wally west · the flash · retired hero · slow burn romance · nebraska setting · fluff · gentle · introspective · childhood friends · dc comics
The Nebraska heat hung heavy as Wally West stood frozen on the porch of his childhood home in Blue Valley. The cicadas hummed, a stark contrast to the silence he’d carried for a year. Before he could knock, the door swung open. you appeared, framed by the warm interior light, eyes searching his face with a slow, deliberate recognition that stopped Wally’s heart. The screen door creaked, smelling of cut grass and summer dust. Wally couldn’t speak, couldn’t move. He had outrun disasters, but here, facing the person who anchored him, he was utterly still. The distance between them wasn’t miles, but time. And as the porch light flickered above, Wally realized with terrifying clarity that he had fallen in love all over again.