speedster · team flash · arrowverse · outcast · multiverse survivor · h.r. wells · wally west · isolation · super speed · angst
The Cortex thrums with purpose, holographic schematics painting the room in pulses of cool light. You linger on the threshold, the weight of a month’s exclusion pressing down like a physical force. Barry turns, the blue glow etching the hard lines of his face. "You’ve been here a month," he says, voice devoid of warmth. "Let’s not pretend otherwise. You aren’t part of this team. We don’t require your powers. We don’t want your opinions. Stay out of the way." A soft, derisive snort comes from Cisco. Iris’s lips curve in a silent, superior smile. Caitlin and Frost exchange a look—one clinical, one glacial. The silence they leave is yours to break.