#not 100% anti-tony but I wouldn't want this popping up on my dash if I were a big tony fan

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What if...Tony won in Siberia?: a fic rec list

Do you like angst? Do you like hurt without comfort? Do you ever watch Captain America: Civil War and think "I wish this was way sadder?" Then I have got some stories for you! They all look at what would have happened if Steve and/or Bucky had been killed in the final Siberia fight.

Notes and warnings:

Everything is Team Cap-friendly, so long as your definition of "friendly" includes hurting the fictional characters you love.

Major character death and/or graphic violence warnings for everything.

Tony's depiction in these varies from being a sympathetic character who made a tragic mistake to an out-and-out villain.

I lied in the intro - some of these do have a bit of comfort and healing. They're all still very sad, though.

The list is in chronological order from oldest to newest.

I just got you back by MadamPoptart (Mature, 3166 words)

Summary: “Listen to me. That wasn’t you. It wasn’t. You can’t blame yourself for something that you had no control over.” Steve whispered softly bringing his hands up to cup Bucky’s face “You are worth so much more than this. I hate what they did to you. I hate what they made you do and Buck I wish it was me instead of you. You never deserved this.”

Only the Good Die Old by smithsonianstucky (Explicit, 2567 words)

Summary: Bucky and Steve are quite literally with each other til the end of the line.

(A self indulgent piece from a person who loves to suffer. Based off events in CA:CW)

Everything else is below the cut

If the final fight ended differently… by TheCasualAuthor (General, 817 words)

Summary: Bucky blinks groggily, and quickly gains sense of his whereabouts. He must have passed out for a moment, where he’s lying on the ground. Grunts of pain and exhaustion. The sound of flesh fists hitting metal, and metal fists hitting flesh, ringing off the walls. Steve and the younger Stark fighting. Fighting over Bucky.

STARK SUCCEEDS by foulrescent (General, 1752 words) tumblr: @foulrescent

Summary: The strongest Captain and all of his might, couldn’t put Bucky together again.

And The Seconds Tick Down by Tatsumaki_sama (General, 2666 words)

Summary: AU of Civil War. How the world ended in twenty steps when Steve died.

If I Could Start Again by GloriousBlackout (Teen, 4137 words)

Summary: When the worst case scenario occurs in Siberia, Tony struggles to deal with the consequences of his actions as he comes to learn more about the Winter Soldier's past

Promise Me Forever by Mrgoodbar (Teen, 1785 words) tumblr: @mrgoodbar11213

Summary: Tony fired the repulsor.

“NO!” Steve bellowed.

OR

What would have happened if Bucky died...

The End of the Line by TetrodotoxinB (Not Rated, 2293 words)

Note: I think this is the saddest one.

Summary: The fight in Siberia ends much differently. This is the aftermath.

I guess he's Steve's Pepper by ratkingkelly (Not Rated, 552 words)

Summary: Tony realises some stuff. Oh, I don't know, like how nothing on this earth would give him greater pain than to strip Steve of Bucky Barnes.

Unknown death by csulliven (Teen, 667 words) tumblr: @csulliven

Summary: Captain America disappeared after he went to Siberia. Only four people know what happened to him and only two know the full story.

Purpose by Pixelfun20 (Teen, 16802 words)

Summary: Tony Stark wins the fight in Siberia completely by accident.

Steve Rogers does not resist his arrest as he is taken to the Raft.

Sam Wilson, T'Challa, and Pepper Potts pick up the pieces.

devil's backbone (i just wanna take him home) by bittlebarnes (Mature, 880 words) tumblr: @bittlebarnes

Summary: They lay low, the four of them. When Wanda dyes her hair, she and Natasha can pass for sisters. Steve grows out his hair. Sam sits with him in some dingey motel bathroom with an eight dollar box of hair dye and a broken watch. Steve somehow looks even sadder as a brunette. Sam sticks to hats and dollar store pair of reading glasses. They're enough.

Or

An alternate ending to Civil War.

Try again by Llixale (Explicit, 80702 words)

Summary: If Civil Wars had gone differently

A Different Path by grayscay (General, 5729 words)

Summary: The fight in Siberia turns out very differently.

How long will it take the other Avengers to realize that Tony is the one to blame?

you left me no choice but to stay here forever by OverlyCheerfulRat (Teen, 698 words)

Note: Wait, no, maybe this is the saddest one, actually.

Summary: The least he can do is visit them.

An AU taking place after Civil War- it's not enough to just make superhumans register, they must be contained.

Fixing a Burned Bridge by LucyMayWrites (Teen, 20537 words) tumblr: @lucymaywrites

Note: This one is a little different because no one is killed, but it still fits with the rest. A work in progress.

Summary: What if Tony had come out on top after Siberia? What if Bucky hadn't stopped him from hitting down Steve? What if the Government took Steve and Bucky to the raft prison and began to experiment on Steve for "medical research"? What happens when Tony realizes what he has done and decides that he has to fix his mistake?