As one of the most popular fictional universes of all time, the MCU continues to captivate and thrill its audience. With so many superheroes and storylines, it’s easy to find one’s favorites. However, sometimes the heroes don’t end up the way the fans would like them to. Either because they die or they get together with someone else than the fans would wish.
That’s where fanfiction helps. In fanfic, the writers have the freedom to create the stories they would have loved to see on the big screen but that didn’t appear. There are many amazing MCU fics available online but some of them stand out.
5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud By Grilledcheesing
Tony Stark and Peter Parker have a beautiful, father-son-like relationship in the MCU. They often faced dangerous threats or dramatic moments together.
But the fans of the duo who are looking for some light-hearted fun shouldn’t miss 5 Times Peter Made Tony Laugh Out Loud because the fic is primarily comedic in nature. Its title speaks for itself and it’s impossible not to laugh when reading the story.
A Different Kind Of Mask By Aloneintherain
Speaking of friendships and relationships in the MCU, A Different Kind of Mask shows what can happen when Daredevil and Spider-Man work together.
Or, more precisely, Matt Murdock and Spider-Man since the story is about their effort to hide their secret identities. It showcases Peter’s lying skills which are much more impressive than in the MCU. The short comedy shows that these two superheroes together can be a lot of fun.
All The Leaves Are Brown (And The Sky Is Gray) By AvocadoLove
Everybody knows how the story went in the MCU. Mind-wiped Bucky killed Tony’s parents and when Tony found out years later, he tried to kill Bucky but failed, courtesy of Captain America.
However, All The Leaves Are Brown (And the sky is gray) presents an alternative, what-if scenario. Instead of being almost an adult when his parents died, Tony is a 4-year-old child in the story. And when Bucky kills his parents, he decides to save the child even though he was originally supposed to kill Tony as well. It gives their relationship an entirely different dynamic that will have the readers keep on reading until they finish the story.
Five Times Bucky Got Permission By Copperbadge
A lot of fans ship Steve and Bucky. In fact, it’s one of the most popular fanfiction couples. So it’s no surprise that there are thousands of fics with this couple (also known as Stucky) available on AO3.
In Five Times Bucky Got Permission, Bucky is a bit confused since it looks like multiple people are hinting at the fact he and Steve are meant for each other. Besides Bucky, the fic also works with other popular heroes, such as Peggy Carter and Tony Stark.
Still Here, Still There By ArwenP
Speaking of popular fanfiction pairings, another one many fans like is between Tony Stark and Steve Rogers (aka Stony). This fic also touches the topic but also focuses on parenthood - as Tony and Steve have a son together, Peter.
That might prove even more challenging than taking on Loki or other villains. Especially since the duo is determined to do everything to protect their son. Still Here, Still There have 68 chapters so it provides interested readers with plenty of opportunities to relax and just keep reading.
Built From Scraps By PeterStank
Peter Parker was the one who was snapped in Avengers: Infinity War (2018). However, this fic presents the scenario in which the opposite happens and it was Tony who died, not Peter. The story then focuses on how would the surviving characters, such as Peter, Pepper, or Morgan Stark deal with Tony’s loss.
Besides this what-if scenario, Built from scraps also presents Peter as Tony’s biological son which is also a somewhat popular motif in many stories. If anybody wants to get deep into the minds of the characters, this fic is a great way how to achieve it.
Nobody’s Heroes By Boleyn13
Heroes of the MCU fight to save the world - but it doesn’t always work out for the best. Such as in Sokovia or during the subsequent Civil War. Nobody’s heroes show what happened when the public grows fed up with superheroes and is willing to take action.
It’s not an optimistic read but it offers a unique point of view of the Accords and Sokovia’s consequences in the MCU.
Facing Reality By Aliaoftwoworlds
Another fic that deals with the aftermaths of Sokovia and the Civil War in its unique way have the Rogue Avengers come back three years after everything went wrong.
The team has to work hard to unify again and it’s unclear whether they will succeed. All those fans who were sorry the Avengers fell apart after the Civil War - Facing Reality offers them a great alternative scenario.
Five Times Pepper Took Care Of The Avengers And One Time They Took Care Of Her By SidheRa
Once again, the fic’s title speaks for itself. This time, Pepper fans will especially enjoy it. Five Times Pepper Took Care of the Avengers and One Time They Took Care of Her portrays Pepper as in many ways the sanest person in a place full of superheroes. It features another ship fans love, Pepper/Tony or Pepperony.
And even though it features multiple canon romances, it’s mostly a funny (and occasionally touching) story in the first place.
I Am Groot By Sherlocksmyth
Groot is one of the most popular Guardians of the Galaxy, and superheroes in general. However, some fans believe that he would deserve even more space than he got in the MCU.
I Am Groot fixes this and offers a beautiful story full of emotion, humor, action as well as well-written characters. The cliffhanger then will keep the readers at the edges of their seats, so to speak. Even Groot himself no doubt would have enjoyed this brilliant fic.
