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I needed a whole other list of my favorite pairing, Bucky Barnes and Tony Stark... oops?
For @podonthesuit to celebrate Anthony Edwards Stark’s birthday month (and mine!) The fics are from shortest to longest.
Under 10K
flirting (with danger) by Potrix
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Canon Divergence - MCU Post-CAWS
Tony stares at the man shackled to the wall for a long, unblinking moment. “You’re supposed to be dead.”
The man raises an unimpressed eyebrow back at him. “Right back at ya, pal.”
Mei’s Notes: a brilliant short and sweet (and SASSY) winteriron fic that warms my heart. I read this when i need a quick pick me up <3
When is a bed not a bed? (When you’re not in it) by RiotFalling
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Ambiguous Marvel Canon
There’s a tiny safe house, with one tiny window and one tiny couch. And one tiny little bed.
Mei’s Notes: THIS is hilarious. riot write a beautiful scene of two absolute dorks trying to out-matyr each other. such lovely softness and, like anyone who knows me knows, i love the soft. i laughed so hard reading this fic that i instantly fell in love.
Open Hearts, Open Doors by mistrstank (dreamingdarkly), TheKitteh
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Non-powered AU
In which Tony and Bucky have a very special day, DUM-E is a regular disaster and Tony's friends are a bunch of trolls.
Mei’s Notes: So this is the third story in this series, HUGE REC FOR THE FIRST TWO, but this one is my favorite of the series. There is an immense amount of softness. A marriage between two beautiful souls and honestly I cried with happiness. I was full of emotions, there is nothing more beautiful than the love these two share. To call this fluff is an massive understatement because words cannot properly capture how gorgeous this fic is.
The Prince's Bride by MarvelousMenagerie (HiddenOne)
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Princess Bride AU
After Tony loses the love of his life to pirates on the high sea, not much matters to him. He agrees to wed Prince Justin Hammer to gain access to vibranium and shut himself away in his workshop until the end of time, but a group of ruffians kidnap Tony to take him to Hydra. Tony's rescue takes on an unlikely form - the Dread Pirate Rogers, who killed the love of his life five years ago.
Mei’s Notes: Princess Bride is just one of those movies that stays with you for your life. There’s so much to unpack and the comic genius of balance between crack and plot makes it a heart warming and heart moving movie for the ages (i also loved the book but THE MOVIE IS MY CHILDHOOD LOVE). This is a wonderful rendition of Princess Bride and the end *chef’s kiss* gold.
11K to 15K
Speed Dating (Isn't Supposed to Happen in Cars) by orbingarrow
Rating: General
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Non-powered AU
Tony's temporarily broke due to a scandal at Stark Industries, and with no one willing to hire him, he's got to get creative in how to get by. When he reads about a solar-powered car race that pays out in the millions, he knows he can win it. He just needs a car, all the parts, a racing team, a sponsor, a driver, and like a gajillion other things he does not have.
What he does have is: one whole month, an Air Force pilot, an heiress, two enthusiastic teenagers, a discredited science teacher, three ex-cons, a high-tech robot disguised as a Roomba, and a wicked crush on the guy from YouTube.
Seriously, how can he lose?
Mei’s Note: Arrow is a QUEEN at winteriron fic. She has a brilliant way of balancing snark, story, and softness. EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER has their own tone/voice in the story that I hear in my head and it just makes reading her work INCREDIBLY satisfying. She has so many great works, but with the complexity of balancing all these different characters and weave a story around them, this one is my favorite. Or maybe this one was just the one that just happen to snag my heart... :)
Coffee, Curses, Kisses by wakandan_wardog
Rating: General
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Ambiguous Marvel Canon
Tony Stark drags himself out of his workshop on a regular Thursday morning. Well, mostly a regular morning. Except for Clint Barton lying on the breakfast bar in themed underwear. The theme is new, the rest is depressingly familiar. Ok, so maybe the rose petals are new too. (What the hell, Clint?) It's enough to make a billionaire grateful for the Avengers Alarm.
Wait a minute, magic too? Fuck, this is just not Tony's day.
(Until it really, really is.)
Mei’s Notes: Oh man do i love Toni. My whole heart belongs to her and her writing is some of the beST. I cannot recommend her writing enough, please please PLEASE do yourself a favor and read one (all) of her stories. This one is a masterful demonstration of wit and flirting which if you know Toni, you know she’s a master of both. My heart is warm with love for this one.
The Stars Go Red by orbingarrow
Rating: General
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Ambiguous Marvel Canon
Iron Man is not exactly a super-villain, he's just doing his best to save the world, and his methods are questionable, okay? Doing what's right isn't always easy. Tony's come to grips with that.
Mei’s Notes: Im kinda a liar cause honestly I couldn’t really choose and I did a coin flip but since I’m doing a whole different fic rec for winteriron here’s the other Arrow fic. Anyways, this fic has identity porn, it has purposeful deflection of villian!Tony who really isn’t a villian. Both Tony and Bucky are badass. Truthfully this fic is a mix of all my favorite troupes and you will have a blast reading it i promise!
30K to 41K
Compliments by Desolate_Smog
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Bucky Barnes & Tony Stark
Non-powered AU
Tony Stark didn't realize that going out to get coffee while sleep deprived and covered in grease could lead to friendships. He's quite impressed with himself.
