So I actually just though an AU rec list together for a friend on tumblr last week, and I had a good number of non-powered AUs, so here we go!
Title: Apartment 5A Author: toraten Basic plot or premise: Billionaire Playoy Tony uses Comic Book Editor Steve's apartment to hide from his one night stands and Steve ends up turning him gay, it's great. Why you're recommending the piece: I how it's written, and occasionally I like some none-heavy fic... URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/630980?view_adult=true)
Title: Confidence Trick Author: tsukinofaerii Basic plot or premise: FBI Steve chasing Hacker Iron Man, and then things get interesting... Why you're recommending the piece: I love the cops and robbers feel of it. URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/803909)
Title: Looking for Heaven Author: foxxclub Basic plot or premise: Ex-stable boy Steve and Lord Tony enter marriage of convenience and try to pretend they aren't head over heels in love&lust with each other. Why you're recommending the piece: When I read romance novels, I usually tend to lean towards the Historical/Regency Romances, with their lords and earls and carriages and schools for girls, etc etc...and this fits in that genre perfectly. :P URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/779087)
Title: Down on the Farm Author: tellxmebby Basic plot or premise: CEO Tony takes a wrong exit, meets Farmer/Mechanic Steve, and it's hot. Why you're recommending the piece: The second type of romance novel that I like are the modern one where City Person goes out into the country, meets Country/Cowboy/Farm Person, falls in love and has hot sex with them...and this is a Steve/Tony version of that. URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/699375?view_adult=true)
Title: My Life Belongs To My Country, But My Heart Will Always Be Yours Author: renai-chan Basic plot or premise: Prince Tony and Knight Steve are in love and have a secret relationship, which Evil Archduke Obadiah takes advantage of. (*there is whipping as corporal punishment and dubcon oral sex, Steve and Tony aren't doing those things to each other though) Why you're recommending the piece: I love Prince/Knight AUs, and this one is very emotional and angsty, AND IT DOES HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1059252?view_adult=true)
Title: The Tony Stark Relationship Primer (Steve and Tony Make a Porno & Kiss and Tell) Author: uraneia Basic plot or premise: Tony lies his way into Steve's Porn Audition and then they go out on a date. Why you're recommending the piece: It's just very sexy and funny. URL/link: ao3 (https://archiveofourown.org/series/40747)
Title: Upon Waking Author: winterstar Basic plot or premise: Tony rebels and becomes a celeb journalist but still goes to Afghanistan and is held hostage. When he returns part of his therapy is to volunteer at a rehab for vets, and he meets the Avengers there, including Steve, a soldier in a coma who eventually wakes up. Why you're recommending the piece: It's so well written and it's emotional and angsty and lovely. URL/link: ao3 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/1021180?view_adult=true)
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Title: Apartment 5A
Author: toraten
Basic plot or premise: Billionaire Playoy Tony uses Comic Book Editor Steve's apartment to hide from his one night stands and Steve ends up turning him gay, it's great.
Why you're recommending the piece: I how it's written, and occasionally I like some none-heavy fic...
URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/630980?view_adult=true)
Title: Confidence Trick
Author: tsukinofaerii
Basic plot or premise: FBI Steve chasing Hacker Iron Man, and then things get interesting...
Why you're recommending the piece: I love the cops and robbers feel of it.
URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/803909)
Title: Looking for Heaven
Author: foxxclub
Basic plot or premise: Ex-stable boy Steve and Lord Tony enter marriage of convenience and try to pretend they aren't head over heels in love&lust with each other.
Why you're recommending the piece: When I read romance novels, I usually tend to lean towards the Historical/Regency Romances, with their lords and earls and carriages and schools for girls, etc etc...and this fits in that genre perfectly. :P
URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/779087)
Title: Down on the Farm
Author: tellxmebby
Basic plot or premise: CEO Tony takes a wrong exit, meets Farmer/Mechanic Steve, and it's hot.
Why you're recommending the piece: The second type of romance novel that I like are the modern one where City Person goes out into the country, meets Country/Cowboy/Farm Person, falls in love and has hot sex with them...and this is a Steve/Tony version of that.
URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/699375?view_adult=true)
Title: My Life Belongs To My Country, But My Heart Will Always Be Yours
Author: renai-chan
Basic plot or premise: Prince Tony and Knight Steve are in love and have a secret relationship, which Evil Archduke Obadiah takes advantage of. (*there is whipping as corporal punishment and dubcon oral sex, Steve and Tony aren't doing those things to each other though)
Why you're recommending the piece: I love Prince/Knight AUs, and this one is very emotional and angsty, AND IT DOES HAVE A HAPPY ENDING.
URL/link: ao3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1059252?view_adult=true)
Title: The Tony Stark Relationship Primer (Steve and Tony Make a Porno & Kiss and Tell)
Author: uraneia
Basic plot or premise: Tony lies his way into Steve's Porn Audition and then they go out on a date.
Why you're recommending the piece: It's just very sexy and funny.
URL/link: ao3 (https://archiveofourown.org/series/40747)
Title: Upon Waking
Author: winterstar
Basic plot or premise: Tony rebels and becomes a celeb journalist but still goes to Afghanistan and is held hostage. When he returns part of his therapy is to volunteer at a rehab for vets, and he meets the Avengers there, including Steve, a soldier in a coma who eventually wakes up.
Why you're recommending the piece: It's so well written and it's emotional and angsty and lovely.
URL/link: ao3 (https://archiveofourown.org/works/1021180?view_adult=true)