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.
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.)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 13,863
Chapters: 3/5
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart, Past Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Leonard Snart
Additional Tags / Warnings: Please see the tags listed on AO3; I’m deliberately not putting them on this post because many of ‘em aren’t suitable for minors. Speaking of which, minors are NOT the intended audience for this fic. If you're a minor and you choose to read it, anyway, you're hereby assuming all responsibility for any mental anguish you may experience as a direct result.
Sometimes, being in a healthy relationship means having embarrassing conversations and open, honest discussions about kinks, boundaries, and even past traumas so you’re free to explore and try new things.
Wanting to shove your whole fist in your partner’s…ahem…is one of those times.
Apparently, I never actually made a post for the second chapter of this fic? Well, whatever--Chapter 3 is finally up!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 3,921
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Leonard Snart
Additional Tags / Warnings: Christmas Presents, Fluff, Gift Fic, Sentimental, Kissing, Jewish Leonard Snart, Cisco loves Christmas, Please Excuse Any Typos, Title may change if I come up with something better
Len has a special gift for Cisco to commemorate their first December as live-in boyfriends.
Written as a gift for @purpleyin, since it was inspired by their absolutely adorable ColdVibe Christmas Moodboard. :)
I love ColdVibe so much and consider ColdFl*sh to be such a NoTP that it’s kinda surreal when I see Flash humor posts that revolve around the idea of Cisco hating Len, Barry secretly (or not-so-secretly) being in love with Len, and Len being a smug asshole who knows he “owns” Barry’s ass.
Because that’s just SOOOO different from my headcanons for their dynamic: Cisco loves Len but openly acknowledges that the guy can be kind of dick a lot of the time sometimes, Barry doesn’t really like Len as a person but tolerates him because he knows that Len and Cisco care about each other, and Len loves Cisco but also really enjoys annoying Barry every single chance he gets.
Like, it’s not the complete OPPOSITE idea, but it’s...RADICALLY different. Which feels a little weird when a HUGE portion of the fandom adores C*ldFlash and react to the very idea of ColdVibe with confusion.
I’m not sure where my overwhelming love for ColdVibe came from, but damned if it doesn’t make navigating this fandom a little odd sometimes...
(Note: I’m not saying that C*ldFlash is “wrong” or that people shouldn’t ship it at all. Ship whatever you want, folks! I’ll just be over here with all of my ColdVibe fics and headcanons, sharing them with whoever would like to hear ‘em. :-3)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 2,600
Chapters: 1/3
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart, Past Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Leonard Snart
Additional Tags / Warnings: Please see the tags listed on AO3; I’m deliberately not putting them on this post because many of ‘em aren’t suitable for minors.
Sometimes, being in a healthy relationship means having embarrassing conversations and open, honest discussions about kinks, boundaries, and even past traumas so you're free to explore and try new things.
Wanting to shove your whole fist in your partner's...ahem...is one of those times.
So, I've been thinking about this for a while...and if I were actually a writer on Legends, I think the way I'd confirm that ColdWave was canon would be to...just show a sleeping, post-resurrection Len dreaming about the Legends' (second) face-off with the Legion of Doom at the Battle of the Somme, and after he wakes up with a start, the camera pans over / zooms out to show that Mick is in bed with him. And maybe Len has to like, wriggle out from under Mick's arm as he gets out of bed to get a drink of water and clear his head, and it's very obvious that Mick is naked, or at least just in his underwear. Len's in his underwear, too, or at the most wearing pajama pants and a tank top.
(IDK how Wentworth Miller feels about being shirtless on camera these days--lately, it seems like he's nearly always covered from neck to wrist to ankle when he makes public appearances. Wouldn't want him to be uncomfortable!)
I dunno, I just feel like something relatively subtle--instead of a big, earth-shattering kiss like we had with CitizenRay--would "suit" Mick and Len well, especially with the implication that they've been on-and-off for, like, 30 years. They CAN kiss later, of course--not suggesting that they need to be absolutely "pure" and sexless, since there's been on-screen making out (and allusions to sex) between so many of the other couples on the show. And I wouldn't want for ColdWave to stay "wink wink nudge nudge" forever; we WOULD eventually see those two being coupley around others so it's absolutely undeniable.
But I think that the above scenario would be a good reveal. Like, "Well, yeah, those two are a couple--you knew that, right? Wait, you didn't? Jeez, where have YOU been this whole time?!"
