#flash fact

[antrunner]

My goal is to talk about ants so much that DC fans believe that Barry Allen is canonically autistic about them and it gets written into comics. This is my mission

[ahfrickenfrick]

jason: i physically cannot believe you’re the oldest

dick: wtf why not

jason: i literally heard you ask alfred if you can have wally over for a playdate, you’re 27 years old!! wally is 28 for gods sake, you have your own place!!

dick: …you are NEVER too old for a playdate with your homie

jason: YOU’VE BEEN DATING FOR SEVEN YEARS!!

[ayo-edebiri]

Maybe if you feel it, you should chase it.

Twisters (2024) dir. Lee Isaac Chung

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Heh...Literally nothing personal, kid.

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[corkinavoid]

DPxDC Multiverse Police (pt. 2)

"You said you're going to ask questions, then can we ask questions?" Superman really tries to be polite here because, first, he was raised by Kents and, second, Jazz and the whole interdimensional police thing looks non-hostile. At least now.

The redhead nods, "Sure, ask away, I'll answer everything I can." Then, she notices Batman reaching to touch the green shield and makes a soft, warning noise, "Ah, sorry, please don't touch it. I can show how it works later, but it's not meant to keep you out. It's to keep everything else in."

Batman reluctantly puts his head down and turns to her.

"Elaborate."

The sci-fi ship in the air makes a loud hissing sound, like compressed air being released, and the bottom part of it slides open. Jazz nods in the direction of the now open ship.

"You know what they say, it's better to see it once than to hear it ten times."

There are three humanoid figures standing in there. All of them are mostly monochrome, black and white clothes, starkling white hair. They look like one adult and two children, but it's one of the kids who raises his hands to his mouth and yells so loud everyone in three miles radius is able to hear him:

"Step away from the shield, please, shit's about to get real!"

None of the heroes move, but Jazz does take a few steps away. Wonder Woman, after a moment of hesitation, follows her example.

A mechanical voice comes from the ship itself, "Countdown to the breach. Five... Four..."

On 'three,' all three of the monochrome figures step out from the ship. But, before any of the heroes have time to worry, they all float in the air, undeterred by gravity, and the ship door closes behind them.

The countdown reaches 'one'. And in the next moment, it looks like the hell breaks loose.

Countless giant vines shoot out from the portal up, reaching for the ship. True to what the red hoverboarder said, they are very much toothy, every vine splitting in two and attempting to bite the ship like some twisted idea of scissors.

None of them reach it.

The oldest of three kids claps his hands, and a wall of raging fire descends on the vines, throwing them off. In the next moment, the trio falls apart, flying through the lovecraftian mess of carnivorous plants with practiced ease, the younger ones using what looks like icicles and little storms.

"Who are they?" Batman asks Jazz, following the youngest one's - the only girl among the three - movements as she creates a strong gust of wind with a wave of her hand. None of the vines or attacks get past the shield, though.

"My siblings," the girl answers, pointing her hand at the oldest one, "That's Dan. He's the most violent. One time, he destroyed our original world, but that timeline doesn't exist anymore." She then points to the girl, "That's Dani, the youngest. She rarely joins the crew lately. And she is actually a clone, but at this point, most of us have been cloned once or twice, so it's not a big deal anymore." She then points her finger to the last one, a boy that flies past them quicker than a lightning, freezing everything he touches, "And this is Danny. He is the most powerful one. Technically, he could have just ended the fight with one Wail, but kids like to have fun. Also, they don't get to show off their elemental powers a lot, so they are mostly being dramatic for you."

She says all this so easily, just like a matter of fact, and it is at this moment that the members of JL realize the sheer power of whoever these people are. When she casually told them she bested Superman, it could have been written as a coincidence, a joke. But this?

Dan growls as one of the vines scratches his shoulder. He bleeds green, but it's only for a second before both the wound and the suit knit themselves back together. This is not just a simple accelerated healing, it almost looks like a miracle.

"Oi, brats, I'm done with show off, get out of the way!" He yells at the other two, and Danny and Dani quickly follow the order, flying closer to him and behind his back.

