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snowbarrytrashh · 2 years

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Time Will Tell - Chapter 6

Summary: When Barry goes back in time to try and save Oliver and the other worlds that were erased from the multiverse he creates a new flashpoint. He has no idea he’s coming back to a life he doesn’t recognize at all. (this is a snowbarry fic)

Author’s Note: This is some more of Barry’s and Caitlin’s trip to London! Please don’t hate me for this chapter haha. I hope you enjoy it! Again I’m very sorry about the super slow updates. But to all who comment and like, I appreciate it more than you know!

Caitlin woke up before Barry this morning. She felt his arms around her and sunk into them. She then turned ever so slightly to face Barry, trying not to wake him. She looked at him as he slept and smiled at the man lying in front of her. He might not have all the same memories and they might not be exactly alike, but she loved him all the same. Even the things that were different from the Barry in her timeline, she loved. She hadn’t found one bad thing about him yet. She wanted so desperately to just pick up where they had left off in her timeline. But even Caitlin could realize that wouldn’t be the smartest option.

She decided to get up and get in the shower; they had a long day ahead of them.

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“Good morning,” Barry said while rubbing his eyes, as Caitlin walked out of the bathroom.

“Good morning. I went ahead and got ready since we promised Marie we’d be down for breakfast,” Caitlin responded.

“Oh yeah, we’re supposed to tell her about how we fell in love,” Barry said smiling.

“Yeah, and I think that story just might be slightly too complicated to tell over breakfast,” she said with a laugh.

“Oh don’t worry, just let me do the talking,” Barry said with a grin.

“Fine by me,” she said, smiling back at him.

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“Good morning, Marie,” Caitlin said.

“Oh, good morning, you two,” she responded with a huge grin. “I’m so glad you’re eating breakfast with us.”

“We’re excited,” Barry said.

After they all filled their plates up with food, Marie looked at Barry and Caitlin and blurted, “Okay, I simply can’t wait any longer. How did you guys fall in love?”

Barry and Caitlin looked at each other before Barry reached over and grabbed Caitlin’s hand and said, “Let me tell it, honey,” with a smile.

Caitlin gave him a smile and a nod. She couldn’t wait to see where he went with this.

“Caitlin and I met at work. I umm-,” Barry paused as he thought of what to say next. “I happened to get a job at the place Caitlin worked under, not the most normal circumstances. But it was actually my dream job. And Caitlin quickly became my best friend, saving me from all kinds of trouble,” he started, smirking at Caitlin.

“And I fell for her almost immediately. I mean, how could I not,” Barry started to get more serious now. “I was too afraid to ever tell her how I felt, though. I didn’t want to complicate things.” Barry now brought his eyes to meet Caitlin.

“Until one day, I looked her right in her eyes and told her that she’s everything I ever wanted. That I couldn’t go one more day without being with her.” Barry’s eyes moved down to look at Caitlin’s lips, “And then I kissed her.”

Caitlin let out a cough and swallowed the lump in her throat, forcing herself to look away from Barry.

“The rest was history from there,” Barry said, deciding to wrap up the story.

“Oh my goodness, look at you two. Still as in love as that day. That is just such a lovely story. Thank you for sharing,” Marie said.

“Happy to share! Now I have to try this breakfast; it looks delicious!”

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“Marie, this breakfast really has been lovely, thank you. But we have a busy day ahead of us, so me and my beautiful wife are gonna have to get going,” Barry said as he took Caitlin’s hand in his again.

“You guys have a fun day now,” Marie said smiling.

Once they got outside of the inn, they looked at each other a little sheepishly.

Barry weighed his options. He could apologize for grabbing her hand or take advantage of the moment and go with the whole husband and wife thing. He decided to indulge himself a little bit.

“Well wife, where should we start first?” he asked with a smile.

Caitlin’s eyes brightened, and her smile widened as she said, “I was thinking the Big Ben?”

“That sounds perfect to me.”

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Barry and Caitlin walked through their door at the bed and breakfast, laughing and smiling.

“You know we usually don’t buy so much stuff,” she said, smiling at Barry as they laid their numerous bags down at the end of the bed, “means you have to carry a lot more home.”

“I’ll carry 20 bags if I have to,” Barry said with a grin. “This is my first trip, and I want to remember it. Which again, I’m sorry about taking an absurd amount of photos, but I don’t have all of the other memories of the trips like you do. So I want to remember every second of this trip with you,” Barry said as he moved closer to Caitlin. “I seriously can’t thank you enough for this trip; it has meant the world to me.”

She smiled at him as Barry went in for a hug.

He hugged her tight, pulling her into him.

Barry kept holding her. He knew the hug was getting a little past the standard hug time, but he couldn’t let her go just yet. Being here with her has been the most fun he can ever remember having. They had laughed and enjoyed every second of their day together, and he wasn’t ready for the day to be over.

He was starting to think it wasn’t his brightest idea to have kept up the whole husband and wife act all day with everyone they met; it was even starting to fool Barry. But he had so much fun pretending and just enjoying his day with Caitlin. Pretending they were normal and didn’t have an unbelievable and very sad history. But all of his pretending made him want to be real with Caitlin.

