always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity

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azzie-the-angel‌:

Asmodel was going to enjoy watching her fail. Scratch that, he was going to relish it. Was he that annoyingly cocky? Of course not. He had too much class for this demon pettiness. Her first mistake was not giving respect to those before her….

If you must know. As if he didn’t have better things to do than idle chitchat with this annoying prick in his side. His eyes narrowed at the words family time. John. “Sounds like you’re the black sheep at family gatherings.”

“Oh, I hope so.” Annie chimed with a slight song in her voice. In truth, she had never experienced a full family gathering. The closest she had ever come was when both her fathers and sister were alive. No. Now was special. Now was the calm - the deep breath before the oncoming storm.

Stepping back, Annie felt the conversation had run it’s course. Her plans may need slight alteration to accommodate the fallen angel, but nothing Annie couldn’t manage. “I take it you’re off to see granddaddy now?” Annie’s tone was mocking. “Give him a kiss and tell him I said hi.”

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nosuchthingasinnocent‌:

“Good to know.” Amelia chuckled as she took a sip of her drink. “So, where are you from, if you’re the new girl in town?”

“Midway City,” Annie replied. It wasn’t a complete lie, her family had lived in Midway City for a time. Just not in the current decade. “It’s nice. But nice gets boring so I decide for a little change of scene. So far, so good.”

She sipped her drink, tongue darting out briefly to run over her lips and savour the taste. “What about you?”

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themanbeneaththehood‌:

As in my sister.

Sami had a sister. Oliver couldn’t stomp out the warming flame that fanned in his heart. Despite her current interloping in the past, at least he knew that William had a wonderful little life up until this point. He had two beautiful and bright daughters that loved each other enough to breech through to the past. Time travel was truly the weirdest concept to date. Everything about it made him uneasy. He’d rather be force choked by Damian Darhk. 

Her hollowing speech left him reeling. “Why don’t we go talk about this somewhere a more private?” Oliver skepticism blossomed with a stark speed but he pushed it farther down into his soul. Not everyone was the enemy.  

As expected, Oliver was a man of few words. However, those he did say were to the point, holding more weight than a long winded speech. Annie nodded, agreeing that the conversation was probably best held elsewhere.

“Lead the way,” Annie replied, a look of hope passing over her features despite the fact she didn’t actually feel it. The more they talked, the more Annie believed she would be able to manipulate the situation into her favor. But first, she had to earn the man she called Papa’s trust.

“Oh,” she continued, reaching out to him as if she suddenly thought of something and wanted to physically grab his attention. “Can we keep this between us for now? Please. I don’t want to upset Nana and Sami.”

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nosuchthingasinnocent‌:

“Amelia Chase. It’s nice to meet you, Annie.” She smirked after rhyming off the woman’s order while her own was placed. “Only just got here and I’ve got a drink order and a name, should I take that as a good sign?”

The name didn’t sound familiar to Annie but then again there was no way she could remember every name of every person alive in 2020. A mirroring smirk curled at her lips, seemingly pleased to have found someone who appeared to be a like minded individual. “So far you seem to be playing your cards right.” Annie complimented. “Keep going and who knows where that might lead.”

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alliexmurphyxmusicx‌:

“I’m sub-par at best, but thanks,” she mused, knowing she definitely wasn’t the best in the industry, but it was nice to hear a little praise every once and a while. “Yeah, my music apparently wasn’t good enough for the vibe of the coffeehouse.” Most of her songs had the vibe of a coffeehouse, but the lyrics were much darker than the manager had expected. “I really shouldn’t, but thank you. That’s nice of you, but it’s better for everyone if I just keep my music as just that – mine.”

“Don’t sell yourself short,” Annie threw back, her tone oddly encouraging.

As the woman rebuffed her offer to cover for her, Annie scoffed in disbelief. “Let me tell you a little secret,” Annie continued leaning close. “Most people here.” Her eyes darted around the room and then back to the woman. “They aren’t actually listening to the songs. They just want to get their chai lattes and espressos and go. But the odd few that do listen… they’re the ones worth knowing. They want to hear your story.”

Standing back, Annie folded her arms across her chest as if waiting for the woman to decide. “Your choice.”

