#whoops this turned into coldatom because of course it did

[jewishgarygreen]

Leonard Snart + touch, please?

Lisa always said he was like a cat. “You only wanna be touched on your terms, Lenny. Nobody’s allowed, except when you want them to. And then only for a little while, and then you hiss and bite.”

“I don’t hiss, Lisa.”

“Whatever you say, brother dear.”

But it’s true. Even with past lovers, Leonard’s never been much of a cuddler. 

It all changes when human puppy dog Ray Palmer bounds past the perimeter. (Lisa bursts out laughing when she meets Raymond for the first time, because, “Really, Lenny? A cat and a dog? How cliche!”) 

Raymond doesn’t push Leonard into anything, but slowly eases him in instead. A brush of Raymond’s fingertips against his arm turns into a hand on his shoulder, then their fingers tangled together, then an arm around his waist. 

Sitting next to each other on the bridge turns into Raymond inviting him to drape his legs over his own, turns into leaning Leonard back against him on the couch and running fingers over his coarse, cropped hair. 

It turns into bodies wrapped around each other, curled up against each other, holding each other through the night instead of retreating to separate spaces. It turns into a craving, and once Leonard has tasted it, he can’t stop--can’t stop touching Raymond, can’t stop seeking out touch from the people he trusts. 

The people he loves. 

[craptaincold]

coldatom tangled au... explain. i want to know more.

AIGHT LISTEN, strapping and snarky thief Captain “My Real Name Is Leonard Snart” Cold, pulls a heist with Lisa and Mick, it goes bad, he runs into Ray’s secluded tower in the woods where he was kidnapped as a child by Damien Dahrk.  Ray is the heir to the town’s richest family, but he doesn’t know it, and Dahrk kidnapped him because he knew he was a Genius and forced him to work on sciency things he could use as weapons (he doesn’t tell Ray they’re weapons tho, Ray wouldn’t do it if he knew it would hurt people).  Ray literally has never been outside since he’s been kidnapped, so he’s VERY booksmart but not very. street smart. ��He also has a very high tech suit that shrinks.  That’s handy.

So, when Len crashes his tower, Ray knocks him out with a fuck ass frying pan because this poor boy was just trying to make himself some breakfast when Len came through, and he hides the item Leonard was stealing (coincidentally, it was from Ray’s actual family) to offer him a deal - take Ray out to see the fireworks that Ray’s family sets off to honor their lost child’s birthday and Len will get the artifact back.  Leonard agrees, if only to attempt to scam him, and after a very wild journey together - ranging from everywhere between running into some Rogues at Saints & Sinners with very fun and interesting hobbies and aspirations, to getting chased by police and almost straight up drowning - they realize the other actually isn’t that bad??  And maybe they fall in love a little??

Stepping into town isn’t exactly easy for Leonard though, because the Scarlet Speedster is on his ass in a second, but after Ray pleads with Barry to let Len go, the three of them finish their tour through the town together.

Leonard and Ray have a very romantic boat ride watching the fireworks together, but WHOOPS turns out Dahrk found out what happened, and he pawns Lisa and Mick into helping him arrest Leonard so he can have Ray back.

Of course, after that happens, Lisa and Mick are rightfully pissed and horrified at what happened, so they conspire with Barry to help break Len out of jail and get him back together with Ray.

Dahrk had been expecting Leonard’s return though, and he sets a trap up for him back at the tower, which Len helplessly falls into.  He fatally wounds him until Ray makes a deal with Dahrk to let Leonard go and Ray will stay with Dahrk forever.  Dahrk seems satisfied with that, and lets them have a moment to say goodbye.

I’m struggling with how the ending would go though, like maybe Len is struggling from his injury but he manages to get some nanotech on Dahrk so he’s shrunken down and harmless??  That’s probably how that would go.

Back at the tower, Ray had pieced together that he’s actually the lost heir, and Leonard helps return him to his family.  His family, of course, is very grateful, and happily welcome Leonard into the family.  They’re also conveniently good friends with the mayor, so his, Lisa’s, and Mick’s crimes all get acquitted as a favor for helping bring their son home.

At last, Raymond was home and he finally had a real family. Beloved by all, he led Palmer Tech with all the grace and wisdom that his parents did before him.And as for Captain Cold, well, he started going by Leonard again. Stopped thieving and basically turned it all around, but I know what the big question is.

Did Raymond and Leonard ever get married? Well I am pleased to tell you that after years and years of asking, and asking, and asking, Leonard finally said yes.

(Okay, Len asked Ray.)

And they lived happily ever after.