Barry pulled away slightly to look Caitlin in the eyes. His eyes moved to her lips for a second before meeting her eyes again. Man, those eyes and the way she was looking at him made Barry want to kiss her even more.

Before he could think, he leaned in and kissed her. Softly at first, with his lips brushing against hers. They then pulled away to look at each other before Barry couldn’t stand it anymore and firmly placed his hands on the sides of her head and pulled her in again. This was even better than he had imagined the day she told him about their first kiss in her timeline.

But as he kissed her, he remembered that he had promised himself he wouldn’t do this. It wasn’t fair to either of them. Barry pulled away.

“I- I’m sorry this was a mistake,” Barry said before he sped off without giving Caitlin a chance to say anything.

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A little over an hour later, Barry walked back into the room. “Caitlin, I’m sorry I had no right. I had no right to kiss you like that, and I had no right to run off without an explanation and be gone so long.”

Caitlin couldn’t bring herself to look at him, so instead, she stared at the wall in front of her holding onto a pillow.

He moved a little closer to the bed. “I really am sorry. This has been a very crazy few days, but that does not excuse my behavior. Look, over these last few days we have grown so close. I mean the only reason I am surviving is because of you,” Barry said as Caitlin finally managed to look at him after hearing these words.

“And again, I know it’s no excuse, but after talking to Iris I quite literally shut that part of me off. I haven’t let myself think about the life I lost because it hurts so much. But while I was ignoring those feelings, I was growing close with you and wishing desperately to only remember this timeline with you. And in my timeline while we were never anything more than friends, that doesn’t mean I never thought about you in that way. What I said this morning at breakfast wasn’t completely made up. I genuinely liked you, Caitlin but honestly, I never made a move because I was so scared about what might happen if I did. I could see something real between us, but I didn’t want to take the chance of ruining our friendship. I was too scared. And then when I got to this timeline and we were married, I allowed myself to see what it could have been. And I allowed myself to feel those things again and I-” Barry paused and looked away from Caitlin, holding tears back.

“But I promised myself I wouldn’t act on anything yet because that wouldn’t be fair to either one of us. I haven’t dealt with what I need to with Iris yet and it’s not fair to start something with you before I have. I’m just not ready.”

He brought his eyes back to her, “But Caitlin, I really have fallen for you in these few short days that have felt like lifetimes I’ve spent with you. And I got caught up in the moment because I do want that one day. I want us one day. I’m just not ready for that day to be today. I know it wasn’t okay to kiss you and leave like that. I am truly so sorry.”

“Well, I originally had something a lot meaner to say, but I’ll give it to you that was pretty good,” she said, giving him a slight smile.

“Besides, I can’t let you take all of the blame. I mean, running out was definitely on you,” she said, giving him a side-eye and smile. “But the way I acted today definitely didn’t help in the lead up to that moment. It was fun playing husband and wife and I let myself forget that this wasn’t real. I just really wanted it to be real.”

Caitlin was now the one that had to look away or else she would cry. “I wake up every morning with you next to me and as much as I love it and need it, it still hurts. To know that you’re here but not really here. That my husband is standing right in front of me, except you’re not really my husband.”

She managed to look at him again, “And Barry, I have fallen for this version of you as fast as you got here, but my heart still aches knowing that I’ll never get to see the version of you that I knew. The version that I married, that I tried to start a family with. He’s gone. And with all of that pain and with everything the two of us have gone through in a few days, I let myself get caught up in the moment too. So I’m sorry for that. But please don’t leave me like that again, I can’t handle it. We can work through anything, whether that be as just friends or something more, but you just can’t leave me like that. Okay?”

“Okay.” Barry stood there for a minute before shyly asking, “So am I allowed to sleep in the bed tonight?”

“Yes.”

He crawled into bed a little farther away than usual. He didn’t want to push his luck. “Are we okay?” he asked softly.

“We’re okay.”

“Goodnight, Caitlin.”

“Goodnight, Barry.”

#snowbarry #Barry Allen #Caitlin Snow #The Flash #snowbarry fanfic #snowbarry fanfiction

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lovergurrl411 · 1 year

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Sometimes I just want to watch a film version of my favorite fanfiction. I can't be the only one.

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chaztalk · 2 years

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#fanfiction #fanfic #slow build #slow burn #harmione #harmony #cleon #jeankasa #rivetra #snowbarry

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doverstar · 8 months

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Just posted a new chapter of The Losing Game!

#truckin'#right along #forcing myself to write #savisnow #the flash #tlg #TLG #the losing game #doverstar writes #snowbarry #fanfic #fic #fanfiction #ao3 #archiveofourown #fanfiction.net #ff.net

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moodypetrichorlove28 · 1 year

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My Fanfiction

My Ao3.

