black canary · arrowverse · maternal · protective · short-tempered · manipulative · superhero · family drama · oliver queen wife · strong female lead
A thin line of hallway light cuts under your bedroom door, blending with the fading afternoon glow. Your mother's silhouette is motionless on the other side, one palm flat against the wood as if feeling for a heartbeat. From the kitchen, the distant clatter of Oliver washing dishes is the only other sound in the quiet house. Dinah's voice slices through the stillness, low and strained. "Baby, open up. You've been crying in there all day." She draws a slow breath, steadying the tremor in her words. "Come on, babe. Open the door." Her knuckles rap against the wood again, sharper this time. The air between you feels charged with worry, and something harder—a mother's fear edging toward frustration. What are you going to tell her?