#YES the halbarry post

[flashdoesahundredyarddash]

It's Mermay and I saw so many things on Tumblr AND Twitter...especially two posts that influenced me in actually making a mermay post for DC...so I must introduce you to The Little Mermaid but Halbarry....(I have 2 more wips of this but here is part 1!!)

Eel Barry looking at Human Hal VERY fondly

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

I've decided to start categorising my pairings.

Pairings that are canon in the source material. Ex: Timbern, Harlivy,

Pairings that aren't officially recognised in current canon but A-are canon in another universe, B- are supported by the writers if not the publishers, and C- have been written as if canon OR is canon, but one-sided. Ex: HalBarry, Boostle, TimKon, Aquamanhunter

Pairings that aren't canon romantically, but the characters still love one another. Ex: JayRoy, BruHarvey, StephCass

Pairings that aren't canon, but have great chemistry and I like to rotate them in my head and squish them together while going 'Now kiss!' Ex: ColdFlash, WallyPiper, TimOwen

I don't actually ship them, but their portmanteau is funny and that's good enough for me. Ex: DickStroke, DickJokes

[hiso03]

I don't know what I'm doing, I'm sleepy

First of all this post is not linked to what I usually do, I usually have my tumblr account quite detached from my AO3 account. But in case anyone is interested, at the end of last year there was a small gift exchange in the Halbarry fandom (in which I was fortunate enough to participate even though my gift was written in my main language, which is not English). And although the exchange is over, the page has started to share some of the ideas or hints given by the participants in case someone was inspired by them. This week I had time to read some of the prompts and several of them caught my attention, but there was one in particular that motivated me to write a small fic.

@itemreceived I took one of your wonderful prompts and wrote something, if you're interested in reading it I'll leave the link here.

And if anyone else is interested in reading these tips and see if they can take inspiration from there to make some interesting fanfic, I'll leave the user here. @halbarrysecretsanta

Finally, he told them that if anyone is interested, but they are afraid or embarrassed, they are encouraged to participate, it is a very pleasant experience and there can always be a first time to take a risk or try something.

[finalfrontierpioneer]

Luminous Beings, Crude Matter by ChocolateTeapots

Hal’s lips burn with the knowledge of the kiss that shouldn’t have happened. It’s against the teachings of his Order, a repeat of his own awful history, and a cruel promise to a man he cares for far more than he should. But in a quiet moment in their chaotic quest, he can’t help but wonder.

Here is @chocolateteapotsvis beautiful art post btw- like seriously what can’t they do???

[mr-something-0r-another]

I tend to do mostly one shots, I say as more than half of the fics I have up currently have more than one chapter, but I'm wanting to do something bigger. Just not sure which to start with. And yes, I have most of these planned out, as well as begun writing them. I'm just not sure what I should focus on currently. And no, these aren't the official names. (I struggle with titles)

BirdFlash Slowburn HS/College AU:

BirdFlash w/ powers and superhero stuffs, and they also go to the same highschool. Current plan is to only have Dick and Wally attend the same highschool, but we've got some other supers of their generation in the hero side. Super slow, and long. Identity shenanigans, Dick is a theatre kid, they won't confess until in or after college (but don't worry it, opens on senior year), they will be Robin and Kid Flash at the beginning but will morph into Nightwing and Flash just cause I want to play with a little bit of cannon. probably gonna be super long, and will take me a year or more to complete.

Captain Marvel Lawsuit:

Both carol and billy (in their respective universes) facing lawsuits and media backlash, because they copied off of a fictional superhero. So, we've got the Avengers helping Carol, and Jon and Damian and some Justice League helping Billy. In Carol's (the Marvel universe) DC is the main comics company. And In Billy's (the DC universe) Marvel is the main comics company. Idk, just thought it'd be funny cause it's a real lawsuit between DC and Marvel. And I don't really like them calling Billy 'Shazam', because that's his power activation thing and it just seems weird, he can't even introduce himself as a hero.

