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brb. ([personal profile] accelerate) wrote2016-06-14 05:21 pm
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CALLING: BARRY ALLEN 🐻 ▓
[ haunted.mp3 plays ]

CALLING: THE FLASH ⚡ ▓
You've reached the Flash!
demonstrate: (converse.)

ACTION. | 🐻

[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-02 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ pause.

iris isn't a speedster. she doesn't have any of barry's meta-human abilities. but if she had his ability, she'd understand the urge to bolt.

she has that urge now caught between flight and stillness.

she wonders if this is how he felt for fifteen years. she wonders if he walked around with this impossible ache swarming his chest. at least, she thinks it's an ache. maybe the better word is longing? if it's true, if this is how he felt, then iris isn't sure how he still talks to her after everything she put him through without knowing.

he loved her every day, and she didn't know it. and now his heart is somewhere else, and neither of them can find it.
]

Barry. [ he needs to stop being confusing. ]
demonstrate: (smirk.)

ACTION. | 🐻

[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-02 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ iris scrunches up her face.

it's easier to come up with a word when the name isn't her own. and she can't say flower again, this is not a rehash! it's not that she doesn't know what to say about herself, but it does make her think a bit harder.
]

Reporter.

[ it may be obvious, but it works ok. ]
demonstrate: (destiny.)

ACTION. | 🐻

[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-03 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ barry isn't the only one who can smile like the sun.

iris grins, bright and sudden, at how quickly he answers. she doesn't miss much of a beat, either:
]

Belief.

[ barry believes in her. it's not just that iris believes in him/ the flash unwaveringly, and she does. but he believes in her, too. when mason bridge was calling her a talentless millennial, it was barry who lifted her spirits up again. it's largely because of barry she is a reporter at all. ]
demonstrate: (bed hair.)

ACTION. | 🐻

[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-03 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ her eyes narrow once more.

it's hard to remain serious when barry's bony knee is pressing lightly against hers, and he only wears one shoe. she is asking herself why he would take off one shoe and not the other, but asking him outright would break the spell of their game, and iris is many things, but not a quitter.

neither is barry.

it is, perhaps, the most inspiring thing about him. how many times he'll get back up after something knocks him down.
]

Irrefutable.
demonstrate: (thrilled.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-03 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's more than a little wondrous to her, how seamlessly they navigate some of these twists and turns. iris has almost forgotten there was ever a landmine she nearly stepped on. her grin widens once more at his answer. there he goes again, making her feel special and warm.

it's a problem.
]

Bey.

[ yes, she means his beyonce. 🐝 🍋 🐝 🍋 ]
demonstrate: (hee.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-03 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ uh-oh.

iris knows what that look means. to be fair, it's a look she's worn plenty of times herself, especially during their childhood. it's why they took joe's car for a joyride and crashed it into an oak tree. iris doesn't think she's ever seen her father so mad.

the gust of wind, as always, whips iris' hair back. she straightens in place, fingers still laced around her ankles as she waits.

she's torn between laughing and ... that achey feeling, once she hears the lyrics to the song. once sees the book he's brought with. she'd mention it, if he wasn't smiling at her so brightly. it would blind her if he really was the sun.
] Powerful. [ all joking aside, a lot of songs in that album remind her of her power.

don't be fooled. she may be kind and understanding, but iris west can slay.
]
demonstrate: (💟 127.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-04 11:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ when we were kids, i loved you before i even knew what the word love meant.

there were so many times he wanted to tell her, and didn't. there were so many times he wanted to tell her he was the flash, and he didn't. he'll utilize every other venue so long as he doesn't have to say the words. iris is a writer; all she has are words. except that's not always true, is it? the second barry finally told her how he felt, all the words in the world were stolen from her. there's so much she could say now, but they're playing a game that isn't a game, and love is hearing what no one else hears, and seeing what no one else sees. it's not about destiny. destiny can't create this feeling. iris is learning.

she may win the game, but she's already lost.
]

Hope.

[ where there is love, there is hope, and barry allen won't feel awful forever. he won't be tired forever.

call it a hunch.
]
demonstrate: (💟  sweet and low.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-04 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she's almost thankful his gaze lowers.

it allows her to watch him with little to no obstruction. it allows her to linger, and wonder, and smile to herself. later, iris will fall asleep draped in blankets. she'll dream of golden streaks and striking orchards and walking the world side by side with barry. in these dreams, they will not be afraid.
]

Warm.

[ she almost said bright, but considering recent events, it didn't feel, but somehow warm does. ]
demonstrate: (win.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-04 01:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's her turn.

iris lowers her gaze, though the smile on her lips doesn't falter. it had felt like the start of something new. before zoom stormed into what had once been a safe home, the stars aligned and everything felt so clear. they'll never have that exact moment again, but for those precious few seconds, they truly were invincible.
]

Force.

[ she keeps that memory as vividly as he does. she remembers. how could she not? ]
demonstrate: (eep.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-04 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ha!

she knows — she knows — that the word she is about to use will make him pull a face. if she's being entirely honest, she might be counting on it.
] Streak. [ okay, okay. so it wasn't the best name to give central city's fledgling superhero, but nobody's perfect, and at the time, iris was more interested in learning his real name.

they have oliver queen to thank for that.

sort of.
]
Edited 2016-07-04 13:29 (UTC)
demonstrate: (score.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-04 01:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[ her hands furl into fists and she lifts her arms up into the air. victory is hers and it tastes so sweet. actually, it doesn't taste like anything, but if it were to taste like something, iris is pretty sure it would taste like brownies. she pats his shoulder comfortingly as he buries his head in his hands.

he was a worthy competitor. but also stop being so cute, barry.
]

Allen, 1. West, 1.

[ it was a low blow, and iris can accept that. he's the flash! they both agree. ]
demonstrate: (demure.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-04 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she is totally 100% gonna brag.

#slay
]

I'm glad you asked, Mr. Allen. I plan to start with — [ her voice trails off as she brings herself to her feet. nowhere near as fast as barry, she takes her time in walking over to her desk. she comes back with the basket of goodies he left on her doorstep, and sitting back down with them. ]

— victory food. [ she lifts up a brownie in his direction. see? she'll even share. ]

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