Made for Femslash February 2021 and square G2 “Fight then make up” on my @flarrowverse-shipyard bingocard.
Iris and Sara are sparring partners who become close friends. They simply get on well, and when the opportunity comes up they become roommates. Sara’s more experienced and can be quite tough on Iris, but Iris wants to become the best she can be so welcomes it. Over time, as they start to reach a more equal level, it’s more common their fights include a bit of trash talk and trying to psych-out the opponent.
Things seem to be going well, until Sara's sister visits and Sara is oddly quiet in the weeks after. Iris has no clue what she's done wrong, or what Laurel has said that's got to Sara, and her attempts to bring it up just result in Sara putting more space between them.
One day, when they unwisely bring that outside frustration into the ring, their anger bleeds over into harsher and harsher words flung at the other. Eventually, they're both out of breath, left standing at a distance but still on guard. Only then Sara says the words that catch Iris completely off guard and take all the fight out of her: 'I love you'.
Canarywest Masquerade Ball AU - “Enchanted to Meet You”
When Iris West receives a mysterious invitation to a ball, she doesn’t know if she attends because she doesn’t know who is hosting the ball or why she’s invited. All the invitation says is that her life will change forever should she attend the ball. Her dad’s voice in her tells her all the reasons she shouldn’t go but her gut tells her she should go. In the end her gut wins out over her dad’s mental caution and she dones the gown and mask the host gave her. What Iris doesn’t know is how true the words on the invitation prove to be when she meets a beautiful and mysterious woman during the ball, who leaves Iris wanting more when the night is over.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Barry Allen/Mick Rory, Sara Lance/Iris West, past Barry Allen/Leonard Snart
Characters: Barry Allen, Mick Rory, Michael Snart - Character, Iris West, William Hand, Nekron (Green Lantern), Sara Lance, Ray Palmer, Cisco Ramon
Additional Tags: Iris West is the Green Lantern, Widower Barry Allen, Matchmaking, Depression, Past Character Death, Mentioned suicide attempt, Possession, Demons, Blackest Night, Warning there be angst, Tragedy, This is still sort of canonverse, Dark
Summary:
Two years ago, Barry lost his fiance. Now, he's in and out of depressive moods, trying to move on with his life with the help of Michael Snart and Mick Rory. But there's something lurking in the dark, reaching out to the land of the living, its hand reaching out to grab Barry...
"I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend because my asshole ex-boyfriend is right over there and he keeps bugging me, wanting to get back together." Laurel + whatever lady you're feeling (I imagine you know which guy I'm imagining as the ex)
okay so I went way overboard but ummmmmm yeah?? I’m really proud of this and also working on chapter 2 at the moment so….
Laurel’s eyes surveyed the room, trying to find an easy place to hide. She located that the restrooms were in the left hallway, but to get there she would have to cross the path of the very person she was trying to avoid.
‘How did I get myself into this one?’ Laurel thought to herself, remembering the events of earlier that day.
Laurel was sitting at her favorite coffee shop, staring expectantly at her best friend. “What’s this about?”
“I need you to go in my place for this gala tonight.” Felicty said, pulling out a invite from her purse. “It would be extremely rude if I ignored their invite, political crap and that, but something came up that I have to attend to. But if I sent my lovely best friend in my place, they might not be as pissed.”
Laurel glanced at the invitation before narrowing her eyes at her sister. “You want me to go to your company’s gala… in your place?”
Felicity waved her hand nonchalantly. “It’s not my gala, it’s just a gala that I’ve donated a lot of money into. But I have a unexpected business meeting in Beijing that I cannot miss.” Felicity gave Laurel her best puppy dog face. “Pretty please? I would owe you big time- and any expenses I will cover.”
Laurel sighed, if there’s one thing she couldn’t do, it was say ‘no’ to Felicity’s puppy face. “Fine. But you owe me big time. I’ll have you know that I’ll be missing out on Grey’s Anatomy for this.”
Laurel ran a hand through her hair, thankful that she decided to leave it down instead of let Felicity pay for her to get a hairstylist that would have made it look like she was a model or something of that sort.
“Felicity owes me big time.” Laurel muttered to herself, eyeing her ex who was getting increasingly closer to her. “If I don’t murder her first.”
Laurel glanced over at the food bar, hoping to stuff as much gourmet cheese into her mouth before she would undoubtedly be noticed by her ex and dragged into an excruciatingly annoying conversation.
She mentally noted at least seven different types of cheeses before she saw her saving grace - someone she actual knew.
keep reading below the cut or on here on ao3
“Iris?” Laurel said, approaching the woman. “Iris West?”
Iris turned around, staring at Laurel for a second before a grin broke out on her face. “Well, damn, if it isn’t Dinah Laurel Lance.” She held her arms out for a hug that Laurel gratefully accepted.
“I gotta say, I’m a little shocked to see you here.” Laurel said after they parted from their hug. “Are you here with one of the companies?”
“Oh god no,” Iris laughed, shaking her head. “I’m a reporter with the Central City Picture News, they wanted someone to come get the scoop on this gala and I got the short straw. What about you? I thought you wanted to be a lawyer?”
Laurel found herself blushing because Iris West remembered that she wanted to be a lawyer - which was a ridiculous thing to blush over because of course she remembered, they were roommates and good friends in collage.
“I’m actually an ADA. I’m here in place of my friend who couldn’t make it, she, uh, put a lot of money into this gala but then had a last minute meeting in Beijing that she couldn’t miss and I have yet to meet someone who can say ‘no’ to Felicity’s puppy dog eyes.” Laurel said, chuckling softly.
Iris raised an eyebrow. “Felicity? As in Felicity Smoak of Smoak Enterprises?”
“That would be her.” Laurel confirmed.
“Do you think she might be willing to do an interview with me?”
Laurel laughed. “She does owe me a rather large favor. I’m sure we could arrange something.”
Iris grinned. “Well it would seem that I too owe you now too.”
“What? No, of course not, this is just helping an old friend out.” Laurel said. “You don’t owe me anything for this.”
“Dinah Laurel Lance, you are too good for your own good.” Iris crossed her arms. “Surely there must be something I can do - and really, I do insist.”
Laurel bit her lip. “Well… I mean there’s one thing - but I really couldn’t ask it of you-”
Iris cut her off with a look. “Lance, I really insist that you do.”
Laurel took a breath. “I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend because my asshole ex-boyfriend is right over there and he keeps bugging me, wanting to get back together.”
“Say no more,” Iris said, holding out her arm for Laurel to hook her own with. “Which rich straight white douchebag is he?”
Laurel laughed, though it was mostly out of relief but god had she missed Iris.
chapter 2 will be posted on ao3! so stay tuned please!!!
