#dinah x siren

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Okay, thinking about this got me weirdly very emotional. Cuz, we've all got our list of favorite queer characters, but we've also got this list of our favorite characters that we desperately wish were queer more than anything. The ones we held out hope for years and years that they would one day be confirmed queer, but never did. How many times does it actually happen that we can say that those characters made the jump to the other list?

Most of the time, queerness is established very early. Either as something that the character has already discovered, or as a coming out story within the first season or two. How often have fans been seeing queerness, and it never getting acknowledged? How often has that been ignored all because no one said it early? Fans loved Buck for so long, and have seen that he's queer, and have held onto that hope that one day it would be in the actual show. How often have fans waited to hear "you were right"?

Almost any time something queer happens it needs to be established fast, and anything straight cannot change. But this did, and honestly, the fact that I can say that Buck is now one of my favorite queer characters, makes me cry. There are so many others I hoped for over the years, but thank you 9-1-1 for being the first to let that hope not be wasted.

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Katie Cassidy as Black Siren (Earth-X)

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Both are share Canaries abilites but for a good portion of time were fighting opposite sides to each other until eventually they were fighting side by side. Do you prefer to see these two together romantically, see them more platonically, or rather not see them together at all?

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History

Titans!Jason Todd x Vigilante!Reader

Warnings: Adult Language, LONG INTRO, Angst, Fluff, Weapons, Injuries, Trauma, Heartbreak, Death Mentioned, Dark Themes Mentioned, Violence, Anxiety, Jealousy, Loneliness, and Possible Grammar Errors. (Sorry If I Forgot Any!)

Summary: Y/N is the daughter of Black Canary and Green Arrow. That’s how her and Jason met. They met through their parents. The two have so much history between them that is full of ups and downs.

Word Count: 2,212

Author’s Note: I’ve basically had this in my drafts unfinished all year till I finally just decided to finish it since the idea isn’t all that bad. If it’s a little confusing I apologize and the intro is basically a summary of how the reader and Jason became so close. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy it!

Y/N and Jason share a lot of history with one another. Y/N is the only daughter of Dinah Lance and and Olivier Queen who are Black Canary and Green Arrow. Y/N has the same powers her mother has which is a scream that sounds like a canary crying. However, Y/N’s scream is different. Her’s sounds more like a siren than a canary cry. That’s why when she goes out on patrol she goes by the name Siren.

Y/N is also a good and strong combat fighter. Both of her parents are good fighters but have different fight styles, so Y/N knows how to fight using both of her parents' fighting styles. And of course, she also knows how to use a bow and arrow as well.

Y/N and Jason met when her mom was helping Bruce who is Batman on a case that involved someone her mom had dealt with before and ever since that mission Y/N and Jason have grown a bond and have worked together on multiple occasions.

They joined the Titans together. Jason was excited but Y/N felt the opposite. Y/N felt like she did not fit in with a team even though everyone loved her. Jason and Dick helped her a lot with that feeling and made her feel like she belonged on the team.

Everything was going fine till Dick brought in this girl named Rose who just happened to be the daughter of Slade Wilson who is no other than the deadliest assassin, Deathstroke. When Dick let Rose stay in the tower, she butted heads with everyone especially Y/N. It was mostly because of who her father is. Deathstroke has a long history with Y/N’s parents. She knows all of the horrible things he has done.

It only got worse when Jason didn’t listen to Dick and got captured by Deathstroke. He tormented Jason. When Dick and Kory went to get him back Jason almost fell to his death till someone who looked just like Superman came to the rescue and caught him. When Jason returned to the tower Y/N knew something had changed inside of him. All he did was stay in his room which really concerned her. She would tell everyone that something was wrong, but everyone was dealing with their own shit and seemed not to care. They would just tell her he’s just still recovering from what Deathstroke put him through.

One night Y/N finally decided to take matters into her own hands and go talk to Jason. She felt like she was the only one that gave a fuck about Jason. She went to his room and went to knock on the door, but music was playing pretty loud so she just decided to just walk into the room which she immediately regretted it. She walked in to see Jason and Rose kissing. When Jason noticed her, he immediately broke the kiss. Before anyone could say anything Y/N just walked back out. After that happened Y/N couldn’t help but feel angry. She also felt jealousy boiling inside her too which did scare her. Jason is her friend, and she feels jealous about him kissing another girl. Why was she feeling jealous?

More chaos ensured after Dick confessed that he murdered Deathstroke’s son. The old Titans were the most upset. Everyone left the tower except Dick, Gar, and the guy who saved Jason were the only ones that were left. Y/N left with Donna and Rachel while Jason left with Rose which did hurt Y/N. She felt like he rather be with Rose than with her. Things didn’t end well between Rose and Jason. Turns out she was just using the team because her father wanted her to help him destroy the team. Y/N didn’t hear about the breakup till Rose reunited with the team to take down her father.

Y/N didn’t see Jason till Donna’s funeral. Donna had gotten electrocuted saving Dawn. They just shared a look and that was it. After Donna’s funeral Y/N went on her own.

She went back to Star City and started to fight crime on her own. She didn’t hear from any of the Titans till Jason became Red Hood after coming back from the dead. Dick brought Y/N back to help Jason come back to the good side which worked. After they finished Crane off and sent him back to Archam, Jason confessed his feelings for Y/N which she returned them. When she was out on her own that’s when she realized her feelings for Jason. When Jason was going through all that darkness Y/N was the one that helped him get through it and that’s when he realized he has feelings for her.

They started dating each other but sadly the relationship didn’t last very long.

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Jason was at the Gotham City Police Department with Barbara in her office. He’s helping Barbara solve a case that needed help from a vigilante more than a detective. There is a villain named Cupid who has showed up in Gotham. She’s been leaving dead men in alleyways. There have already been two victims. One man was found with an arrow through his chest and the other man was found with an arrow going through his head.

Barbara asked Jason if he’s ever dealt with Cupid which he said no. “Okay then I know someone who does know Cupid.” Barbara said which made Jason let out a sigh since he knew who Barbara was talking about. “Y/N.” Jason said putting his hands into the pockets of his zipped-up jacket.

“Yes, can you go to her and ask her for some help defeating Cupid, she’s done it before.” Barbara said to him. “I don’t know about that, Babs.” Jason said with nervousness in his voice. “Jason, I get it. You two had a shitty breakup but we really need her help with this case.” Barbara told him. Jason let out another sigh because he knew Barbara was right. Plus, he would’ve crossed paths with Y/N sometime. “Okay, I’ll go stop by her apartment.” Jason told her and walked out of the office.

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Jason drove his motorcycle to the apartment building he use to share with Y/N. When he walked inside the building he could feel his heart rate speed up. He felt like his heart was going to beat out of his chest. He stood in front of the door that read 3C in gold. He took a deep breath to calm his pacing nerves down.

He knocked on the door and waited. A couple minutes passed and there was no answer. Jason knocked on the door again and still no answer. Jason figured Y/N wasn’t home so he turned to walk away but before he could reach the steps the door opened to reveal Y/N. When he looked at her, he saw the broken look she had in her eyes. Those were the same broken eyes he saw the night he walked out on her.

“What the fuck do you want?” Y/N hissed obviously not happy to see him outside her door. “Y/N, I’m not here to fight.” Jason told her in a stern tone. “You have no business being here, so I don’t give a fuck why you are here.” Y/N told him in a snappy tone. She went to close the door, but Jason stopped it from closing with one of his feet.

“Y/N, please. It’s important.” Jason told her. Y/N noticed the serious look in his eyes, so she knew he was telling the truth. “Fine.” Y/N said with a heavy sigh and walked away. Jason walked into the apartment and closed the door. He followed Y/N into the living room. She sat down on the chair while he sat down onto the couch.

“What’s going on?” Y/N asked him. “Barbara sent me here because we are dealing with a girl named Cupid. She’s already left two men dead in alleyways with an arrow in them.” Jason explained to her. “All I’m going to tell you is that she’s a skilled archer just like my dad.” Y/N told him and stood up.

She went to walk into the kitchen, but Jason quickly stood up and grabbed one of her arms. “That’s it?” Jason asked her. “You’re not going to help me take her down.” Jason added which made Y/N let out a heavy sigh. She pulled her arm out of his grip. “No, because that’s not who I am anymore.” Y/N told him which took him by surprise.