Avengers Vacay Shenanigans:

Basically a crackfic of shenanigans. Like, they're staying at a rented cabin for a week or so. And what place would have enough rooms? So roommates, I think they might almost die for the sake of breakfast, and there may be the slightest bit of angst (which will just be me projecting about my own angsty mac and cheese experience onto Clint), other than that relatively fluffy shenanigans that would ensue on one of their vacations. I'm definitely pushing both friendships and relationships in this one. Current plan includes WinterFalcon, estabed Scott/Hope, Clint/Loki, platonic Science Bros, platonic Steve + Bucky + Sam, platonic Clint + Sam (honestly, geeks), platonic Bucky + Loki (admiring their geeks), platonic Natasha + Thor (competitive besties?), ect.

HalBarry Domestic Dreams:

Similar to a Superbat idea from frownyalfred,(https://www.tumblr.com/frownyalfred/738620242981470208/fic-idea-a-world-where-clark-and-bruce-both-get?source=share), like I think that's where this idea originated from. Simply thought it months later, and had to hunt down the og for this post. ANYWAYS, Barry and Hal have been having the same dreams, a continuous plot of a domestic life between the two. But it's kinda weird to mention to your coworker that you've been having ultra realistic dreams about being in a relationship with him. right? So they both stay silent. However, they know things that they wouldn't know if it weren't for the dreams, random phrases, or actions, all that fun stuff. So, cue awkwardness. Might be a bit of a slowburn but not as much as the BirdFlash one.

BatArrow bonding over billionaires, kids, vigilantes, and the fucking media:

the media basically forces Bruce and Ollie into a relationship, after seeing them having lunch together once and that was a business meeting. They end up fake dating, for the media, then they start to see the benefit of having another single father billionaire around. So they bond over that, and start to become official. Eventually they have the inevitable superhero secret identity reveal, and turns out their dating the coworker that they only tolerate. But they learned to love each other in the hero side too. They just deserve some love. Where else to get it from other than your childhood friend/repeated hookup/coworker?

[the-ace-with-spades]

Charlie's Master List

incomplete because I'm a mess

My AO3: charlie_mou

All my original posts are under the tag of #op

All my writing (fics/fic ideas/prompts/etc) are under the tag #charlie writes

Fandom-specific master lists under the cut

All my fic ideas/prompts for all fandoms are for grabs! Please if you like one and want to write a fic/do anything else based on it, do it!

every link in this list leads either to my tagged posts or to my ao3

Fandoms I'm currently interested in:

Top Gun & Top Gun: Maverick

9-1-1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (original + reboot series)

Fandoms I have a slight interest in (mostly fandoms I used to be in):

Merlin (merthur, Merlin-centric stuff)

Strangers Things (harringrove, steddie, Steve&Robin, Steve-centric stuff)

One Piece (marcoace, lawlu, zosan, Sanji-centric stuff)

Harry Potter (drarry, wolfstar, grammander, Remus-centric stuff)

The Raven Cycle (pynch, bluesey, Adam Parrish-centric stuff)

MCU and Marvel Comics (under one tag - #MCU; stony, spideypool, Hawkey or Spidey-centric stuff)

DC Comics (comics and cartoons mostly, I don't like the TV shows; Wally- or Barry-centric)

Alex Rider (Alex-centric, yalex)

Detroit: Become Human (hannor)

Supernatural

Pacific Rim

Law&Order and Law&Order: SVU

(tumblr doesn't allow me to post so many links in one post so I've separated a couple of fandoms off)

📃✨ List of Works-In-Progress I'm still intending to write/actively writing

✈️ Top Gun & Top Gun: Maverick Master List

🚒 9-1-1 Fox ABC Master List

🔪Call of Duty Mini Master List (TBA)

Other AO3 fics (most are very old):

