Fiction Recs

Steve/Tony
13,064 words

Tony tends to be tactile with people he trusts. These days that list of people includes Steve, which is a good sign of the progression of their friendship. For his part, Steve seems to enjoy it as much as Tony does... until Tony goes a little too far.

Steve/Tony
4,851 words

Tony is still good friends with his ex, Steve, even after four years apart, even though he's with Ty now. Until Christmas comes around, and suddenly that feels completely backwards.

Steve/Tony
10,985 words

Steve’s hands settled cautious at his waist and Tony ran his tongue over the shell of Steve’s ear to whisper--

“You wanna get me pregnant, soldier?”

Steve’s knees buckled a little and Tony moaned softly, fit himself tighter into Steve’s body and hissed, “You wanna breed me? Like you came home from the war and I was just waiting on you? Hold me down and fill me up till I’m spilling over full?”

“Fuck-- fuck.” Steve really did almost collapse when Tony palmed over his cock, squeezing purposefully over the thick length. “Tony.”

“Is that what you want?” Tony left a sharp bite at Steve’s ear lobe, sucked a wet kiss over the soldier’s pulse and shivered when Steve’s grip tightened too hard at his hips. “Cos I can do that for you.”

“I--I--I--” Steve had never been so confused or turned on in his life. “I don’t know how that’s gonna happen but-- but-- but I’m on board.”

“Good.” Tony stroked over him once, twice more and then pulled away with a devilish smirk at his gorgeous mouth. “Stay tuned, sweetheart.”

Bucky/Tony
14,690 words

Tony never expected to share Christmas with the man who killed his parents, but he's here now, so they should make the best of it.

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.”

Steve/Tony
24,901 words

Everyone has a number of names written on their bodies from birth. Steve has three: Margaret Carter, James Barnes and Anthony Stark. After Steve loses two of his soulmates he's not ready to meet his third. If wishes were horses huh?

Includes texting, movie watching a solid amount of pining and a little kicking HYDRA's butt.

Bucky/Tony
4,103 words

The business card said “ Professional Companionship ” and “ Specializing in the Intimidating Significant Other Ruse ” and “ Available in a Variety Of Backgrounds, Religion, Platonic but Boyfriend Material to a Point ” and Tony turned it over in his hands at least a thousand times as he waited for the doorbell to ring.

Steve/Tony
38,217 words

Cute alphas didn’t appear out of nowhere to help ruined omegas. That was a widely accepted fact.

Tony Stark had always known his life wouldn’t be easy as a genius omega in an alpha’s world. But not even he predicted getting knocked up and forced to move to a small town in the middle of nowhere.

Bucky/Tony
12,094 words

Sleep-deprived and under-caffeinated, grad student Tony falls asleep in a conveniently empty classroom and wakes up in the middle of Bruce’s Physics 101 course. After seeing a groggy Tony fumble a simple question, actual-student Bucky offers to tutor him. In a moment of “oh no; he’s cute” panic, Tony takes him up on it. Now, in addition to his already complicated life, Tony has to figure out the answer to the incredibly messy question: “How do you look like you’re failing the class, when you literally wrote the book?”

Steve/Tony
3,301 words

Tony was a hot mess when he was sick. Prickly, on the surface. But if you could work your way past that – which Steve had managed long ago – he was clingy, whiny. Needy. Essentially, everything he’d grown up believing a Stark shouldn’t be.

It's Sunday morning, and Tony just wants a warm bed, and Steve. He gets a board meeting, and a crazy high fever instead.

Bucky/Tony
32,138 words

Tony doesn't begrudge anyone else their enjoyment of the holiday season; he just wants to be left out of it. He's never really seen the point. Bucky's usually all for it, but a disaster at work that forced him to cancel his plans to travel with his family have left him feeling a little curmudgeonly. The two meet and bond over their shared lack of interest in the holidays.

When Tony unexpectedly finds himself taking care of a pair of kids who rather emphatically expect Christmas to be Done Right, he finds himself turning to Bucky for help.

Bucky/Tony
14,026 words

Iron Man is not exactly a super-villain, he's just doing his best to save the world, and his methods are questionable, okay? Doing what's right isn't always easy. Tony's come to grips with that.

