RATHAWAY / * !

[purplecyborgnewt]

[forthewinn]

@heroiclives​

Hartley please come pick up your nerd, he’s crying over Star Wars again

[paypiper]

 no. let him cry over it. star trek is clearly better.

[w3atherwitch]

paypiper​:

this is a bit awkward. it’s not unknown that hartley’s been making his side along her father, mark. but hartley thought he had a bit more time before doing the awkward introduction. she seems to take after mark in some ways. ’ right - ’ hartley wouldn’t ever admit to being awkward, but it’s the first time he’s ever met his boyfriend’s kid. ’ mark’s not here. and i have a feeling you’re not supposed to be either. ’

Oh…Joss hesitates. She knows her dad’s been…seeing Hartley? To be honest, despite the fact that she and Mark are closer, they’re not exactly at a point where they discuss their significant others. So, yeah, it’s safe to say she wasn’t expecting…this. “Didn’t know you would be here,” she says in a not quite apologetic tone. 

She clears her throat, raising an eyebrow, regaining her composure. 

“And here I thought getting into places I can’t be in was, like, criminal 101. Relax, I’m not here to steal his copy of ‘one thousand and one ways to perfect a dramatic entrance’, or whatever else you think I’m up to. There’s some shit here that I need,”

[paypiper]

talk about awkward.  julie and mark mardon's kid, joss. has a known history of daddy issues and a complicated moral alignment. and dark matter object that never seems to leave her hands. his hands are moving to pull their black jacket closer to them, arms folding over his chest. ' well see i asked mark about coming back to my place, but his was closer. ' his words are matching the tone of her own and throwing it back.

hartley has much more words on their tongue but every one of them would likely put him on bad footing with her. and while he doesn't care particularly about it, he's not looking to cause drama in this department. despite it being his default nature. he knows it would cause issues between mark and joss.

' and what could there possibly be here for you ? ' he doesn't mean for it to come off as standoffish as it does, but hartley is using a hand to push up their glasses. ' maybe i can help or something. '

[paypiper]

@mcrdon

it's a simple gift. at least, considered what hartley grew up with. but expensive gifts and objects aren't really mark's cup of tea, they're well aware. it's cheap, but it's more meaningful. pack of black shirts are held out to him. ' all your shirts have lighting burns in them. so. i got you some new ones. '

[paypiper]

@w3atherwitch​ liked !

this is a bit awkward. it's not unknown that hartley's been making his side along her father, mark. but hartley thought he had a bit more time before doing the awkward introduction. she seems to take after mark in some ways. ' right - ' hartley wouldn't ever admit to being awkward, but it's the first time he's ever met his boyfriend's kid. ' mark's not here. and i have a feeling you're not supposed to be either. '

[paypiper]

@hamelinbound​  ♡ ‘d !

’  you  know  you’re  not  supposed  to  be  here.  ’  gaze  raises  to  her,  and  a  tilt  of  their  head.  ’  how  did  you  even  get  here  ?  ’  that  doesn’t  make  him  any  less  excited  to  see  her.  the  only  remaining  part  of  his  family  that  hartley  gave  any  care  about.  but  he’s  currently  got  his  hands  in  some  less  than  legal  cookie  jar.  ’  are  you  okay  ?  ’

[hamelinbound]

“Are you?” Jerrie tries not to let the tears she feels welling up in her eyes cloud her wide-eyed gaze. “I – I don’t care about that or them.” She practically spits the word out. Like her brother whose stinging tone she reminds herself not to take too much to heart, she’s grown embittered, especially towards their parents. “I came to see you because I miss you so much and – and I wanted to know if you were alright and that I still love you no matter what…”

[paypiper]

' hey - hey - '  hartley is quick to try and comfort her, even if he's got more than one thing on his mind right now. like the fact if their parents find out that jerrie keeps taking off like this, it's only going to somehow make them hate him more. if that's even possible. or they're going to start getting brash with jerrie. ' just - take a breath. i'm okay. ' as okay as one can be when disowned by their parents, among other things. but not everything is bad. hartley would rather be in his current situation than pretend to be someone he's not for his parents sake for another second.

[paypiper]

@hamelinbound​  ♡ ‘d !

'  you  know  you're  not  supposed  to  be  here.  '  gaze  raises  to  her,  and  a  tilt  of  their  head.  '  how  did  you  even  get  here  ?  '  that  doesn't  make  him  any  less  excited  to  see  her.  the  only  remaining  part  of  his  family  that  hartley  gave  any  care  about.  but  he's  currently  got  his  hands  in  some  less  than  legal  cookie  jar.  '  are  you  okay  ?  '

[halbarryislife]

get to know: hartley rathaway (5/?)

“It’s time to pay the piper!”

[forthewinn]

paypiper​:

ah. so he wants something from them. not surprising, everyone usually does. hartley’s moving to stand up from his chair, arms moving to fold over his chest. ‘ alright. you’ve got my attention. what is it ? ’ color their interest peaked, hartley often likes to see how other’s work on their own creations, interesting to see things from another viewpoint. not that hartley would ever admit that any way was better than their own. 

Pursing his lips, Winn put his hands in his pockets as he tried to figure out exactly how he was going to go about this. “So, I’m working on this suit for Supergirl.” Could he really bring up that he worked for the DEO? Did they know about it? Winn wasn’t sure but he didn’t want to push his luck either. “And I can’t seem to get it to withstand Kryptonite for long periods of time. I was hoping you’d look at it with me.” 

