Author's Note: I KNOW! I haven't posted in SO long! But here I am with a new story! BUT I SAW THE TRAILER FOR THE FLASH (watch it. now.) and I NEEDED to write SOMETHING because, OMG, Caitlin is baaaaaaack! And Julian is on the cast list!
And, of course, I should totally begin to work on a fanfiction where I figure out how that all comes into play, but I felt like writing this instead :)
Here's the deal: I thought that Icyln was the perfect name. It sounds "icy" :D which was I thought was fitting. And it even means compassionate and kind and stuff! Perfect for the daughter of the probably two most amazing people in the Arrowverse!
Icyln's feet barely made a sound as she padded across the floor in her socks. It was well past one in the morning, every light in the house long dark. Her shoes were on the mat, carefully placed in case one of her parents was suddenly extremely observant and noticed that they were in a different spot then the afternoon before.
Peeking up the stairs before she started on them, Icyln placed her foot on the first one. It cracked loudly and she hissed out a curse, freezing with her hand on the railing and straining her ears to check for noise from her parents.
Pushing out a breath of air only after she had waiting for what seemed like years, Icyln continued her way up the stairs. The rest of them were pretty quiet, only small creaks and shuffling sounds from her socks making noise as she crept down the hallway.
She reached her room without any further trouble, and was about to rip off her street cloths and dive under her covers when her door nob sealed shut with a frosty sheet of ice.
Icyln let out a little squeak of surprise and whipped around. "Um, hi... Mom."
Caitlin Snow crossed her arms over her pajama-clad chest and raised her eyebrows. She didn't speak, and Icyln shifted uncomfortable.
Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. "Look, you're actually really lucky, ok? Half the kids in my grade sneak out every night to drink and smoke and do drugs and stuff, and I never do any of that!"
"No. You don't." Caitlin said. "You just go out and give drug dealers and muggers hypothermia without telling us."
Icyln let out a frustrated puff of hair. "Well, yeah, obviously. If I told you, you'd say no."
Caitlin placed her hands on her hips and glared at her 17 year old daughter. "You're not helping your case right now, young lady."
Icyln wilted under her gaze and slouched so that she was hiding in her hoody. "I'm sorry I snuck out of the house. Again."
Julian walked out of her parent's bedroom, yawning widely and rubbing at his thinning blond hair. Caitlin sent him a look that clearly read: Please help me to reenforce the rules that our daughter obviously doesn't care to follow. Please.
Julian wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed the top of her head instead. He peered at Icyln and she could tell that he was wishing that he had brought his glasses with him out of his bedroom. "Did you go out and fight crime again?"
"Yes." Icyln muttered, dropping her gaze. Why-oh-why couldn't she have made it to her bed without anyone catching her? "Only for an hour. And I stayed within 16 blocks of the house in all directions, just like I promised for the more... organized vigilante-y-ing." Her voice trailed off at the end and she slumped a little bit more.
Julian cleared his throat and sent a sideways glance at Caitlin. "So, uh, did you... save anyone?"
"Julian!" Caitlin hissed, elbowing her husband in the chest and turning her glare on him. "You are suppose to be punishing her, not encouraging her!"
"She was just doing what she was born to do!" Julian protested, holding his ground valiantly. Icyln beamed at him. There was a reason she got along so well with her father. "What do you expect that daughter of a superhero and a sidekick to do?"
"You're not a sidekick, dad!" Icyln protested. "You're just not... you just don't have powers."
"Thanks, honey." Julian said with a smile.
Caitlin elbowed him again, ending their bonding time and directing the conversation back to the more important matter. "She still shouldn't be breaking the rules. We don't have many rules, Icyln, but we need you to follow the ones we have. They're for your own safety."
"Mom, I'm 17!" Icyln protested. "Two more months, and I'm an adult. You're going to have to let me make my own decisions at some point. Wouldn't you rather me do it when I can still look to you for help and guidance then when I'm, I dunno, in the huge dangerous city where I'm going to college?"
"Sweetheart, you're going to college in Star City." Caitlin said, her mouth set in a tight line. "And I'll remind you that some of Uncle Barry's best friends live there. And protect the city. I've made sure that they will not let you go out at night to fight crime without backup or at least a com."
"MOM!" Icyln groaned, her face flushing as she anticipated how much teasing she would get from 19 year old Steven Queen, Oliver and Felicity's oldest son, who had the most freedom of anyone she had ever met.
"Icyln!" Caitlin shot back. "I am your mother and you still live under my house so you will follow my rules. Now, it's late- early- so you go to bed and we will decide your punishment tomorrow morning."
Groaning, but knowing better then to push her luck, Icyln slouched back into her room and slammed the door.
A few minutes later, when she was lying on her back in her pajamas and worrying about tomorrow, Julian crept in. He sat on her bed and whispered, "You awake?"
"Yeah." Icyln whispered, even though he probably already knew that. "Yeah, I'm awake."
"I managed to diffuse your mother's anger. Next time, you might not be so lucky." Julian shook his head, nudging her shoulder with his knee as she sat up. "You know she just wants to protect you."
"I just don't understand how she doesn't get that I just want to help people!" Icyln sighed. "And if she would let me go out and do that, I would ask, and I wouldn't have to sneak."
"I know." Julian wrapped his arm around his daughter for a hug. "She used to do the same thing to Uncle Barry. And Uncle Cisco. She tries to protect the people she cares about by keeping them in a safe little bubble. We live in a world where that's not possible, though, so it just comes off as being... overprotective."
"Did she ever do that to you?" Icyln asked, looking up at him.
Julian let out a soft sigh. "Yeah. A long time ago... when we first met. She was just getting used to her powers. She used to become someone... evil when she used them, and she didn't want me to get hurt, so she pushed me away. Didn't work though." He laughed quietly, lost in a memory that Icyln couldn't quite picture.
"The point is, Icyln," Julian continued. "Eventually your mom is going to figure out that trying to stop you from doing what you were naturally supposed to do isn't going to keep you safe. She knows enough from experience that you have to embrace your daughter for who she is. Her mother never did that. She'll get there. You both will. And until then," Julian stood up, giving Icyln a kiss on the forehead. "I will just have to continue to be the mediator between the two most important females in my life."
"Thanks, dad." Icyln murmured. She yawned, laying back down. "I really appreciate it."
"If it happens again, though." Julian gave her a stern look. "I won't be helping."
Author's Note: Well, I hope you enjoyed. Make sure to tell me what you'd like to see next!