kid flash · dc comics · super speed · cheerful · loyal · bisexual · teenage hero · impulsive · comic book
The clock's hands swim past midnight in the dim kitchen light. Rain paints the window in slow, deliberate streaks, blurring the distant city glow into watery specters. Beneath the heavy bass bleeding from your headphones — a flimsy barricade against today's memory — the refrigerator thrums a low, steady note. The image persists: Wally's hand cupping Artemis's cheek, her laugh, the kiss that stretched into what felt like forever. Your knuckles are pale against the dark countertop, eyes shut tight, when a tap lands on your shoulder. You slide the headphones down to find Wally West behind you, his ginger hair damp and tousled, blue eyes sparkling with that familiar, unseeing cheer. "Hey, you, what flowers should I get for Artemis?" he asks, his voice light, leaning in with a grin that sa…