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thelegendaryhawkman‌:

“Well, I like it, so I guess I must be dated too.” Carter chuckled, before nodding at her words. “By law, it is yeah, so nobody, not even your dads can kick you outta here.” He mused with a small shrug. “Though it sounds like they might just be typical protective parents. Can’t really blame them.”

“Thought we already established you’re prehistoric.” She giggled, the smile said there were no hard feelings - just a friendly tease.

Annie was pleased Carter didn’t seem to pick up on her obvious lying - at least, not outwardly. He might have picked up on it and was going along to keep the ‘Cool Uncle’ persona. Whatever, Annie didn’t actually care.

“Couldn’t be more opposite, actually.” Annie sighed a little. “Both safe and secure in their protected bubbles, obvious to anything outside. They don’t even know I exist.” Well, it was true. In 2020 her parents were children living away in secure locations and hadn’t even met each other let alone all the rest of the drama that was their lives.

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azzie-the-angel‌:

“Better to be chosen once than not chosen at all.” Asmodel didn’t need demon patronizing him because despite his wings having been clipped, they needed to remember to respect a heavenly presence in their midst. He may be disgraced but he still had his power. “Funny, that’s what I said once upon a time. Don’t get ahead of yourself.”

Asmodel tilted his head at her brazen disrespect - not uncommon for a demon but even the worst of them knew their place in the pecking order. “Of course and unfortunately seen it firsthand a couple of times…” his lips curled up in a saucy smile. “So until your day of reckoning are you enjoying yourself? Or just plotting in the shadows.”

“Ooo, sound advice. I know what I’m doing.” Annie sneered, her confidence outweighing how childish she sounded. Annie may not have been around since the beginning of time but felt she wasn’t stupid enough to repeat the mistakes of those that tried before her.

Annie was unmoved by Asmodel’s little smirk, knowing it would frustrate the fallen angel to not hold any sway over her. “If you must know, I’m having some quality family time. It’s so nice to have them all in one place.” Her tone held an underlying note that something was scheming in the back of her mind. “Well, almost all. But I am sure the others will return soon.”

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struckbylightningflash‌:

‘Have I reached the speed of light yet?’

Barry pondered the thought for a moment before shaking off his own curiosity. “I don’t really follow the Flash like that. It’s possible,” he shrugged with a feigned indifference. Her excitement fired off a small bit of worry in him. This had to be shock, right? No one ever really enjoyed this kind of chaos; at least not good people. 

“It’s one way to be introduced to a city…” he trailed off. “I think that’s all I need from you, ma’am, unless you have anything else you can remember.” 

“I’m not really a follower myself. Just going by what I’ve heard around.” Annie shrugged, continuing her act of being just a fresh face in the city. The Flash wasn’t exactly a hide in the shadows vigilante so it wasn’t completely obscure that people talked about him. 

“Where I’m from, there’s no such thing as people with powers or wearing crazy costumes. Most shocking thing that happened was whenever a new smart phone landed and there was a line up around the block.” Another partial truth, after all, smart phones were completely retro. It was all earpieces and holo-screens in the future. But it was the truth about metas and costumes. Vigilantism had been completely outlawed.

Annie laughed a little at being called ma’am. It was so formal. “Not really. But you can call me Annie.” She smiled politely, feeling it was time to move on. “Is there a way I can contact you if I remember anything else?”

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nosuchthingasinnocent‌:

“That sounds like a fair compromise.” Amelia agreed with a small smirk, leaning on the bartop. “I’ll take a Jack and coke. You?”

“Whiskey sour.” Annie replied with confidence, quite enjoying the direct vibe she was getting off the other woman. She flagged down a bartender and placed the other woman’s order, waiting for her own to be placed before turning her attention back to her. “The name’s Annie Harris. Just in case you want a name to go with that order.”

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thelegendaryhawkman‌:

“Yeah.” Carter laughed as she played off his slip with a joke. Probably just assumed he’d bounced around a few homes in the foster system or something. “Yay me. Although, I don’t think this club is that bad, is it? And I’m going to assume if you’re here you’re allowed to be.” He shrugged.

