any other way of loving – brandnewfashion
Steve/Tony
27,778 words
In which Steve is bad at dating, Tony isn’t, and neither of them are as subtle as they think.
domesticity, fake relationships, found family, friends to lovers, misunderstandings, mutual pining, only one bed
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
Iron Man: Unavailable, Tony Stark: In Trouble – navaan
Steve/Tony
40,778 words
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.
hurt/comfort, kidnapping, misunderstandings, PTSD, secret identities
Not a Breakup – Annie D (scaramouche)
Steve/Tony
33,525 words
Tony knew it was a bad idea to start sleeping with Steve. It could mess up team dynamics, make things even more awkward between them in the future, or just plain get in the way of their trying to save the world. Tony foresaw all of the above but not the advent of feelings, and at the most inopportune moment.
feelings realization, friends with benefits, misunderstandings, series
Sugar Seeking Sugar – NotEvenCloseToStraight
Steve/Tony
122,511 words
After Howard kicks Omega!Tony out, Tony is left to raise baby!Peter by himself. Working a crappy job and barely surviving, the Omega is desperate for help. When Omega!Clint suggests a Sugar Daddy, Tony is first horrified then resigned to what might be his only option to keep food on the table.
Alpha!Steve has a career, a big house, and plenty of money but is lonely every day of his life and doesn't know how to change it. When Alpha!Bucky suggests a Sugar Baby, Steve is first scandalized and then hesitantly open to at least trying.
The Sugar Seeking Sugar Agency matches Tony and Steve, and sparks fly right away between the pair. One date leads to two, then shopping trips and sleepovers, and Tony has money for bills, diapers and baby clothes while Steve is happy with the company and quickly falling in love.
Alphas usually don't want to deal with another Alpha's kid, so Tony keeps Peter a secret as long as he can but eventually he has to tell Steve about his past, his complicated life and what it might mean for their relationship.
Will the truth put a stop to their slowly progressing romance, or is a family with Tony exactly what lonely Alpha!Steve has always wanted?
au: a/b/o, au: no powers, kidfic, kink: sugar daddy, misunderstandings, slow burn
You Know Who I Am – BuckyAboveEverything
Steve/Tony
48,559 words
Young Tony Stark is forced to marry Captain America.
It is either the best or worst thing to happen to him.
Spoiler: It’s for the best, mostly. 🙂
age difference, arranged marriage, au: a/b/o, canon divergence, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, mutual pining, PTSD, secret identities, slow burn
Bed Sheets and Blow Jobs – nightwalker
Steve/Tony
7,832 words
Steve isn’t great at communicating his intent. Tony is really great at jumping to the wrong conclusions.
established relationship, misunderstandings
ctrl-alt-deceit – soliloquent
Steve/Tony
17,113 words
“Tony,
I’ve completed the background check on Steven Rogers, and there’s something big you need to know. Like, massive security-threat level big.
I’m sorry, sugar. He’s bad news.”
—⎊—
or: A corporate espionage story told solely through excerpts from CEO Tony Stark’s inbox. Featuring romantic pining, delightful office lunches, sarcastic super-geniuses, intense investigations, revolutionary nanotechnology research, unhinged arch-nemeses, haunting ghosts from the past, and an endearing emoji overload by a witty Peter Parker.
au: no powers, au: office, epistolary, getting together, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, secret identities, tw: alcohol/alcoholism
Cuddling – ladyshadowdrake
Steve/Tony
4,283 words
The thing he missed the most about Pepper – okay, that was a lie, he missed almost everything about Pepper – but the thing he was really surprised that he missed was the cuddling. So it shouldn’t have been anything new when he realized that Steve didn’t like to cuddle.
established relationship, misunderstandings, touch starved
In Deep Water – itsallAvengers
Steve/Tony
11,494 words
The Avengers want a pool. Tony can arrange that for them. He can. The thought doesn't fill him with horrible, daunting dread and crippling fear.
Not at all.
(Or maybe denial does more harm than good)
hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, panic attacks, PTSD
It’s Not Cosmetic – withasideofangst
Steve/Tony
32,997 words
After Afghanistan and Iron Man, SHIELD gave Tony a choice. He could out himself as Iron Man, or claim it was a bodyguard, and hide his face from the world.
Agent Agent never said anything, but Tony had hacked SHIELD's servers and knew they wanted him to go the bodyguard route. Yes to Iron Man and no to Tony Stark, and all that.
That, as well as keeping Pepper safe, made him go with the bodyguard cover, and flimsy as he thought it was, no one questioned it.
Of course, why would they? Tony Stark was no superhero.
---
Although, it's less easy to keep a secret identity with a bunch of superheroes and spies living in your house.
canon divergence, hurt/comfort, misunderstandings, PTSD, secret identities, series
Misunderstandings and Five Year Plans – Tahlruil
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.
canon divergence, fluff, getting together, misunderstandings
On The Record – valtyr
Steve/Tony
1,962 words
Tony vs the tabloids is an ongoing battle. These headlines might be the winning shot.
getting together, misunderstandings
Talking Bodies – itsallAvengers
Steve/Tony
13,268 words
Coincidentally, the physical effects of romantic and sexual desire match up very closely with the physical effects of fear. But it's not a problem-- it's not like anyone is going to be able to hear the way your heart speeds up, or see the minute dilation of your pupils, are they? They'd have to be some sort of Superhuman to do that.
And what's worse than a Superhuman hearing that quick pulse and seeing those dilated eyes and concluding that you're in love with them?
A Superhuman hearing that quick pulse and seeing those dilated eyes and thinking you're terrified of them.
misunderstandings, mutual pining
The Worst You Can Do Is Harm – theladyingrey42
Steve/Tony
9,990 words
So what if Tony Stark has a folder of pictures JARVIS recognizes alternately as Project Rebirth (when Tony's sober), Project Hero Worship (when he's tipsy), and Project Spank Bank (when he's drunk)? No big deal. Unless Loki destroys Avengers Mansion and Hawkeye ends up finding the damn pictures and showing them to Steve. And if there's maybe a teeny-tiny misunderstanding about why precisely Tony has them.
In which Loki is a dick, Thor is the bestest drinking buddy ever, and Tony has a hard time saying what he means.
misunderstandings
Unknown Caller (do not engage) – gottalovev
Steve/Tony
13,416 words
Steve had one job: exchange a couple of texts with a guy who thought he had Natasha's number, and let him down gently. It ends up being a lot more complicated than that.
au: no powers, au: wrong number, mistaken identity, misunderstandings, texting
Worth the Wait – FreyaS
Steve/Tony
13,483 words
When Steve woke up in the future, he met his soulmate and learned he'd lost everything else.
Tony was familiar with loss but he never expected to gain a soulmate in Steve Rogers, the man his family had spent generations searching for.
au: soulmates/soulmarks, canon divergence, first time, misunderstandings, mutual pining