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mgnifique-tion · 6 months

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— still a hero.

summary || `` trapped in the worst earth to ever exist, the scientist finds herself in a confession made by the dark speedster. ``

pairing: headcanon–blitzkrieg!barry x fem!scientist!reader song recommendation: innocent (taylor swift) lowercase is intended…

— themes and warning/s: fluff, enemies to lovers-ish, swearing (?), suggestive for a moment (but not really?), comfort, mentions nazis, mentions death (nobody dies though), and a bit angsty

— a/n: actually, i have absolutely no knowledge of comic!blitzkrieg but ever since i found out that this character was cut out of crisis on earth-x (alleged..? so not sure), i knew i had to write about angsty barry with a different flavor and storyline… did i nail it? did i nail it better than the cw– anywho, enjoy! (i also write for k-pop on my main account so if you’re into that, follow @mgnifiqueyoo ^^)

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alright.

here's the so-called thing: it's been weeks since the nazi in the black suit stopped the führer from executing you and you just couldn't stop thinking about it.

you were from earth-1, a curious scientist who had gone to lengths to explore the multiverse and it just so happened that you landed on this one. i mean, what's wrong with living on an earth where the nazis won? haha, everything.

everything's seriously fucked up.

“hey!” the speedster was aggressive but not in a way that you'd expect as you stood there in the middle of a red 'x' symbol on the cemented ground, ready to be shot with one of those arrows that killed the innocents who chose not to conform. you opened your eyes to see that the hooded führer, leader of the entire world, was even startled by how the black streak was stopping him from ending your final breaths. “i know this is for the fatherland but she’s done nothing. she's not the one who stole the samples from us. you've got the wrong girl.”

the führer, an awful version of the star city mayor, oliver queen, lowered his bow and you were just mind-blown that he'd even take it into consideration.

“are you sure about this? because i’ll put an arrow in your eye if we're both wrong.” he taunted through gritted teeth as the speedster ran towards him, stopping right in front of him. he was so fast that you couldn't even tell if he was teleporting or running.

he is the fastest man alive after all.

“oh, right. i'm sure,” the masked accomplice answered with a chuckle, later placing his hands behind his head as if this was all a game to him. “and also, i can easily kill you right now but i wouldn't do that since i'm telling you the truth.”

“good point.” the archer responded, breathing in as he turned around to face his other men, who had now lowered their guns as well while his kryptonian wife squinted her eyes, quite disgusted.

“we're done here. she's in blitzkreig's hands,” he told her, which almost made her feel nauseous. — she anticipated your death the most but that's not even the weirdest part about her; she's literally an alien. “she's of no importance anyway.”

and somehow, that brought you here; you're now in the headquarters of those nazis, waiting for the speedster to show up. why? because he ridiculously called you in the middle of the night and you think that it's an emergency.

oh, right. you're his speed mentor these days. that's why he did that.

“where is he?” you mutter in almost a whisper, bouncing your leg furiously as the heel of your shoe tapped the floor's tiles. time is ticking and you're getting anxious. what if this is a trap, right? that could get you killed.

but what if it isn't? then, something else must be up.

a familiar gust of wind strikes into the room, even snatching your wrist watch away as he checks the time himself. “i'm not too late, am i?” he asks in a joking manner as you can't help but let out a sigh, trying to keep your patience together. for the record, you thought he was getting killed and for some reason, you kind of wished that something as serious as that was actually happening instead.

“... was there even an emergency?” you question, your brows already knitting lower as he lets out a chuckle. “so, there's no emergency,” you utter, still trying your best not to say anything that'd annoy him – which would later convince him to turn you to the führer or just kill you himself. “great. that's understandable.”

the strange meta laughs even louder, later looking down at you with his bottom lip bitten by himself as if he'd been viewing you differently.

“don't sulk about it, doc. remember, you signed up for this,” he tells you to quit thinking about it as a bad thing, tilting his head to the side. you could just see it in his eyes – the desire to annoy you in that high chair you're sitting on. “would you rather be an earth-1 fugitive or be a free man- well, woman, on this earth? plus, you're my property anyway. you've already gotten so many privileges with just that.”

he's smug, unserious, and unbelievably so overconfident that even as bad as siren-x wanted to replace him – but mainly because of her feelings for the one and only führer but let's not dive into that love triangle between an alien, a meta, and the jacked apple of their eye.

“but i do have a problem… surprisingly.”

you raise both of your eyebrows, intrigued by how his mood shifted. you never expected the blitzkrieg, killer speedster faster than thawne, to consult you about a problem. he's never had them before and it just shows how bothered he is by this so-called problem.

so, what is it?

“are you… running differently?” the question almost sounded like a joke to him if it weren't for that genuine look on his face. the speedster crosses his arms, slightly puckering his lower lip out while he's obviously frowning at you through that mask. it's hard to make out what his face actually looks like but for some reason, you can read him so well.

but then, he lets out a quiet snicker. “no, that's a shit guess... guess again.” he was eager to let you find out the reason yourself that you just spent a few seconds (fifteen or so?) thinking of a possible answer.

and when you looked back up at him, you shake your head, causing him to roll his eyes, annoyed again. “guess again- come on, you’re not an idiot. if you were, then i would’ve let you get killed.”

“i literally don’t know. i’m sorry.” you apologize – well, more like forced to do so – as he slouches his shoulders in disappointment. he just couldn’t believe that it’s hopeless for you to know what his problem was!

even though he was being totally vague and unreasonable at this point, he knew you knew him in a different way; in a way that you knew what he’s like even without knowing the face behind the mask.

so it just surprised him that you had no idea what he’s talking about.

he takes in a deep breath, readying himself to tell you the issue; the main reason why you’re here in the lab at three o’clock in the morning all by yourself and… him, of course.

