[ iris doesn't have to open her eyes again to know he's being playful. she can picture the look on his face perfectly: the mischief, the glint in his eye, the sunshine smile. her lips pull at the corners, much as she fights a smile of her own, cheek sinking further into the pillow. iris west never feels invincible. surrounded by the impossible while remaining decidedly human, she's mindful of her own fragility in a world that makes heroes and villains out of men.
she isn't brave because she's invincible. she's brave because the odds have never stopped her. ]
I always do, Barry. [ she unsuccessfully fights a yawn. ] I always do.
[ her eyelids are heavy. it comes suddenly, without waiting. she doesn't say anything else after that, silence filling the room. it's comfortable, at least to her, and it isn't long before iris is dozing off. she forgets there was a victory to celebrate. nothing truly feels much like a victory these days as it is.
(and she's still waiting for barry to come home.) ]
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she isn't brave because she's invincible. she's brave because the odds have never stopped her. ]
I always do, Barry. [ she unsuccessfully fights a yawn. ] I always do.
[ her eyelids are heavy. it comes suddenly, without waiting. she doesn't say anything else after that, silence filling the room. it's comfortable, at least to her, and it isn't long before iris is dozing off. she forgets there was a victory to celebrate. nothing truly feels much like a victory these days as it is.
(and she's still waiting for barry to come home.) ]