#barry x hartley

[buckyeah]

Barry Allen in the CW's the Flash : *appears to be bi coded bcz he has chemistry with literally everyone*

Also Barry : *doesn't even flinch or blink when people stand too close to him or be intimate or vulnerable with him and openly flirt with him*

Me : i feel robbed and misled. As a disaster bi myself i call falsehood

[kitkatt0430]

Season 6.5 Flash AU

So the universe is rebooted and Iris is now married to Eddie. Which is fine because she was married to Eddie pre-reboot too. Barry, however, was dating Hartley. Barry had an engagement ring he was planning to give Hartley if they survived crisis since, well, he didn't want to pull a Xander Harris and make Hartley think he was only proposing because he thought they were all gonna die.

But the universe reboots and... Hartley's just gone. No Hartley. No hidden ring. Barry lives somewhere else entirely. It's hell. And then in trying to find Hartley - because of course he does, immediately, hello? That's his boyfriend/love of his life, of course Barry's looking for him to fix things... only...

Barry learns about Roderick and how when his lightning combined with Hartley's sonic tech, it sent Roderick into an out of phase state that was incredibly painful and was 'solved' by putting him into stasis like sleeping beauty. Hartley is still in love with this guy and, understandably, loathes Barry over it.

And Barry's heartbroken, resolves to just... stay away from Hartley. Of course then the Godspeed problem happens and the only person who can help??? is Hartley.

Things play out similar to canon, but weirder because of course Barry is making it weirder. Hartley is like 'is the Flash a little homophobic or...' and Cisco is just like 'no he's bi but he lost his boyfriend recently just back the fuck off' like a good bestie. And naturally Hartley uses his super-eavesdropping powers and learns that he! is the boyfriend! the Flash just lost.

He is reeling from the revelation and still winds up saving Barry's life while trying to figure out what the actual fuck is he supposed to do about what he knows. Pretend he doesn't? Does he go back to his life with his newly woken up boyfriend that he's spent five years pining for and just... pretend not to know the Flash is in love with him?

Like, of course he's not ditching Roderick. He's spent five years waiting for Roderick and he'd have spent his whole life waiting for Roderick if he had to, but... he cannot pretend that he didn't hear that.

So he tells Roderick, figuring they'll just... steer clear of the Flash from now on, it won't be weird right???

Roderick - I mean we could avoid him for forever, it'd probably be pretty easy to do so. Or, and I am being serious, we could just... seduce him and have a polyamorous relationship with him?

Hartley - I've spent five years hating him over what happened to you.

Roderick - Yeah, but it was really all three of our faults and you don't hate you or me over it, right?

Hartley - ... I don't hate you over it.

Roderick - Okay so self loathing issues to work on helping you get over. Alrighty, good to know. So do we want another hot guy in this relationship or what?

And thus operation Seduce the Flash is go.

Naturally they smack face first into the problem that is Barry Allen's true super power, the power of obliviousness.

[fezwearingjellybananas]

Blast From the Past

Barry had told Iris and Joe he was seeing someone before his coma, but they hadn't got to the introduction stage yet, so he didn't blame them for not knowing how to call about his coma, just like he couldn't blame Hartley for not sticking around after Barry seemingly dropped off the face of the planet for nine months. He'd only wanted to find him to at least explain.

This was not how he envisaged their reunion going. (G, 1k words)

The Flash (TV 2014)

[Barry Allen/Hartley Rathaway], Iris West

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s01e11 The Sound and the Fury, Past Relationship(s)

@writersmonth day 2: running

Barry knew he had reacted to Doctor Wells saying Hartley’s name. How could he not?

He was sure Doctor Wells had noted it too. He hadn’t said anything, hadn’t brought it up when Cisco and Caitlin were telling him about Hartley at S.T.A.R. Labs.

[Continued on AO3]

[vexic929]

is there a ship name for Barry x Cisco x Hartley? if not I propose Vibrato

[starstruckpurpledragon]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hartley Rathaway & Rats, Barry Allen/Hartley Rathaway Characters: Hartley Rathaway, Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells, Barry Allen, Ronnie Raymond, Cisco Ramon, Joe West, David Singh, Gideon (The Flash) Additional Tags: Crack Fic, Crack Treated Seriously, Rats save Hartley's life, Temporary Character Death, Prompt Fic, brief mentions of homophobia, Eobard being creepy with cameras Summary:

Hartley struggled with socializing with his fellow humans, but with rats? Rats he always sort of had a gift for.