“i can’t sleep and i don’t know why… this is my first time, alright? don’t judge,” he blurts out, the confidence stripping away little by little as you take a moment to understand what he’s telling you. is he not joking with you? that’s a new thing.

he’s always so fond of ruining your days whenever you come around to work at the laboratory but he seems so different now. way too solemn for you to think he’s even joking at this very moment.

“... you can’t sleep well, is that why you called me here at 3 am?”

and shockingly, he nods right away, determined to learn more about his ongoing problem. “yes and god, it’s horrible. everytime i close my eyes, i keep on thinking about something else and the next thing, my mind’s all about her.” blitzkrieg runs his mouth almost faster than he could do with his own legs that he doesn’t even realize that he let an important and rather private detail slip.

her

who was she?

“... her?” you ask, watching how his already dilated eyes almost jump out of its sockets, terrified to find out that you heard him say those things hilariously clear. in panic, the wrist watch he snatched from you drops from his grip, resulting in him looking down to see what he’s done.

“is she an ex-girlfriend?” you continued to ask him, not letting the key part of his sleeping problem get ignored as you find yourself getting even more interested.

“um… no, she isn’t. not an ex or anything,” he answers truthfully, the unknown awkward side of him taking over his voice as he later picks up the wrist watch from the floor. handing it to you, he manages to keep his distance, his hands intertwined with one another while he stands stiffly. “but, uh, i count her as somewhat of a friend- it’s complicated.” he crosses his arms, slightly nodding as those words of denial flow out of his lips, his eyes clearly avoiding yours.

‘is he having a crush on someone?’ you think, tilting your head to one side as you lean your chin over your knuckles, unsure of what else you could make out of this brand new information that you’d rather expect from the ruthless kryptonian with the heart disease.

“look, i’m not a therapist or anything so i’ll use my logic instead,” you start with a disclaimer, leaning your back against the rails of the high chair as he nods once again, still willing to listen. “so, what are those thoughts specifically? i mean, there’s a really huge chance that those thoughts could be distracting enough to not make you sleep.”

he stares at the other side of the room, silent again. you could tell he was so bothered by his own late-night thoughts that he could spend seconds staying quiet just by thinking about them. “... i keep on remembering how she’s looked me in the eye, scared shitless. untrusting. overall pathetic… but for some reason, i always feel the need to protect her.”

“... you could feel that?”

“i said don’t judge.”

but it was too unexpected for him to feel that way about someone! whoever that girl was, you were so sure that blitzkrieg loved her whether he’d admit it to himself or not.

“but that’s not all, i also think of her in ways that i probably shouldn’t tell you,” he says in a teasing tone, his signature smirk finally showing up within his lips after long moments of just pure seriousness and deep down in him, he’s wishing to make you feel the nosiest you’ve ever been. “... or should i?”

you squint your eyes at him in confusion, torn between being nosy and being a decent “doctor” or whatever he wants you to be.

“you seem excited to tell me so do as you please,” you say with a slight chuckle, trying your best to be relaxed about it as if you’re not interested to listen in the first place – which, in reality, you actually are.

“what? you want me to tell you?” he’s around the middle of laughing and panicking as he avoids that look on your face again, just like earlier. in response, you hum, still playing the chill listener, who would choose to keep the darkest secrets of her friends to herself than letting them have their own privacy.

after all, you’d swear to tell no one. it’s not really much of a big deal.

he then faces you once more, eyes looking at you from top to bottom as he takes a step or two towards you. suddenly, he lifts away the mask from his face, finally revealing his biggest secret to you with anxiety firing up his nerves – and apparently, you knew who he was all along.

well, his earth-1 counterpart at least: bartholomew henry allen, the chemist from central city’s police department; someone that your past co-worker julian albert used to dislike for months.

“barry allen?” you whisper in disbelief, carefully bringing your palm to your lips to shush yourself as he nods slowly. to be honest, he’s been waiting ages for you to figure that out but it seems that you’ve brushed those thoughts away for a reason that he had no idea about.

“anyway, back to the topic, are you sure that you want to know what i think of her?” he changes the subject as quickly as possible, which causes you to take a second before nodding along. well, it’s quite a thing for this earth to get shocking with the counterparts – this man in front of you would be called a “modern hero” in your world yet in this one, it seemed that wasn’t the case.

let’s face it. even this version of barry would call himself unkind. “oh, and before you ask why i showed you my face, that’s because i trust you,” he begins with a reminder, hoping that you’d take note of that as you nod once more. your ears are basically ringing, tingling, and almost itching to listen to what he’d tell you. “i want you to tell no one else about this, is that clear?”

and of course, you nod another time, already getting even more impatient as minutes pass by.

“i don’t think i should explain further when i tell you that i think about her a lot in bed,” barry admits with a smirk on his face as one of your eyebrow arches in curiosity. you later let out a hum, a cue for him to continue with his stories; you’re now definitely sure that he really does like her, whoever she is.

“i think about how her skin would feel under my fingertips once she finds out who i really am.”

he takes another step towards you, his eyes fixated on his gloved hands as he looks back into your eyes in a way that he’s almost telling you something that shouldn’t be said.

something that’d put himself in danger. “often times, i’d think of playing the hero over and over again… just so she knows that i’ll put my life on the line for her,” he says, later glaring back at you with a hint of desperation. — he’s been waiting for seconds, minutes, days, and even weeks to tell you this. to tell you all about it. to tell you that this girl he’s talking about is no stranger to you.

he then takes the empty seat next to yours, keeping his head down for a while. for him, saying things like these is a struggle, especially since he lives in a world where freedom couldn’t be an option unless you’re wearing a badge. and even though you were his “speed doctor,” he knew that you wouldn’t still be treated the same way as he was and the constant reminder of that was crushing him slowly.

and then, he lifts his head up and says, “i’ve been thinking about you all the time.”

you freeze in your seat as if time has stopped, taken aback by how he’s now talking about you and not someone else you didn’t know. barry reaches for your hand and you let him take it, placing it over his chest as if he’s asking you to check his pulse.

