#TerribleHoward

[tonystevestories]

Summary: 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.

Rating: Teen

Warnings: General Howard being a shitty dad warning.

Thoughts: This is such a mix of rip your heart out over Tony and Steve's insecurities and past hurts and fluff about how they feel about each other that it'll really suck you in.

[tonystevestories]

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Summary: "Protecting Tony Stark is like keeping an open fire in the palm of his hand. It's like fighting the rain.  It keeps him alive, in a way." All it takes is a tiny Tony, and suddenly being right doesn't seem important anymore.

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Past Child abuse

This is a really sweet deaged!Tonyfic where the team has a few harsh realizations about his childhood. But it’s also very sweet.

[tonystevestories]

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.

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Homophobia, Howard’s a dick

Thoughts: I love that this is soulmate fic before they actually meet. It’s absolutely lovely.

[tonystevestories]

Summary: Tony Stark's timer was stuck at zero. Tony Stark didn't have a soulmate. At least, that's what he thought. Then Steve woke up.

Rating: General

Warnings: Howard’s terrible parenting

Thoughts: This is just really sweet.

[tonystevestories]

Summary: Tony is still a consultant, and between SI, the team and SHIELD he's overworked and exhausted. That's okay. He and Steve have been having sex for weeks but that's all it is, just sex, and Tony wants more but he'll never get it and that's okay. Really.What's not okay is the fact that Howard Stark has somehow appeared in the future and is the same as always. This is definitely going to fuck up his schedule.

Rating: Teen

Warnings: referenced past child abuse

Thoughts: This is the sort of Tony I kind of imagine in my head a lot. I like how protective the whole team gets.

[tonystevestories]

Summary: Steve finds himself grinning, despite everything, because god, he didn't realize how much he's missed this- having someone to back him, people to fight around, getting caught and pulled to his feet. Hell, even Stark's quips make his mouth quirk upwards slightly.

Rating: Teen

Thoughts: I just really adore the buildup in this one. I like how the focus is all on the relationships their building as a team and their internal thoughts.