Sweet Distraction - ColdFlash
Title: Sweet Distraction Fandom: The Flash Rating: Teen Pairings/Characters: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart Summary: It wasn't until he'd been home for a week that Barry got his first glimpse of his new neighbor. Tags: Alternate Universe - Neighbors, a little angst slipped in for the ending, Alternating POVs Word Count: 4,310 Disclaimer: I claim no ownership over these characters. I am merely borrowing them from Berlanti Productions, DC Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Television. Some dialog was borrowed from the 1x04 episode "Going Rogue". Betas: Thank you to angelskuuipo and shanachie for looking this over for me. You made the story much better. Author's Note: This was written for @thefancydragonqueen for the @arrowversequarantinefic-exchange
There was a time that Barry knew all of the people who lived on his floor in his apartment building. The building wasn't large, only four units per floor and six stories high, just a few blocks from the "bad" part of town. It was small, but it suited his needs for a place to sleep and keep his clothing as he spent most of his time at the police station or at Joe's. It was also the best that he could afford on his salary with all of his student loans.
On his return home after waking from his coma, Barry idly noticed that he had a new neighbor across the hall from him. It wasn't terribly surprising; he had been in a coma for nine months, after all. He was just sad that he hadn't been able to say goodbye to old Mr. Weber. He wondered who his new neighbor was.
It wasn't until he'd been home for a week that Barry got his first glimpse of his new neighbor. The man was older than him, but not as old as Mr. Weber had been. He'd been leaving his apartment when Barry was unlocking his. He had close-cropped hair that was just starting to show some gray, a bit of scruff on his jaw, and the most brilliant blue eyes that Barry had ever seen. They'd locked eyes, briefly, before his neighbor had smirked and walked toward the stairway. Barry's eyes couldn't help dropping to watch the man's ass in his sinfully tight black jeans that his black leather jacket luckily did not cover.
As the man disappeared from view, Barry slowly released the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding before finally entering his apartment. Now that was a neighbor he was definitely going to need to meet.
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