...Bonus points if, after Len stands in the bathroom for a minute, trying to figure out WHY he's dreaming so vividly of such a weird scenario (he doesn't realize yet that it's an erased memory that has been un-erased because of Oculus exposure), Mick comes to find him, they talk for a bit, and Mick finally says, "You coming back to bed?"
Thus driving forward the point that, no, those two aren't "sharing a bed because Len doesn't have his own room at the moment; he and Mick are clearly just bunking together temporarily" (or whatever certain people would inevitably insist). THEY ARE SLEEPING TOGETHER.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 1,134
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells
Additional Tags / Warnings: Unhealthy Relationships, Possessive Thawne, Body Worship, Fluff, SO MUCH FLUFF, Character Study
"This boy, with his soft stomach and freckles and the occasional scar or birthmark, was all-natural and 'real.' And truly, utterly unique. Who could blame Eobard for being so fascinated?"
Thawne loves his Cisco and thinks he's gorgeous. That's it--that's the fic.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 19,638
Chapters: 4/12
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells, Ronnie Raymond/Caitlin Snow
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells, Ronnie Raymond, Caitlin Snow.
Additional Tags / Warnings: Please see the tags listed on AO3; I’m deliberately not putting them on this post because many of ‘em aren’t suitable for minors. Also, tags are subject to change as the story progresses.
Snapshots from Cisco and Eowells' relationship. Serves as a prequel to "We Sink."
Consider this: Cisco and Eowells are lying in bed together early one morning, and Eowells gently reaches out and walks his fingers up Cisco’s spine. And even though he’s already awake, Cisco keeps his eyes closed and pretends to still be asleep. Because once they’re both “up”, they have to get out of bed and officially start the day...and that includes going to S.T.A.R. Labs and acting like things are purely professional (or at least platonic) between them. As long as they’re in this bed, though, they can just be together. And Cisco’s not quite ready to give it up.
Eventually, “Harrison” actually sits up and pushes Cisco’s hair away to kiss the back of his neck. And Cisco can’t help but giggle at that.
Eowells: “Time to get up, Sweet Boy.”
Cisco: “Mmmmm...10 more minutes?”
Eowells: *Soft laugh* “Fine. But only because you look so beautiful in this light.”
Cisco: ( ⁀‿⁀ )
Because, yeah, ReverseVibe is a toxic relationship, at least the way I headcanon it. But I’m sure it contained moments of happiness and tenderness--as well as Cisco feeling like he mattered for the first time in his adult life.
earthysoil replied to your link “Cisco's Wonderful Life of Doom - ChristineQuizMachine - The Flash (TV...”
oh my gosh i remember reading this! great job pal!
Oh, wow, thanks for saying that! I’m always happy to hear from people who liked reading my stuff. :)
(Honestly, I felt a little weird about posting links to the ‘Life of Doom’ stories here, since they were published a while back. But the ReverseVibe tag on Tumblr is a little...dead...so I figured it couldn’t exactly hurt to do so...)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 45,301
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV)
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne, Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells, Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart, Hartley Rathaway/Leonard Snart, Ronnie Raymond/Caitlin Snow
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Eobard Thawne, Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells, Leonard Snart, Mick Rory, Mark Mardon, Clyde Mardon, Caitlin Snow, Brie Larvan
Additional Tags / Warnings: Doomworld, Established Relationship, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Love Bombing, Memory Alteration, Non-Explicit Sex, Possessive Thawne, Asshole Leonard Snart, Not-so-oblivious Cisco, Some of the tagged characters don’t appear until later chapters, Technically an AU because I’m bad at remembering dates.
➡️Please see individual chapter notes for additional warnings!⬅️
In Doomworld, Cisco Ramon has a great life. He’s head of R&D at S.T.A.R. Labs and is engaged to the brilliant and handsome Eobard Thawne. But the more Cisco thinks about himself, his history, and his relationships, the less things add up. Throw some disturbing dreams into the mix, and he’s got to admit that either he’s losing his mind…or something isn’t right.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 4,080
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne, Cisco Ramon/Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells, Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Eobard Thawne, Leonard Snart, Mick Rory
Additional Tags / Warnings: Doomworld, Jealousy, Established Relationship, Possessive Thawne, Asshole Leonard Snart, Oblivious Cisco, Fluff, Please ignore the fact that this story's title is totally an Invader Zim reference, Thawne is not a good guy but he's not the villain in this story
In Doomworld, Eobard Thawne has the devotion—and total adoration—of his fiancé, Cisco Ramon. This does not stop him from getting pissed off when he catches Leonard Snart flirting with Cisco.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 6,313
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014)
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Cisco Ramon/Leonard Snart, Barry Allen/Iris West
Characters: Cisco Ramon, Leonard Snart, Barry Allen, Iris West, Caitlin Snow
Additional Tags / Warnings: Friends With Benefits, Secrets, Very Light BDSM, Pre-Relationship, Canon-Typical Violence, Leonard Snart Being an Asshole, Title may change if I come up with something better
“When I let myself in, you two were…well, it looked like you were…” His lips didn’t want to form the words. “What is going on here?!”
