The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation

The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation is an influential Steve/Tony story by scifigrl47. It is told from the perspective of Tony's robot Dum-E, from the MCU films, who witnesses the development of the Steve and Tony relationship. It was written over a period of three months in 2012, and posted as a WIP. As of February 2021, the fic has over 41,000 hits, 4700 bookmarks and 15,000 kudos on Archive of Our Own. 
==Summary==
==Series==
This story became the first in a series, Tales of the Bots, also called the Botverse. It is currently ongoing, with 17 instalments as of 2021, consisting of both completed fics and WIPs.
==Podfic==
The first podfic was podficced as a WIP as the fic was being posted. The first part was posted by twilight_imp_626 on October 31, 2012.[PODFIC The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation, Chapters: 1/8]. (Accessed 01 November 2012) However, this podfic appears never to been completed.
Another podfic by reena_jenkins was uploaded to AO3 in December 2013, and is complete.reena_jenkins podfic
==Fanworks==
===Fanart===
The story has inspired fanart, for example an illustration by cptnstag-xo-doecptnstag-xo-doe. , 23 August 2012. (Accessed 01 November 2012) and another illustration by selfmadesuperhero.selfmadesuperhero. Based on The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation. You should seriously read this fic if you haven’t yet. Seriously. One of these days I’m gonna start colouring my stuff. Today is not that day. Sob. (Accessed 01 November 2012 The latter is based on a scene in Tony's workshop after he and Steve had sex for the first time.
thesuperhusbands made a "if superhusbands fics were movies" gif art set for the story that's both fanfic cover and story illustration at the same time.thesuperhusbands. if superhusbands fics were movies - The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation by scifigrl47, October 2012. (Accessed 01 Novmeber 2012) meantforeyesurgery made a manip that was inspired by a quote from the story. The artist describes the story as "one of my favorite fics from this pairing" and says about the manip, "I’m not trying to make this pass as a fanart from the story itself, because the scene in there is a little bit different - but the essence is the same. Also, it’s an excuse to recommend the fic again, because it’s a must read IMHO."meantforeyesurgery. Happy #SteveTonyFest folks ♥, 01 December 2012. (Accessed 08 December 2012)
File:The act of creation 01.gif|if superhusbands fics were movies by thesuperhusbands on tumblr
File:The act of creation 02.gif|part 2 of the gif movie poster set
File:It's Keeping You Alive.jpg|Steve, Tony and arc reactor love. Manip by meantforeyesurgery, based on the quote “It’s keeping you alive. It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen”.
File:Thanks dummy.jpg|Illustration by selfmadesuperhero, based on a scene in Tony's workshop after he and Steve had sex for the first time.“High five, Dummy! It's okay, Tony. I'm surprised he left us alone this long. Were you feeling neglected, buddy? C'mere, thank you, that's very nice, those are my pants.”
File:The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation Good reads cover art.jpg|Cover art by uncredited artist, used for Goodreads
File:The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation by quietintherain.jpg|FanCover by quietintherain 
File:The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation podfic cover art.jpg|Podfic cover art by reena_jenkins
===Fanvids===
*The Act of Creation will be your Salvation Trailer by TwiBabe23
==Recs and Reviews==
The story was recced from the beginning,stevetonyrecs. The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation by scifigrl47 (WIP), 16 May 2012. (Accessed 01 November 2012) when it was still a WIP, and most recs point out that the story is really about Dum-E, Tony Stark's robot from the Iron Man movies (whose name is spelled in the story as 'Dummy', a common spelling in the fandom).
mizufae discusses the story at length:
Other reviews:
==Further Reading==
* by Megan Peters, comicbook.com, The Act of Creation Will Be Your Salvation is #6
==References==
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