cap_ironman | 2021 Cap-Iron Man Exchange Gifts unveiled on December 29

CAP-IRONMAN Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts 2021

It’s the sixth day of reveals! Each day we will be revealing gifts created by 2021 Cap-Iron Man Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts event participants. The gifts will remain anonymous until January 5, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the works and guess the identities of creators. (Remember, if you've got a work in the collection, please remain anonymous until after creator reveals!)

Here are today’s gifts!

★ as if we'd never left for frostfall (616, 4589 words)

Steve's been alone in his town for quite some time; his lover disappeared, possibly even left, after he was infected with lycanthropy over a decade ago, and the townspeople hardly want him around. But he's useful to them, at least, and when a string of thefts along the northern building strike fear into the hearts of the townspeople, he takes initiative and investigates.

He's not prepared for what he finds.

★ as long as you love me so for drunkonwriting (MCU, 1345 words)

“For what it’s worth, this is not how I imagined our first Christmas going,” Steve groans from where he’s sitting on the floor. It’s hard wood, and Tony knows it simply cannot be comfortable sitting that way. Even super soldiers aren’t immune to backaches, surely, and after the day they’ve both had, Tony wants nothing more than to lay right there beside him, ice and snow and ruined Christmas and failed mission be damned.

Or, after a mission goes wrong, Steve and Tony find themselves snowed in at a cabin in the middle of nowhere. On Christmas Eve.

★ His Reward for Cap Iron Man Community (Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, 100 words)

Tony's finally taken Steve down during sparring, besting him. So he claimed his reward.

★ Just like Butter Pecan for Cap Iron Man Community (Avengers Assemble, 100 words)

Thanks to sex wizards (that's apparently a thing, who knew?), Tony now tastes like butter pecan.

★ A Little Confused But He Got the Spirit for DepressingGreenie (MCU, 3298 words)

On their third date, Steve decides to come clean about his lycanthropy. Tony is surprisingly understanding, almost too much so.

★ Love is a Cat-astrophe for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 3242 words)

There were plenty of reasons for him and Tony not to be together.

Steve just never expected to be cockblocked by a cat.

★ A Man in her Own Right for Cap Iron Man Community (3490, 1552 words)

Natasha Stark wakes and she's a man! What will her husband, Steve, think?

★ [Podfic] A Stake in This Ground by Woad for gottalovev (1872, 1:06:31 minutes )

Granted, Tony gets off to a bumpy start in Timely, but he's still surprised when Rogers arrests him for drunk and disorderly behavior.

★ Slant Rhyme for Missy_dee811 (616, 5775 words)

Steve gave up on finding answers and closure regarding Civil War when he learned that Tony had erased his memories of the past year. Now that alien tech has created a psychic link between them, Steve finds that even direct access to Tony’s consciousness won’t illuminate what Tony does remember, because he’s actively trying to block Steve from everything that crosses his mind. Still, Steve discovers plenty of unexpected thoughts and feelings in Tony’s head…

★ What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 5118 words and art)

The first Christmas after Siberia, and Tony was already having a hard time of it - even before he was blindsided by some anonymous lowlife.
But that's not even the worst part.
The worst part is who comes to his rescue.

★ Whoops... Sorry for Cap Iron Man Community (MCU, 2700 words)

The 5 times Steve broke something to get Tony’s attention, and the one time he did it by accident.

To check out all of this year’s gifts (so far!), head over to the 2021 Captain America/Iron Man Holiday Exchange AO3 Collection.

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

If you’re the creator of a gift that’s now been revealed, you can reply to any comments and stay anonymous — AO3 will automatically show you as "Anonymous Author" until the creator reveals.

Finally, you may want to change the publication date of your work to today’s date so that it shows up at the top of AO3's feeds. AO3’s guide is available here and we have a more detailed version here.

Happy holidays, and we hope you enjoy all of the revealed works!

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