And it all works out fine until Hydra comes recruiting and then maybe a little help would be nice. He just doesn't expect that help to come in the form of the Winter Soldier (who happens to be the one person in the world who knows Tony's secret identity) and the Avengers (who really need to catch up.)

Basically all the identity porn.

Poly!Avengers
23,409 words

When Tony agrees to a cooking date with a new boyfriend, the Iron Man immediately panics because he DEFINITELY cannot cook at all and desperately needs a recipe that will disguise his kitchen disaster-ness and general food gremlin tendencies.

The team steps in to help Tony learn to cook. They share their favorite recipes, put the kitchen back together after the inevitable mess, and try hard to not let the truth of everyone’s collective crush on the genius slip.

Tony has no idea that every single member of the Avengers would be all too happy to kiss him while cooking, thrilled to hold hands during movie night, and full on ecstatic to cuddle up together in the mornings. They are ALL in love with Tony and if he ever looked up from frantically studying his recipe cards, the brilliant billionaire would probably figure it out.

The team just wants Tony happy, so they stay quiet about their feelings, Tony learns to cook, and on Saturday night Tony is out the door to see his boyfriend...

…unless…?

Gen
65,801 words

An extended look at how Tony lost his team and found his family.

So help me, I will give all of these characters the happy ending they deserve, in the happiest multi-verse that ever existed (after some Rough Times because that’s just life.)

Featuring
- a less problematic Spider-Man recruitment scene
- mostly stand-alone chapters
- JARVIS mandated Sex-Ed
- a Tony Stark Defense Squad worth something
- no one dies
- a slow but genuine team reconciliation
- and the all important answer to the question Tony Stark + Happiness = ?

Steve/Tony
5,525 words

It's Steve's birthday, and he just knows Tony's going to get him another over-the-top gift this year.

Bucky/Tony
10,244 words

Bucky blinked as he stared at the list in front of him. "8 Simple Rules (For Dating Tony Stark)" was underlined in bold, black sharpie. Bucky gaped as Rhodey stared back at him, completely serious. All Rhodey ever wanted was for his best friend to be happy. And, if that meant outlining everything for Bucky in black ink to make sure these two love-sick idiots stayed together, then Rhodey would do it.

Steve/Bucky/Tony
3,380 words

Carol returns from space with a basket full of baby Flerkens. The babies enjoy getting underfoot, eating equipment/weapons, and seem to think Tony is their mother. This would be fine if they didn't go charging into battles every time Tony did.

Steve/Tony
5,839 words

When Tony starts talking in a language Steve can't understand--the language of science--Steve figures he'll retaliate with a little foreign language knowledge of his own. Only once he starts speaking French around Tony, Steve finds that sometimes it's easier to say what he really wants to say to Tony in a language he can't understand.

Good thing Tony doesn't know French.

Steve/Tony, Rhodey/Tony
10,008 words

The first time Jarvis holds little Anthony in his arms, he is overwhelmed by emotion that is surprising in its intensity. When little Anthony's palm curves around his finger, Jarvis ducks his head to keep the others from seeing the wetness in his eyes.

"Hello Master Anthony," he whispers into the little ear, tugging the bundle of blankets closer to his heart.

Bucky/Steve/Tony
3,635 words

Steve wakes up in the morning with permanent marker on his palm. It simply says: Come to the bathtub. Time to plan Operation: El Dorado. In hindsight, trying to put together a strategy to woo Bucky was never going to work while Tony was naked and in the bathtub.

(In which Tony does whatever the hell he wants, but it works out anyway).

Gen
2,231 words + sequels

Tony was not a team player, and he knew it. He was loud and obnoxious and self-centered, and he had done more harm than good in his life. He didn't deserve to have anyone watching his back, but he felt like maybe they deserved to have him watching theirs. So, when he saw the sad, sorry living conditions of the other Avengers, he couldn't help but help them.

Bucky/Tony
4,996 words

Tony takes Bucky home to Italy to meet the family at Christmas time.