Turns out, they had a gift for Hartley too.

Also found on SquidgeWorld

Thank you @purplecyborgnewt for sending me the ratsurrection ask.  I have been having a very silly, fun time writing this.  It’s not 100% written yet, but I felt ready to post up the first chapter today.  :D

[gorogues]

Spoilers for comics in April!

These are from the official solicits for that month, which you can see in full at Adventures In Poor Taste.

SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL ARKHAM ASYLUM #4 Written by JOHN LAYMAN Art by JESÚS HERVÁS Cover by DAN PANOSIAN Variant cover by ARIEL OLIVETTI Variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA $4.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 5/7/24 It takes more than a boomerang to survive a riot at Arkham Asylum, and all its super-powered rioters. This in particular sucks if a boomerang is your weapon of choice, and your name is Captain Boomerang. So, to survive you join up with some allies. But be careful who you join with, because nobody is to be trusted, and your allies just might be worse than your enemies. Presenting the most brain-bending, backstabbing, boomeranging-est episode yet of Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League! Each print issue includes a redeemable code for a bonus weapon doll digital token in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League inspired by the comics. Get the new Mad Hatter weapon doll digital token with issue #4. Paying subscribers with a DC Universe Infinite Annual or Ultra subscription (U.S. only) who read the digital issues of Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum will also receive these bonus digital codes.* *Terms Apply. See dc.com/suicide-squad-faq for details. DC UNIVERSE INFINITE is not intended for children.

Ah Digger, never change.

This next book reprints some Webtoons strips, which has a new Mirror Master.

RED HOOD: OUTLAWS VOLUME TWO Written by PATRICK R. YOUNG Art by NICO BASCUÑÁN, JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ VÉJARES, and SEBASTIÁN FRANCHINI Cover by VASCO GEORGIEV $14.99 US | 208 pages | Softcover | 6″ x 9″ | ISBN: 978-1-77952-689-2 ON SALE 7/2/24 Jason Todd, Bizarro, and Artemis know what it means to play second fiddle to the Justice League…but now, that is even more the case as they’ve been contracted into work-for-hire duty by none other than Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. All aboard the Watchtower as the new Outlaws tackle a meddling Medusa and take a trip to the Mirror Dimension to face Mirror Master himself (along with some other Bizarro versions of our great trio). Can the Outlaws handle the twisted reflections of themselves? Or will they succumb to pressure from all (literal) angles?! Collecting episodes 12-22 of WEBTOON’s smash-hit series, optimized for a brand-new reading experience in print. Your new favorite series continues!

And we're finally getting a William Messner-Loebs Omnibus! For those not familiar with it, this (partially) covers the run which introduced Hartley's reform and coming out. However, this particular volume won't contain the coming out issue; that'll probably be in the next one.

THE FLASH BY WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS AND GREG LaROCQUE OMNIBUS VOL. 1 Written by WILLIAM MESSNER-LOEBS and MIKE BARON Art by GREG LaROCQUE, BUTCH GUICE, and others Cover by GREG LaROCQUE $125.00 US | 986 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77952-581-9 ON SALE 6/18/24 Following the death of Barry Allen, Wally West will don the red suit and become the new Fastest Man Alive. Kid Flash no more, Wally must pave his own path forward and live up to the legacy of the man who saved the universe. Collects The Flash #1-28, The Flash Annual #1-3, Manhunter #8-9, Secret Origins Annual #2, and pages from Invasion! #2-3, featuring over a dozen never-before-collected issues.

