#doctor pressnal

[theblackpanther]

Hello! I just discovered you and A Professional Observation a few days ago and I LOVE IT! You've got a loyal reader here. :) Can I ask questions 3 & 4 regarding A Professional Observation, please?

Hello Annie. Very happy to hear that! :) Do you happen to be also the Guest who left the review on ff.net on April 23?

Since A Professional Observation is one big author-service (written because 1. things I liked the most about “Arrow” disappeared from the show althogether 2. I couldn’t find fics that explore the tropes I wanted to read about), there is more than one example. Beware, this post is ridiculously long.

3. What’s your favorite line of narration?

“The rain was monotonously beating against the barred windows of the interrogation room. It was small almost to the point of being claustrophobic, heavily shadowed in the corners, but strongly lit in the centre from the ceiling lamps. Currently it was occupied by only one person — a handcuffed man in his early thirties, sitting by the table placed in the center. The bright light gave his costume an unnaturally vivid shade of green. His hood was pulled off his head, lying flat on his back, the mask gone altogether, probably locked up alongside his bow, quiver and other equipment in the evidence locker.”

(Maybe nothing special. But I’m not a native speaker, and those were first lines in English I put conciously after years and year of wanting to write in a foreign language—I think it works well as the opening and sets the tone of the story.).

“He was not mad. He would know if he was, wouldn’t he?”

“How he wished he was still a free man and could just run into the night. He always escaped into night from all he had. Or perhaps the night was all he had.If only he could feel the chill of wind on his face and breathe in rain-soaked air. Look at the city’s skyline from the top of the highest building, the hood down over his head and the reassuring weight of the bow in his hand… He didn’t need it to be efficient in what he was doing; he shaped himself to be the most dangerous weapon. But still he viewed his mastery of archery as something to be proud of.This was making it even more difficult to accept that the part of his life as a vigilante was over. And that he would never again hear the rustle of an arrow’s fletching being taken out of the quiver, when the feathers softly rubbed against each other, or bowstring’s ring when it was released. He loved being the Arrow, he couldn’t deny it. When he observed people from the rooftops, living their normal lives, he knew that it was something he would never have, but accepted it as the consequence of the path he had chosen. It had not only given him the sense of purpose in his once dull existence. It had also provided him with a shot of adrenaline he craved.”

(Some angst, also one of many Archery Is Awesome/Archery Placement scenes.)

“She wanted to break him down and pick through the darkest corners of his mind. Get inside his head and make him believe he was suffering from some psychological disorder. How could he regard her otherwise? Right now Doctor Pressnall, despite her ordinary look, seemed to be a much more dangerous foe than the Dark Archer and Deathstroke put together. They wanted to take everything from him, and in the end kill him. But what she intended to do was even worse. Deprive him of everything that gave meaning to his life and force him to live without it.”

“He raised his eyes slowly and observed Doctor Pressnall for a longer while as she indulged herself in reading some excerpt in his file. Studying her as he would study his quarry, trying to figure out what tactic would be best. Giving some thought to what he already knew about her, what he had learned during their conversation, and what he could make out of her appearance. If she looked at him at this moment, she would probably be greatly surprised that he was watching her like a hawk. Thoughts flashed through his mind one after another, piling up, building up a bigger, more complex picture out of little pieces. Unlike one of his fellow vigilantes, the Arrow was no detective. But still he was able to make some deductions on his own.”

(Ollie’s observations and Sherlock Holmes mode was fun to write. Before the show kind of forget about that, he was able to make some deduction/investigation on his own.)

“While people from City Hall were doing all in their power to lessen the Arrow’s influence on violent crime rates steadily declining, and ignore all the good he was doing, the “little guys” showed their appreciation in whatever way they could. True, there were no cool gadgets like Flash action figures one could buy in a gift shop, or The Flash coffee, but people found other ways to express their gratitude. There was a small tea room on Grell Street, run by an old lady, which was serving Green Arrow tea, which was basically a jasmine green tea with a fancy name. In some stalls one could buy a T-shirt or a green hoodie with an imprint of a hooded man with a bow. He looked more like Robin Hood or a comic book character in those pictures (Oliver had no idea why some artist drew him with a distinctive goatee), but still, there was no doubt that all of those were supposed to represent the local vigilante. Him.

Shortly after the Arrow saved the city from Deathstroke and his Mirakuru soldiers, some street artists painted a huge graffiti on a wall of one of buildings in Glades of the Arrow, watching over the city. Most of his face was covered by the shade of the hood. Someone from City Hall decided to paint it over, but once the people from Glades heard about it , they protested so vigorously that the plan was dropped almost instantly. The mural stayed in place.

Over the years the Arrow, become something more than only an elusive, shadowy figure. Sometimes someone managed to catch a glimpse of him. People were looking up on the roofs or peeking into dark alleys, knowing that those were his “favorite” places. Kids from Glades hoped that if they got lucky, they might find a stray arrow with characteristic green-and-yellowish fletching, or an arrowhead that police overlooked while they were securing the area and gathering the evidence. That part of the public interest was relatively harmless. Oliver was, however, getting more and more annoyed with people who wanted to take a photo of him or record a film on those rare occasions when he had to appear in open space, close to civilians. Not only because the police could use it as evidence against him later on. They put themselves into harm’s way—some were so reckless that they would walk into the middle of shootout just to get that precious photo of the Arrow.One of the most original and unexpected forms of tribute he was given was an unofficial archery contest.”

