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Welcome to Cap-Iron Man, a community for all things Steve/Tony. What can you post? Everything that relates to Steve Rogers and Tony Stark and their relationship is on topic here: fic, art, meta, canon recaps, cosplay, crafts, gifs, discussion, mixes, news, vids... You have something relating to Steve/Tony to share? Post it!

You are welcome to post content in any language that you like. However, the community's working language is English, and so we ask that the title, creator, rating, warnings and universe be listed in English in addition to your chosen language.

To all community members, check out our 2022 New Years post to see what's happening this year!

COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Just getting started in the community? New to Steve/Tony? Please read through our community profile for resources, fanwork recs, our community overview, and more!

POSTING GUIDELINES FOR THE DREAMWIDTH COMMUNITY
Ready to post? Read through for post formatting instructions and posting etiquette.

CAP-IM FEEDBACK FORM
Have some feedback for us that doesn't suit an email, DW comment or Tumblr message? Want to get in touch anonymously? Use our feedback form!


Current Events and Challenges


2025 Rec Week: Survey
2025 Reverse Bang: Claims Post | Announcement | Schedule and Process | Art Submissions | RBB FAQ | Inspiration and Prompt List | Sign-ups
Current STONY Bingo Round (2024 Round 1): Open Here
Current STONY Comment Bingo Round (Round 9, 2024): Open Here
The SteveTony Multiverse Ship Manifesto: Open Here

List of Cap-Iron Man Events
Check out the page above for an overview of all our events and their schedules.

Inspiration and Prompt List
A resource for inspiration and to find prompts for fanworking.

Contact Us
There are lots of ways to contact us! Email cap.im.events@gmail.com for event queries, cap.im.mod@gmail.com for other queries, send us a DM, or check our contact page for other ways to get in touch.



Advertisement Policy


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  • Steve/Tony events and spaces
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  • And similar content

Please use the advertisement tag when making a post on our community. If you're posting on Discord, please specify whether people can contact you for more information about an event.

We will request that advertisements unrelated to Steve/Tony be removed.

We're also happy to signal boost relevant announcements on our social media platforms — please @cap-ironman or contact cap.im.mod@gmail.com with a link of the post you would like to be reblogged/retweeted.
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Steve and Tony standing and talking about rebuilding the comm

We are excited to announce that Cap-IM is moving to a brand new server !

Complete with all the bells and whistles: custom emoji, fun roles, new dedicated hang-out spaces where we will be hosting write-ins, art-ins, games, movie nights, and more! :wow:

This current Cap-IM server will be decommissioned at the end of May 2025, due to some security risks with server access. Your accounts are safe, promise! But we want to make sure Cap-IM discord remains private and safe for all members.

After June 1st, 2025, we will only be updating in the new server. We encourage anyone who wants to, to download anything only posted to this server and save it, or else ask a @comm-mod from the Cap-IM team to archive it for posterity on the new server. Please spread the word, and we hope you enjoy the new space.

JOIN US NOW at https://discord.gg/Pc4nAXyYak
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Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! 

All good things must come to an end and the final day of 2025 Cap-IM Rec Week is CAP-IM SUNDAY! We’ve been here since 2008! Show us a fanwork that was made for one of our Cap-IM events! 

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating. 



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Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! 

Today is ENTRY POINT! All brainworms have a point of origin. Show us That One Thing that got you into the fandom and made you a SteveTony for life. 

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating. 



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Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! 

Today is WIP AND WONDERFUL! WIP: It’s the best thing you’ve ever read. You subscribed to it four years ago. Every day you wish the author peace and success. You’d kill to see it done but until then another reread will have to do. Show us the works that have never been marked complete but continue to nourish your fannish soul.

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don't forget to let us know why you're reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating. 



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Today is COLLABORATION STATION! Our fan creators work so hard to make us food, and the meals are especially sweet when the cooks team up! Celebrate our enormous SteveTony community and share fanworks that are collabs between 2+ fan creators! 

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating. 



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Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! 

Today is KINKY THIRD EYE OPENED! It’s happened to all of us. You’re perusing AO3. You’re deep in a fic. You didn’t know you were into that – BAM. Your brain has encoded a new kink. Share the smutty fanworks that have rocked your porn paradigm. 

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating. 




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Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! 

Today is STONY DEFINITION: Show us the seminal fanworks that took your breath away and defined Steve/Tony characterization for you. What fanworks really capture Steve and Tony for you? What fanworks show what Steve and Tony are all about? Share your favorites that capture the essential magic of their relationship.  

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post: 

  • DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
  • TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
  • BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
  • DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously!

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. If you’d like to participate in our Special Bonus Bingo Round, join the Discord. HAVE FUN curating.


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Welcome to the 15th anniversary of Cap-IM Rec Week! We’re kicking off with CANONIZE THAT: fanart you think should be canon.  :

This week is all about SteveTony fanart that is so gripping, inspiring, and amazing that it SHOULD be canon – share your favorites that capture the essential magic of their relationship. 

To rec, simply REPLY to this or any other daily Themed post on any platform, or make your own reclist or post:

    DISCORD - use the #look-what-I-found channel
    TUMBLR - tag @cap-ironman in you rec post and use #capimrecweek
    BLUESKY - tag @cap-ironman in your post and use #capimrecweek
    DREAMWIDTH - the perfect option if you want to rec anonymously! 

Don’t forget to let us know why you’re reccing a work and please mark any major warnings. HAVE FUN curating. 
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a comic panel of the new avengers overlaid with the text cap-ironman big bang 2025



SCHEDULE



 

JUL 16: Writer Sign-Ups OPEN
AUG 15: Writer Sign-Ups CLOSE

SEP 30: 1st Draft Checkpoint (25% of draft)

NOV 14: 2nd Draft Checkpoint (50% of draft); Claims Kit Due. ✨Last Drop Op for Writers ✨
NOV 22: Art Claims

DEC 12: Collab Checkpoint

JAN 11: 3rd Draft Checkpoint (75% of draft)

FEB 14: Artist Checkpoint
MAR 15: Final Draft Due (100%)

APR 1+: BANG

FAQ

 


Q: What’s a Big Bang?

A: A Big Bang is a fandom event where authors and artists commit to putting time and energy into a longer project: writers develop a very long fic and artists sign on to illustrate that work. Early Big Bangs were 50k or more. Ours has been running continuously since 2009 and our wordcount requirement remains 20k (technically novella-length). Of all the events run by Cap-IM, this is the event with the biggest time and creative investment. It’s a celebration of many, many words and the art inspired by those words.

Q: 20k. That is so many words. Am I ready for this?

A: As with any event, consider your available time and energy. We’re hopeful that the longer creation period and several new measures to support our fannish creators will make it easier for our participants! If you’re unsure of your readiness to work on a longer fic, ask yourself:

  • Are you comfortable writing 5k? 10k?

  • Do you think about plot structure and what it’s doing to your story?

  • Do you have an idea that demands a longer wordcount, or, alternately, an idea that is eating you alive from the inside out?

  • Do you want to work on one project for a really long time?

If you’ve never written before, or you’re brand new to Steve/Tony, or you find yourself (over)committing to a ton of fandom events during the year, consider first trying one of our more accessible, lower-pressure events: Bingo, HE, our Summer Event, or, if you're looking for a collaborative event, RBB.


Q: What if I don't think I can read an entire long fic, but I want to sign up as an artist?


