#theorytale

[riekesart]

"Glowheart."

Rereading some of my favorite fanfiction and, oh man, Hug Fortress by theorytale is a mood.

[quotablefanfiction]

“I have enough children. This one is yours.” And then he fucking vanished. Well, that was weird. “Did he just say children?” Tony said uneasily. Not from any real concern - he hadn’t been that bad at biology, thank you - but just because ‘children’ was a word he hated to associate with people he’d slept with. It was the principle of the thing.

Loki and Tony (chp. 1)

From a Seed by theorytale (AO3) Avengers (Marvel Movies)/Thor (Movies)/Iron Man (Movies) – Explicit – Loki/Tony Stark #Humor #Sex #Blowjob #Implied Male-Pregnancy (Loki)

Prompt: Okay so, I had this dream last night… Basicaly, Loki bursts into the avengers mansion and forces a potted plant into Tony’s hands and says ‘this is your child’ and storms out.

In which Tony finds himself in possession of a houseplant and so very, very many unanswered questions.

[violettavonviolet]

Tony Stark Soulmate Aus

hey guys, in honor of Valentine's Day, I figured I'd make a whole bunch of rec lists for different fandoms, filled with all things soulmate!

This is the Tony Stark rec list, sorted by length and also by ship, with the rating added. Do look at tags before you read and leave the authors some love! If you want roc's for a specific ship or tag, do shoot me a DM or an ask!

Stony 

Second Hand Mate

Morethancupcake

Summary:

"The bandages had been his idea. The long sleeves too. Tony traces it with the tip of his fingers, before securing the tape, keeping the words away, safe, buried with the first man who ever showed him love and support.

'Second hand mate.' "

The first words his mate will use to talk about him.

Tony waits for it to happen.

Marvel, stony, 2.3k teen

Follow in Your Footsteps

Sineala

Summary:

When Tony is twelve, his soulmate's name appears on his wrist. Unfortunately, it's hard to find out anything at all about Steve Rogers.

It turns out there's a reason for that.

Marvel, stony, teen, 6.7k

The Winged Soul

inukagome15

Summary:

It wasn't until he was three that he realized he was different and no one else could see the wings.

Marvel, stony, teen, 14k

Frostiron

the portrait

graveltotempo

Summary:

Tony and Loki are soulmates, and have been engaged to be married since Tony was a kid.

They have never met before but, when Tony is 18 years, their families exchange photos.

Well: the Stark family sends a model worthy picture dossier. 

The Jotnar Royal Family sends a portrait.

Of the ugliest man Tony has ever had the displeasure of setting his eyes on.

A man that the portrait claims to be Prince Loki Laufeyson, his betrothed.

Now, if his friends and family stopped delighting at his pain and instead helped him fake his death, Tony would appreciate it greatly.

Marvel, frostiron, gen 2.7k

I Get Under Your Skin

theorytale

Summary:

When a song gets stuck in your head, it really gets stuck in your head. And your soulmate's.

Tony's soulmate has been dead for a year. Which doesn't explain why he feels so drawn to this asshole in leather who's invading his planet.

Frostiron, teen, 4.5k

Burn Me Down

Shi_Toyu

Summary:

Between Tony and Loki, nothing is easy. Not even finding their soulmates.

Frostiron, teen, 6k

Love is Pain (darling, let's hurt tonight)

ToAStranger

Summary:

Tony had a mark. Now he doesn't.

Either way, it doesn't really matter.

Marvel, frostiron, 9k mature

Bonds That Burn

STARSdidathing

Summary:

The burning of a soulmark was meant to be a time of joy. The moment when two beings met and their lives became entwined. It was a time of celebration where the union was announced and weeks were devoted to getting to know the one whom could best complete them.

Loki didn’t even realise his had occurred until he was in a crater on the floor.

Frostiron, teen, 10k

Just a Touch

Shi_Toyu

Summary:

Loki escaped at the end of the battle with the Chitauri, avoiding capture by either SHIELD or Asgard by simply disappearing. Now, a week after the attack, he has shown up again in the most unlikely of places...and he means to claim what is rightfully his, Tony Stark.

Frostiron, explicit, 10k

Turquoise

SailorChibi

Summary:

No sooner has Tony Stark resigned himself to dying in space than Loki shows up on the ship. Loki, who looks about as close to death as Tony feels, has a way to stop Thanos - but it requires a bond. A permanent bond. A bond that will change everything in Tony's life - and the universe.

