AUs worth the cognitive dissonance
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Hot Chocolate by Isnt_it_pretty_to_think_so
Fandoms: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Black Widow (Movie 2021), Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
19 Apr 2026
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“So,” Natasha says. “You’re Spiderman.”
The kid is practically hyperventilating, staring at her with those damn eyes. “You . . . you . . .”
“Relax,” she says, heading over to her secret stash of cocoa. “If I wanted to kill you, you’d be dead. Do you want some hot chocolate?”
OR: The first time Natasha meets Stark's kid, it's three in the morning; spiders don't sleep, after all. Natasha is used to being the only spider.
The wonderful podfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/41382891, done by the magnificent Lemon_Avocado.
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The Red Thread by PastaFossa
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Defenders (Marvel TV)
30 Mar 2026
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It's said that every soul is connected to another by a red thread, and that these two souls are destined to meet. The thread, though it may tangle or stretch, will never break. That's not your experience, lucky or unlucky enough as you are to see the strings that bind people together. A red thread is developed and grown, not born, and you've worked hard to weed out any semblance of crimson that might cling to you. You pay your bills, you keep your head down, and you find whatever lost people or items you're hired to sniff out.
Then the Devil of Hell's Kitchen tags along on a job, and your plan falls apart.
Starts prior to Into the Ring, and loosely follows the canon timeline. There is eventually smut, so enter at your peril. Reader is never physically described but uses a false name and may be treated as an OC.
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- Part 1 of The Devil and the Hound
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As Subtle As Cognitive Recalibration by petroltogo
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies), Thor (Movies)
10 Mar 2025
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“Your sole job as Director of SHIELD is to keep track of global threats and you’ve narrowed down the whereabouts of the mad god with mind-control Jedi tricks to the planet Earth,” Tony summarizes flatly. “What’s the plan? We wait till he blows up another super secret facility whose mysteriously undocumented existence doesn’t make me suspicious at all?”
“Germany!” Rogers blurts out, interrupting Tony’s epic stare-down with Fury.In which the surviving Post-Endgame Avengers find themselves back in 2012, trying to stop Loki from invading the Earth. Without tipping their not-in-the-know team members off. Things go— sideways.
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One In A Million by ArcticVulpix
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, X-Men - All Media Types
21 Jul 2024
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Being that one in a million isn't always a good thing.
Tony finds that out first hand when he hits the genetic lottery and everything changes.
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Surviving Category Four by wolfelements
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies)
13 May 2024
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Sentinel/Guide Alternate Universe
Tony Stark is a guide who hates sentinels. Bonding? No thank you. Simple friendship? You better go through a death defying situtation with him first. Trust? Never.
Enter Bucky Barnes. Killer of his parents. Tortured into doing that very thing. Warped sentinel who, because Tony can't help his nature to accept the request for help from Steve Rogers, is now in his medical ward.
His medical ward, suffering from category four level of sentinel zone outs.
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Only suckers wear scarves by Bergen
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
07 May 2022
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A story about coffee, carjackers, and co-dad management.
Spider-Man is unpredictable and chaotic, never says no to free food and seems to spend most his time directing traffic. This rookie is in desperate need of a chaperone. And Tony doesn’t want to do it, but he’ll bear the burden as gracefully as he always does.
Local teen Peter Parker never wears warm enough clothes, and can’t always sleep at home for reasons he refuses to go into. So if the Avengers really expect Sam to join their hippie-commune-cult, someone is going to have to look after this kid for him. -
We're All a Little Broken Inside by MonPetitTresor
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
07 May 2018
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Once, a long time ago, Tony had had a different family. One that he loved and that he thought loved him. All it took was one afternoon and too many secrets and that happy family he thought he had came tumbling down around him.
Now, two centuries later, he's not the same terrified boy that was banished from his home. He's made a new life for himself, a new family - albeit a small one - and for the most part, he's happy. There are things he wants that he knows he'll never have, but he's always known that was the way it would be.
But now suddenly the new life that he's built for himself is being invaded by his old one. Secrets that Tony had kept buried deep are coming to light and once more threatening to destroy everything he holds dear. Will he be able to weather the storm, or is he once more going to find himself suffering under the hands of those that once claimed to love him, cast out and forced to run? Or will he finally get a chance to actually be happy?
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- Part 2 of Tumblr Prompts and Potential Future AU's
- Part 1 of Wallaby
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Bright Lights by Xyanide
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
26 May 2021
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Instead of leaving to Asgard with Thor, Loki is kept prisoner on Earth in SHIELD's care. The World Security Council decides they might make use of him by breeding him with the Hulk in hopes of creating a new type of super soldiers.
Tony is not really okay with this.
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you WILL be sorry by graveltotempo
Fandom Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
03 Dec 2025
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Consequences, meet your new best friends: Steve Rogers and Team Cap.
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The Words Of The Prophets Are Whispered In The Sounds Of Silence. by StripedScribe
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV)
10 Jun 2025
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The world has had enough of Matthew Murdock's voice.
There's no calling the extent they'll go to to take it away.