so.

I've started working on an original piece of romance fiction. I got tired of getting frustrated in not reading the books I want to, so I'm writing one of my own. It's m/f about a fat lady and a hockey player. be the fic you want to see in the world, right?

yes, i'm still working on fics - please, like I can ever stray from my beloved superhero idiots - but if/when an OMC/OFC fic shows up on my ao3, i'd love if you would give it any chance that you can.

i LOVE writing m/m, but a huge part of life that I want to explore in my fic is the body shit that festers, and the specific reality of being a fat lady. there are some great plus size romances, but there's like... four I like or feel any connection to. so let's see where this goes, shall we?

"AO3 doesn't need a "dislike" button"

Um, actually, it already has one. Depending on your specs, it might look a little different but over all it looks kinda like this:

You can find it at the corner of your screen, which corner is dependent on your layout.

Anyway, if you dislike a fic, you can hit this Dislike Button until the fic goes away. It really is pretty amazing actually.

Let's go, friends!

Stony Loves Steve Sign Ups Are Open!

Sign ups for Stony Loves Steve are open! We’re a Steve/Tony gift exchange where participants create and receive Steve-centric fanworks.

You can sign up through our collection on AO3! Sign ups will close April 28th. Additional scheduling info here.

You need an AO3 account to sign up, so if you don’t have one, ASAP request an invitation or contact us at [email protected]

You can find helpful information for signing up in our FAQ, along with other rules and requirements!

Obidiah Stane is the most realistic and terrifying villain in the MCU. I said what I said.

Iron Man 1 really said "the actual bad guy is the white capitalist who is selling arms under the table to both sides in order to extend the war and make as much money from it as possible," and Iron Man 2 really said "the white capitalist who gives a platform to people with bad intentions in order to make a buck is the reason the bad intentions have the opportunity to prosper and cause untold damage," and Iron Man 3 really said "the real terrorist is the white capitalist who will create and use fear to manipulate governments and the public in order to sell a product," and I really don't think enough people recognise this.

SCREAMPT

Stony Loves Steve 2024

We’re back again to celebrate Steve’s birthday, July 4th, with Stony Loves Steve! This is a Steve/Tony gift exchange where participants create and receive Steve-centric fanworks.

There are plenty of wonderful creations based on Tony, and that’s awesome!. For this exchange, however, we’re choosing to focus on Steve. We hope to see more works exploring him and his side of his relationship with Tony across the Marvel multiverse, whether that relationship is slash or friendship.

Sign-ups will open on April 14th and run until April 28th. Additional scheduling info here. 

An AO3 account is necessary to participate as the exchange is run through the site. If you do not already have one, please request one ASAP as it may take some time for AO3 to send your invitation. You can do that here. You can also contact us at [email protected] we may be able to provide you with an invitation.

As with last year we are allowing podfic, so don’t forget to check out our updated FAQ for rules and requirements! 

tony: look. i know from the outside it seems like i have everything together-

steve: it does not

steve, worried: do you actually think that

looking for fics about your favorite character on ao3 be like:

dont care

dont care

dont care

what the actual fuck

dont care

ooh that sounds- what the fuck

unfinished

don't care

the best fic ive ever read in my life. this absolutely ruined me and ill never be the same ever again

dont care

Absolute honor to be on this list!

When I wrote “Baby, Just Say Yes,” I wanted to explore the double standards Tay was subjected to. I could probably rewrite it forty times and just scratch the surface.