A: Fundamentally, the purpose of the Big Bang is to celebrate long fic and to create art inspired by long fic. To celebrate long fic, artists must be willing to read long fic. You will be able to see the estimated length of fics at claims sign-up, and writers are required to submit 50% of their estimated total wordcount, complete. Fics vary in length: some are 20k, some are 80k. You will have 3-4 months to read the fic and collaborate with your writer on your art pieces. Do not overcommit; ask yourself kindly and honestly if you have the time/energy for the investment. Other Cap-IM events such as Reverse Big Bang or Holiday Exchange do not require reading investment.

Q: Can I do art AND fic in the same year?

A: No, you may participate once. Please choose your project intentionally. Artists may choose ONE writing project. Writers may submit ONE work OR, if they are writer-artists, may claim one writing project as an artist. Two different artists may claim one writing project in the event we open second claims. One artist cannot claim two different writing projects.


Q: How can I know if my art is "good enough" to sign up as an artist?


A: There is no metric for artistic skill required for the Big Bang. This is your task to approach bravely. You should be able to complete two thoughtful artistic pieces that you are proud of, in 3-4 months. If drawing/creating something from someone else's descriptions is difficult for you, this is not the project for you. We will host art-hangs where artists can ask for feedback on pieces/art resources/advice throughout the creation period. Remember: this is a voluntary, collaborative effort purely designed to bring you and your partner joy and accomplishment, NOT an unpaid commission.

Q: Must my fic be beta-read?


A: Yes. You must have someone who is not you review your fic before final posting! Beta readers make your work better and they make you a better writer. Even if this is just a cursory read-through done by someone whose eyeballs are not yours, it is required.

Q: I have an idea, but I’m not sure if it’s enough to make a novel.


A: Ultimately, only you can decide this. Here are some things to consider:


  • Have you written fic before? If yes, how long?

  • Have you written longfic before?

  • Do you regularly struggle to build fics out longer than 5-10k, OR do you regularly find yourself brainstorming concepts and premises that end up too long for other events, exchanges, and short fics?

  • Is there an idea already burning inside you, OR is it like pulling teeth to find an idea that you can round out into a longer fic?

  • Do you struggle to manage long-term projects, OR do you write like the wind?

  • What is the most you can sustainably write in a month?


Q: Can I use a sequel or derivative fanwork/remix?

A: Sequels are fine. If you want to write a remix-y work based on someone else’s fanwork, you must adhere to best derivative works practices and secure their permission or adhere to their transformative works statement. Your artist will not be required to read pre-existing works, so temper your expectations.


Q: I want to write a piece involving polyamory, is this allowed?

A: Yes; the only criteria is that the relationship between Steve and Tony must be central and not incidental in your fic. Some examples:

  • YES - Steve and Tony break up in chapter one; the rest of the fic is dedicated to their slow burn reconciliation.

  • NO - Steve/Tony/Rhodey are in a situationship. Steve appears only briefly and Tony’s relationship with Rhodey is central.

  • YES - Steve and Tony are friends and teammates but not romantically involved.

  • YES - Steve and Tony are in a queerplatonic relationship.

  • YES - Steve and Tony have an open relationship and are fucking Jan every other weekend.

  • YES - Steve is in a relationship with Sharon; the narrative focuses on his evolving sexuality and how Tony disrupts his compulsory heterosexual ways of living.

  • NO - Tony and Bucky are in a relationship; they share a tender moment in the wake of Steve’s death.

If you’re still not sure, ask yourself if your fic would be better placed in the Marvel Bang or in a SteveTony bang.


PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

BASIC STAT REQUIREMENTS


 

To participate in this Big Bang, you must:

  • Be 18+ to play!

  • Have an AO3 account to post.

  • Have Discord to attend writer/artist chats and workshops.

  • Check your email regularly to get event updates and mod communications.

  • At the time of sign up, be ban-free. See [BANS] to see how to lift a ban more expeditiously.

  • Writers, you must be able to finish a 20k+ fic in the allotted time.

  • Artists, you must be able to complete at least 2 pieces thematically congruent with the writing project you have claimed in the allotted time.

  • Meet/respond to check-ins and be prepared to share your work with the mod team at intervals. It doesn’t have to be polished, it just has to exist.

  • Attend at least one discord hang during the BB creation period: writer chat/write-in for writers OR art-hang for artists.

We encourage brand new writers to try an event with a lower minimum word count before attempting the Big Bang. Check out HE for a super low word requirement or RBB to learn what it’s like to collaborate with another human.

COMMUNICATION AND COLLAB


This event is a collaborative, creative project. It requires you to communicate your thoughts and feelings about your ideas to another person. Every collaboration will look different, as every person has a different communication style and way of making art.
At minimum, all writers and artists should communicate clearly and frequently with their partners during the important stages of the event, and let partners know if there will be times of radio silence. A successful collab can lead to long-lasting fannish friendship! Keep your mind and heart open and at barest minimum, keep lines of communication open.

Please keep in mind that:

  • Your partner is human

  • Your partner may not be able to meet all your expectations

  • Graciousness and kindness go a long way

  • Communication and compromise are key

  • Your partner is performing serious labor on this project and you should be prepared to meet and respect their effort

  • Your partner cannot read your mind

  • Fandom exists outside the framework of capitalism

Let your partner know immediately if you are struggling. Let the mods know if there is a breakdown in communication and we will gladly help you ease back on track.

WRITERS!

 

FIC REQUIREMENTS

 

Your fic must feature the relationship between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers in any universe(s). This now includes polyromantic, explicit, and queerplatonic/aromantic tales alike. Their romance or friendship must be central to the narrative and not incidental.

Your fic must be 20k or more at completion.

You must leave room in your fic for artistic interpretation and be willing to work WITH an artist on visual articulation of ideas; i.e; this is not a commission.

 

Your fic may not be created in whole or part with generative AI.

 

WIPs that have not been published in full elsewhere but small portions have been shared (ie. community chatter, snippets, or small excerpts) are encouraged! When returning to an old work, we ask only that writers evaluate their own motivations and make sure the story still lights a fire in you.

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT SIGN-UPS
All writers who want to participate in this cycle must sign up during the Sign-Up Period. In previous years, participants could join at the last minute, prior to claims, as long as they had 10k of fic. This cycle, you must declare your intent from the start and commit yourself to spending time on your creative project over the course of months.

To sign-up as a writer, you must have:

  • One to three ideas, one of which you will develop into a 20k+ fic, OR

  • A WIP of any length that has previously lived on your hard drive/cloud. WIPs that have been partially published somewhere else as small snippets or fragments are also okay. Fics that are already half-published on AO3 are not okay.

  • Notes, an outline, or other brainstorming documentation to show us how you’re thinking about your idea as a larger, finished story. This can be as formal as a 5-page outline or as informal as a series of moodboards for each act/beat of your novel.

  • A roughest estimate of the length of your finished fic.



CLAIMS KIT
Claims are no longer anonymous/silence-coned. This is designed to afford participants more space to talk about their projects in community and generate/maintain creative momentum. Chat freely about your brainworms and progress.

To qualify for claims, your fic must 50% or more complete with the rest thoroughly outlined. Your artist needs this to assess whether or not your fic is a good match. This draft will be given to your artist upon the completion of the claims process.

All writers must fill out The Claims Kit, which will ask for a fic excerpt, tags, warnings, rating, universe, a summary of plotpoints, and an optional vibes description. This info sheet is where you can convey the details and energy to potential artists courting your work. Artists will choose fic to claim only by the content contained in these posts, so be candid about the themes, mood, and tone of your fic here. DO NOT withhold information about common archive warnings. DO tag any common triggers.