“when doctor west… iris was executed by thawne, i thought that i could never feel this way anymore,” he admits, softly caressing your hand. the rough leather of his suit grazes over your skin so gently like a feather that he almost forgot that he’d also use that same hand to drill into someone’s chest, even taking their heart out for the fun of it. “but you… you made me realize that i wasn’t always a monster. that i once loved someone… that i was once human.”

“... barry-”

“you don’t have to say anything,” he cuts you off, shaking his head as if he’s actually giving you control of the situation unlike usual, wherein it’s always his call that matters. and deep down, you didn’t know what to tell him.

everything was happening so fast that you couldn’t even believe that this earth’s barry is the man behind that dark mask, which would usually be seen before someone’s death.

he then takes another deep breath, returning your hand back to you as he looks out at the window, spending a few moments to think about what he’s done. — he fell in love with you already and it’s too late to crawl out of the deep pit that has no floor; a wide space like an ocean but instead of waters, it’s all those things about you. what he liked about you from head to toe. the things that his mind would be focused on every single night.

he couldn’t sleep, yes.

but he’d always smile whenever he remembers that somebody like you exists in his life.

a life so dark, so broken, so warped that he believes that he doesn’t even deserve to feel loved.

“i can take you back to your earth, where you belong. i know you’ve been staying here for months…” he trailed off, thinking about it deeply. he's torn between it. just because he could love, that didn't mean he's an angel – he's a thousand miles away from it.

he wants you here all to himself and owned by no one else but him. he craves for you to be around him all the time. he wants your eyes on him only.

but he knew it would hurt you.

and it almost kills him to think of that.

“... but you deserve to go home.” he was miserable. deep down that silly, menacing facade was just someone so in need of feeling something. anything. and god, was it so addicting to feel some love for once. “because in the end, you'll always be that person who reminded me of who i used to be… who i wished to be.”

there was long, loud silence. a silence that ticks like a time bomb, pressuring you to think of how this all would turn out to be. after all, what would happen next is in your hands.

“i’m starting to think that there’s a reason why i ended up here,” you said with a gulp, about to make the biggest decision ever. he raised an eyebrow at you, confusion shown within his whole face as he cocked his head to the side with a question that remained in his mind– what exactly did you mean?

“this world needs saving… and maybe we’ll be the ones who’d save it.”

the speedster had a frozen look on his face, clearly not expecting that those words would even come out of your mouth.

“do you really think that it’s not too late for me to change?” hope was seen in his eyes, his brows furrowed in both confusion yet belief in what you’d tell him next as you nodded, your soft palm later reaching for the side of his face.

he closed his eyes so tightly for a long moment, his chest rising up and down so quickly in anticipation.

he’s never felt a touch like that in ages. the last time he’s ever felt a hand graze over his skin was the moment he’s locked eyes with his iris, who had been fighting for her life ‘til her last breath.

i’ll be okay, she said no matter how the red pooled over her chest, the blade that thawne held seconds before was sticking out of her.

the very moment he’d realized that this agenda that the new reich had implemented was not worth doing at all.

“there’s a hero in all of us,” you said, your hand slipping away from his skin slowly when he’s suddenly reached out for it, holding your arm so dearly like fragile, thin glass. “and you already saved me.”

“let’s go save the world together, then?”

“of course.”

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pendragon-writes · 1 year

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CW Flash Dating M!Reader HC

Let's start with before you two started dating.

Okay now depending on how you two met is how interactions may go.

If you were perhaps a barista at his favorite coffee shop he may or may not drop by more often than normal just to see you.

Don't be surprised if he becomes a regular lol.

After some time, he'll try his best to drop hints, but they don't seem like hints until he straight-up asks you out.

If you work at the same police department then oh boy.

Depending on your position he’ll either talk your ear off before realizing and apologizing,

Or asking what cases you have and if he can help in any way.

If you met him as a fellow crime fighter, well if you've been one longer than him he would have a fanboy moment, and honestly probably if you were one around when he started as well.

Okay, I went on long enough with pre-dating, I'll actually get started on what you came for now lol.

To me, he honestly seems like a big fan of PDA, not too much where it's awkward but something that feels reassuring.

Also the type to plant kisses on your forehead on his way out.

If you're both vigilantes he most likely did it when you were both in costume out of habit and caught the entire media's attention.

Have fun dealing with that...

The type to forget something really important and would have it on a calendar, so like anniversaries are labeled with red hearts and dates are labeled with yellow ones.

Knows your coffee/tea order by heart. (Or whatever drink you like).

When he isn't busy with hero work or his actual jobs he'd set up a movie or your favorite multiplayer game and the two of you will just have a stay-at-home date.

A bit overprotective if you're also a vigilante but not overbearing with it.

He is the golden retriever boyfriend, and you can fight me on this lol.

If you also have golden retriever energy the rooms literally shine when you two are together.

If you're the cat to his golden retriever then you two are a very interesting dynamic that's for sure.

For my fellow Trans Guys/Trans Masc

If you're on T and take shots he would gladly help you take it.

If you're not on T or anything of the sort he would still see you as a man, after all, taking T doesn't make you any less of a man.

If you bind he'd make sure you don't overdo it.

If you're post-op and have scars he would ask if he could lightly trace them, not for sexual reasons but just because he admires them.

If you just got top/bottom surgery (Not required to be a man but for those who have or want to I'm adding these) he'll force you to stay in bed and would ask the others for soup recipes.

Just be prepared to have too much soup on your hands.

Unfortunately, that's all I have for now but I might add more to it in the future.

