The War is Far From Over Now
by Dont_call_me_Carrie
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Summary
The world keeps pushing him, demanding, because what he did wasn't enough. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, but that wasn't enough, wasn't ever enough. Tony Stark was tired. But he had a planet to protect, even if everyone laughed at him whenever the prospect of alien invasions was brought up. He could count on one hand how many people he could trust, which was disheartening but then, what else was new? Or, In which Tony does not, in fact, intend to take over the world....unfortunately, everyone else missed that particular memo. [gradual divergence from canon, starting at the end of Iron Man 3. In which it's Tony's self-awareness, rather than his support system, that becomes a cryptid sometime during Phase II.]
Reader Reviews
KahunaBurger
Just nowLooks interesting so far. Looking forward to seeing where it goes.
Lavanyalabelle
Just nowYAY for Jarvis!
DaughteroftheSilverMoon
Just nowI thought Banner falling asleep when the man who had done so much for him clearly desperately needed a listening ear and a bit of kindness was disgusting. Glad Jarvis agrees.
LoudAndClear
Just nowPlease more thanks.
VWebb
Just nowFinally! Someone else out there doesn't believe the whole 'epic bromance' between Tony and Bruce!That final scene hit me a lot harder than it seems to have a lot of other people in the fandom. Most people seem to have brushed it off as this funny little thing. But what I took from it was Bruce saying; Why are you bothering me with your problems? We're not friends, I don't want to have to listen to you whine? His throw away comment about 'not being that kind of doctor says to me 'go hire someone to listen to you, I'm not interested.' You don't have to 'be that kind of doctor' to listen to your friend try to work through a problem, especially after a traumatic incident. Tony didn't ask for advice he asked Bruce to be interested in him, to be a friend.As for Tony brushing it off as if it was a joke, well, what else was he supposed to do? Bruce had *just* finished proving that he had no interest in Tony's friendship and emotional health. Was Tony supposed to show this person how much it actually hurt to have proof that they were work colleagues, and nothing more? Realistically if someone that I want to be friends with expresses fairly conclusively that they have no desire to be friends with me, I don't go up to them and say, 'I really wanted to be friends with you and you just hurt my feelings', instead I pretend nothing has happened and our current relationship is all I want. That's just human nature; to protect ourselves.
RainonSaturn
Just nowI read the entire fie(so far), but my process is difficult. Either way, HELLS TO THE YES. Yes a million times over. This is a beautiful pice of creativity I am 300% behind. Go you. I eagerly await your next update(please don't take this as me demanding one, I just want to properly express how 'yes' this pic is).
AnaLuz
Just nowAwesome chapter! Please tell me that Jarvis survives...Keep up the good work! It doesn' matter if we have to wait for the next chapter as long as necesary for it to be as good as the rest of this awesome story! ;)
TokiMirage
Just nowThis was amazing!!! I love Jarvis so much! And I especially like Tony in the story, he is so bad ass.
Flight_Of_Icarus
Just nowCue me interested
silver_drip
Just nowGood start.
AsthraPolaris
Just nowI absolutely love this fic, I remember to sow that thing on ttumblr, I'm so happy yo got inspired!!! Its amazing, I love how you write everything, the plots, the characters, the fic's estruture! Just fantastic!!!
silver_drip
Just nowGreat start!
roselady12
Just nowThis is probably one of my all-time favorite marvel fan fictions. You are doing an excellent job and I hope you continue till the end.
parisbaguette
Just nowOmgg can i just say that this is freaking brilliant?? Im loving the whole unreliable narrator bit and the crossed off bits. Cant decide whether im liking the badassed SI more or the crossed off bits or Jarvis or Tony...actually theyre all equally really freaking good.Ive got articles and papers to read..but who needs to do schoolwork..even if its grad work. Its okay. Im gonna read this instead. Yeup. Excellent time management skills here. Yeup. Gonna continue reading this, i came to comment in the middle of reading cuz it was really good :)
LokiLegolas7
Just nowThis first chapter is amazing. I love your writing style. I can’t wait to read more.
XxXNightcoreQueenXxX
Just nowI feel like singing OK GO - Invincible to cheer Tony on.
Owieeey
Just nowI really loved reading this. I get exited every time a new chapter comes out. Keep up the good work.
devlandiablo
Just nowAs of the end of the first chapter, I would NOT mind a world run by Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Happy, JARVIS and Rhodey. *cuddles fic to my chest* *sobs that I have to read the rest when I'm not at work*
Freekislydumb
Just nowI think I might have read this fic like, four times now? And yet here I am, coming back for number five. I love it, is what I'm trying to say. I especially love the whole fall of SHEILD thing you do here, because I had not concidered any of those consequences at all before, and it really opened my eyes to how horrifying CA:WS actually was. Also Jarvis, I adore your Jarvis. He's such an adorable murder baby and I love him. Not to mention, the entire SI! Seriuosly, I almost like the build up chapters you do the most because the character development and the world building in them are amazing. Thanks for writing this! I'm gonna try to be better about leaveing feedback in the future, cause I have been informbed by Tumblr that it's what all the fanfic-writers want for christmas. I seriously can't wait to see where you're going with this, and I'm so happy you wrote it!
mickypants
Just nowThis story made me stay up later than intended, i love it.
cindlemain
Just nowI need to stop looking up your stories, I'm going to have them all bookmarked by the end of the day, dear Lord I love your writing. Please update when you can lol
Silverfox22000
Just nowI love this fic! Please tell me that the "The Fashion Week Fiasco of '97" is either going to get some kind of fanart or its own fic.
