#Laurel Lance is Amazing And I Love Her

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do you have your own batboys fancast? Also who do you picture as Bruce any fic with him I just picture Christian Bale, sorry I love asking people this to try help me with my own because for the life of me I cannot place jason I just picture him as a comic drawing, I cannot unsee Brenton Thwaites as dick and I don't want to because he was perfect imo And Anna Diop was the perfect starfire! I want a starfire movie with her 😩 I LOVED the Gotham Alfred but also Michael Caine forever also, I think David Castañeda would be a good older damian especially a Batman damian. Idk if you've watched any arrowverse stuff but I freaking loved their Nyssa!! Also do you have a Talia fancast, I also just picture Talia as a comic drawing because I cannot place her although I sometimes picture her as Tarja Turunen because I think Tarja is so cool! Sorry for all my rambling I hope I'm not being annoying apologies

Totally unrelated but I am forever in love with the arrowverse Laurel Lance, she also needs her own movie 😭 on the verge of rewatching that entire ass longgg show/crossovers for any Laurel scraps I can get, she was actually perfect 🥰 All the canaries were so cool esp when Sara became the white canary

I don’t usually get into the whole fan cast stuff as if probably suck at it tbh but when it comes to Jason I’ve seen Jensen Ackles come up along with Matthew Daddario, both of whom I love but just don’t see as Jason Todd in the slightest.

Like yes Jensen did voice Jason in under the red hood but I don’t think that’s a plausible excuse to have him play as the live action version. I love him but no.

The guy they had as Jason in titans brought a lot of emotion to the character as Jason practically wears his heart on his sleeve, but he just didn’t fit, I love him but he didn’t work.

Dick I’m not too certain tbh

Anna Diop, love her, gimme more of her as Starfire plz and thank you.

Michael Cain was amazing as Alfred, would love to see him as the character for a small part but I don’t think he would tbh.

Damian Wayne, all I can say is I hope they don’t fuck his character up bc people already do that enough with mischaracterising him to be someone he isn’t, I haven’t read comics and even I know half of the stuff ppl make up about him are bullshit.

So I just hope they get him right for DC’s sake.

There is a lot of dc characters that I don’t see a lot of actors being able to fully embody bc no one is ever going to be happy with the outcome, everyone is hard to please as they want the casting to be perfect and that’s just not possible.

I don’t watch much of the arrow verse but the actress for Laura lance? Love, love,love her. Gay as fuck for her ngl.

Now for Talia? I’ve got no clue, none at all, as I’ve said before fancasts aren’t my thing and I haven’t seen many ppl talking about how they would like as Talia tbh. If they ever do I hope it’s faithful to the comic character and not a watered down version of her but that’s asking too much apparently.

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Green Arrow Dawn of DC

First issue starts of as generic but I'm kinda intrested

But I can't help to laugh cause everytime this guy get lost on a island no matter what lmao.

I think Green Arrow needs a better Rogue's Gallery because usually he end up with Batman's C-listers villians.

Not really a fan of Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) but there were some cool runs he was in. I think the three times I was ever intrested in him were JLU, Young Justice & Injustice.

I couldn't really care for the main character but side cast I love.

Roy harper ( Red Arrow/Arsenal/Speedy)

But I'm happy for Roy gotten to have his daughter back again. It was amazing journey to see him fight his addiction. Lian Harper is a somewhat new so I need a few more years. Cool to see her work with Catwoman.

Black Canary

I still wonder is it New52/ Rebirth Dinah Drake Lance bc she got it by marriage to Kurt Lance never understood why they made it so confusing. Maybe they went back to Dinah Laruel Lance since the Infinite Frontier/Dark Crisis aka soft reboot happened and that's everyone favorite version she was the one who is the second version of Canary as a metahuman. I'll go with "Laurel" Lance since she the version that knows Roy has a kid. I just hope we explore her side with the JSA & other bonds. Not to be too tied up in Green Arrow lore.

Idk about this knew outfit something feels missing to it.

Connor Hawke

He's okay maybe need to reread his comic runs. Similar to Damian Wayne ( Conner was made first though I'd say Damian is a better character) but difference is, Green Arrow knew about him but was never around aka he was a shitty dad but, I kinda let it go since they reconnected.

Arrowette (Suzanne "Cissie" King-Jones)

She a legacy character her mother Bonnie King was the first Arrowette way way back in old comics "Miss Arrow" a Green arrow fangirl. She never was apart of the Arrow Family. Cissie was just apart of Young Justice & would on/off quit being a hero writers tended to leave her behind. She's pretty intresting hope to see more of her in green arrow. Hopefully she'll be more used in the animated series Young Justice next season. I think this would offically be her first time meeting him in comics.

Speedy (Mia Dearden)

I know bit of a cliche but, Mia is a fun character even if her past is sad. She had a bad childhood and somewhere down the line got Mia her trafficked into a prostitution ring. Mia tested positive for HIV, but still wanted to keep fighting and never gving up the good fight. Hope to see her more they left her behind in the years of comics. Don't know if they still have her with HIV in this countunity. New52 daughter of a crimelord but still she's a good person.

Red Arrow (Emiko Queen)

Another Diamine Wayne but more willing wants to be good. Green Arrow half-sister. I'll be honest I don't care for her. She not all the intresting compared to other characters. I'd say the one time I care for her was in Teen Titans comic runs. Her relationship with Wallace West (Kid Flash) is cute tho.

John Diggle

A character from the arrow show he was pretty cool in there so they added him in the comics.

