#author: TheCityLightShow

[all-the-stevetony-fics]

Part 1 of Of Dragons and Dating

All dragons have hoards.

Tony was not ashamed of his heritage, but he’d learnt early on that older generations didn’t care to do business with dragons. Thus, Tony hoarded in his heart but never in a way that could be deemed more than eccentric, a way that could be deemed dragon.

Most people, if they knew, would assume he hoarded technology.

A couple might assume instruments, and Pepper would claim he hoarded paperwork because he never gave it back.

Most people would be wrong.

Tony hoards souls.

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[themculibrary]

Transgender Tony Stark Masterlist

Anthony and Natasha (ao3) - TheCityLightShow steve/tony, mentioned sam/bucky G, 4k

Summary: On Steve's sixteenth birthday, as was the norm, he woke up with a name on his wrist, etched beautifully into his skin. In blocky, scruffy handwriting now sat “Natasha Stark” on his left wrist.

It was elegant handwriting, but not in a way that anyone other than Steve would share the notion.

Now, he's out of the ice, and he lifts his wrist to his face as his vision swims for a second. Oh thank god, he thinks at the sight of the black blur that mars his wrist, and then his thought processes stutter and screech to halt because it's changed.

The handwriting is still the blocky scruffy script that he loves, that holds comfort for him in the cross of the t and the arc of the r, but it's not Natasha. It doesn't say Natasha Stark any more.

No, the name on his wrist is Anthony Stark.

This time – this new time, Director Fury explains to him, this time sixty seven years in the future – this time he will find him. Whether they're ninety like he should be, or closer to his actual age, Steve won't make the same mistake twice.

He doesn't tell SHIELD that the name in their file is now wrong.

Antoniette (ao3) - sleepingnerd T, 1k

Summary: Tony Stark, who is born under the name of Antoniette Stark.

Authenticity (ao3) - On_Every_Spectrum clint/tony, clint/phil T, 5k

Summary: "Howard wasn't ever going to win father of the year in anyone's book. Including his own child's. He was more interested in the image of having a son than, you know, his actual son. So, Tony figured he better thank his lucky stars that it was a son that Howard had so desperately wanted. A son he'd longed for."

by the light of your soul (ao3) - viklikesfic (v_angelique) bucky/tony E, 5k

Summary: “I’m forty-two,” Tony turns to lean back against the counter and gestures vaguely up and down his body as he takes a sip. “Odds are pretty low, Cap.” He doesn’t add that it would be a nightmare if he did have a soulmate, because they’d likely be attracted to the wrong version of himself, to the wrong gender, and Tony is not willing to have that conversation. He’s the most famous trans man in the world. He transitioned soon after Howard and Maria died, relieved that no one had given him that spark, trapped in a body that never felt like it fully belonged to him. He then spent the next sixteen years focused on making superior weapons technology and trying to convince Obidiah Stane to respect him. He hates himself for that.

He won’t play girl for his soulmate. He’d sooner die.

Cashmere, Cologne, and White Sunshine (ao3) - Anonymous rhodey/tony E, 5k

Summary: Rhodey takes Tony home one night after a party, and it's the first time they have sex, and it's Tony's first time with a guy, and it's the first time he tells somebody that he's a guy.

(To Rhodey's credit, this is not exactly news.)

Challenging Authority (ao3) - rocknrollout steve/tony T, 9k

Summary: On May 29th, Maria Stark went into labor. The baby was perfectly healthy and after 5.3 hours, the doctor was able to hold up a bright red, wriggling baby and announce that Howard and Maria Stark now had a perfect baby girl.

That was when problems started to arise.

Error Not Found (ao3) - dirty_spidy G, 2k

Summary: Tony didn’t really care when he heard her name for the first time. It is a common name after all, and it’s not even the same name exactly - just another variation of it. He decided to ignore it, for the sake of his sanity. Even if his heart stopped for a moment.

Heroes are Made (ao3) - periwinklepromise background clint/natasha T, 2k

Summary: “Team,” Tony announces in his usual, grandiose manner, “May I introduce you to myself?”

No Offense (ao3) - orphan_account pepper/natasha, sam/bucky, bruce/thor, steve/tony T, 3k

Summary: Tony thought that with going to this new school he wouldn't have to be worried about being deadnamed, boy, was he wrong. He does find some fantastic new friends though.

