#olivarryweek2019

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Thea: Happy Olivarry Week!

Oliver: Happy what now?

Thea: Olivarry Week. Where we celebrate your love for Barry.

Oliver:

Oliver: This was your idea, wasn't it.

Barry: You can't prove that.

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DCTV moodboards: Olivarry - Barry is a SCPD CSI au.

Made for Day Four: Free Day for @olivarryweek2019. More behind the cut (roughly 850 words) or read on Ao3 here.

why don't you run from me   

Barry Allen has been a problem for him for some time. When he unofficially starts asking questions in the shadier parts of town the young man surprises Oliver. He'd hoped his light intimidation tactics would be enough to dissuade Barry from asking too many questions, or questions to the wrong people. If only that had stopped him from doing anything that could be considered risky in aid of solving The Arrow mystery...

No such luck. Barry is down at the docks when a major Vertigo deal goes down and Oliver almost impales him by accident. It's time for a more direct intimidation style. He hadn't wanted to waste the time on a face-to-face confrontation but Barry isn't going to stop without a more convincing argument.

Barry had at least minimal good sense this time, he brought a gun for protection. A gun that he points at Oliver in response to the arrow aimed at him, but Oliver can tell Barry won't shoot him. The way he holds the gun shows he's inexperienced, not ready to fire on anyone; it's a half-hearted measure he can't see Barry following through on unless desperate. Barry isn't a threat unless he turns out to be faster than Oliver.

“Go home,” he says gruffly, advancing on Barry, ignoring the fact that Barry raises the gun higher in response,  “Stay home. Stick to your day job if you know what's good for you and your family.”

That should be the end of it. He thinks it is as Barry drops his aim.

“I can't do that...Oliver.”

So many people have accused Oliver Queen of being the Arrow since he appeared, the threat of that knowledge wouldn't seem meaningful coming from most people. Except, he's read Barry's case files courtesy of Felicity's hacking profile on the man. So he knows Barry is good. Not a detective but he could have been if he'd wanted. None of the files showed any evidence against Oliver he would worry about, purely circumstantial, but it's possible Barry's linked things together uniquely with his overview of it all to come to the correct conclusion.

“Not a very original guess, Mr. Allen. You should definitely stick to your day job.”

“I'm not wrong.” The strength of conviction in his words makes Oliver pause but Barry doesn't stop there. “Oliver Queen is The Arrow. You're The Arrow. You are Oliver Queen and nothing you cook up to misdirect everyone else is gonna make me change my mind.”

Oliver sighs. He hates this night. He hates that Barry is right and not willing to back down either. Too morally upright to be intimidated, or to know what's good for him. This is a crossroads moment where what they each do next determines the paths that each of their lives will follow.

“I want to help. Use me. Use my connections.”

Oliver breathes in deep, trying to grapple with this new development. Barry's idea is awful, he shouldn't get involved in this life and he doubts Barry could lie to save his life based on the recon he'd done on him over the last few months. Oliver doesn't want more people in danger because of him but Barry also isn't likely to go away and him kept quiet by being a help is a better alternative to being exposed.

A small slither of emotion inside him remains rebelliously pleased at the outcome though, despite every instinct of his saying no to this. Maybe Oliver had done a little more recon on the guy than strictly necessary and he hadn't hated what he saw. There's something about Barry Allen that makes him feel hopeful again, like a light shone on the world around him – someone true and bright and good in the face of the terrible things in the world. There are days when Oliver wants to be more than the weapon he's made himself into - when he wants more from life than saving other peoples' or taking it from those undeserving - and he can't do that alone. He never says yes to Barry but he doesn't say no either.

The next time he sees Barry, he's impeccably dressed - Oliver Queen for the night, keeping up appearances - and Barry could just be another overly cocktailed customer at Verdant. Only, he knows Barry didn't happen to stumble into his club and sit in a seat that acts as a perfect stake out position for the corridor to the secret entrance.

When Oliver walks to the door, Barry blunders after him and Oliver doesn't stop him following him through it. There doesn't appear to be any stopping Barry Allen in general and insistence like that seems to be a prerequisite all the members of the team possess. Barry's tipsy grin as he gapes at the contents of The Foundry is so wide and wowed, and then suddenly focused on Oliver with the same level of enthusiasm and awe. He could get used to that. He shouldn't, but he could. It can't hurt to think that if he keeps it to himself.

[olivarryweek]

Here are your themes for Olivarry Week 2019!

•Day One (Sunday June 23)– High School/College AU

•Day Two (Monday June 24)– Dark AU

•Day Three (Tuesday June 25)– Detective Oliver Queen

•Day Four (Wednesday June 26)– Free Day

•Day Five (Thursday June 27)– Apocalypse AU

•Day Six (Friday June 28)– Social Media AU

•Day Seven (Saturday June 29)– Fake/Pretend Relationship

Friendly reminder that:

—Reblogs will happen throughout the week, so remember to have #olivarryweek2019 (no spaces) in your first five tags.

—You can make anything! Fics, fan art, gifsets, fan vids, etc, as long as they relate to both the prompt and Olivarry.

—Rules can be found here if you are unfamiliar with them.

Side Note: Unfortunately, my laptop no longer works. Due to tumblr’s wonky app, if your tumblr post includes a link, please send it in so I can see it! 💛

[tigstripe]

Thea: If you could have the perfect dream wedding, but one of you had to wear a dress, would you do it?

Oliver:

Barry: Absolutely.

Oliver: You're not wearing a dress to our wedding.

Barry: Aw, does that mean you'd do it?

Oliver:

Oliver: ...Did I just trick myself into wearing a dress?

Barry: Give yourself some credit, Ollie.

Barry: *I* tricked you into wearing a dress.

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“Close Up”

Happy Olivarry Week 2019!

[olivarryweek]

It’s that time, everyone! Vote for what you’d like to see in Olivarry Week this year. (: Please pick 6 entries and submit your responses.

Poll will be run until May 4.

Olivarry Week this year will take place June 23-June 29.

Vote here.

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Olivarry Week: TOMORROW

Olivarry Week starts tomorrow!! It will run from Sunday June 23 to Saturday June 29. Just some quick reminders:

-Submissions MUST have the tag #olivarryweek2019 within your first five tags. The reason for this is so it won’t be missed when I go to reblog it. Must type it like above or else your post will get missed.

-Prompts can be found here if you need a refresher.

-Reblogs will happen throughout the day. If yours get missed at first, don’t worry! I’ll do my best to make sure everyone gets reblogged. (:

-Reminder that anything you post for Olivarry week MUST be of your own creation! Absolutely no stealing is permitted.

-If you need a refresher of the rules for the week, they can be found here. Please follow them. Let’s make sure Olivarry week is enjoyable for everyone!

-If you have any questions at all, please don’t be afraid to ask!! I’m here to help, so ask away!

Can’t wait to see what you all create! (:

[tigstripe]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

To celebrate Olivarry Week 2019, I finally buckled down and updated my Olivarry chapter fic. If you haven’t read it yet, it’s a superhero/vigilante-serious fic with slow burn elements. Check it out if it strikes your fancy!