Red Canary (Sienna)

Not much is known about her but she is a college student a fan of Black canary & took up the Canary mantle when a report said she had died. I have alot riding on her since I like Black Canary to. I also love her design.

the rest in the group picture are anti heroes or villians so there's that.

A character I hope to see: Artemis Crock,I know she's mostly a villian back in somewhat old comics. They added her in New52 ( looks like she was going to switch sides to anit/hero) but it was trash. due to the series Young Justice & Stargirl. I love her character hoping to see her more in the comics with Green Arrow or JSA comics.

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also on the shows ask - iirc you watched the flash? if you'd be up for that :) or one of the other CW superhero shows

Send me a show/movie/fandom

Okay, so admission time I have watched portions of all the CW DC shows, but I never actually finished any of them (unless you count Smallville from back in the day but that's it's own thing.) So, I'm gonna answer this as an amalgamation of what I did watch of the CW DC shows :)

my favorite female character: Iris West, I LOVE her still, I always kept up with her goings ons. Laurel Lance, I quit Arrow when they killed her. Anissa Pierce, an amazing adaptation of a comic character I love.

my favorite male character: Cisco Ramon was SO FUN, The Flash's Wally West I adored and Leonard Snart, I exclusively started Legends of Tomorrow for him. Khalil from Black Lightning, I would have loved to see his spinoff get picked up.

my favorite book/season/etc: Black Lightning, Supergirl and The Flash had stellar first seasons.

my favorite episode (if its a tv show): The first time Constantine show up on Legends, I remember loving that episode. The season one Flash finale was also an incredible hour of superhero television.

my favorite cast member: John Barrowman was in that universe and I've loved him since Doctor Who, he's a delight in person when I've seen him at cons.

my favorite ship: Anissa x Grace from BL, I wish they'd done more with them, but loved them nonetheless. Brainy x Nia from Supergirl, I never actually got to their episodes, but a friend who loved the show always kept me apprised of them and I cared so much.

a character I’d die defending: Cisco. I loved that dude, he could do no wrong in my eyes, he could date all the cool lady villains he wanted. When he got powers he could have turned into a supervillain and I would have said good for him.

a character I just can’t sympathize with: I do not care for the CW version of Oliver Queen at all.

a character I grew to love: All the versions of Wells and Eobard Thawne turned out to be very fun as time passed. Rip Hunter also grew on me, but that admittedly could have been the loving the actor from Doctor Who bias.

my anti otp: I think no woman should be stuck with the CW version of Oliver.

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name:      rae

pronouns:      she / her.

preference of communication:     tumblr dm's or discord

most active muse:     oh god. bruce wayne, john constantine, frank castle, johanna constantine, oliver queen, dinah lance, laurel lance, clara oswald, ravonna renslayer, wanda maximoff, yelena belova, poe dameron, harvey dent

experience / how many years:     i've been role playing on different platforms for 15+ years. since i was in highschool 2007 era.

platforms you use:     just tumblr now and discord with certain people

best experience:      my best is meeting @magikldreams she's so amazing. honestly a lot of people i've started to write with here @vntagetee, @beautifulnigtmare, @denydefeat, @talesfromthevoiid have all been super welcoming as well which is great been really chill time on a blog for the first time in a long time.

rp pet peeves:    ooc drama, call out posts (unless it's about an rper that's toxic and/or abusive), not cutting replies, not understanding that writing partners have a life outside of tumblr. <-- basically everything skye said.

fluff,   angst,   or smut:      angst. i can write smut but i prefer to have lots of writing with a person first cause i'm terrible at it lol.

plots or memes:     i like a mix. plotted threads are way easier to reply to because there's a point, or memes too like it sets up a scene, winging it i feel like i'm the worst partner for that.

long or short replies:     i love a long reply but i hate a long reply with no purpose so meat and potatoes but with a point.

best time to write:     night owl totally.

are you like your muses:      aspects no doubt. i don't know who or what but i probably share several things with a lot of characters.

tagged by: @vntagetee and was gonna steal from @magikldreamstagging: whoever wants.

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Reading dark crisis and i’m a bit disappointed that Red Canary is not Sin. they had so much potential for it but also who am i kidding ? it’s not pre 52 so it’s not even Dinah Lance, it’s Dinah Drake even if they so try to bring her back. just love the amazing au’s because at least they don’t have to follow this stupid continuity and we can just celebrate Dinah Laurel Lance.

also dinah doesn’t want a sidekick. she explicitly explained it many times, i mean a sidekick of her own. stéph had tried twice, would have been funny but nah. the arrow kids are ollie’s even if she’s like their mom more than he’s their dad but… the point is Dinah has a very very complicated relationship with mantle, mentoring, motherhood and such. because in her whole canon continuity of mine ( aka pre 52) when she was very young she didn’t want a kid. she didn’t want to make orphans. then later little by little ollie is picking kids here and there and she’s just their adoptive mothers to them all. and when she reaches 40, she keeps Sin with her. her view changed. ans there’s two decades in between. and i get it. without mentioning the fact that even when she didn’t want kids back then she got injured to the point she couldn’t carry babies anymore… and she was hurt because that choice had been removed from her.

see ? she’s just human. it’s called character development

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tommy should probably feel more guilty about being with laurel, since she had been his best friend oliver's girlfriend. however oliver had cheated on her, with her own sister, so he couldn't find it in his heart to feel guilty. he had never been as happy as he was with laurel, and even though oliver was like a brother to him, if he couldn't appreciate how amazing laurel was, he would. ❝i love you too. you have no idea because i couldn't possible describe how happy you make me miss lance❞ he smirked

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🐦 ───── she brushed her fingers along the base of his neck where the small hairs resided and a beam stretched across her face. she had to admit she never would have expected that she'd fall for tommy after everything with oliver. but it was so different, so special, so absolutely easy. "you know what? that feeling is mutual, i love you so much." she murmured as she leaned forwards and pressed her lips against his own with ease. a good love, was an easy love, that felt as simple as breathing, right?

