#matchmaking masterlist

150 Questions Later (ao3) - agentsimmons bruce/tony T, 3k

Summary: The Avengers take a compatibility test and each end up with a list of their Top 5 matches. It seems like a complete bust. Until it isn't.

Call Me (ao3) - listlessvirtue sam/bucky G, 6k

Summary: Sam's nephews, AJ and Cass, try to play matchmaker with their uncle and the dude with the metal arm he "totally-does-not" have a crush on.

Based on elements of TFATWS Episode 5 and 6

Coffee Spoons and Fish Fallacies (ao3) - 27dragons bucky/tony T, 3k

Summary: Harley and Peter think their dads would get along great, since both of them are uber nerrrrrds. They set up a date, and eagerly await the outcome.

don't know just how it happened (I let down my guard) (ao3) - orphan_account peter/gamora G, 1k

Summary: Gamora is convinced that nothing good ever comes of blind dates; thus, it follows that naturally, this was unexpected.

Hold Me Like a Grudge (ao3) - kiss_me_cassie clint/natasha E, 6k

Summary: It was supposed to be a one-night stand.

Instead they flirt and text and eventually fall in love. But it takes Natasha a little while to catch on to all that.

Horizontal Bodies (ao3) - Machiavelien mj/peter E, 20k

Summary: After finally agreeing to Aunt May's set-up date with her friend's niece, Peter finds himself torn after a one night stand with his dream girl—if only he can find her again.

"But Peter wasn’t interested in someone like him. He's been himself for his whole life and the jury’s still out on whether that was ever a good call in the first place. He wants the opposite of himself—someone exciting and challenging and decisive, someone who makes him feel like all those things himself. He wants Michelle."

it's a love story, baby just say yes (ao3) - KiaraSayre steve/bucky M, 1k

Summary: "Eyes on the prize, Widow: we're getting Captain America and Bucky laid, with each other. That's the op. Got it?"

loved you first (ao3) - orphan_account steve/bucky T, 3k

Summary: It’s a deal he and Sam made a long time ago, one that Steve had never really expected to have to go through with. But now, he’s been scrambling for three days to find a blind date for Sam—and he’s come up completely empty-handed.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker Make Me A Match (ao3) - Andian hinted bucky/sam G, 2k

Summary: Bucky was a good man, Yori had decided quickly. Now if he'd only take Yori's advice when it came to finding himself a nice partner.

Or: Five times Yori tried and failed to set Bucky up with somebody. And the one time he didn't.

Matchmaker Wilson (ao3) - TalkMarvelToMe steve/bucky T, 3k

Summary: Bucky signs himself and Steve up for a couples' cooking class. Steve regretfully must cancel. Sam saves the day...and lets his hidden talent as matchmaker reveal as a certain cyborg's feelings unfold.

Matchmaking Always Requires a PowerPoint Presentation (ao3) - ishipallthings steve/tony T, 1k

Summary: Clint Barton’s Guide to Being a matchmaker, featuring one flawless Powerpoint presentation, one broken coffee mug, and two (supposedly) oblivious teammates.

Opposites Attract (ao3) - pouringinsheets pre sam/bucky, steve/natasha, past sam/riley T, 1k

Summary: If Sam is going to help his friend Steve realize he's met his match, he might have to work with Bucky fucking Barnes to do it.

Unfortunately, Barnes couldn't be farther from being Sam's match. Absolutely, definitely, not.

Perfect as You Are (ao3) - Boopoopeedoo wanda/vision T, 4k

Summary: Wanda and Vision's resolve to remain just friends is tested when Tommy and Billy rope Vision into rescuing Wanda from a bad date.

Phase 1 (ao3) - FriendLey peter/tony T, 8k

Summary: After Civil War, Tony hatches a plan to get back together with Pepper. With a little help from her son, Peter.

Please. Stop. Helping (ao3) - MusicalLuna T, 1k

Summary: Natasha keeps trying to set Steve up on dates and it finally gets to be too much.

Points for Observation (ao3) - STARSdidathing loki/tony T, 1k

Summary: Thor wants to set Tony up. Unfortunately, he's not a very good matchmaker.

Poisoned Dates (ao3) - katertots steve/darcy T, 4k

Summary: She’s going to kill Tony for this.

“I need you go to some hoity-toity fundraiser dinner for me,” he’d said. “You know how much I hate those things. Get a new dress on me and enjoy the free booze,” he’d said.

Things he absolutely did not fucking say? Tonight is really a blind date.

With Steve Rogers.

Dead. Murdered. Stabbed.

Rainbows and Unicorns (ao3) - inkvoices clint/natasha T, 3k

Summary: Tired of unrequitedly pining for each other, Natasha and Clint each ask the same person to set them up on a blind date. And Sharon does set them up... with each other.

Snow Storm (ao3) - BlackWidowsHill maria/natasha, background pepper/tony T, 17k

Summary: An inconvenient snow storm leaves Maria stranded at Stark Tower until the snow clears, luckily her close friend Natasha is stuck with her.

Or, a snow storm allows Tony and Pepper to test their match making abilities.

Tony Stark and the Multidimensional Matchmaking (ao3) - ashes0909 steve/tony T, 11k

Whenever you have the time ( and the will haha) maybe recs for the team/friends trying to to play matchmaker steve and tony? (Be it with each other or others that end up usually in a mess haha). I remember reading one with spidey and tigra that try to make Steve jealous and end up sending Tony in a date with Doom. And one with Jan that was funny too. :D            

Matchmaking fics!  I love those!  Here are some suggestions for you...