[coldflash-corner]

Worldbuilding/Etc: My Soulmate AU [1]

-My asks are open, so feel free to send asks if you want me to make a post abt something specific in this AU, whether mentioned in this post or otherwise

-In a reincarnation scenario, soulmates can change. In the case of Kendra and Carter, theirs have never changed before, so in most lives they believed that theirs could never actually change. This is wrong. Kendra's soulmate is not Carter Hall

-Connected to above: It is so extremely rare that people don't even think it's possible in some areas, but sometimes someone can have a soulmate but not be their soulmate. Which can be an interesting time for everyone involved, especially if there are romantic feelings in the mix

-Mick Rory does not currently have a soulmate, and has no memories of every having one. He has oft thought fire to be his soulmate, in a way, because watching the flames makes him feel warm, like there are flames under his skin

-^^in a synesthesia way not a horny way. Please do not be weird about the fire, I'm just a little guy (/lh)

-People can sometimes get a new soulmate after theirs died, but it's not overly common in the mortal communities. Much more common in the immortal circles

-Soulmates of time travelers can use heartbeat and what they know of their partner to figure out if they're talking to the version of their partner who is synced with their part of the timeline, or if they're from the past/future

-Having multiple soulmates simultaneously is possible, and can make some things confusing/fun

-Iris and Eddie are soulmates, but they took forever to tell each other their suspicions bc they didn't want to look like they were moving too fast or pressuring the other into anything

-The author of this AU keeps trying to give Barry 2 platonic soulmates on top of his soulmateship with Snart, but is actively choosing not to even when their brain is pouting about it

-Caitlin's soulmate is Ronnie Raymond. She's had... a time.

-Lisa had a soulmate, who she met when she was fifteen and they were dating until she was 16. This was another girl her same age, who lived in her neighborhood. Unfortunately, she died when they were 16, and Lisa took a while to come even close to recovering from that

-Lisa is especially attracted to Cisco because she thinks he also does not have a soulmate. He... technically does... but they aren't together right now and there doesn't seem to be any future plans of them being together, so he has forced the possibility out of his mind and pretends he doesn't have one

-Mark and Clyde Mardon are an example of platonic soulmates who are siblings

-Joe's soulmate was not his wife and he knows who they are, but he firmly Does Not Talk About Them. Iris and Barry both firmly know that topic is Completely Off Limits and never bring it up

-Hartley hasn't knowingly met his soulmate yet. They're still alive! So maybe one day they'll meet

-Fun Fact: Hartley once thought that his soulmate might be Dr. Wells, because the man seemed to have an eerie ability to track his emotions, but eventually realized that was wishful thinking and that this was definitely not the case

-Barry knew he and Snart were soulmates before Snart knew Barry Allen was the Flash. He didn't know how to approach this, so this led to him just turning Golden Retriever energy to 11 and hoping for the best

-Time travel and dramatically changed timelines can alter soulmate connections ^-^

-People are more likely to be soulmates with people in their general region than otherwise, but it is rarely possible to have a soulmate across the world

-There are "Find My Soulmate" apps where people can be like "Hey I had a panic attack at this time and it lasted for x minutes, did anyone feel that?" or "Hi! I play soccer, has anyone had elevated soulmate heart rate consistently on these days and times as if said soulmate is engaging in physical activity?" and other such things

-Sometimes when a person on a sports team meets a person through those apps who almost CERTAINLY is soulmates with a member of their sports team, they all run experiments together to make sure it's the right one

-If a time or dimension traveler without a soulmate time/dimension travels, there is a small chance they can become soulmates with a non-soulmate-haver in the area. Which can make things fun and spicy for everyone involved!

-Eobard Thawne had a soulmate in his future, but he killed them because the bitch got ISSUUEESS

-^^He was always on the lookout for that telltale heartbeat, in case the time travel fuckery gave him a new soulmate. It never did. But there was someone that he had wished, for sometime, that he would be given that connection with. It's so much better for the other person that it never did. (It couldn't have, really, bc their soulmate was still alive technically, but it's Really Good that it didn't nonetheless)

-Joe had really really wanted Iris and Barry to be soulmates, ever since they were little kids. And he didn't completely handle it well when he learned, without a shadow of a doubt, that they were not.