(At some point in the show people just mysteriously disappeared. The city no longer felt alive. I wanted to show what impact on the life of ordinary normal citizens the existence of vigilante hero would have and how he would fit into the city’s space.)

“Without Mom, Thea and Dad…Or even without Walter, who tried to replace his father in his life the best he could…It’s not the house anymore. He doesn’t care about his ancestors, no matter what they did, or what they achieved. They are just empty names. Probably put a lot of effort to raise themselves up over others. He wouldn’t have the means to finance his crusade without the money he inherited, but he prefers to not think of that. Because it would lead him to thinking that he is no better than other wealthy and well situated people using their position to do whatever they want. But to do what he does nowadays, having a plain English longbow and some wooden arrows wouldn’t be enough.

Damn, he really should go catch some sleep, since he’s comparing himself to Robin Hood now. He doesn’t like this association, because on some level he thinks that Robin Hood should belong to those romantic ballads and stories, where everything was so simple, painted in black and white colors. Robin and his merry men were the good guys, the Sheriff and his thugs the bad ones.

He doesn’t exactly remember when, but he learned that in Robin Hood’s time, the bow was not viewed as a noble weapon. It was associated with peasants, and what’s worse also with thieves and bandits, men who had no honor. No nobleman would touch such a thing. So maybe after all he had more in common with Robin Hood that he wanted to admit. He was no thief, but according to the law he was a bandit, and the fact that he used his skills to fight crime and injustice had no meaning to that law. “

(Robin Hood reference is must-be in “Arrow” story. Also way to slip in an information that in Robin Hood times a bow was not viewed as a noble weapon.)

“Viewed from the high rooftop, with its busy traffic on the main street arteries, Starling looks like every other city aspiring to be a modern metropolis. Long torrents of cars, with gleaming yellow and red lights, from this height small like toys, are streaming in all directions. And for a change it is not even raining today. From this vantage point all dark corners of the city and its poor, badly reputed districts are invisible, hidden in shade of skyscrapers, towering over the whole surrounding area.

Once it was one of the busiest docks on the West Coast. But the last of them were closed in the late nineties, and over the years the former wharfs were redeveloped and turned into a business district. Now it is full of office buildings, as impressive as constructions of metal, glass and concrete can be, and although the revitalization of the area is not a bad thing, on some level Oliver hates those skyscrapers; their only purpose seems to be raising themselves above others. Modern, elegant yachts are moored next to them in newly constructed marinas. The port itself introduced some major changes as well. New quays were constructed in the north part, and all the wet docks were deepened in order to handle vessels with bigger displacement. Only recently four gentry cranes were put into service in the container terminal, though there are still a lot of people who can’t find their place after the last big shipyard was closed down. Oliver poured a lot of money into a program which was supposed to help them retrain and get a new job, but it didn’t work as well as he planned.

So, to put it shortly, Starling pretends quite well to be something more. Something other than what it truly is. However, on a global scale, it means nothing. Just like him.”

“Usually when someone wants him somewhere it means that they want to kill him. Oliver comes well before the time and circles around, checking the surrounding. There is no sign of any trap though. Not many possible hiding places in the area as well, since this part of the port is remarkable mostly for its emptiness. South Pier is just a long strip of metal and concrete stretching out into the Starling Bay. A long time ago it served as the mooring place for a local cruise company. It used to have a number of connections with other port cities of the West Coast, including a ferry going to Coast City two times a day. Unfortunately the company bankrupted years ago. Although a revitalization process of the unused port area has been gradually put into motion, and over time South Pier became an official part of Harbour Green Park, none of the plans to somehow restore it have been so far successful. The sole remnant of its historical significance is an rusty archway, which used to serve as the entrance to the pier. Original shipyard lettering—"White Star Line" is still clearly readable.

Looking up at the company’s name, Oliver briefly remembers the trip to Coast his parents took him and Tommy on when they were both nine or ten years old. Sunny day, gusts of oceanic wind, a huge white ship and both of them ferreting about the deck, getting in every hole—especially if the entrance was prohibited to the passengers. On their return journey they were allowed to the helm though (nobody refuses Robert Queen). During the whole trip his parents looked genuinely happy together. He even saw them holding hands when they stood by the ship’s side, talking about something softly. Much later he was wondering bitterly if at that time his mother was already sleeping with Malcolm. And if his father was cheating on her with his secretary. After all, Isabel Rochev was not the first woman he had an affair with—he knew that there were others “lapses” in his life, much earlier.

Now all of this seems to have a spectral place in his memories. His parents and Tommy are gone forever, and that ship (he still remembers the name written with golden lettering—"Olympic") was scrapped shortly after the company ceased to exist. That archway and few bleak, distant images in his mind, like a bunch of old photographs, are the only proofs that it ever happened. If he dies tonight—and he can’t exclude that possibility—the only link with that past event will disappear for good, as well as those little parts of his parents and Tommy which are still alive in him.”