FIC POSTING


 

All finished fic must be beta-read and represent your best effort at storytelling and grammar. Beta readers make your work better and they make you a better writer; you must have one. Check out our beta list or reach out to the mods for help finding one.

Works must be posted to AO3 and submitted to our event collection. Artists and writers are highly encouraged to post their works as 'Inspired By' on AO3, which links the works to each other, but allows single-ownership retention of the work. 'Co-Created' is also an acceptable posting method, to be used with discretion. You must coordinate posting with your artist.

You must warn for any content that requires an archive warning on AO3. CNTW is a valid and complete warning.

Authors may post chapters of their fics serially, weekly, bi-weekly, OR all at once.Your draft must still be complete and submitted by the Big Bang deadline. Cap-IM recognizes that getting eyeballs on long fic has become a substantial challenge in the algorithmic age and this change is intended to help more people see and respond to your hard work.

If you're ready to commit, WRITERS, use this form to sign up!

ARTISTS!

ART REQUIREMENTS

  • Artists must create at least 2 pieces of art for the writing project they have claimed. You can make more if you are moved to do so.

  • Artists must also create a banner. The banner must feature the name of the fic, a SFW crop of an art piece created for the fic (or a new art piece), the artist username, and the writer username.

  • You must READ the fic you claim in its entirety. Make sure you choose something that genuinely interests you!

  • All materials and styles of art are welcome, including traditional and digital. Art must be at minimum, finished works that use the extent of your skillset, on unlined paper with clean lighting.

    • Allowed: drawings, paintings, sketch pages, digital renders, dioramas, fabric crafts, and more. Examples: one color half-body drawing of two people with no background, and uncolored linework full-body page with inking shadows of one person and background OR two drawings with one full-body person in full color and simple background.

    • Not Allowed: moodboards, edits, low-effort digital art, low effort collage, artwork that is not accurate to the fic, and such. Examples: a single rough sketch on lined paper OR low contrast digital art with unclear details.

  • Art generated in part or whole with AI is strictly not allowed.

ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT FIC CLAIMS

Claim summaries will be posted to our Tumblr and Dreamwidth. Claims will be time-logged and submitted through Google Forms when claims open. By claiming a fic, you are signing up for the Big Bang. Be sure; you cannot drop out after claims without penalty.

If we reach a certain participant threshold, claims will be done as ranked-choice preference this year. If we do not meet the threshold, claims will be first-come, first-served as in previous years.

You may participate ONCE (1x) per big bang cycle. If you are writing fic, this precludes you participating as an artist.


You may claim ONE (1) fic per big bang cycle. Please look at the tags, rating, universe, and the other data your author has included in their Claims Kit. It's important to pick a project that motivates and inspires you to invest serious time and effort, in a congruous level to your writer's serious time and effort. BE SURE whatever you’re claiming is tonally consistent with the art you’re comfortable making, and is in line with the fics you like reading.

Claims are no longer fully anonymous in order to afford participants more space to talk about their projects in community and keep up creative momentum. You may encounter fic mentions organically in the wild; that is fine. However, you should claim based on content that interests you, not the author.

Keep in mind your willingness to make art of the content denoted in the writer’s Claims Kit – for example, are you claiming an explicit, porn-heavy fic but you’re uncomfortable drawing NSFW? Are you thinking of claiming fluff when you like to draw exclusively whump? This is the only fandom event format that is intentionally a celebration of long fic. Set you and your partner up for success! Honor the content of your writer's fic whilst enjoying content that most inspires your own creativity!

Claims posts will look like this sample:


UNIVERSE: 1872

RATING: E

WORD COUNT: 16,500/20,000

WARNINGS: graphic depictions of violence, wounds that don't heal, blood, temporary character death, secondary character death, canonical pig eating references

TAGS: monster!steve, monsterfucking, alcoholism cw, grief and war, unreliable narrator, red wolf, natasha barton, bruce banner, carol danvers, post-canon, nature, character death fallout, horror, gun kink, blood kink, weird biology, open/ambiguous ending, mystery, gore

 

SUMMARY:
Tony’s a city man, but he garners an appreciation for the wilderness of nature as he tracks Sheriff Rogers missing remains across the land.

Steve came back from the dead as something oh so mightily inhuman and it's up to Tony to decide how much of him as HIMSELF actually remains, and how much of him Tony can love. It turns out to be uh, a lot. Quiet bloodily. Tony and Steve engage in nasty monstrous-sorta undead desperate, you're-alive! sex.

Steve continues his living mission of hunting bad guys across great distances. After Steve fights and kills Bruce, who has become the Hulk, Tony must confront whether or not Steve has gone too far, and ultimately, decides that there is no distance Steve will go to, that Tony will not follow him to.

 

VIBES: poetic horror western with an instrumental soundtrack, all the gory bits of 1872 amped up, the coffin of Tony's iron man armor fighting monster Steve, unrelenting loyalty in the face of great moral destruction

FIC EXCERPT:

[a full-prose, 1k-5k fic excerpt, so you, the artist, can get a good sense for the piece and whether or not it inspires you!]


Again, writers are required to submit 50% of their completed draft to qualify for Claims. Cap-IM will give you, the artist, access to this draft via link once Claims are complete.

ART POSTING

 

 

 

Works must be posted to AO3 and submitted to our event collection. Artists and writers are highly encouraged to post their works as 'Inspired By' on AO3, which links the works to each other, but allows single-ownership retention of the work. 'Co-Created' is also an acceptable posting method, to be used with discretion. You must coordinate posting with your writer.

You must warn for any content that requires an archive warning on AO3. CNTW is a valid and complete warning.

Artists may post chapters/multiple posts of their art serially, weekly, bi-weekly, OR all at once. Your two artworks must be complete and submitted by the Big Bang deadline. Cap-IM recognizes that getting thoughtful interaction with art pieces has become a substantial challenge in the algorithmic age and this change is intended to help more people have more opportunity to comment on your artworks.


SOMETIMES WE FAIL

OFF-RAMPS


WRITERS, If you are not at ~50% of your wordcount by NOVEMBER 14, consider whether or not you are on track to completing your project with a humane-to-you workload.

If your wordcount is getting away from you as Claims approach, we recommend estimating/re-evaluating your projected final wordcount and dividing it by the number of months remaining. If the resulting figure is more than 10k per month, consider rolling over to the next cycle.

[total projected words] – [words you have right now] / [months left]

Once your fic is put up for claims and claimed, another human is invested in your work. As such, the last day to drop out without penalty is NOVEMBER 14.

EMERGENCIES

Because this is a collaborative event – meaning: another fannish person is investing their time and energy in your work and vice versa – we urge you to be mindful of your capacity and creative energy. That said, life does happen. If you’re having an illness or an emergency or other extreme situation, please just email us, and we will work with you to accommodate your life in any way possible.

DROPPING OUT

 

 

If you must drop out before artist claims, be free. No penalties.

If you must drop out after claims, speak up as early as possible. First, let your partner know. Then let us know.

If you must drop out as a writer once your fic has been claimed by an artist:

  • Both writer and artist may decide to roll the project over into the next BB cycle. No penalty.

  • If a writer whose artist has already created art drops out, we will source a pinch writer for that artist. The defaulting writer will be banned until the next Big Bang cycle is done.

  • If an artist drops out after claims, the mods will work to find the writer a pinch artist who is a good match for the project. The defaulting artist will be banned until the next Big Bang cycle is done.

