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Whisper of the heart;to my youth🤍.

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Previous Winners

Stories that have won in the 2021-2023 Cycles are ineligible for story awards in 2024. Writers who have won writer awards previously are ineligible for writer awards in 2024. The full list of previous winners can be found below.

Previous Winners — Stories

5 Times A Member Of The Team Head About The Kid + 1 Time They Met Him By Orphan_Account

5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn’t By Eva7673

5 Times Peter Fell, And Tony Caught Him. And The 1 Time Tony Didn't By Eva7673 Missing Links By Spagbol99

5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud By Grilledcheesing

5 Times Peter Sleepwalked And The 1 Time He Pretended He Did By Losingmymindtonight

5 Times Tony Dealt With A Loopy Peter By For_The_Night

A Beautiful Lie By Rayrox360

A Parent Apparent By Happyaspie

A Parent Apparent By Happyaspie

A Peter Parker Problem By Spagbol99

A Soul's Best Friend By Superherotiger

Ain't My Blood; Still My Boys By Parkrstark

All Good Things Come In Threes By Bergen

And Stay Out! By Iron_Spider

And You'll Blow Us All Away By Losingmymindtonight

Astronomy In Reverse By Pansley

Astronomy In Reverse By Pansley

Be Careful What You Wish For, You May Just Get It By Savana_Marlark

Built From Scraps By Peterstank

Built From Scraps By Peterstank

Catch And Keep By Bergen

Close To My Heart, Never To Part By Parkrstark

Come My Darling, Homeward Bound By Buckleyirondad

Five Time Faculty Members Had To Call Peter's Emergency Contact + 1 Time He Shows Up Anyway By Kingdomfaraway

Five Times Tony Stark's Fabled Intern Just Showed Up + One Time He Was Invited By Kingdomfaraway

Good Publicity By Bergen

Happy Hogan Never Forgets A Face By Jen27ny

He’s Just A Kid By For_The_Night

Heir Peter Fics By Onlyforward

How To Fire Your Intern Sixteen Times In Three Days By Bergen

Hydra's Not A Home By Tempestaurora

I Love You More Than Anything Series By  Iron_Spider

I Never Knew I Was Broken By Gotmyinkpen

Identity Theft By Kitcat992

If They Knew All About You By Mshermia

If You're Going Through Hell, Keep On Going By Baloobird

Instant Kill Mode By Isn't_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

It's Always Who Is Spider-Man, Never How Is Spider-Man By I_Regret_Thatpersonalityquiz

Long Story Short (It Was A Bad Time) Or Ais Don't Forget By Peacockgirl

May Parker's Complete Guide On How To Raise Your Spiderling By Embarrassing_Myself

Miscommunications By Isnt_It_Pretty_To_Think_So

Missing Links By Spagbol99

No Ulterior Motive By Ob_Liv_Ious_Writer

One In A Million By Inkonmyheartandonthepage

Peter And The Jailbirds By Beautifullights

Peter And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Field Trip By By Cazei

Peter Parker's Home For Wayward People And Animals By Bergen

Prince Of The Forest By Tess_Moon

Put It On Speaker By Onlyforward

Retrograde By Madasthesea

S.O.S. (Somehow Obtained Son) By Madasthesea

So Many Things To Say By Happyaspie

The 1 Time Some Avengers Didn't Believe Tony Was Father Material And The 5 Times They Were Proven Wrong By Thisisnotourlasthunt

The Avengers Vs The Peter Factor By Midnightwolf2192

The First Time Peter Called Tony 'Dad' By Warlock_Writer

The Guardian By Emily_F6

The Guardian By Emily_F6

The Guest Room By Niniblack

The Itsy Bitsy Spider By Fatandnerdy30

The Kid Behind The Mask By Inkinmyheartandonthepage

The Long Game By Niniblack

The Lost And Forgotten By Litcraz

The Third Option By Uncertainty_Principle

The Third Option By Uncertainty_Principle

The World Kept You Like A Secret, But I Kept You Like An Oath By For_The_Night

Things I Almost Remember Verse By Icedaquarius

Very Normal Totally Regular Human Intern By Winterturtle

Wait, You're Spider-Man? By Fritokays

We Forgot Peter By Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Whatever It Takes By Starryknight09

Wrong Number Kid By Blackshadow030930

Previous Winners — Writers

Bergen

For_The_Night

Inkinmyheartandonthepage

Inkinmyheartsandonthepage

Iron_Spider

Iron_Spider

Sara (Ctsara)

Spagbol99

Spidey-Art

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BAMF!Pepper Potts Masterlist

All Is Fair In Love And War (ao3) - Winterturtle pepper/tony T, 8k

Summary: Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. An engaged couple running one of the biggest companies in the world, living a normal life. Well, as normal as it can get. Both honest in their relationship except for one small detail - their secret identities as top assassins.

No questions asked. They's how they operate.

When they find each other as their next target, their quest to kill each other gets interrupted by Peter arriving for the weekend. Neither Tony nor Pepper let that stop them; they just take a more subtle approach to leave Peter out of it.

The problem? Peter thinks there's someone after both of them and keeps foiling their attempts.

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Two assassins. One vigilante. Three secret identities meet.

A Long and Winding Road (ao3) - LadyDeBrief pepper/tony M, 4k

Summary: It was, much like he'd told Bruce, a terrible privilege, this power Pepper had over him. That she was aware of that and gave it the due seriousness was one of the reasons he so easily trusted her with it.

Be careful what you wish for, you may just get it (ao3) - Savana_Marlark pepper/tony T, 169k (WIP)

Summary: A snap.