My FF.net. (A couple of the ones here are supremely cheesy and are works of my earliest of writing days. 🫣🤣)

Fandoms (and ships) I have written for:

MacGyver (2016) / Macriley

Hudson and Rex / Charah

Sen Çal Kapımı / Edser

The Flash / Snowbarry

Chicago PD / Linstead

House MD

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qlala · 9 months

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I’m trying to make a playlist of songs that every fandom uses in the ship playlists (I will follow you into the dark etc) and came across this article and seeing our prestige television show the flash mentioned within the first paragraph absolutely took me out 💀💀💀💀

https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11858680/fandom-glossary-fanfiction-explained

1. if i walked into work and two of my coworkers were having this conversation i would literally rappel down an elevator shaft to escape

2. i have no idea if this was an intentional move on the part of the article writer but making a snowbarry shipper the one to say they “can’t deal with all the ship wars” is the funniest possible thing they could’ve done

3. PLEASE link me to this playlist or at least give me a taste of the track list when you’re done because that is such a hilarious concept

#if a coworker ever brought up cw’s the flash in front of me i would ask them what that is. and then shake my head sadly and say not for me

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valorianknights · 1 year

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A bunch of Savisnow drawings I'm working on based on @doverstar 's " Chasing the Light" fanfiction.

I love them so much and cannot wait for when "The Losing Game" is back from hiatus.

Please accept my offering Snowbarry and Savisnow fans 🙏🙏🙏

#Savisnow #the flash #savitar #caitlin snow #Based on doverstar's Chasing the Light fic #Substitute snowbarry #not finished #art wip #Savitar x Caitlin Snow

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bluebomber182 · 7 months

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I made an ai comic dub video that's based on a scene from a snowbarry fanfic by star.everlasting using elevenlabs and dall-e via the bing chat app.

youtube

Fanfic source

To generate images in the bing chat app, login, then touch the bing icon in the bottom center, toggle on "use chat-gpt 4". Put these in the prompt Can you generate images of Caitlin Snow and Grant Gustin in a living room? Drawn in comic style and in color. Can you generate images of Caitlin Snow in a white background? A closeup of Caitlin Snow. Drawn in comic style and in color. Can you generate images of Grant Gustin in a white background? A closeup of Caitlin Snow. Drawn in comic style and in color.

#snowbarry #barry allen x caitlin snow #caitlin snow x barry allen #grant gustin #Danielle Panabaker #Flashfrost #Frostflash #Frostbarry #Youtube

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icedteaandoldlace · 2 years

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Non-canon Flash Ships (+SC) and Their Fans' Relationships with Canon: An Observation

Supercorp shippers: This Ship Still Isn't Canon And It Haunts Me. why, Why, WHY!!?!??!?! #queerbaiting

Coldflash shippers: This isn't canon, but that's okay because I prefer fanfiction, anyway. :)

Snowbarry shippers: *sees Barry and Caitlin and/or Frost stand in the same room* HERE'S HOW WE CAN STILL WIN!

Harrisco shippers: Listen. I know it's not canon, but—LISTEN. It IS canon, okay?

Olivarry shippers, building bombs: No good stupid fake season "brother" stupid ass homophobic dumb as shit—LET'S JUST PRETEND NOTHING AFTER ELSEWORLDS EVER HAPPENED, OKAY? Except that one Spectre scene, we can keep that.

Thallen shippers: I just think they're neat.

Killervibe shippers: I just don't understand why the writers don't just change their whole vision for these characters and the type of relationship they have to suit my preferences already.

Allenbert shippers: Should have been real. We were robbed. At least Tom was on our side.

Superflash shippers: No thoughts, head empty, just Super Friends on repeat :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Hartmon shippers: *slaps hood* This bad boy can fit so much projection in it! Canon got a good start, but I have SO many ideas for improvements!

Elongflash/Elongsnow/Elongvibe/Snowfrost/Snowwest shippers: I guess I'll die.

Irisco shippers: Lol it's all good, we're cool, I'm just having a good time, I know it's never gonna be canon.................while Barry's still alive.

Reversevibe/Eobarry/Parkwest/Snowells/Coldvibe shippers: Canon is more like a ~suggestion~.

Westwells/Eoiris shippers: I HAVE BEEN GIVEN CRUMBS AND I WILL FUCKING TAKE IT!

Wallinda shippers: You IDIOTS! *pelts writers room door with rotten eggs* It's SUPPOSED to be canon, why ISN'T it? I could write this better in my sleep! What are you waiting for?!

Barrisco shippers: *shrugs* It's canon enough.

#Flash is the only Arrowverse show I watch but SCers are adamant enough to have made their way into my orbit hence why they're included #The Flash #tag yourself or add yourself

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angst-is-love-angst-is-life · 7 months

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B, N and T for the ask game and with the Flash fandom :))

Yay!!! Thank you for the ask! (for my favorite fandom no less🥹) and sry I took a bit to get to this.

Time for my ✨silly little ramblings✨™️

B “A pairing-platonic, romantic or sexual-that you initially didn't consider, but someone changed your mind” : Ooooooo, this is a good one. Well I’m not a big shipper naturally tbh, unless I see undeniable chemistry and/or suggestive scenes between characters, I’m probably just going to ship what was canon— that was until I fully entered tumblr and related fandom spaces. Now I see ships everywhere. Especially with Ao3.

