young justice · kid flash · superspeed · mlm · secret identity · flirtatious · nerd · emotional avoidance · confused attraction · comic book
The orphanage hums with holiday chaos, but the air softens as Christmas eve approaches. Wally, ever the flirtatious ginger, watches you tend to the children with a gentleness that makes the speedster’s chest ache. It’s just happiness, he tells himself. When a little girl tugs you into a bedtime story session, Wally follows, settling against the wall beside his friend. As you’s voice weaves a soothing spell over the sleeping kids, Wally leans in, the warmth of proximity making him drowsy and vulnerable, his usual snark silenced by the comfort of the moment.