“He eventually finds himself around the bay. But instead going to the embankment near Harbour Green Park, he heads to the port, specifically to the part that hasn’t been revitalized yet. And maybe never will. An old abandoned power plant looms in the distance, its striped white and red chimney rising high. He passes a terminal container and enters an area that is a pathetic sight. He goes along a narrow street with cracked asphalt, passing long chains of railway wagons standing on the sidings on his left. On the other side, empty warehouses with broken windows and dirty, shabby-looking walls are towering over him.

He takes a short-cut through the closed ship assembly plant. A half-finished hull, lying under a gantry crane, reminds him of the skeleton of some deep-sea creature, dragged onto the bank. He goes through a large gap in the fence and finds himself under a brick wall of the abandoned power plant. He enters the building through a side entrance—it is one of his alternate hideouts. He is pretty sure that even Amanda Waller doesn’t know about the existence of this one, nor does his former team. Here he keeps some backup gear, even a spare motorcycle. But today he hasn’t come to grab some equipment, but to leave the backpack with the things he took from the foundry.”

(Finally, many descriptions of the city, which is a character on its own. Starling is full of contrasts, modern districts and neglected Glades, revitalized area contrasted with the abandoned places. Also many references to existing places/cities.)

4. What’s your favorite line of dialogue?

“I’m not crazy,” he said through clenched teeth. “So stop talking to me as if I’m one of your patients, living under some delusion and unable to tell lies from reality” An edge of threatening tone crept into his cold voice. It was the Hood speaking all over again. He regretted it almost immediately, seeing anxiety mirrored in the psychiatrist’s eyes. After all, he didn’t want to scare this woman.

“I’m not crazy,” he repeated, his tone much more level. “And contrary to what you might think, I don’t consider myself to be Robin Hood.”

“Then why do you wear this green hood? Why did you choose a bow and arrow?” she pressed on. “Does it have something to do with the island you were marooned on for five years? What exactly happened to you out there?”

(Oliver finally decides to speak with Doctor Pressnall.)

“I’m afraid you’re not in a position to judge anyone, given your own criminal record and how many victims you have on your conscience…I’m sorry for the harsh words, Oliver, but someone has to break it to you. Especially because you act as though you don’t realize how serious the charges against you are.”

He glared at her and retorted: “I’m handcuffed to the table. I get it.”

(One of many exchanges between them.)

“No man is a lonely island, Oliver, if you’ll forgive me bringing up this quote.”

(Putting references to island is always fun, second on the list after Robin Hood references—well, maybe it’s not fun for Oliver, given the situation…)

“That came addressed to you,“ says the Captain, handing the archer an envelope and glancing at him suspiciously. "You don’t seem to be surprised. Don’t say that now I’m your P.O. Box when someone wants to send you feedback or fan mail.”

“ This is not fan mail,” says Oliver grimly.

“ Queen. Oliver. Don’t turn your back on me like that,” says Lance suddenly. There is a hard edge in his voice. It stops the Arrow in place.

“ It was always so obvious, wasn’t it?”, he asks calmly, not shaken by this revelation at all.

“ You don’t seem surprised that I know,” observes the Captain.

“ You are too good a detective to not figure it out. You did a good job pretending that you don’t know.”

“ Yeah, the same goes to you. Keeping up appearances that you were not aware that I know,” sums up Lance. “Now, since it’s clear where we stand with each other and who knows what…”

“ I’ve never thanked you for what have you been doing for this city,” says Lance. His face bears a sour expression.

“ You never had to. I don’t do this for a thank-you.”

(Scenes with Lance and Oliver/the Arrow are my favorite, so of course one of the most imporant part of the story is Quentin’s and the Arrow’s cooperation—for me it was obvious that he had known for a long time who is hiding under the hood, he just didn’t care. Also, reference to Nolan’s Batman, exchange between Gordon and Batman from Batman Begins.)

“ I… I’ll call the cops!” Leeds makes another empty threat.

“ Go ahead,” says Oliver with a mocking tone. “How fast do you think Captain Lance will send his men here after you had proposed to cut down his retirement?”

“ He should be fired from the force for working with you!”

(Who said that Oliver doesn’t have a sense of humor? :p Also reference to Kevin Smith’s Quiver.)

“Sometimes I wonder…” he pauses. Barry is looking at him expectantly, so he swallows hard and goes on: “…how long I’ll be able to carry on. I chose this life. I became a vigilante, I use the night. But sooner or later I’ll go down. It might be the Dark Archer, or Deathstroke, or just some punk who gets lucky. Or perhaps some overzealous cop who’ll shoot me down. And when this moment comes, my last thought will be probably whether I made any difference.”

“ Oliver, the city would fall apart without you.”

“ Maybe. Maybe not. You know what they say… When you look too long into the abyss, the abyss looks back through you. And the longer I look on my city from up here…the less sense in all of this I see.”

“ You know what I think? That you are talking complete rubbish.”

“ That is really reassuring of you to say.”

(Some angst and moment between superfriends—as Barry’s and Oliver’s friendship is another of my favorite parts of the Arrowverse. Also Batman TAS referenced, “I Am The Night” to be precise.)