Dirtkid123
Just nowI recommended this story on my blog.
DreadPirateWombat
Just nowThat scene with Bruce is why I refuse to watch IM3.
draconicflyer
Just nowI'm rereading this story and I'm curious to see how different the characters feel.
boouerger
Just nowI am currently re-reading this fic because it's sO FUCKING AMAZINGAlso I can't help but laugh every time JARVIS says 'unacceptable' because he reminds me of Lemongrab
RavenWyrd
Just nowI love this story! It’s very creative and shows what was going on with Tony during other movie sequences that were focused on other members of the avengers. I personally love how you portrayed JARVIS as someone incredibly protective of Tony. I also love the relationship that those two have with each other. I also found Ultron’s obsession with Tony and his brilliance incredibly funny and I’m sorry but there were times that I just could NOT stop laughing about that. I also found Vision being JARVIS’s son both endearing and hilarious, Peter Parker’s hero-worship of Tony, having a geek out about Tony becoming his mentor, and Tony’s mini freak out about becoming a mentor and role model to someone is also included in that category. I can’t wait to read what you have in store for us next because this is definitely one of my favorite Avengers fanfics to read and it’s one that I know that I’ll never get tired of reading over and over again.
Hellothere27
Just nowThis is AWESOME!!!
dixiehellcat
Just nowI just found this through a link from another fic, and OH MY does it look good. Best thing though: I read author notes before I start a fic, usually, and this just gobsmacked me. "part of why Tony went 'hey, let's bring in a fifteen-year-old to this, seems legit' is because he legitimately thinks it is, thanks to his own childhood. His reasoning being, 'hey, I designed my first bomb before puberty, and some of the few memories I have of Howard are of him bringing me to work, this is actually safer than some of the shit I got up to at his age!' so...yeah."I'm relatively new to MCU so getting up to speed (as in, 8 or 9 weeks ago, I had no real idea who any of these folks were, lol) but I've heard tons of griping about Tony dragging a kid into the Avengers' family squabbles. This is the first explanation I've seen that makes TOTAL sense. Of course, Tony really only has his own experience to color his perceptions. And why the heck I didn't think of it myself, I have no idea. Bless you!(also, Tony can be my evil overlord anytime, accidentally or not. Just sayin'. hehe) <3Can't wait to read this! (downloads the road so far, then hits Subscribe)
Steampunk_Archivist
Just now♡
rishka87
Just nowPlease update soon! I love this story!
Atemawk
Just now....this. this is what it should have been. *snuggles story* thank you! i can't wait for more of this! I binge read all 34 chapters, good bye to my day off! but sooooo worth it. keep up the great writing! your characterising is spot on for the way you were developing it. Really enjoy the flow and feel of this world and dove head first in it without any issues. Simply fantastic!
ArgentumCor
Just nowHi i hope you're doing wwell.I love your writing this story gives me actual life. I hope you update soon. (If not I can just keep rereading) Thanks ! :)
Kitarakit
Just nowI really like the way you use brackets and strike through and other formatting. Reread kudos because this was so much fun.
Kitarakit
Just now“Unacceptable” is JARVIS’ “inconceivable.” ;)Reread kudos!
serialchick
Just nowExtra kudosI loved JARVIS is this, such sass, and the priority ratings amused me greatly. The idea that Tony would try to reach out and be rebuffed resulting in him going ahead and fixing himself is so true. Thanks for sharing
Ranuel
Just nowI came in from a link from Era_Penn's post of the SWORD logo and if the rest is anything like the first chapter this is gonna be great! I'm VERY discontented with the MCU right now thanks to the accumulation of badly thought out bits, many meant to be funny, like Bruce just plain not caring about the trauma of one of the few people left who aren't afraid of him and care about hm. It was a jaw dropping WTF moment. I'd make a list of some of the other moments of stupid by the creative team but I have a feeling you have your own list and they probably overlap. I adore JARVIS and JARVIS in protective mode is a close second to Snark Master JARVIS as to why.
Kitarakit
Just nowReread kudos!
Chaos_Mage_V
Just nowThat sound you heard was us squeeing and cackling. If you're wonder we did that just think o it as schrodingerstab sound.Absolutely can not wait til the next chapter - 😎
Kitarakit
Just nowHope you’re doing well!Settles fown with cuddly blanket. Reread kudos!
DigDipper
Just nowI don’t know how many times I’ve reread this but I have it on a tab in my phone open permanently. And I forgot that I did that and I accidentally found it again today and I just said “oh FUCKETH YUM” because I am going to reread this AGAIN and I’ve left Kudos, bookmarked, subscribed? I don’t know what more I can do to express my love but to write this incoherent rambling down here. Seriously? My favorite series. Just. Yes.
Gypsy_gray
Just nowPlease tell me this has not been abandoned!!!????!!!
enderman_steve
Just nowThis very very amazing fic is like a well loved book to me by now. I come back to it when I need comfort from the outside world. It is so very good!
TheRichmaster
Just nowthis seems like a really interesting idea; I like the way you've shown Ton'y outlook here as it does fit well with the experiences he's been through
thebeautifulmorning
Just nowWow,cool.May I translate your article?
alexiana2130
Just nowLOVE LOVE LOVE THIS FIC
One-EyedBossman (desert000rose)
Just nowEvery time you update this fic it makes me so delightfully happy. One of the best marvel works I've ever seen. Hang in there!
Steampunk_Archivist
Just now♡♡
Celebrithil
Just nowAhhhhhhhhhh things are happening LOTS of things are happening!
selenaquana
Just now<3