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Laurel Lance defense squad!

Indeed. ^^

Though I do think that 

Dinah

Laurel

Lance

can also defend herself, you know?

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rb if ur gay for laurel lance

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Never Apart

Request: Yes / No  Hi can you please do fluff pprompts1,29, and 35 with Tommy Merlyn please?  @thecaptainsgingersnap​

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Tommy Merlyn x Fem!Reader 

Word count: 1412

Warnings: Nothing I think 

Y/N: Your Name 

Y/N/N: Your Nickname

Prompt(s): “I missed being with you like this.”, "So, will you marry me?", "Tell me why I deal with you again?"

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Laurel Lance, Sarah Lance, Thea Queen and Oliver Queen were my best friends, so it was so hard for me when I had to leave them for college. It made it so much worse that I was also leaving behind my boyfriend Tommy Merlyn, he was very much the love of my life. We've been together for three years now and we couldn't be happier. He was hurt that I was leaving, but we both knew that i would be back. He knew how amazing of an opportunity this was for me, but going to college in another country was going to be hard on us. We promised we would visit each other every chance we could, he'd be able to visit me more than I'd be able to visit him since he was rich, but I was determined to visit Star City again to see him and my friends. 

But things never seem to go as planned… the first year Tommy and I were great with visits! Sure we didn't get to spend as much time as we wanted to with each other, but we also did a video call every night. But when the next year rolled around, we started drifting. Tommy still came to visit me as much as he could, but I was a lot busier than I was last year. Whenever he was here I would focus more on studying and homework than him and I felt so bad, but I so desperately wanted to do well in school. I was having so much trouble balancing my school life, friends, and love life. Tommy being here only distracted me and I had to ask him to stop visiting me so often, which turned into him never visiting anymore. We would still video chat, but I could tell Tommy was upset he couldn't actually be here with me anymore. But Tommy was still the most supportive boyfriend through all of it. I really didn't deserve him. 

As soon as I finished with college I moved back to Star City and Tommy was the first one to greet me. He gathered me in his arms and held me tightly. I snuggled my head into his chest and took a deep breath, I missed his expensive cologne smell. He snuggled his face into my neck and also took a deep breath. It was like the two of us really couldn't believe that we were actually there in each other's arms after so long. 

"I missed being with you like this.” He whispered in my ear and I clung to him tighter.

"I missed this too…" I whispered. After a few more minutes of us just holding each other, Tommy gently lifted my head and gave me the most loving kiss I've ever been given. I could feel the other people in the airport giving us looks, but I didn't care. All that mattered was that me and Tommy were back together and we were still so in love. 

"Come on, let's get you home so we can get ready." He said and I looked at him confused. 

"Ready for what?" I asked as he grabbed one of my bags and my hand, pulling me along with him. 

"Oliver is throwing you a welcome home party, but don't tell him I told you." He said with a wink. I giggled and shook my head. 

"He's gonna know." I said and he shrugged. 

"Then I guess he'll be annoyed at me for five minutes then put all his attention on you." He laughed and I smiled. 

As soon as Tommy and I got to my parents house and I said my hellos to them, we went up to my room to unpack. With Tommy's help it was finished quickly, so we had plenty of time to catch up with my parents and then get ready for the party. I got dressed in a red dress, some casual heeled sandals, gold earrings and a matching necklace that Tommy had gotten me, a shiny silver eyeshadow with a wing, and a red lip. Tommy got dressed in a black button up with a few top buttons down, some beige dress pants, and some dress shoes.

Once we were ready Tommy pulled me out to his car and we were off to the Queen's very large mansion. It always shocked me that I was friends with rich kids, considering my family was just middle class. I could hear music already blasting as Tommy parked the car. I looked over and him and shook my head, it's just like Oliver to start a party without the person he's throwing it for. Tommy laughed as he got out. He ran to my side and helped me out, like the gentleman he was. We walked up the path and through the door, sure enough the party was already in full swing. Nn1 non nñ M"Y/N!" I heard Thea shout and then I was suddenly wrapped in a hug. 

"Hey Speedy, I missed you." I said. She pulled away and crossed her arms. 

"You didn't visit nearly as much as you said you would!" She scolded. 

"I know, I know, I'm really sorry. School was kind of kicking my ass." I said and she laughed. 

"Yeah, but you kicked it's ass right back." Tommy said, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and kissed my head. I smiled up at him and kissed his cheek. 

"Y/N/N! Welcome home!" Oliver shouted and wrapped me up in a crushing hug. 

"Ollie… you're kind of killing me…" I said, slightly struggling for air. 

"Oh, sorry." He laughed and then noticed I was dressed to party. He looked over at Tommy with a glare. 

"I told you not to tell her!" He said and I giggled. 

"I told you so." I said. 

"Did you honestly expect me to not tell her?" Tommy asked. 

"He has a point, Ollie." Thea said with a nod. 

"Tell me why I deal with you again?" Oliver said towards Thea and Tommy, making then laugh. 

"Oh stop it Ollie, you know you love them." I said and he rolled his eyes. 

"Eh, maybe." He said and pulled me towards him. 

"But you're still my favorite." He said. Now it was Tommy's and Thea's turn to roll their eyes. 

"Y/N/N is everyone's favorite." Thea said and I giggled. 