“He mastered to perfection keeping two halves of his life separate. And he convinced himself that he did this to keep her out of the harm’s way. It was easier to justify not being honest with her that way. It’s quite easy to understand what he was thinking. However, some other things about him are far more intriguing. How did he choose his targets? How did he decide whom to spare, and who deserves the most severe punishment in his book? Did he take pleasure in killing? Or was simply having total control over the situation, something he was deprived of on the island, enough to satisfy him? Those are few of many questions I would like to get an answer for. Maybe by understanding how his mind works, we can understand other people like him. And see the bigger picture.”

(Doctor Pressnall gives her observation.)

“I used to hate him and everything he represented. There was a time I would have sold my badge to nail him,” admitted Lance sincerely. “But… that’s changed. In city like Starling normal methods just… fail. And if we had realized that earlier, maybe we could have avoided tragedy… (…) The lines are getting thinner, the longer I’m in this line of work,” he explained, his tone sounding weary. “I used to think that you don’t need to step outside of the law to get justice. Starling taught me otherwise. And right now all I know is that—no matter how absurd it sounds—a hooded guy with a bow is…was the only one who stood between us and other masks running around the city. And this city is hurting. There were guys like Merlyn, or Wilson, or Brick who wanted to tear it apart. Bertinelli, Triad, Bratva, Los Halcones, Church… The never ending list. Cut off one head, two new take its place… But right now we are about to put away the only guy who could do something about it .”

(This fragment is not yet published, as it’s from chapter 19. Quentin’s thoughts on the Arrow.)

I’ve said it will be long…

#ask me anything #a professional observation #arrow fic #meme #fanfiction #oliver queen #doctor pressnal #quentin lance #angst

[marcguggenheim]

Hi Marc, any chance that my favorite psychiatrist of the universe (Doctor Pressnall played by Jill Teed in 3x07) will ever show up again in "Arrow"?

Totally possible.

[fanfictionlive]

How many characters is a little happier thanks to you requesting a character tag on ff.net?

You've finished writing your new story. You've just got it back from your beta, you've applied all the necessary corrections, you speed to your fanfiction.net profile to add a new story or, if you're a seasoned writer you pretened that you don't need to post it asap... and still do it anyway 5 minutes later, you want to choose a character tag and... you realize that this character hasn't been added yet. If you like to write about minor or semi-popular characters as much as I do, you've surely know what I'm talking about. ;) So, how many characters got "a life" thanks to you? The thing is that it doesn't necessary mean that there was 0 stories with those characters on ff.net - some people just didn't care about requesting specyfic tags. I've requested tags for at least six different characters over the years. For Harry Potter it was Poliakoff (Durmstrang student, had like two sentences in "Goblet of Fire" ;) ). For "Arrow" (tv show) there is quite a number: Amanda Waller, Rene Ramirez, Prometheus, Detective Malone and Doctor Pressnall (the last one has literally one scene in the whole show, lasting exactly 1:34, but I needed a psychiatrist for one story, so used a character from the canon instead of creating OC).

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[fuckyeahcarriecutter]

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Carrie Cutter/Oliver Queen, Carrie Cutter & Oliver Queen Characters: Carrie Cutter, Oliver Queen, Amanda Waller (mentioned), Doctor Pressnall (mentioned), Lyla Michaels (mentioned), Roy Harper (mentioned) Additional Tags: Romance, Archery, Arrow Making, Carriver, Unrequited Love, Love, Obsession, Arrowcave, A.R.G.U.S., Carrie Is Patient, Complicated Relationships, Crazy Red-Head, Humor, Fluff and Humor, Carrie Knows How to Make Flu-flu Arrow and Oliver Don't, Shooting a Bow, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Summary:

It is not the first time Oliver has brought Carrie Cutter to his hideout. She is the only woman that can satisfy his very specific needs... give him something the others are not able to. Carriver. And a lot of archery references.

#carrie cutter #oliver queen #carriver #fanfiction #arrow fic

[fuckyeahquentinlance]

Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Quentin Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen & Rene Ramirez, Laurel Lance & Quentin Lance, Team Arrow - Relationship, Rene Ramirez & Team Arrow, Carrie Cutter/Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Carrie Cutter, Quentin Lance & Laurel Lance, Quentin Lance & Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance & Earth-2 Laurel Lance Characters: Oliver Queen, Quentin Lance, Felicity Smoak, Rene Ramirez, Tobias Church, Laurel Lance (mentioned), Barry Allen (mentioned), Cisco Ramone (mentioned), Rory Regan (mentioned), Evelyn Sharp (mentioned), Curtis Holt (mentioned), Roy Harper (mentioned), Carrie Cutter, Doctor Pressnall, Earth-2 Laurel Lance, Thea Queen, Earth-2 Quentin Lance (mentioned), Adrian Chase Additional Tags: Gap Filler, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Parachute Arrow is Awesome, Character Study, Mix of Genres, Humor, Drama, Angst, Quentin Lance Is Awesome, Torture, Season 5 Gap Fillers, Suspense, Moral Dilemmas, Robin Hood References, Cop & Vigilante, Post-Episode s05x01: Legacy, Post-Episode s05x04: Penance, Father-Daughter Relationship, Wild Dog is Reckless and Stupid but Loyal, Carriver, Cupid Applies to Team Arrow, Romance, Absurd, Unthinkable Happens, Crack, Therapy, Organic Writing, Tormeting Poor Quentin Is Not Funny, Laurel Lance Is Back, Black siren - Freeform, Family Drama, Episode s05x22: Missing, Some Quentin Angst, Quentin Meets Black Siren, It's Multiverse Bro Summary:

A collection of short stories to Arrowverse. A mix of genres and you can expect to find practically anything here. Gap-fillers, AUs and some really weird stuff.