“You’re not Siren anymore?” Jason asked with a surprised look on his face. “Why?” He asked her. “Going out there as Siren just reminds me too much of what happened between us.” Y/N told him looking away from his gaze.

“Listen, I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Jason told her with sincere in his voice. “If that was fucking true you wouldn’t have said what you said.” Y/N told him in a snappy tone. “I didn’t fucking know saving your boyfriend from a bullet was such a wrong thing. I didn’t know saving your boyfriend would make him lash out at you and just fucking leave you all by yourself!” Y/N told him looking back at him with a glare in her eyes.

Jason heard the pain in her voice. He regrets everything he said to her that night. Everyday he wishes he could go back in time and take back every word he said to her that night.

“I-” Jason started to say but she immediately cut him off. “You need to leave, now.” Y/N told him in a stern tone. Jason knew not to argue with her, so he walked out of the apartment. At least he gave her something.

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The past couple of days Jason and Barbara had been tracking Cupid. Tonight was finally the night Jason was going to attack. They thought tonight was the perfect night, but it wasn’t going as Jason planned.

Jason was in his Red Hood gear getting his ass kicked by Cupid. When Y/N said Cupid is a skilled archer she forgot to mention that Cupid was also a skilled martial arts fighter. He got thrown into one of the concrete walls. He was too worn out to get back up.

“Now.” Cupid said as she walked up to him. She had her bow in one hand and an arrow in the other. “It’s time to put you out of your fucking misery.” Cupid said aiming her arrow at Jason’s chest. Before she could shoot the arrow a siren like scream knocked Cupid down making her drop her arrow and bow. When the screaming stopped Jason looked over to see Y/N standing there in her Siren suit.

“Long time no see, Cupid.” Y/N said walking towards her. Y/N picked up Cupid’s bow. “Did you miss me?” Y/N asked with a taunting smirk. Cupid let out a growl as she got back up onto her feet. Before she could charge at Y/N, she used the bow to hit Cupid across the head. Cupid fell down onto the hard ground unconscious. “Crazy bitch.” Y/N hissed throwing the bow down onto the ground.

Y/N walked over to Jason. “Are you okay?” Y/N asked helping him up. “Nothing, but some cuts.” Jason told her.

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After the cops picked Cupid up Y/N took Jason back to her apartment to help address his cuts. She had him sitting on the couch. He had two deep cuts on his shoulder that she had to stitch up. Jason was sitting on the couch with just his pants on while Y/N sat next to him stitching up the cuts. There was a comfortable silence between the two.

“All done.” Y/N said after wrapping up his arm, so the stitches stay safe and in place. “Thanks.” Jason told her. Y/N just gave him a nod as she put all of the supplies back into the first aid kit.

“I thought you weren’t Siren anymore?” Jason asked her. Y/N let out a sigh as she closed the first aid kit that was sitting on the table. “Y/N.” Jason said in a soft voice. “I was scared that you would’ve been Cupid’s next victim.” Y/N told him without looking at him.

Jason took one of her hands into his’s which made her look at him. “Everything I said to you that night wasn’t directed at you, but it was directed at me.” Jason told her. “What?” Y/N asked in a confused tone. “When you took that bullet for me, I thought I was going to lose you.” Jason confessed as his eyes started to fill with tears. “I don’t know what I would’ve done without you.” Jason cried which made Y/N’s heart ache for him.

“Jason.” Y/N said putting her free hand onto one of his cheeks. She wiped away some of his tears with her thumb. She had tears streaming down her face, too. “Please take me back. I love you so much.” Jason said looking into her eyes. Y/N gave him a nod. “I love you, too.” Y/N told him.

“Want to start over?” Jason asked her. “Yes.” Y/N said with a nod. Jason leaned in and connected his lips with hers. Y/N returned the kiss. It felt so right for them to be back together, again.

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MAD AT GOD (BONUS) - MATT MURDOCK

DOOMSDAY

//ddba brings this series back, but i’ll aim for less parts per season. it’s also going to be 3rd person POV since it’s not a reader insert anymore// @fallingfavourites , enjoy june’s biggest canon appearance yet!// for anyone wondering what happens to liv after s3 or after punisher s2, here’s your answer!// MAG Universe

Pairing: Matt x Livia (former widow!OC)

Word Count: 3,832

Summary: It was never her fight, but she went. She left Hell’s Kitchen and with the snap of some fingers, Livia Yersova was gone.

Billy was gone. Livia and Frank had ended the war against John. Amy was sent away to safely live her life. There was a few days of nothing before she finally gathered the strength to knock on Matt’s door.

Before she could, he opened it.

“Can we talk?” She said haltingly. It was a lame way to start the interaction, but she had no idea what else to say.

He simply smiled and gestured her in. The apartment was so familiar it hurt. There were so many memories in that place. As she glanced the same living room, she were also hit with memories of Billy and Dex. She blinked them away, burying them deep in the back of her mind.

“Is June here?” She asked to delay the real reason she came by.

“No. Foggy convinced her to go to a Mets game with him. I guess Marci bailed… Is everything okay?”

She leaned against the back of the couch and he stood before her. She watched his hand reach for her hand, pause, then retreat.

“I wanted to talk about us.” She quickly stated. “I said we’d talk about it when I was back, and I’m back now.”

“Okay.” He nodded. “You want to start.”

It was more a statement than a question.

She had to lay it all out. If she and Matt had even the slightest chance of being together, she couldn’t hold on to those pestering thoughts.

“If you knew all I’ve done, all the things I can’t undo, would you really love me the same?”

“What did you do?”

No accusation in the question made the knot in her chest loosen.

“I traded friends like they were things to be used, hurt more people than I can count. I’ve left so much blood behind.”

Some he knew, others he didn’t. Sam Stein, Billy Russo, Dinah Madani, Morty Bennett, John from Ohio, Ray Nadeem, countless Widows, Lewis Wilson. Only his God knew what names she was forgetting.

“Would you fall in love with me again?” He asked instead. “You were here waiting while I was in that church basement.”

“That’s not what I mean.” She shook her head and the long back and forth conversation began.

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She and Matt were heading towards the deli when she heard it. Even though Livia was back, finding office space was more tedious than she had anticipated. Most places were either too expensive for what they offered or were too small for the growing firm. Three lawyers, an office manager/private investigator, and June (who had the fluctuating title of ‘disabilities assistant / secretary / receptionist’ depending on the day of the week and her mood) were a lot to fit into some of the square footage Hell’s Kitchen had to offer.

The familiar, two note whistle that she shared with her cousins served as an immediate siren in her head. If she was hearing that sound, then something was wrong. Nat wouldn’t come to her and whistle from the shadows of all was well, not when she was still considered a fugitive.

“Did you hear that?” Livia asked Matt, turning towards the alley the sound came from.

“No.” His brows furrowed as her arm slipped out of his.

“Oh, the one time.” She mumbled and took a step closer to try and see better. It could only be one of two people there, but why would either of your cousins be there? Yelena was supposed to be helping track down the rest of the Widows with Melina’s antidote and Nat was supposed to be hiding.

“I was paying attention to you.”

“Nice save.”

“Thank you.”

“Head inside, okay? I’ll meet you in a minute.”

“Liv…”

“I already know you’re gonna listen from the other side of the door.” She laughed slightly. “I’ll call if I need you.”

He frowned slightly but gave in, nodding slowly before heading in. Livia hurried to the alley, patting her front and back pockets to inventory two shock discs and a small knife as she answered the whistle with two notes of her own. Once she was deep enough that she was hidden from the main street, a hand landed on her shoulder.

Acting on instinct, she reached back and grabbed the wrist. Livia slipped under the arm and kicked out the back of their knee. Releasing the arm, she spun a roundhouse towards the back of his shoulders that would slam him against the building.

He dropped down and her foot hit the wall instead. She let her momentum carry her around and face him again. Livia was shocked to see Captain America standing before her, but her brain couldn’t really register that. He couldn’t know that whistle and Yelena wouldn’t hang around with Captain America, so where was Nat?

A new feeling of dread settled in her bones, which only furthered the need to know.

Livia acted quickly, throwing quick combinations of punches and kicks. He was able to avoid most of them but she quickly realized he wasn’t fighting back. He was just dodging or countering, which only annoyed her.

