Two fics: "What We Choose to Leave Behind" and "(You've Got to Get) A Good Heart" (Howard & Tony)
Title: What We Choose to Leave Behind (FRK)
Length: 6500 words
Genre/relationships: Mostly gen; a little Tony/Pepper, and background Howard/Maria
Warnings: Alcohol used as a coping mechanism; canonical implied emotional neglect
Timeline/spoilers: Slots between "Iron Man 2" and "Avengers"
Summary/teaser: Howard has a conversation far too late and just in time, while the Tesseract is indirectly responsible for twisting causality into knots.
Available at AO3, at Dreamwidth, and at Livejournal.
That one can stand alone (and is probably stronger alone), but I've also written a what-happens-next sequel using the same continuity:
Title: (You've Got to Get) A Good Heart (FRT)
Length: 27,500 words
Genre/relationships: Very Tony/Pepper; Howard/Maria; Tony & JARVIS; Tony & Howard; Tony & Maria; Pepper & Natasha
Warnings: One violent scene. Possible triggers for loss-of-autonomy (along the lines of mind control). Canonical implied emotional neglect. If you have triggers related to domestic violence or emotional abuse, please proceed with caution or message me for details; neither is present here, but certain dynamics may be similar enough to be triggering.
Timeline/spoilers: Set after (and heavily spoils) "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Summary/teaser: The Tesseract is not done with the Starks. Howard and Tony have each left important things unsaid. Good intentions are not always a defense, and Tony doesn't necessarily handle second chances with grace or tact.
Available at AO3 and at Dreamwidth; it's too long for effective posting at Livejournal.
Length: 6500 words
Genre/relationships: Mostly gen; a little Tony/Pepper, and background Howard/Maria
Warnings: Alcohol used as a coping mechanism; canonical implied emotional neglect
Timeline/spoilers: Slots between "Iron Man 2" and "Avengers"
Summary/teaser: Howard has a conversation far too late and just in time, while the Tesseract is indirectly responsible for twisting causality into knots.
Available at AO3, at Dreamwidth, and at Livejournal.
That one can stand alone (and is probably stronger alone), but I've also written a what-happens-next sequel using the same continuity:
Title: (You've Got to Get) A Good Heart (FRT)
Length: 27,500 words
Genre/relationships: Very Tony/Pepper; Howard/Maria; Tony & JARVIS; Tony & Howard; Tony & Maria; Pepper & Natasha
Warnings: One violent scene. Possible triggers for loss-of-autonomy (along the lines of mind control). Canonical implied emotional neglect. If you have triggers related to domestic violence or emotional abuse, please proceed with caution or message me for details; neither is present here, but certain dynamics may be similar enough to be triggering.
Timeline/spoilers: Set after (and heavily spoils) "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"
Summary/teaser: The Tesseract is not done with the Starks. Howard and Tony have each left important things unsaid. Good intentions are not always a defense, and Tony doesn't necessarily handle second chances with grace or tact.
Available at AO3 and at Dreamwidth; it's too long for effective posting at Livejournal.