#dceu!carter hall and arrowverse!ray palmer would be besties

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i have too much brain rot for character dynamics that won't happen. especially since they aren't in the same universe. 🤧🤧🤧

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i'm usually not so chatty about my headcanons but. . . but i'm feeling generous to share them for this day, so. . . imagine in an AU, where the dceu!carter hall and arrowverse!ray palmer are best friends like in the comics. and that carter was a part of the legends at some point.

bc ughhh, so unfair the arrowverse didn't have a better hawkman. and while i'm glad there's another version, it's been several months but i'm still bitter. but whatever! AUs and headcanons exist for a reason. <3

damnnit, i guess i'll have to create content of these two by myself, won't i? lmao.

tw: some death mentions at the 12th point.

carter regularly invites ray to his manor/mansion in st. roch more than once whenever the legends take a break. of course, pillow fights and movie nights happen often.

they often cook meals together and learn new recipes from one another. carter ensures to have non-glutten ingredients stocked before ray drops by.

and carter had shown the hawkcruiser to ray, who gawked it with such awe. but their joy rides do not go well. and ray offers to fix it up with him.

carter was usually hesitant about ray's team bonding ideas but once he did it, he genuinely enjoys it a lot.

they often go outside at new restaurants to check out ala this comic panel.

at some point in a mission, both carter and ray used 'shawn' and 'gus' as accidental alliases. the team, especially len, didn't let them live it down.

ray tries helping carter to wind down whenever he can. being a source of comfort and support bc he can tell he gets exhausted a lot. carter finds ease whenever he's around, feeling that he doesn't need to be responsible every two seconds. that it's okay to be a bit of a goof and relax.

carter tends to help ray concentrate whenever on any important task. with his prescence, ray can have a clear mind and complete the job well. and bc of him, he learns to be a bit smoother than he'd usually be. when he does it on a mission, the team gets shookth.

they often purpose having flying races at empty areas, where no one can see them. carter probably won most of them bc of nth metal, of course.

dare i say nate would probably be happy to have one more bestie. he'd probably have a crush on carter. and try stealing him from ray. yes, another rarepair to the pile. *sighs*

as a trio, they'd probably get on any team's nerves. and people often assume carter 'a bad plan is better than no plan' hall has the main braincell. when actually, it alternates or they don't share it properly, lmao.

after kent's death, ray immediately offered comfort to carter. he'd never dare to replace kent but he'll try his best to be there for him in his grief. bc losing a best friend sucks and he understands.

just these two being genuine friends, who take care of each other and show affection. maybe as much as ray + nate does even if carter might have difficulty. but once it gets easier, carter eventually expresses his affection for ray, who gladly reciprocates.