“It’s not bad. Music is a little dated but sometimes it’s nice to hear the classics.” Of course, to Annie, everything was dated or a classic. But she had overheard from someone earlier that they hadn’t heard a song in forever, so she figured it was safe to assume the songs weren’t something recent. 

“I’m allowed.” She answered a little more quickly than intended, bringing her drink to her lips to cover her rapid response. Annie knew she wasn’t technically allowed but rules could be bent slightly. After all, how often was it someone come back from 2065? “I mean, my dads don’t know I’m here but I don’t need their permission. Twenty-one is an adult, right?”

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struckbylightningflash‌:

Barry curbed the confused curl of his brows at her description. The only light based metas that he had come into contact with was Dr. Light. Not even in DeVeo’s patch of metas, there was no one with that skill set. Had the breeches between the worlds split wide open? His heart quickened at the grim consequence if it had. 

“No, no” he shooed away her doubt. “It’s not. This is Central City. We’ve got a guy who can run faster than the speed of sound. This is very normal actually.” 

The frown on Barry’s face indicated that he hadn’t heard of the meta she described either. Or maybe he was just good at acting. For some reason Annie doubted the latter.

She gave him a little smile in a show that she appreciated his effort to shoo her doubt. Of course, Annie didn’t need it. She knew how crazy Central City was in this time. It was only going to get worse.

“I heard it was the speed of light,” Annie commented out of interest.  To know that the Flash hadn’t reached his top speed yet, could play an intriguing role in the events she knew were to come in the future. “Or is that like, media exaggeration or something?”

“Sorry. I knew what I was getting into moving to Central City. I just didn’t think I’d witness a meta attack on my third day here. It’s kind of exciting, actually.”

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thelegendaryhawkman‌:

“Sure, like an uncle.” Carter agreed with a small laugh. “Never got the chance to be an uncle. Always seemed to be an only child.” He mused to himself, before realising his small slip. “I am an only child, I mean. So no nieces or nephews for me.”

Annie played confused at the slip, giving him a questioning look. “Seemed to be an only child? Guess you’ve bounced around a few different families considering you’re millions of year old.” On one hand, anyone over hearing their conversation could make the assumption that he was in foster care or something. It was an easy cover story. But Annie knew the truth behind the jest.

“Fine, you’ve just adopted one.” Annie pushed herself into the new title, taking another sip of her drink. "I don’t actually have a cool Uncle. All the others I have wouldn’t let me hang out in a place like this. So you’re already winning points with me.”

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nosuchthingasinnocent‌:

A small smirk tugged at Amelia’s lips - the brazen line was usually something she would go with, but she hadn’t even gotten the chance this time. “Well, I’m new in town too. Maybe you should be the one buying me a drink.” She shot back, turning to look properly at the woman she had sidled up next to.

Annie’s lips curled upward at the bold reply as she unashamedly took in the sight of the other woman. “Mmm, looks like we’re at a stalemate.” Annie purred, earlier sweetness melting away. “Perhaps we should buy each other a drink and get better acquainted?” 

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katexkane‌:

kate’s lips turned up into a hint of a smile as she chuckled. “i practically know every frequenter of this place. i might be able to tell you if your old friend has actually been here.”

“John Constantine,” The name rolled of her tongue easily, wondering if the other woman had actually heard of him or not. Annie knew he didn’t have the most favourable reputation but it didn’t hurt to inquire. Adding a tale of injustice may help too. 

“He... well, he’s not actually an old friend. He conned a far bit of money out of my family on some bogus apartment cleansing ritual and I just want to find him so I can get my family’s money back.” She spun the story in what she presumed was a believable manner. After all, those that knew John knew he had a crooked side.

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holyxsmoak‌:

“You know what, I hate the idea of you being all by yourself in that apartment. Why don’t you come over for dinner, maybe a movie? I’ll put Sami down, and we can find something that doesn’t have animated characters,” Felicity offered. This woman was special, Felicity just knew it. And there was something around her that reminded her of Oliver when she first met him. This woman needed her, and dammit if Felicity would fail her. 

