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xfphile’s guide to Tagging, Titling, and Taxing — Sorry, Summarizing — a Story by xfphile
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Original Work, AO3 help - Fandom, How-To - Fandom, Fanwork Research & Reference Guides - Fandom
13 Jul 2025
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So. You want to tag a new story but aren’t sure how to go about it.
Let’s see if I can fill in the gaps . . . or at least, help it make a **little** more sense.
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Did I Do That? by xfphile
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Black Panther (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Chris Evans Movies)
10 Jul 2025
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Despite conventional wisdom, that's not the reason why.
(a series of unconnected one-shots, primarily subverting common/popular fic tropes)
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Hide and Go Seek by xfphile
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Chris Evans Movies)
08 Jul 2025
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Tony wasn’t the only person who deserved justice.
Or vengeance.
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- Part 28 of The Path Not Taken
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by xfphile
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Thor (Movies)
27 Jun 2025
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It never ceased to amaze Tony Stark how unutterably, improbably stupid people could be.
And he knew Justin Hammer personally, so his bar was only about an inch off the ground.
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- Part 27 of The Path Not Taken
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Dangerous by xfphile
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
19 Jun 2025
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They had pushed a hero, a good man, too far.
When a good man breaks, empires shatter.
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- Part 26 of The Path Not Taken
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The Path Not Taken by xfphile
Fandom: Captain America (Chris Evans Movies), Doctor Strange (Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Jessica Jones (TV), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Thor (Movies)
08 Jul 2025
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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by."
(a series of unconnected one-shots, primarily subverting common/popular fic tropes)
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A series of confrontations that expose various truths for our favorite characters
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Aunt May is Dead (Like This Trope) by happyaspie
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
15 Jun 2025
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The author transports you back to the Irondad fandom of 2017, where Aunt May is dead and Tony Stark takes guardianship. As a bonus, the Leeds family- especially Ned's mother- is highly involved.
Bookmarked by xfphile
25 Jun 2025
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Aunt May is Dead (Like this Trope) -- Marvel Cinematic Universe; Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
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Safe Haven by MsWinifredQuale
Fandom: Iron Man (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
17 Apr 2024
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Bookmarked by xfphile
11 May 2025
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Safe Haven (series) -- Marvel Cinematic Universe; Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies); Iron Man (Movies)
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if your wings are broken, borrow mine by thelast_ofellie
Fandoms: Marvel, Captain America - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
03 Jan 2022
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The Rogues come back to the Compound.
Peter isn’t happy about it.
AKA the “call me son one more time” line from Meet Me Inside but it’s Peter yelling at Steve AKA self-indulgent Protective Peter Parker
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Bookmarked by xfphile
26 Mar 2025
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if your wings are broken, borrow mine -- Marvel; Captain America - All Media Types; Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies); The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
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When You Assume Wrong by TentativeTreason
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Spider-Man - All Media Types, Iron Man (Movies)
05 Dec 2020
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Tony is hiding something.
The Avengers notice the little discrepancies in Tony’s behaviour, and they eventually come to the only conclusion they can think of: Tony is having an affair.
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(i.e. Tony Stark and May Parker co-parent Peter and somehow the Avengers translate this into him cheating on Pepper)
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- Part 1 of There Can Only Be One Explanation
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- English
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- 3/3
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Bookmarked by xfphile
26 Mar 2025
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When You Assume Wrong -- Marvel Cinematic Universe; The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types; Spider-Man - All Media Types; Iron Man (Movies)
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Three Little Redheads by Crosshairs
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies)
25 Mar 2018
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Red headed people are said to be more emotional than others. After being defeated by the New Avengers, Steve finds out just how true that statement is, and in the process he comes to a few realizations about himself as well.
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- Part 2 of Starks and Irons
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- English
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Bookmarked by xfphile
17 Feb 2025
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Three Little Redheads -- The Avengers (movies); Iron Man (movies); Captain America (movies)