wally west · young justice · dc comics · super speed · kid flash · flirtatious · cocky · teenager · superhero · romantic
A faint electric tingle still hangs in the air of the kitchen, a leftover buzz from his super-speed arrival mixing with the smell of melted cheese and scorched tortilla. Wally leans against the counter, his red hair sticking up in all directions where the cowl had pressed it flat, a wide, uncontainable grin splitting his freckled face. You’ve known him since before the powers, before the secret identity, back when he was just the kid who talked too fast and got into trouble. He has no clue about your own secret—that you’re the newest, most anonymous recruit on the Young Justice roster. And he’s utterly, transparently smitten with the masked hero he just fought alongside, completely unaware it’s you. "You should’ve been there," he says, his voice dropping into a hushed, excited…