Frostiron, teen, 13k

 Everything We See or Seem

Like_a_Hurricane

Summary:

Some mages have the ability to soul-see naturally, some must cultivate it; Loki was a case of the former, but generally scorned it for the discomfort of seeing more than he wanted when some people touched him. Possession of the ability, however, can become troublesome when it locks onto the one soul it determines to be matched to its wielder, particularly if the wielder is Loki of Asgard, and he finds his match in Tony Stark the moment he seizes the inventor by the throat. Then the floodgates open, and the nightmares begin.

Frostiron, not rated, 20k

Tripping and falling over the red line of fate -- graveltotempo

Tony runs from the bomb into a cave and somehow ends up in Asgard. There, she gets into a whole lot of trouble and also meets her soulmate. Who would've thought?

Marvel, mature, frostiron 130k

Winteriron 

A pinky promise means something (when it's with your soulmate)

camichats

Summary:

The Soldier can suddenly see colors and asks the child in front of him what that means. He has to leave, but promises to come back. The promise somehow survives the wipes.

Winteriron, mature, 6.5k

Today's Forecast

Finely Honed (jaqen_hgar)

Summary:

Loneliness had followed Tony Stark his entire life, so they were on pretty good terms. Ignoring those empty places inside of himself was easier once the day was in full swing, but the mornings had a way of slipping a knife between his ribs, and getting him right in the heart. 

The last place Tony expected to find the cure for his condition was on TV, but now watching the morning weather report has become the highlight of his day. Well, it was less the weather, and more the weatherman. One look at Bucky Barnes making some adorably lame joke about umbrellas, all lopsided smile and sparkling eyes, and Tony was in love.

Marvel, winteriron, teen, 7k

Out of the Shadows

CognizantCatastrophe

Summary:

“Can I at least have a crayon? Even kids get crayons,” Tony whined the next time he saw the soldier. “Seriously, I’m so bored I’m going to explode. I need something to do or I’m going to die.”

That time, it almost looked like the soldier was fighting back a laugh behind his mask. He left, however, without a sound.

The next time he returned, he tossed Tony a red crayon.

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Tony is kidnapped, and the Winter Soldier is his guard. When a botched mind-wipe restores the man's mind, however, that's when things get interesting... especially because he is the only real potential soulmate Tony has ever found.

Marvel, winteriorn, mature, 24k

Mirror

usedupshiver

Summary:

Tony Stark's soulmate, his Mirror, somehow manages to make him lose an arm long before he is even born. 

Then the soulmates meet, and it nearly costs Tony his life.

Things can really only go up from here.

Marvel, winteriron, explicit, underage 46k

other

In the middle of the night, in my dreams... you should see the things that we do

graveltotempo

Summary:

Knew he was a killer,

first time that I saw him...

OR: Tony Stark is Thanos' soulmate.

Marvel, thanos/tony 7k

No Other Way

SailorChibi

Summary:

In a world where the last words your soulmate will say before they die are written on your arm, those who died by Thanos's hand are trapped in the Soul Stone, left to watch over those left behind on Earth. The last thing Stephen Strange expects to see is a very memorable sentence on Tony Stark's arm.

And when they escape the Soul Stone, it changes everything.

Marvel, Tony/stephen, teen, 9k

A Different Kind of Knight

jenny_wren

Summary:

Clint's soulmate's first words to him will be 'Oh shit. You gotta help me hide the body.' Clint's not sure why everybody thinks this is a bad thing.

Marvel, clint/tony, teen, 22k

Pen Pals

Red_Phoenix_Fyre

Summary:

Agent Clinton Barton has had a lot of soul mates in his time. Writing to them was always interesting, but soon became boring. When his latest pen pal wrote back to him, he expected it to follow the rather predictable pattern.

Nothing about Tony was predictable.

Marvel, clint/tony, mature, 31k

 The Song of our Hearts

ShadowsintheClouds

Summary:

A soulmate au where you don't age past 18 until you meet all your soulmates and bond. Tony grows up with not one, but two dead soulmates, an abusive father, and a world that hates him because of lies and slander. He stops talking at a young age in an attempt to shield himself from more pain. It doesn't help that when Tony finally gets the chance to meet his soulmates that things just go to shit. Will Tony get his happy ever after, or will the rumours be too much for everyone to overcome?