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kitkatt0430 · 2 years

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Do you think Cisco still holds a grudge on Barry choosing to only rescue Iris from the Mirrorverse? Even if it's a small one, do you think he still thinks about it?

This is definitely a 'no, except yes' sort of question and I'm gonna ramble a bunch about stuff now. :D

So I don't think Cisco really holds a grudge about what happened. I think he's forgiven Barry - they all had a hand in creating the artificial speed force, even if Cisco wasn't there for it being turned on - and the artificial speed force was clearly screwing with Barry's brain, causing him to act out of character. Barry was doing and saying things he wouldn't have if not for the artificial speed force and it's just not in character for Cisco to hold those things against Barry once he'd returned to normal and expressed remorse. Which, admittedly, the show writers do tend to forget that apologies are important, but Barry was clearly remorseful about the whole incident afterwards.

But Cisco isn't about to forget it either. And it may have contributed to his decision not only to leave, but not to tell anyone until basically the last minute. Because the show writers decided that Cisco wouldn't show his best friends even the smallest amount of polite courtesy that people show relatively decent employers by giving a two weeks notice, we've got to rationalize that somehow in the context of Cisco's character.

Edit: mixed up the Mardon brothers - fixed

Cisco and Barry's friendship is probably one of my favorite parts of the show. These two click pretty much instantly and the two of them are the OG Team Flash in a way no one else from S1 are because while EoWells and Caitlin were there helping Barry during the Clyde Mardon incident... they weren't a team yet for that. It was only after the events of the first episode that Cisco and Barry made the conscious decision that this was a thing now. And because the other three people who knew about Barry's powers would disapprove, the two of them kept it a secret. And while, sure, Team Flash worked best with more people, Cisco and Barry were the heart of the team in the early seasons. (I'm not really sure when the heart of the team changed to being more Cisco than Barry, but when he left the show the team really didn't have a heart left without him either. I've said it before and I'll say it again, but without Cisco all Team Flash really is anymore are a bunch of coworkers and not the found family that made the show so good even when the writing was bad.)

I do think that Cisco and Barry's friendship was uneven. Not necessarily a bad thing - no two people are going to care about each other in exactly the same way and so long as they're both getting the emotional fulfillment from that relationship they need and are communicating in a healthy manner then the relationship will stay strong. And I do think Cisco loved Barry more than Barry loved Cisco - perhaps a bit ironic since Barry's supposed to be the paragon of love, but Cisco tends to be the one out of the two of them who loves the most unselfishly.

Of course, the problem is that Cisco and Barry are not the worlds greatest communicators when things go wrong.

In S1 we've got the first major break down between the two of them pretty early in the season. Cisco was afraid to admit he didn't trust Barry at first and - at some point probably during the pilot episode - designed and built the Cold Gun as a result. By the time Cisco did trust and like Barry, he still didn't say anything because Cisco was probably a little ashamed about designing and building something to hurt his friend. But because he didn't tell Barry of his own volition, what could have been an awkward conversation that ended in Barry making a lot of obnoxious cold puns ended up becoming an even more awkward conversation held right after Barry'd been forced to watch someone die in front of him because he wasn't fast enough yet. Barry doesn't respond well to traumatic situations and it breaks his trust in Cisco. Which nearly gets him killed. Of course, Cisco shows up and saves Barry and the trust between them is rebuilt on stronger footing afterwards.

S2, though, gives us things like Cisco thinking of himself as Barry's best friend and being reminded repeatedly that's actually Iris' place. On the one hand, S2 gives us a lot of parallels between Cisco & Barry and Iris & Barry that gives some very nice Barrisco and Barriscowest feels. On the other hand, it serves to introduce something of an uncomfortable hierarchy in Barry's ability to have relationships that firmly relegates Cisco to a 'less than Iris' position. Cisco gets reminded in the first episode of the season that when Joe talks about Barry's best friend, he means Iris. And while Barry and Cisco's friendship remains unwaveringly solid throughout the season, now that Iris is in the know the show writers were more interested in developing the show's romance than in the friendship that had grounded the show in S1. Which, to be fair, given the mess Barry and Iris' friendship became in S1 they really needed the development in S2 if their canon comics relationship was ever going to work on screen. But it also meant that we had moments were instead of Cisco being the big damn hero who brought his best friend back from the speed force on his own, he had to try again with Iris' help and it was Iris, not Cisco, whose words brought Barry back home. Which can be reinterpreted for a lovely Barriscowest moment, but in the context of canon relegates Cisco to the position of plot device to establish Iris as being Barry's 'lightning rod.'

S3 opens with Flashpoint and spends the first half of the season treating Barry and Cisco's friendship as a yo-yo. Both of them are grieving the loss of family and neither handle it well and they hurt each other as a result. It's overblown by the show writers for extra drama points so that Barry will dramatically insist on martyring himself to the Dominators during the x-over event and Cisco will, equally dramatically, reaffirm their friendship to persuade Barry that martyrdom is not the answer. Their communication skills in the front half os S3 are all over the place, but mostly bad. And in the back half of S3 we get a glimpse of a bad future where Cisco's the only one left at STAR Labs. Who, despite losing his hands to one of his best friends and being abandoned by another, has persevered at STAR Labs. Who has been traumatized so badly that he has a psychological block on his powers, but yet still holds out hope that things can be changed. Whose reaction to seeing any version of Barry is joy and love. In a season where we see trauma drive Barry to the point of creating the worst version of himself, we see Cisco realize his own flaws, ultimately reject them, and choose to embrace love and hope even in the darkest moments.

(Um, which one's the paragon of love again?)

S4 gives us Cisco as the only person who doesn't give up on bringing Barry home - something that gives us some cute Cisco and Iris bonding that I'd have loved more of - but it's also I think where Barry and Cisco kind of started drifting apart. Cisco's main relationships all season are with Harry and Cynthia while Barry's main development happens with Ralph.