Not Merely a Mistake (ao3) - hollyandvice (hiasobi_writes) T, 1k

Summary: When Tony pushes the limits of his health a little too far, Steve learns a secret Tony has kept close to the chest for too long.

Oh, Kiddo (ao3) - Nickies_Nonsense G, 2k

Summary: Peter Parker is experiencing intense gender dysphoria and thinks no one will understand - but Tony does, very much.

Shave You Smooth (ao3) - Willowe T, 1k

Summary: Howard never said as much, but Tony knows he always wanted a son.

Stained (ao3) - Ironstrange3000 tony/stephen T, 2k

Summary: Tony Stark has lived stealth all his life, and thought he'd live out his life without anyone knowing how he was born. But as it was proven to him time and time again, the past always finds ways to haunt us.

When he's outed to the world on the same day his period makes a re-appearance, how will he face Stephen?

Stiletto Heart (ao3) - lusilly G, 2k

Summary: In which Tony, before his first public appearance after the removal of the arc reactor, reflects on surgeries, dysphoria, and how fucking good he looks in these heels.

'Tony' Isn't Short for Anthony (ao3) - bankslucius57gmailcom G, 1k

Summary: Toni isn't short for Anthony. It was never short for Anthony. Toni isn't short for anything.

Slow day at the headquarters.

Nail polish.

[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - June 18th

I read so much this week!!! And so much was delightful I’m super excited about this list! I did re-read Bulletpoints this week which is 100% reflected in my fic reading as well. Enjoy that.  

Check out this week’s reads and be sure to leave your author a comment/kudos! 

~*~ 

Time, Space, Flesh by veryvincible 

“I’ve got a hotel room,” Tony said.

“And if we’re seen?”

Tony’s response came quick, too confident. He’d given the same spiel many times before. “Oh, you know. Good friends. Had a bit to drink. Maybe we’re French— you know how it is. Besides, we’ve been here for how long, now? If anyone was going to notice you, you’d think they’d have done it by now.”

The Day Before Tomorrow by lastdream

Less than twenty-four hours before the Iron Man's last fight, Steve Rogers gets an evening to himself.

Icebreaker by Sineala

Months after Tony is murdered on a strange, starless world, a world almost no one remembers, Steve plummets from a drone plane into the cold waters of the North Atlantic. He's fully expecting not to survive -- but instead he wakes up on another new world, where he meets a very familiar stranger. And it turns out the two of them have a lot in common.

Not Your Reality (The Time-Out Remix) by Veldeia

An unlikely visitor crash-lands at Natasha Stark and Steve Rogers' doorstep on the eve of their wedding. Just who is this alternate universe Iron Man?

Marriage and Mate Chases by NotEvenCloseToStraight

A Regency-ish AU:

Strict, stern Alpha Captain Steve Rogers is firmly in control of himself, his army, and his life and intends to marry an Omega who shares the same ideals while wild, flighty Omega!Tony loves to flaunt Howard's rules, society's expectations and has no intention of settling down.

An arranged marriage forces Alpha and Omega together, but Steve's constant disapproval and Tony's refusal to compromise leads to anger and arguments, missed heats, harsh ruts and a lack of bonding bites. Vicious rumours fly about the Omega's fidelity and the Alpha's ability to control his mate and when Steve runs away to war to distance himself from his unpredictable husband, Tony turns to new friends and illicit activities to hide his hurting heart.

Steve returns from war a changed man ready to be a good husband, dedicating every minute of every day to winning Tony's heart back, but Tony is tired of being ignored, busy with his own projects and unwilling to give the Alpha another chance.

With outside forces plotting to ruin what little happiness they have, are Steve and Tony doomed to be unbonded husbands, married but never truly mates?

Some Dragons Are Famous Dragons by Eudoxia 

Bucky's not surprised when Steve beings home stray cats, dogs, and even a raccoon once, but a dragon?

Really, Steve? A dragon?

A dragon that likes to steal tools and watch the news about missing persons, too.

Anthony and Natasha by TheCityLightShow

On Steve's sixteenth birthday, as was the norm, he woke up with a name on his wrist, etched beautifully into his skin. In blocky, scruffy handwriting now sat “Natasha Stark” on his left wrist.

It was elegant handwriting, but not in a way that anyone other than Steve would share the notion.