Stuckony, mature, 31k

[detective-pinky]

TheoryTale

Inspired by Science Blast (Game Theory) X Finals (Undertale) made by EsDoubleU

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

I literally disappeared and read it

IS SO GOOD!!!

guy who's stuck in a timeloop for so long he stops wanting to leave it. guy who started out trying to escape but slowly grew used to and became comforted by the familiarity of the repeating day. guy who is no longer who he was before the timeloop. guy who is offered a way out and violently refuses it because he can't leave, doesn't want to leave. guy who escapes the timeloop by chance or force or accident and doesn't know how to live anymore. guy who keeps going through motions that don't match the situation and keeps having conversations that aren't actually occurring. guy who panics every time he realizes he can't predict the next instant. guy who left the timeloop but still lives with it.

[lady-bookish]

Hug Fortress - fanart

[oopshidaisyy]

May Fic Recs

your silence, simple, as a ring by arriviste It was an accident. Enjolras certainly put no thought into it; one moment he was standing nose-to-nose with Grantaire, and the next he had his hands on Grantaire's wrists, and their long bones were flexing within the circle of his fingers. Enjolras/Grantaire, 4k, T Note: my favourite fic ever, if that counts for anything

lélio & ophelia by firstaudrina Find me, Lestat is saying in a thousand different ways, find me find me find me. Lestat/Louis, 4k, T

Desert Sand by VillaKulla The origin story of Goodnight Robicheaux and Billy Rocks Billy/Goody, 34k, M

there’s probably a word for it in unmodified sumerian by ghostsoldier It’s weirdly flattering, in a way, that Cecil can wax rhapsodic about his very cells. Carlos can empathize: every single one of his tests has shown that Cecil is just as human as he is, and yet he’s also absolutely not. Carlos knows he’s not, with the sort of bone-deep certainty he usually reserves for universal constants. Cecil’s not human, but he is, and Carlos finds he wants to shout it from the top of the radio tower. How wonderful this makes Cecil. How beautiful. How imperfectly and uniquely perfect. Carlos/Cecil, 1k, T

my whole trajectory’s toward you, and it’s not losing momentum by theappleppielifestyle 14 year old Eddie gets a glimpse into what's coming. Richie/Eddie, 8k, G

An Invitation You Can’t Decline by thehoyden “I have standards,” Aziraphale huffed. “Don’t I know it,” Crowley sighed. And then, like he’d done it a hundred times before, he covered Aziraphale’s hand with his. Aziraphale/Crowley, 1k, E

Love Hath Made Thee a Tame Snake by thehoyden He was the bloody Serpent of Eden, and he wasn’t going to stand for this kind of flagrant trespassing. Aziraphale/Crowley, 3k, E

all of this then back again by firstaudrina Magnus is joking when he says, "You," but Alec says, "Okay." Magnus/Alec, 2k, M

Believe Me if You Can (The House at Pooh Corner) by gyzym  In a world where Arthur is Rabbit, Eames is Tigger, Cobb is Pooh, Yusuf is Eeyore, Ariadne is Piglet and Saito is Owl, nothing makes sense anymore. Arthur/Eames, 11k, T

not so different, you and i by theappleppielifestyle Three years ago, the idea that Tony Stark being one of her best friends would have been something she’d laugh at. Not even laugh- she’d have given whoever suggested it a dry look and changed the subject. Nat & Tony, 15k, G

unintended results by theappleppielifestyle Tony stares at the ceiling, white-knuckling his pockets. I will not get off to Steve jerking it. I will not get off to Steve jerking it. I will not- That thought is put on hold as something starts to buzz, and Tony has to bite down forcefully on his tongue to stop himself from groaning out loud when he realizes what it is. Steve/Tony, 2k, E

Left Side Advantage by susiecarter Post-MoS AU: A year after Black Zero, the Metropolis city government decides to hold a commemorative gala, with Superman as a guest of honor. And after a year of trying to gather intelligence on Superman without all that much success to speak of, Bruce Wayne is definitely going to attend. Except it turns out he may not be the only one with plans for Superman, and there might be a few other pieces of the puzzle that he's been missing. Clark/Bruce, 61k, T

