with everything going on, he was mostly able to shove his unwelcome feelings into the background, and focus on his New Life. When you built a badass, flying suit and became a superhero almost overnight, you were definitely allowed to abuse capital letters when talking about your life.
Tony was pretty good at ignoring it, though, because, well… Iron Man. Too busy. Too important. Too many wrongs to right, and people wanting to get their grubby hands on his sexy tech, so there was always a reason to do or think about something other than the flesh and blood Tony Stark’s problems.
Right up until he didn’t have a choice, anymore.
enemies to friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, PTSD, tw: drinking
The Killer and The Kid – tisfan
Bucky/Tony
13,047 words
Imagine Tony getting deaged into a 5 or 6 year old, but instead of the team finding him, Bucky, still on the run and struggling with himself and the winter soldier, does. Bucky tries to take care of him, learning of all of Tony's issues and the abuse he went through. Eventually he has no choice but to come in and bring Tony to the avengers. After Tony comes back to himself they deal with the aftermath
de-aging, dimension hopping, enemies to friends to lovers, kidfic