"Whatever, let's go party!" Oliver said and dragged me into the crowd with Tommy and Thea following. 

We've been partying for almost three hours now and all of us were not sober, some less than others. Tommy was staying sober so he could drive me home without us crashing. I needed a break from dancing with the girls, so went over to the bar where Tommy was watching me with a smile. I walked up to him and sat on his lap, wrapping my arms around his neck. 

"Having fun, babe?" He asked and I nodded. 

"Oliver's parties are so much better than any college party my friends dragged me to." I said with a giggle and he smiled. Tommy pulled me closer to him and I noticed he had a more serious expression than he should at a party. 

"What's wrong?" I asked and he smiled down at me. 

"Nothing." He lied and I narrowed my eyes at him. 

Thomas…" I said and he rolled his eyes, he hated when I used his full name. 

"Alright, I was just thinking." He said and I tilted my head to the side slightly.

"About?" I asked. 

"Our future." He said and I smiled. 

"Why are you thinking about that at a party?" I asked. 

"I can't help it, just having you back here is making me think." He said and I giggled. 

"I love you." I said, expecting him to say it back. 

"Marry me." He said and I looked at him with wide eyes. 

"What?" I asked, thinking I misheard him. 

"I said, marry me." He said again and I blinked a few times. 

"I wanted to do this in a special way and when you're sober, but just having you here with me after three years is making me realize that I never want to be without you again, so, will you marry me?" He asked again and I couldn't help the smile that formed on my face. 

"Yes." I squealed and pulled him into a loving, but slightly sloppy kiss. 

"I promise I'll get you whatever ring you want tomorrow, as long as you don't have a hangover." He laughed and I smiled and nodded. 

"I love you so much Y/N." He said and I pecked his lips. 

"I love you too." I said and smiled even wider. I was getting married to the love of my life! 

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DC comics White Canary backstory

So I finally read White Canary issues of Birds of Prey comics in full. I’m catching up on Birds of Prey comics I missed out on. I don’t know why people say the White Canary is “a big mystery like the Joker”. No background. No name (that part is true). No identity other than an Asian assassin. Is this just empty noncomic book reader second-hand knowledge passed around lost in translation? Or was it people trying to downplay the character to make it seem less bad the Sara Lance took over her story in another Arrow whitewashing special? Most likely just lack information and the little know lost as the story was passed around.

White Canary’s got a backstory. She’s 19 years old. She’s the only daughter of Haung who created a cult of warriors called Twelve Brothers in Silk. Her father was a legendary undefeatable fighter whose heart grew bitter at the thought of his eventual defeat. So decided to pass along his gifts. He believed in the Chinese Zodiac and took many (forced) wives. Each child who had the misfortune of being born a girl or the wrong year was killed right away. Each child who lived was branded with their Zodiac sign. He trained them brutally, made them twisted, natured their anger & hateful aspects. Before the year of their 13th birth, he asked them to kill him. so he would never be defeated and would live on, defeating his enemies throughout eternity. It was thought he only 12 sons, but he had one daughter who lived and trained beside her brothers. When White Canary was born during a thunderstorm the midwife asked Huang to spare his daughter’s life and allow someone else to raise her. The mother was already near death due to blood loss giving birth since Haung won’t allow her to be taken to the hospital to give birth. Haung threated to kill the midwife if she didn’t go drownd the baby in the river. The midwife agreed to kill the baby and turned around get the child and two seconds later she was killed by lightning. Even though she was much shorter then Haung and they right beside each other. He took that as sign that child was meant to live. He told her brother Rabbit it was his responsibility to care for the child and to go feed it as it was hungry and walked away. 

19 years later Dinah Lance fought with Brother in Silk twice. The frist battle was insulting to them in the way Dinah kind shamed them and the second was a true battle which ended in draw when drugs the Brothers were hired to protect who destroyed. Dinah seeing no clear sign of winning offered Rabbit to call fight draw and he accepted. White Canary took that as such a dishonor she killed all ALL her brothers. Then she made it her mission to take revenge on the Black Canary for creating the dishonor. She kidnapped Sin and her adoptive parents, framed Dinah for murder, and convinced Lady Shiva to take part in a fight to the death with Sin’s life hanging in balance and whole ‘family honor’ thing. Since Lady Shiva actually likes Dinah she agreed to help her to ensure Sin wasn’t killed as a careless pawn. (fucked up I know). Huntress messed up White Canary’s plans to fight Dinah to death but insulting Lady Shavia and challenging her to fight to the death which also included same terms of White Canary’s challenge aka the matter is settled with Huntress vsLady Shiva's fight not Black Canary vs White Canary. Dinah used the fight to buy time to recused Sin and halted the battle between Huntress and Lady Shiva and White Canary was forced to agree to the terms of battle and was honor bound not to attack Dinah again over this. Aka Dinah’s ‘it’s a battle to the death but they didn’t say when. Could be in 40 years’ won. Unwilling to face Lady Shiva, Black Canary, & others White Canary gave up on her revenge quest telling them all that that she’ll get revenge in death even if it takes 40 years. That she wants their every night to be haunted by fears of her. 

So she’s pretty bloody hardcore and fanatical about family honor and honor code. It was her undoing because Helena outsmarted her by challenging Lady Shiva using that system of code against her. Her brothers weren’t easy to defeat. When Dinah faced them she had  Conner Hawke, Huntress, Wildcat, Richard Dragon, Saviant, and Creote in vicious battle to the death. Oh yeah and Lady Blackhawk in a plane with a bomb which blew up the drugs and allowed for an end to the fighting so can’t forget her. Dinah also had no Canary Cry due being attacked with wire around her neck earlier in book. During that battle Dinah wore a white outfit not her usual Black Canary outfit into battle. I wonder if that’s where the White Canary came from or if it was just opposite of Black Canary?

