#This makes all your companions extra bisexual btw

[lokidanger]

broke hc: Garret and Marian are twins

woke hc: Hawke is genderfluid. Garret and Marian are both their names

[christinewipmachine]

This is the headcanon Hans is referring to; I call it, "How Eobard Thawne Turned Coming Out Into the World's Biggest Power Move":

(CW: ReverseVibe; threats of being outed against one's will)

Thawne and Cisco have been dating for a few months. Basically, the Legion of Doom members and a handful of other people know that they're a couple, but other than that, the relationship is a secret, since Cisco is Thawne's employee and about 20 years younger than him. Also, while Thawne isn't "openly gay" to the public (remember, he's a celebrity), there have been whispers and rumors among his fans and from the media--think Anderson Cooper IRL. It doesn't help that he's occasionally been spotted out in public with an "unidentified male companion" (Cisco), and that sparks even more speculation.

So, one day, Thawne's publicist calls him and is like, "We have a situation." Apparently, some blogger surreptitiously took photos of Cisco and Thawne canoodling on a public beach while they were on a "business trip" to Atlantic City; though the blogger still has no idea who Cisco is, it's very clearly Thawne in the photos. And now, he's threatening to release the pictures and out Thawne unless he pays up.

Thawne's first thought, of course, is to make the problem "go away" by simply killing the would-be blackmailer or using the Spear of Destiny to warp reality. Neither option would be particularly difficult. But then he decides that, no, he'll turn the tables by outing HIMSELF.

He talks to Cisco about it first, since he's fairly sure that it could affect him, too, but Cisco's all, "Don't worry about me! You need to live YOUR truth! I'll support you no matter what!" So Thawne's publicist contacts The Advocate magazine (or whatever its Arrowverse equivalent is) and says, "Have we got a story for you!"

Here's the thing: Thawne's NOT worried at all. He's one of the most powerful men in the world, and S.T.A.R. Labs is such a huge company that, even if there's fallout from their founder and CEO coming out as gay, it'll be relatively minor. And if the decision DOES blow up in his face...well, shit, he's still got the Spear of Destiny. That's his backup plan.

So, Eobard Thawne officially comes out as gay, and it's a HUGE deal. While there's some negative feedback, the vast majority of the response is positive. After all, what message does it send to LGBT+ and questioning youth that one of the most successful, self-made billionaires in the world is gay? Plus, Thawne says in the interview that, now that he's not worried about folks speculating about his sexuality, he can be even more involved in various charities that support the LGBT+ community.

Thawne also talks about how "there's a special man in [his] life" who's just SUCH an inspiration to him, since he's openly bisexual. And there's JUST NO WAY Thawne could do this if he didn't have that special someone's support.

Thawne: "I couldn't help but think to myself, if HE can be brave and live his truth, why can't I? Honestly, if more people could have his courage and his confidence and his outlook on life, we'd all be so much better off." Cisco, reading the interview: (─‿‿─)

Thawne also totally names the blogger who threatened him. And while he says that he won't be pursuing legal action against him and "harbors him no ill-will"...the guy's career is completely destroyed. Because no matter what, he's now "the asshole who tried to blackmail Eobard Thawne."

Thawne: (๑˘ᴗ˘๑)

After all this happens and things calm down a bit...the next step is to throw a huge, public coming out party extravaganza, with rainbow EVERYTHING. Because we're proud of who we are! #CentralCityPride!

...Thawne's evil, of course, but he's also wonderfully, gloriously extra. No one can convince me otherwise.

(BTW, this headcanon is totally part of my "Life of Doom Series"--Thawne's Wonderful Life of Doom and Cisco's Wonderful Life of Doom.)

DCTV moodboards: Pride moodboards: Gay Doomworld!Eobard Thawne

Made for @dctvgen LGBTQ+ Pride month. Inspired by @christinequizmachine‘s headcanons over on @flarrowverse-shipyard for how he comes outs publicly in Doomworld.