Pop Star Fics

In honor of the Eras Tour movie finally being complete on streaming, here's a rec list of (mostly) Stevetony pop star and pop star-adjacent fics 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍 Anyway, we don't have enough of these in this fandom so I'm hereby declaring that we should all write more of them (I'm doing my part; I'm almost done with the Fearless era for This Life Is Sweeter Than Fiction)

Written by Others

One Step Closer by scottxlogan (E) Tony Stark was pushed into popstar fame by his ambitious father early on, but over the span of more than two decades Tony has seen the highs and lows of stardom hitting rock bottom in more ways than one. Through it all there was always one person that Tony felt was his saving grace. Steve Rogers was always the one that got away and no matter how many times they tried to cross that line into love they couldn't quite get there. As Tony's once close friend and brief roommate, Steve turned Tony's world around in all the right ways until fate intervened and they were pulled in separate directions. Now fresh out of rehab on his 45th birthday and looking to keep from making the same mistakes, Tony reflects on his past and follows his heart to new beginnings hoping that it's not too late to find his way back to Steve in his hopes for a second chance. -I love that this Tony is closer to his canon age. It's a look at the pop star life from the other side once you're not the shiniest, brightest thing on the block anymore. The smut is great, the romance is lovely, and the ending is delightful ❤️

Baby, Just Say Yes by betheflame (M) In a world where Tony's life looks a lot like Taylor Swift's, Steve realizes there always more to omegas than meets the eye. -Everything flame writes is always amazing, even the things I never in a million years thought I would like, but this is just so lovely. It's soft and sweet, and I love the take on second gender dynamics that flame explores 💛

at his side by areiton (M) He meets Steve on a Sunday, wearing his old Eagles jersey and shorts so short his Mama fusses at him, and he grins, tousled curls and a devil may care grin, bare-faced and bare foot. “Hi,” he says, and then, like an introduction is necessary, like the whole world isn’t learning his name, he adds, “I’m Tony.” -I love bodyguard AUs so much, and arei absolutely delivers with this one. Top-notch pining, great use of the non-linear narrative (which arei is always fantastic at, in my opinion), and I love how the eras were changed to fit this story 💙

Written by Me

This Life is Sweeter Than Fiction (series) A series of interconnected fics, following Tony Stark from his time as a country singer to the world's biggest pop star. Loosely inspired by Taylor Swift. -I feel weird hyping up my own fics, but if you're willing to follow me as I explore multiple relationships, second gender dynamics, and reinterpret the fandom's hatred for Tony after Civil War through the lens of the Reputation era, I feel like you'd really like this series. Like I said, I'm almost done writing the Fearless era, so that'll be coming in the next few weeks 💚

False God (E) The first time Steve meets him, Gillian has all sixteen dancers sitting in a circle on the floor of the rehearsal studio, where she makes them go around the room and introduce themselves. Tony is the youngest of them at nineteen, has two cats currently in his sister’s custody, and got his start in ballet before being so inspired by the 1989 tour that he cross trained just in the hopes that one day he could dance with Sharon. Steve had made a note of it in the way that he makes a note of everyone he works with, felt a little old because he had been a dancer on the 1989 tour and now this baby is saying he was inspired by them, and then gotten distracted by the next girl. -In which neither of them is the pop star! They're backup dancers for pop star Sharon instead, which I think is very fun of me 🩷

When Emma Falls in Love (G) “Nice?” Kamala exclaims. “It’s way past nice! It’s the cutest thing ever because his bracelet had his phone number on it! He was hoping to ask you out!” Tony blinks. Steve Rogers, All-American good boy and quarterback extraordinaire, wants to throw his hat in the ring? He wouldn’t be the first person to toss his name out there, but most of them have just tried to DM him or tag him in their posts. No one’s shown the kind of thought and effort that Steve apparently put into his declaration. It’s a level of understanding and appreciation of who Tony is and everything he’s cultivated in his career that no one else has put in. It is, to use Kamala’s word, cute. -In your life, you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team... or maybe not? Anyway, this is just a very fluffy romance with instantly smitten Steve and Tony 💜

Glitch (T) “Ms. Potts, my name is Steve Rogers, and I’m Justin Hammer’s roommate," Steve says. “Oh, what does that asshole want now?” she asks. “I don’t think he wants anything—except to make a quick buck and ruin Mr. Stark’s reputation.” -This is a pop star AU in the loosest definition of the word. Tony is a pop star but he doesn't get to do anything pop starry things in this AU. It's mostly about Steve, but if you like throwing popcorn at the screen whenever Justin Hammer shows up, people getting their comeuppance, and Steve being the standup guy he is, then this is the fic for you 🖤