She threw a kick as a diversion before jumping up to grab the hanging ladder of the closest fire escape. When Steve turned to Livia again, she kicked her feet against his chest and threw him against the building. She had to drop quickly and she lifted her fist for another hit.

When she tried to make contact, she noticed she couldn’t move her arm. Looking over, she saw the red whisps surrounding your limb. Her head moved quickly to locate the source, Wanda Maximoff.

Livia’s other hand pulled a disc from her pocket and flicked it at Wanda, causing her to cry out and drop her control. Livia took a few tentative steps back with hands still raised into fists.

Steve moved to Wanda’s side and helped her stand. After a second of regaining their bearings, they faced Livia again.

“I can get into peoples’ heads, too.” She told Wanda, calling on her own power to intimidate them. Only when you found a source of fear for her, it was herself. Something about capitalizing on that felt wrong so Lucia withdrew her powers.

“We don’t want to fight, Livia. We just want to talk.” Steve tried honestly.

She shifted her weight between her feet, trying to make a game plan on taking out two Avengers, one that didn’t need to get close to shut her down. Livia looked towards the deli window but before she could call for Matt, a solid metallic arm came around her throat. There was no pressure in the hold but Livia knew she wouldn’t get out of it. It was The Vision after all.

“Где мой двоюродный брат?” She asked firmly, looking between the two that stood opposite of you. “Где Наташа?” (Where is my cousin? Where is Natasha?)

“What did she say?” Wanda asked carefully.

“She wants Natasha.” The Vision answered, slowly releasing his grip.

“Рад тебя видеть, двоюродный брат.” Nat said with a smile, finally coming into view. “And I thought you wouldn’t have missed me.” (Good to see you, cousin.)

“I just like to rub it in that you ended up being the fugitive.” Livia teased as Nat came to embrace her.  “What are you doing here?”

“We need to talk.”

“Okay.. Let’s go inside before you get arrested.”

“Actually, it’s better if we tell you on the way.” Steve tried and She gave a small laugh. “We don’t have a lot of time.”

“Yeah, well, I’m gonna tell him about any fight you want me to join so we might as well just talk inside. You guys can spare five minutes to explain it to both of us.”

“Please-“ Wanda tried but Livia was already backing towards the street.

“He’s probably gonna hear it anyway.” Liv shrugged and headed into the deli, hearing the footsteps following behind her.

With that, they all entered the deli. June was at the front of the store with Theo. He was showing her how to use the meat slicer, which Livia had argued against for the sake of June’s likelihood to slice her fingertips off. June’s eyes met Livia’s before scanning the crew she entered with.

“Liv?” June asked and the girl couldn’t hide the worry on her face. “What’s going on?”

“Stay.” Livia pointed a firm finger at June.

“But-“

“Stay.”

After getting to one of the backrooms, Matt joined the entourage for the quick rundown of the situation they were facing. An alien obsessed with some insanely powerful rocks was starting a collection that could decimate half the universe and current sights were set on the yellow piece embedded in The Vision’s skull.

“No.” Livia said after a minute of contemplation.

“Alivia, please.” The Vision tried calmly.

“I’m sorry.” She shook her head. “I’m not… I do local stuff. I don’t save the world.”

“We need every fighter we can get.” Steve argued.

“I can’t fight aliens, Captain.”

“Liv.” Nat stepped up. “I wouldn’t have come here if we weren’t a little desperate. I know what you can do.”

“You really think I’ll make a difference in this fight? You’re all talking about literal aliens. The worst I’ve gone against is a cult.” She deadpanned. “I’m not you, Cousin. I can’t save the world.”

“What if you can?” Matt spoke and his sudden addition to the conversation threw Livia off. Her head snapped towards him. “You should go.”

“And when I die, hundreds of miles away from you and June and all of my friends, what then?”

“You could also die if you stay.” He reasoned.

She groaned in annoyance and put her hands up in surrender. Livia recognized that she was going to win the argument as to why it was valid to stay, but she was tired of leaving her friends behind. She wanted to stay, to be surrounded by the people she loved and loved her. If what they were saying was true and half the universe was at stake, why would she willingly leave when she could lose them all?

Livia shoved past everyone and breezed outside. She took a deep breath and simply stood with her eyes closed and her face to the sun. After a few quiet moments, she felt a presence at her side. Looking over, Steve Rogers stood beside her.

“You won’t change my mind.” Livia warned.

“I know.” He nodded, which was unexpected. Livia turned a bit more to face him. “The girl at the counter… Was that June?”

“Don’t even think about asking her.”

“No.” He agreed. “Not a chance… Nat mentioned her though, said you’ve taken her in and helped her figure out her life.”

“Yeah…”

“Anyway I can convince you to do this for her?” He raised a brow with a hopeful expression. Livia couldn’t help but chuckle. “Guess not.”

“I believe in what you guys do.” Livia confessed. “I’m proud of Nat for being part of it, but I’m not her. I’m selfish and stubborn. I fight for mine, that’s it.”

He hummed in acknowledgment before shifting to face Livia head on. He seemed so much more human than she expected. All she knew him by were the stories, so to have him stand in front of her and almost understand felt so foreign.

“I’m not afraid to die.” Livia felt she needed to clarify.

“You don’t seem the type anyway.” He shrugged slightly. “You’ve had a few close calls though, haven’t you?”

Livia shrugged it off, though his eyes scanned various visible scars.

“I get why you wanna stay, Livia, I do.” He nodded. “But if you believe in Nat to save the world, why don’t you think she’d see you the same way?”

“But June…”

“If we don’t at least try to fight this, June could die either way.” He said bluntly. “I’m sorry, but it’s true. Isn’t she worth trying this for?”

“And what happens if we lose?” She challenged.

“Would you rather do nothing?”

With a heavy and reluctant sigh, she agreed. She never was good at doing nothing.

They went back inside together to announce her departure. 

June was quick to offer to come along but Livia, Nat, and Matt were quick to shut that down. The young girl insisted another fighter would help but Livia, guiltily, challenged June’s ability to keep up in a massive battle. Reluctantly, June accepted the order to stay home and stood with Matt.

Through the conversation, Liv wondered why Matt was so quiet. She looked at him and realized he was doing what he always did, listened for what no one else could hear. He could probably hear the fast heartbeat that came with the anxiety that Liv felt buzzing from the heros. Those four needed help and she was one of the people they were hoping they could count on.

Nat had a lot of faith in her, according to Steve. So much so that it inspired the rest of her small team.

Go figure.

Arriving in the shockingly advanced country, Livia had to remind herself to breathe. She followed Steve and the seemingly ragtag group to greet the people waiting for their arrival. She didn’t pay much attention to anyone except the face she’d recognized anywhere, no matter how long he grew his hair.

“Зимний солдат.” She mumbled, halting her steps. (The winter soldier.)

“Not anymore.” He smiled tightly. “Bucky.”

“You tried to kill me once.” Livia said tightly and Nat elbowed her in the ribs.

He nodded awkwardly. “About that…”

“Forgive me.” The Wakandan King, T’Challa, interjected calmly. “I don’t mean to interrupt but I can assure you, Mr. Barnes means you no harm. Miss…?”

“Yersova.” Liv inclined her head in a subtle bow. “Alivia Yersova.”

“Welcome to Wakanda, Alivia.” He smiled kindly.

She returned the expression but said nothing else. If the King trusted Barnes, maybe he wasn’t a threat.

Before she could really get her footing, she was fighting aliens with nothing more than her Bites, her staffs, and her suit. She fought beside her cousin, the Winter Soldier, a talking raccoon, a tree, Captain America, the Hulk, the king in a bulletproof cat-suit, and the god of thunder. Despite the various cuts and bites she received and the ever present ache in that broken rib, she held her own surprisingly well. Her wrist hadn’t even failed her.

Maybe she could make it home. The thought of returning to June and Matt in one piece seemed to be enough.

Until it wasn’t.

It wasn’t until the end that she accepted the losing battle she had walked in to.

“Tell them.” Was all she managed to say before she was gone, dust at her cousin’s feet.

Days went by before Matt heard anything on Liv. He had covered Hell’s Kitchen every night, listening for her heartbeat or her voice. He called out to her, in a way that only she would know, but he was greeted with nothing. Nothing but the ghost of a feeling, a feeling of regret from so far away that it barely registered.