BANS

 

Big Bang penalties no longer carry over to other Cap-IM events; if you fail the Big Bang and incur a ban, you may still sign up for the next cycle of HE, or RBB, or other non-BB. If you’d like to lift a ban early, you have three options:

  • Finish your work! Once you post it, the ban is gone.

  • Step up and complete a pinch hit for any Cap-IM event.

  • Wait one calendar year, or until the completion of the following Big Bang cycle.

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Title: i'll give you the worlds
Artist: Bladeofthenebula
Writer: Areiton
Universe: MCU
Rating: M
Work Warnings: A/B/O dynamics, omega rights aren't the greatest
Fic Wordcount: 10976
Summary:
There is a place for you, here. I will bond with you and give you my name and protection. Take the first transport to the border of the Empire. I will arrange transport to Ironside. It will take you ten days, to reach me. I will be waiting for you, Steven.

It's not much. It's a handful of words and a promise and it's on the farside of the galaxy, past the Skrull Empire and into the Rim, the lawless planets that only freighters and pirates patrol. It's the place of people who want to be forgotten, the place of the truly desperate.

Well, he supposes he's that.

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Title: Tell Me It Gets Easier
Artist: Oluka
Writer: Naivelittleprincess
Universe: MCU
Rating: Gen for art, T for fic
Work Warnings: suicidal thoughts
Fic Wordcount: 5180
Summary:
They can't hear him.

They can't hear his teeth chatter. Or the raspy scratch of his breath. They can't hear his pained whispers.

But he can hear them. He can hear the voices at the other end. The telltale signs of bickering and panic.

He can't decide whether that's a good thing or not.

Or Steve Rogers and his terrible, no good diary of woes. Starting with the cold, ending with Tony Stark.

Link to Oluka's art on Tumblr
Link to Naivelittleprincess' fic on AO3
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Title: now showing
Artist: jetblackfeeling
Writer: alexcat
Universe: MCU
Rating: Explicit for art and fic
Fic Wordcount: 5571
Summary:
How can a simple malfunction in a building's computer keep two people apart? It can when they're both too stubborn to talk to one another and too embarrassed to take anyone's advice. OR - this is what happens when you accidentally become a porn star to your own friends.

Link to jetblackfeeling's art on AO3
Link to alexcat's fic on AO3
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Title: Homosexual Tendencies
Artist: ABrighterDarkness
Writer: kianisabitch
Universe: MCU
Rating: Explicit
Work Warnings: non descriptive self-harm
Fic Wordcount: 10221 words
Summary:
The very first time Steve Rogers saw two men kiss, two twenty somethings at a coffee shop he was frequenting for an Avenger's Community outreach appearance, he excused himself to the bathroom, got down on his knees right there on the cracked linoleum floor of the farthest stall to the left and vomited up his entire breakfast on the spot.

He gagged over the public toilet, vomiting until he was only able to bring up bile mixed with little specks of blood, as he tried desperately to screw his eyes shut tightly- refusing to let any tears fall.

OR

Tony thinks Steve is a homophobe, but it turns out he really just hates himself.

Link to ABrighterDarkness's art and kianisabitch's fic on AO3
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Title: Time Stood Still
Artist: Laidraws
Writer: ABrighterDarkness
Universe: MCU
Rating: T
Fic Wordcount: 13463
Summary:
“What would you do if you didn’t have to return?”

Tony’s eyes were closed against the late-Summer sun, far more relaxed than he could recall ever being as they laid in the deep grass beneath the trees. The easy contentment, the relaxation was a common thread running through his time in this strange place.

Even still, he had to smile.

That question, yet again.

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Link to ABrighterDarkness' fic on AO3
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Title: Spun Sugar
Artist: oluka
Writer: mobiusonajetski
Universe: 616
Rating: Explicit for fic, teen for art
Fic Wordcount: 19682
Summary:
When the super strong and brave Captain America AKA Steve Rogers takes Tony Stark as his beau, little does he know that Mr Stark is not only the benefactor of The Avengers – but he dons a suit of armor and fights as Iron Man alongside him!! In this issue, The Avengers fight The Enchantress – and both Cap and Iron Man are hit with a tricky spell that puts both their working friendship and new relationship to the test! Read on to discover how they break the spell!

The one where Iron Man offers up some solid dick to Cap.

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Link to mobiusonajetski's fic on AO3
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Rec Week Preview


Cap-IM Rec Week 2025 is coming soon and we’d love to have your input!  This year will be the 15th anniversary of Rec Week and we’d like to go big.

Rec Week runs for seven days and features a different topic every day. Rec Week will be July 21 through July 27.

Here is a spreadsheet with the themes from previous years and our rec lists from previous years are here.

We would love to have your input on potential topics. Please submit your ideas and suggestions by June 10. Rec Week 2025 topics will be announced towards the end of June.

Thank you!

Link to Survey


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The Cap-IM Reverse Bang Date Claims are coming—it's time for you to decide on a posting date!

Date Claims will open on Saturday, April 19th, 9:00 AM EDT (what time is this for me?) and close on April 21th at 11:00 PM EDT.

Remember that if no one on your team is available to claim a date, you can ask someone else to proxy-claim for you!

2025 Cap-Iron Man Reverse Big Bang

IMPORTANT INFORMATION


  • By claiming a posting date, you are committing to having your work complete and ready for posting by the date you have picked; this counts as your check in for the RBB. If your team does not claim a date by April 21th 11:00 PM EDT or email the mods prior to claims, we will assign your team to a posting date.

  • If no team member is able to submit your date claims on behalf of the team, please use a proxy to submit a claim on your behalf. If you can't find a proxy, please email the mods at cap.im.events@gmail.com.

  • By submitting a claim, your team is committing to publishing your works on any of the dates chosen. If you believe you won't be able to finish your work by next month, please communicate your concerns with your partner(s) and the mods as soon as possible. You can find all extension and amnesty information in our Schedule and Process post.

  • Incomplete works, failure to meet the deadline, or a complete lack of communication with your team on and after your posting date will result in a participant's temporary ban from some [community profile] cap_ironman events — for further details, read through our Defaulting and Participation Eligibility guidelines.


HOW TO CLAIM YOUR DATE


31 posting dates are available from 1st May to 31st May. Only two teams will be posting on any given day so that your Stevetony content is staggered for people to enjoy!

Before choosing the posting dates you will list, please make sure it will work for everyone on the team. You are required to have all works posted on your confirmed posting date by noon EDT so that you can send the mods the masterpost information on time. This means that if an artist is working with two creators (was double claimed), they will all post their fanworks on the same day.

Posting date claims will be run via a Google Form on a first come, first-served basis.
  • The Date Claims Form is linked here, as is the live claims spreadsheet that will show the claims happening real-time. The form will only open when date claims start, but you can access the link beforehand.

  • Your posting team is determined by the artist's CODENAME as given to you in the RBB matching email.

  • The person claiming on behalf of a team needs to know their CODENAME and 3-5 posting dates to list in order of preference.

  • Posting dates will be allocated in the order that forms are received.

  • Teams that submit forms where all dates listed have already been picked will be asked to resubmit.

Remember, only one person claims on behalf of their team.

Please find the Posting Date Claims Form here. It will open on Saturday, April 19th, 9:00 AM ET (what time is this for me?) and close on April 21th at 11:00 PM EDT.
Please find the spreadsheet for viewing live claims here.



On April 19th, teams will receive an email with their finalized posting date and additional information regarding their deadline.
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All the art has been claimed and claims are now closed.