Death by a Thousand Cuts (T) “Tony?” Pepper asks, and he can tell just by the look on her face that whatever she has to tell him, it isn’t good. “What?” he asks. She looks uncharacteristically hesitant. Pepper isn’t supposed to be hesitant. She’s supposed to be barge-in, guns-blazing, unapologetically confident. “The news leaked,” she says eventually. -One of my favorite tropes, breaking up and making up! Idk I just really like writing stories where neither of them did anything wrong, they just couldn't work things out in those circumstances, but turns out being apart is even worse 🩶

Aaaaand a bonus winteriron fic for you!

Kissed by a Muse (E) Two years ago, Bucky returned home from the war, disillusioned, injured, and angry. Two months ago, he started working at Rogers Records, recording other bands when all he wants is for his band to be the one performing. Two minutes ago, he ran into a mysterious stranger at the grocery store who argued with him over the last box of Eggos, kissed him, and ran off with the waffles. And now he can't stop thinking about him. Bucky sees him everywhere: on the album cover he's recording, walking by his sound booth. And then, as he's staying late at work one night, he hears someone singing down the hall. But that can't be right - because that's his song, one that he's never performed for anyone. He isn't really surprised though to find that it's the stranger who kissed him in the grocery store that night. Only someone who can seemingly appear and disappear like this stranger can could possibly be singing a song he's never sung for anyone. The stranger offers him a chance: a chance to get his life back on track, to perform for the owner of the biggest record company in the world, a chance to get his band back and make it big. With an offer like that, how could Bucky refuse? -If you're familiar with the 1980s film Xanadu with Olivia Newton John, Gene Kelly, and that guy from The Warriors, this is that but with Bucky and Tony being, well, Bucky and Tony 🤎

LOOK Y’ALL!

Proof I’m still writing!

(But really, we don’t deserve @superdecibels in this fandom but lord am I glad they’re here)

Here's my piece for MTH 2023 Winner @betheflame who requested me to do this as teaser for their upcoming work titled "The Devil Actually Wears Tom Ford"

Hope you like it, flame!

Reveals Day Four

It’s the fourth day of gift reveals! Check back each day for more reveals or keep an eye on the AO3 collection.

To our participants, please be sure to comment on your gifts and thank your creator for making something for you. AO3 sometimes forgets to send gift emails, so be sure to check this blog (or the collection) each day to see what’s being revealed.

All creators are still secret, so don’t post anywhere about your work, even if it has been revealed. You can, however, reply to comments on your work. AO3 will automatically show you as an anon author until creator reveals.

Creators: AO3 will post your work under the date it was submitted. Once your work has been revealed, go into edit and click “Set a different publication date” then change it to today’s date. This will ensure that your work is posted to the top of the new works.

Without further ado… onto today’s gifts!

Marks On Your Skin for earliebrb (MCU, 2.7k)

Steve still wondered what Natasha was trying to achieve by making him confess his feelings for Tony. She was right, of course she was. It didn’t mean Steve wanted to admit it in front of her. Or in a place where Tony could come in any time. He had almost heard him say he wasn’t in love with him. Steve wasn’t sure which would have been worse.

totally booked at the library for girl_back_there (AU, 2k)

Between teaching their classes, Prof. Rogers meets Prof. Stark at the library for a very important appointment.

A Friend for a Man for geekymoviemom (MCU, 2.8K)

It’s a sweltering day, ill-fitting pants, and a frazzled friend that drag an exhausted Peter around town on an adventure he never asked to be part of. Sometimes you do that for friends though, and Peter is just that to Steve Rogers. A bewildering friend.

