Catch a Falling Star

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Catch a Falling Star is a Steve/Tony Space AU by tsukinofaerii. It was written for the Cap/Iron Man Big Bang 2012.
Summary: "When Tony was sixteen, he got to meet his hero, Captain Steve Rogers, the Empire's not-literally-golden boy from the Continuity Wars. When he was twenty-seven, the aforementioned Captain turned pirate picked him up at the outer edges of space. It would have been a good time to appreciate the abundant nudity that came from spending too much time with space colonists, but Tony had bigger worries than even Rogers' amazing hip-to-shoulder ratio. Something was sending the star-encircling computers that power the galaxy into a tailspin, and it was going to take a lot more than luck and skill to clean the mess up."
==Fanart==
ironfries and phoenixmetaphor created fanart for the story.ironfries. my first entry for bigbang cap-ironman 2012! (Accessed 08 December 2012)phoenixmetaphor. For the Cap-Ironman big bang., 21 October 2012. (Accessed 08 December 2012) ironfries made three illustrations. One predominantly features the setting of the story (here a dead matrioshka, one of the super computers that power the galaxy) which marks it as a science fiction AU in space. The second one features Steve and Tony in a scene on board of a pirate ship. The focus here is on the two characters; Steve naked (common for space pirates!), Tony with purple skin in a full-body black suit. The third image shows Steve, Tony, and the projection of Tonys AI, Anthony, who appears in the shape of a genderless child. Describing the story the artist says: "it is an ultimates au in spaaaaaace and has a tony that has changing skin colour according to mood! and fear not the warnings; it does have a happy ending."
phoenixmetaphor made similar choices when creating three work-safe illustrations and one of Steve that's NSFW, featuring full frontal nudity.phoenixmetaphor. Gratuitous Naked Steve - CapIM Big Bang (NSFW). (Accessed 08 December 2012) The most elaborate piece of art is an illustration of a dramatic scene from the end of the story that shows Steve naked and Tony in his suit, contrasting their appearance, while featuring a futuristic command console, holograms and ripped wires in the background, highlighting the Space AU setting. The other two illustrations respectively show Tony with purple skin and Tony with his AI, Anthony. About the story and art choices phoenixmetaphor says: "It’s a great fic and a great AU, and there is naked Steve. Lots of naked Steve. It’s an Ultimate comics AU for those of you who are movie-only fans out there, but… naked Steve! Who doesn’t love naked Steve? You might also discover the reason I colored Tony purple."
==Recs and Reviews==
==Gallery==
File:Catch a falling star 2 by ironfries.png|Illustration by ironfries.
To his shock and amazement, Rogers actually went pink at the ears, which made Tony feel a little better about the way he was slowly shading to violet as his suppressant finished wearing off. [...] He held up his hands and flicked his wrist, just enough to make the dangling bracelet on the handcuff snap open. "I'm your prisoner.""You're an idiot." Rogers didn't sound like his heart was in it, which Tony took as a good sign. Reaching into one of the pouches on his belt, Rogers produces an old metal key and freed Tony's wrist. He caught Tony's thumb, inspecting the raw corner of it with a surprisingly gently fingertip before letting him free again.
File:Catch a falling star 1 by phoenixmetaphor.jpg|Illustration by phoenixmetaphor.
Time in the Hub roared back to life, dust and metal particles burning Steve's throat as he gagged on them. Bare feet skidded on crumbled floor and broken metal. The pieces cut into his heels, smearing blood in his wake. He staggered forward, throwing himself against Tony's back and grabbing his hands.
File:Catch a falling star 2 by phoenixmetaphor.jpg|Illustration by phoenixmetaphor. Tony with his AI, Anthony.
"Tony?" Anthony asked in a small voice. Its arms were curled around itself, hugging tight, making it look young and vulnerable. "Can I..?"Without questioning, Tony nudged open the edge of the cocoon so the projectors could reach. It was ridiculous—a hologram couldn't cuddle, but the offer seemed to do the trick. Anthony hissed out of existence, and popped back into place curled into Tony's side, overlapping where they were too close and vanishing all together where the light was blocked.
==References==
Category:2012 Fanfiction‎