Bucky/Tony
2,221 words

Writing your letter to Santa is very important! And Morgan has an idea to make sure that Santa gets their letters...

Clint/Tony
24,375 words

When Tony offers him a place at the tower, he takes it, despite the fact that life has always been tit for tat, and Tony must want something in return. Some kind of control or dominance over Clint and his life. Clint has nothing to give anymore, not that he ever did. Still, he moves in, taking with him all of his meager belongings. There’s no trinkets between Coulson and him. No photos or cards. It’s alright. It’s always been alright.

Clint could never afford to be sentimental about possessions before anyway.

Poly!Avengers
3,007 words

Tony Stark has five soulmates, but he gave up on finding any of them a long time ago.

Then he does find them - only he's too busy dealing with Loki's alien invasion to notice. Fortunately, there's shawarma after.

Steve/Tony
5,279 words

There’s plenty of weird shit to deal with after fighting aliens, like “How Does One Dispose of Alien Remains Without Poisoning the Water” and “Wow Insurance Companies Are Really Not Equipped for This,” but Tony suspects that “Steve Rogers is Actually Very Funny” and “Steve Rogers is a Stealthy Bastard” probably shouldn’t be as close to the top of the list as they are.

Steve/Tony
1,015 words

He knows it’s not wartime anymore, but he can’t quite suppress the twinge of guilt he feels at measuring out two entire cups of white sugar.

Bucky/Tony
6,299 words

Maybe Tony didn't have to leave the team but he sure felt like it. In the days after Ultron, he drifts, alone and a little lost, until Bucky decides that it's his job to look after Tony's happiness. And who better to help him than Tony's own AI?

Bucky/Steve/Tony
6,800 words

Steve's jaw drops. Inside the chest cavity of the Iron Man suit a gorgeous fluffy black Ragdoll cat with a perfect circle of white fur on his chest stares up at them with an expression of pure irritation.

“Ah. He is not lost to us then.” Thor says, smiling down at their fluffy new friend.

“Mustache markings.” Bucky says faintly, drawing Steve's attention to the white spots of color that do indeed form a tiny mustache on the cat's face.

“Tony?” Steve whispers. The cat meows in a way that can only be described as miserable.

Rhodey/Tony
1,736 words

James Rhodes is Iron Man. It makes the secret identity less confusing, and if you asked Tony, he'd say that Jim was better at it anyways.

Steve/Tony
5,974 words

A few glances here and there are all it takes for Tony to accidentally find himself falling for Steve.

Bucky/Tony
1,380 words

“Nice to finally meet you in person," Bucky said. "If you’re anything like you were over text, I think we’ll get along just fine.”

“More or less,” Tony shrugged playfully. “Just with a little more murder.”

Something dark passed over Bucky’s face, there and gone in an instant. “Murder?” he asked.

“I’m a mystery writer,” Tony explained, hands waving. “That’s why my search history was so bizarre, you know? Gotta do my research and all that. What do you do?”

“I work in forensics,” Bucky replied after a beat.

Tony breathed out a sigh of relief. “Oh, good,” he said. “For a second there, I thought you were a serial killer or something.”

Steve/Tony
3,773 words

Steve's favorite shirt is at the center of a debate about masculinity, sexuality, and whether or not he did in fact steal it like a thief in the night from Tony.

Bucky/Tony
17,688 words

“You'd better see for yourself,” FRIDAY said as she threw up several articles. When Tony dared to peek a look he groaned. Laughing back at him was his own face as he seemed to hug a smug looking Barnes, topped by the header “Secret affair revealed?” There were more pictures, of them walking together through the ballroom, the two of them close together and staring out into the garden. The headlines weren’t any better. “Lovebirds seeking some alone time?” “Two sides of the war: modern Romeo and Juliet?’ And Tony's favourite: “True reason for Avengers’ fall out: Iron Man stole Cap's love interest!”

When Tony saves James from being harassed during their welcome home gala, the press smells a scoop. Instead of being outraged, the general public reacts overwhelmingly positive to the news, so much so they decide to play along for the time being. But how do you tell the man you orphaned that you might actually like him? Why would James play along for any reason other than feeling in debt? And how are they supposed to mend bridges and be a team again when Steve is so angry all the time?