[avatarskywalker78]

The link to flufftober 2022, with the list below:

i'll make things work (for you) - Karate Kid, Mike x OC, Post-Canon

what does this mean (it means i love you) - Arrow & The Flash, Olivarry, AU

what it is (to be a family) - Cobra Kai, Johnny & Robby & Miguel, S2/3 AU

show yourself (don't be afraid) - The Flash, Thallen, AU

what do you see (in me?) - Cobra Kai, Daniel & Johnny, S4 AU

for the ones you love - Krypton, Lyta x Dev, AU

you're better than (you think you are) - Krypton, Segdam, AU

for you (i'll always be here) - The Flash, Malcolm & Eddie, Pre-Canon

time (is all i need) - Arrow & The Flash, Caitlin x Tommy, AU

friendship (unexpected) - Cobra Kai, Daniel & Johnny & Chozen & Mike, AU

a memory (of younger days) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Link & Saria, Post-Canon (Child Timeline)

new experiences - Supergirl, MonWinn, AU

what's right in front (of me) - The Flash, Hartley x Malcolm, AU

seven for a secret (ready to be told) - Once Upon a Time, Neal & OC, AU

being there (for others) - The Flash, Caitlin x Ronnie, S1 Ending AU

a best friend (is a precious thing) - The Flash, Eddie & OC, Pre-Canon

return (to those you love) - The Flash, Eddie & Barry, Eddie & Team Flash

the three of us (together) - Spider-Man (Raimi-verse), Harry & Peter & MJ, Canon Divergence

moments (of our lives) - Krypton, Segdam, Post-Canon

love what's important (before it's too late) - The Flash, Dante & Cisco, S1 AU

a bond (never broken) - The Flash, Westhawne, Pre-Canon

Tagging (because of the OCs): @shrinkthisviolet @starstruckpurpledragon

[bd-wlf]

Rumor Has It but it's Hartley x Eowells with a jealous Hartley after eobard brings Barry on board

[kitkatt0430]

So the more I think about a sequel to The Pied Piper of Central City, the more I think it would have to be two sequels

One that would be a bit of a bad guy wins type thing a la Empire Strikes Back. Kinda (that's the vibe anyway)

One that would be Good Guys win the war type thing with Eobard getting his final defeat and having to stew in it.

So sequel a.)

Eobard escapes from jail and ditches the Harrison Wells persona, manages to complete the accelerator quickly (don't wanna give too many spoilers but I do have a plan for this already) and sets it off. Hartley, Cisco, and Ronnie manage to keep it from blowing up the city and a bit of foresight of moving some of the controls out of the pipeline before STAR Labs was closed means that no one. And while there's no coma for Barry, there's hints of his speed given. So while they save the city from going boom, Eobard got exactly what he wanted.

Sequel b.)

Barry's the Flash now and there's been a time skip since the last fic. And he and Hartley are Central City's favorite vigilantes. Iron Heights has a meta wing. It's actually going fairly well for them all said. A couple of the rats have meta powers. (If Eobard gets a meta gorilla in canon, then Hartley gets some meta rats in fanon. Only fair. hehehe)

And Eobard is not having a good time of it because of something that I will be setting up in sequel a that is now paying off. And unfortunately this is where my ideas fall apart. :/

I'm still workshopping it. But at least my brain has made more progress on figuring stuff out. And I've decided Gideon's gonna be a much more active character going forward.

I still can't guarantee any of this will get written, but I'm definitely gonna try.

[fezwearingjellybananas]

Looking Forward

Barry needed to get faster. Thawne could tell him how. It was meant to be a quick trip back, just to answer his question.

He didn't know time would ripple like this (T, 6.6k words, follows Blast From the Past)

The Flash (TV 2014)

[Barry Allen/Hartley Rathaway]

Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode: s02e17 Flashback, Alternate Season/Series 01, Season/Series 02, Complicated Relationships, Hopeful Ending, Implied/Referenced Character Death

@writersmonth day 17: red/kitchen

Barry wasn’t sure what to say. His future self, as if that wasn’t weird enough, had gone off with Doctor Wells, wearing Barry’s Flash suit, as if Barry wasn’t right there.

He may have been a little grumpy about getting knocked out and left in an alley. And having his suit ‘borrowed’ by his future self.

Who had no issues knocking him out and leaving him unconscious in an alley. You’d think if anyone had a vested interest in Barry’s well-being it would be his own future self who presumably needed Barry alive and well for him to exist in the future.

[Continued on AO3]

[thefastestqueeralive]

re: the sound of lightning

I have the opportunity to make it Barry x Hartley... thoughts?

[vexic929]

🛼🥑📚🔪🐚

🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis

⚡🍓🧬🧪😷

🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help?

