Precious Illusion by simmysim (PG-13)

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I've already recced y'all fics for two of my favorite Marvel ships, Cable/Deadpool and Matt/Foggy. Now, I'm going to live up to my responsibilities as an Iron Man reccer and rec some fics for my OTP, Steve/Tony. Most of my recs will be comics-based, since that's the portion of Iron Man fandom I call home. I'm going to start out with one of my favorites in the fandom, simmysim's Precious Illusion.

Fandom: MARVEL COMICS
Pairing: Steve Rogers/Tony Stark
Length: 4,300 words
Author on LJ: simmysim
Author Website: simmy's fic on lj

Why this must be read:

Captain America returns from the dead to discover that Tony has upgraded.

Really effectively creepy fic that gives new meaning to the metaphor of grief turning someone into an empty shell, and raises questions about the dividing line between people and machines, and what it is to be human. (happy ending, though, once you get through the angst and disturbingness)

Precious Illusion