I often read well Sara an assassin and White Canary was an assassin in the comics like it’s solid link for characters but it’s like reducing Black Canary to just fighting skills. Just because White Canary was an assassin doesn’t make it ok for Sara to be whitewashed and override her story. Sara had her superhero identity - the Canary. She’s awesome as is. There was no need to take on the title White Canary. Naming her the Yellow Canary would’ve worked just as well for Laurel’s stepping out of the darkness into the light speech and Sara’s transition in Legends. I feel like Marc just randomly heard the name, maybe read online mini comic summery of White Canary and saw ‘assassin’ with no name and went ‘Perfect’ to steal for my OC! Though he doesn’t really care comic book character has a name and is well known he’ll bastardize their story and slap it on OC no matter what. Like Connor Hawke & Dinah Drake. 

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Arrow 1x05 Rewatch

. Oliver’s little smirk when Lance is interrogating him. I live for it. 

“You can speak to Mr. Queen’s attorney when he gets here.” He? Where’s Jean Loring? 

“He also thinks I dress up in a mask and a green hood and shoot people. With arrows.” The audacity of Oliver. 

“she knows me better than anyone. She knows I could never be this guy.” OLIVER. I mean. Again. the audacity. Especially because he reveals later that he planned this. That he WANTED to get arrested. And he just has this whole plan revolving around this front of “Laurel knows me so well. She’s the only one who really knows me and she knows I’m not a killer.” When really the crux of the plan is how much Laurel does NOT know him and he plans on exploiting that. Amazing. 

“He raised her to do the right thing and that includes representing an innocent man.” Okay. So. My indiscriminate glee with the irony and Oliver’s attitude aside. This whole set up is really interesting. It reminds me actually of the moment in the season 5 flashbacks when he goes to see Galina (Taiana’s mother) and lies to her and manipulates her with this nice persona which is actually at that point more a mask than his Kapiushon identity. And that scene has always been really interesting to me because it’s Oliver pretending to be a good man at a time when he’s not, and while he lies a lot and puts on masks throughout the series, that particular aspect of it is fairly unique because it comes at what is basically Oliver’s lowest point (morally). And this episode (1x05) is similar in it bringing out this very manipulative side of Oliver that we don’t see in this way all that often (and remember that moment in 5x17 and this moment in 1x05, are actually very close together chronologically. Somewhere between 2 and 7 months apart.) The idea that Oliver, knowing full well that he is attacking and killing people, gets Laurel involved on the basis of this very emotionally laden appeal, citing their history and the connection they had, especially considering the role that Laurel believing oliver to be more moral than he really was played in Oliver cheating on her, and using not only her perception of him, but the way that him reaching out to her would be perceived... it’s cunning, and it’s effective, and it’s kinda messed up. 

But like.... legally... can Laurel represent her ex-boyfriend who her father arrested?

It’s ALL so calculated to manipulate how people perceive him. Appearing in court without a lawyer until Laurel agrees to do it. Protesting the tracking anklet. Throwing the party. His response to the plea deal. 

Speaking of calculated. Oliver knows what that blue sweater is doing to make his eyes pop. He knows. 

But Malcolm and Walter acting like they have no idea why Quentin would have a grudge against Oliver. LIke come one guys. You know. 

I just. I love the polygraph scene. For so many reasons. 

In the same vein about Oliver manipulating people’s perception of him in this episode, what makes this episode great are the places where it’s unclear even to the audience how much of Oliver’s reactions are genuine and how much is purposefully done to affect how Laurel and Quentin see him. Even in the polygraph scene-- did he get pushed into revealing that he was tortured on the island? Or did he see a way around that answer and reveal it anyway to gain sympathy? Did he actually get hung up on his guilt over Sara’s death (which is of course very real) or did he use that guilt as a way of covering up the answer to “have you ever killed anyone” because he knew he couldn’t beat the polygraph on that one? Did reliving his torture and Sara’s death actually overwhelm him to the point that he had to run out, or was he able to keep those reactions in check but put on the act to convince them?  The same idea is present in the scene later in the episode where he shows Laurel his scars and talks about how damaged he is. And we know that there is intentional manipulation going on because Diggle and Oliver’s conversation at the very end-- “So you lied. Or maybe you just gave her a version of the truth.” “I told her what she needed to hear.”-- and we know that there is truth (Oliver IS damaged, he IS guilt-ridden over Sara’s death, he IS traumatized by the torture he suffered) but we don’t know exactly where the line is between the two. 

I also think that Laurel and Quentin’s different reactions are interesting. When Oliver says that he was tortured, Laurel’s mouth is literally hanging open, she’s so shocked. But Quentin doesn’t react. Unlike Laurel he already knew about the scars so part of it is probably just that he put together that either Oliver was tortured in some capacity or he was horrifically cutting himself. But even if he had forewarning of it, just the idea that at this point he is so broken and angry over Sara’s death that he can look at someone who, even if he never really liked, he’s probably known since Oliver was in jr high. To hear this kid you watched grow up say he was tortured and not even react...

Love how little effort everyone at this party put into the theme

“If you think this is what prison’s like you are in for a rude awakening.” So i think this is mainly a joke because clearly Oliver doesn’t think prison is like his little rave thing. But. I do think that even though Diggle has some sense of what Oliver’s been through, because he still thinks Oliver spent those entire 5 years on the Island, Diggle thinks that Oliver doesn’t have a great sense of the real world. Just the world of the fabulously wealthy and the world of deserted islands. While in reality Oliver actually has spent time in some very different walks of life between Russia and Hong Kong and Hub City. 