After people disappeared around him, after he heard hundreds of heartbeats just disappearing from around the city without explanation, he had never prayed so intently. All day, pacing the apartment with only June for company (who laid on the couch reading a book Liv had given her), he mumbled prayers that she would come home. That she would walk in and try to apologize, only for him to shut her up with an embrace that he would never let go of.

But the person that came to the door wasn’t Liv. It was Natasha.

“Hi.” She said awkwardly. “Can I uh, come in?”

“Where is she?” He asked and stepped aside.

“Nice place.. The rent high?”

“Nat?” June shot up from the couch, her book dropping to the floor.

“No, there’s a neon billboard across the street.” He groaned at the attempted small talk. “Natasha, where is Livvy?”

“Is she okay?” June’s voice was desperate.

“There was nothing any of us could do…”

“Natasha.” Matt said tightly.

“Matt, June, I’m sorry.”

“No.” June whispered.

“No. That’s not good enough. Where is she?” Matt insisted.

“She’s-“

“What happened to her!?”

“I don’t know…” There was regret in Nat’s voice but her words weren’t a lie. That only made it worse for Matt.

“How- How- How are you going to fix it?”

“I don’t know if we can.”

Matt shouted in frustration, throwing the nearest thing at the wall. June flinched, which made him feel even worse, but he didn’t acknowledge it. He’d apologize later.

“What happened?” June asked firmly, coming around the couch to stare down Natasha.

“Thanos got the Stones. He snapped his fingers and… Half of the living universe is gone.”

“Gone how? People and animals and things don’t just disappear, Romanoff.” Matt argued.

“The Stones are-“

“Forget the damn stones, alright? This-“ He gestured outside. “This is on you!”

“Wait a minute.” She answered angrily. “I did what I could. We all did! He already had majority of the stones. What else do you think we could’ve done?”

“You didn’t need to come get her in the first place. She was finally happy with her life. She was helping people and she had her friends and June and me. You took that away.”

“You both wanted her to go!”

“Not to die!” June yelled.

“Because of you!” Matt continued his rant. “Because you came here! You’re her family, Natasha, and you knew you could play that card.”

“So what? You-You think I manipulated her into going?” She laughed in disbelief.

“I think you didn’t actually need her. I think you just didn’t want to die so you brought someone else who could.” Matt said simply, with a small shrug of his shoulders.

“God, you’re an asshole. I don’t know what Liv saw in you.”

“Maybe you should go.” June said flatly. Matt heard the shuffle of material as the girl removed one of the gloves she wore despite Matt’s insistence she didn’t have to around him. “Thanks for telling us.”

“June, you don’t think I meant for Liv to die. Do you?” Natasha tried.

“I don’t know… But now she’s gone and you’re here. What do you think that looks like?”

“None of us knew who would disappear. The king of the country we were fighting in disappeared!”

“Just get out, okay?” Matt sighed. “Before you get someone else killed.”

Natasha scoffed and threw her arms in resignation before heading to the door.

“I loved her too, y’know.” She said as she stopped in the doorway.

“Goodbye, Nat.” June said firmly.

She slammed the door behind her and Matt felt everything in his body go limp. He fell to the arm of the couch first before sinking to his knees. June was quickly beside him, looping one arm through his and leaning against his shoulder. Once he couldn’t hear Natasha’s footsteps in the building anymore, he sobbed.

He shifted and wrapped his arms around June, who buried herself in the embrace. The poor girl was shaking in his arms as she cried. He wanted to scream, to shout at God and curse fate. He silently pleaded, bargained to bring her back. He offered himself, to switch places. But he knew it wouldn’t make a difference.

Alivia Yersova wasn’t coming back.

When Matt felt he could breathe again and June had settled, which felt like hours later, he found his phone and dialed the only person he could think to talk to.

“The hell you want, Murdock?” Frank answered gruffly, as if his own sulking had been interrupted.

“You have any idea what’s going on out there?” Matt asked, his voice raspy from his raw throat. He tried to clear it away but that only seemed to make it worse. “The.. The people disappearing?”

“Why would I know anything?”

“I don’t know, I just…”

There was a moment of silence between the two, broken by only June’s sniffle.

“Who was it?” Frank finally asked.

“Hmm?”

“Tell me… Tell me it wasn’t June. June’s okay, right?”

“June’s fine. She’s right here.”

“Hi Frank.” June said loud enough for Frank to hear.

“What then? Liv okay? Let me talk to her.”

“Frank, she… I can’t..”

“Don’t.” Frank said tensely, understanding what Matt was struggling to say. “Don’t you dare.”

“It took her, Frank. She’s gone..”

“Look, that’s not funny, Murdock. Alright? Give the princess the phone.”

“I can’t.”

“Murdock.”

“She would’ve wanted you to know.”

“Don’t bullshit me.” Frank’s voice wavered and that was enough for Matt to break again.

“She wasn’t even with me… She was trying to stop this.” Matt explained, losing the fight to keep his voice level. “Her cousin came and-“

“Her cousin.” Frank scoffed, looking to redirect his pain to anger. “Her cousin. The one that left her for dead in that hellhole they grew up in and only calls when she needs someone to help with a fight?”

“Natasha’s not that bad… She was scared, though. Whoever they were against, this guy was something else.”

Another silence passed.

“Her cousin gonna fix this?” Frank asked finally.

“She doesn’t know how.”

“Alright, well, I’ll pick up some beers and head over then.”

“Why?”

“Cause Liv wouldn’t want you to be alone.” He said simply, as if it should’ve been obvious. “You sound like shit and the only one that can drag you out of this ain’t here so, guess it’s my job this time around.”

“I don’t need a babysitter, Frank. I just wanted you to know.” Matt rolled his eyes but he knew he would enjoy the company.

“Yeah, yeah. You and her, man, both think you can do it all by yourself. Swallow your pride, Red. I’ll be there in twenty.”

With a small scoff, he dropped the phone.

“You, um…” He said carefully to June. “If it’s too hard for you to be around… No one would blame you.”

“You’re all I’ve got left.” Her voice was so small. So afraid.

“I didn’t mean it like that, kiddo. You’re always welcome here. I just..” He shrugged weakly. “I didn’t know if you’d want a change of scenery?”

“Frank was right.” June said stubbornly. “Livvy wouldn’t want you to be alone. I was there for her through your death. I’ll be here for you through hers.”

“Livvy’s not here anymore, June.” He gently reminded her. “It’s up to you now.”

Her breath hitched slightly, the way it did when she was very specifically calling on her powers. He sighed to himself in defeat.

“You don’t think you can be around me without thinking of her.” June accused flatly. There was no emotion in her voice, just stating a fact. “You want me to leave.”

“I love you, June. You know that. I don’t want you to go but-” Matt defended.

“But what?”

“You’re just so much like her.”

“I don’t want to be alone.” She squeaked.

“You don’t have to be.” He shook his head, what was left of  heart shattering in his chest. “No, you- You’re right. You’re right, you should stay.”

