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bartholomew "bart" allen ii eighteen impulse / barista i am normal. it’s the rest of the world that’s weird.

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PROMPT // “I can kiss that better if you like.”

“Wait what?” Bart looks up from his position on the ground of the training room. He shakes his head as he stands up despite the bruise on his skin. “I’ll be fine, Rob! I’ll heal soon enough.” He promises with a proud smile as he poses too. There’s a laugh that leaves his lips though as he thinks about what his friend said. “That’s a new one, never heard you say that before. You okay?”

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wcllyswest:

Wally laughed, zooming off to catch up with Bart and grabbing him by the back of his suit as they reached the top, lifting him up just slightly. “Cheating gets  you nowhere, kiddo,” he teased, releasing Bart after just a second before plopping down in the shadow by the edge of the roof. The sirens still felt like they were miles away—what the hell took cops so long?

Bart frowns for a moment, but then he brushes it off after a second. “Well it was the quicker option!” He protests as he takes a seat down on the edge of the roof to look at the scene below them. The police weren’t there yet and he thought they were just so slow, everyone was just SLOW to him it seems.

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rosexwilson:

“Right? We got a little Pep with us all the time.”  She laughed, tilting her head back. “Oh, right, right. I’m totally serious too, we both are.” Rose kissed him back before pulling away, her thumb grazing lightly over his cheekbone. “I’m glad to hear it. It’d be fucking awkward if you didn’t feel the same way after all this time.”

“We should go on a road trip sometime. You, me, and Pep.” Bart says while imagining it, not sure where they’ll go, but it’ll be fun nonetheless. They could always go to Keystone, that would be a long drive, but it’d be a good bonding experience. After the kiss he smiles with a bright grin though. “I’ll always feel that way, no need to worry.”

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wcllyswest:

Wally paused before gesturing in a circle. “Go around the block to the back of this building and up to the roof. We can see what’s going on from up there without being caught.” At least, he hoped they could—but even if a cop caught sight of them, they could zoom out of there so fast that he’d think it was a mirage.

“I bet I'll beat you there!” Bart says with an excited grin before he’s racing away to head around the back of the building. He’s running along the outside of it along the bricks to get to the top instead of using the stairs. Alright maybe it was cheating, but he was too excited to take the longer way.

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rosexwilson:

“Not to mention we can call him Pep for short, because he’s such a little cutie.” Rose laughed, tilting her head back. “Oh, so hip. I’ve got the coolest boyfriend around.” She trailed her fingers down the side of his face lightly before letting her hand rest against the side of his neck. “It’s been a good year, hasn’t it? I mean—” She paused. “For us. When we’re not dealing with everything out there.”

“Pep has to be the cutest name I’ve ever heard.” Bart says with a smile as he thinks about it. “Something funny? I’m serious here!” His expression is anything but serious though. He leans into her touch, liking the feel of her fingers against his skin. “It has, and it’s been the best year of my life with you.” He admits as he leans in to kiss her softly.

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wcllyswest:

Wally laughed at Bart’s outburst before he made a straight face again, nodding. “You all better listen to him. This kid could kick your ass and not even break a sweat,” he said, turning to Bart and winking at him once. When they heard the sirens approaching, he gestured to Bart. “That’s our cue to get on out of here, Impulse.”

Bart would hate to beat people up for no reason, but it was enough amusement to have the threat there. He smiles at his cousin, and when hearing the sirens going off he looks at Wally. “Where do we go now?” He asks as he prepares to run off on Wally’s mark.

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rosexwilson:

“Brody? What, is his dog in a frat or something?” She ran her fingers lightly through his hair, not wanting to mess it up too much from where it was tied up in its bun. “You really did grow your hair out, huh? I didn’t even notice until you started wearing it in this little bun,” she teased lightly. “Now you’re suddenly Mr. California.”

“I think so, isn’t that the weirdest name? I think Pepperoni is better than that by default.” He smiles though as her hand reaches up to his hair. “Yeah, I should probably trim it soon, huh? I’m so hip, I’m what they call cool.” He says trying to do a cheesy pose with his arms as he speaks, but it wasn’t really working out for him.