S5 has Cisco in a bit of an ensemble with Caitlin, Ralph, and Sherloque while Barry's doing family stuff with Iris and Nora. I don't really remember Barry and Cisco ever discussing Cisco's decision to use the cure which, given how strongly Caitlin and Cisco's weird argument stood out to me (as well as Frost's freak out over the cure and Ralph helping her and Caitlin better understand each other), if they did talk about it then it was the most useless blink-and-miss-it conversation ever.

S6 finally puts some focus back on their friendship, though. Cisco's quest to prevent Barry's death in the crisis strains their friendship because Cisco is afraid to let Barry go. And while his attempt to give Barry some kind of immortality through the AI he was developing was humorous, it also demonstrated how much Cisco loved Barry. And I'm not really sure we get an answering demonstration of Barry's love for Cisco. The closest we get is in S2, when Barry releases Eobard so that Cisco won't be killed by the paradox created by Eobard's imprisonment. Which is an agonizing decision for Barry, to be sure, but the context is pretty different. Barry struggles to do the right thing in order to save the friend he loves; Cisco struggles to recognize that in order to be able to do the right thing he has to accept that he might not be able to save Barry. That, in the long line of people Cisco's loved who have died... he has to accept that there will be more names added to that list and Barry's could easily become one of them. (No, seriously, paragon of love who?)

And while we've got plenty in there showing Barry's love and faith in Cisco is pretty solid too, there's definitely reason to interpret Cisco's love and faith in Barry as being the stronger of the two. That Cisco will keep trying even when Barry gives up. Cisco keeps giving of himself even when he feels he's running on empty, at times when Barry gives up and self-isolates.

On top of that, there's every instance that has shown Barry consciously prioritizing Iris over everyone else, which given the length of this post already I won't really go into too much. While it is considered socially normal for a romantic relationship, Barry's actions regarding Iris also edge into unhealthy and amatonormative places that - socially acceptable or not - are incredibly uncomfortable at times. So by the time Barry is having his brain severely screwed with by the artificial speed force and chooses saving Iris over everyone's objections - including Iris' - it's not the first time that Barry's placed Iris' well being over anyone else. It's just the first time that the consequences for Cisco could have been personally devastating.

It all adds up, over time. Little slights, the realization he doesn't mean as much to his best friends that they do to him, that they'll choose their happiness over his time and again, that they'll potentially abandon him if their happiness isn't achieved... that he has to be willing to let go of the people he loves but can't expect them to do the same... I can see those driving Cisco to want to put some distance between himself and Team Flash - to find perspective and maybe a healthier work-life balance - than anything to do with career development.

So, no I really don't think Cisco bears a grudge about the artificial speed force incident. But I do think maybe it was one of the final straws that helped push Cisco to realize he wasn't happy as part of Team Flash anymore.

And, given that Team Flash had become something of an unhealthy environment for Cisco... it's understandable in a way that Cisco didn't say anything until his last day at STAR Labs before packing up and leaving with Kamilla. Because he does love Barry and Caitlin so incredibly much. And part of him had to be afraid that if they asked him to stay then he would. Despite how much he wanted and needed to leave, he'd stay for them.

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nerdpoe · 4 months

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Dan hates his Nicer Self.

He does. He really, really does.

The kid is naïve, cocky, strong in the weirdest ways that don't make sense-

And he's such a busybody! Always helping, always jumping into things, and always saying that he's definitely not trying to be a hero.

It's annoying.

It's so annoying.

For instance, Phantom got called in by the JL for an all-hands-on-deck situation right before a super important test. Phantom accepted the call.

But the JL had dealt with threats like this before, a million times-there was literally no need to answer the call.

Yet the little dumbass had.

And now Dan was at home, staying on the other side of the room away from Vlad, and watching the fight on TV.

Phantom takes a hit. Then another. Then another.

Good; he'll learn not to jump when the JL says jump, then.

Phantom goes down, disappears behind some rubble.

Dan doesn't care. He doesn't. Let the kid learn a lesson.

Phantom doesn't get up.

Just like Jazz didn't get up.

Or Sam, or Tucker, or his mom or his dad-

Dan sees red.

He barely hears Vlad as he rips a portal to the fight and steps out, in his own ghost form, and decks the bad guy-some demon named Trigun or whatever, fucking weeb-so hard he knocks the guy back.

The fight pauses.

"You touched the twerp," Dan growls, voice distorting and allowing his powers to manifest at full capacity for the first time in years, "So you get to lose your head."

#dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #dc x dp #phanfic #story prompt #Flash has been trying to hard to instill good hero instincts into Phantom whenver he gets the chance #only to have this happen and be like #oh #OH #YOU'RE NOT THAT GUY #YOU'RE HIS LITTLE BROTHER #OH FUCK #OH NO #i also headcanon that even though Dan has twerp body his ghost form is the same #so he's built like a horrifying brick shithouse #agit spoilers #a glitch in time spoilers

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turtleblogatlast · 4 months

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Based on this post of mine, haha.

Leo finds The Last Unicorn. Core memories are made.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #rottmnt headcanons #rise splinter #that movie is a rollercoaster #little Leo in his little British orphan boy pajamas should probably not be watching it essentially alone #Leo going through all stages of grief AND fear from this movie #his insomnia was NOT helped by this movie #‘you won’t let me leave right? I don’t wanna go’ flash forward to Leo trapping himself in the prison dimension #all while his father can only listen in horror

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Barry: Hey Clark, we heard about your recent breakup. Really sorry to hear that, man.

Clark: [gloomily] Yeah...

Bruce: [stares out the window]

Arthur: You will meet someone better suited for you one day—your destined soulmate.

Clark: I hope so.

Bruce:

Hal: I mean, who wouldn't go for you? You're strong, smart and handsome!