A gauntlet.

A dying man's regret.

It is a dangerous thing to wish with infinity stones on your fist.

Sent back to the sands of Afghanistan, Tony Stark has a world to fix, and a Titan to stop, but he won't be doing it alone.

Can't Go On Without You (ao3) - hopecanbeyoursword pepper/tony G, 3k

Summary: They need all the help they can get to undo Thanos' actions. So Pepper Potts goes into space to bring back Tony and Nebula.

Guardian Angel (ao3) - flyingorfalling pepper/tony G, 3k

Summary: Pepper Potts is assigned to protect Tony Collins, Howard Stark's illegitimate son. Tony has become the target of Amon Stark, his older half brother, who allegedly murdered his father to get millions in inheritance.

His Other Mom (ao3) - betheflame pepper/tony G, 2k

Summary: “Peter, she’s called four times. You can’t avoid this,” May said gently to Peter the day after he got back from London.

“I know,” Peter said. “I’m just…”

“Peter,” May replied. “We talked about this. She’s your last link to Tony and you shouldn’t waste that. She knew him better than anyone, even Happy, so if you have questions, she might just have answers.”

Peter rubbed his hand over his face, jet lag was a bitch even with super powers, and nodded. He went into his room and made the call.

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Basically, on the second viewing of FFH, I wondered why no one gave the Owner of SI a heads up that her tech was being used by a stranger.

If You Hurt Him... (ao3) - jordieey natasha/tony N/R, 2k

Summary: It's time Pepper had a talk with one Agent Romanoff.

Like Glitter and Gold (I'll Rise Up) (ao3) - wigglyink pepper/tony G, 1k

Summary: How THAT scene should have ended. Includes Pepper Potts being awesome. Tony doesn't die because i said so.

Living with Eyes Wide Open (ao3) - paxere eventual steve/tony G, 4k

Summary: Steve is trying to get used to the 21st century. The Avengers are trying to become a team. Neither of these things are going well. Pepper has some ideas.

No Superhero (ao3) - anxiousgeek pepper/natasha, past pepper/tony T, 2k

Summary: She’s not a superhero.

But then the tower is on fire and Thor is also on fire and for once Pepper is not on fire.

Project New Hope (ao3) - goingsparebutwithprecision pepper/tony N/R, 4k

Summary: In which Pepper Potts has the worst period pains known to humankind, and deals with them via movie marathons, superheroes, and unnecessary code-names. Only some of these things are Tony's fault.

Search and Rescue (ao3) - SailorChibi pepper/tony T, 4k

Summary: There is no way Pepper Potts is going to let her fiancé die alone in space.

Secret Identities and Super-dads (ao3) - Khentkawes pepper/tony T, 6k

Summary: When armed men attack an elementary school in upstate New York, attempting to kidnap eight-year-old Morgan Stark, no one expects that “Roger the chauffeur” will be the one to take out the bad guys—with some backup from Morgan Stark herself and a very pissed off Pepper Potts.

The public have believed Tony was dead for the past four years, and Tony never expected his big secret would get out like this. He didn’t mean to blow his cover as “Roger the chauffeur.” But when people try to mess with his family, they get what’s coming to them.

Sobriety Chips and Salsa (ao3) - betheflame steve/tony, bucky/natasha M, 7k

Summary: Sure, they all knew Tony was an alcoholic, but he had it basically under control, right?

Right?

Or, the story where he absolutely didn't, but eventually does, and both he and Steve remember the meaning of their vows.

Teach Me (ao3) - RobinsonsWereHere pepper/tony G, 1k

Summary: Pepper Stark has had enough of mourning. Mourning only makes it more difficult to raise a daughter or head a company or be a superhero, or any combination of the three. Ready to put Tony's last gift to her to good use, she turns to a capable friend for help.

The Other Side (ao3) - romeoandjulietyouwish pepper/tony T, 4k

Summary: Thanos snaps his fingers, but Peter Parker doesn't disappear. Tony Stark does.

vigilante shit (ao3) - graveltotempo T, 5k

Summary: People tend to underestimate Virginia 'Pepper' Potts.

Watch the Queen Conquer (ao3) - sirladyknight pepper/tony G, 1k

Summary: (Tony may have been the careless Prince but Pepper was always the Queen.)

Blatant worshipping of the strawberry-blonde CEO that is our glorious Pepper Potts. Or Pepper solves a problem like a boss and is trying to make friends that don't fight evil aliens for a living. Oh, she and Jarvis are BFFs.

with resolution and without remorse (ao3) - LadyCrimsonAndBlack T, 4k

Summary: Pepper Potts is a powerful woman. People just don't really know how much.

(Or, the one in which Pepper is Hela and she does not allow her family to get hurt.)

your wild heart (ao3) - closingdoors pepper/tony G, 804

Summary: A missing scene during the big battle in Endgame. Tony finds a moment to greet Rescue!Pepper.

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"Uh… well, I can say that I personally know only eight of them.”

“Oh, so they brought friends to terrorize me. How lovely,” Tony said sarcastically over the cawing of at least fifty birds. The noise increased considerably since the two of them could be seen through the glass.

The kid fiddled with the bag of peanuts Tony dug out from some cabinet. “Are you sure you don’t want to go out and meet them? They’re really sweet.”

Tony looked at the swarm of black. “No thanks. I’ll pass.”

“Okay,” the kid shrugged before wheeling himself to the door. “Just… close it after I’m outside. I don’t think you want them making themselves at home in your living room.”

“Hardy-har. You keep that sass up and I’ll let them eat you.”

“Jokes on you, they wouldn’t.”

“And how do you know that?”

“Because I asked them,” the kid stated as if it was the most obvious thing.

“Okay, crazy pigeon lady,” Tony ruffled his hair, “out you go,” he said and opened the door.

Just as the door closed, most of the crows flew a bit back while eight of them landed on the kid’s shoulders, arms and legs. And as Peter fed them, talked to them and smiled at them, Tony couldn’t help the soft smile on forming on his own face.

Hiii so it´s been a while :D I finally got some time to draw and color some art TwT (I liked it a little bit more in B&W so that's why I'm posting it as well).

The story belongs to @winter-turtle :) Here's the link to their story: Go take a look.

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Hi! I had a memory of this fic i read once it was a one shot i’m pretty sure. It’s a kidnapping fic but it’s basically all the avengers, tony and peter. Peter wakes us to all of them looking at him in this room they’re all stuck in and Peters binds are like enforced zip ties. captain america is telling him he won’t break them and tony keeps yelling at him not to do anything since the others don’t know he’s spider-man but he breaks his binds and helps break them all out anyway. I have no recollection of what this fox is called i just know i’ve read it somewhere. pls pls pls help me 🙏🏻.

Hi, we think this could be your fic?

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Irondad Kidnapping Fics

Hello everyone!! Peter & Tony getting kidnapped is one of my favourite tropes (I'm doing just fine, thank you for asking) so I thought I'd share some of those fics with you today!! Please mind the tags for all of them, as some contain graphic violence and other things which you might not enjoy!

the one who made it out by tiaylasglass (2.8k)

“It’s finished. We’ve completed all the research and experiments.”

“So, what now?”

“We dispose of him. He’s fucked in the head. Won’t be any use to anyone now.”

OR After seven months of torture, Peter is saved.

I'm Not Going to Wake Up if You're Going to Yell At Me by itsreallylaterightnow (2.8k)

“Well, I think there’s a cave right up the side of that hill. I should be able to get us a fire started easily enough. That, or run the risk of having a popsicle of a Peter to return home to your aunt.” 

“S-s-she’d kill you.” Peter said, his tone light, but the weight of the situation was settling on him.

“Yes, she would. Which is why I don’t intend on letting that happen any time soon.”

lay your weary head to rest by hopeless_hope (3.5k)

In which Peter gets kidnapped, and that's not even the worst part. The worst part is he's not allowed to sleep.

Love, hate on by madasthesea (3.9k)

She’d planned for this moment for two years, seven months, and eighteen days: As she’d stood above her daughter’s freshly dug grave, she’d decided that Tony Stark would die by her hand. And now was her moment.

She had only intended to grab Stark, tell him what he’d done that merited the punishment she was going to give, and kill him fast before anyone started looking. But here was this kid, an act of providence.

She didn’t have to tell Stark now, she could show him. She could make him suffer like she’d suffered, make him pay for his crimes. An eye for an eye, a child for a child.

Not Completely the Worst by mainstreamelectricalparade (4k)

Peter's spidey-sense had been going off all day. If he had to stay at school for literally another minute longer, he was probably going to go insane.

And of course, there was one person at school whose single goal in life seemed to be ensuring that that happened.

“Yo, Penis! Where are you off to in such a hurry?” Flash called after Peter as he took the steps three at a time in his attempt to make a quick getaway.

Peter squeezed his eyes shut in exasperation and kept walking. Maybe if he ignored the problem, it would go away.

Because that had always worked so well for him, in the past.

kidnapping by killerqueenwrites (4.6k)

Steve wakes up cuffed to a chair, which is kind of annoying considering he has a meeting today. 

He’s just coming to the conclusion that he really might be in trouble when he notices the kid across from him.

or Steve and Peter get some bonding time, and Tony is freaking out.

Under the Radar by Call_Me_Coley (4.7k)

“Tony, I honestly don’t think our friend could do the job right now, even if we needed him to. We’re two men down and unless your pupils are lying, you’ve got a concussion,” Nat patiently explained. Steve was out of commission, Peter looked just as out of it, Tony wouldn’t be steady on his feet and Natasha didn’t have any weapons.

But all Peter heard was “our friend could do the job” and that Tony had a concussion.

Well, that made his choice for him. He needed to act.

Very Normal, Totally Regular Human Intern by Winterturtle (5.2k)

Rogers and his merry band are granted a parole they are to serve at the Compound. Tony made Peter promise to keep his powers hidden, but when he wakes up kidnapped along with the kid and the Rogues, it takes Peter about ten minutes to break the whole totally regular human intern façade.

in an empty moral space by blueh (5.4k)

“Bring Spider-Man to us, Mr. Stark,” High-heels says and rattles off an address. “If that bug isn’t here in the next twenty four hours, then your intern gets it. We are not going to ask a second time.”

There’s a pause.

Then, “You want Spider-Man?”

“In exchange for your intern,” High-heels affirms.

“Spider-Man,” Mr. Stark repeats. He sounds more amused than worried for Peter’s apparent safety.

also known as: Peter Parker is held hostage…in order to get to Spider-Man. Throw in some Accords reconciliation and, well, Peter’s life just got a whole lot weirder.

Fate (Up Against Your Will) by blondsak (6.5k)

“Gotta keep your eyes open, Pete. Remember?” Tony pleads as soon as Peter startles himself back to wakefulness, somehow still standing up. He looks around with bloodshot eyes, only to moan in frustration and clutch at his hair when he belatedly recalls where they are, the nightmare they're living. He doesn’t remember Tony telling him to keep his eyes open before, but the distress in his tone is all too familiar.

He’s wonders how much longer it’ll be before he doesn’t catch himself in time.

How much longer until he all but pulls the gun’s trigger with his own hand and sends a bullet through Tony’s skull.

Breathe Deep by itsallAvengers (6.8k)

A deep, primal sort of fear struck him as he took it in. It wasn’t some fancy-schmancy death machine, it wasn’t intricate or even obviously threatening.

It was just water. But that held the potential for many, many unpleasant things.

you'll always get there first by crowkag (7k)

Home, home, home home home. It played on loop in Peter’s brain, loud and tumbling and distracting…

But not in a way that would have him miss the silver Audi speeding toward him in the opposite direction, a sight that made him do a double-take for two reasons.

One, because the fancy car was a foreign presence after nothing but rusty, dented Ford pickups for the past hour.

And two, he was pretty sure that was Tony in the driver’s seat.

(OR: Peter makes his way home after being kidnapped.)

it might not right now (but it's gonna hurt soon) by blondsak and seekrest (7.5k)

“If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that with the right amount of pressure, anyone can be broken,” Beck says with relish. “And I have a feeling that Pete isn’t going to be too happy when I reveal exactly what he’s done to the poor, damaged, oh so heroic mentor he’s been giving the cold shoulder for a week. The guilt will eat your precious Peter alive, if everything goes right. And everything will go right this time.”

Once again Tony tries to maneuver the bulky armor but its movements are out of his control. Which means he’s nothing more than a helpless bystander right now—a pawn for Beck to use against Peter for his own nefarious purposes.

“Almost showtime, Stark,” Beck says giddily into his ear. “Gonna be one hell of a finale. I do apologize in advance that you won’t be here for the encore. But hopefully you’ll enjoy the show before exiting stage right.”

Inside the suit, Tony silently screams.

Like Father, Like Son by An_Odd_Idea (7.6k)

48 hours to build a reactor. More accurately, 48 hours to talk Peter through building a reactor. And Tony is chained on the other side of the room.

For God’s Sake by MaryaDmitrievnaLikesSundays (7.8k)

Peter knows he could escape. It would be so, so easy to break out of his bindings, throw his kidnappers through the wall, and run so quickly that he’d be home by midnight.

The only problem?

Flash Thompson was directly across from him, cuffed to the wall and bleeding from his cheek.

Man in a Can by JinxQuickfoot (10k)

When Peter goes missing, Tony and the Avengers team search everywhere for him. Little do they know that Peter is a lot closer than they think.

To The End by The58thAcademic (11k)

The Avenger's kids are taken- Peter Parker, Cooper Barton, Lila Barton, Nathaniel Barton, and Cassie Lang- and Peter takes it upon himself to protect the others. The Avenger's have to work together to get them back.

kept me safe and sound at night by searchingforstars (13k)

All Morgan wants is a Strawberry Cheesecake Blizzard and permission to paint their mailbox to earn a Daisy Scouts badge.

All Peter wants is for Morgan to be happy, but when he regains consciousness after never making it back to the car from their impromptu trip to Dairy Queen, his first thought is that oh dear god, Tony is going to murder him.

Worst Summer Vacation by mysterycyclone (14k)

The last thing he remembers is leaving school. It was a half day, as he’d finished his exams early, texted May about staying over at Ned’s place, sent another text to MJ and then a twitch of his spider senses--

Then a pinch at his neck, like a bee sting, but deeper. Darkness. Then here.

Huh. Kidnapped. That’s new. If he was less emotionally dead from finals and sleep deprivation, he’d probably have a stronger and much more appropriate reaction to that.

At least he's got Captain America and the Winter Soldier to keep him company.

Not Gone But Forgotten by samos7 (15k)

Peter and Tony are kidnapped and willing to do anything to protect one another. Until one of them isn't.

Five Times Peter Parker Pretended to Be Asleep by blondsak (16k)

...and the one time he actually was.

Or: sometimes, faking sleep can work to your advantage. When it comes to trying to fool a certain genius, overprotective, superhero mentor, Peter finds this to be doubly true.

5 Times Peter Cracks a Joke in the Face of Death by polaroid15 (20k)

...and one time Tony beats him to it.

Or, Peter’s been working on his jokes. Tony’s been working on keeping his kid alive to see his 18th birthday.

Whatever it Takes by sparksaam (21k)

Peter froze suddenly, his heart practically leaping into his throat. His eyes had made contact with the man in the front seat, only to realize that the person gazing back at him was not Tony. Instead, a tall, gruff-looking man with a hoodie and a red bandana over his mouth occupied the place where Mr. Stark had been sitting just minutes before.

“Don’t move,” the man grunted forcefully “or we’ll blow Stark’s brains out.”

OR Tony Stark is abducted. Peter Parker just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Technicalities by Tess_Moon (21k)

“Multiple kids of wealthy and influential individuals have gone missing this morning. NYPD is actively investigating the disappearances.”

Tony didn´t think much of it when he first read the headline. Technically he didn´t have any kids, right...?

Too bad the kidnappers didn´t care about the technicalities of those things.

5 times Tony joked about Peter being part spider by KatinaMoon (33k)

+1 time he definitely didn't

Cloak and Dagger by Velnetta (34k)

After being kidnapped with some of earth’s greatest defenders, Peter is grateful that it appears that their captors aren’t aware that he’s Spider-man.

The problem? To the Avengers, he's just Tony Stark's teenage intern- and Peter intends to keep it that way.

We Can’t Have Faith For Everybody by Hale13 (38k)

It starts like this:

MJ and Flash, hands cuffed to each other and Peter, wrists and ankles held to the wall by thick metal cuffs and dangling in a way that’s surely to leave his shoulders aching.

The first week Peter, verbally, gives as good as he gets. He never lashes out physically and always does what their captors want the first time they ask. He still spends most of his time that he is in the cell chained uncomfortably to the wall. After the first week someone, apparently, decides that Peter is weak enough from the constant abuse and malnourishment that he is no longer chained up after his sessions; just dropped unceremoniously onto the dirty floor and left for MJ and Flash to care for.

The One Where Peter is Tony's Weakness by JinxQuickfoot (53k)

“I see you are confused. In a moment, I will allow you to look closer. But first, you must understand the position you are in, in full.” Banich rolled out an ancient TV screen and, when he turned it on, Tony felt like he’d been kicked in the stomach.

It was Peter.

OR A Sokovian doctor needs Tony's help to 'fix' his granddaughter, and Peter gets pulled into the middle of it.

Little Dove by nachocheese26 (95k)

She told him that she had saved him. She saved him from being killed. Because Tony Stark knew what Peter had done. And if Tony or any of the Avengers found him, they would surely kill him.

Brave as a Noun by edema_ruh (161k)

Some people think that Peter is Tony's son. Why shouldn't they? Peter seems to be orbiting Tony all the time, and it's not like the billionaire tells him off. They have a nice relationship - Peter is glad to have a father figure, and Tony cares for the kid as if he's actually his son.

The first problem regarding this arises when the people who think that Peter is Tony's son kidnap him for ransom.

The second problem regarding this arises when one of the people who kidnaps Peter turns out to be Mac Gargan, the Scorpion, and he's hungry for revenge.

Identity Theft by KitCat992 (267k)

It's been months since the events of Civil War, and the Avengers are doing their best to remain a team, having promised to forgive and forget. Unfortunately for them, Tony Stark's latest invention has been stolen and recovering it causes tension to reappear.

Meanwhile, in Queens, Peter Parker has two main priorities on his plate — complete his midterm finals, and track down a fishbowl wearing criminal that may or may not lead him right into the hands of the Avengers.

Somehow between all of this, Spider-Man's identity is revealed to the Avengers, Steve and Tony's friendship may permanently be damaged due to continued hidden secrets, and Happy struggles to buy a youth-sized casket for Peter's funeral.

Things were a lot easier when they were fighting over Bucky Barnes.

Stab Me in the Back (I'll Catch You From Behind) by Lansfics7 (296k)

"I am going to find Tony," the man hisses in Peter's ear, his gaze cold and cruel. "And when I do, I will kill him, slowly. What do you say to that-" The man stops short because Peter's shoulders are shaking, and before he can curl his lip in victory, he hears a snicker. When he lets go of Peter's hair, the teen's head slumps to his chest, but it's not out of exhaustion or defeat...it's to hide a smile.

The boy lets out a laugh, shaking his head before glancing to the sides admitting apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, it's just- it is so fun to mess with you!" He looks around before snorting, "Tony Stark? That's your play? You're not screwing with me, right? You actually thought that would work? Sorry guys." Peter straightens in his chair with a sneer and a cocky wink, "Tony doesn't give a flying crap about me."

In other words.... Peter is kidnapped and his captors think they can hold Tony against him. But they don't know what's happened in the past couple months.

I hope you enjoy all these fics as much as I did! As always, thank you to the brilliant authors who shared their fics with us!! And if there are any other kidnapping fics you like (or wrote yourself!) please share them with me!

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/43432620

Drowning In The Whispers by Winterturtle It started slowly. First it was the occasional skipping of lab sessions with an excuse of needing to study. A few weeks later, an occasional missed meal joined the mix. “You think you hide it well, but people who care notice.” I notice.   The newest tell was the way his smile didn’t quite reach his eyes like it used to. “Pete, I’m worried about you.” Peter covering his face was his only response. The kid Tony thought of as incapable of shutting up was now dead silent. But then… “It’s so quiet,” Peter whispered. Words: 652, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Peter Parker, Tony Stark Relationships: Peter Parker & Tony Stark Additional Tags: Tony Stark Acting as Peter Parker's Parental Figure, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Peter Parker Needs a Hug, Sad Peter Parker, Burnout - Freeform, Mental Health Issues, Drabble

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When The Light Comes From The Dark

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/gNQWDPJ by Winterturtle Against the whirlwind of thoughts, Phee’s voice repeated the question. “Got a name, Brown Eyes?” The cockpit spun around him. His fingers lightly touched his helmet around his eyes, as if to adjust something on them. “Tech.” Another phantom touch on his shoulder, warm and gentle. “Head to these coordinates, Brown Eyes.” He needed to find out more. ~~~ Or the one where CX-2 is actually Tech and everyone deserves their happy ending. Words: 4213, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Cartoon) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M, Gen Characters: Clone Trooper Tech (Star Wars), Phee Genoa, Omega (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), Clone Trooper Hunter (Star Wars), Clone Trooper Wrecker (Star Wars), CT-9904 | Crosshair, CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo, Royce Hemlock, Ciddarin Scaleback Relationships: Crosshair & CT-21-0408 | CT-1409 | Echo & Hunter & Omega & Tech & Wrecker (Star Wars: The Bad Batch), Phee Genoa/Clone Trooper Tech Additional Tags: Clone Trooper Tech Lives (Star Wars), Fix-It, Post-Canon Fix-It, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Brainwashing, Near Death Experiences, Presumed Dead, Clone Trooper Tech is CX-2 | Sniper CloneX2 (Star Wars), Family Reunions, Happy Ending, One Big Happy Family, because it's not a reall happy ending unless EVERYBODY gets a happy ending read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/gNQWDPJ

[cerulane]

Iron man sait que Spiderman lui a fait oublier son identité. Il n’en est pas ravi.

Fanfic sympathique mais trop courte. Que se passe-t-il après ? J’aurais aimé une suite.

[opal-earrings]

Happy FFWF!

What tags do you filter while searching for new fic to read? Is there something that you absolutely won't read?

Hi! Happy FFWF!

I generally filter MCD, because I like my happy endings! And then a weird one i wont read is age regression. I don't know why, given how much I love flat-out kid fics, but for some reason I just can't enjoy age regression 😂

[ilovesocksandsouls]

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[irondad-creator-awards]

And The Finalists Are...

The following are the 2023 Irondad Creator Awards Finalists for the fic-based  awards.

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[spicler-man]

spidey’s fic rec list, as of 06/27/24, this will be continued

all of these and more can also be found on my ao3 bookmarks! (those aren’t sorted nor are they solely marvel, however they’re always up to date) happy reading!!

here are the categories:

amnesia - self explanatory

uncle rhodey - fics where rhodey and peter's uncle/nephew relationship is one of the main plotlines

smart/strong/powerful peter parker - peter being really really good at things and everyone else realizing it

avengers and peter - fics where peter and the avengers are a team

fostered/adopted peter parker - self explanatory

peter is tony’s bio son - self explanatory

peter gets trapped under a building (again) - self explanatory

peter can lift mjolnir - self explanatory

the classic field trip trope -self explanatory

put your phone on speaker - fics where people call peter in class and he has to answer it on speaker, leading to capital-s Shenanigans

pov outsider - fics from the point of view of someone who is not tony or peter (most likely a minor character or an oc entirely)

tony finds out about the stark expo - self explanatory

platonic tony&peter soulmates (not st//rker) - i reiterate. NOT ST//RKER. STOP SENDING ME ASKS ABOUT ST//RKER, I WILL BLOCK YOU.

peter and morgan - they are siblings, your honor

tony/the avengers come to midtown  - the team shows up to midtown, embarrassing peter in the process. we love it

peter and the avengers kids - fics where peter meets or is friends with the rest of the avengers kids

endgame/ffh/nwh fix-its  - fics where the FOCUS is fixing those three movies, not handwaving it away and pretending it doesn't exist (my go-to solution lmao)

angst fics - fics where there is more angst than comfort

peter and the midtown gang - peter being besties with the whole decathlon team. listen i'm a sucker for a big friend group. sue me

fluff or hurt/comfort - fics where there is more comfort than hurt

social media - yknow. those fics that are all from the point of twitter or comment sections

injured peter - fics where the focus is peter getting hurt and everyone Losing Their Minds

no category - fics that don't fit neatly in any of these categories

this is a continually updating list because i am continually updating my bookmarks

sometimes fics will fall under multiple categories and i’ll put them in one even if they fit better in the other and if that happens: shhhh i always do these at like 2am 

note for future me, most recent fic in bookmarks was: Almost Familiar (dated 13 jun 2024)

most recent updates: added explanations for the category lists, but other than that not much!! just catching up on the last FOURTEEN MONTHS of fics lol

authors i like:

OnlyForward

opal_earrings

pqrker

blondsak

for_the_night

inkinmyheartandonthepage

LittleMissAgrafina

lunasquared

SuperHeroTiger

WinterTurtle

iron_fidus

[yes-i-am-happyaspie]

It's been a while since I've had a nice long fic rec list cross my dash so, as my good friend said to me earlier today, I'm going to be the change I want to see.

Anyway, here are some of the in-progress Irondad fics and series been enjoying recently! (in no particular order)

❤ A Secret Or Two by Winterturtle @winter-turtle

Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings || Rated T

A single gunshot was all it took to turn the Parker family's lives upside-down. It's been rough couple of months, but Peter and May were slowly starting to pick up the pieces of their lives. For a moment, it was starting to feel normal again.

That is, until a mysterious man barged into their apartment, leading to a secret or two being revealed about both of them.

Or a (former) Shield agent May Parker fic because I couldn't find this trope anywhere.

❤ 5 times Peter Parker falls asleep in an uncomfortable position by lemonlillybee @lemonlillybee

Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings || Rated T

And 1 time he falls asleep like a normal person

❤ 5 Times Tony Tried to Be a Good Dad by InfinitesimalDna

Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings || Rated M

+1 time he knew he was.

Or, Tony trying to navigate new waters he never thought he would have to with the kid. He hopes he can handle at least one of 'em right.

❤ Social Butterfly Spidey by Jenniboo311 @jenniboo311

No Archive Warnings Apply || Rated T

A series filled with Spider-Man's adventures in social media.

❤ A New Point of View by waitingondaisies @waitingondaisies

No Archive Warnings Apply || Rated T

Peter doesn't hesitate before ditching school to go help fight the weird, purple, goo energy type stuff that's coming out of a portal over Manhattan. Perhaps he should have, though, because when he and Tony breathe the stuff in, they end up swapping bodies. With Dr. Strange not answering his phone, Peter and Tony are stuck living each others' lives for the time being. Really, though, what could go wrong?

❤ one single thread of gold by tonystarktrash

No Archive Warnings Apply || Rated M

Tony's answer to the final question of whether he would ever allow contact to be made prior to his offspring’s 18th birthday had been instinctive. Tony had checked ‘no’ and had clicked the end of the pen, satisfied by a job well done. A quiet voice at the back of his mind, the voice of his mother, had caused him to scribble over ‘no’ until the bottom of the page was almost entirely consumed by ink. Then, his handwriting cramped but legible, Tony had written yes — in case of medical emergencies or death of legal guardian(s).

a drunken dare made six years ago leads to a phone call that changes tony stark's life.

❤ Catch Your Own Happiness by truelovetakesawhile

Archive Warnings Apply! || Rated M

When Tony finds a strange, spidery experiment locked underground in a Hydra facility, he takes it upon himself to try rehabilitating a teenager who knows nothing about the outside world.

❤ The ghost at the back of your closet by niniblack @niniblack

Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings || Rated M

The DODC makes good on their threat to charge May with child endangerment, sending Peter into foster care. But in a universe where Tony Stark is still alive, his actions have repercussions as well, and May Parker isn’t the only one fighting to get custody of her child back.

Meanwhile, Peter’s left completely alone and unable to contact any of his loved ones, trying to navigate a system he thought he’d left behind after his aunt and uncle picked him up a few weeks after his parents’ deaths. And he’s absolutely not going to let anything like what happened to him happen to Morgan, no matter what he has to do to make sure she’s safe.

❤ Tales from the Tower MedBay by Call_Me_Coley @call-me-coley

No Archive Warnings Apply || Rated G

Also known as “MedBay Adventures” with a specific focus on Irondad and Spiderson, and of course some Avengers and Ironfam will be stopping by!

Or

A series of unrelated drabbles and oneshots that revolve around the Tower’s MedBay cuz if we’re being honest, you know those walls have got some stories to tell.

Please be sure to leave these amazing authors' comments and kudos!

Also! Stay tuned for a 'completed multi-chapter' and 'one-shot' rec list in the future!

[winter-turtle]

Wrong Place, Wrong Time - Winterturtle - Marvel Cinematic Universe [Archive of Our Own]

Summary:

Tony expected many things when he got a call from Midtown to pick up a certain sick Spiderling. What he wasn't expecting was being a target of three kidnappers. Unfortunately, Peter being at the wrong place at the wrong time threw a wrench in their (poorly constructed) plan.

“I’m sorry.”

“I know, Peter.”

“I didn’t mean to throw up.”

“I know, Peter.”

Tony didn’t think he’s ever seen the kid look so miserable. Not even after that one time when he’s gotten stabbed on patrol and that was saying something considering how much blood there was.

Wait-

“This is not because of some hidden injury that you thought you could take care of yourself only for it to get infected, right?” Tony, full of suspicion, asked as he led Peter towards the car, supporting most of his weight.

Peter moaned, wrapping his free hand around his aching stomach. “No. Didn’t go patrolling in two days. Didn’t feel good.”

Okay, so no infection. Given Peter’s track record, that was an incredible success. “Okay. Just checking,” Tony nodded, satisfied. “Still, you shouldn’t have gone to school if you felt sick.”

“I didn’t know I could get sick after the bite! I thought it would pass…”

The two of them stumbled the rest of the way to the car in silence, only broken by the traffic and Peter’s labored breathing. Tony opened the door and helped to ease the kid onto the backseat. “There you go.” He passed Peter a fresh brown paper bag provided by the nurse. “You can sprawl here all you want, but try not to throw up on the seats please.”

Peter sent him a weak glare in response, and Tony couldn’t help but burst out laughing because really; angry puppy was still a puppy. He ruffled Peter’s hair, taking notice of how warm his forehead felt as he brushed his curls back.

Okay, hot soup and special spider-baby meds it was right upon arrival. If Rhodey was in the tower, he could ask him to make Mama Rhodes’ famous stew. It worked miracles on hangovers, so this shouldn’t be too different, right?

“I’m just teasing. We’ll get you some soup, then we can watch Star Wars until May gets back from her insane shift, rests a bit,” he quickly added so the kid’s guilt complex wouldn’t make him feel like a burden to his aunt, “and then we’ll drop you off home. Sounds good?”

He doubted Peter would last longer than one movie in his state, but still.

“Yeah. Sounds great,” the kid smiled softly.

“I’ll drive carefully.” Tony gently shut the door and walked around the back to get to the drivers’ seat. He paid no mind to the feet pounding somewhere behind him, merely writing it off as someone rushing to catch the subway.

He shouldn’t have.

The next thing he knew, there were hands grabbing him and shoving him in the backseat as well. “Get in!” someone grunted.

Both front doors and the back door were slammed shut. Tony looked at their three uninvited seatmates, realizing in a heartbeat what was happening.

A kidnapping.

“What the hell?” the man sitting next to him called out.

The driver glanced back through the rearview mirror, his eyes sliding from the man to Tony, then to Tony’s right- shit…

“What the fuck is a kid doing here?!”

“Hey!” Tony barked at the driver. “Watch your fucking language. Little ears are present.”

“Mr. Stark,” Peter, eyes wide in fear, quietly whined, lightly nudging his side.

Tony shifted closer to his mentee, ready to both provide comfort and become a human shield if necessary. “You mind telling me the reason behind this? Because we’ve got somewhere to be.”

The men ignored him in favor of their own heated conversation.

“How didn’t you notice he was loading a whole kid in here?” the man who Tony decided to call Driver said, and if Tony were to guess, he was most likely the leader.

“Well, the kid wasn’t with him when he left the car!” the man in the passenger seat, Shotgun, snapped back. “And I went to fetch your ungrateful ass only to see him back here again already. I thought he went to give some speech or something and be there a while, not to come pick up some kid!”