1. Quentin, Oliver, Felicity and the arrowchute (5x01). 2. Wild Dog taken prisoner by Church (between 5x04 and 5x05). 3. Carrie Cutter applies to Team Arrow (S5 AU). 4. Quentin learns about Black Siren. 5. Quentin and Black Siren (5x22, gap-filler).

#quentin lance #black siren #laurel lance #arrow fic #quentin angst #lance family #must be may #universe hates lances

[theblackpanther]

Chapters: 18/23 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Laurel Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Barry Allen & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Amanda Waller, Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Carrie Cutter/Oliver Queen, McKenna Hall/Oliver Queen, Helena Bertinelli/Oliver Queen, John Diggle & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak, Carrie Cutter & Oliver Queen, Moira Queen & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance, Laurel Lance, Barry Allen, Thea Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Amanda Waller, Damien Darhk, Roy Harper, Moira Queen (mentioned), Robert Queen (mentioned), Tommy Merlyn (mentioned), Slade Wilson (mentioned), Malcolm Merlyn (mentioned), Carrie Cutter (mentioned), McKenna Hall (mentioned), Helena Bertinelli (Mentioned), Shado, Anthony Ivo, Sara Lance Additional Tags: Angst, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Interrogation, Drama, Psychotherapy, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mental Health Issues, Brother-Sister Relationships, Psychopathology & Sociopathy, Robin Hood References, Past Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, POV Oliver Queen, POV Quentin Lance, Moral Dilemmas, Character Study, Suspense, Alternate Canon, Crimes & Criminals, Deviates From Canon, Fix-It, Manipulation, Psychological Trauma, Grounded Reality, Flashbacks, Serial Killers, Murder Mystery, Mystery, Psychology, Complicated Relationships, Carriver, Psychologists & Psychiatrists Series: Part 1 of Doctor Pressnall's files Summary:

After over five years, the Arrow’s activity comes to a sudden end. Held in police custody, Oliver is confronted with something he didn’t see coming – a psychiatrist’s thorough inquiry, which makes him reflect on his past deeds, present situation and uncertain future. AU after second season, incorporating some elements of later ones.

#arrow fic #a professional observation #angst #gen #fanfiction #arrow_cw #oliver queen #doctor pressnall #quentin lance #laurel lance

[theblackpanther]

Chapters: 24/24 COMPLETE Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Mature

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence // AU post S2 with elements of S3, 4 and 5 // Angst // Suspense // Character Study // Identity Reveal // Fix-it // PTSD // Psychotherapy // Grounded Reality

Epilogue

A lone man in a green hood is sitting near the cliff's edge, busy with making arrowheads. Just like primitive hunters thousands of years ago, he shapes the chunks, hitting its edges with a hard rock found at the bank of the stream. It works surprisingly well as a makeshift tool. Over the last few months he had to use all his intelligence, cunning and inventiveness to find replacements for many things he had no longer access to on this forgotten scrap of land.

The time he has spent here on Lian Yu, living as a recluse, has wrought a change in his appearance. He is wearing a shabby vest and pants; once they might have been green, but now they are so faded from the sun that they seem to be grayish. He is barefoot, his long blond hair and beard are unkempt. No one would recognize in him the Oliver Queen who got lost on the South China Sea on the night the Queen's Gambit sank. He is a different person now, not a boy, but a man, who's had to fight hard to survive.

Continue reading on AO3.

#arrow_cw #arrow #fanfiction #arrow fic #oliver queen #a professional observation #doctor pressnall #the story is now complete #like truly complete #COMPLETE #COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE #finished #truly finished

[theblackpanther]

Cupid's Ritual

Cupid's Ritual

It was not the first time that Task Force X was summoned on very short notice. It was roughly 3 a.m. when a guard rapidly woke Carrie up from a very pleasant dream involving her and the Arrow in a rather intimate moment. She was told that she had five minutes to prepare. As usual, she was not informed where they were sending her this time—only instructed to take some warm clothes.

Before she realized it, the guard was gone. She knew that he would be waiting behind the door, and he would collect her exactly on time—not a second earlier, not a second later. Everything in A.R.G.U.S. worked according to a tight schedule. She quickly sprang out of the bed and splashed her face with some cold water to fully awaken. She almost broke the comb when she hastily brushed her hair to put it more or less in place. She quickly dressed, glad that she could wear civilian clothes. And she was ready one minute before it was time.