Mei’s Notes: Oh man this one was a game changer for me. I think this was one of the first asexual fics I read and the way it’s done is lovely. I like how everything is laid out and just, a part of life. the whole story felt 100% real and the relationships the develop between all the characters feels organic. Still one of my all time favorite fic.
and amidst the ruins, there was you by TheKitteh
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Canon Divergence - MCU Post CACW & Dystopia AU
With everything resolved - post the Berlin conflict, Siberia and the rogue Avengers' return - Tony relishes in the clarity of what the team is now. He can finally see the well-defined lines, he can rely on solid rules and the chain of command. He's settled into his life like never before. That is, until one day, an unhinged sorcerer with no grasp on his magic shatters that new-found balance.As a result, half of Tony's soul is now gone, but he's willing to do anything to get it back.
Mei’s Notes: I died. repeatably. Kitteh is a goddness of soft winteriron. If you look at the comments you can see me SCREAM about the soft. Of course, there’s some really sad subject matter, Tony and Bucky get sent (while theyre warry of each other) to a world that the Avengers lost Battle of New York, and their deaths are... haunting. It really allows Kit to dive into the closeness, the need to someone else to hold. I would say this is a staple fic to read as a winteriron shipper. Of course tho please be weary of tags and your own needs/wants.
(Walk Walk) Fashion Baby by wakandan_wardog
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Non-powered AU
This is basically a Winter/Iron AU inspired by a buzzfeed article that went viral not long ago. The artical discussed this instagram in which a model is sort of being trolled by his sister and her toddler son recreating his photos.
Mei’s Notes: OH MAN. This one has adorable baby peter being an adorably perfect little bundle of sunshine. The ultimate melt your eyeballs and heart fic. It is a WIP but OH SO WORTH IT. I don’t really read WIPs can I like closure but this one has the cutest imagery of grown adults melting over a small child. Also Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent!!!!
71,620 Words
create / detonate by pprfaith, reena_jenkins
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Tony Stark
Canon Divergence MCU, Toni Stark AU
In a world where Natasha Stark still dreams of fire and blood, the Winter Soldier wakes ahead of schedule and nothing happens the way it was meant to. (People don’t have a purpose.)
Mei’s Notes: I love fem!Toni so much. I love diving into the difference with Toni’s life if she was born and raised with the expectations of “female”. It’s ironic because the softness I love so much about MCU Tony Stark, i love the a lot of opposites of Toni Stark in this fic. She’s more brash, more ruthless. She is still fiercely protective and kind but there’s an edge that I never felt from MCU Tony Stark. Both are good. I love both. As usual, please read the tags. There’s some rough stuff with this one.
SO. This one ended up being 1.8k and I went with WinterIron since you didn’t specify a ship - hope that’s okay, anon!
“Happy Birthday, Tony,” James said softly in his ear and chills ran down Tony’s spine.
He turned slightly to the right to see James leaning against the bar and looking at him intently. “How did you know?”
“That time I carded you?”
“That was eleven months ago!”
“I got a good memory,” James blushed.
Tony didn’t know what to do with anything that was happening at that moment, but did know one thing. He took hold of the cupcake and scooped the icing off before unwrapping it and taking a bite of the cake. James looked confused.
“I’m allergic to coconut,” Tony explained once he had swallowed.
James went beet red and started stammering an apology. Tony shook his head and leaned in close to James’ ear, deciding on the spot to take a shot on solving the puzzle that had been happening all evening. “I doubt I’m allergic to you.”
Tony felt James’ breath hot on his neck when he whispered back, “you better not be.”
Happy birthday to our favorite Capsicle!! OwlishFun joins Flame for a chat about what Steve Rogers’ pre-war life would have been like. Then Flerret talks about Steve’s character development over the arcs of his life. Lastly, you get your trope-off update!
Thanks to @corsets-and-cardigans for our literally delicious cover art, to @steve-rogers-new-york for a great chat, and you all for listening!
Featuring art from @suppiedoodles, a chat with Ferret's Mom, and a chat with our own @athletiger. We finish up with hearing your thoughts on age, a trope-off update, and your events forecast!
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With art from @firulaispng, we celebrate soulmates in this Flerret-only episode, before chatting world building for a little while. Ferret did not combust, we promise. Then you get your usual suspects worth of minis!
A full celebration of love in all its forms! Flame chats with our resident librarian, @corsets-and-cardigans, before Flerret chat about romance in fic, and expectations vs. reality in smut. We round it out with some valentines from you all, a trope-off update, and your events forecast. Thanks to @nakurumok for our gorgeous art!
As we’re planning season 2 (and 3, believe it or not!) Flame is looking for folks willing to chat on the following topics:
Flame is looking to chat to folks for the following topics:
Being a polyshipper
Someone who LOVED LJ and where they find fandom community now
Someone who ships RPF or x reader
Someone who ships NOT STONY from the comics
Non-MCU marvel fans (x-men, eternals, etc)
Non-US perspectives on figuring out US customs/idioms
Ace/aro rep (must be ownvoice)
Physical Disability rep (must be ownvoice)
Trans rep (must be ownvoice)
Stucky shippers
IronHusbands shippers
Pepperony shippers
FrostIron shippers
Sam/Steve shippers
Anything else missing from this list that someone wants to talk to us about.
If you or someone you know would be willing to chat about any of the above, please get them in touch with Flame. She can be reached through DM here, on her tumblr (@betheflame), twitter (@betheflame1), or discord. Emailing the pod is also grand (podonthesuit@gmail)
NOTES:
- Interviews can be on zoom (audio only) or typed either in chat or in a q&a
- Interviews tend to last around 30 mins, some shorter, some longer
- They can be stopped at any time
- Questions: fandom origin story, tell me about your ship/view on fandom, what do you wish others knew about your ship/view on fandom, 3 fics you want everyone to read (any fandom)
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