@negative-speedforce @practically-an-x-man @autisticharrywells @gangrenados y'all wanna help me hide a body? lol

📚 ⇢ what’s the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

I was working on Beth and decided she's the kind of person who saves all of her contacts as emojis instead of names so

Beth's phone contacts: 💚🐀 - Hartley 🕹⚙️ - Cisco 🩺❄️ - Caitlin 🐻🧪 - Barry 🌷🖊 - Iris 🛼🧂 - Amel 🧬🧋 - Percy 🚔📻 - Joe 🚨✨ - Eddie 🏟🔬 - Dr. Wells 🍲🔑 - RA 📚💬 - Advisor

I'm not satisfied with all of them, they still need some work I think lol

🔪 ⇢ what’s the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

I used to write a lot of Animorphs fanfiction, the amount of weird animal facts I looked up is staggering XD

🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?

generally I love surprises!

[shrinkthisviolet]

also cisco x hartley for the ask game as well lol

Ship It!

What made you ship it?

Fics, honestly 😂 the show doesn't give us much beyond the animosity. I wish we'd seen more of s2 Hartley though, Hartmon could definitely work with that as a jumping-off point!

What are your favorite things about the ship

The enemies to lovers appeal is strong with this one imo! And I like to think they bond in the wake of Barry rewriting the timeline in s2, become friends, then roommates, then realize they've fallen for each other 💞

Is there an unpopular opinion you have about your ship?

If a ship fic doesn't include Hartley apologizing to Cisco for how he initially treated him, or a mention that he's apologized and Cisco forgave him, I'm side-eyeing that fic

ship ask game!

[starstruckpurpledragon]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Flash (TV 2014) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Barry Allen/Cisco Ramon/Hartley Rathaway Characters: Hartley Rathaway, Jerrie Rathaway, Original Character(s) - Character, Ralph Dibny Additional Tags: Reunions, Family, Transgender Character(s), Found Family, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Implied/Referenced Transphobia, Angst with a Happy Ending, Domestic Fluff Series: Part 2 of Flufftober 2023, Part 2 of Jerrie (Baby) Summary:

Amongst Rachel and Osgood's things, Hartley found the last known address for the godfather who'd disappeared from his life when he was a kid. With his own parents now dead and Hartley having secured custody of his sister, now seems like a good time to find out what really happened all those years ago.

Also available on SquidgeWorld: https://squidgeworld.org/works/46193

@flufftober this one is for the Family, Friends, Loved Ones prompt

[saiilorstars]

OC Valentines Challenge

‘Every good couple starts with a solid foundation than adds building blocks to make a strong home out of each other. In OC ships, you could even say these building blocks are ship tropes. Tell everyone what tropes you think your ship is made of!’

1. Aitana Serrano x Spencer Reid - Friends to lovers - Two characters go from a platonic relationship to a romantic one. 2. Emilia Hartley x Sonny Carisi - Fake relationship - Two characters start out faking a relationship for one reason or another and along the way, they fall in love for real. 3. Minerva Souza x 10th Doctor - Star-crossed Lovers - Two lovers doomed to be kept apart no matter how hard they struggle to be together. 4. Renata Cartwright x 11th Doctor - Forbidden Love - Two characters in a romantic relationship that is highly discouraged or strongly opposed by a third party, such as the public; either due to cultural, societal, political, or religious reasons. 5. Citlalli del Rio x T’Challa - Lovers in Denial - Two characters are just perfect for each other, but neither realizes it (or only one realizes it). However, everyone around them — such as their friends, family, and enemies — can see their obvious feelings for each other.  6. Maleny Rowan x Klaus Mikaelson - Eternal Love - Two characters maintain a romantic relationship over the course of eternity. 7. Belén Palayta x Barry Allen - Partners in Fighting Crime -  Two characters who are each other's companions in whatever they seek to do, whether good or bad.  8. Montserrat Novak x Rafael Barba - Sunny and grumpy - Two people with opposite personalities meet, one a positive and upbeat person and the other a grumpy and pessimistic person, and learn to love each other 9. Seren Soul x Steve Rogers - Destined to be Together - Two characters who despite their individual (sometimes mutual) struggles always find themselves gravitating towards each other in the end. 10. Chloe Winters x Bucky Barnes - Impossible Love -  Two characters who love each other romantically, but they cannot be together because of their external circumstances.

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