[paypiper]

there’s a tilt of their head, silent contemplation. ‘ kryptonite is just a rock. i mean, to you and me and everyone else, except kryptonians. we know it’s one of the few things that makes them weak, but has anyone done any particular research as to why ? rather than it just does ? maybe start there. less an issue with the suit, and more probably more complex reactions. star labs doesn’t exactly have a lot of research on aliens. ’ it’s not like they were otherwise busy. a side eye glance to their desk, attempting to suck up pride maybe. ‘ how good are you regarding sounds ? ’ it’s the specialty that hartley prides themselves on, but they’ve been working on their current project for days and still can’t get it to function right.

[paypiper]

 that thing with mardon ? the holding hands, the dates ? oh yeah he’s thinking about it a lot. 

[forthewinn]

paypiper​:

‘ what’s the reason for your visit again ? because i’m pretty sure it wasn’t to look over my shoulder. ’ light above his project is quickly shut off, moving to put some papers of writing over it to conceal it from view. ‘ if you’re looking for allen, i don’t keep up with him. ’

“No that’s not why I’m here.” Although that’s certainly what he was doing. “I actually came here to see you.” Was that stupid? Probably. But there were very few people that Winn trusted with the projects he was working on with Supergirl, and well Barry had his hands full. “Not in like a weird creepy way, but like I need your brain kind of way.” 

[paypiper]

ah. so he wants something from them. not surprising, everyone usually does. hartley’s moving to stand up from his chair, arms moving to fold over his chest. ‘ alright. you’ve got my attention. what is it ? ’ color their interest peaked, hartley often likes to see how other’s work on their own creations, interesting to see things from another viewpoint. not that hartley would ever admit that any way was better than their own. 

[forthewinn]

paypiper​:

‘  if i had wanted your opinion i would have asked for it. ’ it’s a light snap towards the other’s direction, hand moving to push glasses further up their nose. ‘ i need it for a project of my own, rather than cisco’s senseless gadgets for whoever happens to be bad guy of the week. ’

“First of all, you don’t have to be rude.” Winn replied as he took a step closer to Hartley. “Second of all, I don’t have anything against your project. In fact I think it’s pretty cool that you like having projects to work on. As someone who likes to work with their hands, I understand. But you have to at least wear safety glasses.” 

[paypiper]

‘ what’s the reason for your visit again ? because i’m pretty sure it wasn’t to look over my shoulder. ’ light above his project is quickly shut off, moving to put some papers of writing over it to conceal it from view. ‘ if you’re looking for allen, i don’t keep up with him. ’

[forthewinn]

@heroiclives​

“Is that safe?” Winn asked as he stood at the other end of the hall. “I mean that’s super cool that you can do that, but like there has to be a safer way to do it.” 

[paypiper]

‘  if i had wanted your opinion i would have asked for it. ’ it’s a light snap towards the other’s direction, hand moving to push glasses further up their nose. ‘ i need it for a project of my own, rather than cisco’s senseless gadgets for whoever happens to be bad guy of the week. ’

[paypiper]

  ‘ yes, we get it. you have a thing for the flash. ’

[paypiper]

@mcrdon​

it’s not the first time they’ve worked with people that typically don’t want to help them. and mark mardon has every reason not to. from the plane crash, to clyde mardon. it’s why hartley’s trying to make him comfortable, at the very least. extend the olive branch. it doesn’t help the fact that hartley’s got a past of dating someone on the opposite side of the chess board. it registers that mark is dangerous, but the other’s ability to manipulate weather on a molecular level is fascinating, among other things. there is a part of hartley that knows he finds himself holding somewhat of a crush. it’s happened before, and usually didn’t end well. mark’s standing awkwardly in the star labs, keeping his hands to himself, but hartley can see where his eyes are roaming over the various technology on the walls. hartley’s hands are full. a cup of coffee, and a small bag of take out food. hartley had no idea what to get him, but he’s been dealing with them for hours, he doubts that he isn’t hungry. there’s a glance up to him as hartley moves to stick it on the table next to mark. ‘ i – brought you something to eat. i didn’t know what you like so i just kinda – took a guess ? i figured the least we could do was get you some food. ’

[paypiper]

@mcrdon​

a careful hand moves to pick up the white furred rat, and moves to set her down into the small little structure that's been decorated as her home. moon almost squeaks happily, as she darts in. ' you know, instead of just staring at me, you could do something about it. '  hartley moves to turn to face mark, an eyebrow raised, though their face has a not so subtle smirk. one of amusement, or mischievous, it's not quite clear.  ' or i could find something else to occupy my time. '

[paypiper]

@mcrdon​

there’s a hand that moves to reach out, taking a hold of mark’s arm, as hartley moves to stand closer to him. hartley usually doesn’t do too much public displays of affection, but they’re okay with this. they’ve initiated it. ’ you know we don’t have to stand here and listen to him right ? we can just leave. ’ could be doing much better things anyways. there’s an annoyed roll of hartley’s eyes behind their glasses. ’ you’re not just some distraction to be used all the time. ’

[mcrdon]

     He’s the muscle of the Rogues. He’s not shocked, stands to reason– he’s the one with the most destructive powers, he can cause the most amount of damage in the least amount of time. He turns his head, presses a soft kiss to Hartley’s cheek, the corner of his lip quirking in amusement. “ Yeah, I know. Rather be spendin’ my time with you anyways. ” There’s a gentle tug, and then he’s leaving Snart high and dry. “ C’mon, Hart. ”

[paypiper]

there’s a glance up to mark, eyes looking over his face when mark gives a kiss to his cheek. hartley can feel the slight shade of red that spreads over their face, but there’s no complaint about it. hartley doesn’t like leonard snart. for several reasons. the fact that quite literally gives hartley goosebumps, for a reason he can’t place, is the least of it. annoying, is a good word. overconfident. thinks he has more power than he does. ‘ next time, we could just not show up. ’ hartley suggests, a hand moving to push their glasses further up their nose. ‘ at the very least, he could stop wasting your time. ’