She grabbed her coat and scarf, and a small carry-on bag with a few necessities. She always kept it packed, lying next to the side of her bed. Before she got out, she threw a quick glance at the table, where a half-finished collage she had been working on in her spare time recently was lying, made out of photos cut out from newspapers and magazines. The theme was always the same—the Arrow. Several collages dedicated to her man already adorned the walls of her cell, making it look much more cheerful. What a pity that she wouldn't be able to finish it today! But at least a new mission meant a cancelled therapy session with Pressnall. She could use a break from meetings with her shrink, although she had to admit that her idea to create collages was quite good—it had a surprisingly calming effect on her. Who knows, maybe next time she will make one with plants, just like her psychotherapist asked her to. Pressnall hoped to raise her interest in different hobbies other than the Arrow, and with that in mind she had given her a huge pile of old issues of "Your Garden" magazine.

Check out the rest on AO3—Lost Arrowheads: Cupid’s Ritual.

#arrow fic #carrie cutter #task force x #floyd lawton #suicide squad #cupid #dead shit #doctor pressnall #gap-filler #lyla michaels #humor #arrow

[theblackpanther]

Quentin Lance in season 6

St. Walker's hospital, Doctor Pressnall's office Doctor Pressnall: Hello, Quentin, how can I help you? Quentin: It's complicated, I'm not sure... Doctor Pressnall: Just tell me your story, and I'll do everything in my power to provide the best possible therapy program. Quentin: (sighs) I've used to have two beautiful, smart daughters and a beloved wife. I was perfectly happy living my ordinary life, even despite being a cop in a city where we get shot for living. Then my younger daugther... died. But six years later it turned out that she didn't die for real... And she returned. As a masked vigilante, calling herself Canary. But then she died... for real.  (sobs) Then my elder daughter took on her mantle and carried on with this craziness... becoming the Black Canary. Some time later my younger daughter, Sara, was miraculously resurrected... Doctor Pressnall: Excuse me, what? Quentin: (grimly) Brought back to life. With all do respect, Doctor, you're only a minor character, you don't know what this universe is fully capable of. Listen to the rest of the story. Shortly after Sara got back she hopped on a time travel ship and left.To save the timeline or some other crap. And then I lost Laurel. Forever. She was murdered by that shunhavbitsh Damien Darhk. (starts crying) (Doctor Pressnall is temporarily out of words) Quentin: (pulls himself together) And now I really don't know what to do... Laurel is back but it's not my Laurel. She just looks  like her... But she's from another Earth. She calls herself Black Siren... Please, Doctor, is there any form of therapy that could help me? I've got an impression as if the universe truly hated me. Doctor Pressnall: Quentin... I'm afraid that there is no effective therapy for organic writing [tm]...

Overall I’m looking forward to see Katie Cassidy in “Arrow” again, as Black Siren, but my heart already bleeds for poor Quentin, who most likely will meet someone who looks like his beloved daughter, but it’s not her. :( The universe is not quite done yet with Lance and wants to make him suffer even more... Because apparently killing off his two daughters three times wasn’t enough. Add to this Paul Blackthorne’s acting... I-need-a-tissue-already. :’(

#arrow_cw #arrow gif #quentin lance #laurel lance #black siren #sara lance #arrow season 6 #arrowverse hates quentin lance #angst #doctor pressnall #katie cassidy #paul blackthorne #jill teed #organic writing #black canary

[theblackpanther]

meme for fic writers: 1, 2, 15 & 35. Also: would you ever kill off your favorite character? ;)

1 & 2 already answered here. :)

15. If you could choose one of your fics to be filmed, which would you choose?

A Professional Observation of course. But then again… let’s see how it would look if the post season 2 direction would be applied. Mark Guggenheim & co would probably make Olicity out of it, Doctor Pressnall would have no more than 5 minutes of screen time (and probably the main focus would be a long conversation about Oliver’s love life, not vigilantism & his issues & city saving & Damien Darhk etc.). But on serious note: I wonder how many changes would have to be applied to this storyline to make it work on the screen. Because it would be adapting it to other medium.

35. Would you ever kill off a canon character?

I don’t like when my favorite characters die (and it happens all the time! I just like very specyfic type apparently). It seems that I’ve never killed a character that didn’t die in canon. Uh. When this moment comes out of the necessity it will be difficult to write for me.

#meme #writing #fanfiction #writer's meme #a professional observation #ask

[theblackpanther]

Jup, to meme dla autorów - 1, 2, 5, 7, 37, 38 (i dzięki ostatniemu to nie jest lista liczb pierwszych).

1. Describe your comfort zone—a typical you-fic.

Gen, most likely for “Arrow”, as for this fandom I can write about anyone and anything. Probably with at least one archery and/or Robin Hood reference. Angst mixed with humor.

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Some ridiculous AU I normally don’t write in order to create kudos mine.

But seriously I’m in the middle of the story fulfilling a trope Tearing Everything From a Character To Rebuilt Them and Emerge Stronger. My greatest fear is that something will happen that prevents me from writing a sequel to APO and I won’t finish what I started. (I don’t want some Kylo Ren appearing to finish it for me ;)) ).

5. Share one of your strengths.

Writing fictional characters in a way that they appear real people maybe? Creating OCs that are not self-inserts, but are used to tell the part of the story the canon character are not able to.