Ao3 has made me ship soooo many ships, the OG being Superarrow/Kariver

More recently tho: Coldflash (my current OTP), Snowest, Hartmon, and I personally prefer them as platonic but I definitely support them as a ship— Barrisco

Also as much as I hate to admit it— I understand Eobarry and why people ship it (One sidedly it’s basically canon) but I still do not like it and definitely don’t ship it. (Ok but how tf could it ever be two sided guys— it’s also creepy af) nvm I’m not jumping into that rabbit hole today.

N “Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice)” : Hmm— does more fanfiction count?💀 Ok ok, three things let’s seeeee

1: More merchandise. I finally have a STAR labs sweatshirt and it is one of my most treasured possessions— but I wish there was more options, I wish we could get Ciscos vibe glasses or smth like that (I know we can on ebay and stuff, but it’d be nice if the CW or WB put in merch effort) Ah. The pain of smaller fandoms (and I say this in relation to my other big fandoms being Star Wars and the MCU)

2: Less discourse/hate. I’ve calibrated my space here on tumblr to be on the positive side of the fandom but I remember when I couldn’t look at comment sections without seeing at least 10 hate comments (from other fans may I add). Idk maybe it’s not as bad now. I also notice this was primarily around the topic of shipping; specifically around Westallen vs Snowbarry, I saw some pretty bad stuff on both sides. Personally I just believe in ship and let ship. If you don’t like a ship then that’s fine; but don’t attack the people who do. But like I said; maybe it’s not as bad now. (Sry that was a long one lol)

3: M o r e w h u m p— including taking place in later seasons; 9x4 has so much potential and I really want someone to take advantage of it (I say, knowing full well that I could write it— I can’t though; The Bad Ending is taking up all of my writing time/energy)

Either way; whumpers I love you and I hope more of you find this fandom

T “Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?” :

*Rubs hand together* Oh do I— it’s ramble time

Now as a fanfiction writer, I have to have headcanons; it’s how I make the story and characters work while giving them extra depth. Naturally however; it’s not something I would usually think of outside of that. I have created the most fanfictions for this fandom by far (It was also the first media I ever wrote it for) so naturally I indeed have headcanons that will make their way into my fics.

Oliver trained Team Flash in hand to hand combat Now this one is less of a headcanon and more something I wish happened— cause where tf did they get their training from?? Maybe I’m missing/forgetting something and if so sry my bad— but this seems like something that absolutely could’ve happened. (I’m not counting superhero fight club as canon btw; as fun as it is)

Everyone goes to therapy

Gods this one is more wishful thinking than anything else— I’ll never forgive the CW for having Barry and Iris take couples therapy when what they both need is therapy therapy. The number of life threatening scenarios the entirety of Team Flash has gone through is more than enough to warrant therapy (and some form of PTSD but that’s a whole nother topic). The only possible exception I would make is Barry, because it would not surprise me at all if Joe had him go as a kid and the therapist didn’t believe him about the man in yellow just like everyone else; plenty of people have bad experiences with therapy that make them not want to go and that’s completely understandable.

Team Flash has movie night

You can’t look me in the eye and tell me they don’t.

Barry has claustrophobia

Nothing to support this really, but hey— that’s why it’s a headcanon

Also I have sexuality headcanons for most characters but I’ll do those another time.

Sweet! This was so fun and again; thank you for the ask!!! Sorry that it was so long but I had a lot of fun :-D

#asks #ask games #ask game #fandom ask game #the flash #cw the flash #headcanons #my posts #answered asks #my silly little ramblings

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positively--speculative · 2 years

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I think a big problem with fandom is that people get mad when someone enjoys a character as they are in canon or they get mad that their ship or whatever isn't canon or not presented in canon as it is in their fanfics.

Like, I'm not going to stop someone from enjoying Reylo or Snowbarry fanfiction, but it's a fascinating thing to watch when fandoms like that of Reylo get mad that no one else views the ship through rose-colored lenses like how their favorite fics present it because that is not what is presented in canon. If people want to read Snowbarry fics, that's fine, but how are you going to be mad that no one else ever saw the "signs" that Barry and Caitlin, in canon, were ever romantically into each other? Their dynamic was never presented that way, regardless of whatever headcanons you had about them said.

Same thing with Loki, who is arguably a sympathetic character, but can also be not so good of a person. Just because the Loki you fantasize about is one way doesn't change canon. You cannot justifiably be mad at someone for saying that Loki can be an asshole, that Barry and Caitlin have no romantic chemistry, or that Reylo is abusive simply because you have a hard time differentiating between canon and fanon.