Come Morning Light for starksnack (AU, 4.1k)

The story of Tony Stark falling in love with a mob boss

Chamber of Reflection for meidui (MCU/Ults/3490, 10.1k)

A few years after retiring, Steve and Tony get a surprise visit from another Steve. Steve Rogers from Earth 1610 is lost, grappling with the new century he’s been unceremoniously dropped in, with confusing feelings for his new teammate, with himself.

Steve and Tony decide to get involved.

Alter for Prince-of-Midguard (MCU, 1.4k)

Steve and Tony go undercover to protect a recently widowed Mary Parker and her son, Peter.

~*~

Enjoy everyone! See you tomorrow for the final batch of work reveals.

Posting Reminder

Posting has officially begun! You have until June 23rd 11:59 PM ET (what time is that for me?) to post your work to AO3. If you haven’t spoken to the mods in advance and do not post your gift by the deadline, you’ll be defaulted automatically.

To post your assignment on AO3, log in and click “Post” in the top right hand corner, then “New Work” in the drop down box.  Follow the standard steps to post a new written work, remembering to tag any warnings or triggers, but before you post, click the box that says, “Stony Loves Steve 2023” and the name of your giftee in the “Open Assignments” section.

As AO3 doesn’t host art, you will need to upload your art to another website (DA, tumblr, imgur, etc), and then use this code in the HTML editor: <img src=“LINK TO ART” width=“100%” alt=“” /> Make sure you link to the direct image. Do not link to a tumblr post.

Your work will be listed as “unapproved” until it has been approved by a mod which may take a few days. If there is an issue with your post, you’ll be contacted by the mods. We won’t approve incomplete works and WIPs for the collection, so if you are having trouble completing your work by the deadline, send an email as soon as possible to [email protected]. 

If you post your work as a draft, the mods will be able to see it listed but not view the contents. In order for your work to be approved, you must post it as a completed work by the deadline. Feel free to use a draft as you edit your work; this will indicate to the mods that your work is in the process of being posted.

If you need additional help, you can contact us at [email protected]. Please avoid waiting until the last minute to contact us; the sooner you ask for an extension, a pinch-hitter, or any kind of help, the better.

Gift reveals will begin June 29th and continue for up to a week. Creators will be revealed on July 4th. Please keep your gift a secret until creators have been revealed.

Do not post your work anywhere else before creators have been revealed! If you post to tumblr after reveals please use #stonylovessteve2023 so we can reblog you!

Become a Pinch Hitter!

Missed your chance to sign up for the exchange? Get on our pinch-hitter list!

What does a pinch-hitter do? 

A pinch-hitter creates a work in the place of someone who had to drop out of the exchange. Pinch-hitters only create a gift for someone else, they do not receive gifts.

When we need a pinch-hitter, we will send out an email to everyone on the pinch-hitter list asking if they would like to claim the work. The first pinch-hitter to reply back claiming it gets to create the gift.

The list is open to all ages, but you must have an AO3 account to be a pinch-hitter.

If you’d like to get your email added to that list, send an email at any time before June 23rd to [email protected]. Just tell us your username on AO3 and let us know if you are okay with creating explicit works or are under 18. 

IT IS GORGEOUS AND I LOVE IT

Hermit Prints — Turns Out, I Have a Rose Garden

This project was for the story Turns Out, I Have a Rose Garden by betheflame. (@betheflame​)

This is in the 6×9 format, with cream paper and matte cover options. The story has 52,750 words and the final books has 199 pages.

This was my Marvel Trumps Hate 2021 offering!

If you’d be interested in getting your story typeset and ready to print, please visit my commissions page.

Front Cover

Interior page, printed.

Interior page, sample

IT’S MTH TIME AGAIN!

would you like:

a Really Soft Bucky?

maybe with Alpine?

something very thirsty for your favorite pwp?

or a cryptid?

an action scene?

some hearts breaking?

a modern au?

or something darker?

some A/B/O?

or a pinch of nsfw tenderness?

look no further: ko is doing @marveltrumpshate (again) 😇 this year with a bonus, Moon Knight-centric auction 🌙

✵  FIND DETAILS HERE!  ✵

*Happy sigh*

It is @marveltrumpshate time again, friends, and I think this year can be something special. Magical! Something that might make others... green with envy.

