cap_ironman | 2018 Cap-Iron Man Big Bang Bang Masterlist

After months filled with writing, arting and posting, this year's Big Bang is finished! Thank you to all our lovely participants—we hope you enjoyed yourselves, whether this was your first BB or not!

Here’s the final list of 24 amazing fics of 25,000+ words and their accompanying artworks, created specifically for this event. Bask in all the new Stevetony content, and remember to give the creators love if you haven't already!

Hereafter by laireshi (616 AU, Teen) ★ Masterpost

Steve Rogers and Anthony Stark, better known as Captain America and Iron Man, get into a whirlwind romance during World War II. When Steve crashes his plane and wakes up in the 21st century, he thinks his whole world is gone. The Avengers become his family, though, and Iron Man is still a hero. Of course, after so many years, there's another man piloting the suit. Steve's lost Anthony forever.

Steve doesn't know the new Iron Man's identity, but he becomes good friends with him all the same. And then Iron Man is forced to reveal himself, and Steve learns the truth: that it's still Anthony, not aged a day, and perhaps more importantly, that Anthony is a vampire.

art by MassiveSpaceWren (Gen), art by faite (Gen)

Double Exposure by shetlandowl (MCU AU, Teen) ★ Masterpost

After a brief stint in the third installment of the Captain America franchise, Tony Stark was brought back to reprise his role as Iron Man in the fourth Captain America movie, Avengers Assemble. Tony had spent most of his twenties becoming a household name as a rising star in Mexican telenovelas, and Avengers Assemble is his breakout role on the big screen – and, more importantly, his introduction to the mainstream US audience.

Even after the movie is completed, Steve and Tony’s friendship remains a source of support that they instinctively rely on for encouragement and guidance. Tony’s fearless approach helps Steve break out of his comfort zone, and Steve’s solid grounding helps Tony focus on what matters.

This promotional tour is a new experience for Tony, but with Steve’s help, his learning curve isn’t so steep. Steve’s learning curve, on the other hand, is life changing.

art by hollypunkers (Gen)

Between Two Infinities by Azkaabanter (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

The Titanic, 1946. Steven Grant Rogers did not think that going to war would end up with him being three times his normal size with superstrength and agility to boot, and... rich...but hey, he wasn’t complaining. Steve also didn’t expect to fall out of love- if it was even love in the first place- with the woman he was explicitly told to propose to, and instead fall for a formerly rich, formerly a playboy, still a genius, Tony Stark. Especially because, you know, it was a little tiny bit illegal, and he was supposed to be “America’s Golden Boy”, as Bucky put it.

All Tony expected out of the trip was to escape Europe with his best friend thanks to a lucky game of blackjack. He didn’t think he’d find himself having sex in the back of a car located in the cargo hold of the Titanic, or almost jumping off said ship. But that was just the life of a rogue Stark child, wasn’t it? At least Peggy was nice. Her dad, not so much.

art by maniibear (Teen)

Side Effects by elimymoons (Ults, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

“So what I’d like to propose,” Tony continued on, “is for you to let me help you out a little, yeah? We’ll work off some of this energy, some of this adrenaline, and you don’t have to worry about hurting yourself anymore, okay?”

Steve’s in a bit of trouble. Tony wants to help him out. Sexily.

art by Jayjayverse (Mature)

Vita Mutatur, Non Tollitur by sharkie335 (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Alphas have enhanced senses, and require an Omega to stay grounded and sane. Project Rebirth changed Steve Rogers into an Alpha, but more - he also has eidetic memory, super strength, and other things that make him a super soldier. It also means that he's even more dependent on having a compatible Omega.

Tony is an Omega, but he's involved with Pepper, and not interested in a bond with Rogers. Or is he?

art by zhyn (Gen)

The Moon and the Sea by dirigibleplumbing (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Steve has lived his whole life in the coastal California town of Nublado. He’s spent the last few years trying to move on from a traumatic event in his past, and he finds new joy when he befriends—and quickly falls for—reclusive local billionaire Tony Stark. Then Tony abruptly breaks things off and won’t reply when Steve reaches out. Steve’s friends Clint and Nat have his back, at least. But… is someone following him everywhere? What’s with the human teeth Steve and his friends found while they were out fishing? How did the Scarlet Witch know so much about him? And why are there so many crows around?

art by 13bella (Mature)

Tie Your Heart to Mine by alexcat (MCU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Tony wants Steve Rogers and sets out to get him. The relationship they begin is more than either is ready for as the events play out from the aftermath of the attack on New York to the attack by Thanos and its fallout. Can their love survive? Can they survive?

art by KakushiMiko (Gen)

If You Want a Life of Adventure by CapnShellhead (Marvel Noir, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