Enemies to Lovers by susiecarter Then: Bruce and Clark argued, fucked, kissed, and didn't talk about any of it until the day they stopped. Now: they're living together in the lake house, trying to figure out how to be around each other day in and day out without stepping on each other's toes or crossing any lines. Which might be easier if Clark weren't pregnant. Or if Bruce weren't being so weird about it. Or if the mother box hadn't rearranged Clark's insides on a whim in the first place— There's a lot that could have made this easier, basically. But then Bruce and Clark always did do things the hard way. Clark/Bruce, 28k, E

dear friend by firstaudrina Jo might have said, “I left something for you in the old mailbox and I think that you should read it.” Jo & Laurie, 1k, G

le coup de foudre by firstaudrina three vignettes about desire. Lestat/Louis, <1k, G

Circuit by thingswithwings Post-movie. Watson finds a reason to go back to the flat on Baker Street. Holmes/Watson, 1k, E

2 become 1, or: these are totally normal roommate shenanigans by dollsome Chloe decides to fake-seduce June in an act of vengeance. Naturally, June strikes back. Chloe/June, 3k, T

un oubli profond by arriviste Three (in)glorious days. Enjolras/Grantaire, 6k, M

How to Tame a God by theorytale Loki is unstable. Tony is a genius. Together, they fight crime still don't like each other very much. There might be some benefit in alternative tactics. Loki & Tony, 5k, T

Ready, Fire, Aim by gyzym There's no "I" in "Avenger." Steve/Tony, 21k, M

it should follow, you know this (like the panels of a comic strip) by gyzym Four, eleven, fifteen, twenty-one, thirty-six, forty, as old as he's always been, too young, and everyone knows Tony Stark. Steve/Tony, 1k, T

music to watch girls to by firstaudrina They're both laughing, helpless and stupid with it. Izzy doesn't remember half as much of this before Clary came here. She remembers smirks and side-eye and the occasional chuckle but never gasping laughing over something that isn't even that funny, when you think about it. Clary/Isabelle, 1k, G

let me lay waste to thee by postcardmystery Ink stained fingers and ale left untouched. The cheapest paper left to rot and cuffs stained with little spots of black. A life shared but never quite lived together. A boy who wanted to be a poet, remembered as a playwright, and a boy who wanted to stage, remembered for his blood on a dagger held by no one. Marlowe/Shakespeare, 4k, M

Crash Landers by gyzym In which Stiles learns to Stalk That Stalk. (Or, how to accidentally woo your unfriendly neighborhood alpha in roughly five hundred handwritten steps.) Derek/Stiles, 31k, T Note: i’ve never watched teen wolf i just think this fic is neat

[ongakurubydisc]

Theory!Sans 8-bit version =3

[worstloki]

I don’t know if it’s all right to ask this or not, but I got some terrible news tonight and I’m just kind of crumbling inside. Could I have some of the fluffiest Loki/Marvel fic recs you know of?

Let Me Know if It Gets Above a Six by Sundial_at_Night : Peter is basically Loki's emotional support spider-child and the two of them hang out sometimes

Mornings are for Destroying Landscaping by SalParadiseLost : Avengers are family and one morning Thor and Loki decide to spar. Tony is worried for his building.

The Morning After by Mikkeneko : Odin wakes up from an Odinsleep to find Loki has taken up the throne and implemented some............ changes...

The Various Applications of a Serpentine Scarf by Howlingdawn : Valkyrie lets Loki hang around with her in snake form :)

Still Holding On by kittyhazelnut : Post-Avengers Loki has memory issues so while he's being stored in the tower with Tony the man can't even hold the invasion against him.

Peace of Mind by BouncyDragon : soft Tesseroki couple origin, lots of fluff

Return of Hug Fortress by theorytale : rare but graphic frostiron, 250k of glorious Tony and Loki friendship because omg Tony gave Loki a hug in a fight and now they’re besties??

Soft Touch by calicojackofficial : Tony finds Thor and Loki napping on a couch together :')

So… you got impersonated by aphrodaisyacs : Loki made those Captain America PSA videos (obviously), so what happens when Steve finds out?

This Is Not a Love Story by Mythtaken Identity (Shadowland) : Loki and Verity being friends on Valentine's day :')

King Croki by eirtae : Thor 1 Loki going "a crocodile wouldn't have to deal with this" and remembering he's a shapeshifter sooo

Team Iron Man by Donya : odin/tony frostiron crack fic (it's during the timeframe where loki is pretending to be odin)

Tony Stark is Not a Supervillain (But his Poker Group All Are) : Tony joins the Villain Association for game night, they become... acquaintances?

