a silly one inbetween all my angsty snowwest edits !! i don't really ship snowbarry romantically, i think the platonic excellence of their dynamic is what gives it the sauce, u'know, but i can get into it if it's polyamorous >:3c
looking at all these gifs of Iris patching up Barry and now I'm thinking about a SnoWestAllen AU where Iris is a doctor or otherwise going into the medical field and works with Caitlin <3333
I ship Barry/Iris and Iris/Caitlin and Barry/Caitlin (though honestly of the three this is my least fav), so it just feels like it would work to me.
My favorite incarnation of the ship is really Barry/Iris ~ Caitlin. Since my arospec headcanons for Caitlin have only grown stronger with time, it really appeals to me that she'd be in a queerplatonic relationship with Barry and Iris.
2.) What are your favorite things about the ship?
When Barry's on his bullshit, Iris is not dealing with that alone. She really needs the solidarity to deal with him sometimes and Caitlin would absolutely be that for her.
I feel like Caitlin often feels lonely and struggles to admit that, so having Iris and Barry as her QPPs would make her less lonely but also better able to ask for that companionship when she needs it.
Barry struggles to articulate himself sometimes. Like... he's used to being unheard and not wanting to burden Iris from the time when doing so could have easily caused a rift between Iris and Joe (that he'd then feel guilty about). So he maybe has an easier time explaining himself to Iris when there's someone else there too.
3.) Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?
In a technical sense, I'm sure preferring the ship to be part QPR isn't super popular compared to them all being romantically involved or it being a V in some way. But I doubt it'd be 'unpopular' in a disliked by the fandom sense.
Hmmm, so for "a very Married Couple have mutual crush" there are quite a few ways I could go about it
Iris and Eddie meet Barry and are instantly smitten, but aren't ready to say anything to him yet so when he catches them talking about him being hot, they pass it off as talking about the Flash and Barry's just dying inside because he's head over heels for both of them and they think he's sexy in his Flash suit but don't know it's him...
But then there's also Barry & Iris falling over themselves to cheer Cisco up post Cindy break up because they just like him so much but don't know how to spit it out and Cisco is slowly picking up on the clues...
Barry and Iris going to Ralph for a noir themed AU, Ralph's PoV as he slowly falls for the hot couple thinking they don't want him but it turns out all their flirting is indeed sincere and not just him exaggerating things in his head
Cisco and Kamilla run into Lisa and start making up excuses to spend time with her - bewildered aro finds herself in a QPR with a practically married couple and enjoying it
Khione helps Timeless!Wells extend his timelessness to Tess and what starts as gratefulness between demi-god-like-beings turns into something more permanent as Tess and Harrison both come to realize they want Khione with them too. (Khione - I don't understand romance but I certainly understand partnering. Partnering is very, very nice.)
Barry and Iris being there for Caitlin when Frost goes to jail slowly becomes something else as they realize they're both in love with Caitlin too...
I'll have to see if any of these work for other prompts first before committing to one for this prompt.
A/N: This will also be posted on Archive Of Our Own under the user DarlingDrew27. This fic features established snowestallen, enjoy! :)
"Iris."
"Give me five more minutes."
"You told me that five minutes ago. C'mon it's time to go home now." Barry replies, a yawn escaping from his mouth.
Iris finally looks up at her husband, "I promise you I'm almost done, please Barry just let me finish this." She pleaded, her fingers itching to continue typing.
"It'll still be there in the morning, Iris." Barry says, looking over at Caitlin, who's on her phone and sitting on the couch in Iris's office. "We're ready to go home."
"I can't wait until the morning, I have a lot of inspiration and motivation right now and if I go to bed I'm going to lose that." Her eyes scan his face and she gives him a small smile. "Go join Cait, okay I'll finish this up and then we can go home, alright?" Barry only nods in response, his slow feet moving to sit next to Caitlin who immediately rests her head on his shoulder and moves in closer.
"She's almost done." Iris hears Barry mumble in Cait's hair before she tunes out the rest of the world to finish writing.
Iris doesn't know how long it is until she finally lets out a sigh and smiles at the finished product. "Hey guys I-" her words stop in her throat as she looks over to see Barry and Caitlin sleeping on each other. A wave of happiness washes over her as she watches them sleep and as she listens to Barry's light snoring she has an idea. She quietly moves in front of them before taking a photo.
"This is definitely going to be my new lockscreen." She says with a smile before moving back to her desk to pack her things up. She moves quietly in the mostly silent room gathering her things and putting them into her work bag.
Iris yawns as she finishes up and makes her way back to where Barry and Caitlin were sleeping. "Hey, babes. Wake up, it's time to go home." Iris says, shaking on Caitlin and Barry's shoulders to wake them. Caitlin's brows furrow for a moment at the touching but she doesn't open her eyes and wake up. Iris sighs as she pulls back and looks down on them with a smile.
"Please don't hate me for this." Iris thinks before belting out their names loudly. Barry is the first one to jolt up, his eyes quickly looking around the room to make sure there's no danger around. He lets out a small sigh before turning back to Iris.
"Seriously?" He asks, Iris just shrugs in response. "You two weren't waking up and I wanna go home."
"Oh, now you wanna go home?" Caitlin mumbles as her eyes slowly open and a yawn escapes her lips. Iris only nods as she helps the both of them up and opens up a breach home with the small device in her hands.
The three of them stumble through the breach and Caitlin sighs at the sight, "Home sweet home. Okay, I'm going to bed now." She says as she makes her way up the steps to their bedroom. Barry blinks as he watches her go before turning his head to Iris and giving a nod towards the direction Cait just left, "You coming with us?" Iris only nods as she sets down her bag on the kitchen counter before following Barry up the stairs.
Once Barry and Iris get upstairs they find Caitlin already in her pajamas and sitting in bed waiting on them. "Cisco is definitely going to shout at me for oversleeping tomorrow." Caitlin says as she watches her boyfriend and girlfriend change out of their clothing and into something more comfortable to sleep in. Barry laughs as he rubs at his eyes and joins Caitlin in bed.
"Well you can tell him it's my fault, I'll take the blame." Iris replies as she slowly joins her partners in bed. The trio shuffle around a bit until they get into comfortable positions. "I'll get us some coffee in the morning." Barry whispers as his eyes start to close. Iris and Caitlin mumble something in agreement with what Barry said before they all doze off to a peaceful sleep.
