cap_ironman | 2017 Cap-Ironman Exchange Gifts unveiled on January 4th

It’s the last day of reveals of the 2017 Cap-Ironman Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts. Over the next few days the creators’ identities will be hidden. On January 7th, we will reveal all of the creators who participated this year. Until then, check out the guessing post!

Here are today’s gifts!

Selvedge for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 1600 words)
Selvedge - The raw edge of a piece of knitted fabric.
Steve Rogers lets his mind wander over his and Tony's relationship as he works on knitting Tony's Christmas present.

Man is a Wolf to Man for Cap Iron Man Community (616 AU, 4200 words)
When Antonius is falsely accused and convicted of murdering an ambassador, he is condemned to death by the wild beasts of the arena. But the wolf sent to kill him is something rather more than he ever expected.

A Gentle Touch for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 1150 words)
Clint showed Steve a particular competition program. The artist that he is Steve takes the chance to try some of it on his own with Tony as the target.

Strangers Now for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 7650 words)
Back in middle school, Tony Stark was Steve's whole world school until Tony's parents packed up and moved him to LA. Steve hasn't seen him in ten years, and then he bumps into the kid living in the dorm room across the hall - and it's Tony.

But Tony doesn't remember Steve.

A Gift for Past Joy and Future Gain for Cap Iron Man Community (616, 2200 words)
He wasn't exactly surprised to see Steve's very neat handwriting on the little tag, but had to admit his throat went a little dry when he recognized it.

Whatever Our Souls Are Made Of for Cap Iron Man Community (616, 3700 words)
They were always close. They could have been holding hands, but they weren't.

Steve eventually reaches out to Tony. Even after all that's happened, some things remain the same.

Steve Rogers is Going to Hell for Cap Iron Man Community (Ambiguous Universe, 700 words + knitting (photos))
Steve, being an old-timey soldier from before current gender norms, knits. That's... not exactly why he's going to Hell, but the two facts are definitely related.

I Can't Exactly Hold Your Hair Back for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel Ultimates, 4000 words)
Steve had never particularly been a person people had turned to for comfort when ill, he mostly just wished people better and went on his way. However, this is Tony, and a sense of obligation wells up within him that he needs to help, but he’s completely lost as to how.

won't let it take you from me for Cap Iron Man Community (Marvel Noir, 2100 words)
Tony is injected with the Zemo formula and things don't look good, but Steve doesn't want to give up on him.

Dungeoneering for Cap Iron Man Community (616, 1500 words)
Whoever said Clint and D&D sessions don't mix?

Sucker Punch for Cap Iron Man Community (616, 20000 words)
Steve never quite warms to Tony Stark, Avengers benefactor. The Molecule Man never strips Iron Man out of his armor. Life goes on for the Avengers, but as disagreements split the team -- and Shellhead and Winghead -- again and again, Steve wonders why Iron Man always picks Tony over him. And when Steve finds out, it happens in the worst way possible.

Happenstance and all that for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 7400 words)
It's been six months since the Battle of New York and Tony is exhausted. The last thing he expected on Christmas' Eve was to meet Steve Rogers again by accident, in Central Park.

Heart With No Companion for Cap Iron Man Community (616/MCU crossover, 1800 words)
Hydra Cap captures MCU Tony and thinks it's a great idea to charm him into waking 616 Tony from his coma.

A Catastrophe of Epic Pawportions for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 6100 words)
Tony's being held hostage for his genius engineering skills again, but at least this time he has Steve with him.
Well, and the rest of the Avengers. But they've been turned into kittens.

Red for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 2600 words)
Part of him wanted to remember what horrible thing he'd done. Part of him was deeply grateful that he couldn't.

To check out all of this year’s gifts, head over to the 2017 Captain America/Iron Man Holiday Exchange.

When your gift is revealed, please be sure to comment and thank your gifter!

If you’re the creator of a gift that’s been revealed, you can reply to anyone who comments on your work and it will show up as "Anonymous Author" until the creator reveals, so please feel free to comment as much as you like.

We’ll be announcing all the gifts for today on Dreamwidth, and you can share the tumblr post with everyone!

Finally, you may want to change the publication date of your work to today’s date, to help it show up in the AO3 listings for recent works. AO3’s guide is available here and there is a more detailed guide on how to do so here.

Thanks,

FestiveFerret, Laireshi, Navaan, Salma, and Tisfan
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