[amidst-wonderland]

ELIZABETH LANCE-WAYNE

REAL NAME : elizabeth lance-wayne FACE-CLAIM : olivia cooke MAIN ALIAS : siren OTHER ALIASES : starling ⭑ batgirl ⭑ black canary ⭑ crow ⭑ molly malone KEY RELATIVES : bruce wayne (father) ⭑ dinah lance (mother) ⭑ damian wayne, (half-brother) ⭑ olive west-wayne (daughter) ⭑ ronan west-wayne (son) AFFILIATION : batman family ⭑ justice league ⭑ birds of prey ⭑ teen titans ⭑ suicide squad ⭑ flash family ⭑ team arrow ⭑ wayne enterprises BASE OF OPERATIONS : gotham city ⭑ keystone ⭑ star city ⭑ new york city

ORIGIN & LIVING STATUS

ALIGNMENT : hero LIVING STATUS : alive, formerly deceased PLACE OF BIRTH : gotham city UNIVERSE : prime earth IDENTITY : secret CITIZENSHIP : american MARITAL STATUS : separated, it's complicated. OCCUPATION : wedding planner ⭑ socialite (former) ORIGIN : hereditary metagene obtained from mother, black canary. took on protégé role of starling as a child. CAUSE OF DEATH(S) one | killed by the joker after being stabbed with an electric rod during an arkham aslyum surveillance mission with robin and kid flash in an attempt to blow the island sky-high. two | shot by royal flush gang's queen during 'task force x' operation three | impaled by zoom in an act of revenge against flash iii four | beaten to death by 'death metal' alternative, screech in attempt to protect her children

SKILLS & ABILITIES

expert detective master martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant ultra-sonic scream (canary cry) enhanced strength and speed expert strategist, tactician and field commander trained gymnast espionage utilises high-tech equipment and weapons, such as her element adaptive mono-wire proficient archer sound immunity

RELATIONSHIPS / ASSOCIATIONS

marriage | wally west long-term | roy harper fling | adian cobblepot ⭑ joseph wilson

heroes | bruce wayne ⭑ dinah lance ⭑ wally west ⭑ zatanna zatara ⭑ barbara gordon ⭑ dick grayson ⭑ roy harper ⭑ donna troy ⭑ jason todd ⭑ tim drake ⭑ stephanie brown ⭑ cassandra cain ⭑ renee montoya villains | harley quinn ⭑ magpie ⭑ cupid ⭑ rainbow raider ⭑ royal flush gang ⭑ screech ⭑ mad hatter ⭑ catwoman ⭑ hazard ⭑ poison ivy ⭑ killer frost ⭑ joker ⭑ punchline ⭑ court of owls

MISC.

elizabeth was the batgirl to jason's robin and is arguably the closest with him, post resurrection.

after being stripped of her cowl again by bruce, elizabeth winds up babysitting 'task force x' with long-time friend, roy harper and dawning a new short-term alias, crow. the two find comfort in each-other within the band of belligerent criminals as ex-titans, roy after his split with jade and elizabeth longing for a love she doesn't even know she's forgotten.

she’s viewed as an almost modern day ‘daisy buchanan’ type figure in gotham for better or worse

elizabeth's wayne!persona feeds into the catty high-school popular girl, a little ditzy but applying where it counts. she's no valedictorian but fronting the cheer squad and the debate team whilst earning herself prom queen is no small feat (think torrance shipman) but unfortunately for her date and half the school's male populous, she's head-over-heels for nobody but keystone's cocky redhead with a heart of gold. post-gotham academy, she becomes a hilton-type party girl which doesn't go down well with wally.

even after their separation (in name only, these two would literally die for each-other) wally is still persistent that she keeps her flash button-pin on her person at all times, just in case. even after a fight, yet another break or just a storm-out he'll always be there when she needs him and he knows she's stubborn enough to only press it when she really needs him.

liz was a pretty taken aback by wally's reappearance. learning of a life she once had, the children she'd forgotten and unlike everyone else that accepted wally back almost immediately, liz was a little slower, much to wally's impatience.

she covers for her mother as black canary during league outings whilst dinah is on maternity leave, even keeping with the mantle when teaming up with wally when he returns to the flash role.

dinah and bruce were only briefly together, bruce hadn't even begun his career as batman and dinah was working part-time as a florist and club singer.

liz and dick are the same age.

all three of her costumes incorporate led lining, more-so her time as batgirl with the cowl, her batgirl colour-coding was black and sheer white, whilst starling had an ombre rainbow lining - similar to the bird and siren taking on both aspects with the black and white costume and rainbow led lights.

KEY ARCS / MOMENTS / STORYLINE

MATCHES (UNDER THE RED HOOD PREQUEL)

central characters | elizabeth lance-wayne (molly malone) ⭑ jason todd ⭑ tim drake ⭑ cassandra cain ⭑ selina kyle ⭑ adian cobblepot ⭑ oswald cobblepot ⭑ edward nygma ⭑ carmine falcone ⭑ dick grayson ⭑ barbara gordon

whilst batman is off-world with the justice league, the rest of his team have been tasked to protect gotham so newly returned elizabeth gets a whiff of a developing human trafficking ring, she swiftly adopts the 'molly malone' persona in order to infiltrate their operations and put a stop to it. however, she's met with some resistance from the city's newest mob-boss, the red hood.

notable beats

one | this is elizabeth's first solo operation in gotham since the batgirl mantle was taken from her and since she married childhood sweetheart wally west, who is currently off-world with bruce. two | selina helping elizabeth get into the spoilt mafia brat image with hair as big as her tits, heels as fake as her lips and leopard print dress peaking above her ass. during this, cass watches on at the pseduo-mother / daughter moment, longing back to her own childhood. three | seducing oswald cobblepot's absolute meathead unit of a son, adian as malone's guard-dog boyfriend after 'spontaneously' meeting in gotham's 'my alibi' strip club with the promise of opening a brothel (refuge for victims), playing on his sycophantic eagerness to get impress / out-do his own father, mirroring elizabeth's own ambition. four | red hood interrupting her first meeting with the gotham rogues, removing their attention from her, to him. jason identifies liz immediately, being aware of the 'malone' schtick from bruce but decides to toy with her game-plan just to tick her off. five | jason overhears an argument between tim and liz ordering him and cass to back-off the op, he decides to stir the pot by ambushing the boy-wonder. six | elizabeth returns to her and wally's shared penthouse only to be confronted with the red hood confirming her identity as a wayne and poking at her marriage, "does west know you're hanging off penguin jr?" taunting her to press the alarm, knowing bruce and the scarlet-speeder would return seeing the mess she's made of the op, jason offers her a hand.

ROYAL ROULETTE (THE SUICIDE SQUAD) - breakdown to be added

below is just some fun i had after seeing the suicide squad, enjoy!

SNIPPET

“Joining you, Dubois will be two classified and undercover operatives with decades of field experience between them, though you may find their methods in comparison to your active teammates are rather passive.” Amanda Waller drags out as she walks the marksman through the bleak halls of the prison. “Both parties are, like you doing this with a certain level of willingness, but again like you, they have their own rather elusive baggage.”    Dubois continued to follow the woman into her office before being shown some very familiar inmates, one blond and the other ginger, who’d been a real pain in his-    “Arsenal. Speedy and Red Arrow all known aliases of former Green Arrow protégé, Roy Harper. I know you’re aware of Mr. Harper’s craft, but you may relax. He is your covert second-wave operative on this mission.”    “Does he know that?”    “He’s been warned, whether or not he wishes to push my buttons is entirely up to him.”    “Blondie here, is your problem.”    “That’s not Quinn, is it?”    “Far from, this is Siren. Meta-human.”    “Christ.”    “That’s a moot point a third of your team are meta-humans, but this one, used to be Batgirl.”    “Fuck off.”    “Watch that tongue.”    “I thought the Bats were good guys.”    “Yeah, well some of them have tendencies, including this one.”    “What’s she do?”    “Classified.”    “How’d you get her to agree?”    “Classified.”    “Does the Batman know?”    “He knows his daughter is doing covert work for me.”    “Ooh, lying to the cape-crusader is-“ Dubois furrowed his brows, “Did you say daughter?”    “That I did. Siren is a meta-human with enhanced strength, equipped with a Canary Cry that can shatter just about any form of glass within a two-mile radius. Her mother is Black Canary, her Step-father? Green Arrow and her husband is the fastest man alive,” Waller tensed, “Dubois, no matter what the circumstances may be, I do suggest that you and your team do not cross this woman, specifically Quinn.”    “What do the Gothamites have history?” he joked, although Waller did not reciprocate.    “You don’t spend five years as Batgirl without a run in with the Clown. Joker killed her brother, paralysed her teammate, and critically injured herself to the brink of death that she spent seven months in the ICU, all to enact a grand idea that involved blowing Arkham Island to bits.”    “What happened?”    “Two metal rods, and fifty-thousand volts. Folks said the scream could be heard from Metropolis.”    “How’s she not dead?”    “Rumour is Kid Flash was able to restart her heart.”    “So Quinn’s a sore-spot?”    “I don’t want them left alone, Siren won’t kill but Quinn would in retaliation, and I don’t want the job of explaining to Flash why his wife’s body was left in some South American jungle because of a psychotic jester who nearly killed her as a teenager.”    “The bomb threat?”    “As far as she's concerned, there isn't one.”    “Why?”    “Guess.” “What about Quinn?” “Quinn’s quick and unpredictable, Siren could be dead before I hit the button. They’ve known each other for a decade - know how to make each other tick therefore it is your job to make sure they don’t."    “You want me to babysit two grown fucking women? If she’s this much of a hassle then what use is she to us?”    “Siren has trained with nothing but the best, she is a skilled, heavy hitting fighter, acrobat, tech genius, can speak four languages fluently – one of which you will need – and can be an excellent diversion when the moment calls for it. Her skill set is vital to the completion of this mission.”    “And yet Quinn?”    “Cannon fodder. She’s got more balls than any other man on your team.”