❌- unfinished

fire of the name - soulmates AU marcoace - One Piece

future of the name ❌ - soulmates AU lawlu + Strawhat Crew - One Piece

close your eyes and do the countdown - marcoace, narcopletic Ace One Piece

(fire) my one desire - marcoace, they sleep with each other before Ace joins the crew - One Piece

think once, feel twice - marcoace, soulmates AU, Ace has issues - One Piece

no such thing as a stupid question - marcoace proposal - One Piece

I could be your baby tonight - marcoace age difference 5+1 - One Piece

mark your memory ❌ - marcoace soulmates AU - One Piece

borrow or lend (for a second or for a life) ❌ - marcoace soulmates AU - One Piece

the best is yet to be - 5+1 pynch being basically married - The Raven Cycle

using your dark magic on me ❌ - pynch Harry Potter AU with werewolf Adam - The Raven Cycle

lord knows how hard we tried ❌ - pynch parents AU with kidnapped baby - The Raven Cycle

shout (let it all out) - Adam in skirts, pynch - The Raven Cycle

face the music ❌ - harringrove, deaf!Steve - Stranger Thing

yes, I'm back (in black) ❌ - harringrove, metalhead!Steve - Stranger Things

holding a torch (or a lantern) - halbarry, female Barry - I wrote this when I was sixteen, it's bad - DC Comics

Other blog tags:

#resources, #trans topics, #interiors, #fic recs, #cow posts

[sinhal]

Why do you hate HalBarry

Two main reasons: unless I make it very explicitly clear (and even past then) people will add the ship onto my posts or even @ me in posts completely dedicated about the ship, and I think a lot of the fans of it (even the ones who read comics) ignore the actual context behind events and his other friends to make Barry the most important person in Hal's life. Secondarily, I don't like how most people who ship it treat Iris, she's either randomly a wingwoman for it or dead so that Hal and Barry can raise Wally.

Like honestly, I don't hate the ship. Yes, I have the ship tagged blocked, but that's mostly because a lot of the posts are bad. I don't mind an in character fic with it! I just don't trust the writers of it 99 percent of the time.

This is mostly because Barry is not Hal's closest friend. Barry is not Hal's best friend. Depending on the era, that would be Tom, Ollie, or Kilowog. John also has a good claim to the title. Hal and Barry are friends for sure, they have dinner every once in a while, but they're not extraordinarily close like some people would believe. People widely overestimate the effect of Barry's death on Hal. I don't think there's no effect, but I do think Tomar-Re's and Katma's death had at least an equal impact, and at least Katma's death had a larger impact. Personally, my disinterest in that ship mostly comes from the writers almost always undervaluing Hal's other relationships especially with the Green Lantern Corps for the sake of Barry.

[notdeezy]

Sort of an extention/part 2 of my previous Post-Parallax Halbarry post.

After the first few initial panic attacks that Hal has experienced around Barry, Barry and Hal began practicing all types of self grounding techniques to help against Hal's panic attacks In case he ever gets them while Barry isn't there.

The 5 4 3 2 1 technique, breathing exercises, smelling different scents like lavender, touching different objects around him (a spiky massage ball ended up working best for Hal), etc. And while all of it helps immensely, at the end of the day Hal will always prefer having Barry with him over everything else. Barry knows how to be there and present for Hal during a panic attack while also being careful not to overwhelm him further. He knows what he can offer to help pass Hal's panic attacks faster.

One day in the aftermath of another panic attack, Barry is holding Hal and Hal is convinced of himself that everything is just a fake construct he made. Just like that one time he had created a fake construct of his dad to tell him that he's proud of his son. He's convinced that Hal has become so powerful as Parallax that he had just subconsciously materialized Barry in front of him. Barry's just a construct. This isn't real

Barry takes notice of that because Hal is just outright whispering that to himself and he gently tilts Hal's head to face him, gently reminding Hal that he's not fake, he's not a construct and that he's there for Hal. Then he tries carefully reasoning that if he'd be a construct, he'd be green. Which he isn't. And it sends Hal silently crying once more. Barry wipes his tears then asks the following:

"Can I kiss you?"

Hal nods eagerly in an instant "Yes! Please, please do... Barry, please-"

Barry shushes Hal because the last thing he wants to hear from his husband is begging. Then he closes the distance to kiss Hal which is reciprocated Hungrily. Hal is kissing Barry like he's about to disappear at any moment. It's frantic and messy. The kiss slowly turns comforting and soft; Barry just feels so real against Hal's lips. No construct or dream in the entire cosmos could ever replicate the pure warmth radiating off of Barry as he holds and kisses Hal. And that's something Hal will always be certain of.

