The initial hype surrounding the basketball team wore off with time. Soon everything was as it was before, which is something Leonard Snart didn't mind. But not everyone shared Leonard's distaste for attention. Wally was missing the high fives that he was given in the hallways. But he had been spending more time with Jesse which made things easier. "You should really audition, Wally!" Kara remarked with a smile.
"What?" he asked Kara who was walking through the hallway with him, Jesse and Barry.
"The musical! Barry told me you were a great singer!" She said, grabbing Barry's arm.
"Oh, he did?" Wally said humbly. "I wouldn't say that," he grumbled.
"Don't be modest Wally! You sing at home all the time, you are even better than me and I've been in choir for years!" Barry said.
"You've never sung to me," Jesse laughed.
"Well...I…" Wally blushed and looked at his feet.
"Com'on Wally! Barry and I are both auditioning," Kara begged.
"Yeah, but you guys are theater kids, it's different for me," Wally said.
"I'll do it if you do it, Wally!" Jesse piped in. Wally smiled at her longingly and nodded.
"Okay, Okay!" he said. "I'll do it,"
…
Felicity was walking through the hall putting up posters on the walls when Oliver spotted her. He walked up to her, Tommy and Laurel trailing behind him. "Hey Felicity!" he grinned at her, still desperately seeking her attention.
"Oh! Oliver," she jumped, and then laughed. "I don't suppose you want to audition for the musical?" she said sarcastically.
"Maybe I do," he shrugged. "I'm actually a pretty good singer, you know…" he said grinning.
"That's an understatement you are really good," Tommy chimed and Oliver shot him a look that told him to shut up. He looked at the floor, embarrassed.
"I mean I'm okay…" Oliver said. Something about Felicity made him so incredibly nervous. He cleared his throat. "Are you auditioning?" he asked.
"Oh god no. I'm on stage crew. I'm actually the stage manager," she said still flustered by this chiseled man, who despite her rejecting him, still seemed interested in her. Oliver smiled back.
"Maybe I will audition," Oliver answered. Felicity hid the smile that crept onto her face. "What is it? Less Miserable?" Felicity laughed at the butchered pronunciation.
"Les Miserables," she corrected him. Oliver looked confused. "Or just Les Mis for short," she added. "But if you really are a good singer, then we could really use you to pull this off," she said.
"Then I will be there," Oliver said with a smile, he was willing to do anything to please her.
"Cool, I will see you on Thursday then," she said handing him a flyer before walking away. Oliver sighed a little as he watched her walking away with a joyful skip in her step.
"You guys are going to audition too, right?" Oliver asked turning to Tommy and Laurel a little nervous.
"Of course! I mean I'll probably get the lead, and so will you Ollie, then we can be the leads together!" Laurel said cheerfully. Oliver smiled, but all he could think about was wishing Felicity could be in the role beside him. Tommy was just shaking his head.
"Laurel, can you give us a minute?" Oliver asked. She nodded and walked away.
"Tommy, look I know that you don't like this kind of stuff, but it will be fun!" Oliver explained.
"It's not just that, it's…" he paused, debating whether or not he should tell Oliver. Oliver looked at him with concern. His perfect blue eyes shot through him like an arrow. He gave in. "It's my dad," Tommy finally said. "He's always pushing me to do this kind of stuff, the stuff he wishes he could have done," Oliver's gaze made Tommy want to share everything about himself. "He is always pushing his dreams on me, and I don't want to deal with his judgment and disappointment," Tommy's cheeks were red with anger.
"I-I never knew, I mean I knew your dad wasn't the greatest guy, but…" Oliver began but Tommy interrupted.
"He is far from it," He said bitterly. Oliver looked at him with sympathy and understanding. His gentle stare calmed Tommy.
"But you shouldn't miss out on this because you are trying to oppose your father, you'd love it. You are honestly the best singer I know," Tommy blushed at Oliver's compliment, his cheeks no longer red from anger but from the nervousness that Oliver inspired in him.
"You're pretty great yourself," Tommy added. "Okay, I'll do it," Tommy said giving in to Oliver's piercing blue eyes.
"So, do you know what this Les Mis is?" Oliver asked. Tommy laughed.
"Come over tonight, we can watch the movie," Tommy offered with a grin.
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Jesse, Wally, Kara and Barry all walked into ethical hacking club to find Winn and Cisco singing an elaborate rendition of My Shot from the hit musical Hamilton as they typed away.
"Oh, If I'm auditioning for the musical, then you two DEFINITELY have to!" Wally said after they finished.
"Ahhh, no they aren't! They are going to be on stage crew with me!" Felicity said.
"Yeah, weren't exactly "star" material," Winn said, and Cisco agreed.
"C'mon you two! You don't have to play the lead! Just audition for a supporting role, then you can still help Felicity out!" Jesse suggested. Winn looked at Cisco and shrugged, then the two of them looked to Felicity.
"Fine…" she said still a little upset.
…
"Look, Mr. Snart, the whole point of this program is to turn you into an upstanding citizen,"
"How does being an upstanding citizen include being in the school musical," Snart grumbled. "No offense Mr. Wilkins but I'm not about that life," he finished crossing his arms.
"Look, you're going to have to start doing more extracurricular activities if you want to complete this correctional program," Mr. Wilkins said.
"And give me one good reason I shouldn't just quit now," Snart retorted.
"Well, I assume you don't want to go to juvie again leaving your sister alone, and also think you want a chance at some of these scholarships colleges are suddenly offering you. Completing this program will do both," Snart frowned at Mr. Wilkins remark.
"How do you find out so much about me?" Snart asked in a quiet voice.
"Your sister has been helpful in providing information on you, and she also mentioned that you like to sing at home, so I think you should audition for the musical," Snart grew red from embarrassment.
"She is so in trouble when I get home," he murmured under his breath. He sighed. "Fine. I'll try. But I probably won't even make it," Snart said.
"That's what you said when you tried out for the basketball team, Mr. Snart," Snart frowned again and stormed out. Sara was waiting outside.
"Hey!" she said walking quickly to catch up with him. "What happened?" she said grabbing his arm. He stopped.
"How did you even know I was here?" he asked with a hiss.
"I followed you," she said plainly. Snart held back a smile, somewhat proud of her. "Now, what happened," she asked again.
"They are making me audition for the musical," he growled. Sara frowned when she saw how upset he was. "Not really my cup of tea," he added. "I don't do crowds,"
"But you have to do this?" she asked. Leonard nodded. "Well then I'll do it with you," she shrugged. Leonard let a rare smile show.
"You don't have to, I'd rather not make both of us suffer," he said, shuddering at the thought.
"No, I want to. My sister is trying out for the lead, and I'm actually a decent dancer," she smiled with pride.
"Alright then, If you insist…" he answered. Just then Mick pulled up in his truck and laid on the horn. They both jumped with shock. "See you later," he said with a wave. He oozed confidence which put Sara off guard. But she did her best to not let him see it. Little did she know that he himself, was nervous when it came to her.