When Marvels: A Magazine of Men's Adventure published an ad for a contest offering the chance to go on a quest with famed adventurer Tony Stark, Steve never expected to win. Needless to say, the scrawny, mouthy blond reporting for duty was unlike anything Tony expected.

art by littleblackbow (Gen), art (Explicit), art (Gen) and art (Gen) by zappedbysnow

I'll Be Looking at the Moon by BlossomsintheMist (616, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

All the Avengers have returned from the alternate dimension where Franklin Richards sent them after they sacrificed themselves to defeat Onslaught--except Iron Man. Steve Rogers, though, believes that he's still out there, and resolves to look for him, refusing to give up on the idea that Tony Stark is out there somewhere, alive.

art by essouffle (Explicit), art by rojhaz (Gen)

Star-crossed by Neverever (MCU AU, Mature) ★ Masterpost

Steve and Tony fall for each other when Steve pulls Tony out of the bushes. But their fairy cities are on the verge of war. Steve could lose his life if his king finds out that he is in love with Tony. Tony could lose everything if his fellow fairies find out about Steve. But they need each other like they need air.

And there is a worse danger coming than war between their cities that could destroy everything.

art by faite (Gen)

little green soldiers by nasa (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

“Rhodey,” Tony says. “I’m not stupid. He’s shipping out in three months. I’m not going to fall in love with him.”

Tony is a student at MIT; Steve is a soldier. They meet at a house party six months before Steve is set to deploy. This is their story.

art by Serinah (Gen), art by Takkun (Teen)

By Guidance of the Stars by GuardianMira (616/MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Steve is a space outlaw and Tony is a blue-skinned alien prince who stows away on his ship. According to Steve’s Mark, they’re soulmates. Too bad Steve doesn’t know Tony’s full name and Tony doesn’t know soulmates are a thing for humans. Maybe they’ll work it out once people stop shooting at them.

art by Lets_call_me_Lily (Teen), art by Natowe (Teen)

See You On The Other Side by Shadowolf19 (MCU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Everyone expects Tony, Steve or both to die in Avengers 4, but what if they don't? What if they get to go home all in one piece? What then?

Tony takes a one year vacation into space looking for answers about his place into the world and his personal identity, as he feels it's something he's not been able to give much thought about since becoming Iron Man in 2008. But when he gets back to Earth, he finds out that a lot can go wrong in twelve months, so once again he's called to be a superhero, although in a very different kind of way, because Nick Fury's plan involves Tony infiltrating the US government in order to gather enough evidence to restore democracy.

Torn between his need to protect people and his wish to reconnect with Steve and maybe build a life with him, he'll soon find out that sometimes the hardest battle is not with aliens or supervillains, but with the enemy within.

art by 13bella (Gen)

made to make you blue by gottalovev (MCU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Steve, drunk for the first time since the serum, hits on Tony. It's everything Tony's ever dreamt about, but he refuses to have sex with a drunk Steve who can't truly consent. They do kiss, though, and Tony stays the night. The morning after brings a misunderstanding of disastrous proportion, where both men wrongly assume the other is uninterested.

Life gets extremely complicated when Enchantress, mad at Thor, casts a spell that links people who love each other together, letting them feel the other's pain.

art by Adikteef (Gen), art by PjCole (Mature)

Man with Your Frame by Veldeia (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Steve Rogers spends his days as a body-swapping agent for SHIELD and many of his nights exploring the various bodies in the bedroom with young tech genius and business heir Tony Stark—until one fateful mission changes everything. When Steve wakes up decades later, all his friends are gone, except for a much changed Tony. He recruits Steve to investigate a series of attempts on his life, but Steve soon realizes that finding out who wants to kill Tony may not be the most important mystery.

art by Narukyuu (Teen)

2164: An Uncharted Odyssey by shetlandowl (MCU AU, Mature) ★ Masterpost

Following the devastation at the Triskellion in D.C., Steve is convicted for criminally negligent manslaughter and, like Rumlow, he sentenced to serve dozens of consecutive life sentences in Cryo-Prison.

It is the year 2164. Violence of any kind is a nightmare long forgotten, and people live in a harmonious and pacifist paradise under the benevolent philosophy and leadership of their Governor. A series of events that nobody can account for leads to Rumlow’s escape from Cryo-Prison. After decades of peace, the law enforcement of New Yorseylvania is a mellow, gentle group of men and women who are at a loss for how to control this homicidal maniac. Tony Stark, a police lieutenant and life-long fan of the vigorous 21st century hero, suggests Captain America’s immediate reinstatement. With no better alternatives, the Captain is thawed for probation and reinstated to apprehend Crossbones once again.

art by KakushiMiko (Gen)

Lesser Gods by Winterstar (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Ten years ago, Tony Stark died…

Only to survive as a vampire.

