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1. Facades and Futures by markesa

   Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   04 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
   • Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
   • Tony Stark
   • Pepper Potts
   • Steve Rogers
   • JARVIS the AI (Marvel)
   • Past Pepper Potts/Tony Stark
   • Pre-Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
   • Steve Rogers & Tony Stark Friendship
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Written After Movie: The Avengers (2012)
   • Implied/Referenced Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • References to Depression
   • Depression
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Tony Stark Has a Heart
   • Tony Stark Needs a Hug
   • Hurt Tony Stark
   • Tony Stark Feels
   • Tony Stark Has Issues
   • Protective Steve Rogers
   • Second Chances
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending
   • Out of Character

   Summary

   Following the events of the 2012 Chitauri Invasion on New York, Tony Stark is struggling.

   Pepper Potts has left to a new job on the other side of the country, and Tony is left alone, struggling to process the events of the past few years. Troubled dreams, panic attacks, and depression haunt him, and he wonders if he's just become too much.

   If the real Tony Stark is even worth saving.

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