“I just don’t like being played. Now you might have gotten used to lying to everyone else in your life but I’m the one guy you don’t lie to.” And here we are with that manipulation motif again. Oliver who at this moment actually has no reason to lie to Diggle, can’t trust enough to actually just present his plan to Diggle. He has to pull strings and manipulate to get him to go along with it. At this point trust is so hard for Oliver that it’s easier to just have a different mask for everybody. 

“I can’t remember the last time that I was in this room.”  “I can. Halloween 2005.”  But that’s 2 years before the Gambit sinking. Why was Laurel not in this room for 2 years prior to  that? she was dating Oliver? this is presumably his room? and if it’s NOT his room then its... just a random one? And why would she even comment on it? 

“There were times that I wanted to die. In the end there was something I wanted more.” The clear implication that Oliver is making is that Laurel was sort of his inspiration to keep going throughout his five years. And I’m not so against the Laurel Oliver ship that I’d deny that that is a factor of Oliver’s motivation during his time there. Particularly during the seasons 1 and 2 flashbacks, and at the very end of season 5 (which, if we understand the story chronologically, is probably the specific moment that Oliver is referring to here-- when he was drugged and in pain and had a gun to his own head and hallucinated Laurel convincing him not to kill himself. Which was only like 2 months prior to this conversation). But Laurel and getting back to her is really only referenced a handful of times throughout the flashbacks. That’s probably in part due to the series moving away from her as the main love interest/female lead. But I think its also a disservice to Oliver as a character to reduced his motivation down to that. Oliver is much more driven by 1. a general will to survive (something that is a dominant trait of his but also often in conflict with his suicidal ideation) 2. a concept in his mind of owing his life to others-- he feels he has to fix his father’s wrongs, he has to protect his mother and sister, he has to come make amends to Laurel etc.-- what he owes to others takes utmost priority (and that’s why often his suicidal thoughts come in this form and also have to be combatted in this form-- he thinks he should die because others would be better off without him, vs he should live because they love/need him) 3. a need to atone for his own sins. Interestingly, I think that even when Laurel is serving as Oliver’s motivation, it’s not as much his love for her driving him as a need to make things right with her (in the flashbacks. In the present in season 1 and somewhat season 2, his love for her is more dominant, and often in conflict with his desire to set things right which is why, especially early on, you get weird back and forth between pushing her away and trying to get close to her). 

“Impressive. you have resolve I didn’t credit you for.” Oliver’s iron will is such a central part of his character and contrary to what a lot of people believe, its not something forged into him on the island. It’s something he starts with. And I wonder what that looked like in his youth? Probably a lot more like season 1 Thea (who has that same iron will). 

This arms dealer looks like a discount Vince Vaughn. 

It hurts my heart to see Quentin and Oliver at odds like this. 

“But if any member of my family so much as gets a papercut... I will burn your entire world to ashes.” I love the Queen family so much. 

Oliver: “Good heart to heart Diggle. I’m gonna go kill someone now.”

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Chapters: 8/? Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak, Donna Smoak & Felicity Smoak, Quentin Lance/Donna Smoak, Sara Lance & Felicity Smoak, Laurel Lance & Sara Lance, Laurel Lance & Felicity Smoak, Quentin Lance & Felicity Smoak, Laurel Lance/Tommy Merlyn, Tommy Merlyn/Oliver Queen, Tommy Merlyn/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak, Sara Lance, Laurel Lance, Quentin Lance, Donna Smoak, Tommy Merlyn Additional Tags: AU, Fluff, Angst, Best Friends, Family, Family Feels, past relationship, Soulmates, Sisters, Felicity and Oliver - Freeform, otp, Bonding, Past Pain Summary:

The amazing @mel-loves-all let me use her amazing mood board to create another story! Felicity left home almost ten years ago. She missed her family, the land that she'd always felt bonded to and, the boy who was not only her best friend but, also her true love. Now with the help of her family she's about to see if the boy she left behind is still just as in love with as she still is with him.

@mel-loves-all I finally started updating the fic that you inspired and I rralized I forgot to tell you! 

[puppetsoftomorrow]

the arrow awards ✨

So i've finished arrow and i thought i'd dish out my final review in the form of an awards show!!

best character

nyssa. just honestly a game changing character. they did you dirty my love, come join legends, we'll fix you right up!!

o.g. laurel - my sweet girl. the world took from you and it took everything, but you were still amazing. i'm sorry the writers think death means absolution for sins you never had.

curtis - the Only funny character on arrow!! i hope ur okay out there ... bein a genius ... goin on dates with cute men...

rene - sweet dude, sweet father, and uses a gun. love a guy with a Normal weapon for a change.

thea - god the writers never understood you!! frankly she should have been mayor over oliver. sorry u got sidelined bb :/

honourable mentions go to: felicity, diggle, evil laurel, dinah, all the child characters, daddy lance, momma smoak, and talia.

best minor character

sara the baby. y'all knew sara the baby was gonna top the list - she's thriving in the alt timeline and in my Heart lmao

walter - a great stepdad!! his and thea's relationship was Lovely i miss him so bad!

sin - my Girl why did they cut you so soon?? i'm hopin ur out there vibin in star city!!

alena - (is that how u spell it??) aka felcity's hacker gf. love that ur commitin crimes babes, keep up the good work!!

tommy - i miss you my boy :// gone too soon ... still the only dude i ship laurel with tbh.