Steve/Tony
17,174 words

“I’m coming,” he mumbled as he pulled his helmet back on and replaced his gauntlets. Once more the faceless Iron Man, he turned on his heels and clunked out of the private room.

Yes, Tony Stark was a man of many secrets. And this was his biggest – he was Iron Man.

Steve/Tony
24,462 words

Five times Steve took Tony to bed... and one time Tony came on his own.

Steve/Tony
11,167 words

Steve gets the very brilliant idea that he and Tony should date, but Tony needs some convincing.

Bucky/Tony
5,100 words

When Bucky gets attached to a puppy... nothing will run smoothly ever again

Steve/Tony
4,281 words

mise en place: the act of putting everything in its place. Or, Tony Stark is a human disaster when it comes to most things. Relationships. Taking care of himself. Opening up to people. Cooking isn’t one of them.

Steve/Tony
40,704 words

Captain America and Iron Man had gotten off on the wrong foot - there was no question about that. Maybe it was because Tony Stark had grown up knowing, thanks to Howard, that Captain America would despise everything about him. Or maybe it was because Steve Rogers had no idea how to handle the world he had woken up in, and the man in the Iron Man armor was a dazzling display of everything the 'future' had to offer.

No matter the reason, things had not gone well during that initial meeting.

Tony was fine with that, honest. There was absolutely no pouting on his part because Cap didn't want to be his friend. He wasn't even that upset about the way Cap could hardly stand to look at him. It was fine. Completely. His feelings weren't hurt even a little.

Steve hasn't been able to look away from Tony since they met. Once his initial fumbling was over and he came to terms with the fact that he'd survived the crash after all... well. He'd fallen fast and hard for the flashy inventor. He just doesn't know how to get the idiot to understand that.

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.

Steve/Tony
9,395 words

Captain America @steverogers
PSA: To all concerned citizens, Tony Stark and I are not dating. But, if we manage to donate 5 million dollars for the @mariastarkfoundation Children's Fund, I'll consider asking him out 😉
5:04 PM - 12 May 2013
6.3M retweets 4.3M likes

-x-

OR: Tony Stark's hidden superpower is businessman extraordinaire, and Steve Rogers uses Twitter for the greater good.

Bucky/Tony
2,773 words

"I’d like to file a formal complaint!” Steve announced a few days later, stomping into the kitchen and leveling one of those patented All American scowls in Tony’s direction. “Why would you give Bucky a kitten? The damn thing is like a hairball of knives! PLUS he named it Steve! Bucky named that piece of fuzz Steve cos he said it acts like me before the serum!"

"You before the serum.” Tony had to work very VERY hard to keep his face calm. “Why– why ever would that be?"

"Because its tiny and scrappy and it’s mouth is too gotdang big for its size!” Steve yelled. “Bucky gave it a bath and then took a picture and sent it to me! He said Kitten Steve looked like a drowned rat just like Human Steve used to!"

“Uh yes, good morning?” Clint also stuck his head into the kitchen. “I’m here to file a formal complaint? Bucky is teaching Kitten Steve to hunt birds and if that mangy cat takes out any more of my hair, I will be billing Stark Industries to pay for a toupee, alright?"

"Oh good I’m so glad Kitten Steve is catching on.” Steve muttered.

(Or: Tony gets Bucky a kitten and shenanigans and falling in love ensue)

Steve/Tony

The first beams of sunlight streamed in through the huge windows, and Tony groaned melodramatically, curling further into Steve’s chest as the light hit his tired eyes.

Gen
2,677 words

Kidnapping attempts are just a thing that happens periodically when you're Tony Stark, but apparently the Avengers hadn't gotten the memo yet.

They mind a lot more than Tony expected.

Gen
1,535 words

Tony doesn't like to make a fuss when he gets hurt. He just wants to lick his wounds in private and get back to it.

The Avengers have other ideas.

Steve/Tony
6,797 words

Steve wakes up to the fact that no one ever compliments or even says thank you to Tony, and that he has fallen into the same trap of painting Tony with a specific paintbrush.