Smol Snake Loki (OR: Tony's descent into madness) by SpacePancake : Thor has a snake and a dead brother and Tony suspects the two are related for some reason.

Feast of Regrets by Infinite_Monkeys : Loki torments Thanos, Thanos regrets ever getting associated with the guy

Picking Up the Pieces by Thursdays_Angel : POST_INFINITY WAR SERIES. VERY GOOD. LOKI IS ADOPTED INTO TONY'S HOUSE. STARTS OF ANGST BUT HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Trickster + SHIELD by kalishino : Loki fell to Earth and Fury got him to work for SHIELD. Loki does his work and also drives everyone crazy while doing it.

Blame It on the Bard (Who is Obviously Tony Stark) by FluffyHippogriff : 300k fic of The Avengers + Villain!Loki play DnD. Eventual frostiron but it's a friendship first for now. Loki's still a villain while joining game nights sjdfsdf

[rabentochter]

Tony pushed himself up on one arm and leaned in to kiss Loki softly. "It's up to you. But if this gives us an advantage I say we do it." He grinned. "Plus, SI offers fantastic employee benefits."

Loki stared at him a moment longer, then reached up to lightly touch his hair. "I, Loki," he said, voice trembling slightly, "...God of Chaos. Do hereby pledge my undying fidelity to Tony Stark and to the kingdom of Stark Industries. On my honor and the honor of those who came before me."

T’is art for “Return of Hug Fortress” by Theorytale because the fic has me swimming in feels, still 🥰

[quotablefanfiction]

This was actually, genuinely his life now. Not a virtual reality or a drugged hallucination cooked up by some evil mastermind to keep him out of the way. (He was sure about this; he’d done tests.)

Tony does not trust easy (chp. 1)

Work-Life Balance by theorytale (AO3) Avengers (Marvel Movies)/Thor (Movies)/Iron Man (Movies) – Teen – Loki/Tony Stark #Humor #Unconventional Families #Crack Played Straight

What could be more wholesome than a family picnic in the park?

Part 3 of the The Birds and the Bees series (AO3)

[eternalreadinglist]

"Okay," Tony said, eyes on the holographic projection of the news, "explain this to me. How did you manage to look more threatening in the process of literally saving a small child?"

"I don't look that threatening," Loki objected defensively.

"Your cape is on fire. You are striding out of a burning building like an avenging demon with a child in your arms. You're dramatically backlit and everything." Tony shook his head, kind of impressed. "Not quite the soft and gentle look we were going for, Nightmare Fuel."

Loki huffed. "I saved the child, what more do you want?"

"Uh, for you to look a little less murder-happy doing it?" Tony suggested.

From The Tangled Web (aka Hug Fortress Strikes Back), by theorytale

[ao3feed-lokiangst]

Never Have I Ever

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3DaBL9g

by theorytale

Tony knows that he'll give in to temptation eventually.

He just wasn't expecting it to be quite so soon.

Words: 3463, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Torn Between Duty and Desire

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Loki (Marvel), Tony Stark

Relationships: Loki/Tony Stark

Additional Tags: slumber party, Drinking Games, Enemies With Benefits, Enemies to Lovers, bad life choices, Hair Braiding

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3DaBL9g

[themculibrary]

Under 1k Fics Masterlist

Links Last Checked: July 16th, 2025

part two, part three

A Fateful Rainy Day (ao3) - Akira_of_the_Twilight bucky/tony G

Summary: Tony tilted his head up to see a black umbrella covering him.

Tony peered over his shoulder to see a tall brunet smiling at him. “You looked like you could use some protection.”

Tony’s mind went to the words that wrapped around his wrist like a snake cuff.

He choked on bitterness.

His soulmate’s words had long ago been discovered by the media, and people were always starting conversations with him with those words.

He hated it.

Anything You Can Bird, I Can Bird Better (ao3) - ifeelbetter clint/sam N/R

Summary: Sam and Clint duke it out in medical over who's the best bird.

Blushing Red (ao3) - harryhermionerw bucky/steve/tony G

Summary: Steve and Bucky are in a competition. It doesn't really matter who wins.

Captain (of the football team) Steve Rogers (ao3) - Rionaa steve/tony G

Summary: "You just wait until my boyfriend gets here..." Tony muttered.