hottest character

nyssa - oh my. those brown eyes? her jawline? her Voice? i swoon at the sight...

lyla - hey look i love women in power and women with short hair. even if they do commit war crimes on the reg.

dinah - genuinely one of the most beautiful women i've ever seen. stop being a cop then call me girl 👀

ruvé darhk - who doesnt love an evil milf?

sara - black leather is just a good look lmao!! and y'all Know i have enduring love for my baby ...

most chemistry

felicity / anyone who isnt oliver. emily bett rickards decided she Would flirt with everyone except oliver, and it was the best acting decision of the 21st century.

best villian

hands down malcolm merlyn. dude was scary even if his archer costume was dumb as fuck. reminds me how much i love john barrowman.

special shoutout goes to anatoly, a funky russian with a funky catchphrase. just pointing at ppl and going "you're my favourite american" ?? absolute gold.

most enjoyable aspect

seein all my legends babies but younger!! seein sara / ray / john was honestly a Joy, and getting their backstories has pleased the completionist in me.

best quote

if you are so far gone, and so irredeemable, then why would they know you by such a beautiful name?

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Lauriver Holiday 2020 Day 7 First Christmas

This is an AU of Lauriver Spending their First Christmas Together. Hope you like it.Photo Edits for Lauriver Holidays 2020 Day 7 - First Christmas.

Just wanted to say an big thank you to @lauriverweek allowing me the opportunity to participate in lauriver week. Also a big thank you to @raywritesthings @the-white-w0lf @unusual-raccoon for all your amazing stories that you did for this week that I absolutely loved. Thank You for making me smile and continuing to support my crappy editing

This is a Lauriver AU where they celebrate their first Christmas as a couple with their family and then with some Quality alone time. Hope you enjoy Christmas Dinner with the Lance-Queen-Merlyn siblings who always spend Christmas together and this year oliver and laurel are officially a couple something that makes Robert, Moira and Raisa very happy because in their opinion Laurel has always been a part of the family .

First Lance-Queen or Lauriver photo as Thea have named them combining their names because she swears it's adorable celebrating their first Christmas ar the Queen's. Quentin is about ready to pass out watching his daughter stare loving into her boyfriend's eyes as he looks at her like she is his world.

Now that the Christmas Dinner with their families are over they can now spend some Quality time together making out, making love till the morning then continue in the shower bringing in Christmas wrapped in each other's arms. It is their favorite place to be wrapped up in each other while it snows outside bringing in the Christmas the best way they can together

[zozophoenixxx]

Friendly reminders about The Flash⚡️

Things I had forgotten or little details I just noticed on my rewatch, maybe even Unpopular Opinions 🤭👀

✨Season 4✨

Even though this was honestly one of my least favorite seasons it was pretty interesting to watch and it had some pretty cool, badass and hilarious scenes lmao

Ok but the intro on the first episode was kinda cool

Cisco, wally and Joe working together... we stan 🙌🏼

Also the new star labs tables and tech make it look pretty cool

Samuroid, Kilg%re, Hazard, Amunet Black, T•h•e W•e•e•p•e•r, Black Bison, The Thinker, Bᵣₐᵢₙₛₜₒᵣₘ, 千卂ㄥㄥㄖㄩㄒ, Prank and Trickster Jr., Dwarfstar, m̾e̾l̾t̾i̾n̾g̾ ̾p̾o̾i̾n̾t̾, Null, The folded man

Ramsey Deacon aka Kilg%re

Rebecca Sharpe (Becky) aka Hazard

Ralph Dibny aka the elongated man

T•h•e W•e•e•p•e•r

Mina Chaytan aka Black Bison

Dominic Lance aka Bᵣₐᵢₙₛₜₒᵣₘ

Neil Borman aka 千卂ㄥㄥㄖㄩㄒ

Sylbert Rundine aka Dwarfstar

Izzy Bowen

Matthew Kim aka m̾e̾l̾t̾i̾n̾g̾ ̾p̾o̾i̾n̾t̾

Janet Petty aka Null

Edwin Gauss aka the folded man

Wally can speak Japanese😂

Joe being able to forgive Caitlin after what she did is amazing I love them 🥺

West-Allen kiss count (approximately): 46 😘

Cisco being upset because he was at the "doghouse" in ep2 is hilarious

"Rule number 1, when a girl say it's fine, it's not fine" i- I'd be happy with Cisco as my boyfriend

Gypsy's gorgeous bro 🤩

Ok i'm sorry but that "we are the flash" bothers me

Not Cisco, Barry, and Caitlin playing laser tag... AGAINST KIDS😂💀 And Cisco really went "you have failed this city" I love them (ep3)

Jesse just broke up with Wally... With a…

Breakup cube i-

HARRY IS SO AWKWARD

Joe being lost or done with everything going on around him is hilarious, and he also looked so sad when Cecile asked him to sell the house

Iris and Barry really would've gotten married out of the blue if it hadn't been for Kevin (the lil boy in ep3) LMAOOO

This boy really used cinnamon incense on purpose when the father was allergic to it and just went :) ┐(´ー｀)┌

"no need to shame the little boy" I-

We love Barry defending little kids 🥺

I liked Cisco's shirt in this episode

Haikus are easy

But sometimes they don't make sense

Refrigerator

Not Wally leaving 🥺😩

BAHHAHHSXHAHSGHASGAH Joe's reaction when Cecile told him she was pregnant

OMG just realized that in the beginning of ep4 when Cisco and Gypsy are making out on Cisco's bed that… BRO I-