"Cover your ears," Jazz tells the heroes around her, and puts her helmet back on, as Dan takes a deep breath and screams.

It hurts even those who follow Jazz's advice. Batman feels like his eardrums are about to be shattered for the lack of better word. But the vines like the sonic attack even less - most of them subdue and pull back inside the portal, and the rest is dissipating like they are being burned from the inside out.

And then, just like it began, the scream - the wail - stops. The silence feels deafening after the end of it, but slowly, the sounds return, and the JL watches Danny flying down to the center of the portal. He puts his hands on the surface of it, and for a long moment, nothing happens.

And then the Pit starts closing up.

Or, no, it is Danny who absorbs it, the green flowing up through his hands, his veins that start glowing the same green. His eyes become the same toxic color, with no whites and no irises, just glowing green all over, and his hair shimmers like stars.

A few minutes later, the portal is gone, like it never even existed, and Danny plants his feet on the ground and stretches, like one would do after a good rest.

"Oof, that was nice!" He turns to the other two, who are still up in the air, "Do you want some?"

Dan flips him off before going back to the ship, but Dani floats down to him and extends her hands out.

"Sure. I like getting it from you better than from the portal itself anyway. Gives it a sparkling taste, like Sprite," she chuckles. Danny takes her hands in his, and the green glow slowly makes its way through their joined palms, now flowing through the girl’s body.

"What are they?" Flash whispers, horrified, but Jazz hears it nonetheless and turns her head to him, taking her helmet off once again.

"That is not a very appropriate question," she chastises and smiles at their faces, "But it's okay, I get it. They are ghosts. Or ectoplasmic entities, or halfas, or highly liminal beings. Or, if you want a very simplified version, they are dead kids who are enjoying their afterlife a little too much."

"Dead?" Batman zeros on the word, snapping his eyes at the girl. She smiles, and for the first time, it doesn't look human. Her teeth are too sharp, her grin too wide, and her eyes are suddenly not just teal, but neon bright and glowing, with vertical irises.

"Most of us are dead in one way or another. And I do not mean it in a metaphorical sense."

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What I'm thinking is they have a whole system going on. Amity Park generally resides in the Realms, but from time to time, they decide they want to go on a vacation, as a whole town, and they pop into existence on one of the Earths. They don't really care for the universe or dimension they end up in, as long as it is more or less peaceful (as in, no active wars going on right where they pop up), has sunlight and nice weather.

The GIW is taking care of legal things - imagine US government reaction when a whole ass town just boom, starts existing in a place where nothing existed before? So GIW does all the paperwork and discussions. Also, they are doing their basic research on the dimension they end up in, for science purposes.

I'm thinking Vlad is still a mayor of Amity. And sometimes, when a particular dimension is rather annoying, he straight up possesses the authorities because he hates official talks and couldn't care less for morals if he tried for a week. The GIW scolds him, but don't really say no. It's not a good solution to the problem, but hey, it works.

Meanwhile, Fentons are doing ectoplasmic research. They scan the dimension for troubles, basically, looking for natural portals and ghosts causing ruckus. Jazz is almost always the one who does the talking to the heroes native to the dimension - she is the one who has the most patience and social skills. Jack is in charge of transportation and Maddie is the head of biological, ecto-biological and other species research. Tucker is the tech specialist, of course - he is the sole reason why Amity has wi-fi wherever they go. Val and her father are, kind of, protectors? Security? But for the whole town, yeah. They do have GIW agents as subordinates.

Dani is not always living in Amity, she travels the Realms most of the time, but she joins when something interesting happens. Dan is, like, on an eternal probation period, GIW and Fentons keep an eye on him, but he is one of the heavy hitters for when shit goes down.

Danny is living his best life, he is mainly the protector spirit of Amity, but he also gets to protect all the dimensions from ghosts! He helps anyone and everyone - one day he is working with Val on defenses for their main ship they use to travel inside dimensions, and the next day he is joining Maddie in her studies of new species found.

Oh, I forgot Sam. She is probably the one responsible for the magic stuff - mostly everyone else focuses on scientific aspects, but she is the one to research on occult things.

