an ind. black canary, a.k.a. dinah drake. kinda selective & semi-private; limited activity. as portrayed by rhian & inspired by brenden fletcher's 2015 black canary with some personal canon.
An eyebrow arched upon hearing Dinah’s admission, the IMPLICATION that she was going to open up a part of herself to him, not Barbara was thought-provoking, to say the least. Lips lightly tugging upward for a modest smile, Dick Grayson FULLY UNDERSTOOD Dinah’s internal dilemma. Despite the glitz and the GLAMOUR, media outlets would often ascribe to the lifestyle of a superhero, underneath the costume, the life of a superhero often felt like a high-stakes RACE. Whether it was against injustice, mortality, insecurity or civilian life and that the COST of slowing down might lead to a TOTAL collapse of ones livelihood. Removing his hand from her back and resting both palms on the chilled concrete, he let out brief chuckle to an attempt ease the TENSION she must have been invariably feeling.
❝ Well Dinah, you are talking to someone who is DEAD to the world and is constantly having to make sure they’re two steps AHEAD of a spy organization they’re trying to bring down from within. For the sake of my life and my friends, I can’t AFFORD to stand STILL. The press never advertised the constant pressure of doing what we do. But that’s why I ADMIRE everyone who takes up a cape, tights, or in your case… fishnets. ❞
dick grayson was, at times, an outsider in her eyes. someone whom she didn’t sit to talk with often and thus, he was strangely easier to divulge such aspects of herself and her mindset to. it was never, and would never, be a lack of trust in barbara for the redhead to know some of what lay beneath the veneer she put forth… it was more she felt that barbara had better things to do than be ranted at by dinah about what she herself deemed as of little importance. leaning forward, her arms looped around her knees just as she’d pulled her legs closer to her person, and her chin settled upon her kneecaps. after he finishes, she tilts her head to pull him into her view with an amalgamation of curiosity and consideration in her features.
❛ y’look pretty alive to me with that smile, ❜ her edge of teasing was followed by something that was hard to pinpoint in her tone as she continued on — perhaps it was bitterness, ❛ — mmm, i just wonder some days if stepping away from justice league and the birds was the right thing, you know? i mean i’m up on a stage, singing, i’m leading a different life… and sometimes i’m not sure if i deserve that freedom yet.❜
name: dinah drake, sometimes d.d. [ rare cases: dinah lance ] ( alter ego = black canary ) age:verse dependent. hair: naturally brown, dyes it platinum / white blonde. eyes: blue. height: 5’7”.
g e n d e r & s e x u a l i t y
gender: female. pronouns: she / her. sexuality: demisexual. marital status: formerly married to kurt lance. —dependent on verse
s t a t u s
occupation: vocalist for the band, black canary, by day; superheroine / vigilante of same mantle by night. residence: gotham city. stability: generally stable, yeah.
P O R T R A Y E D B Y R H I A N TIMEZONE : eastern standard, us STATUS : selective / semi-exclusive, semi-private CHARACTER STATUS : please view dossier page for character bio & other info. SKYPE / CONTACT : please inquire in askbox
[ writer is OVER 18, sometimes content will be NSFW. ]
ON ACTIVITY: as i do have other blogs, all of which are in varying states of limited or minimal activity due to life and work? this blog shall follow that as well — not to mention it will begin as a voice test.
ON SHIPPING: i don’t have a lot of ships that i am bound by in my head for dinah, just know that i view her as bisexual with a heavy leaning being borderline demisexual. i also do not see her holding a preference on gender. i am open to mutually exclusive shipping, but please do not pursue it with me if you are not okay with multiship --- my blog is not singleship.
ON STATUS IN CANON: the biggest aspect i'd like for people to remember? i am writing dinah drake, not dinah laurel lance --- in that i am not including any canon from withing the arrow universe. my portrayal is mainly that of her prime earth (or 'new 52') universe with heavy influence and inspiration drawn from her current 2015 solo run from brenden fletcher.
ON GORE / SMUT: as with all of my blogs, i’m more willing to write the prior than the latter as long as it makes sense to the interaction of our muses and or character development. the latter is something i am only really comfortable writing as implied or fade-to-black.
ON PLOTTING: i am always down for this and love to plot out verses (especially au's or ship specific ones) and or new ideas! so, always feel free to hit me up by whatever means we have shared about ideas you might have!
questions about anything above? please feel free to poke at my ask about it!
drop me a line. »ALL HATE WILL BE IGNORED! so, please save yourself the time & don’t send it. » feel free to send any curiosities you have about my muse! » i always reply all my messages, be it publicly or privately. if i haven’t answered you in a reasonable amount of time, it probably means that i never got your message, so please send it again.
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