After Cisco asked Gypsy what her real name was she went to the bathroom and he stayed in bed but went to look for something in the little night table… that something was probably a condom… Y'ALL WHAT BAHBSAHBSHAS

Ralph Dibny used to be a dirty cop, I had Completely forgotten about this man

I just noticed that every time that Barry goes into a new room he looks around and i guess he tries to grasp as much information of it as possible and it's kinda cute

I like how Breacher always has a serious face but when Gypsy talks to him he smiles 🥺

CISKY KABDjahdHAHDSH

Also Breacher being Danny Trejo (Machete) from Spy Kids

"Good people don't destroy lives and call it noble"

Gypsy's real name is Cynthia and Breacher's Josh

Girl Night's out was an awesome episode, I mean we got to see the girls working together, Felicity, Drunk Barry and Cecile going #feminism it's just great

Amunet was kinda funny lmao Annoying but funny lol

BAHSHAHHA that scene when they get mugged by the guy that try to mugged Barry in s1 is hilariousss (ep6)

Ok but Black Bison (Mina) was right like why are things that belong to people that are still here in a museum?

Uff istg I hate Marlize sm like she's so manipulative and she just slapped Barry like bro u know ur guilty he's just doing his job ugh, I know she becomes good at the end but still 😤🙄

Harry and Caitlin 🥺

I love how Cisco's powers improved throughout the seasons. Like at the beginning he needed his goggles to vibe and now he just did it without them.

Bro even tho Amunet is evil she really just encouraged Caitlin and let her know that she is amazing for her, not only for killer frost.

I like Iris and Caitlin's friendship

The fact that she decided to go after Caitlin, instead of Barry shows how good of a leader she is

"those white girl dreads came straight from the 90s" BAHSHAHHA I love Cisco

Bro no wth I only saw Dominic for one episode and I already loved him 🥺

UGHHHH He didn't do anything this is not fair it makes me so upset like it was so infuriating to see him go through trial for something he didn't do🥺

Ig that's what he felt like when his dad-

I-

Noooooo

Caitlin holding Iris's hand during trial 🥺

Ralph really protected Joe and prevented him from basically destroying his life by planting fake evidence on Marlize's shoes

Ok but I love 千卂ㄥㄥㄖㄩㄒ's episode because I think it's like the first time that we get to see Killer Frost fighting alongside them 🥺

They really helped Caitlin turn into Killer Frost with... puppies 🥺😂❤️

Bro the amount of people that are in jail for crimes they didn't commit makes me so upset

And the fact that he got the same cell as his dad 🤌🏼😩

"I'm the fastest mop alive" I love how even when he's in prison he's still finds a way to smile or make Iris smile i-

Zoey Clark was James Jesse's girlfriend and Axel Walker's mother.

Ralph's first superhero name was stretchy man

Lexi La Roche was Caitlin's childhood bully

Omg just saw Nora for the first time in s4 ehhh actually probably not the first time since I think she appeared in the crossover but I skipped that episode so oh well 😂

She's so awkward- her Barry is showing lmaoooo

OMG I love this, Cecile just found out she can read minds lmaooo

JOE'S FACE BAHSHHHAHAHA

SHE'S A TELEPATH

BULBASAUR BAHAHAHAHAHA

Big Sir's real name is Dave and i-🥺

BARRY'S A CHEATER ABSHAHAHH he cheated on poker lmaooo

Cecile would definitely be me if I had powers

Harry's actually pretty insecure

Mini Ralph and Mini Cisco are hilarious

I will forever love Big Sir like 🥺

The fact that he did get his happy ending 🥺☺️❤️

Bro I felt so bad when the bus metas were almost free and Devoe took them 🥺

I'm ngl I'd love to get a pep talk from killer frost

OMG THATS WHY HE NEEDED T•h•e W•e•e•p•e•r i never really understood why he needed him but it was to keep Marlize in love

BAHSHAHHA I love Cisco "Ralph I love you but you sleep on a futon" (a damp futon)

AND IRIS "you nasty" JAHSHAHA

Ok but I love Izzy Bowen's energy, she reminds me of Laurel sm

I love how Harry calls Cecile- DA Cecile Horton

The Flash s4:E14 "Subject 9" minute 12:14 - Cisco yelling "Iris" with the voice Crack is the most hilarious thing I've seen today lmaoo

Just realized that the first time we saw Izzy Bowen she was singing Somethin' Bad which was probably foreshadowing what was going to happen with her character

Bro izzy🥺

"AH SON OF A BREACH" BAHSHAHHA

Iris being a speedster is kinda cool and I like that her lightning is purple :)💜⚡️

Cisco just saved Iris 🥺

Poor Cisco, Harry just destroyed his little airplane thingie he was working on because he was looking for his thinking cap that Joe had because Harry was getting addicted to it

And Joe noticed because Harry had the same symptoms as Francine did 🥺

Bro that scene in ep18 where Marlize and Iris are fighting is pretty badass, especially when Iris basically stabs herself to get rid of Marlize or when Joe makes it into the Cortex with the Samuroid's head in a pole lmaooo😂

Ralph and Killer Frost 🥺

I love Snart from Earth-X

Bro no I love Cisco and Gypsy I cried when they broke up 🥺

Amunet's real name is Leslie Jocoy

Diggle throwing up after running with Barry every single time is hilarious😂

I love it when Cecile inhabits other people's minds right when she's about to give birth BAHSHAHHA SHE REALLY IMPERSONATED JOE PERFECTLY

Joe and Cecile baby's name is Jenna Marie West🥺☺️

This house is bitchin' BAHAHAHA I hated this cliffhanger like I loved it bc it wasn't that bad but it was yk?😂