Creators, please take this time to look at the artworks and compile your wish list for the day of claiming. You will need to return to this post on Saturday, February 22, at 9:00 am EST (what time is this for me?) to click the CLAIMS SUBMISSION FORM LINK and submit your choices officially!

Artists, if you see any edits you'd like to make in the Universe or Do Not Wants sections of your entry, please contact the mods at cap.im.events@gmail.com or DM us on Discord as soon as possible! Remember, art claims are meant to be anonymous, so please refrain from discussing who the artwork belongs to!

2025 Cap-IM Reverse Bang


This is the CLAIMS phase of the Reverse Bang, and where the writers and podficcers come in! An amazing 18 fanwork entries have been submitted and are awaiting writers to claim them. By claiming an artwork, you assert that you will collaborate with your artist(s) to produce a custom fanwork to accompany their artwork when posting begins in May. There is no penalty-free dropping out after this point.

Claims will be done through a google form, which will open at the time of claims. You will be required to submit three choices as part of your submission.

You will be sent an email to confirm your match and artwork.

The art previews are underneath a cut in the next part of the post. Please note that some of them might be NOT SAFE FOR WORK; view at your own discretion.

Your schedule:
Saturday, February 22, 9:00 am EST (what time is this for me?): Claims begin, and podficcers and writers choose the artwork(s) they would like to write fic for
February - April 30: Writers write! Podficcers podfic! Artists finish their fanwork(s).
Saturday, April 19:Teams select their May posting dates
Monday, May 1st: Posting begins!

A recap on some of the main rules:
  1. Please remember to read through our General Event Policies and the Reverse Bang Event Schedule and Process for this year’s challenge before going on to claim any art.

  2. Each creator may participate in the 2025 RBB a maximum of three times, either by submitting 2 distinct artworks to be claimed and claiming an artwork or by submitting 1 distinct artwork and claiming 2 different artworks as a creator (if second claims go forward)

  3. If you sign up as a co-creating team of writers/podficcers, this maximum remains in place.

  4. If you sign up as a writer, you are commiting to write a completely new companion fic of at least 5,000 words.

  5. If you sign up as a podficcer, you are commiting to creating a completely new companion podfic of at least 2,500 words.

  6. This is a collaborative challenge: you are all expected to keep in touch with your team for the duration of the challenge. You must coordinate with your partner during the posting period.

  7. All participants must be 18 years or older.


Please follow the claiming instructions below. Make sure you ONLY choose art that you want to write/podfic for. Please be aware that by signing up now you are fully committing to the challenge.

The ANY universe label means the artist is happy with receiving a fic set in any Marvel universe. Please don't choose art set in a universe you're unfamiliar with or unwilling to write.




Claiming Instructions


To claim a summary on February 22th, you will need to submit a google form with the following information:

  • Username(s) including site name (This is how we, and your partner, will address you; please use one of your primary pseuds such as an AO3 or Tumblr username)

  • Email (This is the address we will use to contact you and which your team partner will be given, so please make sure it is one which you check frequently!)

  • Discord handle (Optional)

  • Three choices (required) and optional choices (ART CODENAME, for example BRAVO. Please make sure you ONLY put down art that you are happy to produce fic for. Choose as few or as many artworks as you like

  • Artist you don't want to be matched with (Optional)



We are requiring that you submit three options as we cannot guarantee that you will get your first choice. If all of your choices have already been claimed, we will contact you via Email with further steps. However, you may include more choices than the three minimum, if you wish, or list just one choice multiple times if there is only one artwork you are interested in. Remember that you are signing up for a collaborative event—please do not list codenames of fanwork that you would not be genuinely happy to engage with.

  • Claims will be made on a first-come, first-served basis and you will be assigned the first option that is still available in your list.

  • You may only claim once during Round 1, and you will be assigned a single art entry — this is to give everyone who can't be there for claims opening a chance to participate.

  • Artists who have submitted two complete works: If you have two complete entries up for claims in the RBB, but you'd also like to claim an artwork, you can do so! Please note we ask that you only claim one artwork.

  • Claimed art works will be crossed out on the DW claims post.

  • Artists, remember that creators have different schedules and timezones, and that though we try to accommodate everyone, your art may not be claimed in the first few hours. Please be patient, and don’t look at claims as a competition.
    • This challenge is about pairing like-minded creators who will work together to produce exciting new Steve/Tony content; sometimes it takes a while for the right person to come along!

  • Creators, if the claim time is inconvenient for you, we encourage you to find someone who will put in a claim for you by proxy.
    • All your proxy has to do is submit the google form instead of you when the time comes, providing your username, email and claims as set out above in this post.
    • If you do not already know someone who can do this for you, you can email the mod team (cap.im.events@gmail.com) for assistance in finding a proxy.


When matching is complete, we will send out emails to connect artists with their writers, along with further instructions.

NOTE: After you receive the email, PLEASE RESPOND DIRECTLY CONFIRMING you have received the information. Please wait until you have replied to this email before contacting your partner. After confirming the assignment email has been received, it is the artists’ and writers’ responsibilities to open communications with team members and keep in touch for the duration of the collaboration.

And finally to the exciting part—the fanworks!

Expand(Remember, some of these are NSFW: view at your own discretion) )
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Welcome to a new round of STONY BINGO! We’re making some big, exciting changes this year!


THE GOAL


Fill prompts to complete a line (row, column, or diagonal). Feeling adventurous? Try for a blackout (fill every prompt on your card).

  • Fills must be previously unpublished and created specifically for your bingo card, but you can combine bingo prompts with other challenges, as long as these challenges allow it.

  • All fills must focus on Steve and Tony’s relationship, be it romantic or platonic. A fill may only count toward ONE square/prompt, unless you’re doing the Bingo in One challenge (more info about it later). You may use one prompt for each chapter of your fic (or each page of your comic).

  • Optional Prompts: Kink, AU, Picture, Writing Format, Art Format and Podfic Format prompts are optional! You can choose to include them in your card when you fill out the sign up form. (You can still create kinky works, fic, art or podfic if you don’t include them in your card.) Please note that we will ask you to state you are at least 18 years old in case you pick Kink prompts.

  • How you interpret the prompt is up to you, but it needs to be featured in your work. Contact us if you need clarification on any of your prompts. For image prompts, you are not required to stick to the same format or universe, though you may choose to do so. (For example, if your visual prompt is a 616 panel, you don’t have to do a 616 fill.) The free space in the middle is your wild card. You may create anything you want for it, as long as it’s Steve/Tony!

    Podficcers, please remember we have a a list of podfic-friendly Steve/Tony writers in the fandom, so you can easily find things to podfic if you don’t want to read your own work. You can also check creators' profiles for transformative statements.


    WHAT CHANGED?


  • From now on, sign-ups will happen through Google Forms instead of DW comments. You will find the link to the Sign Up Form at the bottom of this post.

  • Schedule: The Stony Bingo will run from March to November and have just one round per year. That means you now have 9 months to finish your card and get your badges!
    - February 1st: Sign ups open
    - March 1st: All cards are sent out
    - April 1st: Late sign ups open
    - November 30th: Last day to post your fills

  • Adoptables: Every 1st day of the month we will post a list of 15 adoptable prompts. You may pick a prompt from the list and use it to replace one of your squares. You may only adopt ONE prompt a month and it can't be a prompt you already have on your card, so choose wisely! You’ll be able to replace 9 squares this way!

