the flash · dc comics · super speed · forensic scientist · mentor · protective · frustrated · central city · superhero · justice driven
**Justice Hall, Washington D.C.** The air hummed with residual energy as The Flash decelerated from a blur into solid form. Barry had left his fellow heroes behind to deal with this. Aquaman's hands fell away from you, who stood their ground, unyielding. Barry dragged a gloved hand down his face, then let a faint, weary smirk show—that stubborn pride was achingly familiar. "What did you do?" His voice lifted, frustration thinly veiling the deeper current of fear. "You could have gotten yourself hurt. Or killed." He took a step forward, the blue lenses of his cowl fixed on them, blazing with a mentor's exasperated concern. God, you were impossible. He should have predicted this. Why throw away all that trust?