#fandom fuckery

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agirlnherfandoms · 9 months

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About Me / Masterlist

💗 I write, I draw, I love my fandoms 💗

Hiiii feel free to drop me an ask or comment on any of my posts, I need a place to chat about my fandoms :)

Where to find me

In my room writing fanfiction

Tumblr | Wattpad

The hashtag for my fanfiction (new chapter updates etc) = #my fics

The hashtag for my art = #my art

Feel free to reblog as long as you give credit <3

If you want to know my #reading recommendations

Miraculous Ladybug

☯️ ME AND YOU (Read on Wattpad)

An Adrienette childhood friends AU of the series

(Ongoing, part one is complete, PART TWO OUT NOW, updates every Thursday)

See #me and you for writing bts

My current obsessions

Will usually post and like things related to these

Miraculous Ladybug

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Legend of Korra

The Rise of Kyoshi

+ Just anything part of the Avatar world (i.e. the game, the books, the comics, the upcoming movie and series)

Other fandoms

Might post about these here and there but will most likely just be lurking in those tags / waiting for the fandom to come back to life

My ships

Avatar: The Last Airbender etc

The Flash

Snowbarry

Harry Potter

Dramione

How To Train Your Dragon

Hiccstrid

Miraculous Ladybug

The Mortal Instruments

Clace

Phineas and Ferb

Canderemy | Phinabella

Pokemon

Pearlshipping | Rocketshipping

Scooby Doo

Fraphne | Shaphne

Spy x Family

Damianya | Loid x Yor

Supergirl

Karamel | Supercorp

Tales of Arcadia

Jlaire

Tomo Chan Is A Girl

Jun x Tomo

The Walking Dead

Richonne

#about me #masterlist #hi 👋#miraculous ladybug #avatar the last airbender #atla #legend of korra #shadow of kyoshi #my fics #my art #me and you

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snowbarrytrashh · 2 years

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Time Will Tell - Chapter 5

Author’s Note: This chapter was fun to write! I hope you enjoy it! Feel free to leave comments:) I’m sorry if some of the culture things or location of things is inaccurate. I did some research but probably not enough, so forgive me and just pretend haha

Barry woke up first this morning. He was holding Caitlin in his arms again, but today it wasn’t as weird. He had woken up from a dream of them being together with no other timeline so he was enjoying the fact that just for a moment longer, he could hold her here and forget that he had an actual whole other life of issues to deal with. He pulled himself a little closer, enjoying this moment for as long as he could, until Caitlin woke up.

Caitlin moved out from his arms and turned to look at him, “Good morning,” she said with a smile and soft laugh. “Don’t worry I won’t kiss you today.”

Barry pretended to just be waking up when she moved from under his arms, he didn’t want to let her know that he was actually enjoying the fact that they were cuddling. He knew it would complicate things too much.

Barry laughed, “Well I’m sorry I can’t say the same about cuddling you. I’ll try harder to control my unconscious actions while I’m sleeping,” he said laughing.

She smiled at him, “You won’t get any complaints from me. I happen to like your unconscious actions.”

This made him smile. He wouldn’t tell Caitlin but since it wasn’t an issue for her, he was actually looking quite forward to waking up with her in his arms every morning. “So I have a request,” Barry said a little sheepishly.

“And what would that be?” Caitlin asked, very curious.

“I had so much fun yesterday and was wondering if maybe we could have another day where we do what we would have normally done if things were normal. But maybe you could kind of surprise me and I’ll just follow along,” he asked kind of shyly. He was afraid Caitlin would think he was weird for asking such a question.

She started beaming, “I would love that! This is going to be so much fun! I know just what we’ll do,” she said as she got up from the bed in a hurry. “Okay I’m gonna hop in the shower and get ready first since it takes me longer. Usually if I’m getting ready first and you don’t have anything to do, you’ll read or there’s a documentary on Netflix you’ve been watching but you’re free to do whatever,” she said in a rush, clearly excited about the day and what it had to offer.

“Okay,” Barry said with a grin. He loved seeing Caitlin like this. Now he couldn’t wait to see what they would get into today. He was regretting asking for it to be a surprise though, he wanted to know just what had Caitlin so excited.

Before he could make up his mind on what to do to occupy himself, he looked over to see Caitlin undressing as she started the shower. With her being so excited she forgot to close the door and it probably wasn’t a habit for her either. He remembered in his timeline when he once had to put Caitlin in pajamas after she had a few too many to drink. She asked him then if he had taken a peek and when he said no, he meant it. But this time he wasn’t just peeking. He was fully taking in every curve of her body. He felt like he was intruding but he couldn’t bring himself to look away. Man, she was beautiful. Thankfully she was too focused with her new motivation and excitement about the day to notice his wandering eyes. She finally stepped in and closed the curtain.

This gave Barry some time to think about what just happened. He was clearly thinking of Caitlin in a way he never had before. But as he explored these feelings, he realized more than he had yesterday that he couldn’t act on these feelings yet. Not only would it be bad for him because he would feel so guilty and feel like he was cheating on Iris even though he wouldn’t be able to be with her again. But just two short days ago Iris was his wife and while he was currently trying not to think about that, when he did, he knew he wasn’t close to being ready to start something with Caitlin. And he knew it wouldn’t be fair to Caitlin to start something when he wasn’t ready for it.

But he still knew that he could never be with Iris again, so he didn’t want to close himself off to Caitlin. While it might have only been two days, under the circumstances he and Caitlin had grown very close, very fast. He decided he would stick with his original idea of forgetting about his current situation and just have fun with Caitlin. He wouldn’t act on his feelings, but he wouldn’t hold back from feeling them either.

