Fuck Yeah All The Fic Recs

Wrap It Up (I’ll Take It) by 51stCenturyFox

Smart billionaires were almost required to be eccentric. So Tony Stark didn’t like to be handed things and he didn’t swap intimate fluids. At least he wasn’t scrubbing the labels off of canned goods or wearing Kleenex boxes for slippers like Howard Hughes.

I’m a huge advocate of safe sex, ok? If you’re having sex with a person without a condom, especially the first time, or you haven’t been tested - or they haven’t - for HIV, you are a fucking moron, simple as that. So Tony’s view on sex in this fic is really easy for me to understand. Except maybe Tony takes it a little too literally and transforms it into an almost phobia. There’s nothing wrong with safe sex; it’s damn sexy that someone cares about their health, and yours, to use a condom during sex. It’s a little strange to keep using a condom after you’re in a committed relationship with recently updated HIV testing. It’s damn weird to be sleeping with Captain America, who can’t contract a virus to safe his life, damn him, and still insist on using a condom every time you have sex. Poor Tony, though. After being traumatized by the HIV and AIDs scare as a child, you really can’t blame him for being terrified of swapping fluids. But I think going full-naked with Cap is ok, in this instance, and you gotta hand it Steve; he handles the, er, situation beautifully. And sexily. Thank god for that; I think he managed to make Tony a true believer in the last round. ;)

bedrock and brick by lyra_wing

Immediate sequel to the movie, wherein Tony builds Avengers Tower. Or plays interior designer, take your pick.

If this could just happen in Avengers 1.5, I would gladly die happy, ok. For all intents and purposes, the Avengers keep following Tony home so he decides to make places for them each to hang out that’s suited specifically for each Avenger. Somehow this turns into entire floors for each Avenger, which makes sense, c’mon, it’s Tony Stark we’re talking about here. My favorite parts of this fic are where you get to see how Tony incorporates the little quirks of each Avenger into their areas, which he keeps adding as he gets to know them better. It’s not a particularly deep or moving fic, but it does have its personal moments between Steve and Tony as they grow closer. I think my favorite part of the entire thing is definitely the morning after they all spend the night for the first time at Stark Tower. Ah, Clint. You’ll forever have a special place in my heart.

Like Gene Kelly in the Movies by lyra_wing

Everything Tony Stark does is a dance. And it’s super confusing for Steve.

Poor, confused, silly Steve. I shake my head at Steve in this fic. He starts to notice just how graceful Tony is at everything he does: flying, working, walking. And Tony’s just a walking quip, always there to toss out a snarky comment and rile Steve up. I can just imagine the rest of the Avengers in the background scenes of this fic - I know I personally would laugh my ass off at their sheer obliviousness of each other. Reading this fic is like watching two wary cats circling each other. Do they attack? Do they ignore each other? Do they shrug each other off? Wind up as life long companions? It literally takes Steve the whole fic to realize just exactly what his feelings have been yelling faintly in the background the whole time: “Hey! Hey, Steve! You kinda like that dude! Why don’t you kiss him instead?”

If Through a Door by jibrailis

Tony is accused of murder on an alien planet; Steve marries him to bring him home.

Ah, ok, I give in. I like Marriage of Convenience fics, too. I blame it on all the (way too damn many) romance novels I read growing up. The premise of this fic is that there’s an alien planet called Becknazy with advanced technology that contacts Earth and Steve and Tony are part of the peaceful delegation that travels there to negotiate. Except that one of their most beloved scientists is murdered and Tony is the only suspect. A little of this happens, a little of that, and Steve and Tony wind up married. However, they’re not in love with each other, not even a little bit, so it’s basically a fake marriage. But they have to pretend to be a loving couple for the Becknazians benefit and somehow their fake marriage becomes real. Well, for one of them, at least. I love, love, love the way Tony is written in this fic. He’s smart!Tony and bitchy!Tony and kind!Tony and vulnerable!Tony and I’m running out of Tonys so just read this fic ok? Ok.

(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) the Highway to Hell by what_alchemy

Steve Rogers never expected to find himself back in his original body. He also never expected Tony Stark.

