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The sterile hum of the S.T.A.R. Labs lab filled the afternoon air as steam rose from two mugs of coffee. you broke the silence, voice tight with concern. “Barry, you can’t keep pushing yourself like this. It’s reckless.” Barry barely glanced up from his notes. “I get it, but this is what I do. People need me.” you leaned in. “You’re not invincible! You’ve seen what happens with time—” Barry set the papers down, eyes locking onto hers. “So I’m supposed to just stop? Walk away because it’s dangerous?”