Wednesday Fic Recs #10: High School/College AU & Outsider PoV

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As part of our weekly regimen, we're now introducing themed Wednesday fic recs! Each week, we're offering you the chance to submit your favourite fics for our two themes. Self-recs are welcome and of course you can still make new recs once Wednesday has passed!

This week, theme #1 is HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE AU (suggested by @Lelantus) -- Say hello to the trope to end all tropes. A classic in any fandom, beloved by many and probably disliked in equal measure. Give us your very best Tony pining after quarterback Steve, arts major Steve Rogers forced to collaborate with engineering post-grad Tony Start for a project demonstarting the collaboration of arts and science, formally skinny runt Steve Rogers meeting his school crush Tony Stark again after years or anything else you can think of. Also, AvAc fics, seeing as it's Marvel's very own borading school AU.

Theme #2 is 'OUTSIDER POV' (suggested by @sabrecmc) -- Every wondered what Tony's and Steve's relationship looks like through the eyes of James Rhodes? How Wolverine wants to be sick if he has to see Tony and Steve giving each other pining looks over breakfast? Pepper seeing that Tony finally is on the track to a happier self? Bucky entirely puzzled how those two go together? If you know the answer to any of those questions and more, leave the rec in the comments!

Please use the following format for your recs (you can just copy & paste this):

**Title**:
**Link**:
**Author**:
**Rating**:
**Word Count**: (Please note if it's a WIP)
**Relationship(s)**:
**Warnings**: There's no need to tag everything, but please heed 
at least the mandatory AO3 warnings for Rape/Non-Con, Dub-Con, 
Major Character Death, Underage and Graphic Violence. Also note 
if the author *chose not to warn*.
**Author summary**:
*(Optional)* **Comment**: Why do you rec this story?

Do you have a rec that doesn't fit either of the themes? Submit it to the general Stony Fic Rec Library, open 24/7 :)

Other great places for recs are:

We also want to ask you to name themes for future Fic Rec Wednesdays, so pop into the comments and let us know what you suggest! We'll use your ideas for sure (and of course give proper credit!). This and future posts will be tagged with 'Wednesday Fic Recs' so if you ever want to go back to old themes, you can find them easily.

And now unto the fics!