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[#014] What's the Word, Hummingbird? (DCTV/MCU)
Theme Prompt: #014 - Secondhand
Title: What’s the World, Hummingbird?
Fandom: DCTV/MCU
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 768 words
Summary: Laurel has a surprising friend, and Team Flash calls Team Arrow to try and figure out how that happened.
Notes: This is mostly self-indulgent fandom smashing. Enjoy. Also this doesn’t adhere to any particular timeline. Don’t talk to me about this season of Arrow.
Caitlin’s heels click awkwardly against the floor of the Cortex as she makes her way into the labs, the expression on her face almost as though she’s swallowed something sour and isn’t entirely sure what to do with it. Both Barry and Cisco’s attention is focused elsewhere, Barry on the screens in front of him and Cisco on a project he’s tinkering with, and she takes a moment to clear her throat, starting with what seems like a rather innocuous question.
“Did … we know that Laurel was in town?”
“Yes.” Cisco doesn’t look up, exactly, but he does hold up a finger to accentuate his point before continuing. “She’s visiting her mom and she wanted me to do some quick repair work on the Canary Cry, why?”
“Oh.” Caitlin pauses for a moment, before glancing back over her shoulder. “Because I saw her at Jitters and … she wasn’t with her mom.”
“I’m sure she’s got friends in Central City other than us,” Barry points out, not even glancing Caitlin’s way. “She might have made this an all purpose visit.”
“It was Steve Rogers.”
There’s a pause as both men look up, before their chairs slowly turn to face Caitlin, both curious expressions on their faces along with confusion. “You know,” Barry begins. “That’s a really common name.”
Cisco nods in agreement. “And he’s very much your generic built white dude – I’m sure that he looks like … a lot of guys.”
“Laurel introduced me. I’m pretty sure it’s the Steve Rogers I’m thinking of.” There’s a beat as Caitlin rephrases. “Did we know that Team Arrow knew Captain America?”
“I didn’t,” Barry replies, shaking his head. “And I thought I knew all of Oliver’s mask friends. Though I do think he might break into hives if he was ever that close to someone that open about their secret identity.”
“I didn’t either. Felicity never mentioned it, and you’d think that would be something they would bring up.”
Caitlin gives a small shrug, before making her way over to her work station. “They looked fairly close. I was just … surprised. I figured that something like that would have come up.”
“Right.” Barry watches as Caitlin heads into the other room, and there’s a brief moment of silence before he glances to Cisco. “So I’m going to call Felicity.”
“You do that, man,” Cisco says with a nod. “I need deets. All of them.”
* * * * *
“Wait, wait, wait.” Felicity spins in her seat to face the disembodied voice of Barry Allen coming out of her computer in the Arrow Cave. She seems just as confused as Barry is, which isn’t exactly comforting. “You saw Laurel with who?”
“Captain America.” Felicity hears Oliver and Diggle stop behind her desk, exchanging surprised glances at the same time. “Caitlin ran into the two of them at Jitters. We were figuring that Oliver was making superhero friends without us, or that maybe it was through Diggle and Lyla’s ARGUS connections?”
“ARGUS never had any contact with the Cap,” Diggle replies, crossing his arms in front of his chest. “As Lyla puts it, they stay the hell out of SHIELD’s mess.”
“Oh.” There’s a beat. “Oliver?”
“Not me,” Oliver frowns further, matching Diggle’s stance almost defensively. “I’ve never met him.”
“Who haven’t we met?” Thea asks as she enters in the middle of the conversation, glancing at everyone and frowning in response. “Or … who died?”
“Did you know anything about Laurel knowing Captain America?”
“Who, Steve?” There’s a beat as everyone balks at her and a wide grin splits her face. “You mean I finally know a superhero before you guys? Is this what it feels like to have connections?”
“Thea.”
Thea rolls her eyes at Oliver’s tone before continuing. “They met while you were on the island. She didn’t know he was Captain America at the time, but they kept in touch. They’re friends.” She shrugs as she turns on her heel and heads towards the door. “You can’t hog all the superheroes, Oliver.”
There’s a long pause on the other end of the line. “Well. That clears that up. Later guys.”
Felicity says goodbye to Barry, before turning in her chair and seeing the sullen look on Oliver’s face. “Awww, are you sad that Laurel’s officially cooler than you?”
Oliver’s eyes narrow, before turning and walking off to do what Felicity assumes is training his brooding away. She glances over to Diggle with a grin, and he shakes his head.
“I’m gonna take that as a yes.”
