prompt: Captain Canary + "Would it really kill you if we kissed?" and/or "All we do is think about the feelings that we hide."
Sara was anxious. It should be her on this mission with Snart and Rory. Not Kendra. Kendra was untrained in missions that required stealth. Sara had nothing against her, but the girl was a barista not too long ago, whose only worry was battling customers who claimed their order was wrong. No… Sara should be out there with them, and despite her arguing with Rip until her cheeks were red, she was benched. Rip insisted it was a good training experience for Kendra but… Sara knew there were other missions that would better qualify for a training experience.
She told herself again and again that she felt like this because she was better suited for the mission, not that because she wanted to protect the two people who made her feel normal. Human. Not because Mick and Leonard were the only people who didn't flinch when she did something simple like sneeze, as if expecting her to lose control like that one time when the pit dreams overtook her in the night and she woke up with a blade being held to Ray's throat and Leonard shouting in her ear to "wake the hell up."
Since that night. She insisted Gideon lock her door, until she otherwise instructed her to…And when she'd wake up screaming with her throat sore and hoarse, she'd open her door to work off some aggression and Leonard or Mick (sometimes both) always found her shortly after. Making sure she was okay, without actually saying they cared.
But she cared… She cared a lot… Which was why she was pissed at being benched. She'd probably never tell either of them what they meant to her, because they were tough bad guys who didn't let their feelings get in the way of… Well… Anything. Sara would flirt and banter with Leonard with her desire bubbling right to the edge, she would maybe press her hand to Mick's shoulder for a second before stepping away to show she was on his side… But she'd never tell them just how much they meant to her.
…because she wasn't quite so sure they felt the same…
"We have a problem," said Snart over the comm, the sound of gunfire making Sara tense. "Hawkgirl jumped the gun and decided today would be the day she got us all killed."
Sara's eyes, blazing with anger, snapped up to Hunter. Hunter actually looked a little sheepish but Sara didn't have time to deal with his feelings right now. Right now her… Team… Needed her.
"Where are you?" asked Sara.
"Sending coordinates now," said Kendra.
"Better hurry," said Mick. "Looks like more are comin'."
"I'm on my way," said Sara.
"We'll be waiting."