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stargravenSo this is for 2019 Stony Bingo round 1, square O-2, "Presumed Dead."
https://archiveofourown.org/works/19445458
Title: An Ass in the Hole
Author: wynnesome
Word Count: 2495
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Teen and Up
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve Rogers & Tony Stark (ambiguous; can be read as friendship, pre-slash, established, past)
Characters: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, FRIDAY
Additional Tags: Avengers: Endgame; Post-Avengers: Endgame; Canon Divergence - Avengers: Endgame; Not Avengers: Endgame Compliant; Fix-It; Post-Canon Fix-It; Tony Stark Doesn't Stay Dead; What Do You Mean This Isn't Canon?; Tony Stark Feels; Tony Stark Needs a Hug; Steve Rogers Needs a Hug; Character Study; Introspection; Sassy Steve Rogers; Sassy Steve; Humor; Puns & Word Play; Loveable Assholes; America's Ass
Summary: An Endgame-pertinent one-liner/punchline I was absolutely compelled to write, with some added "How Tony Is Not Dead" headcanon backstory.
When Tony entrusted Steve and Rhodey with the task of returning his body to his lab In The Event Of His Untimely, he figured either one of them was smart enough to suspect him of having a contingency plan. But he told them nothing of it, not wanting to get their hopes up in case the experimental process failed.
It didn't; the Cradle, in conjunction with FRIDAY, succeeded in rebuilding Tony's body and restoring his memory from his night-before backup. And when he walked out of his workshop alive, none other than a grim-faced Steve Rogers was waiting for him.
It turned out that saving the universe together had made them a little more willing to communicate than they used to be, and in the process, Steve turned some of Tony's choice words back on him to unexpectedly humorous effect.