This is how he showers a very confused Tony with praise to make up for it.

Bucky/Steve/Tony
576 words

One of these days Clint will have to do something drastic, like stage an intervention, today he just watches the fools at their breakfast ritual.

Bucky/Tony
4,744 words

The road to recovery is long, winding and a different one for every person walking it. Bucky chooses to help himself the only way he knows how; by doing what he does best.

Or, alternatively; the one in which Tony is a mess and accidentally kick-starts Bucky’s protective mother hen instincts.

Bucky/Tony
3,220 words

Bucky is waiting for the perfect time to ask Tony to marry him.

A science convention wasn't exactly what he expected, but it ends up being perfect anyway.

Steve/Tony
4,811 words

Steve's favourite activity was blowing up a teammate, usually Tony, with a distressing amount of delight for a national icon.

Steve/Tony
7,462 words

In Tony’s opinion, the only thing worse than having a crush on Steve is: having a crush on Steve while Steve won’t shut up about how great Tony is.

Thor/Tony
2,381 words

Tony is sleep deprived, and finds Mjolnir in his lab. Without realizing what he is doing, Tony picks her up and takes her to Thor, scolding the Demi god for leaving her stupid places.

Thor has been trying to court Tony for months, and realizing that the sleepy genius is worthy to hold Mjolnir just encourages him to try harder.

Bucky/Tony
10,402 words

Two weeks after the so-called Civil War, Shuri drops a healing Bucky Barnes off at the Avengers Compound. Tony figures out pretty quickly that they both have a lot of healing to do.

Steve/Bucky/Tony
3,837 words

When Steve goes into a rut while he and Tony are kidnapped by Hydra, Tony is convinced that what happens between them is going to ruin everything. He's wrong.

Poly!Avengers
3,152 words

Five times Tony Stark hated snow and one time he thought it might just be his (second) favorite thing in the world.

The entire city shuts down. Roads are closed. Windows are boarded. Every available blanket is gathered. 

Overnight, the grey city that never sleeps turns white and not a sound can be heard.

Steve/Tony
22,187 words

Steve takes things like personal responsibility and respect seriously. Tony's got people he pays to take care of that kind of thing, and anyway, he's pretty sure that he's going to die of some exotic disease in his workshop, because Dummy's still a little spotty about what is 'clean' enough to put on an open wound. The rest of the Avengers are in this for personal gain, except for Clint, he just enjoys being a dick.

And some things shouldn't be a chore.

Steve/Tony
5,365 words

All dragons have hoards.

Tony was not ashamed of his heritage, but he’d learnt early on that older generations didn’t care to do business with dragons. Thus, Tony hoarded in his heart but never in a way that could be deemed more than eccentric, a way that could be deemed dragon.

Most people, if they knew, would assume he hoarded technology.

A couple might assume instruments, and Pepper would claim he hoarded paperwork because he never gave it back.

Most people would be wrong.

Tony hoards souls.

Starlord/Tony
1,207 words

When Tony meets Peter Quill, they hit it off right away. When Tony decides to make Peter a present that reminds him of the Walkman he lost, Peter is... excited.

Steve/Tony
7,909 words

Steve hasn't always had this ridiculous crush on Tony Stark.

(Or, the one where Steve is his polite old self and doesn't really hate Tony Stark (unfortunately), Tony is a child prodigy and apparently a cab driver now, too, and high school is still high school, even when you are the son of a billionaire.)

Steve/Tony
1,669 words

Something I wrote awhile back for the prompt 'one day Tony emerges from his workshop and realizes, for the first time in his life, he’s surrounded by people. By friends who like him for him rather than his money. He’s only really had Rhodey and Pepper (and JARVIS and the bots) before. Cue panic.'

Clint/Tony
4,188 words

Tony was pretty sure there was a ghost living out its afterlife in his kitchen. He thought it must have moved in approximately two Thursdays ago, and it seemed to really enjoying cooking - especially Italian - and crappy Chinese takeout. It also seemed to be very friendly, as it always left a note that said something along the lines of ‘for my generous host’ or ‘leftovers are Tony’s, NO ONE EAT’ on top of the food.