Rumlow laughed, loud and derisive. "Oh yeah? What's a namby pamby sissy faggot going to do about it, huh?"

Coming Home (ao3) - Shi_Toyu T

Summary: Peter begs. Thanos is surprisingly sympathetic.

Competently Incompetent (ao3) - Era_Penn G

Summary: The Stark name was relatively small when Howard was alive; sure, they were known, but it was Tony who built up their empire.

People tend to forget that, and he likes it that way.

Too bad the Avengers didn't think about that when they sat down to a game of Monopoly.

Cuddle Competition (ao3) - ezazahaz bucky/steve/tony T

Summary: When he wakes up with a cold back in the middle of the night for the third night in a row, Tony finally says something about it.

Just a bit of silly fluff.

Even Superheroes Need People Who Love Them (ao3) - inkedbooklady happy/pepper/tony T

Summary: Post-IM3, Pepper and Happy conspire to rescue Tony from himself.

Friends Don't Let Friends (ao3) - theorytale loki/tony T

Summary: For the avengerkink prompt, "Hulk gives someone the shovel talk."

hang on little tomato (ao3) - lazulisong steve/bucky G

Summary: It's that day of the year again and it never gets easier for Sam.

Holding Hands (ao3) - Shi_Toyu bucky/tony G

Summary: “He shoved Bucky in the hall,” Steve supplied, visibly gearing up for an entire rant if he needed one. “Then he shoved his gauntlet into Bucky’s chest and ran off, shouting at Bucky over his shoulder.”

Fury’s lips thinned and he sighed.

“And what, precisely, was said?”

Steve’s scowl only deepened.

“He said, ‘Thanks for holding my hand’,” Barnes said. “C’mon, Stevie, can’t we just leave it?”

if they be worthy (ao3) - theappleppielifestyle steve/tony N/R

Summary: Everyone's staring, and Tony isn't awake enough to do anything but gape dumbly at the hammer in his hand.

"Huh," he says.

"Seconded," Steve says through his toast. "Tasha, go tell Coulson another one of us can pick it up."

Living a Bangles Song (ao3) - coffeebuddha bruce/darcy T

Summary: It's just another average Monday morning at SHIELD.

Not Okay (ao3) - badgerinbloom sam/bucky G

Summary: Bucky has some feelings about the way Sam was treated by the police.

Peter's Announcement (ao3) - badgerinbloom ned/peter G

Summary: The Avengers are in the middle of a debrief when Tony gets a phone call from a very excited Peter.

Sleepy (ao3) - MysticKayla steve/tony N/R

Summary: Poor Tony is short, wants coffee, Steve, and is passing out. Whatever is Steve to do?

The Assaulted Rich Jerk (ao3) - Kelady bucky/steve/tony G

Summary: Tony gets hurt and his boyfriends just want to help.

Trying To Keep It Between Us (ao3) - orphan_account steve/tony, peter/wade T

Summary: Peter tries to sneak Wade out of the house before his dad's get back. It doesn't work. Superfamily AU.

[the-ice-sculpture]

1 7 and 9 :3

Fanfic asks from here

Thanks for the ask, @dokurochrome!

1. If you’re an author, how many WIPs do you currently have? (Be honest!)

I have three WIPs, all of which are either eventual novel/novella-length fics. There’s Adventures in Not Dying, which is a bittersweet but hopeful gen fic with Loki and Thor tracking down Jörmungandr in and across Iceland and its waters in a post-Endgame world. 

There’s also The Heart of Jotunheim, which is a collab between myself and the wonderful Hosio, who happens to be a fantastic artist. It’s an eventual frostiron fic with massive escape room vibes and lots of Jotun stuff going on. Only one chapter is up at the moment but I’ve got at least another 20K words drafted out so it’ll get longer. 

And there’s also a frostiron rockstar AU I’m not going to start posting until I’ve written a first draft of the whole thing, which’ll be my first attempt at writing Tony’s POV (I’m hoping I won’t inadvertently make him sound too British – writing American voices is hard) and it’s gonna be a fantastic excuse to sneak in discussions of the music industry/rock history and ‘worldbuild’ with creating Tony’s band’s/solo career. ...I’m also trying out my hand in creating some visual graphics to go along the story for this one? Like Tony’s band’s logo, album covers, posters, merch, that kind of thing. Can’t guarantee they’ll make it in, but it’s definitely a thing I’m interested in doing. Oh, and lyrics too. Apparently the music feeling real is a thing I’m going for with this one but I’d lying if I claimed to be any good at songwriting.