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[scre6m]

Okay, what do we know about vampires? What are we talking about? Like a Anne Rice, or a True Blood? You know, Twilight? Very different kind of vampires. ABIGAIL (2024) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

[kojitheopossum]

like to slap his bald head reblog to slap his bald head

[mobius-m-mobius]

one of the best/funniest dynamics on TV is: (in/sp)

[bebagerie]

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I believe in you, keep going.

(Stills under the cut)

[chrisbangz]

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[antrunner]

So, I know it doesn't have much to do with it, but do you think it would be possible to have two characters carry the mantle of The Flash at the same time in the DCU? Specifically speaking of Wally and Barry, James Gunn will draw inspiration from young justice and there are two Flashes in the justice league (this is mentioned in passing in a season 4 episode and I just think it's such a cool concept overall)

hmm... i dont see why not! it happens a LOT in the comics so... yeah definitely this could (and honestly SHOULD) happen if they choose to follow any sort of correct timeline

upon barry's return from the speedforce him and wally both share the flash mantle. barry has also always shared it with jay. the flashfam isnt really stingy when it comes to sharing titles and outfits! with bart also taking on both the kid flash and flash title at different points.

a lot of different heroes can be weird about sharing titles. like batman (there can only be one batman at a time generally. people usually come up with their own original names i.e. nightwing, batwoman, batwing... etc etc etc.) or superman, even the lanterns kinda have moments where they fight over the title despite being part of an entire corps of people all named the same thing??? but whatever

i think it would be cool to see in the DCU :) especially if they (hopefully) fix the INSANE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THEY HAVE DONE TO BARRY ALLEN. then they could totally bring in Wally and/or Bart CORRECTLY. please god DCU fix barry allen they have butchered his character beyond recognition please please please pl

[chaoticvi]

the hands that bring destruction can be so gentle.

[toytle]

bonus to this post

his hairclips got lore, his bowtie got lore, it’s abt time barry’s wing wispies got some lore too 🪽

[ID in alt text + below cut]

ID: Fan comic of a trans Barry Allen AU when he was a kid.

PAGE 1:

NORA: [turning Barry around from reading a comic book] Oh no! What happened to your hair tie?

BARRY: [points to bowtie]

NORA: It doesn’t bother you that it gets in your eyes like this?

BARRY: [shrugs] I dunno. It’s a lot of work.

NORA: A lot of work? Hmm, it has been getting long, hasn’t it…

BARRY: [goes back to reading, not even listening]

-

PAGE 2:

[1 haircut later…]

NORA: [admiring the haircut she gave Barry]

BARRY: [hopping off seat] It feels so much lighter!

BARRY: [running up to mirror, observing new haircut]

BARRY: [pressing nose up against glass, eyes sparkling, thinking] Woah.

-

A comparison chart of Barry’s hairstyles in his childhood. The first is in a ponytail tied with a bow. Barry is pouting in uncertainty. The second is loose and messy, having traded out his hairbow for winged hairclips that do nothing to keep the strands out of his face. Barry is looking at his clips, smiling eagerly. The hairbow is now on his shirt collar like a bowtie. The third is cut short, similar to his adult hairstyle, but with strands at the sideburns framing his face. Barry is looking up, in awe of having short hair for the first time. The last is the same as the third, but the sideburn strands are now tucked behind his ears in the shape of wings. Barry is scrunching his face up in a wide smile. /end ID

[corallapis]

MASTER: Do you remember the name experiment, Doctor? The names. DOCTOR: Ah... ELANORA: What names? MASTER: Our names! DOCTOR: It was just a practical joke. MASTER: Can we create a perfect tactical pinpoint alteration of the timelines? Wipe both our birthnames clean. Replace them. You, the Doctor. Me, the Master. DOCTOR: We went too far. MASTER: So that no one would remember our true names but us. And we succeeded. A half-dismantled TARDIS, a link to the Matrix, time rewritten yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

— Blood of the Time Lords

[qalrey]

my take on rarity! the gems represent bursts of motivation/inspiration :3

[maximura]