#savimiris

Oooh fun choices!

Savitar

How I feel about this character: Unfortunately, I am obsessed with him. Not because he's a good character in canon (he really isn't, aside from like...the few scenes he's unmasked), but because the idea of him is so, so intriguing. And MAN Grant could really pull off suave manipulator when Savitar was allowed to be out of the suit

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Iris, Cisco, Reverb, and Mirror Iris! Which is just Barrisco and Westallen in various fonts 😅 Saverb and Savimiris in particular have my heart because...evil Barrisco/Westallen!!

But Saviris is a very compelling tragedy (if only the writers took advantage of that more), and Savisco is sooo interesting. Like...Cisco is one of the people Savitar lists as someone he hates for shunning him, and yet he never hurts Cisco directly. Triggers his trauma, threatens his best friend, yes, and neither of those are harmless, but...Savitar never directly goes after Cisco himself. He always makes Killer Frost do it. And yeah, sure, Killer Frost has to be the one to freeze off Cisco's hands, but Savitar could absolutely hurt Cisco himself too, and yet...he repeatedly puts it on Killer Frost. Interesting indeed...

Neither of these (Saviris and Savisco) are healthy relationships ofc, but both still speak volume about how Barry-like Savitar is: he has soft spots for the same two people that Barry does!

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Barry, simply because doppelgänger platonic relationships are sooo endlessly compelling to me. Would've also been Killer Frost, but like...they're not even toxic in an interesting way. He's just flat-out abusive to her for no reason. To this day, I have no idea why people love them so much (honestly I might’ve even been intrigued by them as a ship if not for this, but I def would’ve loved their platonic dynamic. As canon stands tho…nah)

(Morgan fits into this category, though a) Savitar is a more compelling villain in all versions of the Morgan AU and b) I cannot elaborate, you just have to trust the process 🙏)

My unpopular opinion about this character: the fact that I don't consider Savitar a good villain in canon. In his unmasked scenes? Absolutely! But those scenes are like...2-3 out of so many, and unfortunately, they still can't make up for how incoherent he is as a villain, how his motives make no sense...and how he really could've been anyone else and the season would've changed very little. Like. Seriously. Other than 3x21, can you think of any episode that would've actually been super different if Savitar had been, say, Wally instead? Because I sure can't! And that's not good!

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Get rid of the scar (ever since I learned it was only included to mark him as "damaged"/"broken", and especially since it's never explained, I've been so pissed it was included at all), let him impersonate Barry and mess with his life. Honestly, you can even keep the scar if you really want to (for some reason), but let him then use HR's device to impersonate Barry! Mess up his life...not in big ways, but in small ways:

A conversation with Cisco that Barry doesn't remember (because Savitar had it), a date with Iris that Barry missed (because Savitar set it up), Caitlin being secretive around him (because Savitar "subtly" excluded her and sowed distrust for her within the Team...maybe this could even lend to why she keeps a piece of the Stone hidden). Stuff like that.

AND and!! Explore how he's Barry's dark side! Show Barry making a ruthless choice, and maybe Team Flash is wary and/or Savitar commends him for it. And Barry's blood runs cold. Ex: Savitar directly calls out his time manipulation in 3x22, where he snatched Snart out of the timeline for the sole purpose of saving Iris, not caring about the consequences. "I would've done the same thing," says Savitar, "maybe we're not so different after all," and Barry feels sick to his stomach. Stuff like that!

(Also, Savitar and Mirror Iris playing the happy couple would've been SOOOO compelling. I realize there was no plausible way to bring Savitar back after s3, but like...they brought him back in s5 even tho it made no sense. They could find a way for s6)

Cisco Ramon

How I feel about this character: I love him! Like...genuinely, what's not to love. He's protective of the ones he loves, he's compassionate, he's funny, he gives his all to everything, he's a badass (even if the show forgot that. Often)...I just love him sm and he deserves nice things

All the people I ship romantically with this character: Barry, Kamilla! Also sometimes Caitlin, Kendra, and Lisa. Also Iris in a Barriscowest way

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Iris and Harry! I also really love his and Caitlin's friendship (I go back and forth on shipping them lol)

My unpopular opinion about this character: He was valid in his anger towards Barry in early s3. Like...listen. Did Barry have valid reasons not to want to time-travel again? Absolutely. Did Cisco have valid reasons to be pissed at him anyway? ABSOLUTELY!

I mean...consider that Barry learned the lesson of time-travel being timeline-altering and dangerous in season 1. That's the reason he ran his choice (to save his mom) by everyone in 1x23 - he knew it would affect all of them! He wanted everyone to be okay with it! And he did the same in 2x17 - making sure his Team was all onboard. But then...in 2x23, he's faced with the SAME choice as 1x23. And I get that he was in grief because he'd just lost his dad. But then why does 3x01 act like Barry is just now realizing how dangerous time travel is? It's just bizarre. He been knew!!

