An older draft of a scene in chapter two of Flash Sideways.
Because I thought it would be funny to show the lecture Lisa is giving her brother in all its original glory. Also because I needed something funny in some of these fics; that story, like so many others I write, gets unfunny very quickly.
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Y'all remember the pinky ring that Sara found so annoying in Legends, right?
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"Still a pity you don't have those super guns anymore," Lisa was saying. "I'd love to see you guys in action."
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"Yeah, well, you know your brother," Mick replied. "He gets insulted when we use too much power against weaker enemies; he doesn't want anyone thinking he needs a super weapon."
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"I mean," Mick continued, one eye beginning to twitch as the tapping got louder, "we only used them the last couple of times because he was obsessed with that speed freak."
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"But usually it's got to be 'ordinary bullets for ord—' goddammit, Len! I am this close to tearing that finger straight off!"
Snart continued to stare pensively out the window, chin resting in the palm of one hand. He lifted the pinky on his other hand—and the offending ring—once more, glanced at Mick to gauge how serious the man's threat was, then folded both hands into his lap with a sigh. He returned to staring out at the darkening sky.
Lisa and Mick exchanged a bewildered look. "You're awful quiet today," Lisa said. She glanced at Mick again then added, "Quiet...er." She gave her brother a playful shove. "Come on, you've barely touched your food. You know grandpa would be upset if he thought you didn't like this place anym—hey! Mick!"
"He's not eating," Mick said through a mouthful of Snart's breakfast. "No sense letting good food go to waste." He grimaced. "Eggs are cold," he complained before devouring another forkful.
"I was thinking about Alexa," Snart admitted before he could stop himself. He braced himself for the usual lecture.
Lisa groaned. "It's been, what? A year now? More? Why do you keep letting that bitch mess with your head? I love you, Lenny, and I would trust you about most anything else, but you have got the worst judgment when it comes to your sex life. She played you, all right? She got what she wanted and took off, and you let her make a fool out of you because you were more interested in getting into her pants than in getting the job done. The sooner you accept that, and the sooner you get over her, the better off you'll be."
The final version of this scene (to be posted to the fic Flash Sideways once I've actually finished that chapter) has Lenny interrupting Lisa before she can get very far; apparently Mr. Stoic can be horribly embarrassed when his baby sister starts criticizing his sex life in public. :D
Not to mention that is not why he was thinking of Alexa. Or so he claims. (Y'all also remember why he mentions Alexa in Legends of Tomorrow, right?)