Arc Tremors – MountainRose
Pepper/Tony, Gen
125,079 words
Tony's light had flickered out in the aftermath of the fight with the Chitauri, but his team was there and, hey, he'd just been to space, give a guy some slack. The next morning they accepted, but when he collapses weeks later, they're not going to let him brush it off again, and neither is JARVIS.
hurt/comfort, sick fic
Five Times Tony Hid Throughout His Life (And One Time He Didn’t) – AngeNoir
Gen
6,185 words
Illness is a private affair, one that Tony deals with as effectively as he always deals with self-care - as in, not at all. He sends pretty much everyone who looks for him during his times of sickness into mild or major panic, depending.
hurt/comfort, sick fic
In the Company of Friends – DarkestSight (Daylight)
Gen
6,946 words
Tony wakes up feeling like crap and finds himself longing for the time he lived alone and it was a lot easier to get a simple cup of coffee.
hurt/comfort, sick fic
Like a Sailor in a Storm – avienexjel
Gen
9,056 words
Tiberius, Tony's ex, roofies Tony at a charity fundraiser. The Avengers make assumptions, Steve has a heart-to-heart, and Tony realizes that he's not alone.
hurt/comfort
Brought Together – Era_Penn
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.
domesticity, fluff, found family, hurt/comfort, series
Burning Candles – kerravon
Gen
25,222 words
A few months have passed since the Avengers fought the Chitauri, and the team is coming together, except for Tony, who seems to be coming apart. At first, Steve assumes that he's just being irresponsible and annoying, but then JARVIS clues him in.
hurt/comfort
Endless Suffering In Silence – rebelmeg
Gen
6,183 words
Tony is involved in an accident that renders him mute. His recovery and struggles with coping are accompanied by friends old and new.
hurt/comfort, mute character
Not What I Meant to Do – MusicalLuna
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.
fluff, found family, hurt/comfort
One of Those Days – kerravon
Gen
The arc reactor, despite being a technical marvel, is quite invasive. There have to be side effects to its presence in Tony's chest beyond the now-resolved Palladium poisoning. The team are about to find out just how debilitating it can be. This would be easier if Tony didn't feel the compulsion to hide the fact that he's sick. Misunderstandings all around, especially given Stark's reputation.
hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, sick fic
Service Core – szzzt
Gen
3,575 words
"Oh good," Steve said. "Keep talking. We'll triangulate on your signal."
"Don't need to hear me to do that," Tony sighed.
"Yes, well, I only asked for a minute of quiet and that was four, so you're over your quota for the day."
hurt/comfort
Shadow of Despair – Turk_and_JD, xlenaleex (Turk_and_JD)
Gen
70,339 words
What if despair had a name and liked to eat your nightmares for breakfast? The Avengers are out on a routine mission when despair comes calling, and it sets its sight on our favorite genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. As the team rallies to rescue their friend, they are brought face to face with the fact that they don’t really know Tony at all.
depression/mental illness, hurt/comfort, kidnapping, PTSD, tw: child abuse, tw: drinking, tw: rape/noncon
Somebody’s hero – EternalSheWolf
Gen
4,846 words
Tony Stark is six when he learns that nobody will come for him. If he wants to be rescued, he’ll have to take care of it himself.
hurt/comfort, kidnapping
The Thousand Yard Stare – velveteenspirit
Gen
11,086 words
5 times one of the Avengers saw a gap in Tony's mask and 1 time they didn't. The Avengers realise they don't know Tony Stark as well as they thought they did.
depression/mental illness, found family, hurt/comfort, tw: child abuse, tw: self-harm, tw: suicidal thoughts/reference
This is it, the Apocalypse – InfluentialPineapple
Gen
37,536 words
Following the events in Manhattan, the Avengers are all dealing with their own unique, internal struggles and Tony finds himself playing therapist. Consumed with their own demons, they fail to see that Tony may just be the one who needs the most help. Rated for language, violence and alcoholism.
found family, hurt/comfort, tw: drinking
Until You Stop Hiding, I’ll Hide With You – JustAnotherGhostwriter
Gen
4,559 words
Bruce isn't even gone for two days when Tony gets himself kidnapped. Again. S.H.I.E.L.D is telling everybody to calm down and wait, but the Avengers Team has other ideas. And in the midst of their daring rescue, the others finally catch sight of all the arc reactor is.
found family, hurt/comfort, kidnapping