Now that he had sorted through his feelings it was time to decide what to do with his spare time. In her rush, Caitlin forgot to mention what book he was reading or what documentary he was watching, but there was a book on his nightstand, so he decided to go with that option. The Book Thief, one of the classics. He didn’t do much reading for fun in his timeline, mostly just academic and research stuff, and of course comic books. He figured he would see what his other self found so enjoyable. He sped through the book in seconds, it was really good. Because he had taken so long to figure out his thoughts, Caitlin was already getting out of the shower as he closed the book. He took another glance as she reached for her towel, but this time she caught him. She blushed and then said, “All yours if you want it.”

He coughed and fumbled over his words for a second before Caitlin added, “The shower I mean.”

“Oh, right of course. Yeah, I’ll take one,” he said while trying to avoid eye contact.

“Okay, I’ll get everything we need ready,” she said with a smile as she passed him.

Her not making things awkward let him be a little less embarrassed, “I’m really excited to find out what you have planned.”

“I’m hoping you love it. I think you will,” she said with a big grin.

“I’m sure I will,” he said, smiling just as big as she was.

“Okay well I’m gonna get things ready out here so no peeking until I say. You’ll have to stay in there until I have it all ready. I don’t want to spoil anything.”

“Yes ma’am,” he said with a soft smile.

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“Okay, I think I have everything ready. You can come out now,” Caitlin shouted to Barry as he waited in the bathroom.

Barry stepped out to see Caitlin wearing a heavy wind jacket, some type of wind pants, and a huge backpack.

“What exactly do you have planned today?” Barry asked, very confused by seeing Caitlin and her new outfit.

“Do you trust me?” she asked.

“Of course I do.”

“Okay then I’m going to need you to put on this suit,” she said as she gave him a smile and nod that said you’ll see.

“That looks a lot like my flash suit, just without any design.”

“Well, you’d be right.”

“Okay, now you have to tell me what we’re doing. I’m completely lost.”

“It will be better as a surprise trust me. But I’m gonna run downstairs and get one last thing while you put your suit on.”

Barry just stared at the suit and then back to Caitlin, contemplating if he should really listen to her.

“Hey, don’t forget this is what you asked for,” Caitlin said.

“You’re right I did. I won’t put up a fight.”

“Good,” she said with a smile.

After Caitlin headed downstairs, he stared at the suit on the bed, trying to think of just what in the world they were doing for him to need to wear this. He was especially confused because it was supposedly something they would have normally done if they had time off. He decided that as confused as he was, he really did trust Caitlin, so he put the suit on. It really was like his flash suit, just all black and with no lightning bolt.

He heard Caitlin shout from downstairs, “Whenever you're ready come down.”

He looked at himself in the mirror before heading downstairs. He kind of liked the look of this black suit. He took a deep breath and headed down to Caitlin.

Once he reached the bottom of the steps, he could see that Caitlin had a pair of eyeglasses that people would use for skydiving or something hanging around her neck and was holding a similar pair in her hand but with what looked like some tech features. He was more confused than ever.

“Okay, I know you’re probably completely lost as to what’s going on but I’m gonna need you to keep trusting me. I need you to put these glasses on and they’ll give you directions of where to run. You’ll have to carry me,” she said as she started to give him a smirk.

He started smiling, thinking he may just know what Caitlin was up to. He wasn’t sure where they were going but he had a feeling he would love it. He moved towards her fast, smiling at her while looking her right in the eyes. He took the glasses from her without breaking eye contact and put them on. He then picked her up swiftly and held her in his arms giving her one last smile before speeding off to wherever Caitlin had planned.

These glasses were pretty cool, he just had to follow the red line the glasses put in front of him. He started running over the ocean pretty soon and was kind of surprised with his ability to carry Caitlin like this while running on water, but it was like it was natural to him. He stopped as his glasses told him he had reached his destination and read a sign that told him just where he was. He set Caitlin down gently and then wrapped her in a big hug.

“I can’t believe we’re actually in London,” he said ecstatic.

“Me either, but let’s change really fast before anyone notices us in these clothes,” she said laughing, pointing to the public bathrooms the glasses had brought them to.

She pulled her backpack off and opened it and gave Barry some clothes to change into.

Once they both came out of the bathroom in their new clothes Caitlin gestured to the table and chairs just a little bit away and Barry followed her.

“So I guess I can tell you now,” she said, giving him a smile. “I know that you saw some of our photo albums and if you remember there were a lot of us on different trips. We do this kinda thing pretty frequently actually. It started about a month after we had gotten back from our honeymoon. We were talking about how we wished we could take trips like that all the time and we were joking around talking about all we would do and where we would go when you looked at me and asked, ‘What’s stopping us?’ I was pretty confused, but you just looked at me and asked if I could go anywhere in the world right now where would I go. When I said Greece, you sped off and were back downstairs in seconds with this backpack and a map. Then you picked me up and took us to Greece. It was obviously a little less smooth back then,” she added with a laugh. “We didn’t have your fancy glasses to give us directions and we just took off in what we were wearing, but it was spontaneous and fun, and we had the time of our lives. So any chance we get we pack what we can on this backpack and travel around the world. We usually take turns picking and this is where you had told me you wanted to go next which is why we’re here.”