Now, he's out of the ice, and he lifts his wrist to his face as his vision swims for a second. Oh thank god, he thinks at the sight of the black blur that mars his wrist, and then his thought processes stutter and screech to halt because it's changed.

The handwriting is still the blocky scruffy script that he loves, that holds comfort for him in the cross of the t and the arc of the r, but it's not Natasha. It doesn't say Natasha Stark any more.

No, the name on his wrist is Anthony Stark.

This time – this new time, Director Fury explains to him, this time sixty seven years in the future – this time he will find him. Whether they're ninety like he should be, or closer to his actual age, Steve won't make the same mistake twice.

��He doesn't tell SHIELD that the name in their file is now wrong.

Emergency Protocol by navaan 

In New Avengers V1 era, Tony and Steve discuss the Avengers Protocol for Bang or Die situations. It's awkward. It gets hot - and then it gets out of hand but maybe they're getting to the heart of something that they should have discussed a long time ago.

You could have my heart, and I would break it for you by Missy_dee811

The mission they’d been on had been an abject failure. Even if the rest of the Avengers had been able to stay on task, it wouldn’t matter. Two of their own were missing: Iron Man and Captain America.

Sacrifice the Gift by hollyandvice (hiasobi_writes) 

When a biological agent nearly takes the life of Captain America, Iron Man risks everything to keep his friend alive. Now Tony Stark needs to deal with the fallout.

Sleepwalking by NotEvenCloseToStraight

Every year on Tony Stark's birthday, his soulmate Steven Grant Rogers crosses time and distance to spend the day with him...until the day the Valkyrie goes into the water in 1943.

Fifty years in the future, Tony starts a desperate search to find Steve beneath the ice, racing against time and fate to bring his soulmate into the newest century so they can finally be together.

like daylight by ohjustpeachy

Because through all of it, the slammed fists and the miscommunications, the people he invited into his bed and kicked out in the morning, he never thought that it would be Steve Rogers in the end.

Or, Tony thinks back on past relationships and why they never worked out.

Nothing Else but Miracles (An Ancient Secrets and New-born Dreams Remix) by Muccamukk

In the rough and tumble of the Lower East Side, the only constants in Steve's life are the solid black letters of the name on his wrist. Because even with the law and society against them, his world falling apart piece by piece, and his search for his soulmate taking him to stranger and wilder places, Steve has faith that finding Tony Stark is only a matter of time.

my one and only by meidui (orphan_account)

Tony has been self-conscious about his laugh lines lately, but Steve always takes his hands and kisses his face, telling him he loves them. It’s the truth. Tony looks so beautiful with them, and they remind Steve of what a privilege it is to grow old with him.

A bullet to mend our hearts by tonymystark

Tony is stuck in a time loop; he keeps getting thrown back to their fight in the quinjet before the whole invasion. He finally figures out how to end the loop.

Safe Haven by gottalovev, zappedbysnow

It's been three months since the Battle of New York. Four since Steve woke up in the future. Everything is still too fast, too bright, too glib. And then, as if it wasn't enough, Steve is dragged through a portal into an alternate universe. Other Him is happy, though, and that feels like hope.

No Good Deed by raeldaza for merelydovely 

Steve’s not happy in the future. Tony gets it in his head that he’ll be a good friend and create a time machine to send Steve back to the 40s.

But as time ticks on, and Steve and Tony grow closer, do either of them actually want Steve to use it?

I (created from fantasies) exist solely for you by Mizzy

Six years ago, without the Avengers Initiative there to save the day, scientist Dr. Eric Selvig sacrificed himself to save the world, the almighty demi-god Thor was lost to a terrible storm, and vigilante Iron Man – spotted with a nuclear weapon trying to take advantage of the situation – was forever labelled an enemy of SHIELD.

This is a comic book office AU, where Steve is defrosted a year too late, Thor has forgotten who he is, and no one knows Tony is Iron Man.

Also includes: office pranks, inappropriate post-it notes, and superheroes who like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.

Bright Things and Fair by sheron 

The course of true love never did run smooth — and neither did time-travel to retrieve the Tesseract. When circumstances outside their control force Steve and Tony to spend more time together in the 1970, they do what two people with their history do under the circumstances: work together and try to get through it without unnecessary feelings getting in the way. Falling for each other is definitely a bad idea, isn't it?

