I'm a bit new to the Stony fandom and I was wondering what are the "classic" fics I should read?

I will interpret CLASSIC STEVETONY FANFIC as “circa 2011/2012 in ao3, MCU/ 616/Multiverse , Deliciously Plot-Driven, Romance Adventure World Building Long Fic”

(aka my LJ lurker years aka the less wanky Marvel fandom years) (Please mind the tags and PLEASE LEAVE A KUDOS and COMMENT. Some of these fanfics are absolutely fantastic but do not get enough attention in my opinion.)

If We Never Got This Second Chance by Pookaseraph

The Twice-Told Tale by Arysteia

Even The Light is an Illusion by Mizzy

Average Avengers Local Chapter 7 of New York City by hetrez

But Loving Him is Red by theappleppielifestyle

And The Void Would Be Calling and Buy You a Mockingbird by jadedoll

A Meeting of Minds by Nix (CrimsonQuills)

The Lois Lane League by Annehiggins

Catch Me Through the Looking-Glass by Ylixia

Sins of Omission by Kiyaar (I would really mind the tags for this one anon)

It’s All In the Mind series by inukagome15

Running, Jumping, Falling by flitterflutterfly

Resurrection-verse, The Roughest Day, and King of Infinite Space by Elspethdixon and Seanchai

All That Remains by kijikun

Without Irony by tsukinofaerii and Catch a Falling Star by tsukinofaerii

Heroes and Devils by marinarusalka

Look here, look back, look ahead by marinarusalka

Living in the Shadow by psychick

Exactly Under The Star by posyvanilla

In All The World by wallhaditcoming

Ready, Fire, Aim by gyzym

The Last Love Song of Anthony E. Stark by jibrailis





The Following Fics are published 2013-onwards BUT they have a “classic” and timeless feel to them. (Plot-driven/lots of meaty characterization)

Take me back to the start and Transmission and Staring Into an Eclipse and Protect, Defend, Avenge by Laireshi

You’re Not Stubborn (Just Impossible) and To Break A Dream and Home Is Where The Time Machine Is and Holding Out For a Hero by Wordsplat

Counterpart by sara_holmes

Say When by ann2who and A Second of Totality by ann2who

Wait & Sea and Running out of Time by Lenalena

Think of This as Solving Problems (That Should Never Have Occurred) and Changeling by Sineala

A Higher Form of War by sabrecmc and Celestial Navigation

Like Coming Home by missbecky

7 Things Steve Rogers Found Out About Tony Stark & the One Thing He Found Out About Him by romanoff

Incursion by Seaneta (mind the tags anon)



Dreaming by Sunlight and Hope of Morning by magicasen

Constituent Parts by MountainRose

Play Your Love Songs all Night For Me series by georgygirl ( @georgygirl-247)

Good For You by orbingarrow ( @orbingarrow)

In a Land of Shadow and Reflection and Again and Again by Bragi151

Made of Stars and True and Destined King and Never Quite My Style by KagekaNecavi

The Little Things Unknown by coaster

Northwest to Nowhere and For You, Sir, Always (The Fairy Godfather Remix) and To See What Lies Beyond by Veldeia

Dreams of War, Dreams of Liars by teaberryblue

The Fall of Binary Stars by MemoryDragon

Sarah-verse by RurouniHime

Irreparable by aslightstep (WIP)

Flux by MusicalLuna

Cabin in the Woods by nightwalker and The (Not Really) Secret Origins of Movie Night by nightwalker

A Gentle Lullaby by navaan

Moon by phenominable_snowman

See You on a Dark Night by ironforged (sarisa)

This Thing of Darkness by MassiveSpaceWren and Mizzy

Before The Darkness Swallows You and Tony and the Subterrenean Escapade by Veldeia

Now Press Repeat by stormfirej

Spellbound by missbecky

auscultation by malfaisant

Power and Paradox by The_Kinky_Pet (WIP)

The White Star of Liberty by Ellidfics

If We Never Get Back Home by dapperanachronism

The King and the Blacksmith by NeverEver

By Any Other Name by CypressTiger

The Long Road South by citsiurtlanu









I WILL UPDATE THIS LIST IF I FIND/REMEMBER MORE!



This list isn’t supposed to be “the definitive” list. It’s my PERSONAL recommendations to you, writing that I enjoy :)

If the fic you like isn’t here, the writer is most likely in my author reclist or other recs anyway. Check My STEVETONY AUTHOR RECLIST or my #mushroomrecs tag for other fic recs.