If Cisco could have a real-life OTP, it would be Barry and Caitlin. The only problem was that no matter how many times the universe pushed them together, they wouldn't stick. For some, strange, obnoxious reason, they didn't think that they were right for each other.

So Cisco took it upon himself to make his OTP happen. He had the beginnings of a plan. A quiet evening, maybe a romantic movie. The problem was, how to get them there? And when? With all the metahuman attacks they had been having, there hadn't been much time for relationship stuff.

He knew the perfect girl to help him plan. Felicity Smoak had managed to have a relationship with none other than the Arrow himself. That was fairly impressive. So, he called her, and enlisted her assistance.

Felicity agreed right away, and soon, everyone on Team Arrow was in on the plan. Then Cisco figured that he should tell Joe and Iris, Jesse and Harry, and, eventually, everyone knew about the plot except Caitlin and Barry themselves.

With all those brilliant minds working together, it was surprising how long it took to create a solid and possible plan of action that didn't include kidnapping (they kept coming back to that one).

Step 1: Get them in the same room together, alone.

It was Friday night, S.T.A.R. Labs' movie night. Movie night usually included Barry, Caitlin, Cisco, occasionally Jesse, and some sort of movie. It was the perfect opportunity to spring their plan.

The planning was fairly simple for Step 1. Cisco would wait until Friday morning, then text both of his friends that he couldn't go to movie night (family stuff/annoyed emojis were his excuse), but that they could go ahead and have it just the two of them. He would even send over a movie that he thought they would like (that was Felicity's idea).

It worked, and Caitlin and Barry both texted back with sad faces and messages that they were sorry that he couldn't join them but to have fun with his family stuff! Cisco probably would have felt guilty for lying, but it was for a good cause, and completely necessary.

Step 2: Find the most romantic movie possible, preferably about two friends that fell in love and were very happy together etc. etc. etc.

This step tied into Step 1, and actually had to be done on Monday so that, once a movie was picked, Cisco could order it from Netflix and give it time to arrive. Felicity did some research, and they decided on Letters to Juliet, which, according to Iris, was about as sappy romantic you could get without going over-the-top cheesy.

Netflix had it, and the Get-Caitlin-and-Barry-Together team watched it on

Thursday evening, just to make sure it would be suitable. Diggle, disgusted, left halfway through, and Oliver would have followed if Felicity hadn't threatened him with things that the others didn't need to hear.

Step 3: Once watching the movie together, get Caitlin and Barry to admit their feeling for each other.

This step took a bot more thought, but was more crucial then all the others. They had to figure out a way to get them to admit they liked each other without stuffing truth serums down both their throats (Cisco had suggested it, but no one could figure out how to make one without Caitlin's help).

Finally they thought of something. Oliver surprised everyone with being able to realistically forge notes. That got Cisco thinking. They couldn't exactly send each of the parties of their plan a note saying that the other one liked them, but they could do something with notes. If Caitlin got a note from Barry saying that he wanted to talk to her about something important, and Barry got a note from Caitlin saying the same thing, it might get them to talk.

Messages were carefully planed, and notes were written, then delivered to the respective targets of the plan. They had to be read at exactly the right time, or Caitlin would mention it to Barry (or vice-versa) at S.T.A.R. Labs with everyone else around and everything would be ruined.

Thankfully, that didn't happen, and Caitlin and Barry were now both sitting in front of Letters to Juliet with a full bowl of popcorn, alone, in a secluded room.

Step 4: Make sure neither of them leaves before they talk.

Cisco thought of this step 5 minutes before Caitlin and Barry were due to arrive (yes, Felicity might just have hacked into their personal text messages to find out timing, but, again, it was for their own good). They had to do something to make certain that at the end of the movie they wouldn't leave before they talked.

This step was harder then it would have been with normal, non-meta, humans. Barry was a speedster, and could break through most ordinary door lock in a matter of seconds. And anyway, that was too suspicious. They would suspect something was going on and it would ruin the whole plan.

He got to work, but after they arrived, he was forced to sneak out when they weren't looking, which considerably slowed down the process. Thankfully the movie was long, and he was able to successfully construct a speed-proof force field around the room. There would be no getting out until he said so.

Step 5: Watch, and see what happens.

They were all camped out in the Cortex, a live feed playing from the movie room Cisco set up a few months ago. It was rather boring at the beginning of the movie, but by the end, (the part where Diggle left, as he did again this time) when Charlie tells Sophie that he is "Truly, deeply, madly, passionately" in love with her, Caitlin was curled up to Barry's side with tears running down her face.

After the movie the both got up, finished the last of the popcorn, and took out the movie. Barry moved towards the door. This was it. Cisco activated his force field.

Barry reached for the door handle, only to find it stuck. "What?" He vibrated his hand in a attempt to unlock it. It didn't work. Then he sped towards the door, hoping to break it down, but the force field held (everyone in the Cortex breathed a sigh of relief), and instead he was thrown across the room. Caitlin shrieked and rushed to his side, checking him for injuries.

Cisco, as well as Caitlin, breathed a sigh of relief when they found none. He would have felt terrible if he had hurt his friend. Caitlin helped Barry up, and he prepared to try again, but this time she stopped him.

"Barry, wait. There's something I've been meaning to ask you about." Everyone in the Cortex held their breath. This was it "Did you send me a letter telling me you wanted to talk to me about something?"

Both of them walked over to the couch. Barry looked confused. "No, you sent me a letter, didn't you?"

Caitlin shook her head. Oh, crud. "Do you have the feeling that we're being set up?" She asked glancing around the room suspiciously. Oh crud oh crud oh crud. Cisco pulled a face.

"Set up?"

"Yeah, Cisco quit on us last minute to do something with his family, which is extremely unusual, then we have this sappy romantic movie, which I don't mind, but can you really see Cisco watching this? And the force field. Why on Earth would their be a force field around this room? And obviously those letters weren't from each other so..."

Barry considered. "Why would they try to set us up? What are they trying to accomplish?"

Cisco's eyes widened. This could work after all! Caitlin looked at the floor. "Do you think... maybe... they're trying to get us to, you know, get together or something?"

Barry looked blank for a minute. "Get together...?" Then realization dawned. "Oh..." He grinned at Caitlin, a blush staining his face. "Want to give them what they want?"

She smiled shyly back, before grabbing a blanket and pulling it over both of their heads. No no no no! "Curse them!" Cisco yelled. "We aren't even allowed to watch?! After all the work!"

They had definitely kissed, though, and Cisco released the force field, a reluctant smile on his face. His work here was done.