“I can’t believe that was our normal lives. I never did anything like that in my timeline. I’m starting to figure out that this other me is a lot more fun.”

“Hey now, don’t talk like that. I think this version of you is quite fun actually.”

“Well I appreciate that. I do still want to do whatever we would have done though so you lead the way and I’ll follow.”

“Well you’re usually starving by now, especially after the run so we try and find a local to recommend us a place.”

Barry stood up from his chair and reached out his hand to Caitlin, to help her up.

They walked just a few blocks until they ran into tons of people walking around and going into shops.

“So how do you pick who to ask?”

“If I’m being honest, I usually try to find a sweet old lady,” she said and smiled at Barry. She looked through the crowd of people and locked her eyes on someone. She then looked back to Barry, “Okay I think I found someone. Wish me luck,” she said as she headed off in her direction before Barry had a chance to respond.

Barry looked at her and smiled as she walked over to an older woman and started talking as if they’d been friends their whole life. Barry really did understand how he ended up with her in this timeline. It had only been two days since he got to this new timeline, and he’d already seen so many new and wonderful sides to Caitlin. Not that he didn’t see these qualities in his timeline, but he had never put himself in the position to see them exactly how he is now. He then noticed her pointing his way and the two of them started walking in his direction.

Once they reached him, Caitlin gestured towards him and looked at the woman and said, “C'est Barry. Il ne parle pas français.”

He turned to look at Caitlin in shock, he had no idea she could speak French. Before he could make a comment about his amazement, the woman spoke up.

“That’s okay, I speak English. Hello Barry,” she said with a gentle smile. “My name’s Marie.”

“Hi Marie,” he said, smiling back at her.

“So your wife tells me you guys are looking for a nice restaurant to eat at.”

Caitlin looked flustered and went to speak up, probably to correct her, but Barry spoke up before she had the chance. “Yes, my wife and I love to try different places that the locals love when we go on vacation.”

Caitlin looked at him and gave him a soft smile. A smile that said thank you for not making me explain this awkward situation we’ve found ourselves in. He hoped it wouldn’t cause problems, but he really didn’t see the point in explaining that they weren't husband and wife, it really was a complicated story he didn’t want to explain either. And honestly the idea of pretending he actually was married to Caitlin on this trip was also very appealing. And technically she was legally still his wife.

“Well I just think that’s lovely. I hardly ever see any tourists trying to have a genuine experience with the place. They’re always just doing whatever the biggest trend is, so I already adore you two.”

“Aww thank you. I really appreciate your kindness and showing us to your favorite place,” Caitlin said.

Marie looked to Barry and said, “You got really lucky with this one I hope you know,” gesturing towards Caitlin.

He looked at Caitlin and smiled big, “Yeah, I really did,” he responded. Thinking that maybe the change in timelines was a blessing and not a curse.

“Alright well, follow me so we can get some food in you two, you both look like skin and bones.”

They looked at each other and laughed, “We’re right behind you.”

— —

It was only a few short blocks, but it took them a little longer to get to the restaurant with all of the talking Marie did and the stories she told about the places they passed. Neither one of them minded though, they actually quite enjoyed her stories. As they finally reached the restaurant, she looked at them and said, “Here it is! Amelio’s. This was the place my husband took me on our first date. This is a magical place to me, and I hope it will be to you all as well.”

“Thank you so much Marie. This has been so lovely,” Caitlin said as she leaned in to hug her.

“Thank you guys! You’ve restored some of my hope in people again. Oh and before I forget,” she said as she reached into her purse and grabbed a pen and paper. “My husband and I own a little bed and breakfast and if you guys haven’t made official plans, we would love to see you there. I’ll write the address down for you. I’ll make sure and save the honeymoon suite just in case,” she said with a wink.

Barry took the paper and thanked her. “Hopefully we’ll see you soon, Marie.”

She smiled and headed off as they went into the restaurant.

They walked into a beautiful restaurant with low lighting and candles at every table. This was definitely a very romantic restaurant, and this was going to make Barry struggle even more with keeping his new \found feelings to himself. Caitlin bringing him on this trip was so much fun for him and just the escape he needed. And now this romantic restaurant on top of everything he’s already been feeling. This was going to be a very difficult night.

They sat down at the table with the candlelight hitting Caitlin perfectly. Man, she really is beautiful, Barry thought to himself. And her hazel eyes sparkled in the candlelight. He couldn’t help but stare into them and smile.

“So I think this would be the perfect opportunity to hear about some of our other trips like this. Which ones were our favorites, which ones had the best food, which ones did we laugh the most? I want every detail, as much as you can remember.”

Caitlin smiled at Barry’s request, more than delighted to tell him about all of the good memories they shared.

— —

After dinner they walked out of the restaurant laughing as Caitlin finished telling the story of when they went to Guam and tried paddle boarding. For as good on his feet as Barry usually was, he couldn’t stand up on a paddle board and stay to save his life. They spent all day on the water while Barry tried to stay up, with no avail.