[callieforniagirlz]

ooc: THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO EDITS FROM TIME TO TIME

introducing: aliona harmon / black siren

smau alena: here

(created by @mgannmrzz)

[fc/muse: maitreyi ramakrishnan, aishwarya rai]

gender: afab

pronouns: she/her

sexuality: bisexual

age: 15 - 22, depending on the timeline. generally an adult. (18 years old for @jnephrite’s jason!)

hihi, this is just my little dump for anything dc oc related. i was heavily inspired by @jnephrite and decided to draft up ali out of impulse 🙂‍↕️

honestly, i have no idea where to start, so this’ll just be a temporary little introduction space until i figure out how to make this nicer lmao.

ships wise, i live for oc x canon literally… i’ve paired her up with jason todd / red hood, he’s my love and the dc character i consume the most content of. however, i’m definitely open to oc x oc literally send them my way!!!

DNI if you actively support incest. (batcest etc.) get the fuck away.

other accounts: @alsyushaz (diff au alena), @liveatsonions (olivia choi), @magikxa (zandelle zatara), @chrryblissom (pjo! alena), @blckcanaryz (dinah rp acc), @orientalsilver (erina lejeune / marvel oc), @mgannmrzz (mun)

main relationship is with jason todd! smau alena is with alex mcqueen.

friends list!: @irl-batsignal / @batsignal-irl, @liveatsonions, @missblitz, @frozen-ice-prince, @black--moon-light, @pewpewtodd @morgsdrew

family: oliver queen / @blckcanaryz (adoptive parents)

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A LITTLE NOTICE - i will mostly be following canon dc lore, i’m going to read up more about the world as well as jason’s stories. if i inaccurately state something based on jason / the dc world, feel free to let me know! i will be mostly centered around the ‘green arrow and black canary’ comic for aliona’s backstory.

i will also be following the jaceverse (@jnephrite) lore for morgan, and since she’s childhood besties with jason, i’ll run with that too (of course, the girls meet thru jason!)

LORE RESOURCES

document - for profile, backstory, world building & scenarios!

aliona’s tags - #aliona harmon , #ali’s asks , #ali speaks

also, sometimes ali talks in russian as either inner monologue or just her thoughts. please excuse it if the translation is horrible, since i’m literally learning it on duolingo💀 i’ll try my best with the back and forth for languages, so please be patient with me!

[also im a minor but im cool with in character flirting just dont be weird lol. and muse is an adult!]

[moodboard🔮]

[blazethecheeto]

Things Arrow Characters Absolutely Have Said Pt. ???

Siren: *Screams*

Dinah: *Screams louder to assert dominance*

Felicity: Should we do something?!

Oliver, observing: No, I want to see who wins this.

-

Dinah: Why can't any of you ever clean up after yourselves?

Rene: I have a person who does that for me.

Dinah: Yeah, ME.

Rene: I'm glad you agree.

-

Siren: How do I make a date really romantic?

Oliver: Be mysterious.

Siren: Okay.

*later, while on a date with Felicity*

Felicity: So where are we going?

Siren: None of your fucking business.

-

Oliver, bleeding out on the ground: Blood loss? No, I know exactly where it is.

-

Diggle: God, give me patience.

Rene: I think you mean 'give me strength'.

Diggle: If God gave me strength, you'd be dead.

-

Felicity: Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer extortion. The X makes it sound cool.

[alsyushaz]

ooc: THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO EDITS FROM TIME TO TIME

introducing: smau alena / dcu alena harmon

(created by @mgannmrzz)

gender: afab

pronouns: she/her

sexuality: bisexual

age: 20+

hello! this account is linked to my character @alisinwndrlnd but here its like a smau (social media au) / tumblrverse or au where she’s together with another dc oc belonging to @averagecomic-l0ver, alexander mcqueen.

alena’s a competitive figure skater while alex is a professional formula 1 driver while they’re both in civilian identity! still black siren in vigilante persona.

i’ll do comic edits of the both of them so take this as like an au in the dc comics where alena isn’t with jason todd. mainly did this because i NEED oc x oc somehow…

DNI if you actively support incest. (batcest etc.) get the fuck away. doesn’t matter if it’s fiction or not. BACK FELL, BEAST!!!

main relationship: @speedyjoy-ride / alexander mcqueen 🤍

other accounts: @alisinwndrlnd (aliona harmon / dcu), @liveatsonions (olivia choi), @magikxa (zandelle zatara), @chrryblissom (pjo! alena), @blckcanaryz (dinah rp acc), @orientalsilver (erina lejeune / marvel oc), @mgannmrzz (mun!)

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LORE RESOURCES

document - for profile, lore, backstory, world building and scenarios!

siren’s / carrion’s tags - #carrion , #carrion speaks , #carrion’s asks

also, sometimes siren talks in russian, mostly inner monologue or her thoughts. please excuse it if the translation is horrible, since i’m literally learning it on duolingo💀 i’ll try my best with the back and forth for languages, so please be patient with me!

[also im a minor so like in character flirting is fine just dont be weird. muse is an adult!]

[moodboard 🔊]

[violetswritingg]

Canary Cry

Robin/Nightwing (Dick Grayson) x OFC!

Description: Her violence was silent. Until it wasn't.

"I'm fine."

"Fine is just another word for drowning."

Rating T-M (mentions of blood, child abuse, mental health, cannon situations of violence and the like. Loss of parents, hard of hearing/deaf character, poorly written fight scenes lol)

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20

Bayou Bartholomew

October 1, 18:52 CDT

Kate, slightly sweaty and breathing heavy, sat curled into a corner of the magical yellow box she was trapped in. Eyes hotly staring daggers into Wotan and Poison Ivy as they tended to the massive plant in the middle of the room. From her position floating in the air she could see out the windows around the top of their base. Highly irresponsible if you ask her, glass was so fragile, any kind of high decibel attack and they would all just shatter.

"Glare all you want, you aren't getting out of there." Wotan's bored tone was barely registered by Kate's hearing-aide free ears. Someone having taken them off of her while she was passed out.

Kate stayed silent, teeth grinding as she wished she had laser vision like Superman. Maybe that would break through the bullshit surrounding her right now. She had already tried everything else to get herself out of here. Besides screaming, which she knew would not be a smart idea.

"Why am I here?" Kate demanded, "What do you people want with me?" She was still in her debris covered and torn school uniform and didn't know if the supervillains in front of her knew her secret ID or not. So, she had to be careful. "I'm just some kid from Star City, why am I so important?"

"Ask Black Siren, she's the one that wanted you. I swear she has a thing for strays." Poison Ivy waved her hand to dismiss the girl, eyes never leaving her 'baby' in the middle of the room. Looking like some kind of Frankenstein science project. Kate let her eyes drag over to Joker, who had been muttering to himself as he stood in front of some kind of circular screen-disc-things Kate couldn't Identify. Strange gloves on his hands as he moved his arms in large, grandiose jerks.

"Poor heroes. Nothin' they do is quite enough." Joker laughs, his voice mocking, making Kate's blood boil when she caught a glimpse of the bay bridge in Star with plants all over it with people in cars and school busses in jeopardy. Seeing some of the plants explode Kate smiled knowing Dinah was okay. It was a relief to say the least, and it gave her strength, she would make it out of this and Dinah would be waiting with open arms, and Ollie. "Ain't it grand?!" Joker cackled.

"And impressive how you simultaneously juggle multiple scenarios." Poison Ivy commented from her spot at the base of her baby.

"I've had practice..." Joker responded, voice deepening and making it harder for Kate to hear, "Juggling my multiple personalities." His laugh, hyena like tenor pitches cutting through clear as crystal though. Kate keeping the chills at bay as she curled in closer to herself, as much as she hated it she knew she had to wait this out. She was in civies and her extra suit had been in her backpack, which was probably under a school building's worth of rubble. No doubt either the team or the Justice League was on their way, she had to trust they would get here in time.