Bucky/Tony
5,327 words

"I’m sure if there is anything to find, I’ll find it. I found you, didn’t I?”
“I’d say Iron Man’s the one who really found me, but you’re the man behind the machine, right?”
The way that was phrased, it almost sounded like James knew—no, that was impossible. If the rest of his teammates, who had all known both Iron Man and Tony for ages, couldn’t figure it out, how could James have figured it out so quickly? Tony was just being paranoid.

--

In which Tony's managed to keep the fact that he's Iron Man a secret from his teammates and the rest of the world for years. With that kind of track record, fooling Bucky should be easy. But Bucky isn't the Winter Soldier for nothing.

Steve/Tony
5,956 words

Steve's annoyed when a man brings his kid to the dog park without a dog - it's a dog park, not a daycare - but the kid turns out to be calm and gentle, and the dad turns out to be smoking hot.

Then he turns out to be sweet, and kind, and funny, and wonderful too...

Tony/Everyone
5,236 words

Tony Stark, Genius, Billionaire, Part-Time Koala, Secret Cutie, Possible future world overlord. Don't worry about it, the avengers aren't

Steve/Tony
20,846 words

So, Captain America effectively manages to cockblock Tony for a year.

It's not Steve's fault. Well, actually, it is. But he was just proving a point - that if a superhero is gay, how can it be wrong? Steve just picked the wrong superhero to make the point with. Now America will think they're dating - and Tony's not going to be the guy to break Captain America's heart.

There's only one way out. To save face, Steve and Tony have to become fake boyfriends. Steve thinks the "boyfriends" bit will be the hardest to act... but maybe it's the "fake" part that will be the hardest act of all...

Steve/Tony
7,269 words

What started off as one impulse buy souvenir snowballs into a constant flow of knickknacks from all over the world, and Steve is starting to wonder if it's more than just Tony being nice.

Steve/Bucky/Tony
16,253 words

Bucky Barnes is unwillingly dragged along when Nick Fury goes to talk to Tony Stark about the Avenger Initiative, as a little demonstration of the bigger universe Tony's just joined.

Bucky/Steve/Tony
7,618 words

Tony Stark receives an invitation to Steve and Bucky's wedding. He has absolutely no idea who they are. For their chutzpah, he decides to pay for everything for their wedding- and hop into the planning to make sure they get the best of the best.

They end up falling in love.

Bucky/Tony
16,448 words

In the days following the Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Bucky Barnes packs his bags and heads west to his father's ranch. Three years later, Tony Stark, laden with his father's debts and unable to find a new business partner, accepts Bucky's offer to wed in return for his debts to be paid off. Excited for what he thinks will be the adventure of a lifetime, Tony hops on a train heading west. But this lawless country is different than what he expected and it isn't adventure that Tony ends up finding - but love.

Steve/Tony
1,676 words

Tony jerks away like he's awakened to find himself taunting an alligator with a raw chicken, and almost falls on the floor.

"You sleepwalked," Steve says, stating the obvious, "into my bed."

Bucky/Tony
5,200 words

In a world where Tony is less playboy and more awkward nerd, he's mostly bored and lonely now that he's graduated from MIT and Rhodey's off on his Air Force adventures. Agreeing to a blind date with Ty Stone doesn't turn out to be his best plan, but luckily Nat's there to save to day. (And even more luckily, she's got a cute brother and Tony is just his type.)

***

All Natasha had wanted was a cup of coffee, and an hour to herself.

Bucky and Clint and Sam had been driving her crazy all day, starting when she had woken up and gone downstairs only to find dregs in the coffee pot and Clint’s dirty underwear on the kitchen counter. 

The morning went downhill from there. She loved her adopted brother and the two dumb idiots they lived with, but sometimes the three of them could get on her last nerve. This was one of those times. So after narrowly avoiding getting shot in the foot with an arrow (long story) she had grabbed a book and headed for the coffee shop on the corner for some peace and quiet. 

And for about fifteen minutes, she’d had it. 

Which, of course, was when Smarmy Assholes 1 and 2 had walked in.