    To avoid giving you prompts you absolutely don't want to create for, we're asking for a list of "Do Not Wants" when you fill out the form. If you still receive a card that you can't work with, you are allowed to email us back asking for a redraw. You can only redraw once per round and you will receive a completely new card. After that you will only be able to ask for a new card once you have completed a blackout or when a new round starts.

  • Late sign ups: If you missed the sign up period, don’t worry, you can still get a card starting on April 1st! It’ll be a pre-made card and it won’t have any of our opt-in prompts, but those will still appear in our Adoptables list every month and you may still use them. To get a pre-made card, simply email us at cap.im.events@gmail.com and let us know what username you want on your card!

  • Badges: There are FOUR badges that you can get this round!
    - Participation: Fill at least one square on your card.
    - Bingo: Complete a line (row, column, or diagonal) on your card.
    - Blackout: Fill every square on your card.
    - Bingo in One: Get a bingo by picking a line (row, column, or diagonal) and including all 5 prompts from that line in just one work. You may only do this ONCE per card.

    Make sure to claim your badge by filling out the Badge Claim form before December 15th! But don’t worry, we will post a reminder at the end of the round. If you get a blackout way before the end of the round, you may request a new card by checking that option on the Badge Claim form. Please note that you can only get each badge ONCE.


    POSTING FILLS


    Fills can be posted wherever you like, but you must show that they are prompt fills for STONY Bingo (e.g. an author's note or a tag). We encourage (but do not require) you to post your fills to our AO3 collection (we now have a subcollection specifically for the 2025 round!), sharing your fic in the #bingo channel in our Discord Server, and/or mention [community profile] cap_ironman on Tumblr or Bluesky! Use the hashtag #stonybingo2025 so we can easily find your works and share them!

    SIGN UP FORM | BADGE CLAIM





    EXTENSIONS FOR LAST ROUND


    STONY Bingo 2024 Round 2 ended yesterday and card requests for that round are now closed. In case you didn't post all your fills yet, don't fret. We're extending the deadline until February 28th. That means you can now request a card for the 2025 round, or still try to finish your card from last round, or both.

    To claim your STONY Bingo 2024 Round 2 Badge, please email us at cap.im.events@gmail.com with your username and a list of the works you've created for Round 2 (or a link to your masterpost), and tell us which you've accomplished: row, column, diagonal or blackout! We'll email your badge to you! Please make sure to request your badge before March 15th.
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    CAP-IRONMAN Holiday Exchange  and Community Gifts 2024


    This year, 83 wonderful works were created for our annual event!

    Thank you all very much for participating, whether it was by writing, arting, submitting the prompts for the Community Gifts, cheerleading the creators, beta reading, leaving comments on works or guessing the creators! We hope you had lots of fun.

    Here, finally, is the masterlist revealing the creators of each work created for the Cap-IM Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts event! Please remember to mind the tags and warnings for individual works, and leave kudos and comments on those you've enjoyed!

    Drumroll please!

    All I Want For Christmas (Is You) by gryvon for SomeSortofItalianRoast (MCU, 11920 words)
    After Stane tries to have Tony killed, SHIELD hides Tony in the quiet town of Marvel, NY. Tony is instantly enamored with the big and beefy coffee shop owner, Steve. Even though their soulmarks don't match, Tony wants to be with Steve. With a price on his head and a company to return to, their days together have an expirations date and it's approaching faster than they know.


    Already Married by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 800 words)
    Tony was ready to propose to Steve... too bad Steve's already married!!!


    Always Prepared by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (AA, 400 words)
    Steve would really appreciate it if Clint would keep his comments to himself.


    Ambrosia Recovery by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel's Avengers video game, 200 words)
    After rescuing Steve from the Ambrosia, Tony warms Steve up with a nice bath.


    And Everywhere I See Love by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 2000 words)
    Even the most observant can miss what is before him day after day…


    any way the wind blows by moon_language (fohatic) for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, video: 4:33 minutes])
    a stevetony fanvid about expectations versus reality for the cap-ironman community ♥︎


    at least a foot of snow on the ground by SomeSortofItalianRoast for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 470 Words)
    Steve and Tony get snowed in at the ski resort. Time for a leisurely day off.


    Baby Plans by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (Avengers Assemble, 400 words)
    Tony brings up his plans for their future with Steve.


    batteries and holy ghosts (art) by Rowantreeisme for starvels (616, Art)
    Art from chapter 4 of batteries and holy ghosts by the incomparable Starvels!


    Be Good (For Goodness' Sake!) by fohatic for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 9152 words)
    What does Steve Rogers plus a pair of glasses plus a beard plus a Santa costume add up to?
    Don't ask Tony, because he can't even math right now.


    Betrothed by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 500 words)
    Tony hasn't spoken to Steve for over two years... Then he hears the news.


    Boxed In by dirigibleplumbing for lomku (616, 9668 words)
    At the height of Civil War, Steve is captured by men dressed in US Army uniforms and taken to a secret blacksite. Imprisoned there, too, is the person Steve thought was to blame: Tony Stark.


    but don't suffer alone by stellarstarkk for Rowantreeisme (616, art)
    Steve and Tony both try to make it work with their fated partners. Really, they do. But the mechanisms binding their souls are damaged, missing, broken. They don't fit the way they're supposed to.

    Eventually, the two of them find each other missing the same parts.


    Can't Escape (The Way I Love You) by tinystark616 for veslarkinson (616, 20000 words)
    People who have soulmates are born with the first words their soulmate will say to them written on their skin.

    When Steve says the exact words from Tony's soulmark, Tony's sure it's just a coincidence—he's known Steve for decades, after all. He knows Steve isn't his soulmate.


    Captain America's Underwear by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 300 words)
    Tony has an important question for Cap.


    Caught red-handed by gottalovev for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 1812 words)
    The title of the movie wasn’t supposed to appear on the hotel bill. If he’d known, Steve would never have rented gay porn.


    Client Confidentiality by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (3490, 300 words)
    Natasha's found a new client to protect...


    Cows are People too by sexy_sinful_writer for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 1571 words)
    Human-bovine milk was finally hitting the mainstream and Tony was going to revolutionize the industry. Stark Industries had been a pioneer in the field, supplying their dairy to military bases around the world decades before any company could compete. It had never been their main driver of profit, that had always been weapons, but it had been a steady one for as long as Tony could remember. Now that weapons were out—well, dairy was in, but first—a revolution.


    Dear Fellow Traveler by eicilux for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel, 12423 words)
    For the prompt: Fellow Traveler AU


    Dog Days Are (Not) Over by Fluffypanda for zappedbysnow (MCU, 4240 words)
    Steve had been turned into a dog


    Doug the Agility Pomeranian by Neverever for picturecat (Avengers Assemble, 4643 words)
    Tony broke up with Steve but shares custody of their dog with him. Except did they really break up if they keep seeing each other?


    fantasy for four hands by picturecat for blossomclouds (616, 3806 words)
    Natasha and Steve made it galling to share a room with them sometimes, damn the serum. Steve looked respectably in his fifties, at least, but he looked like a damn good fifty-something to Tony's rather obvious mid-sixties.

    Tony hadn’t expected that mild feeling of inadequacy to get worse, but—

    But that was Natasha, clearly, bundled into a corner wielding a wicked-looking knife, and she looked to be about five years old.

    “I call that unfair,” Tony said.


    A Fluffy, Fuzzy Christmas by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, 500 words)
    Steve's cursed with lycanthropy over the Christmas period. Tony, as ever, is there to (try to) support Steve.


    for "his safety and discipline" by SomeSortofItalianRoast for XiaoSev (MCU, 3989 words)
    After the untimely death of his father, Lord Anthony Stark learns that he must marry Sir Steven Rogers before his thirtieth birthday. How is this his life?