The sound of heels loudly clicking against tile caught everyone's attention, Black Siren strutting in with who Kate guessed was Emily behind her. The mask on her face covering her Identity but Kate recognized the brunette hair and similar colored eyes a mile away, plus who else would it be?

"Bring her down, it's time we had a little chat. Also Ivy, you may want to go deal with the pests outside. I'll be out there in a minute. Delilah, go with her." Black Siren ordered, the brunette girl huffing but following orders and stomping after Poison Ivy who grinned over her shoulder at the blonde woman.

"Better hurry, or else we'll have all the fun. Wotan, protect my baby."

And with that Emily – Delilah – and ivy were gone and Kate was lowered to the ground. Looking up at the woman in front of her. Eyes narrowed and blazing.

"Let's walk and talk why don't we?" Siren motioned to Wotan, the sorcerer just letting out a sigh and dissolving the magic box. A bright yellow muzzle formed around Kate's jaw and mouth, confirming her worst fear, and cuffs appeared around her wrists. A short chain dangling from them. Which Siren grabbed and pulled immediately.

Kate glared holes into the back of the woman's head from a step behind her, stumbling whenever she yanked a little too hard. Kate's shorter legs making it hard to keep up with Siren's long strides.

"You're so docile, besides your little tantrum earlier, I'm disappointed. I would of thought you had more fight in you." The disappointment she spoke of clear in her tone, as if talking to a baby. It pissed Kate off. "You were lucky enough to inherit the sonic scream, I would of thought you'd use it more." Siren's tone turned sour, her jealousy clear but alarm bells were ringing in Kate's ears. How did she know it was hereditary? "It's a shame all that power is going to waste." Siren sighed, coming to a door in the hallway they had just entered. Opening the door, yanking Kate forward and shoving her inside.

There was something itching in the back of Kate's brain as she slammed into a wall, her shoulder taking the brunt of the impact. The muzzle muffling her grunt, Kate keeping her glare leveled at Black Siren once she was steady on her feet.

"What? Don't recognize my voice? Is your memory that bad? Or are you just not very smart?" Black Siren pouted, her lithe arms crossing over her stomach.

And then it clicked, and it obviously showed in her eyes as Black Siren's lips curled up into a menacing smile.

"There it is, I knew you weren't hopeless. You are my daughter after all." Black Siren stepped into the room, reaching forward and brushing the back of her hand like air across Kate's cheek, "My Delilah." Kate jerked away, only to have Siren's shark nails digging into her skin a moment later as the woman's fingers latched around the muzzle and forced Kate to look at her in the eyes. Eyes that were incredibly similar to Kate's. Her hair the same shade of light blonde, with the same nose and shape of their lips. "I've come to bring you home, so be a good girl and stay put. We have a lot to talk about, but I need to go dispose of the Justice Leagues brats first."

Black Siren booped Kate's nose as she grinned like a maniac, turning on the ball of her heeled boots and strutting out of the room. Kate in too much shock to make a rush for the door. Eyes drilling holes into the floor where Siren once stood as the truth set in. Her eyes burning as tears tried to fight to the surface, her knees shaky, threatening to collapse under her weight.

For her entire life all she had ever wanted was for her parents to magically appear and tell her they loved her and that they had made a mistake giving her up. Show up and take her into their arms and take her home to a house where she didn't have to share a room and a bathroom with twenty other girls and hide her things and food for fear they would get stolen. All she had wanted was this, to have her parents back, to have her mom back and be happy....

But now, now all she felt was sick.

~~*~~

Kate didn't know how long she had been in that room, pacing, trying to break free from her magical restraints. Her head jerking to look at the door when she heard rushed footsteps clanging on tile.

Robin rushed down the hallway, watching security footage with M'Gann right behind him, skidding to a stop he pointed at the door in front of them. M'Ganns eyes flash a bright green and the door crumples in. A flash of blonde and raised fists bolted out of the door, being caught by Robin.

"It's us Kate. It's us. You're okay." Robin held onto her tight, giving himself that moment of relief before pushing he back, taking in the magical muzzle and cuffs and puffing out a breath, "Well this complicates things. I was hoping with Wotan out of the building those would disappear but I guess not." The Boy Wonder's teeth gnashed in frustration, "But we make do. Come on, we gotta go."

Kate's wrist was grabbed by Robin and M'Gann and her shared a glance, M'Gann smiling largely out of relief. But that was all they got before they were running. Robin throwing disk after disk at the plant, handing more to M'Gann who used her telepathy to disperse them over the large plant. M'Gann then telekinetically lifting both Robin and Kate up to the top of the building, Kate stumbling slightly once being put down. The blonde not trusting the glass to hold her weight the same way Robin was.

"Timber" Robin muttered, pressing a button on his wrist computer and Kate grinned under the muzzle, knowing exactly what was about to happen. The explosion behind them must have been epic, Kate was sure.

Poison Ivy screaming from the ground and sending plants in their direction, which M'Gann took care of, only to be hit by a blast from Ultra-huminite.

"I told you to stay put!" The artificially created sonic scream came barreling at Robin and Kate, Robin pulling her with him as he ducked to the side. Ultra-Huminite sending more blasts their way, Joker right behind him, as Kate and Robin ran.

Grabbing M'Gann before having to scatter away from another blast from Ultra-humanite, Kate had never felt more like a burden. Bound and in civies, no way to defend herself in this situation, purely relying on Robin and the others to make sure she wasn't murdered by a bunch of super-villains. Her good school shoes now ruined by Bayou mud, which was seeping into her socks more and more with each step in the brown, ankle high water.

Left only to watch as her friends fought and failed against the villains. Robin and her getting split up by a wall of vines, Black Siren steaming with Emily-Delilah behind her.

"Bad girl." Siren grit out, releasing a sonic scream that blew Kate into a tree, the girl crumpling into the mud, getting hit with another scream while her world turned. All Kate could hear was ringing, all she could feel was the pain in her head as her brain tried to process the frequency of pitch she was being assaulted with. Her whole body ached, threatening to explode under the force of the artificial, yet powerful ability. Only to then be struck by what looked like lightning, her whole body felt like it was on fire, radiating out from her chest and spreading through her torso and limbs. Her screams muffled by the muzzle and threatening to turn sonic.

But as soon as it started it was over, Kate huffing as she pushed herself up on shaky arms. Seeing a blurry Aqualad in the distance, holding something over his head, her vision was swimming too much for her to actually see what it was.

"No! Aqualad, don't!" Wally's panic cut through her like a knife as she tried to crawl closer to her friends. Her ankle being stomped on by Emily-Delilah, the girl's face above her twisted into a sick grin. Left to watch as Wally is punched by Black Adam into a tree, her yell covered by her restraints. Having to look away at the ray of blinding light that followed. Emily-Delilah knocked back from it, cursing as she held her hands over her eyes.

"I can't see!"

Kate's vision cleared just in time to see Doctor Fate, in all his glory, right where Kaldur was standing. The realization was like ice water down her back. Watching with wide eyes, glittering with water on her lashes, as Doctor fate put Wotan in golden chains and her binds were lifted.

"No." She whispered brokenly, knowing that Kaldur was never coming out of that helmet. Her heart was sinking with the knowledge. But Wotan was one of many and that fact was made clear when Emily-Delilah came rushing at Kate. The blonde flipping onto her back and using Emily's momentum against her, kicking her hip and grabbing her outstretched arms. Throwing the girl behind her and into a tree headfirst. When she didn't get up again Kate struggled to her feet, staring down Black Siren with murder in her eyes.

"Little girl wants to play now huh? Now that the training wheels are off?" Black Siren chuckled, centering herself and softening her knees, "Come at me."

And Kate did. Rushing the older woman and swinging at her. Siren dodging her hits and sweeping her leg out at Kate's feet. The girl jumped, spinning mid-air and landing a heel driven kick to the woman's temple. Landing in a three-point stance with a smirk before taking in a deep breath, "I've been waiting to do this all night."