A Stony AU your wildest dreamings could not foresee.

DUM-E, I don't think we're in the MCU anymore...

I decided this year was the year. It's time to trust my instincts.

Close my eyes...

And leap.

But, as always, I need your help to make it happen.

We are going back to an oldie but a goodie of a trope for this AU: Soulmates

We all know there are multiple kinds of soulmates. And we know for sure that our beloveds are absolutely linked by some cosmic force and they will get their happily ever after!

But...

What if a certain someone - that may or may not be named Steve Rogers - has more than one soulmate? How would our dearest darlingests handle that? I worry there might be some flying off the handle in the works somewhere but I'm getting ahead of myself - or rather, ahead of @betheflame 's fantastical idea and words for this Wickedly fun AU.

Featuring Steve as Elphaba and Tony as Fiyero - our romantic soulmates destined to be together, but who need a little help believing the other wants them for real.

And, Steve's very Popular BFF, Bucky "Glinda" Barnes as his platonic, but no less important, soulmate. I mean, who else would you turst to teach you how to fix your hair?

So what do you say? Will you join me?

Think of what we can do, together!

Unlimited... Together, our combined financial spending power is, unlimited(ish)!

Together we can be the greatest Pod bid team there's ever been, fandom! Fic the way we dreamed it, if we work in tandem. There's no fight (with another Pod Bid) we cannot win.

Don't worry, I'm determined to succeed.

So if you care to find me, Tumblr and Discord are where I spend my time - just send me a DM and we can chat! Hopefully I won't be flying solo, and you will come and join me on this wonderful adventure.

The Fine print that didn't flow so well in the above text: Bidding starts Oct. 23, so please let me know ASAP if you are interested and your bid amount. Like past years, we will have a spot on Pod Bid Beach's Discord (we will be team I Feel Wicked on there) but there is no pressure to join. I can keep you posted via DMs if you'd prefer.

Pod bid for a @marveltrumpshate​ Steve/Tony American football AU fic from @betheflame

Down on their luck

Steve Rogers can’t catch a break. After the school where he teaches art cuts their program, work is a dead end. When his wife finally moves on, home is too. When his local NFL team hosts a rare open tryout, his friends from pick-up football think he should try to trade his temporary barkeep paycheck for a major league payday. On the one hand, they’re nuts. On the other hand, what does he have to lose?

Tony Stark needs a fresh start – as far from his toxic ex-husband Ty as possible. And okay, maybe Philadelphia isn’t that far from his life in New York, but his cousin Nat has a job waiting for him in her bar while he gets his footing. Or will Steve Rogers sweep him off his feet before he’s even touched the ground?

Looking for a spark

The Philadelphia Avengers are the laughingstock of the NFL. Their new coach Coulson may be, too. A gamble on open tryouts yields a promising new player – but the fans don’t want heart, they want wins. Is both too much to hope for?

For Steve, for Tony, for the Avengers – maybe the timing is finally right.

-- You’ve admired betheflame’s inventive AUs, fanned yourself over her masterful tension, cried over her slow burns and found family vibes, and cheered for her happy endings. Now you can join a pod bid to bring this story to life in her magical hands. 

For Marvel Trumps Hate Auction #1121 (AU with a HEA) Flame is willing to re-imagine the American football movie Invincible with Steve and Tony in the leading roles. Interested in joining this pod bid? All you have to do is contact Jules (@jules-of-the-crown) by Tumblr DM (or Discord DM if you’re on the MTH server) and say how much you’re in for! No amount is too small!

When the Pod Bid Beach Discord launches you can find us there, too — we’ll be the “this pod is invincible” channel.