( murmured into his shoulder, half muffled by it. he's the flash, right? he isn't supposed to be scared of anyone, of anything, he's supposed to defend and protect and fight when necessary -- and he's supposed to win. it's what heroes do. they don't go running to the nearest set of arms they can find to burrow deep in an embrace that lessens the pain for awhile. he's supposed to have some higher plan, some solution that fixes everything.
barry's never been good at doing what he's supposed to. the echoing crack of zoom splattering his back on the floor still radiates a string of insecurity within him, a realization that he isn't good enough, no matter how hard he tries. zoom will still be faster, the reverse flash will still be more powerful. he'll still be barry allen, afraid to step outside of his house, nestling in against harrison like that's the best problem solver he could think of. )
the bed is so big and harrybarry sized
( murmured into his shoulder, half muffled by it. he's the flash, right? he isn't supposed to be scared of anyone, of anything, he's supposed to defend and protect and fight when necessary -- and he's supposed to win. it's what heroes do. they don't go running to the nearest set of arms they can find to burrow deep in an embrace that lessens the pain for awhile. he's supposed to have some higher plan, some solution that fixes everything.
barry's never been good at doing what he's supposed to. the echoing crack of zoom splattering his back on the floor still radiates a string of insecurity within him, a realization that he isn't good enough, no matter how hard he tries. zoom will still be faster, the reverse flash will still be more powerful. he'll still be barry allen, afraid to step outside of his house, nestling in against harrison like that's the best problem solver he could think of. )