Her scream was loud, a higher frequency than she had achieved before. Her hatred and anger fueling her to push harder, until she saw the tech collar around Black Siren's neck crack and shatter. The woman's hands over her ears as she cried helplessly. Completely at Kate's mercy, as blood dribbled through her fingers from her ruptured eardrums.

Kate would have kept going if not for the batarang that embedded itself in the tree behind Black Siren. Sufficiently cutting off Kate in surprise, the girl whipping around to see Dinah and Oliver on a platform created by Green Lantern. The girl finally feeling like she could take a deep breath in hours.

"It's over." Batman declared as him and the rest of the justice league landed. Kate barely keeping herself from rushing at Dinah and Oliver. Not even able to take satisfaction in the raised hands of the supervillains that had made her life difficult today.

"There will be another day." Count Vertigo graveled out from beside Poison Ivy.

"Another day? Another?!" The Joker started, screaming like a toddler in a store that wanted a toy and their parent said no, "There won't be another day! Not for any of us!" He broke into laughter and raised his hands, the gloves lighting up. Kate's eyes blew wide and she screamed.

"No!" The sonics shattered the gloves, but the command had already been sent. Plant vines rose from the bog, large red sacks growing quickly on each vine in clusters and exploding. Releasing a green gas into the air.

"Joker venom spores! Don't breathe!" Batman ordered. Kate holding her breathe as ordered. Watching as batman punched Joker, only to be faced with a wall of the poisonous gas. Kate thought it was over, they were done for, until Doctor Fate was suddenly in the air with a golden Ankh as tall as he was in front of him. Sucking up the gas, saving them from death by laughter.

"Fate has Intervened!"

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"What were you thinking! How could you let him put on the helmet?!" Wally raged, spitting at the team members who decided this course of action was a good idea. Kate stood back, still in shock, eyes stinging as she looked at Kaldur, "Nabu will never release him now. Kaldur will be trapped inside Dr. Fate forever."

This was a fact she knew the second she saw Kaldur put on the helmet, her friend was gone forever. Clenching her jaw, she refused to cry in front of everyone. A sudden warmth threading through her fingers and clutching her hand tightly anchored her. Not needing to glance to her left to know it was Robin. Kate holding on just as tight as she let out a breath, heavy with heartbreak.

And then Doctor Fate was taking off the helmet and in a flash of light Kaldur was back in front of them again. Kate breaking away from Robin and launching herself at the Atlantean, throwing her arms around his waist as she called out his name.

"Nabu let you go?" Wally asked with gleaming eyes.

"He almost did not," Kaldur smiled gently down at Kate, placing a hand on top of her head before looking back at Wally, "But your friend Kent was most helpful. He says hello."

Kate pulled away from Kaldur, face slightly flushed as she realized what she did, but couldn't find it in herself to care all that much as she smiled so wide her cheeks hurt up at the member of her family she thought she had lost. Kaldur placing a hand on her shoulder and giving it a squeeze.

"We're done here." Batman broke up the moment, Kaldur's hand falling off Kate's shoulder as they all turned to face the dark knight, "The Super-Villain secret society has been neutralized. As for your performance..."

Kate glanced to Wally beside her, her grin falling from her face in apprehension.

"It was satisfactory."

Kate's eyes went wide, like most of the team's did. The small girl holding out her arm to Wally, the speedster pinched it, making the girl hiss under her breath. The team all sharing looks and smiles of relief.

It was then that a flash of green caught Kate's eye and she turned on a dime, sprinting into Archer's already outstretched arms. Not caring about the mud all over her as he all but crushed her, his hand on the back of her head, petting her hair.

"Kate?" Oliver reluctantly put the girl down, masked eyes scanning her face with a tight look before a large smile took over his face as he watched Kate and Dinah collide. The woman crouching down to Kate's height and almost breaking a couple ribs. But Kate didn't complain. Not when she was back with Dinah, and everything was okay.

"Let's go home, okay? Yeah?" Dinah chuckled wetly, pulling back only far enough to hold Kate's face in her hands, eyes searching every inch of exposed skin for injuries. Letting out a heavy puff of air when she couldn't see any, leaning her forehead against Kate's for a second before pulling back and placing a swift kiss to the skin above her eyebrows, and another one on the crown of Kate's head as the woman stood to her full height.

All Kate could feel was light, happily crushed between Dinah and Oliver as they left the scene, waving to her team with the shouted promise of meeting them at the cave the next day.

Kate didn't want to leave Dinah's side once they got home, and it was the same for the woman, but Kate needed to get cleaned up and so after the fastest shower of her life. Kate laid in her bed, head in Dinah's lap as the woman gently brushed her damp hair away from her temple. Oliver sitting on the edge of the bed, one leg curled up under him as he let Kate play with his hand.

"Are you sure you're alright? No injuries, no blood?" Dinah stressed, taking her hand from Kate's hair and running it down the outside of the girl's arm before going back to its original spot.

"I'm sure." Kate answered quietly, still shaken from the day and both of the adults could tell.

"I'm sorry about your friend." Dinah broached gently, Oliver shooting her a scathing look, Dinah sending him on back.

"She was never my friend." Kate answered hollowly and Dinah swallowed harshly, concern splayed over her face like an open book.

"We don't have to talk about this right now, okay?" Oliver whispered, leaning down slightly to catch Kate's eye. "You've had a long day; you must be tired. We'll let you get some rest okay?" Oliver couldn't even start to get up before Kate's fingers turned to steel around his.

"Can you stay? Please? Both of you?" Kate's voice, in all the time that Dinah and Oliver had known her, had never sounded so fragile. So quietly desperate.

"Of course. We're not going anywhere, we promise." Dinah hugged Kate's body to hers, the family of three settling in for the night. Kate sandwiched between Dinah and Oliver. Snug as a bug and blissfully unaware of the adults struggle to fit in the small bed. They wouldn't be moving to save the world though.

"G'dnight, I'love you." Kate mumbled as she sank into the darkness of sleep. Warm, happy, and knowing she was safe.

Her light snores filled the room as Dinah and Oliver shared overjoyed smiles with happy tears glimmering in their eyes. Their family back together again, and that's all they'd ever need.

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Babs Tarr, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Batgirl, Black Canary (ses)

[spooner-cruz]

reminder that Dinah Drake and E2 Laurel Lance are happily in love in 2040, living together and building the canary network <3

[dianalastartines]

Until Green Arrow and The Canaries are finally picked up, a bit of DinahSiren ♥

[disruptedvice]

Dinah x Helena + siren!Helena

A Siren and a Songbird

Gotham is… weird.

It’s loud and bright and dark, there’s so much going on and yet no one seems to know where they’re going. No one’s paying any attention.

Helena could last a long while in a place like this.

She can smell the death and decay in the air, and no one asks questions when someone turns up missing.

All that can wait, though. She’s here for a reason, and it’s not looking for new hunting grounds.

Revenge. So close she can almost taste the blood on her lips. ___

It’s simple recon when Helena slips into the club, not really expecting to find anything of interest.

Just more of the same- flashy people drowning themselves in colors and noise, so desperate to be noticed, and desperate to lose themselves in the throng of sweaty club-goers pressed against their skin.

They never stop to think about what might be lurking in the shadows, just whose attention they might be attracting.

They never consider that once they get lost among the crushing waves of bodies and heat, they might never be found.

All presumptions of a boring, straightforward night of observation are shattered when the woman on stage starts singing.

At first, Helena thinks it’s another siren.

The hair on the back of her neck stands on end, a shiver running down her spine. The singer’s voice draws her in, and Helena can’t look away. Doesn’t want to.

She doesn’t so much as glance in Helena’s direction, but the words spilling from her lips are transfixing.

No, not the words. The sounds.

It’s her voice. It’s the way she moves, it’s the shape of her mouth as it curls around bitterness, it’s the mastery of the control and power and feeling she puts in every note- it’s everything about her. The lyrics are nothing next to her, without her, and she is-

She is-

There’s nothing supernatural about her singing. She’s just that good.

And so beautifully human.

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Season 7, Episodes 5 and 6

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[tiredmoonslut]

The sheer poetic cinema of Dinah seeing Laurel and immediately crooning in that velvet voice "Oh, I'm in love with you" was a clear setup for a slow burn romantic relationship between the two Canaries leaving Mia as the #1 hypewoman for their relationship in a potential series in this essay I will