7. What’s the last thing you read that made you cry?

Hmm... I’m not sure I can actually remember a thing I’ve read that’s made me cry? But the last thing I read that hit the hardest, emotionally speaking, was My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell. Although it has now just occurred to me this ask was about fanfic, not original fiction, so... Return of Hug Fortress by theorytale hits hard in places. It’s nowhere near as fluffy as the title suggests, but it’s an absolutely fantastic frostiron fic. One of my favourites, actually, and there are some things that Tony goes through which are, without giving any spoilers away, very rough to read about. Executed brilliantly, but rough emotionally speaking, that is. Can’t recommend that fic enough, especially if you’re a frostiron fan!

9. Fake dating or arranged marriage?

Tricky. It just depends on the execution, I think. If it’s fake dating then I’d want a stupendously slow burn friends to lovers with both characters riddled with doubt and pining and the bittersweetness of them thinking it’s the only way they’ll get to do things like hold hands with the other person so they’re valuing every second of it. But the reason for the fake dating and believing their feelings are unreciprocated would have to be very plausible, which is probably very tricky to pull off. 

With an arranged marriage I’d want everything to be terrible. I’d want to get glimpses of the characters involved having the potential to be a good team, but having a thoroughly miserable time due to having to marry against their will. Then they end up getting ripped away from each other and spending years apart, and it’s not until they’re reunited that they realise there might’ve been something in it after all, and then they can finally make the decision for themselves to stay married and combine their skills to become the ultimate power couple and... Oh wait, I’m just describing one of the things I wished happened at the end Game of Thrones

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January Fic Recs

just a list of fanfiction i’ve read and enjoyed this month. as you can tell, i was experiencing a bit of a 2012 avengers backslide

Friends Don’t Let Friends by theorytale For the avengerkink prompt, "Hulk gives someone the shovel talk." Loki/Tony, <1k, absolutely hilarious

A Partial Dictionary Of The 21st Century By Captain Steve Rogers, US Army by copperbadge Steve is adapting well to the new millennium, and he has the dictionary to prove it. Steve/Tony, 13k

Toy Soldiers by copperbadge When Steve Rogers, five foot four and a hundred and ten pounds, met Tony Stark in a bar, he didn't expect it to lead to a relationship. Or that Tony would find out he's not an art student during a SHIELD rescue mission in Afghanistan. Steve/Tony, 44k

in another country (people die) by pprfaith “The world is not your playground, Stark!” Fury yells at him one time, after he maybe brings down a building or two and Tony just laughs because, seriously, yes it is. Loki/Tony, 2k, much better take on evil!tony than Official Marvel Comic Superior Iron Man

Ticking Over by copperbadge After a moment of vast insecurity, Steve and Bucky make sure Tony understands exactly where his place is: in the middle. Bucky/Steve/Tony, 2k

Whatever Happens Tomorrow by hellotailor After the Battle of Crait, the survivors take refuge on Naboo. Poe needs time to figure out his new place in the Resistance - and how to handle his inconvenient crush on Finn. Poe/Finn, 12k

Homefront by copperbadge Steve Rogers is a capable leader, a kind and cheerful man, a good friend, a strong role model, and a loyal soldier. He's also teetering on the edge of suicide. Steve/Tony, 12k

Thaw, or: Four Avengers in a Transian Shack by Elspethdixon, Seanchai The Avengers are stranded in the snowy Transian mountains. Pre-slash cliché-fic originally written for hc_bingo’s “hypothermia/exposure” prompt. Steve/Tony, 20k

Hotline by copperbadge Steve knows a lot about cooking and he loves to help people. The job was a natural fit. Steve/Tony, 1k

i stole the keys to this guy by kellifer_fic Where it was Nick Fury's idea, but he didn't mean it like that Steve/Tony, 6k

Hot Potato by copperbadge Potato Rescue is the hottest new food truck nobody knows about. Steve is determined to make Sam Wilson king of all potatoes. Steve/Tony, 2k

A Movable Feast by copperbadge, scifigrl47 The epic road trip of food truck hipster Steve Rogers, chef Tony Stark, and self-propelled trouble magnet DJ Fujikawa. Steve/Tony, 74k