And my gripes about Flashpoint aside...Cisco is still valid to be mad at him. Dante (for some reason) died as collateral damage of Barry's time travel*, and this is when Barry sets the boundary of "no, I can't time travel anymore." And we, the audience, understand why! But Cisco? He's grief-ridden, and so angry, because from his POV, Barry is willing to time travel to save his own family, but not Cisco's. It feels personal, even though it's not. More importantly, it feels like Barry's being a hypocrite...and the thing is? Cisco's not totally wrong to feel that way. I mean...look at what Barry does in 3x22! He manipulates time again, to save Iris! That should've resulted in another Flashpoint. Can you imagine? Cisco is a saint for not getting pissed at Barry again after that because...wtf dude.

*listen I still think Eobard Thawne killed Dante himself - it would explain his whole "everything is back to normal...well, for me, anyway. For you..." thing, and he knows about Cisco's family life, so you just know this mf would bring it up to Cisco, expecting a "thank you" (because if you take a cue from the comics, as I do, Thawne has a very messed-up concept of family. Of love in general, really, but especially family). This might become a fic one day, who knows 👀

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: He should've kept his powers, and he and Kamilla should've stayed in Central. I get that they wrote him off because Carlos wanted to leave, and I respect that! But it was so bizarre for Cisco as a character (and for Kamilla too, really, but this is a Cisco-focused ask)

Oooh well it's inspired by Imposters, your amazing fic wherein Thawne impersonates Barry, traps him somwhere, and teams up with Mirror Iris. It got me thinking of a possible idea where Savitar does that instead...and Savimiris has been an intriguing crackship idea of mine for a while, so I figured I'd throw that in the mix too. So they team up and decide to play the happy couple. I just...haven't decided what Savitar's goal yet.

In this fic, Mirror Iris was withholding affection from Barry leading up to this, and since she and Savitar are both on the same page, any affection between them will be consensual (though...it'll take a while until they actually do it as more than just a means to deceive Team Flash 😅). She also still has her arc from 6b about learning to make choices that aren't just serving Eva's mission, choosing for herself...feeling more like a person than an extension of Eva. Her growing love for Savitar, being not in line with Eva's plan and a form of passion unbefitting Eva's loyal soldier, shows this - the more Mirror Iris falls in love with Savitar, the more she feels human, the more she feels like her own person. Which is a double-edged sword (hooray for furthering her agency, but also...Eva's her creator/mother, and Mirror Iris loves her as much as she's capable of doing, breaking from her isn't going to be easy). At the very least, kissing Savitar doesn't feel as wrong as kissing Barry (which Mirror Iris avoided as often as possible, but ofc she couldn't always...still, she made sure it was infrequent, she much preferred withholding affection...and she couldn't possibly explain the crisis of conscience to Eva, so she excused it as "not cruel enough"). With her and Savitar, there's no deceit between them.

Savitar, for his part, isn't shy about the fact that he loved Iris. But what he's deceiving himself about is that he doesn't love Mirror Iris the same way. That's true at first, it's a ruse at first, but...he does fall for her genuinely as time goes on. Not as Iris...but as Mirror Iris. As who she really is - a version of Iris, who shares her memories, but who is nonetheless her own person with her own feelings and agency.

For the sake of convenience, Savitar doesn't have his scar here. He can't, for the sake of impersonation. Usually I wouldn't write Savitar as he is in canon without it (because I hate it, but it is canonically a part of him), but...although the Saviris scene hits hard when Iris is touching his scar, it can in theory work if he's scar-less.

And honestly if the writers can't bother explaining the scar that they only included to mark Savitar as evil/broken, I can't be bothered to include it 🤷‍♀️ unless I have an explanation to go along with it.

I also haven't decided yet if this is a villains win fic, though I'm leaning that way (the Saverb fic that @kitkatt0430 wrote has opened my eyes to the villains win potential, esp where Savitar's involved). I hate Iris suffering in the Mirrorverse arc, but...this is primarily a Savimiris fic, so...🤷‍♀️

And here's a snippet:

“You’ve always loved raving about your latest article, especially to me. Not hiding something from me, are you?” “No!” She forced another laugh, put her hand on his chest. “No, of course not. Don’t you trust me?” “Hmm.” He smirked, squeezed her hand just tight enough that she realized too late that she was supposed to wince. “Not bad. You might actually be able to keep them fooled.” She laughed in disbelief. “What?” “Please. You don’t think I know the real Iris when I see her?” She narrowed her eyes. “Come on, honey, you’re not thinking st—” “Cut the act.” His eyes flashed, startling her. “You’re not Iris…and I’m not Barry. But if you’re willing…I have a proposition for you.” “Not interested.” “Oh no, I think you’ll be very interested in this one. Whatever it is you need…you still need to stay under the radar, keep Team Pep-Talk from finding you out. As do I.” She frowned. “What do you need?” He smirked. “What do you need?” …well. Touché, she supposed.

