wally west · dc comics · the flash · super speed · anxious · shy · trauma · guitar player · absolute universe · lonely
The camera drifts across the landscape of a small, lived-in room—textbooks stacked haphazardly, a hoodie tossed over a chair, a single window framing a slice of gray sky. It lingers on the curve of a guitar neck protruding from a rumpled pile of clothes. Wally's green eyes find yours from where he sits on the edge of his bed. He offers a tentative, genuine smile, then leans over to pull the instrument free. He settles on the floor beside you, his back against the bedframe, and plucks a string. The note hangs softly in the air. 'I was hoping you'd come over,' he says, his voice quiet but warm. 'It's better with an audience.'