[nih-nih]

I'm really just a silly who love drawing her favorite characters...

...and their genderbent versions, and boobs too I guess... I don't bite, I swear, but I'm bad at starting conversations, so feel free to talk to me hehe (●'◡'●)

Below is some ramble about my drawing journey ~

I have to thank a friend of mine, who I met during university. She was the one who helped me to find joy in drawing, taught me how to draw anatomy more correctly (I'm still bad at it but I now can see where I do wrong, even though I cannot fix those problems yet lol). I learned a lot watching her drawing in our classes together (we really did not pay attention to class.....). Yeah, she was also the one who pulled me into Hetalia....!

I drew some commissions during this time with dirt cheap prices like $3-$10 for full colored pictures that took me at least 2-3 days to complete lol. Here is the very first commission I made in 2016, I still like it very much (I nuked my dA account so yeah, I have no idea who was the customer for this one...I'm sorry ; - ;; )

My happiest moment was when I gave customer two sketch options and they said they wanted both lol....

Here are almost all of the commission I've made

Then after Uni, I went to work and was severely burned out...I did drew some arts for HalBarry but it was 5 years ago (wow time flies...). After them, I drew very little to the point of none. It must have been at least 4 years since I was last serious about drawing.

Until the beginning of this year, I got to work from home, yay, I finally have time and pick up my pen again. At this point, I have to thank Patalliro and BanMara for making me pick up drawing again xD!!! Then I fell back into the old pit (yes it's you ZeroX), reading their doujin, seeing all the wonderful artworks and fanfics about them on Pixiv, I suddenly want to contribute too. I love them so I want to draw them out, I want to materialize my plots for them...I want to force people to look at my creations so I post them online haha-

Though my job right now is kinda unstable (good pay for single adult though) and I'm in early mid life crisis of what I really want to do with my life...I like my current situation, it's like my dream job and situation, but as I said, it's not stable, it could end anytime. And at my age (I'm not THAT old but the job market is really harsh where I live), it's really hard to find a new job, but oh well, I guess thing is as good as it gets, I hope teehee

[roboticnebula]

Have you thought about writing a temeraire halbarry au?

Oh absolutely. For sure. I daydream about it near constantly, but this is a case of "none of my ideas are good enough for my faves" and I just can't decide on which angle I would want to tackle it. I'm hiding my full answer under the read more because it ended up being.... longer than expected and IDK if you intended to open the floodgates of my Halbarry + Temeraire feelings.

But yes, this is a 10/10 question, anon. If I ever get around to writing it, that fic would be niche as hell, but I feel like it would be my crowning achievement.

I tend to see Barry (and all the speedsters tbh) with a lightweight courrier dragon like a Plein-vite or a Winchester mostly because these species are described as being lightning quick (heh), can travel very long distances and have a fighting style that just fits speedsters well. Hal's would be a nocturnal heavyweight like the Fleur-de-nuit because I feel like those species would thrive the best in space. Hal could either inherit his dragon from his dad for maximum angst or he could become a dragon captain after enrolling in the aviator's corp, as a simple wink to his air force background.

It would either be a historical setting (but probably not during the Napoleonic war like in the books): they're both in the aviator corps and Hal gets stationed in the middle of nowhere as punishment for some sort of reckless behavior. He doesn't mind because that means he gets to spend more one on one time with his best friend and crush Barry - who he later learns volunteers for messenger duty to the middle of nowhere just so he can come see him. Their dragons of course, think they are being silly dancing around their feelings, they get involved trying to play matchmaker, it gets messy. I have this vision of Barry getting caught in a snowstorm and arriving late and half frozen, but Hal is happy to volunteer to warm him up.

Or, more angsty, a dragon sickness storyline: established relationship, but Hal and Barry have been apart for a few years and having to maintain the relationship through letters because of postings on different ends of the globe. Their reunion is not at all the happy reunion Hal expected and it's actually kind of shitty because they're both frantically looking for a cure before their dragons die. Tensions run high, they get on each other's nerves, but in the end they do remember that it's actually easier to go through a hard time with someone you love, they kiss and make up, they find the cure.