    For Real by AvengersNewB for gryvon (MCU, 5409 words)
    It all starts with a note on the noticeboard of Steve's building on Monday.
    I’m desperate. I’ll do anything—yes, you read it right, ANYTHING—if you give me a place to stay for the next three weeks until the end of the semester. I’m on the verge of a breakthrough with my project and don’t have the time, funding, or the brain space required for finding a place and living off campus. If your name is not Tiberius fucking Stone, send me a text and I’ll respond as soon as I’m out of my current coding stint.
    Steve reads the note three times with wide eyes and he’s sure his mouth is hanging open as he reaches for the piece of paper and pulls it off the board.


    For the man who has everything by BladeoftheNebula for Reioka (MCU, 5394 words)
    For their first Christmas together, Steve wants to be a great boyfriend and show Tony just how much he cares about him by getting the perfect gift.

    But what’s he supposed to get for the guy who has everything?


    The Forest Retreat] by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 700 words)
    The Avengers have to go into hiding again, Tony is not happy...


    Friends with Benefits by watermelonwarehouse for Becci_chan (MCU, 1449 words)
    Tony agrees to teach Steve how to be a good lover in bed. It's fun, but Tony keeps telling Steve honestly he needs a lot more practice to be able to satisfy someone, because he's clumsy, finishes too fast, etc. What Tony doesn't know is that Steve only pretends to be inexperienced in bed only to keep him.


    A Gift with Breakfast by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (Ults 1610, 300 words)
    Jarvis isn't the one to deliver Tony his morning breakfast today.


    Ground Untread by blossomclouds for KandiSheek (616, 5431 words)
    Eve Rogers likes to put the Captain first in this time, a hero who has a duty, who this body was made for. It's easier that way, and besides, after Rebirth there's never been a place for them both to co-exist.

    But the world has changed and for Eve it holds possibilities she never could have dreamed of before. Up to and including Toni Stark, who seems to need no extra effort to send her spinning into a whole new kind of trouble.


    Have been for years by SomeSortofItalianRoast for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 529 words)
    Steve and Tony wake up married. Now what?


    I Can Buy Myself Flowers by Reioka for Neverever (MCU, 26095 words)
    Steve doesn't get along well with Iron Man, but at least the new florist down the street is cute.


    i would stay forever if you say (don't go) by xWinterDreamsx for starkparade (616, 10743 words)
    Tony never wants to lose Steve, and as far as he's concerned, relationships always end.
    Usually painfully.
    It's better to keep Steve as a friend (with benefits), then to risk losing him forever.


    I'll Take Care Of You by mobiusonajetski for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel Adventures: Avengers, 4638 words)
    steve has a bad day. tony wants to make him feel better.
    what actually makes steve feel better is looking after tony.
    featuring: a microwave recipe, steve being uninvited from a trip to the movies, an iron man picture book, surprise batroc, gray sweatpants, and a lot of fluff.


    Impossibility by Neverever for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel 6160, 2949 words)
    Steve can't get sick so why it does he have hanahaki? He's not in love with anyone so no one needs to know that he's coughing up flowers.


    Imprints of his icy fingers by Missy_dee811 for stellarstarkk (616/MCU, 8916 words)
    “A Jaeger — you want me to pilot a Jaeger?”
    “Of course. You’re a Jaeger pilot. Don’t you want to pilot one? Don’t you want to go out there and kick some Kaiju ass?”
    Steve thought about it for a moment. The thought of losing another partner…it was almost too much to handle. But the feeling of being in control, of winning…it was too much to forgo.
    “Yes.”


    independence by starksnack for wingheads (MCU, art)
    for the prompt: steve during his bachelor party while a dancer undulates on his lap: "i want tony" or something like that


    immediate reaction by wingheads for AvengersNewB (616, art)
    in a perfect world, there is time to kiss in a life-threatening situation.


    Is this love? by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 200 words)
    Tony wakes up in his lab after a long night of work and has a realization.


    It’s Nice To Have A Friend by Becci_chan for starksnack (MCU, 2700 words)
    The quiet got interrupted by Steve having a coughing fit. Which was odd, because Steve couldn’t get sick. And it didn’t stop. Everyone stared at Steve as he gasped for breath, panic on his face, eyes wide.
    He was suffocating right in front of them.


    Just Get Some Rest, Steve! (Please) by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 500 words)
    Tony sits by Steve's bedside in the hospital as he recovers after a difficult mission. Turns out, the meds he and Banner developed for Steve have an unforeseen effect...


    Just Talk To Him!!! by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 200 words)
    Bucky tries to get Steve to finally talk to that human he has a crush on.


    A Knight in Dented Armor by KandiSheek for Thahire (MCU, 3168 words)
    Prince Tony never expected his carriage to be attacked, much less for him to be escorted back to his castle on foot by a mysterious knight. He definitely isn't complaining though.


    Lessons in the Multiverse by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 100 words)
    This is why Strange dislikes working with the Avengers.


    Let It Snow by xylarias for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 3459 words)
    For the prompt: trapped in a snowstorm, forced proximity


    Look out for you by Naivelittleprincess for potatupia (MCU, 1530 words)
    It gets harder to breathe every day.
    His chest hurts.
    He despises the smell of freshly cut grass.
    He cannot keep solid food down for more than a few minutes.
    And his only company is the disembodied voice of his dead butler; his children—pieces of metal carved from a part of his own soul. They make him weep with their humanness and inability to really comfort him. And he wonders if it should be that easy to give up.

    So much easier than giving up Steve.

    An Iron Man 2 AU, where Tony breaks up with Steve to keep him safe from heartbreak and to no one's surprise, it backfires completely.


    Mandatory Medical Leave by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 500 words)
    Tony sits in the lounge, looking through his emails on his phone as he waits for Steve to show up so they can head off to the conference.


    Matchmaking Always Requires a PowerPoint Presentation by ishipallthings for Teyan (MCU, 1505 words)
    Clint Barton’s Guide to Being a matchmaker featuring Powerpoint presentations, broken coffee mugs, and (supposedly) oblivious teammates.


    meet me halfway by Thahire for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 3564 words)
    Tony and Steve are forced to share a tent during an Avengers camping trip, much to Tony's chagrin. It brings back memories of the last time they shared a bed over a decade ago at Clint's farm that he'd very much like to forget—such as that almost kiss they never talked about.


    Military Influence by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 500 words)
    Rhodey is worried about Tony. Has been for years. What Tony needs is some good old Military Influence in his life.

    ...Right?


    Mr. FixIt by zappedbysnow for BladeoftheNebula (MCU, 6213 words + art)
    While renovating workspace, Tony meets the new IT guy.

    Steve is ridiculously hot but he doesn’t recognize Tony as The Tony Stark.

    It's refreshing and charming and Tony digs himself a hole by not telling Steve his real name. Then he proceeds to dig himself a bigger hole when he falls for the Hot IT Guy.


    My Teeth Will Only Cut Your Lips, My Dear by soliloquent for Cap Iron Man Community (616, 4500 words)
    The wolf only wants to protect his mate. Naturally, that means hunting down the creature who took him away.


    The Mystery of Professor Rogers' Holiday Joy by Naivelittleprincess for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 1216 words)
    MJ and her friends are curious about their art Professor Steve Rogers and his strained relationship with Mister T.