He owed his undead life to a vampire who turned him to save him. Being a vampire meant understanding his weakness to the sunlight, the poisonous touch of wood, and the possibility of developing super powers. It also meant accepting being isolated from all that he once knew and loved. As a young vampire, Tony spent his time avoiding V-Corps agents and staying near his coven. Looking for a taste of fresh human blood, Tony visited an illegal Blood Den where vampires and humans engaged in illicit desires. A willing human offered him a taste and Tony drank only to find out that his delightful salty sweet meal was none other than Captain America, aka Steve Rogers, a Captain for the V-Corps. When the tenuous peace between humans and vampire shatters again, not only is their forbidden love at risk, but their very lives.

art by Massivespacewren (Gen)

A Problem of Identity by cptxrogers (616, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Steve knows he and Iron Man could be happy together if only Iron Man's obnoxious boss, Mr. Stark, would stop getting in the way.

art by dirigibleplumbing (Gen)

Reject Your Reality (and Substitute My Own) by dapperanachronism and Robin_tCJ (MCU AU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Single parent Tony Stark’s son is the most important thing in the world to him – the ONLY important thing in the universe. A hipster Brooklyn coffee-shop owner & veteran doesn’t even rank on the list – even if he is hot and funny and kind.

When he hears about the possibly-high-traffic-and-therefore-dangerous coffee shop moving in next door to Casey’s preschool, he does the only sensible thing he can think of – he confronts the owner and tries to convince him to open his shop elsewhere.

Of course, Steve Rogers is stubborn as hell, and it turns out he can make a mean cup of coffee.

It sounds like an ordinary kid-fic coffee shop AU, but look a little closer and nothing is quite what it seems.

art by acachette (Gen)

Leaping to Conclusions by Sineala (Marvel Adventures: Avengers, Teen) ★ Masterpost

Basketball games. Lunch in the park. Evenings at the movies. Tony and Steve are longtime Avengers teammates and the best of friends, and Tony's been pining away for Steve as long as he's known him. Tony knows Steve's straight, but if Steve were going to date a guy, it would be him, wouldn't it? Everyone knows that. Unfortunately, no one told Steve. And when Steve decides to keep trying online dating after the Lover's Leap fiasco, Tony is shocked and heartbroken to learn that Steve's new boyfriend is none other than... Batroc the Leaper! But for the sake of Steve's happiness, Tony must put aside his own feelings about Batroc before it costs him Steve's friendship -- or worse.

art by phoenixmetaphor (Gen), art by tishawish (Teen)

And Their Hearts Are Guarded By Dragons by runnindondreams (616 AU, Mature) ★ Masterpost

After an ambush by an unknown dragon and rider pair, T’ny searches for his dragon partner, Ferroth. In a desperate flight to prove Ferroth still lives he finds S’teve and Libereth adrift and injured from a battle he can hardly imagine existing: dragons fighting dragons. Together, S’teve and T’ny navigate tangles of time travel, villainy that challenges their most dearly-held truths, and the budding of new love.

artworks 1 and 2 by kaitovsheiji (Gen), art by phoenixmetaphor (Gen)

A Long, Lonely Time by asktheravens (MCU AU, Mature) ★ Masterpost

Steve returned from the war injured in body and mind- and able to see the dead. At loose ends and desperate to get out of New York City, he accepts a fellowship through the Stark Foundation and retreats to a quiet lake house on the grounds of the Stark Mansion. He's supposed to be there to paint, but he quickly realizes that the house is more than he bargained for. Anthony Stark died here a decade ago, but was it an accident? A suicide? Or a murder? Obadiah Stane still lives in the main house just up the hill, and the past casts a long shadow.

When Tony's ghost begins appearing to him, Steve becomes more entwined in the dangerous mystery surrounding his death. Even worse, he finds himself falling for a man who died a decade ago...

Features lots of ghosts, murder, secrets, and supernatural revenge. Also Thor and Rhodey.

art by Tishawish (Gen)

Drifting Sands by Mephestopheles (MCU, Explicit) ★ Masterpost

Steve's hurt when he breaks everyone out of the RAFT and is found by Fury but Fury's running out of favours to cash in and Steve's not doing well. It's up to Tony to figure out what's happened and how to fix Steve's memory all the while keeping him off of Ross' radar.

There's just one problem: Steve thinks they're married.

art by Hayluhalo (Gen)

THEIA by Clumsykitty (AU, Mature) ★ Masterpost

Anthony Stark is an adventurer, a scientist and inventor with a well deserve fame for his creations. However, when he tried to prove this best theory about the Steam, the origin of the humankind and the Animarium —animal companions with a metal body—, his world crashed down. The return of a menace and the apparition of a skinny young man called Steven Rogers will put him back in business. Maybe he wasn’t wrong about his theory, maybe with his old and new friends fighting at his side, Anthony Stark will find the truth behind his world and the Animarium.

art by HeroSkatman (Gen)

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