In 2017 the Earth is about to end. In 1987 Howard Stark might have the answer. The solution seems simple, except Tony has the worst of luck, and he might just be stuck.
In which Tony hates magic, time travel, babysitting amnesiac assassins and being seventeen.
Tony was pretty sure that the small human left on his doorstep was just a (really fucking frightening) attempt at extortion, and mostly just wanted child protective services to show up yesterday. Then an extended trip to Afghanistan puts life, the universe and everything into perspective, and somehow, miraculously, Tony might be closer to happy than he’s been in his life. He’s even willing to accept the enormous pieces of the puzzle he’s obviously missing. He should’ve learnt long ago that what you don’t know will always come back to bite you in the ass.
When the Winter Soldier fails to kill Howard and Maria Stark and is taken prisoner in the summer of 1967, his salvation comes in the unlikely form of a Russian-speaking, father-disobeying, endlessly-tinkering seventeen-year-old: Tony Stark.
Pairing: Gen (pre James “Bucky” Barnes/Tony Stark)
Completed: Yes
Tony’s practically become an old hat at being taken hostage, but something’s fishier than usual this time around: his captor looks twenty-eight but claims to know Howard Stark, the NYPD negotiator is a SHIELD plant, and what’s this about a fleet of helicarriers set to launch?
[Original image is a Beto For Senate Sign that has been modified to read “Okay Then, Beto for President”. Second image is a text message sent on Wednesday at 11:14 AM which reads “Sad about the Beto race. It just means he should run for President. How you doin’ today?”]
A failed Senate candidate has zero chance at the nomination, let alone the general. Can we please stop with the candidate of the month and concentrate on someone who can actually win, like Kamala Harris or Tammy Duckworth or Chris Murphy? Please?
It’s not really that anyone thinks Beto can win the presidency, though he had a massive war chest and will almost certainly be asked to help or run fundraising if the actual candidate has any sense. It’s more the sentiment of “You think we lost? We’re coming for everything you have.”
Smile It Won't Suck Forever 