    New Year's Resolutions by Neverever for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel Adventures: Avengers, 2191 words)
    Steve rescues tsums from a wet and cold alleyway. What can he learn from the new tsums about asking Tony out?


    Not Like This by starkparade for watermelonwarehouse (MCU, 8277 words)
    Steve and Tony are captured while the Avengers are hitting a Hydra base in the aftermath of the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. The kidnappers try to coerce Tony into helping them recreate the Super Soldier Serum using Steve's blood, but when he refuses, they think of another way to destroy Steve and Tony, and with them the Avengers. The success of their plan is only threatened by the fact that Steve and Tony have been secretly in love with each other.


    Not to make the world a better place by XiaoSev for Nixie_DeAngel (MCU, 24478 words)
    Everything is wonderful with the beautiful, intimate relationship between Tony and his way too perfect boyfriend – and the occasional threat to national security, that Tony tries to keep very hush-hush. What Steve doesn’t know won’t hurt him, right? Even if it destroys a piece of Tony’s soul each and every time, to omit the truth – or worse, lie to him.


    Old, New, and Wonderful by potatupia for soliloquent (MCU, 5428 words)
    “This is a bad idea.”

    Divorced parents Steve and Tony end up spending the days leading up to Christmas together. Will these magic filled moments bring them closer than ever or will new truths be brought to light that could destroy the hard-won friendship they've maintained for the sake of their son?


    on that ship he had a cow by fohatic for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 9909 words)
    A mission monitoring a farm on a site where recurring alien abductions have been reported goes wrong, landing Steve and Tony aboard a very strange spaceship where everything is not as it seems. For one: Steve seems to be a humanoid cow, now, and Tony's the only farmer who knows how to properly milk the poor guy.


    Please Use Your Words by Nixie_DeAngel for Naivelittleprincess (MCU, 1216 words)
    Tony sets the record straight for Steve, when the man gets too caught up in his head.


    Prima Nocta by fohatic for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 2772 words)
    On the night of Tony’s wedding to Pepper, Steve shocks everyone when he invokes an antiquated custom that allows alpha pack leaders the right to bed their recently-bonded packmates. It’s supposed to be a way of asserting authority and reestablishing control when pack dynamics are altered — but they both know what it’s really about.


    refrain by starvels for Kiyaar (616, 1600 words)
    “What can I do,” Tony recites.

    “You,” Steve says sweetly, “can get fucked.”

    Steve lets in the first man: over 6’2”, beefy, bald, hungry, but professional in his deferential nod to Steve.

    Tony closes his eyes. Lays back on the bed. Spreads his legs.


    Right in the Ribs by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 200 words)
    Pregnancy was painful, Tony discovered. It was obvious but ow!


    the right side of wrong by msermesth for dirigibleplumbing (616, 2172 words)
    The good news is that Tony is no longer inverted. The bad news is that he's being held against his will.
    The worse news? He's sure no one's going to save him. Especially Steve.


    Rotgut by resurrectedhippo for tinystark616 (616, 3002 words)
    “I had the best of intentions and so little experience. I was just trying to make a difference, as best I could. And even today, looking back on it all, I don't know if it was the right choice.” —Tony Stark in Iron Man Vol. 3 #1


    Santa Stark by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (Avengers Assemble, 100 words)
    Steve is enjoying Christmas with the Avengers, and then Tony arrives...


    Savage Land Discovery by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (Noir, 1000 words)
    Tony takes up traveling again after the war. His first destination is the Savage Lands.


    Shadow of Stark by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (1872, 400 words)
    Things have been difficult for Tony after the Sheriff's death. Particularly his relationship with the townspeople.


    Slip That Past Me Again? by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 500 words)
    Howard hears some upsetting information regarding his son's relationship and takes action to find out the truth.


    A Solid Welcome Home by for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 400 words)
    Tony comes home to Steve's Brooklyn apartment.


    Speak and Be Married by EvilDime for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 9167 words)
    In a fit of rage and wanting to humiliate Prince Tony, King Howard offers Tony’s hand in marriage to the first person who will offer for him. Neither Howard nor Tony expect Steve Rogers, the realm’s most eligible knight, to offer.


    The Stark Christmas Party Planning by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 200 words)
    Stark's hosting a Christmas costume party. Clint would be more enthusiastic... if Stark's true motives weren't so obvious.


    The Straight and Narrow by veslarkinson for msermesth (616, 11350 words)
    Tony hates being sober only slightly more than he hates himself. Steve hates cheating on his girlfriend only slightly less than he hates being in love with an alcoholic. Alone with two thousand miles of snow and (mostly) empty roads, it's impossible not to talk about it.


    there's a place (where we break the line) by Thahire for xWinterDreamsx (MCU, 6293 words)
    Steve and Tony's friendship is finally back on track, two years after the snap. Steve should know better than to risk ruining it with a reckless bet—but he’s never been good at holding back when it comes to Tony.


    these hands are too shaky to hold by soliloquent for ishipallthings (MCU, 15000 words)
    Accepting help from the man he once feared — and thought he hated — brings up more than just discomfort. It brings up feelings, bruised and battered and locked away in a tiny box in his heart, the key thrown in a sea of sorrow. And seeing Steve willingly dive into those turbulent waters to rescue the key knocks Tony off balance, makes him unsteady, as if his soul is being pulled from a place too raw, too dangerous to revisit.

    Tony sighs and opens the door wider. “Come in, Cap.”

    An injured Tony, a determined Steve, and an adorable Morgan spend a few weeks together.


    the truth hurts and lies worse by soliloquent for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 1660 words)
    Tony stumbles upon a vile online group of women fixated on taking Steve’s virginity and is horrified to learn a moderator, whom Steve is unknowingly dating, has been sharing intimate details about their time together. He struggles to figure out if he should tell Steve.


    Tsum-thing of a Revelation by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (616, 600 words)
    Clint finds some Tsums in a dumpster and takes them back to the mansion.


    Where are you? by Teyan for Fluffypanda (1872, 3439 words)
    After everything, Tony suddenly finds himself somewhere else... He isn't sure where or how he got here. Nothing makes sense.
    All Tony knows is that Steve might be alive. And he has to do everything in his power to find him.


    who can say (where the road goes) by lomku for Missy_dee811 (616, 4143 words)
    Steve and Tony go on a road trip.


    Who's a Good Boy? by LadyGigi for Cap Iron Man Community (616, art)
    For Whomever put Tony/Capwolf Smut on the Community 616 Prompt List cuz I love Stony Capwolf and the world needs more of them 💕


    you’ll be okay, we can talk tomorrow by soliloquent for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 3918 words)
    As he leaves, Steve deadpans, “I hate everyone here, and I regret every single thing I’ve done for you all. Tony, do bother coming after me. You’re the first person I’d want around.”

    “Yep. Definitely only lies,” Tony says, scrubbing a hand over his eyes.


    --

    Steve is hit by a spell that compels him to speak only lies, and to their mutual discomfort, Tony appears to be the key to breaking it.


    yours, always by fohatic for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 5831 words)
    In 1989, Peggy and Steve's son finds an unopened letter hidden amongst his deceased father's belongings, addressed to the mysterious godfather he only met once, so many years ago. The contents are startling, though it does explain a lot.


    10 Signs Your Ship is Real by Fluffypanda for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel's Avengers video game, 1127 words)
    Kamala secretly ships stony, but of course she knows they're not really together...are they?


    21st Century Captain by DepressingGreenie for Cap Iron Man Community (6160 Ults, 500 words)
    Steve's just finished catching up on all that he'd missed of history. Tony rushes over to be by his side.




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