The Rich are Different

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

I would love to read something that focused, at least in part, on Tony's wealth. I'm not just looking for 'Tony throws money around' fics, but one that look at how he reacts differently because he's used to being able to buy whatever he wants, how there are things that litterally aren't worth his time to do, and/or how it changes his expectations of how others will react to him.

As a few just-off-the-top-of-my-head examples: It would make sense for Tony to have someone else (or a service) do his laundry, because it's litterally cheaper for him to hire someone else to do it than lose the production time in his lab. If he stays at a five-star hotel and sees something in the room that he wants (lamp, painting, a new mini-fridge or a fancy lock he wants to play with, whatever), he just walks off it (and presumes the hotel to add it to his bill). Or how Tony sometimes tips really extravagantly and sometime really poorly, because he just grabs whatever bills are in his pocket and hands them over, without paying attention to see if they're hundreds or singles.

Anything where Tonly inadvertently makes Steve NUTS would be a plus, because looking at what I wrote I can see any of those driving Steve crazy!

Comments

[catalenamara.livejournal.com]

Yes! I hope you get a lot of recs on this because it drives me crazy every time I read a story where Tony is doing a household chore. That would *never* happen.

Wasn't there a story somewhere where Tony bought a bar just because he wanted to keep the party going?

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that one, but I remember one where he bought a restaurant because either he or one of the other Avengers really loved the food!

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I can't recommend this often enough:
Some Things Shouldn't Be a Chore by scifigrl47
http:// archiveofourown.org /works/381185/ chapters/622952

It's a small part of the entire Toasterverse -- aka: In Which Tony Stark Builds Himself Some Friends (But His Family Was Assigned by Nick Fury) -- which you should read as well.

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've read parts of the Toasterverse, but I don't recall that one, I'll go take a look!

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Another one: Semaphore, (http://archiveofourown.org/works/314102/chapters/503103) by Devil Doll.

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'll go take a look!

[featherwizard.livejournal.com]

This one is great and cute - Tony is a background figure, but the impetus for the whole story is his tendency to toss money around.


Black AmEx by copperbadge
http://archiveofourown.org/works/520752
Bruce isn't sure he wants to use a credit card Tony gave him. Steve isn't sure he even knows how.

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

Sounds great, thank you!

[morena-evensong.livejournal.com]

If you haven't yet read 1796 Broadway (http://archiveofourown.org/works/972937/chapters/1912625) then you should check it out. While Tony's money-throwing-around isn't necessarily a central theme, it is a topic of contention between him and Steve in a variety of ways. I know I've read others, but that the only one I can think of at the moment (besides some of the ones that have already been recced to you...).

[kdorian.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thank you so much!

[(Anonymous)]

I think in this series http://archiveofourown.org/series/28029
and in this story http://archiveofourown.org/works/1147421/chapters/2324484 Tony being wealthy and having different expectations are portrayed well. Both are crossovers and really great.