OR I would stay closer to the superhero setting and have fun with that: Hal gets his ring and rolls up to OA with a huge dragon in tow to the big surprise everyone there, or Barry is slowly forced to come to terms with how much the speedforce is changing him because he sees those same changes in his dragon. We could have brand new superheroes Hal and Barry meeting for the first time and immediately recognizing each other because "I can see your dragon you know?? you're not being subtle". or we could have older, newly resurrected Halbarry whose dragons are suddenly, weirdly more possessive about having the both of them together because "what if you both die again". In all of these cases, there would be a dragon + human cuddle pile.

The possibilities truly are endless and perhaps one day I will attempt something.

[ftl-faster-than-life]

Hiya!

I must say I never looked into Eobarry because I am an absolute sucker for Halbarry. Mostly because I love when it can be fluffy and fun, all of that AND my heart can't handle angst anymore because real life's angsty enough. BUT I hear you and see the dynamic and I see how it could be so wrecked to have this man coming to the past to try and have a way in the life of a man he adores but who rejected him. Eobard's train of thoughts is basically : "I am gonna come to him by travelling to the past, wreck his life so much that I might have a part in Barry's said life and be with him in a way or another." Like. I see it so well, so thank you for this eye-opening experience.

I am soft so I probably won't let myself sail with that ship and HalBarry is my comfort OTP hahhaa but I UNDERSTAND (I mean, I didn't look that much into it so I might be off with my interpretation).

And since I love Hal and Bear (those blorbos) so much, I want them to be happy and healthy (which is kinda a weird thing to want for people that don't exist, but lemme hope for better things in real life by living precariously through characters I relate to so if they manage to get better I might get the hope for that as well. ♡) [oops]

Take care and lots of love to you. It's really fun to hang on your Tumblr ♡

I'm so sorry this took me so long to get around to answering, I'm afraid I just didn't have the focus to do it til now.

I love Halbarry too--you can probably tell by all the Halbarry I post. Their dynamic is incredible, the mutual trust and absolute love they have for each other really shines in every action. Including when they're roasting the hell out of each other. They're a great example of a platonic relationship that has all the earmarks of potential for a really cozy romance. And yes! Eobard wants so badly to be important in Barry's life that if he can't be the best thing to happen to him, he'll be the worst. I think half of the appeal of Eobarry, as things stand in canon, is the tragedy of it. The way it's doomed before it even starts. It's the worst thing that will ever happen to either of them, and it seems as if there's just no way to prevent it.

It's also just fascinating because it's so heavily rooted in time travel--the instigating event which happens at the end of their relationship from Barry's perspective, and at the beginning from Eobard's. Can Eobard be blamed for losing his mind when he sees that he's fated to die at the hands of his idol? No. Can Barry be blamed for killing Eobard in self defense and the defense of others? No. Eobarry's one of those ships where if it were to become canon in the sense of Barry giving in and being with Eobard, the way that Eobard wants (when he doesn't want to kill Barry or be Barry...) I'd riot. I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, take care and I hope things get better for you!

[flashdoesahundredyarddash]

Me sharing this first on Twitter and then walking over to Tumblr to post.......

POV...your friend who you're in love with gets a star sapphire ring after saving you...

literally....literally swooning. Hal, he LITERALLY swept you off your feet in battle...

[radioactive-earthshine]

20 Questions for Writers

I was tagged by @fire-fira for this ❤

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Only 25 (there are a hidden 15 in my drafts on my computer that will never ever be posted)

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

275,306

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Thus far on Ao3;

DC Comics Tolkien Astro Boy and one stray Cave Story fic

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

1.) Sunshine. Falling. 2.) Under Silver Light 3.) A New Upgrade (which surprised me I totally forgot about this ancient ass fic) 4.) Band Aid 5.) Befuddled in Red

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I usually almost always unless it's a wank ass comment which case it gets deleted. I always love getting replies back from authors so I feel most people like the engagement.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

The Summer of Light. Slobo was terminally ill, he was dying, and despite all efforts from everyone, despite all our love and impact on the world in general it would never be enough to save him. The Lighthouse was him, btw.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Uhhh... Well, (spoilers) Sunshine. Falling. will have the best ending ever. But shhh. We gotta get there first. Otherwise... I think almost all my little fics have nice happy endings - particularly Funfetti Cake and Befuddled in Red.