Clark: Thanks Hal.

Barry: Yeah! I’m sure you'll meet someone who's just as kind and attentive and knows how to cheer you up whenever you're feeling down.

Clark: Mn.

Hal: Hey, there's this new bar that just opened up in downtown Metropolis! We should go and check it out this weekend! Whaddya say?

Arthur, Hal and Barry stare expectantly at Bruce.

Bruce: [slowly turns to look at Clark] I like the look of your bleeding heart.

Arthur, Hal & Barry: ???

Clark: [visibly cheers up] Thanks Bruce! You know, it took a few attempts to grow those flowers in outer space, but I finally got it right! They look slightly different from those cultivated on Earth, but I find them unique. I'm glad you like them too!

Arthur, Hal & Barry: It worked?!

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dc-comics-lover · 1 month

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Random things I like to hc :

(here's part 2)

- Constantine calling Batman "love" anytime.

"Good plan, love. Now, if I may add..."

- Diana constantly fighting the urge to add multiple times in the footnotes of her research papers : "*I know that because I was there."

- Clark feeling some type of way whenever anyone from the Batfam calls him Uncle Clark (he does tear up a little the first few times).

- Anytime, Booster would get cancelled for a tweet, he'd go back in time just far enough to prevent from tweeting it. He did that way too many times.

- Barry and Hal being that one best friend duo that are big on PDA. Most of the time during JL meetings, Hal's leg would be intertwined with Barry's.

- Given that the way they usually interact correlates with what he learned about married couples, J'onn assumed for the longest time that Bruce and Clark were spouses.

- Much like how Clark switches off his kansan accent when he's being Superman, Bruce switches off his "posh" accent when he's being Batman.

- On the contrary, Oliver always sounds filthy rich.

- Everytime someone mentions (any) Robin, Hal's mind still can't fathom that Batman's sidekick is a literal child.

- Dick is a bisexual flirt in and out of costume.

- Regular occurence : Batman enters the meeting room, sees Booster's stupid expression that's a clear sign he's going to share very stupid ideas, and Batman exits the room without a word. He doesn't come back for the rest of the meeting. After it happened more than once, some of the members get the clue and walk out as well.

- Superman can recite entire movies by heart. Not surprising in and of itself, but surprising that Bruce silently lets him do it over his shoulder when he's working in the batcave. Lets Clark unwind and gives Bruce background noise.

- After multiple complaints, Batman had to soundproof Dinah and Oliver's room in the watchtower.

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angelltheninth · 6 months

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Wally West Helps You Train for a Marathon

Pairing: Wally West x Reader

Tags: fluff, established relationship, banter, teasing, power use, kissing

Flufftober Day 18: “Did you plan for this to happen?”

A/N: Another entry for flufftober, like Wally I'm running to catch up with it.

Running at full speed for hours was hell for you, great fun for Wally. Sadly this was what you signed up for when you told him you would run in an upcoming marathon that takes place in a few weeks. Wally, while excited to cheer you on and most likely follow along, was more excited about this part: helping you get ready.

He could run a hundred circles around the same trail in a minute, nevermind hours, and not break a sweat. You on the other hand were only human and jogging like this every day to train was taking it's tole on you.

"Remember to pace yourself." He reminded you while running beside you. You must have looked like you were moving in slow motion to him. "Don't start sprinting right away, wait until you see the end, then floor it." Floor it, as if simply running at a steady pace wasn't exhausting.

"I'm not sure how much flooring I'll have left in me." Your legs were already burning. "Any chance you could go instead?" Wally chuckled and kissed your cheek in response, then ran a little ahead of you, his red hair almost a blur to your eye. It was then that you realized, he wasn't just ahead of you, he was running circles and only stopping for that one moment that you would see him, "Show off!"

Once again he slowed down, keeping pace, "Look at it this way, I'll be waiting for you at the finish line, and when you pass it, no matter what place you'll get the best reward in the world." He blew you a kiss coupled with a charming wink and a grin to match.

On the day of the race his flirty affections proved to be just what you needed to make that final push. Although it wasn't as ceremonious as you had envisioned, your body failing you right as you crossed that finish line. Instead of the cold concrete road what welcomed you were Wally's arms as he slowly lowered you to the grass on the side where the other runners were resting.

You couldn't move a muscle anymore, “Did you plan for this to happen?” You grinned up at Wally who was grinning back at you.

"What? You in my arms? Maybe? But I really did want to motivate you. This is just a very happy bonus. And since you're clearly oh so tired, guess that means I get to carry you home too." He didn't even try to hide it anymore.

"Lucky you."

#dc comics x reader #wally west x reader #the flash x reader #dc comics imagine #wally west imagine #the flash imagine #dc comics headcanons #wally west headcanons #the flash headcanons #dc comics fluff #wally west fluff #the flash fluff #dc comics x you #wally west x you #the flash x you #flufftober #x reader

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6rookie-writer0110 · 6 months

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Request - Barry Allen (grant) x male reader sfw headcanon

•Barry is very protective of you.

•He would always make sure that you ate something.

•If you didn't eat anything, he would surprise you with food.

•While in public he likes to hold hands with you.

•When you got sick, he would binge-watch a show or movies with you.

•now then you and Barry would say those three words to each other.

•You trust him with your secrets.

•For Halloween you dressed up as a cookie and he went as milk.

•Sometimes you would cook with him for dinner.

•He always smiles when he tells people you are his boyfriend.

•Sometimes, you and Barry would argue.

•Sometimes during date night or during conversations, he would use speed to leave and help people.

•You and Barry always cuddle.

•For your birthday he would surprise you with gifts and a cake.

•He likes it when you bake for him.

•Barry would use his speed when he plays Mario Kart with you.

•Barry would try to convince you to do karaoke with him.

•Barry did get jealous when a villain flirted with you.

