#Oliver queen

[thelibrarian1895]

If your sibling is a rogue then make the best of it

I would like to think that Jason is very Hondo Onakha about kidnapping, very dramatic, fairly polite/chill to the one he kidnapped, minimal trauma, very professional overall but also very theatrical. Out of anyone in Gotham to have as your kidnapper, Jason aka the Red Hood is by far the very best person.

ALL of Jason's family whether they be legal, biological, emotional, or honorary, will absolutely try to convince Jason to kidnap them to get them out of some stupid civilian event. Whether or not Jason will go along with it will depend on several factors such as:

Does this benefit Bruce and get him out of a boring civilian event too? Then so sorry, you're just going to have to suffer!

How busy is Jason at the moment? Because being a drug lord and vigilante is actually pretty time consuming and kidnapping can be a lot of work for potentially very little gain.

What does Jason get out of it? Yes money is all well and good but Jason is rich by his own merits and can just steal from Bruce whenever, there's got to be more to it!

When is the last time Jason has kidnapped this sibling? He can't do it too often or it gets less effective. He has a reputation to maintain after all!

It may also depend on which sib is asking and what they need to be "saved" from.

Dick asks to be kidnapped from a bachelor auction charity? Ha! No chance, sorry Dickie! He will be there though and take pictures and laugh. (And also join all the other siblings who are stalking Dick and the winner of the auction in the event the winner wasn't one of the Bats or an invited member of the JL or Titans using Bruce's money) Dick asking to be kidnapped from a gala or some opening night of trendy place he's at to maintain civilian status? Maybe but the bribe has to be considerable. And it cannot benefit Bruce. Dick's normal bribes consist of taking some tedious part of an investigation over for Jason or getting intel from JL databases for Jason and the Outlaws.

Cass? Anytime and always, favorite sister who can beat him up has special kidnapping privileges, though they did stop for a very long time when some weirdos put out the theory that the Red Hood was in love with Gotham's Princess. (idk if Cass is considered Gotham's Princess in any version of canon but she is to me) Cass does still repay Jason in the form of Black Bat keeping an eye on Jason's territory when he's out of Gotham for any significant length of time.

Tim? He does owe the kid for several incidents and Tim normally doesn't abusive the privilege so he'd probably do it but there does have to be some sort of bribe for appearances sake. Tim usually gets Jason to agree in exchange for pictures of Batman tripping over his cape or in some other ridiculous position. Bonus in Jason's mind if Tim requests a kidnapping when Bruce is off world or otherwise occupied, therefore giving Brucie Wayne's reputation a hit. However if Tim wants to be kidnapped from something where Bruce is also suffering as Brucie, Tim is SOL (Tim might get revenge by getting Kon to wear Red Hood gear and "kidnap" Tim from the event if Jason refused. Kon will do it because Tim asked and also I would like to think that Kon isn't too fond of the guy who beat his best friend/boyfriend nearly to death and will mess with him if given the chance) Since kidnapping normally interferes with things that Tim wants to do however, he may instead bribe Jason to not kidnap a sibling that has asked to be kidnapped. Jason usually obliges this no kidnapping request.

Barbara? Sorry, no, he doesn't want to stress the Commissioner like that. He will, however, kidnap other people for her if she asks.

Stephanie? No Stephanie, he doesn't care what you offer, he's not kidnapping you so you can avoid your finals! Stephanie has, however, worn various wigs and been various hostages who died at the hands of the Hood in order to maintain his reputation. She gets paid in baked goods for her service.

Damian? Damian considered the idea ridiculous and proclaimed he'd never stoop so low and he would carry out his duties no matter how onerous! Damian then had to go to a Gotham gala. Damian is trying very hard to figure out a suitable bribe to get the Red Hood to kidnap him often enough that Bruce will be forced to keep Damian away from galas because of the ongoing security threat. So far it hasn't worked because Damian is very bad at bribing Jason, Jason thinks Damian forced to interact with normal people is funny, and Tim is successfully bribing Jason to ignore Damian's bribery attempts. The Red Hood has "kidnapped" Damian once, as a treat, when he thought the kid was looking particularly down about something.