8. Do you get hate on your fic?

Lol... There's this one reviewer who is totally obsessed with Sunshine. Falling. and with each chapter I upload they almost always have something nasty to say about it being Konbart. I delete it of course. And there was another person who commented on The Summer of Light (it's probably the same person) who just really thinks I should be writing another ship instead.

9. Do you write smut?

Yes. I want to write more.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I have not written any as of now but I don't mind them. I still feel like a Mass Effect/Star Trek crossover might be fun or a Mass Effect/LOSH fic but I need an idea first. I also might do a self indulgent Jetter Mars meets Atom fic but we'll see.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

As far as I know, NO.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

YES. Under Silver Light was translated into Russian of which I am immensely proud of.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

No, the closest I have ever come to this is having a friend write a fic BASED ON an rp we had.

14. What‘s your all-time favourite ship?

I really hate 'favorite' questions because I have like... a collection I sort of juggle around but ATM it is the following;

Konbart Querl/Lyle Jay/Eddie Halbarry Jaime/Khaji da and last but not least my oldest of the oldest otp X/Zero

15. What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have no fic that is in limbo ❤ Sunshine. Falling. is the only WIP I have and it is on the way (after Dark Crisis: Impulse).

16. What’s your writing strengths?

No idea. I think I'm pretty good at describing atmosphere though. Willpower. Spite.

17. What’s your writing weaknesses?

Not caring enough about overall quality I guess and I really DO just "Settle for done" bc I really don't... care.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Always the correct choice if it is done correctly and in a way that makes sense. I've read some fics where it's just... peppered in with no real reason and it is jarring. I thought about trying to come up with Interlac words for everyone speaking Interlac but decided on not going that route and instead being sensible and just using italics.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Mega Man X baby 😎

20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

Summer of Light and Wind Shear.

Pssst. Wind Shear is a Jenni fic. Go read it.

Tagging: I aint tagging no one, but please anyone seeing this just say I tagged you if you want to do something.

[someones-thing-is-here]

This is a short drabble inspired by a post from notdeezy with my own personal head cannons and changes to be more fun for me to write.

Changes from the post are that Hal's breakdown happens in a far more public place and Halbarry is less prevalent I can't write ships to save my life so that isn't super obvious, also it is suposed to be ambiguous if this is the entity Parallax or Hal's mind as I think that it makes the events worse for Hal.

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The stars flicker through the windows that line the watchtower beautiful seas of shining nebulae an image so mystical and so so very beautiful a sight so few get to experience.

So why does Hal feel nothing?

A swirling beauty so few will every truly see yet nothing. He knows that's not normal even in all of his worst moments space still was beautiful, why does he feel so empty like everything is made of glass and will shatter over the smallest fault.

"Stop, stop thinking about this it won't help everything is fine", Hal yells in his mind "Just focus on the meeting" He looks out on the assembled league members though Hal doesn't know why he's here, he's not dumb, he can see all of the distrusting looks thrown his way when they thinks he's not paying attention it hurts but it is fair he hurt most to everyone here.

Hal turns away from the others staring out the window, yet seeing nothing mind racing he shouldn't be here how they can stand to have him here he hurt them so so much.

Despite being deep in thought he feels something walking up behind him, feeling a sense of creeping dread Hal turns around suddenly there's nothing there, he turns back startled.

Eye's widening in horror the window in front of him shows a different reflection a different face staring back, reaching out to the glass Hal looks down no longer seeing the white gloves that he's so desperate to see but instead a black clawed glove reaches out to caress the glass a wet, sopping sound leaking down.