Felicity laughs before nodding. “You and me both.”
Title: What’s the World, Hummingbird?
Fandom: DCTV/MCU
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 768 words
Summary: Laurel has a surprising friend, and Team Flash calls Team Arrow to try and figure out how that happened.
Notes: This is mostly self-indulgent fandom smashing. Enjoy. Also this doesn’t adhere to any particular timeline. Don’t talk to me about this season of Arrow.
Caitlin’s heels click awkwardly against the floor of the Cortex as she makes her way into the labs, the expression on her face almost as though she’s swallowed something sour and isn’t entirely sure what to do with it. Both Barry and Cisco’s attention is focused elsewhere, Barry on the screens in front of him and Cisco on a project he’s tinkering with, and she takes a moment to clear her throat, starting with what seems like a rather innocuous question.
“Did … we know that Laurel was in town?”
“Yes.” Cisco doesn’t look up, exactly, but he does hold up a finger to accentuate his point before continuing. “She’s visiting her mom and she wanted me to do some quick repair work on the Canary Cry, why?”
“Oh.” Caitlin pauses for a moment, before glancing back over her shoulder. “Because I saw her at Jitters and … she wasn’t with her mom.”
“I’m sure she’s got friends in Central City other than us,” Barry points out, not even glancing Caitlin’s way. “She might have made this an all purpose visit.”
“It was Steve Rogers.”
There’s a pause as both men look up, before their chairs slowly turn to face Caitlin, both curious expressions on their faces along with confusion. “You know,” Barry begins. “That’s a really common name.”
Cisco nods in agreement. “And he’s very much your generic built white dude – I’m sure that he looks like … a lot of guys.”
“Laurel introduced me. I’m pretty sure it’s the Steve Rogers I’m thinking of.” There’s a beat as Caitlin rephrases. “Did we know that Team Arrow knew Captain America?”
“I didn’t,” Barry replies, shaking his head. “And I thought I knew all of Oliver’s mask friends. Though I do think he might break into hives if he was ever that close to someone that open about their secret identity.”
“I didn’t either. Felicity never mentioned it, and you’d think that would be something they would bring up.”
Caitlin gives a small shrug, before making her way over to her work station. “They looked fairly close. I was just … surprised. I figured that something like that would have come up.”
“Right.” Barry watches as Caitlin heads into the other room, and there’s a brief moment of silence before he glances to Cisco. “So I’m going to call Felicity.”
“You do that, man,” Cisco says with a nod. “I need deets. All of them.”
“Wait, wait, wait.” Felicity spins in her seat to face the disembodied voice of Barry Allen coming out of her computer in the Arrow Cave. She seems just as confused as Barry is, which isn’t exactly comforting. “You saw Laurel with who?”
“Captain America.” Felicity hears Oliver and Diggle stop behind her desk, exchanging surprised glances at the same time. “Caitlin ran into the two of them at Jitters. We were figuring that Oliver was making superhero friends without us, or that maybe it was through Diggle and Lyla’s ARGUS connections?”
“ARGUS never had any contact with the Cap,” Diggle replies, crossing his arms in front of his chest. “As Lyla puts it, they stay the hell out of SHIELD’s mess.”
“Oh.” There’s a beat. “Oliver?”
“Not me,” Oliver frowns further, matching Diggle’s stance almost defensively. “I’ve never met him.”
“Who haven’t we met?” Thea asks as she enters in the middle of the conversation, glancing at everyone and frowning in response. “Or … who died?”
“Did you know anything about Laurel knowing Captain America?”
“Who, Steve?” There’s a beat as everyone balks at her and a wide grin splits her face. “You mean I finally know a superhero before you guys? Is this what it feels like to have connections?”
“Thea.”
Thea rolls her eyes at Oliver’s tone before continuing. “They met while you were on the island. She didn’t know he was Captain America at the time, but they kept in touch. They’re friends.” She shrugs as she turns on her heel and heads towards the door. “You can’t hog all the superheroes, Oliver.”
There’s a long pause on the other end of the line. “Well. That clears that up. Later guys.”
Felicity says goodbye to Barry, before turning in her chair and seeing the sullen look on Oliver’s face. “Awww, are you sad that Laurel’s officially cooler than you?”
Oliver’s eyes narrow, before turning and walking off to do what Felicity assumes is training his brooding away. She glances over to Diggle with a grin, and he shakes his head.
“I’m gonna take that as a yes.”
Felicity laughs before nodding. “You and me both.”
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Love the fic, though - great characterisation, and very funny.
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But I'm glad you liked it!