Duke? Duke has yet to be made to attend any society gatherings as the solo Wayne (normally that falls to Bruce, Dick, or Tim) and can usually be spotted hanging out with Cass by the snack table at any gala or trendy event. He's not at Cass's level of reading body language but he's pretty darn good and he and Cass have reached a new level of being able to avoid annoying rich people while at parties. Duke is Cass's favorite gala buddy. Duke hasn't felt the need to ask Jason to kidnap him yet but Jason will allow the first one to be free of charge, no questions asked. After that Duke hasn't figured out suitable bribes for Jason but has realized that all of his siblings are hyper competitive and that Jason would absolutely wager a kidnapping in a competition or for a bet.

Alfred? If Alfred asked then Jason would without any caveat. Alfred will not ask however but might ask on behalf of someone else and Jason will comply.

Bruce? Jason just laughs. And if someone else is planning on kidnapping Brucie Wayne from a particularly boring business meeting or gala? Jason will actively thwart the kidnapping to force Bruce to continue to deal with social activity.

Jason usually splits a portion of the ransom money into bonuses for his goons since their original job outline is drug dealer/enforcer/mobster and not kidnapper. If they're going to get major felonies on their records, better make it financially worth it. All of Jason's goons are masked during any kidnapping event. The rest of the ransom money goes towards a charity of Jason's choosing.

Jason has also kidnapped people who are not his family or family adjacent. Barbara thought her dad could use a vacation at one point but he didn't have the PTO for it so Barbara had the Red Hood kidnap him. James Gordon experienced the weirdest kidnapping of his life that included some of the best food he'd ever eaten, an extremely soft bed, his pile of books that were on his reading list, and access to the sports games he'd meant to watch. The ransom was successfully paid after he had a week to relax. Gordon was then, as per protocol, allowed time to relax after his "harrowing" event. Barbara forced him to take the time. Strangely enough, some politicians who had been giving the Commissioner a hard time were suddenly very quiet when James Gordon came back, well rested, well fed, and ready to get back to the grind. It, of course, had nothing to do with the very polite emails with pictures attached that they all received while the Commissioner was very publicly out of the way.

Oliver Queen, when he was visiting Gotham, was kidnapped by the Red Hood. He was released after the ransom was paid and specifically he was released back in Star City. Mr. Queen was unavailable for comment after the incident but some sources say that he was cursing bats for some reason.

Lois Lane found herself kidnapped by Red Hood and ransomed by the Daily Planet while Superman was off world. Lois Lane returned safely to Metropolis and published a shocking expose on Luthor's latest scheme. Her sources for the article remain a secret.

Bruce is very grumpy about the whole thing, not just because Jason won't help his poor father get out of the stupid social event, but also because Jason being technically a rogue like this makes it very hard for him to successfully argue that Jason should let himself regain legal living status.

[theaceofarrows]

Interviewer: Outside of your company's success and your lavish billionaire lifestyle, what's something you love to brag about?

Bruce: I don't have a single grey hair yet. I'm shocked considering all the antics my children regularly put me through

Interviewer: ...

Bruce: And I'd like to point out that my dear friend Oliver Queen has quite a few grey hairs now

[violent138]

The League's Property damage video nights are an insane ritual on the Watchtower, where their largest screen is hijacked so that dragged footage from CCTV cameras, government databases, and social media of the most hilarious, costly disasters can be played.

Some notable mentions:

Superman got confused/distracted trying to save a building cut in half during a fight and accidentally permanently fused it onto a totally different building (they decided to merge companies)

Aquaman flooding a small space to fight someone and the resulting wave lifts all the cars on the street and sends them sailing

One of Oliver's explosive arrows blows up fireworks in warehouse district (leading to several flights getting grounded or rerouted)

Diana lassoed something flying and it yanked her so hard that she took out a traffic light and dragged it fifteen blocks with her

Barry tripped over something while running and was too shocked to phase through anything, going crashing (and bouncing) off multiple cars, a fire hydrant, taking out a post box before finally faceplanting to a halt

Hal used the classified schematics from a next-gen fighter jet to make his own construct, causing the Pentagon to lose all the money they'd invested in it

[frownyalfred]

Idk how many Green Arrow comics you've read but it is canon that, at least when he's going through a Time like when he came back from the dead, Ollie can just be like. Disturbingly brutal. One of my fave scenes in the comics is where Roy and Ollie both shoot arrows at Catman at the same time, Roy's arrow pins him to the wall and Ollie's arrow shoots straight through his shoulder, and they say "you missed" to each other simultaneously. And after learning Ollie actually meant to hurt Catman Roy just gets really uncomfortable and quiet. It's from somewhere in the Archers' Quest storyline in Green Arrow (2001), I can't remember the specific issue

Oh dang. That gave me chills. Yeah, I haven’t read a ton of stuff with Ollie but it’s very interesting how he kind of oscillates between a charming and sometimes mischievous man and being, like you said, shockingly brutal.

