Found!Thanos won, but Tony and Rhodey eventually save the day

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Answer in comments; s/o to penumbria!

Long!fic, very very slow burn. Not Team Cap. Was on Ao3

The snap happens, Tony, Rhodey, Widow & Rogers survive.

The surviving population are either sent to work camps or hide (I think; it's been a Long Time)

Rhodey is in a wheelchair and sticks by Tony; Rogers & Widow are sent to a work camp.

Tony ends up recreating the gauntlet (?) and saves the universe/brings people back.

Seriously though, I read this pre-2020 (iirc), so the remembery machine is mush.

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[penumbria.livejournal.com]

Could it be Electric Veins by aliaoftwoworlds? Is mostly fits.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/13549518

Summary: The vibranium shield was Steve’s pride and joy. It was a symbol of protection, of justice, and it could smash its way through Nazis and aliens alike.

As it turns out, it could also smash through several layers of gold-titanium, and the human sternum, ribcage, lungs, and heart beneath it.

Steve kills Tony in Siberia, and the world is woefully unprepared when Thanos arrives not long after. As a last insult to the defeated Avengers, Thanos resurrects their betrayed and murdered former comrade, but his creation turns on him and defeats him. What’s left of the world celebrates, but damage has been done that can never be undone and Tony is… changed. Rhodey is determined to prove that it doesn’t matter: what makes Tony Tony is still there, and they’ll work through anything else.

[blu3s70cking.livejournal.com]

I think this may be it! I'll let you know 🙂

[blu3s70cking.livejournal.com]

It is! Thank you so much!