You and Nick Zano had been quietly dating for over a year now—ever since the first table read for Legends of Tomorrow. You played Zari. He played Nate. And from the moment you met, something just clicked. Banter turned to inside jokes, jokes to late nights, and late nights to something real. But it wasn’t until a few months ago that the world—and your castmates—found out.

Your parents adored him the second they met him. Warm, respectful, funny. What wasn’t to love?

His parents, though… were a different story. His mom in particular showed an immediate dislike of you

Now you were sitting in Nick’s living room, curled beside him on the couch. His arm was loosely draped around your shoulders, his thumb brushing absently across your shoulder like it grounded him. Across from you, his mother, Cara, sat with perfect posture and sharp eyes. The tension was quiet but obvious.

Cara: “Your nationality?” she asked suddenly, her voice clipped, more curious than warm.

Nick tensed just slightly beside you, his jaw tightening the way it always did when he was trying not to be rude. You felt the subtle shift in his body, the way his fingers stilled. He didn’t interrupt. Not yet.

But his silence said plenty.