COMMENTS AND KUDOS ARE A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN!

Not Enough Scotch for this Matchmaking Scheme by desolateice: After Civil War and a lot of healing the Avengers are fed up with the stubborn silence between Steve and Tony and try to take things in their own hands.

I Get By (With a Little Help From My Friends) by captainshellhead, vibraniumstark: Steve has a crush on Tony, and he's not entirely sure what to do about it. The team helps, because they've had enough.

Operation Matchmaker by @captainneverever: The supervillains of New York decide to set up Tony and Steve on a date in hopes that they'll start dating. The Avengers would like them to figure it out. But Tony and Steve think all the weird crime is just another day's work. What will it take for them to finally see the light?

“death by coffee” and other search queries by @goodmorningbeloved: In which Steve's feelings are hopelessly obvious through his Google searches. JARVIS decides to step in.

Wingman by Crematosis: Natasha has been trying to set Steve up on a date for six months now. It only takes Clint two weeks. He might be slightly smug about it.

Over My Dead Body by Crematosis: When Tony refuses to talk to Steve, Loki forces him to communicate through a game of charades.

Too Hot by Red City: Or, the one where Natasha makes it happen.

With a Little Help From My Friends by lweilaura: Sometimes the Avengers couldn't stand all the unresolved sexual tension anymore, but they all give their very best to help or the four times the Avengers tried to play matchmaker and rhe one time if was absolutely unnecessary

Photo Quest by @adarksweetness​: Steve loses a wallet, where he keeps a secret picture of Tony. His team of heroes is of no help, but hey, Thor's roommate Daryl has some strangely insightful advice about ham.

Enough with the UST Already by Tahruil: The whole team knows that Steve loves Tony as much as Tony loves Steve... but both of them seem completely oblivious. It's been years, and Clint Barton has had just about enough of the long looks and the wistful smiles and the pining and the feeling each other up after battles because they have an excuse. It's time the crazy dance ended, and he'd make it happen himself if that's what it took.He just wished he had some popcorn

An Unintended Matchmaking by @everybodyilovedies: Authorized sequel to An Unintended Morning by the amazing author vassalady (Steve bangs one of Tony's armors, Jan sees him going at it, assumes he and Tony are hooking up).Wherein Jan confronts Tony about what she thought she saw in his lab yesterday, and inadvertently winds up playing matchmaker.

Fairy Godmother by @everybodyilovedies: Auntie Peggy has been telling Tony stories about Captain America his whole life. Only problem is, the real thing just about measures up to the stories. Which means, of course, that Aunt Peg has to go to work, because an Aunt's work is never done.

Love in a Time of Amnesia by @everybodyilovedies: Carol might have lost all her memories of her friends, but there's at least one thing she can know with absolute certainty: Steve and Tony are a couple. And if the rest of the Avengers insist on saying they're not, well: Carol will just have to put her amnesia to use, for the greater good.

There’s Really Nothing Better by idra: The team decides to have an Ugly Christmas Sweater contest, but it's basically just an excuse to get Steve and Tony together.

Clint Barton is Not a Traditional Matchmaker (but his methods are foolproof) by @potrix-the-queerschlaeger: “What the fuck just happened?” Tony manages eventually.“That’s a bad word,” Girl Barton, Lila, says, arching an eyebrow.Boy Barton, Cooper, shrugs. “We won’t tell if you won’t.”“What did he mean no big explosions?” Steve croaks helplessly.The baby burps, entirely unconcerned.

Teenaged Matchmaker by @tonystarkssnipples: Fourteen year old Peter Parker gets hired as an intern at Stark Industries. There, he befriends Steve Rogers his childhood hero. When it comes to light that Steve has a bit of a crush on Tony, Peter takes it upon himself to play matchmaker.

In which Loki is having none of this bullshit (Or, the one where Loki plays matchmaker) by orphan_account: Basically? Loki notices Steve noticing Tony, and decides to do something about it, discovers Tony is oblivious to a fault, and takes Drastic Measures. Steve is not amused.

Bucky is a motherf*cking matchmaker by Heartithateyou: Bucky knows there's something going on with Steve, the way he looks at Tony differently, the way he acts around him, that stupid smile he always has when he's talking to him.Oh shit, he likes him.

Janet Van Dyne’s Guide to Wooing a Superhero on Behalf of Another Superhero by @everybodyilovedies: ...In Eight Simple Steps!When Arno Stark realizes that the fate of the world depends on Steve and Tony being in a romantic relationship, he goes to Reed Richards for help. Unfortunately, Reed doesn't exactly have a head for matchmaking. Enter Sue, who brings in Jan to help her. Together, the two embark on a single-minded quest: convince Steve and Tony to get their mack on. When this proves harder than they could have ever imagined, Jan starts bringing in some additional conspirators to help.

Community Service by valtyr: Matchmaking is harder than it looks.

Match Game by Settiai: Matchmaking: Avengers style.

The Millionaire Matchmaker by Tacuma: Billionaire Tony Stark finally decided to join the television show 'The Millionaire Matchmaker'. Hostess Patti Stanger finds him the most wonderful girls and he takes one of them on a lovely date, but it just doesn't work out. Mostly because Tony is more interested in camera operator Steve Rogers.

(Stupid) Artificially Intelligent Cupid, Or That Time Tony Wrote a Matchmaking Algorithm to Get Steve Laid, Because That’s How He Rolls by uraneia: Steve has the worst luck when it comes to dating, so Tony writes a matchmaking program to help him find the right girl. Then the program overrides his parameters and hands him a clue.