7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

“The rain was monotonously beating against the barred windows of the interrogation room. It was small almost to the point of being claustrophobic, heavily shadowed in the corners, but strongly lit in the centre from the ceiling lamps. Currently it was occupied by only one person — a handcuffed man in his early thirties, sitting by the table placed in the center. The bright light gave his costume an unnaturally vivid shade of green. His hood was pulled off his head, lying flat on his back, the mask gone altogether, probably locked up alongside his bow, quiver and other equipment in the evidence locker.”

From A Professional Observation—first excerpt written in English when I’ve finally knew what I’m doing (I call it reaching concious writing level).

37. Talk about your current wips.

Ostatnie zobowiązanie—now it will be painful to read. I don’t remember why I was once passionate about this story. Writing it for deadlines became exhausting and killed the rest of my interest. Either I’ll manage to finish it very soon (I give myself till the end of the year) or I’ll need to remove it from my writing shedule pernamentely because stressing over something that’s supposed to be a hobby doesn’t have any sense.

A Professional Observation—currently my most important WIP. Two characters, a vigilante hero and a psychiatrist sit in one room and talk. 19/24 chapters completed, 2 needs edits, 3 more to finish. I’m so close and so far from the end at same time (mainly due to the lack of time for writing). Planned from the beginning to the very end, what doesn’t change the fact that it was supposed to be a short one-shot (lol). It has just passed 60k published words mark.

His Quiver—story set in the same universe as APO, about a side character (Carrie Cutter). Had to put it at the backburner, because I can’t write so many WIPs at the same time. Plan to finish it after I finish APO (and OZ, if it ever happens).

To Another Earth—need to write an ending for this, it’s about the Arrow’s trip to Earth-2, to meet his alternate father (who is the Arrow of that other Earth). It has been 1,5 years already. Why I didn’t finish it sooner?

38. Talk about a review that made your day.

A reader who follows/comments on APO named chapter 19 their favorite one out of the whole story. It’s Doctor Pressnall’s centric chapter (semi-OC) and they were not really fond of her over the course of the story (for various reasons), so it was really a nice surprise to win them over. ;)

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[theblackpanther]

Chapters: 17/23 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Laurel Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Barry Allen & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Amanda Waller, Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Carrie Cutter/Oliver Queen, McKenna Hall/Oliver Queen, Helena Bertinelli/Oliver Queen, John Diggle & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak, Carrie Cutter & Oliver Queen, Moira Queen & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Characters: Oliver Queen, Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance, Laurel Lance, Barry Allen, Thea Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Amanda Waller, Damien Darhk, Roy Harper, Moira Queen (mentioned), Robert Queen (mentioned), Tommy Merlyn (mentioned), Slade Wilson (mentioned), Malcolm Merlyn (mentioned), Carrie Cutter (mentioned), McKenna Hall (mentioned), Helena Bertinelli (Mentioned), Shado, Anthony Ivo, Sara Lance Additional Tags: Angst, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Interrogation, Drama, Psychotherapy, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mental Health Issues, Brother-Sister Relationships, Psychopathology & Sociopathy, Robin Hood References, Past Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, POV Oliver Queen, POV Quentin Lance, Moral Dilemmas, Character Study, Suspense, Alternate Canon, Crimes & Criminals, Deviates From Canon, Fix-It, Manipulation, Psychological Trauma, Grounded Reality, Flashbacks, Serial Killers, Murder Mystery, Mystery, Psychology, Complicated Relationships, Carriver, Psychologists & Psychiatrists Series: Part 1 of Doctor Pressnall's files Summary:

After over five years, the Arrow’s activity comes to a sudden end. Held in police custody, Oliver is confronted with something he didn’t see coming – a psychiatrist’s thorough inquiry, which makes him reflect on his past deeds, present situation and uncertain future. AU after second season, incorporating some elements of later ones.

#arrow fic #oliver queen #doctor pressnall #a professional observation #ptsd #psychology #mystery #fan fic #arrow_cw #angst #grounded reality #fan fix

[theblackpanther]

Chapters: 15/23 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Laurel Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Thea Queen, Barry Allen & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Carrie Cutter, Oliver Queen & Amanda Waller, Oliver Queen & Moira Queen, Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Carrie Cutter/Oliver Queen, McKenna Hall/Oliver Queen, Helena Bertinelli/Oliver Queen, Felicity Smoak/Oliver Queen Characters: Oliver Queen, Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance, Laurel Lance, Barry Allen, Thea Queen, Felicity Smoak, John Diggle, Amanda Waller, Damien Darhk, Roy Harper, Moira Queen (mentioned), Robert Queen (mentioned), Tommy Merlyn (mentioned), Slade Wilson (mentioned), Malcolm Merlyn (mentioned), Carrie Cutter (mentioned), McKenna Hall (mentioned), Helena Bertinelli (Mentioned), Shado, Anthony Ivo, Sara Lance Additional Tags: Angst, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Interrogation, Drama, Psychotherapy, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Mental Health Issues, Brother-Sister Relationships, Psychopathology & Sociopathy, Robin Hood References, Past Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, POV Oliver Queen, POV Quentin Lance, Moral Dilemmas, Character Study, Suspense, Alternate Canon, Crimes & Criminals, Deviates From Canon, Fix-It, Manipulation, Psychological Trauma, Grounded Reality, Flashbacks, Serial Killers, Murder Mystery, Mystery, Psychology, Complicated Relationships, Carriver Series: Part 1 of Doctor Pressnall's files Summary:

After over five years, the Arrow’s activity comes to a sudden end. Held in police custody, Oliver is confronted with something he didn’t see coming – a psychiatrist’s thorough inquiry, which makes him reflect on his past deeds, present situation and uncertain future. AU after second season, incorporating some elements of later ones.