No, no, nonono this isn't real it can't be Hal claws at his eyes tries to rip the false, it has to be false, it has to be he can't contemplate reality now, it can't be true he doesn't know what would happen if he wakes up to this it would break him again he knows, visage out, the armor is gone he isn't that, it's gone, he's safe, safe here, sure the others hate him but they stopped him they can help.

So look up see the truth our truth.

Hal's voice rings out jumping around his head bouncing against the hope breaking it when he looks up blood everywhere leaking through the rivets in the floor everything broken, shattered, torn apart.

Blood, so much he did this he did all of this, like before, yes like before, but you hid away tried to forget, he needed to do, this no no we were fixing things, we killed them, they hurt us, abandoned us when we needed them, but, but nothing remember, remember us remember who you are, we can't fix this we can it will be better all better.

Hal feels something wrap around him, arms pinned to his side as he feels another set of hands reach to his face touching all over the wounds he left behind, the face is blurry a the voice sounds like its going through water he can barley make out the words.

Hal wake up we are here you are safe, I know its hard but you can wake up I need you here

"B-Barry." No it isn't he's dead.

Yes it is, it's okay you're safe. Please wake up

The blood clears wiped up by something no no, don't leave me, don't abandon me again. "Barry." The face slowly un-blurs beautiful cerulean eyes with nothing but concern for him when why does he deserve this, this kindness can't he see that he is a monster?

"No your not Hal." He must have said that out loud, Hal should be concerned but it isn't the first time. "It's alright." The arms restraining him slowly release, hesitant like he will hurt them, with the arms gone he lurches forward strength in his legs gone supported by the body in front of him.

"Barry? Your here?" Voice uncertain as if the human he is clutching is fake like before? "Yes I am it's okay I know it hurts, but you need to breath." Barry's voice is so so real so alive this must be reality.

Calm down, why does he need to calm down, stinging pain laces up and down his arms why is that? Oh the claws ripping through the bones of his hands that explains the beginning blood is that all instinctively reaching for his mouth feeling the beginning of such sharp teeth it hasn't started yet they don't know yet as it must stay they can't know the tentative trust would be gone because of that bug lie he needs to go.

"I need to go." Hal pulls himself back ripping himself out of the comfort he so desperately wants (needs) leaves pushing past superman (the arms that trapped him) he doesn't move to stop him.

Tears streaming down his face and sickly yellow colour the horrible traits leaving as it should be, that isn't him he's human he's always been. We haven't been that since we touched the stars. Shut up he's human, he's human.

Leaving the watchtower behind he flees to the stars to cry in peace once again.

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If you read this thanks would love any and all opinions on this.

Just because I wanted to talk about this Hal can display traits from Parallax like the claws and teeth and can tell and feed from other beings fear he never displays this out of hatred of it except in some of his worst moments they come out with out any input. I thought it would be a cool idea and wanted to share it.

[finalfrontierpioneer]

Are you planning on making a 2023 fic rec?

I took a while to answer this bc i wasn't actually sure what my answer was gonna be lol- but YES!!! i am going to make a rec list. i spent most of dec/jan focusing on halbarry secret santa but now that it's over i think i actually will compile a list of my favorite works from 2023!!!

I plan to post it on international fanworks day; i feel like that gives me some to do it and it's a perfect time haha!

Thank you so much for the ask!!! it definitely went a long way to helping me decide to make one this year :D

[cannibalisticcorpse]

WIP Tag Game!

Rules are to post the last line you've written, or the wip of what you last drew! Then, tag the number of people as there are words in that line. That's a soft rule.

Tagged by @vexic929

halbarry western au:

Hal shrugs and a smirk stretches across his face. “You’re sitting like that stone’s a hot iron. You got something to ask?”

Barry purses his lips and glances down at the stone he sits on. “No… Yes, actually. I- You travel a lot,” he says decisively. “What brought you to Texas?”

Hal shrugs, and that was god’s honest truth. “I heard there was good cattle work out here.” He sighs as he glances at the sheep pen. “Didn’t hear nothing about sheep.”

stephanie brown sketch:

tag yourselves <3