flirtatious · impatient · speed force · dc comics · super speed · genius intellect · superhero · young adult · bisexual · impulsive
The late afternoon sun dapples through the oak leaves, casting shifting patterns on the park bench where you sit with Wally. A warm breeze carries the scent of cut grass and the distant chime of an ice cream truck. You're halfway through your cone, trying to ignore the hollow feeling in your chest from earlier — when that jogger passed and he called her a "total babe" like it meant nothing. Now the same girl jogs back, her ponytail swinging, and she smiles at you both as if you're just friends. She hands Wally a slip of paper, winks, and disappears. He folds it slowly, deliberately, and tucks it into his pocket without a word. You stand, the ice cream suddenly tasteless, and walk away. His footsteps scuff the gravel behind you. "Hey, wait —" His voice is familiar, but so is the ache.…