“Well I’m sure this version of me definitely could do it,” Barry said with confidence.

“Well on our next beach trip we’ll just have to find out,” Caitlin said smiling before she started to look nervous instead of happy.

Barry could see the nervousness she now felt after implying there would be another trip for them to go on, that they would still be together. Without telling her how he felt right now he could still calm her nerves about the future so he responded, “Well I don’t remember you saying we’ve been to Hawaii so that’s where I’ll prove I can do it,” he said and playfully nudged her arm with his.

This made Caitlin smile and drop the look of worry that was on her face, “I guess we’ll have to wait and see,” she said smiling.

They spent the rest of the evening walking around the streets and going into little shops, buying clothes for their trip, and trying different food from carts and vendors along the way, all while telling each other stories from their timelines.

As the time passed and they both became tired Barry looked to Caitlin and asked, “So did you have any official plans for where we were gonna stay or?”

“No, I usually find somewhere but I got a little caught up in the day and completely forgot.”

Barry pulled out a piece of paper from his back pocket, “Well it’s a good thing you made us a new friend today then huh?”

Caitlin smiled as she remembered Marie offering them a place to stay, “That actually did work out pretty well huh?”

— —

After a short walk Caitlin and Barry found themselves at the door of Marie’s bed and breakfast and walked in, excited to see her again.

Marie walked in from the other room after hearing the door open to see her new favorite people standing in front of her.

“Oh my, I’m so glad you guys ended up coming! I was holding on to hope that you would,” she said smiling. “Oh I told my husband about just how great you two are, I better get him in here to meet you. Charles, Charles hurry get in here!”

Charles walks in from the other room, “Everything okay, Marie?” he asked.

“Honey, this is that lovely couple I was telling you about today. Aren’t they the cutest thing in the world?”

Charles smiled at his wife and the joy she had from telling him about these new people, “Yes, they sure are sweetie.”

“Oh and I did save the suite, hoping you guys would come, I’ll show the way,” she said smiling, practically skipping up the stairs.

Barry and Caitlin looked at each other smiling as they followed up the stairs behind her.

“And here we are. Feel free to come and go as you please. We have breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day, but you don’t have to come to any of them,” she said, still smiling at them.

“Thank you so much, we really appreciate it,” Caitlin said, smiling back at her.

“This is truly my pleasure. How long will you guys be staying with us? Feel free to stay as long or short as you like.”

Caitlin looked at Barry and back to Marie before saying, “We’re not really sure. This was actually a spur of the moment trip.”

“Oh my look at the two of you being young and in love and just living in the moment. You two really are something special. I don’t want to keep you talking too much longer but I have to hear about how you guys fell in love before you all leave!”

Caitlin and Barry looked at each other and laughed and then Barry looked at Marie and said, “Maybe we could tell you over breakfast tomorrow.”

“Oh I would just love that! Okay well I’ll let you guys finally get some sleep…or not,” she said with a wink as she laughed and headed back down the stairs.

Barry and Caitlin shared an awkward laugh and headed into their room.

Once they got in the room Caitlin started laughing again, “If only she knew our actual story.”

“It’s definitely entertaining,” he said laughing with her.

“Without a doubt,” she said as she laid the backpack down and started to pull some things out. Caitlin looked up at Barry with that look of awkwardness before she spoke. “Umm Barry… I’m sorry I was kind of in a hurry packing and was honestly just packing what we usually do and not really thinking about it and um well, I kind of forgot to pack you pajamas. I didn’t think about it at the shops when we were buying clothes either.”

Barry laughed at her and her worry over something so small, “That’s okay Cait. I can just sleep in my underwear, as long as that won’t bother you, but I would assume that’s rather normal for you.”

“Yeah, it is. I was just worried you would feel uncomfortable.”

“It’s fine with me.”

“Okay, good. Ummm are you also okay with me just sleeping in an oversized t-shirt?”

“Yes, Caitlin,” he said smiling and shaking his head, still laughing at her being this way.

“Okay well I’ll at least go change in the bathroom, I won’t make you too uncomfortable,” she said and went straight into the bathroom not giving Barry a chance to say anything.

She came out and Barry was already under the covers. She walked sheepishly across the room, like she was nervous for him to see her even though he knew she saw him looking at her this morning, even though she didn’t say anything about it.

He smiled at her and her goofiness. Every second he spent with her he understood a little more just how they came to be.

As she slipped under the covers Barry turned to her and asked, “Any big plans tomorrow?” he asked as he scooted just the slightest bit closer to her.

“We usually see all of the famous sites on our second day. So, the Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, The Tower Bridge, the museums, and all of those fun places. I’m sorry if you wanted to go to those today. We usually just spend our first day in the less known parts of the city.”

“That sounds great. And don’t apologize, I loved what we did. It was perfect.” He now made sure to look her in the eye before adding, “Thank you for today, and this trip. It means more to me than you know.”

“Thank you, Barry. I think I might have needed this trip more than you did.”

He smiled at her, “Goodnight, Caitlin.”

“Goodnight, Barry.”

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