I’ll admit it: I love stories where Steve’s somehow forced to resume his original body and Tony goes out of his way to prove that he loves Steve for who he is and not what he looks like. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for Super Solder lovin’, but wee!Steve is just so damn cute and I think Tony would have a freakin’ field day with him. Oh boy, does he ever in this fic. Probably the best part about this fic is that Steve doesn’t just shrug off the fact that he’s stuck in a terrifying new world and he has no idea how to deal with it. He has problems and things to reconcile and he and Tony don’t exactly get along. Theirs is not a picture-perfect relationship from the beginning; they fight and nit pick and are general pain in the asses, especially to each other. The change in their relationship is gradual - it doesn’t just happen over night. No matter what fanfic says, you don’t just wake up one day and think, “Oh, I’m in love with some one of the same sex. Ok!” - particularly if you’ve never had that kind of relationship before. Gotta love the realism in this fic addressing that.

every dong has its day by zarathuse

it’s not the size of the boat, it’s the motion of the ocean.
-ancient chinese proverb

As the author remarks, this is 8k worth of dick jokes that will make your day. Tony thinks Steve has a tiny penis so he goes around making innuendos at every opportunity to reassure Steve that it doesn’t matter to him. And then there are Tony’s…revelations about his previous lovers. In the end, though, we have the fabulous advice of Thor to help Tony get over himself and just go for it. Thankfully, Steve’s not too traumatized. Well worth a read; I promise you’ll be giggling every few minutes.

i’ll just keep following (the heartlines on your hand) by bendingwind

A love story told through mission sex.

There be angst ahead! Oh my god, all the angst. Clint’s the kind of asset that uses sex to realign himself with the world after missions gone wrong and Coulson’s the kind of handler that always provides for his assets. Clint’s just so messed up and doesn’t know how to convey his feelings properly and Coulson’s just so…aloof and UGH, use your words, boys! Not to worry, it has a happy ending, always guaranteed to cheer you up after having all the pheels.

But Loving Him Is Red by theappleppielifestyle

“It is- it is not just destined, Steve Rogers. It will reach through the decades, through entire universes if it has to. It will scour the galaxies without rest until the two of you are standing next to each other. Migardians-
 
Migardians call them soulmates, I believe.”
 
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Through the decades, through layers of realities, through superheroes and tangles of string- it will always be them.

I like to refer to this fic as the Red String of Fate fic, ‘cause that’s basically what it is: Tony and Steve tied together by an unbreakable red string. Literally. Attached to the pinkies and everything. And while it may seem like a funny concept at first, it’s actually super annoying - can you imagine being constantly tethered to another person 24/7, tripping over it and tangling it everywhere? That aside, this fic also features a really bitchin’ Norse Goddess of Fate that leaves Tony in awe of her snark and wit. Also there might be talk of soul bonds that exist across the many incarnations of Steve and Tony throughout the various universes. And dreams depicting these universes. Awesome.

A Matter of Proportions by sirona

Clint somehow finds himself fascinated by Phil Coulson’s sartorial choices. He refuses to admit that he’s kind of maybe been thinking about it a little too much.

There’s a reason this is tagged suit porn on AO3. I really just love the attention to detail in this fic, both by Hawkeye and by the author. It’s Clint’s attention to detail that first draws him to Coulson in this - Coulson and his very subtle defiance of expectations with his not-quite-standard-regulation shirts and ties. But this is Coulson, so Clint’s doubts about how his feelings would be received are well founded. This fic isn’t that long but the author really manages to nail Clint’s voice in this - he’s more than just a guy who shoots bows and arrows for a living; he has fears and longings just like any other person. And Coulson’s his typical bad ass self that we know and love, but with an extra dash of love for Agent Barton.

HI MEGAN I AM SUBMITTING A THING I JUST READ :Db

Rom-Commed By Fate (Or JARVIS) by leashy_bebes

The best thing about being an Artificial Intelligence is the ability to parse, filter and modify the things people say until you’ve got the cause to do exactly what you wanted in the first place. Or, in which JARVIS cock blocks Tony into having an actual relationship.

It’s really cute and includes bits of JARVIS’s codes “interpreting” what Tony says and implementing actions to keep him ruining his budding relationship with Steve.

Thanks to lyzzle for the submission! (: