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Monday: Donate-a-Prompt
Don't we all know this feeling of having too many ideas to write and no time to write them all? Is there this one headcanon that you really want to read but can't write it? Or that frustration when you actually do want to write but you can't come up with anything?
If you have prompts or headcanons that you want to provide for your fellow writers and/or artists, here's the time and place! Anything is welcome, just take note to attach appropriate warnings if applicable :)
If you need resources:
- Here's a handy prompt generator
- There's a sizable amount of AU ideas on my tumblr
- Prompts on Writer's Digest
- Writing Prompts that Don't Suck
- AU Masterlist
- OTP Ideas
- Fanfic Prompt Generator
Let us know if you have another great resource for prompts not listed here! In case you create something based on these prompts, be sure to link to them here so we can all read them! Or maybe post a short fill directly in the comments :)





High school or college AU: Steve has been crushing on Tony for a while, but all his plans to do nice things for Tony end up spectacularly wrong or misunderstood. As a result Tony thinks Steve has initiated a prank war of sorts, and though Steve despairs at being dragged into a game of one-upmanship with Tony, he is feeling more and more like he missed the chance to come clean about his feelings.
Fantasy AU: Long ago, a young alchemist and sorcerer Anthony struck an unfortunate bargain with a dark power. Now his heart has been transformed into a magical object called the Arkenstone :) and whoever controls the Arkenstone can command Tony and his powers. Tony has been under "employment" (really, a slave) of the King for many centuries now. The nobles see him as a powerful advantage in war...and as something not entirely human, so they have no moral qualms. When old King Joseph dies in battle, Prince Steven becomes the army's new general, and the Arkenstone's new wielder. Will Tony ever be freed?
Ooooh, that fantasy au sounds fun. I'd read that!
(1) Swan Princess inspired au with Tony as the spoiled prince Derick, Steve as Odette - the scrawny kid who grew up to become very pretty - except that it's Tony who ends up getting kidnapped by Stane, who wants to rule his kingdom.
(2) More arranged marriage, post CW where for some reason they have to do it to bring the rogue team back, and have to convince everyone that it's real while dealing with their conflicting feelings towards each other in private.
(3) Alternatively, arranged marriage where A and B are mutually pinning, but too insecure to act on it. On a circumstance where it's politically convenient for them to marry, A uses the excuse to propose to B. B thinks it's just a business arrangement, but accepts anyway bc he loves A. Cue mutual pinning, but now they are married.
I love arranged marriage! It can be so cute. There is a Stony Swan Princess au already, but it's a bit different from what you prompted. Have you read it?
Just in case you haven't: http://archiveofourown.org/works/8593279
Ooh cute! Haven't read it yet, the ot4 tag actually puts me off :c
From what I recall, it wasn't very heavy on the Ot4 stuff and you could mostly read the non-stony stuff as friendship where people happened to get married for political reasons.
Anyway, about your swan princess au idea, if Steve is Odette but Tony is the one getting kidnapped, which one is turned into a swan?
...Good question lmao. Can't be a swan princess AU without someone being turned into a swan.
I suppose Tony would be cursed in order to give Stane what he needs to overthrow him. I'm not sure if Stane would want to marry Tony, but I've always found him waaaay too creepy with all the touching he does with Tony...
Well Steve could be the one cursed, to get him out of the way so he doesn't try to rescue Tony. Either works really.
That works as well, great thinking. Man, I might try to do it for the BB if I get the time during vacations.
I'd read it!
Mutual pining BUT NOW THEY'RE MARRIED. I love it
Arranged marriage w mutual pinning is my fav trope!
(1) Tony doesn't find out until really late in his life that he is an omega. He always thought he was a beta, but that was only because his heats were put off by stress. When he finally does have a heat, it catches him by surprise.
(2) Steve takes up gardening and is really bad at it, but Tony is determined to not let him find out. He replaces Steve's plants with new ones while Steve is gone. Steve has figured this out, but can't manage to tell Tony.
(3) Steve goes on a trip to Japan with Tony. Tony is very excited to show him the baths in the hotel they are staying.
As the one that once managed to kill a cactus, awful gardener Steve speaks to me on a personal level.
I'm not much good with plants either. It takes a knack I don't have.
For some reason I just want to combine all three of those
Sounds good to me.
Second one is just too adorable.