“Uh…about that…” Cisco wrung his hands together. He opened and closed his mouth a couple times, then shot Snart a desperate ‘please-help-me-out-here’ look.
Barry makes a surprise visit to Cisco’s apartment and learns a secret.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Words: 4,908
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom(s): The Flash (TV 2014), Freedom Fighters: The Ray (Web Series)
Rating: Teen And Up
Relationships: Earth-X Leonard "Leo" Snart/Ray Terrill
Characters: Earth-X Leonard "Leo" Snart, Ray Terrill, Cisco Ramon, Caitlin Snow
Additional Tags / Warnings: Quarantine, Sick Character, Married Life, Angst with a Happy Ending, Comfort Food, Nazi mention, Hospitalization, Brief Discussions of Death and Dying
The original plan was three days in quarantine. That was the arrangement Leo had agreed to instead of freezing the isolation chamber wall, kicking it in, and then carrying his husband off to take care of him in the privacy of their home—Leo’s own status as a “vulnerable non-meta” be damned. But then Ray’s symptoms had persisted, so the lockdown was officially extended to seven days. And Ray and Leo had found out only the night before that it had been increased once again, this time to a total of ten days. Just as a precaution. Just to make sure that Ray had completely recovered from that pathogen exposure and wasn’t a public health hazard.
With Ray stuck in quarantine, it falls on Leo to keep his husband's spirits up. Never underestimate the power of Earth-1 comfort food!
Written as a gift for Hale Fannar Ethan @hfeproductions as part of the Arrowverse Quarantine Fic-Exchange @arrowversequarantinefic-exchange
When I think about choosing between Harrisco and ColdVibe…my brain just goes to ColdVibeWells.
(Cisco is at Harry's mansion on Earth-2, talking to Len on a trans-dimensional phone)
Cisco: "...So, the problem with the micro-engine prototype was actually NOT as big of a deal as Harry made it out to be. Shouldn't take too long to fix. I'll be back on Earth-1 in a day or two."
Len: "Okay. You're taking care of yourself, right?"
Cisco: "Of course! And Harry's taking good care of me, too--as usual."
Len: "Well, we DO like to spoil you, Pretty Baby."
Cisco: "I know. Hey, someone asked me the other day why I have two boyfriends, and I told them that it was because one person couldn't handle all of *this* pure, unbridled sex appeal!"
*Harry walks into the room*
Harry: "Ramon, have we--UGH! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD; I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE TO CLOSE THE BATHROOM DOOR WHEN YOU'RE POOPING!"
Cisco: "Harry, chill. Len, do you--?"
Len: "Wait, Cisco, are you really talking to me while you’re taking a shit?! "
Cisco: "Yes."
Len: "THAT'S DISGUSTING."
Harry: "I KNOW, RIGHT?!"
Cisco: "Alright, if you two are just gonna rag on me, I'm gonna hang up the phone!" ¬_¬
I wrote this in the Flarrowverse Shipyard Discord Server a few days ago, but I feel like I should post it here, too:
I really, REALLY hope that, after Crisis is over, and the paragons have managed to restore the multiverse somehow, there's a scene where Harry Wells is in his office on Earth-2, looking confused, because he feels like SOMETHING just happened, but he's not sure what.
Suddenly, a breach opens up, and Cisco pops out. Harry gets up to ask Cisco what he's doing on Earth-2, but before he can get the words out, Cisco just runs up and wraps him up in a big hug. He's crying quietly. And Harry, still confused but now a little concerned, hugs him back, trying to calm him down. Then Jesse walks into the office, presumably to ask her dad if he has the same uncanny feeling that she does, and Cisco grabs her and pulls HER into the hug, too.
Both Welles are completely clueless as to why Cisco's so upset and so relieved to see them, but they just kind of let him have a moment before they try to speak.