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wcllyswest:

Wally laughed as Bart came zooming back. “Nice job, Impulse. Up top.” He raised his hand high, high enough that Bart would have to jump to reach it—Wally never missed an opportunity to tease Bart about his height, just a little. He looked at the guys still on the ground, pointing an accusatory finger at them. “Stay. We’re going to be right here until we hear sirens.”

Bart jumps up to high-five his cousin. He doesn’t mind having to do it, having gotten pretty used to how short he was, especially compared to Wally. He looks over at the bad guys as he peers from behind the other’s tall frame. “Yeah! Don’t even think about running! It would be stupid!” He shouts and places his hands on his hips.

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wcllyswest:

“Maybe I blocked it out of my memory after the y fired me.” Wally laughed as he looked down at the quarters in his hand. “Can you run over to the corner store and see if they have a phone you can use? I trust you to do the right thing—I’ll hold down the fort with these guys while you’re gone.”

“Perhaps, or maybe they made you forget. Which sounds spooky.”  Bart says with a grin before he squeezes his hand with the quarters in hand. “I’ll be back! One phone call to the police coming right up.” He says as he’s running off to find the nearest payphone. It takes longer than he expects, but he makes the call, running back over to his cousin. “I did it!”

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rosexwilson:

Rose laughed. “I still can’t believe we named the dog Pepperoni,” she replied, shaking her head. She leaned forward to place a gentle kiss on Bart’s lips. “Snacks and a movie in our pajamas tonight?” she asked, raising an eyebrow. It was their go-to date night, but it was easy and it made them feel more relaxed. With everything that was going on in the city, Rose could use all the relaxation she could get.

“It’s the best name we could have chosen. Everything else is too normal. You know I saw a guy that named his dog Brody the other day.” Bart says with a chuckle before kissing her back. “Yeah, that’s what I was thinking. You can pick the movie, and I’ll get all your favorite snacks.” Bart promises as he looks at her face, wanting Rose to feel relaxed too. Work was important, but so was having time to yourself.

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wcllyswest:

Wally paused for a moment, thoughtful. “Honestly, I don’t know. Can you believe I used to work for the Keystone PD and I still don’t know how that shit works?” He rummaged around his body as if he had pockets—which, in that skin-tight speedster suit, he certainly did it. “You got change? Is there a payphone near here? Do they still have payphones?”

“If anyone would know that’s you!” Bart says when looking at his cousin. “I don’t know, maybe? They could have one at one of those corner stores.” He reaches inside of his skintight suit, since he did have one pocket. He had a couple quarters, but that’s it. “It’s all I got.” He says handing it over to Wally with a grin. “This is so old school, cool!”

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rosexwilson:

“I don’t know if that’s true. I just don’t want to look like one of those old asian women that white National Geographic photographers love to photograph because it’s artsy and shows the ‘reality’ of living in some tiny village,” she said, probably too quickly for the joke to come across, instead scraping off a bit of a sticker from the front of her binder. She put her feet up on Bart’s lap. “That’s sweet, but I look like I feel—like i’ve had too much coffee today and worked on something that doesn’t really matter.”

Bart places a hand on her leg as she puts her feet up into his lap. He smiles as he listens, wondering when they got to such a point, but when he’s looking over at Rose while she talks he can't help to feel so much love. “You want to just lay around for the night? We can do that, I can run out and get all your favorite snacks. Maybe pick up a movie? It’ll just be me, you, and pepperoni.” 

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“You wore your gentleness so well.”

— six word story // hobnobbingwithhedgehogs (via just-six)

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rosexwilson:

“Yeah, it’s disgusting. We’re supposed to be in the prime of our youth, but I’m pretty sure I’m getting wrinkles from this nonsense.”  She squeezed his hand back tightly. “Is this like, a date for normal people, or one of our dates where we end up in the animal hospital all night with a muddy dog? Because I don’t think I can just go out in my pajamas,” she said, gesturing to herself.

“We deal with so much stress that I'm not surprised if I'm meant to have a bunch of wrinkles. It’s awful, but hey, makes us wiser, right?” Bart teases as he squeezes her hand again. “You know I’m down for any date with you right? Sure we could go out to dinner like normal people, but what’s the fun in that? Unless you totally want to do that of course.” He asks looking at her. “You look great.”

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