[thecitylightshow]

Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers Academy (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Bruce Banner/James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Natasha Romanov/Janet Van Dyne, Howard Stark/Maria Stark, Bruce Banner & Tony Stark & Janet Van Dyne, past Bruce Banner/Betty Ross, past Pepper Potts/Tony Stark - Relationship, Past Sam Wilson/Riley - Relationship, Jane Foster/Thor Characters: Bruce Banner, Tony Stark, Janet Van Dyne, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Maria Stark, Howard Stark, Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, James "Rhodey" Rhodes, Pepper Potts, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Thor (Marvel) Additional Tags: Fluff and Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, they're all broken, But They're Fixing Each Other, everyone loves Harry Potter, BAMF Maria Stark, Howard Stark Is a Good Dad, The Best Found Family Fic I Know How To Write, Jan's a Lesbian, Bruce is Bi, Natasha is Pan, Tony is Gay, FTM Bruce Banner, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, (Bruce's Dad Sucks), Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, Deaf Clint Barton, A Group Of Them Were Soliders, Happy Ending, Mostly Very Fluffy, Just Backstory Angst, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Kinda? Summary:

When Tony asks his extended group of friends and family to test out his latest shot at fantastical technology, not one of them expected them to have quite the impact that it did. Sure, the StarkPhones are amazing – really Tony, you’ve outdone yourself – but they all got something a little more than that when Tony handed out the customised bricks with their StarkNet profiles.

Welcome to the Stark’s High Society Orphans Club, harry potter nerdery and a basic IQ required, pretty decent parents, food, and board included.

Authors Note; My latest forray into fic... it may have got out of hand. I’ll try and update semi-regularly. Love y’all. 

[beir]

Works in Progress

On that note, I feel like mentioning some of the exciting(!!) fanart projects I’m working on!

Currently:

Winteriron Bang - stage: sketch

Contemplating redoing the composition among other elements hmmm... Aiming to finish before October’s over ahhh

Winteriron Holiday Exchange - stage: concept

It’s going to be GOOD. I like a lot of the prompts I received, though some lend better to writing than art haha

A winteriron hurt/comfort artwork - stage: sketch

More comfort than hurt. I have epic plans for this one... if I can execute them properly that is lol. ETA: who knows

A winteriron Halloween drawing/sketch - stage: concept

Someone suggested I do a winteriron Halloween costumed drawing. I thought about continuing this vampire!Tony and werewolf!Bucky drawing, but that doesn’t count as costumes, whoops. I need to think of something... festive...

Awaiting: 

Author Collab #1 (@thecitylightshow) - winteriron drabble w/ ace Tony 

They’re quite busy with uni work so this might be a while off aha

Author Collab #2 (unrevealed) - winteriron multichapter fic

Drew character concepts of Tony and Bucky based on the chapter they’ve written! Writing still ongoing, but I already have concepts for the final drawing(s) in mind... It’s that good, guys!!

Author Collab #3 (@tisfan​) - winteriron wingfic

Currently in the beginning stages, but it’s going to be a big AU that’s for sure!

[weasleychick32]

Rules: List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on: writing, art, gifsets, whatever.

Tagged by @tenoko1

This list isn’t nearly as long as I’d like bc I’m on week two of my new job and the other half of my two person team is on vaction for the next two weeks so I’m juggling the full workload while simultaneously learning what the hell I’m doing and GISHWHES starts on Saturday so basically

THAT BEING SAID: 

I am working on my deancasbigbang and by “working on” I mean I’M DONE BITCHES and by “done” I mean I have a crap-ton of editing to do and maybe a scene or two to add and a beta to contact and request services of and hahaha rough drafts are due in two days and i need to do that still so i need a summary of 200 words or less and visual word blurb thingies so basically

But anyway my fic is so good I’m so excited. If you’re into roadtrip au’s turned to found family domestic adventures with Cas, Dean, Claire, and Krissy with fun bursts of Sam hit me up. I think the promos start in like a month and posting doesn’t happen until friggin October BUT IT’S GONNA BE GREAT

EDIT: I forgot to tag people because I’m a mess and my life is falling apart. I’m not necessarily tagging authors, just tell me what you’re up to!

@rosewhipped22 @fadingtale @warriormuffin @deadpoolsdickwarmer @thecitylightshow