[dailydccomics]

can't live a life if you're stuck in the past Green Arrow vol 3 #21

[hawkzeyes]

I love this panel for so many reasons

Green Arrow #11 (2023)

[londonclubofsherwood]

Arrowfam ( + uncle hal) as reductress/onion headline:

[tangled23works]

If someone asked me at the end

I’d tell them, “Put me back in it”

Darling, I would do it again

If I could hold you for a minute I’d go through it again

Heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I

[madwomanwithawarehouse]

10 Years of Unthinkable 5 day event

It's been 10 years since the season finale of Arrow season 2 premiered. For a lot of the fandom, this was historic and has been considered one of the all-time best episodes of the show. To celebrate this anniversary, I am hosting an event for the 5 days leading up to the 14th of May. I'd love to see this fandom get a bit of its spark back, so please join in and spread the word!

I will be tracking the tag #unthinkable 10 years, but feel free to tag me as well

Day 1 (May 10th). Share a memory from when you watched 2x23 / old meta / spec fic from that time

Day 2 (May 11th). Late season 2 & post-season 2 hiatus fic recommendations (be sure to add a new comment!) / Team Arrow

Day 3 (May 12th). Favorite season 2 episode / Favorite season 2 plotline

Day 4 (May 13th). Favorite season 2 character arc / Favorite season 2 setting (QC, the Foundry, Queen Manor, Verdant, etc.)

Day 5 (May 14th). Unthinkable / AU / Free choice

Tagging some people from the olden days (and a couple newer friends) @effie214 , @sarcasticfina , @karazoreswell , @the-center-will-hold , @fe-li-ci-ty , @felicityollies , @dontfreakout , @theolicitylibrary , @olicityfeed , @just-momentary , @angst-is-love-angst-is-life , @frosty-the-killer-doll , @the-feral-gremlin , @lacrimae23 , @inklingdancer

[somewherefornow]

OLIVER QUEEN/GREEN ARROW & HAL JORDAN/THE SPECTRE in IDENTITY CRISIS

[thatthirdtriplet]

Relationship:

Tim Drake & Dick Grayson

Characters:

Tim Drake Dick Grayson Helena Bertinelli Kon-El | Conner Kent Barbara Gordon Wally West Jason Todd Bruce Wayne Damian Wayne Alfred Pennyworth

Mentioned:

Cassandra Cain(mentioned) Roy Harper(mentioned) Dinah Lance(mentioned) Oliver Queen (mentioned) Connor Kent (mentioned)

Summary:

Dick just wants to hang out with Tim on patrol, like old times.

It's a shame that everyone else seems to have the same idea.

It's fine. Dick'll get him next time.

[ao3statistics]

This is self-made. Date: 25.04.2024.

Talia and Bane... these statistics keep surprising me.

Talia didn't win one of my recent polls on which character I should make a ship chart for but I was very curious myself if it was going to be like 90% Talia/Bruce, so... here you go.

I assume no guarantee or liability for the completeness, correctness and accuracy of this chart despite my best efforts.

Includes fanfictions in all languages available on Ao3, NOT English only.

Includes all fandoms connected to the character "Talia al Ghul".

Percentages were rounded up or rounded down to natural numbers for easier comprehension.

Poly ships were included.

More charts will follow. :)

Want to have a chart for different pairings, headcanons etc. in your favourite fandom? Send me an ask!

[bitsofbats]

DC vs. Vampires #5, 2022 James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, and Otto Schmidt

[godzillaswaisttrainer]

Broke: adopt a child

Woke: borrow your boyfriend's

[lovesick-joey]

fyi your dad is a whor—