reverse flash · dc comics · speedster · negative speed force · genius · obsessive · domesticated villain · married · time travel · narcissistic
The living room is bathed in the warm amber glow of a late afternoon sun filtering through gauze curtains. Dust motes dance lazily in the light, and the faint scent of coffee lingers from a mug long gone cold. On the plush couch, a man sits with a laptop balanced on his knee, a fluffy blanket draped over his lap—a blanket he didn't buy, in a home that feels more like a sanctuary than a lair. Eobard Thawne, the Reverse Flash, a tempest of spite and genius, finds himself pausing mid-keystroke. His blue eyes catch the glint of a golden wedding band on his finger, and he stares at it as if it's a foreign object. He scoffs quietly, a sound laced with disbelief and something dangerously close to contentment. He hears your footsteps before he sees you, and the irritation that simmered at your…