From A to Z

From A To Z by rachel500
Tony/Pepper
https://archiveofourown.org/works/13790139?view_full_work=true#bookmark-form

Excellent story with some seriously amazing twists. When I first started the story I thought it was good but not really different from most time travel. But the deeper you go the more you are pulled in. It's not till near the end you realize just how much crap Tony has gone through in both timelines and the sacrifices he makes to ensure that this time they win. The scene in front of the committee where Steve is justifying his actions and they want Tony view on the Winter Soldier is just heart wrenching. He is trying so hard to be cool and unaffected but this time he has support, he has Pepper, he has people to tell him his reaction is normal and Steve was wrong. The author includes both versions of the timeline in each chapter you get A and Z. Even though time pushes many things to happen as before the changes in the people and their reactions thanks to Tony's intervention is just amazing. Strange was right he was the only one who could do this and he did one hell of a job.

Arc Tremors (Gen)

Arc Tremors by MountainRose
http://archiveofourown.org/works/570308/chapters/1021452

Great story on how the team pulls together after New York. You can not fly through a portal with a near death experience like that and have everything be just fine. A problem develops with Tony's heart, not the reactor but the points where it is attached to the heart. Eventually his heart begins to fail and the only solution is a risky surgery. While there are some very good action scenes especially the last few chapters where Tony proves for once and all that he is BAMF even recovering from surgery and J.A.RV.I.S. is so human; this story is primarily about the interaction with the team members as they realize just how import Tony is to all of them. It's about weakness in front of your friends, strengths when pain is all consuming, about trust and how sometimes the best families are the ones we make. The shower scene was just heartbreaking and the weaker Tony became the closer the team becomes. Anyone who has watched someone decline in health will relate to the scenes because they have an amazing grasp of reality. The characters stay true to themselves including when Thor brings back Coulson's last words from Valhalla. I admit to tears on that one.