She reached out a stroked Annie’s head, “Please,” Felicity asked. “I know I’m not your Nana, but I think I’m becoming a pretty good one, and maybe I can sub until yours comes back to you,” Felicity offered the sweet girl. 

Felicity frowned, Newcastle, where had she heard that before? Before shaking it off, she’d remember eventually, “Well, just know that Dads and Papa’s can be incredibly stubborn. I’m married to one. And you know what drives him nuts; I’m a hocker. I will pester him and pester him until he either fixes the problem, i.e., no longer runs from the problem. Or until he tells me what that problem and my brilliant, genius mind finds a solution for him to fix the problem with. Just keep at it. Demons are often of our own making, so they seem bigger than they really are.”

The offer was unexpected, after all, they had only just met. But the side of her that she had ignored for so long was now overjoyed at the prospect of spending time with her family, even if that family had no idea who she was. Her demonic side growled silently in her mind in protest.

“Well if it means saving you from rerun after rerun of animated characters, then I guess I can’t refuse.” Annie smiled back, shoving the darker side of her tainted soul into a corner. She had no vendetta against Felicity, but if Annie played her cards right, the woman was a powerful ally to have in 2020.

She closed her eyes briefly at the stroke to her head, allowing the calm to wash over her. Opening them again, she sighed softly and nodded. “You have a really generous heart, you know that?” Annie countered. “From what I hear, that’s one of the best qualities a Nana can have.”

The longer Felicity talked, the more Annie felt human again. Oh, there was still the vibration of power humming in the background, but it felt like dull white noise in Felicity’s presence. “Maybe I should send you in to pester my grandfather when he gets back. I think you would have more success in changing anyone’s mind than me.”

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thelegendaryhawkman‌:

“Yeah, I’ve been told that before.” Carter agreed with a small chuckle. “I’m sure you can, just… call it a paternal instinct or something.” He shrugged. Being a vigilante or superhero tended to come with a wild protective streak, even with complete strangers.

“Paternal instinct?” She laughed, finding his protective streak more amusing than anything else. “What? Like an uncle?” Annie continued to tease as she toyed with the tiny straw in her drink.

“I guess I could live with that.”

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themanbeneaththehood‌:

Hope wasn’t the adjective he would use for himself. Too stubborn to fail. That seemed far more accurate. Star City would not fail so long as he lived and breathed. Oliver made a vow that he would never bow to the towering tyranny or passive adminstration that set the innocent ablaze to save its own hide. 

His expression softened at the conflict that colored her expression for a moment before it faded. The scrambling ringing sounded in his head at the jarring revelation. 

Magic has always been above your pay grade, papa.

There was only one person in this universe that ever uttered such an endearing pet name. The trivialities of time travel seemed to compete in a furious battle with his firm belief in logic trumping all. Sami was currently safely enjoying a girl’s day with Felicity. She’s only four. This woman before him bared similar features but she’s far from a toddler. His mouth grew drier at the implication of yet another version visiting from the future. 

“She, as in, you?”

Annie waited, letting the information sink in. Patience wasn’t one thing she had an abundance of but she would wait. Her new plans counted on Oliver being on her side and there was no better way to getting to the man before her than to bring up his family. To tell him who she really was.

“As in my sister.” Annie replied, wanting him to know the truth.

While she could have kept up the charade of being Sami, Annie felt she could gain more pull as the sister that was left behind. The one Rip Hunter left in his mad rush to get back to 2019. The one who was abandoned to face the horrors of the world while the other flourished in a more forgiving past.

A harsh sigh left her lips and she looked away. “Look, I don’t expect you to believe me. You can run a DNA test if you must.” She made the offer freely, knowing it would only reveal what she said to be true. “I just need to get to John Constantine and tell him to never bring his son back here. The less that family is entangled with ours, the better it will be for Sami.”

Annie knew that her plan could potentially put herself at risk of being erased. But she also knew how defiant the magician was. Adam Constantine would return stateside sooner or later and eventually meet her father. It was destiny or some other bullshit.

Her aim, however, was to drive a wedge between the two patriarchs. Between everyone who ever knew John. He was instrumental in the forces against Hell - but leave John Constantine friendless and desperate enough, he will sing a different tune.