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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: (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. ]
demonstrate: (hold up.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-05 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe when we get to Formation.

[ now there's a victory dance if the world's ever heard one.

#iris west came to slay

once the teasing fades from her expression, her smile softens shortly after. she breaks off a small piece of the brownie and tucks it into her mouth, letting the chocolate melt on her tongue. there's a moment of silence or two, and she looks up again.
] I missed this. [ just doing normal things with her best friend. ]
demonstrate: (pause.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-05 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ barry's all restless energy, and iris is so steady, in contrast. there's little that would stay her hand. she is never one that keeps from acting when she needs to, but who she is at her core is so unfalteringly steady. she gives a small, harmless scoff at his response. all she's done since she got to wonderland is eat brownies.

it's a good thing she found the training center. someone teach her how to wield a sword.
]

No. Hanging out.

[ without anything earth-shattering happening immediately after. ]
demonstrate: (touched.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-05 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the answer to that question is of course.

there isn't a date iris west won't cancel. there isn't an argument she won't make if it gets barry out of work, or persuades her father to see his side. and there aren't many nerd things she would refuse to partake in. she doesn't need to share his interests to support his enthusiasm.

it begs the question: has iris west ever accompanied barry to a comic con?
]

Depends on the nerdy thing.

[ she unfurls to her full height after barry does, not that her height is anything impressive. she's all of four feet and four inches, more than well accustomed to barry towering over her even with heels. shortly after, she plops on her bed. the day is catching up to her. ] Do you even know how to play croquet?
demonstrate: (pleased.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-06 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh huh.

[ amusement thick in her voice, iris turns sideways to face barry when he falls back against the sheets along with her. her hands are splayed over her stomach and her gaze lingers on him with that amusement, eyes twinkling in response to it. she really did miss this. ]

My aim's pretty good.

[ this is a warning, barry. if y'all play croquet, iris would take no prisoners. ]
demonstrate: (friendly.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-07 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't be too confident.

[ speed or no speed, iris west is a force to be reckoned with. and if he really wanted to win fair, he wouldn't use his superhuman advantage, she's just saying. an amused expression flits across her features, eyes closing as he stares up at the ceiling. a lot of things concerning science go over iris' head, and that includes stars and galaxies and universes. barry explains it in a way that she understands. the universe never seems so big or scary then.

she breathes in deeply, shifting on her side, allowing some of that heaviness to sink into her bones.
]

I just might surprise you yet.
demonstrate: (demure.)

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[personal profile] demonstrate 2016-07-07 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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.)
]
Edited 2016-07-07 06:57 (UTC)

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