Everything Left Unsaid

Title:The Lost Art of Correspondence
Artist:Eriot
Author:winterstar or winterstar95
Rating (both art/fic): Art Gen; Fic Mature
Universe: MCU
Word Count:65K+
Warnings: mild angst, sarcastic banter (obviously, not really anything)



Fic Summary:
The shit storm Tony found himself in – well- he had no one to blame but himself. Hacking into the grading system at MIT when he was an undergrad to avoid the useless course work in English (he spoke relatively coherent English – why the hell did he need a class) got him into this mess. The shame! As a graduate student working on multiple doctorates he should not have to worry about taking an English class to fulfill an undergrad requirement. But that was exactly what happened. English 13B: The Lost Art of Correspondence. It was literally a pen pal class where he was assigned to a Service member and had to write lonely hearts letters to some lunk head deployed to who knew where. He could get through it; he knew he could. All he had to do was convince the lunk head to go along with his plan. Fill out a spreadsheet, write the paper, no letters needed. But Lunk head refused. Lunk head wanted the lonely hearts letters. It didn’t matter that Lunk head might be the Greek god Adonis come to life, Tony didn’t have the time. Trying to navigate grad school, his dysfunctional relationship with his parents, Tony did not need a Greek god Lunk head in his life, nor did he want to write lonely hearts letters to anyone – least of all some earnest soldier deployed half way around the world trying to do good.

By the end though, Tony did just that. Write lonely hearts letters to his Adonis lunk head – soon to be Captain - Steve Rogers.


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Author: winterstar95 (winterstar on AO3)
Artist:ssyn3
Title: Crescendo
Rating: Explicit
Universe: MCU
Word Count: 109k+
Warnings: angst, PTSD, abusive relationship (not Steve/Tony), violence, alcoholism, homophobia, period typical discrimination, period typical racial discrimination, poorly written musical lyrics (by winterstar95)
Fic Summary:
1949- World War II ended and all the boys came home heroes, except for Tony Stark. After the war, Tony returned Stateside disgraced because his plane went down and his father traded secrets with Imperial Japan to gain his freedom. Once he dreamed of going to Hollywood and becoming a star, now he’s stuck singing in a club run by Victor von Doom – the same man he used to (and maybe still does) have a relationship. Victor protects him when the committee on un-American activities threatens, so he owes the man his life and his soul. But then one day a war hero walks into the club and starts to ask questions. Steve Rogers, with his earnest eyes and his honest expression, draws Tony like a moth to the proverbial flame. But Steve - the war hero - has secrets of his own, and when their two worlds collide – well, it just might be the death of both of them.

LINK TO ART: Art for Crescendo
LINK TO STORY: Crescendo

Title: Second Nature
Author winterstar
Rating: Explicit
Genre/Characters: AU, angst, hurt/comfort, Tony/Steve, the gang is all here, twice over, a/b/o dynamics
Total Word Count: 76k
Fandom: MCU, Captain America, Iron Man, The Avengers, Thor
Warnings: AU, angst, non graphic non-con, partially period piece (read it you’ll understand what I mean)

Summary: Tony's world shatters in increments. An assassination attempt nearly kills him, but that isn't what's tearing him apart - it's losing Steve to his omega nature - to the warrior rage, to the need to find the assassins and destroy them. The people behind the assassination attempt have other plans - plans that could break Tony's and Steve's newly formed alpha-omega bond.

Tony and Steve may be only just starting on their journey together as bondmates, but their souls have been intertwined for centuries...is their fate sealed? Will they suffer what's happened in the past or will they and their bond survive?

The complete story chapters 1- 10 Second Nature

The series:
The Nature of Things