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Username: caroltony (discord: mur#1035)

AO3 Username: talesofsuspense

Comics Steve/Tony: ults, 616 (silver age, avengers v3, cap v3/4/6, new avengers pre-cw), ma:a

Other Fandoms/Ships/Characters:
Other 616 Ships:Steve/Sharon, Steve/Tony/Sharon;
616 Gen: Steve/Tony/Carol (any combination), Steve/Thor, Tony/Steve/Jan Van Dyne (any combination), Tony/Steve/Natasha (any combination), Steve/Sam/Sharon (any combination), Tony+Champions, Steve+Miles Morales, Steve+Sam Alexander, Carol/Tony/Rhodey (any combination), Steve/Sam/Bucky (any combination), Steve/Wade Wilson, Steve/Logan;
MCU Ships: Steve/Tony, Sam/Steve, Steve/Thor
MCU Gen: Steve/Natasha, Steve/Tony/Natasha, Tony/Bruce, Tony/Rhodey, Steve/Tony/Pepper, Steve/Thor, Sam/Steve/Bucky (any combination), General OG6 bonding
Non-Marvel interests: DC Bruce/Clark/Diana gen trio, DC superbat, Clark Kent in general, Breaking Bad

Likes: fluff, hurt/comfort, stevetony in small town america, avengers team as family, mutual pining/miscommunication, fluffy pwp, gender/sexuality themes (trans character(s), working through internalized homophobia, etc), domesticity, character studies, capwolf (616 or avac or a totally new version, i love them all!) single dad steve aus (a weakness of mine), artist Steve!!!, bookworm Steve, roadtrips, “only one bed” tropes; cap’s kooky quartet;

Dislikes: hydra cap, non-con, daddy kink, mpreg, a/b/o, underage, established superfamily, unhappy endings, discourse on sides in any universe civil wars, permanent character death

Non-fandom related requests/anything else?: all-time favorite book recs (my favorite books are homegoing by yaa gyasi, one flew over the cuckoos nest, a wrinkle in time, and the age of innocence, for reference); i love vampires a lot so any cool vampire stuff; i love cats and raccoons; i really enjoy disney!; queer movie recs?; general holiday cheer :)

Comments

[msermesth]

HAPPY STOCKING TIME!!!!

Here's a tiny little thing for you, featuring some past internalized homophobia and small town america:



The wind rustled Tony’s hair and smelled like the fried chicken place next to the gas station he was filling up. Steve was inside, grabbing something to drink while they drove, and leaving Tony to people-watch. Based on the half-hearted waves and loud greetings, the majority of the gas station’s patrons seemed to know each other.

Tony couldn’t relate to the experience--he was a New Yorker through and through. Recognizing every neighbor at a gas station just didn’t happen. His bright red Mercedes AMG stood out next to the pick-up trucks and beaten down Lincolns. Even with comically large sunglasses, Tony was almost certain everyone knew who he was.

His head went crazy thinking of all the reasons no one had mobbed him for pictures yet. Only half of the things he thought of involved supervillains. He reached through the car’s open window and picked up the book Steve had been reading and tried to not let his mind drift to all the magazine covers that proclaimed his new relationship with Steve.

He felt exposed, that was all. It brought him back to when he was in boarding school and was terrified for weeks that everyone knew about him and Ty. It wasn’t supposed to be like that anymore, sure.

But the memory of that fear didn’t shake off as easily as Tony would have liked, and he jumped a little when Steve put a hand on his shoulder.

Tony slipped into the driver’s seat and took a quick look around the parking lot. One person seemed to be looking in his direction, but the way he cocked his head, Tony was sure he was admiring the car. Tony reached out for Steve’s hand over the gearshift. That helped. That helped a lot.

[caroltony]

AHHHH thank you!!!! I love this. The description of the way the people all seemed to know each other is really so accurate to my daily experiences. Also I really like the way you wrote Tony’s fear. The fact that he would’ve been more comfortable being approached for pictures than being left alone because it just forces him to think about something that’s obviously on his mind and that’s he’s trying to ignore. He automatically thinks everyone is looking at him and not just seeing Tony Stark, but seeing Tony Stark who is now dating a man. That’s such a realistic fear and especially in a small town, where you’re in an outsider role. And I really love that Steve is his anchor essentially, that he immediately felt better when he could touch Steve. As soon as Steve is back he seems to have a much easier time realizing they’re most likely looking at his car rather than him specifically, or him with Steve.

Thank you again this was so nice <333

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!

[stargraven]

Ah, this is so cool. Just being inside Tony's perceptions of himself and the world around him so much, and it's sad how he has to be (or feels he has to be) so aware of his situation all the time. And only half because of supervillains. I love introspective pieces like this that give so much character insight!

[msermesth]

Thank you!