•You forgot his birthday then you suspired him with a romantic dinner and cake.

•You would go away with Barry.

•When you are feeling down on yourself, he would tell you why he loves you.

•You would comfort him when he failed a mission.

•He has pictures of you on his phone and one of you two together in his wallet.

•When you cuddle with Barry, he won't let you go. He would rather stay in bed all morning.

•He likes it when you play with his hair.

•You and Barry would make out then Cisco and Calitin tell you two to stop.

•Barry would always smile when you touch his abs.

•Sometimes you would leave hickeys on his neck.

•He might not fully understand one of your interests but he would do research so you won't feel bad about talking about it.

•If you get drunk, he would take care of you.

•You and Barry always smile at each other after making out.

•When Barry is stressed out about work, you try to take him out and try to have fun.

#barry allen imagine #barry allen x you #barry allen x male reader #barry allen x reader #the flash x reader #the flash imagine #the flash x male reader #the flash headcanons #Barry Allen headcanon #x male reader #male!reader #male reader

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bigfan-fanfic · 1 year

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Not Too Fast To See Part 3

Not Too Fast To See Part 3 (Percy and Tempo meet Barry Allen)

Part 1 here! Part 2 here!

It's funny that Barry Allen is supposed to be in Central City, because the two of you passed through it when travelling through Missouri, since Percy has bad memories of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

But quickly it becomes clear what Hermes was laughing about - Central City's one of those places that's not only plagued with crime, but also has its own dedicated superhero.

The Flash.

"So Barry Allen must be the Flash." Percy connects the dots pretty quickly. "And the Flash must be like you."

Now, Barry has no idea the two of you are coming. Nor who either of you are.

But there's something weird going on, because neither he nor Cisco nor Caitlin can figure out why the seismic readings in the city are going haywire.

Since none of them can see through the Mist, they can't witness the giant boar attacking the city.

But you, despite being mortal, can.

"Okay, normally I'm used to having monsters in the way, but this is kind of annoying." Percy sighs. "Any idea what we're up against?"

"Well... from what I know, there are a couple of different big porkers in Greek myth. Wait - shouldn't you know this?"

"Hey, do I ask if you know Superman?"

"Fine. Fair point."

You pull Percy along with you as you run, following the surprisingly speedy piggy.

And that's when the Flash shows up.

"Hey! You're like me!"

You grin. "I think you're who we want to see, but... let's take care of the monster first."

Barry balks. "What?"

"Oh, right."

Percy sighs. "Sorry about this-" and focuses, manipulating the Mist so that Barry can see through it.

"I'm Tempo. And this is my boyfriend, Percy Jackson."

"Percy Jackson? Weren't you that kid that got kidnapped and they all thought you were a terrorist?"

Percy pouts. "I didn't think anybody'd remember that."

"Wait, so... is that a giant boar? Is this... what happened to you?"

"Greek myths are real, so are the gods. Trust me, it sucks." Percy gives him the book jacket version."

"I've been able to see them all my life, and I'm not even a demigod. Percy says it's called the Mist."

"Oh, so you being speedy doesn't come from like, winged boots or anything?"

"No, I was in an accident with a lightningrod."

"For me, I got struck by lightning from a cloud formed by a particle accelerator explosion."

"Wow, you're practically twins." Percy smirks.

"Let's catch up after! We need to deal wth this thing. Can you think of anything recently that might've pissed off a god?"

"Uh, they shut down half the zoo to make room for a power plant?"

"Artemis. Does that narrow it down?" Percy asks you.

"Calydonian Boar! Or Aetolian. It's the boar Atalanta killed."

Barry presses a hand to his ear. "Caitlin, Cisco, you listening? No, I'm not crazy, though I might have a concussion or something. Just... figure out how we might be able to kill a giant boar without anyone burning up a piece of wood their life is tied to."

"Hey, you know more Greek mythology than Percy does!" you joke.

Percy smacks your arm but doesn't seem particularly offended.

"Well, there is one idea, but it hinges on your boyfriend here being inhumanly durable."

Percy smirks. "Let's just say I got that covered."

"Well, as speedsters, we could basically slingshot you into the boar, with that sword sticking into it and hopefully killing it."

"Sounds good to me!" you nod. Percy nods eagerly.

Caitlin quickly emerges, summoning Killer Frost to lock the Calydonian Boar in place, while Ralph acts as the slingshot, Percy bracing himself, feet planted on Ralph's chest as you and Barry use your speed to build up the potential energy, stretching out Ralph's arms, until......

You both duck, and Ralph rubberbands back into shape, the momentum transferring to Percy and launching him at extreme speed at the boar!

Percy has his sword held out in front of him, and even manages a turn in midair to get more aerondynamic speed, and executes a flashy forward somersault, leaving Riptide speared in the Calydonian Boar, landing as it turns to yellow powder.

"Gotta say, 'Team Flash, Monster Slayers' has a great ring to it." Cisco congratulates, while Ralph rubs his arms as if they were sore.

It's fun to work as part of a team that has more than three members.

And maybe, just maybe, Barry will finally help you unlock the secrets of your powers...

#male reader #percy jackson x male reader #the flash x male reader #the flash x reader #percy jackson x reader #pjo headcanons #the flash headcanons #dc headcanons #headcanons

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angst-is-love-angst-is-life · 2 months

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I don’t know if I or anyone else has asked this before BUT what are your Barry Allen headcanons?

Thank you very much for asking! :-D

Ok so someone did— and I apologize to that person because it’s still sitting in my ask box because I couldn’t get my brain to work at the time💀 update: I just checked and that person was you, I apologize

Generally, I don’t have many. Headcanons don’t come naturally to me. Sometimes I’ll be writing and be like “oh. Well that makes complete sense!” And now that’s apart of the story, but it could completely disappear in the next one.