“Wasn’t that your plan with Barry anyway?” He pointed out. “You just won’t have to deal with an idiot now. You’ll have a true partner in crime.” She smiled bitterly. “Funny. I don’t do partners.”

~Savimiris fic

(this is more than one sentence but shhh)

THE GIRLIES ARE PLOTTINGGG 👀 credit to your amazing fic for sparking this idea in the first place (everyone go read it! It's Eobard & Mirror Iris, not Savitar, but it's sooo good :D)

🌀: Post the fic summary for a fic you haven't written/published yet. It can be hypothetical or something you really plan on releasing...

Admittedly this WIP is a backburner right now BUT:

I shall fill the Savimiris void one day 💞

🌪️: Sum up a WIP with a few fic tropes/Ao3 tags

Oooh okay let's do the Lucy AU ESB fic:

—Adventure —Friendship/Love —Romance —Protective Lucy Kenobi —luke would be protective too and he is! but it’s ESB and he’s not around for most of this fic —he’s on dagobah getting jedi training. lucy goes with leia and han to bespin —and she is…having a Time. emotional whiplash out the wazoo —tfw you maybe kinda sorta fall in love and then things go Very Wrong Very Fast

Additional tag that I won’t add to the final AO3 fic but thought was funny: Leia and Lucy absolutely obliterate the Bechdel Test. Men WHO (/ j I don’t put much stock in the Bechdel Test)

Trust:

“Your article, darling.” Barry walked closer, his confidence unsettling. “You’ve always loved raving about your latest one, especially to me. Not hiding something from me, are you?” “No!” She forced another laugh, put her hand on his chest. “No, of course not. Don’t you trust me?”

~Savimiris fic

probably not a major spoiler to say this isn't Barry 😂 as Mirror Iris slowly realizes over the course of this scene (this is their first meeting)

Thoughtful:

So she and Bobby kept up that exchange, his thoughtfulness and regret met with her strained smiles. Neither of them were quite sure how to break it, but Tory and Aisha had a point. Bobby had apologized, and she’d accepted it, and whether or not he chose to move on was his choice. Except…what if he didn’t know?

~CK AU interlude fic

Sam and Bobby, a friendship I didn't know I needed 🥰 it's early days yet, but I love them

Reveal:

Patience, Lucy. All will be revealed. Lucy gritted her teeth, fighting the urge to tell Obi to tell her that in person if he was so adamant about it.

~Lucy AU ESB fic

oh Obi-Wan...ever so cryptic as always

Wistful:

Barry kept sneaking glances at her when he thought the others weren’t looking, and Morgan couldn’t help doing the same—wistful glances, because she wanted to hug her big brother and celebrate him properly. And she could tell he wanted that too.

~1x15/1x16 fic

I wonder what's stopping them 👀

Narrow:

“You don’t just know what’s gonna happen to us. You were there.” Barry narrowed his eyes. “You lived it. You remember …when you were me.” Only a few moments passed before the monster kneeled down…and the gleaming suit opened, a figure—a man—emerging from the blue glow within. “Like I told you from the beginning…” Savitar smirked, vibrating his voice—just like his, just like his—to match the one he’d always used before, “I am the Future Flash.”

~Westallen/Saviris s3 fix-it

the last paragraph, if it had been an actual part of the show, would sound something like this!

Maroon:

“Barry! Come on!” “Coming!” He grabbed his brown jacket off the hook, tossed Iris her maroon one, and off they went.

~CF AU reunion fic

Iris definitely owns a maroon jacket. Idk if we ever see her wearing one on the show, but like...she’d look gorgeous in that color (as with every color ofc, but especially that one. Dark colors tend to really flatter her)

Phenomenon (I have the plural version, “phenomena”):

“Do you seriously think I could’ve kept up the ruse as long as I did if I didn't kiss Barry?” “I didn’t ask if you ever kissed him. I asked if you’ve ever been kissed.” “Same thing.” “Is it?” The softness of his voice was doing things to her insides—and what a silly thing to say, how imprecise and illogical. She had no insides, not really—she wasn’t human—and even if she did, there would be a scientific explanation for…for these strange phenomena.

~Savimiris fic

and no, this is not the point when they realize they have feelings for each other. This is around the beginning of their joint ruse...the feelings realization is a loooong way off. Especially since Mirror Iris has an ongoing crisis every time she has a feeling of any kind, due to not exactly being human (identity issues galore! Don’t worry tho, Savitar will have plenty of those too. Just in a different way)

Floral (I do not have this, but I do have “flower”):

As Sam finished getting ready, using some of the makeup that she’d claimed from the big stash she, Tory, and Aisha had bought, she slowly made her way out on her crutches. But she didn’t make it out very far before three people clamored around her and tried to help. Which she appreciated, but also…she wasn’t some delicate flower. She’d managed just fine until now, and she’d ask for help if she needed it.

~CK AU interlude fic

oh Sam...there's that LaRusso stubbornness shining through!