#arrow fic #fanfiction #psychology #ptsd #oliver queen #doctor pressnall #psychotherapy #prometheus is an amateur compared to doctor pressnall

[theblackpanther]

merryloon replied to your post: Quentin Lance in season 6

I’m sorry but: “With all do respect, Doctor, you’re only a minor character, you don’t know what this universe is fully capable of.” :D

@merryloon Doctor Pressnall should be happy that organic writing [tm] didn't get a hold on her - in such a scenario she would found herself either convincing Oliver that baking omelettes was the best thing that happened to him or would end up dead in the opening scene as one of Cupid's victims. D:

#arrow talk #doctor pressnall #organic writing #minor characters are safe

[theblackpanther]

Chapters: 6/52 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Quentin Lance & Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak, Oliver Queen & Rene Ramirez, Laurel Lance & Quentin Lance, Team Arrow - Relationship, Rene Ramirez & Team Arrow, Carrie Cutter/Oliver Queen, Oliver Queen & Carrie Cutter, Quentin Lance & Laurel Lance, Quentin Lance & Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance & Earth-2 Laurel Lance Characters: Oliver Queen, Quentin Lance, Felicity Smoak, Rene Ramirez, Tobias Church, Laurel Lance (mentioned), Barry Allen (mentioned), Cisco Ramone (mentioned), Rory Regan (mentioned), Evelyn Sharp (mentioned), Curtis Holt (mentioned), Roy Harper (mentioned), Carrie Cutter, Doctor Pressnall, Earth-2 Laurel Lance, Thea Queen, Earth-2 Quentin Lance (mentioned), Adrian Chase, Yao Fei (mentioned) Additional Tags: Gap Filler, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Parachute Arrow is Awesome, Character Study, Mix of Genres, Humor, Drama, Angst, Quentin Lance Is Awesome, Torture, Season 5 Gap Fillers, Suspense, Moral Dilemmas, Robin Hood References, Cop & Vigilante, Post-Episode s05x01: Legacy, Post-Episode s05x04: Penance, Father-Daughter Relationship, Wild Dog is Reckless and Stupid but Loyal, Carriver, Cupid Applies to Team Arrow, Romance, Absurd, Unthinkable Happens, Crack, Therapy, Organic Writing, Tormeting Poor Quentin Is Not Funny, Laurel Lance Is Back, Black siren - Freeform, Family Drama, Episode s05x22: Missing, Some Quentin Angst, Quentin Meets Black Siren, It's Multiverse Bro, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Gap-filler s01e01: Pilot, Lian Yu, Island Flashbacks Summary:

A collection of short stories to Arrowverse. A mix of genres and you can expect to find practically anything here. Gap-fillers, AUs and some really weird stuff.

Oliver's reflections shortly after his return (1x01, gap-filler).

#arrow fic #oliver queen #post traumatic stress disorder #arrow 1x01 pilot #gap-filler #fan fiction #i can't believe I've written a fic about a pear

[fuckyeahquentinlance]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Arrow (TV 2012) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Quentin Lance & Laurel Lance, Quentin Lance & Sara Lance, Quentin Lance & Oliver Queen, Quentin Lance & Doctor Pressnall, Quentin Lance & Dinah Lance Characters: Quentin Lance, Laurel Lance, Sara Lance, Oliver Queen, Dinah Lance, Nyssa al Ghul, Doctor Pressnall, Laurel Lance (Earth-2) Additional Tags: Family, Tragedy, Drama, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with Unhappy Ending, Lance Family, Sara Lance is Alive, Laurel Lance is Alive, Uncessary Death, Past Laurel Lance/Oliver Queen, Past Character Death, Laurel Lance (Earth-2)/Oliver Queen, Past Felicity Smoak/Oliver Queen, Time Travel, A Professional Therapy Won't Help, Post-Episode: s04e18 Eleven-Fifty-Nine, Episode: s04e18 Eleven-Fifty-Nine, Character Study, Tormenting Poor Quentin Should Be Prohibited, POV Quentin Lance, Suspense, Seriously It Is Not Funny To Make Quentin Suffer That Much, Father-Daughter Relationship, Revenge, Sara Lance is Dead, Laurel Lance is Dead, Sara Lance is Alive (Again), Laurel Lance is Alive (Again), Quentin Lance Is Cursed, Time Travel Will Fix Everything (Or Not), Resurrection, Lazarus Pit, Absurd Reaches a New Level Summary:

Quentin Lance's life was perfectly normal and ordered up to a certain point. He was a policeman in a city where the cops got shot for living, but he had something to come back to—a wife he loved dearly and two beautiful, smart daughters, who were his everything. Then his life turned into a nightmare when he was forced to watch his daughters die and come back to life...

#arrow fic #quentin lance #angst #lance family