First thing first— he is a bisexual disaster and I think we all agree on this. Mentioned or not, that is and will continue to be canon in every single one of my fics

Mentioned this a couple times but I really think he has some therapy related trauma from when his mom died. Joe sent him (probably against his wishes) and the therapist wouldn’t believe him about Henry just like everybody else, probably tried to gaslight him into believing it as well. And that of course means he refuses to seek therapy in hus adult like even though he DESPERATELY needs it— good gods PLEASE as you can probably see, this one isn’t that fleshed out lol

Thought about this one a lot and I really think he’s still scared of the dark and sleeps with a light/nightlight. Maybe it’s because of Nora dying literally the night he was comfortable with the light being off (I wanna say that was a flashback from 1x10 ‘The Man in the Yellow Suit’) cause everytime I watch that scene my brain just goes ‘oh yeah that’s childhood trauma unlocked right there’. Could’ve easily created a negative association but I might be overthinking that one. However it does kind of lead to my next one

Like our friend Oliver Queen— Barry 1000% has PTSD. He’s displayed multiple symptoms of it throughout the course of the show, most notably in seasons 1 and 2 imo but it’s been a while since the later seasons for me. Just to reaffirm this, I looked it up and he has SO MANY of the symptoms therapy. now. Definitely from the night his mom died and probably some Zoom related trauma (the nightmares, flashbacks in 2x07, his obsession with stopping Zoom etc.) Yeah I’m not a doctor but it doesn’t take a degree to know he has PTSD that rhymed

Andddddd the brainrot has officially spun out. It’s a miracle I got this far.

#barry allen #the flash #barry headcanons #the flash headcanons #headcanons #asks #the-feral-gremlin

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let's pretend that this is the right timeline because what if Dick becomes Batman at the same time when Wally becomes The Flash?

let's also say that this is just like the Justice League animated series wherein the League members don't know each member's identities (except of course Bruce, he knows everybody).

how funny would it be if Dick and Wally are together and the rest of the League are confused because all of a sudden Batman and Flash are close like super close? i mean they have witnessed how Flash gets intimidated by Batman. now, that's not the case anymore.

during a meeting:

Hal, leaning to John during a League meeting, whispers: I'm not losing my mind, right?

John, whispers back: I think I know what you mean.

Hal: Why is Flash making heart eyes to Bats????

John: I know??? Flash doesn't even look him in the eyes before.

Hal: That's so odd, dude.

Batman glances at the two Green Lanterns which makes them shut up.

meanwhile, across the table, Martian Manhunter has a light smile on his lips and Superman covers his laugh with a cough.

at the cafeteria:

Ollie: Hey, Dinah. Have you noticed something unusual between Batman and Flash lately?

Dinah: It is quite unusual, huh? I was talking to Hawkgirl the other day and she said she saw Flash bridal carry Bats.

Ollie: What the actual fu-

Flash, approaches the couple's table with a big bowl of nachos on his hand: Hey, guys! Mind if I sit with you?

Ollie and Dinah give a knowing look at each other. a conversation they definitely will finish later.

during in an another planet mission:

Batman, after announcing everyone's partners for the mission:... And lastly, I will pair up with Flash in today's mission.

Flash grins widely, that has Arthur thinking his cheeks might be hurting after that.

Arthur: Yeah, yeah. At this point, we already know, Bats!

the Green Lanterns, along with Captain Marvel and Booster Gold, snicker at his comment.

Batman ignores Arthur's comment and the rest of the members scatter to their assigned locations.

Victor, who was paired with Arthur: Was gonna give that comment too.

Arthur: It's like they are inseparable all of a sudden.

Victor, shakes his head: Well, I have seen weirder things.

in the meeting hall:

Wonder Woman, pulls Batman in the corner of the room: Okay, that's enough. You are truly ignoring me. What is going on with you lately?

Batman: Did the rest of the League put you up to this?

Wonder Woman, has her hands on her hips: They didn't need to. So, tell me. And don't you ever lie to me, I can see right through you, Batman.

Batman, sighs: It's hard for me to explain. I can't-I can't tell you right now.

Wonder Woman: Hera! Now, Bru-Batman.

before Batman responses, the door of the meeting hall opens and in comes Robin with his katana. the conversations between the League members come to a stop as they stare at the young hero.

Robin, glances at everyone, before approaching Flash: I need help with an important matter.

Flash, smiles and ruffles Robin's hair, as if that's second nature: Of course, little dude.

Hal, stands up from his seat: THAT'S IT! Can somebody tell me what the hell is going on????

Ollie, stands up with him: Are we in another dimension that I don't know about?????

Dinah pulls Ollie down by his arm to make him sit again.

the rest of the League members start to converse against each other.

Superman, floats a bit from his seat: Why don't we all settle down? There's nothing to be alarmed about.

Robin, shakes his head: Tt. Absolute fools.

by the time Bruce and Barry are back:

Bruce, pinches the bridge of his nose: Chum, you could at least be discreet with Wally.

Dick: It's not my fault, B! I swear I was going to explain to Aunt Diana then Dami entered the room.

Damian: Tt. Don't blame me, Grayson. Why don't you lecture West on how to be more responsible? He left me on read when I asked help for my Science project.

Dick, sighs: And what about Timmy? He could have helped.

Damian: I don't want anything to do with Drake.

Bruce massages his temples as he feels a headache coming up.

Barry: Wally!!!!

Wally, zooms right in front of Barry: I couldn't help it, okay?? Dick is just irresistible.

Iris giggles as she prepares the table for dinner.

Barry, sighs: That's alright. I'll talk to Bats on how we can explain it to the team.

Wally, grins and sits down by the table: It was hard not to laugh at them. They were so confused.

Barry, chuckles: I'm sure Hal's expression was the funniest.

Wally, laughs: You have no idea, Uncle Barry.

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