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Wednesday Fic Recs #23: Aliens & Fix-Its
It’s Wednesday, which means fic rec time! 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 ‘ALIENS & SPACE’ (suggested by @Willidothefandango) -- Chitauri raining from the sky? Steve and Tony travelling to an alien planet to negotiate a peace treaty and somehow they end up married and or in jail? Tony having nightmares about space?
Theme #2 is 'MAKING UP, APOLOGIES & FIX-ITs ' (suggested by @boop) -- We all love angst, but we want it to pay off in the end. Fixing either Civil War so they finally can get married in peace? Tony and Steve breaking up but they can't stay away from each other? Both of them owning up to the mistakes that were made and offering apologies?
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:
- Hale Roger's tumblr
- Bea Recs' DW (you need to request access to these)
- Wingheadshellhead's tumblr FAQ
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!





new themes go here :)
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Last Train Home
http://archiveofourown.org/works/9124006
Erde
Teen
10k
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Steve writes letters to Tony that he never sends. By the time he hands them to their rightful owner, Tony has had a brush with death, has retired as a superhero, and now has a small town workshop of his very own. But it's okay, Steve has gone into retirement too.
Comment: Post-MCU!CW
Resurrection Verse
Elspethdixon, Seanchai
Teen
Series, 40-160k
Steve/Tony
No Archive Warnings Apply
Post-CW (616) Doom brings Steve back from the dead. Hijinks ensue, some of which might vaugely be considered plot.
I don't think any fix it list is complete without this fic. It's fucking fantastic, and I absolutely love it.
One Phone Call Away
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6693490
ann2who
Explicit
7090
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Post Civil War movie. SPOILERS AHEAD.
Comment: Great follow-up to CACW using the famous phone.
Your Name on Every Wall
http://archiveofourown.org/works/2605754
sineala
Teen
17,863
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
The Time Gem throws Steve into the past rather than the future, and in doing so, it gives him the opportunity to undo his past mistakes. But when it turns out that all of his mistakes involve Tony Stark, Steve begins to wonder if he's ever going to be able to mend things between them.
Comment: One of the best comic fix-its!
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OOH OOH OOH ONE OF MY NEWEST FAVES!
New World Intervals
Muccamukk
616
4935 words
Teen
Summary: In the wake of Disassembled, a science experiment gone wrong casts our heroes across space-time, where Tony discovers that Steve is both the first and the last person he wants to be stuck on an alien planet with.
Comment: I recc'ed this on my tumblr but like... it's just phenomenally good, will rec again at every opportunity. It's just super beautiful execution with amazing Steve/Tony moments and the end is lovely and sweet and a teeny bit heartbreaking and I love it so much.
Love Across the Multiverse
https://archiveofourown.org/works/4103044
Sineala
Explicit
16019
Steve/Tony
Internalized Homophobia
Mojo presents: Love Across the Multiverse! In tonight's episode, a battle-hardened supersoldier finds himself drawn to his handsome, genius teammate! It's an agonizing duel between his long-held beliefs and the secret passions of his heart! Will true love conquer all? There's only one way to find out! Don't miss the highlight of the season!
(Viewer discretion is advised. Mojoworld residents who do not vote for their favorite participants of the season will be summarily sent to the arena. All hail Mojo.)
Comment: ONE OF MY FAVES.
Diplomatic Relations
http://www.crimsonquills.com/fic/avengers/diplomaticrelations.shtml
CrimsonQuills
Explicit
4798
Steve/Tony
Aliens make them do it porn :P
If Through a Door
https://archiveofourown.org/works/549591
jibrailis
Explicit
44036
Steve/Tony
Tony is accused of murder on an alien planet; Steve marries him to bring him home.
Comment: Fandom classic, I love the trope mix-up.
Catch a Falling Star
https://archiveofourown.org/works/543767
tsukinofaerii
Explicit
42741
Steve/Tony
When Tony was sixteen, he got to meet his hero, Captain Steve Rogers, the Empire's not-literally-golden boy from the Continuity Wars. When he was twenty-seven, the aforementioned Captain turned Pirate picked him up at the outer edges of space. It would have been a good time to appreciate the abundant nudity that came from spending too much time with space colonists, but Tony had bigger worries than even Rogers' amazing hip-to-shoulder ratio. Something was sending the star-encircling computers that power the galaxy into a tailspin, and it was going to take a lot more than luck and skill to clean the mess up.
Comment: ULTS SPACE PIRATES, EEEEEE.
Straight on till Morning
https://archiveofourown.org/works/8692669
Sineala
Explicit
109,848
Steve/Tony
Tony Stark resigned his commission in Starfleet five years ago, after a disastrous away mission, and he swore he'd never go back. He just wants to be left alone to build warp engines in peace. But the universe has more in store for him than that, as he discovers when Admiral Fury comes to him with an offer he could never have expected and cannot possibly refuse: first officer and chief engineer aboard the all-new USS Avenger, a starship of Tony's own design. What's more, the Avenger's captain is Steve Rogers, hero of the Earth-Romulan War. Believed dead for over a century, Steve is miraculously alive... and very, very attractive.
But nothing is ever easy for Tony. As he wrestles with his secret desire for his new captain and his not-so-dormant fears, another mission starts to go wrong, and Tony becomes aware that Steve has secrets of his own -- and the truth could change everything.
Comment: THIS FIC. I have no words.
What do you mean we Left Clint on Mars?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/5044687
sara_holmes
Teen
Bucky/Clint, Steve/Tony
24537
“What do you mean we left Clint on Mars?”
Cap’s incredulous voice cuts through the stunned silence of the cockpit, loud and shocked. He’s standing there with his cowl in hand, gaping at the holo-screen at the front of the jet. Next to him, Tony is standing with his hands on his head, mouth hanging open in a similar fashion. Over on the other side of the cockpit is Jane, who has both palms clapped across her mouth like she’s trying to hold back hysterical giggles.
For his part, Bucky is just staring at the screen like he can’t quite believe what’s going on.
Comment: Steve and Tony are just a side-pairing in this fic, but I love it too much not to rec it :D
When the Lights Go On Again
http://cap-ironman.livejournal.com/177544.html
Elspethdixon & Seanchai
Explicit
~170,000
Steve/Tony, Hank/Jan, Carol/Wanda
Aliens have invaded earth, and the Avengers are scattered. While Steve leads the resistance, Tony once again finds himself playing captive scientist. In the midst of a violent alien regime, separated by seemingly insurmountable boundaries, Steve and Tony have nothing to keep themselves going but each other.
Comment: It took me more than a full day to finish this fic, pretty much non-stop, and it was one of the best fic-reading experiences I've ever had.
The Captain and His Courtesan
http://archiveofourown.org/works/1167171/chapters/2373895
winterstar
E
189,791
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Warnings for torture and violence
A story of revolution.
Captain Steve Rogers is just trying to pay off his debt to SHIELD, carting cargo from the Rim worlds to the Inner Belts in his bucket of bolts ship, the Howling Commando. He keeps a low profile and makes sure his crew is safe and happy. But the universe has a different plan for the once highly decorated Captain of the Honor Guard. The universe drops a Courtesan by the name of Tony Stark into his life. The Captain doesn't like it, but Bucky convinces him that providing transport to the most elusive Courtesan in the Guild could be their ticket to freedom. His crew from the engineer with anger management issues to the pilot who may be a beautiful but deadly assassin wants him to take the commission. What ends up being a simple commission puts his crew in jeopardy and could change all of humanity, because the Courtesan is not really just a pretty face and the Captain of the Honor Guard can fall in love far too easily with a man of conviction - and Tony Stark is a man of conviction.