Something hard pressed into Tony’s side. “Your phone, now! Watch too,” the man next to him barked.

“You know what? No problem. This is just a small hitch in our plan that can actually work in our favor. You don’t have to worry about anything,” Driver addressed Tony, starting the car and pulling into the traffic. “All you have to do is to be quiet and look pretty.”

“I can look pretty even when I’m talking.” Tony shrugged as he passed his phone and watch to the gun-wielding maniac. “Just saying.”

Driver turned around and locked his eyes with Tony, to which he wanted to reply, eyes on the road! “Let me rephrase it then. You will shut up and do as you’re told or the kid gets it,” he said. For emphasis, the man next to Tony – who he will call Backseat – flashed his gun.

Tony’s been kidnapped so many times in his life he lost the count. He knew what to expect. From amateurs looking for a quick cash from Howard Stark to terrorists, he’s seen it all – but this was an uncharted territory. The last time he’s been kidnapped with someone was with Yinsen, who was an adult man capable of holding his own, and he still didn’t make it. What chance did a sick kid have?

For now, the threat was enough to prevent Tony from spitting out some insult. He felt like utter shit for being so useless.

“I’m sorry,” Peter whispered. He must’ve picked up on the billionaire’s inner conflict to some degree.

Tony bumped his knee against Peter’s in an attempt to alleviate some of the kid’s guilt complex. “It’s not your fault,” he murmured back. “You’ll be all right.”

I’ll make sure of that.

Pushing the guilt Yinsen’s memory never failed to bring up away, he leaned closer towards Peter. “Just don’t do anything reckless and let me handle this, okay?”

“But—“

“Peter, no.” He could feel bad about the way the kid hunched in on himself after they were safe.

“I’d listen to Stark, kid,” Backseat said, taunting. “You act out and it won’t be pretty.”

Asshole.

With Peter out of the equation, it was three against one. How exactly was he going to fend off three kidnappers while keeping the kid safe? The gun also posed a problem. There was no telling if it was loaded or not, but Tony wasn’t too keen on finding out.

With the kid here, it wasn’t a risk he was willing to take.

At least he could count himself lucky that, despite the warnings, Peter hasn’t attempted anything yet. Were his self-preservation skills finally kicking in?

Whether that was the case or not, Tony took a deep, inaudible breath and focused on finding anything that could aid him in getting them both out of this mess.

For about another twenty minutes he just sat there, gathering info. He listened to the curt conversations for anything useful, watched the buildings zoom by, all while keeping a comforting hand above Peter’s knee.

By the looks of it, it was very likely that the whole kidnapping wasn’t all that thought through. The occasional nervous twitches and barked out answers only solidified it. They just saw Tony and took their chance without smoothing out the details.

The car suddenly jerked before resuming the smooth drive, pulling Tony out of his musing. Peter sucked in a sharp breath, his body doing a full flinch.

Driver cackled. “Jumpy?” he asked, and Tony never felt stronger urge to punch a smirk off someone’s face, because apparently the drive was getting boring and the only source of fun was to put your sick hostage on the edge.

Tony didn’t have time to open his mouth and speak his mind. The kid beat him to it.

“Okay, rude,” Peter weakly glared. “But you,” he said to Driver, “should pull over. Like, right now. And you,” he turned to Shotgun, “need to put on your seat belt.”

To Tony’s surprise, Shotgun obeyed. But Driver…

“Yeah, fat chance of that, kid.”

“I’m not kidding. Pull over.”

“Or what?”

“Last warning,” Peter said with a desperate tone in his voice. Tony had a not very nice feeling that he knew exactly what was about to happen. He shifted an inch away from his mentee.

“Ooh, I’m terrified,” Driver mocked.

Peter gulped. “I warned you… Oh God,” he said breathlessly before lurching forward and shoving his face into the bag.

Tony winced, grimaced in sympathy and began to rub Peter’s back in an attempt to at least somehow ease the kid’s attempts to suck in a breath. This brought back the memories from MIT party days.

“Did he just throw up?” Shotguns’s voice rose in panic.

“David, calm down—” Driver snapped.

“Oh my God, he threw up, didn’t he?”

“Yeah, he did,” Tony piped in, sensing an opportunity.

“Oh God.”

“Pull yourself together!”

“No, you know how I get when someone pukes! I think I’m gonna… I’m definitely gonna—”

“Damn it, David—”

Driver hit the brakes and faster than Tony could blink, Shotgun unbuckled his seatbelt and threw himself out of the car. The sound of something splattering on the sidewalk followed. Tony peeked out of the window to see the man’s hunched back.

Driver pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes. “Damn it.”

“Oh, I see how it is. You stop the car for your buddy over there but not for an obviously unwell kid that tried to warn you several times!” Tony knew that provoking the already agitated kidnappers was risky, but their poorly constructed plan already had so many cracks and this just might be the final nail in the coffin. If he did this correctly-

Driver huffed and threw up his arms in frustration. “You know what? Forget it!” he said, jumped out of the car and slammed the door closed with more force than necessary. Backseat glanced from one empty seat to another before exiting the car as well.

The grumbling outside went on for about a minute before Driver glared at the pair through the window. “This isn’t over,” he threatened in the cliché bad-guy way and walked away.

“What just happened?” Peter asked after he lifted his head out of the bag a moment later.

“I,” Tony said slowly, still processing the event, “I think you saved both of our asses by throwing up just now. Huh. Good job, kid.”

Peter smiled. “Thanks,” he said and then shoved his face back into the bag.