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  1. I_Am_Me_And_Happy01 on Chapter 4 Sat 02 Aug 2025 10:30PM UTC

    I almost screamed whe I saw that update. Internally, I still am.

    This chapter was just ugh!!!!! So cute. And sad. And the sweetest. And I grit my teeth so hard, I had to stop myself from screaming because I got cuteness aggression.

    But let's go chronologically.

    "“Barry is willing,” Barry put in, kicking Wells in the ankle because he knew he couldn’t react."

    That's so funny and adorable, how is Barry still trying to pretend he hasn't gotten attached. Welp, he's busy trying to avoid the existence of heats, so I can give him a pass for that. Eobard is really pulling all the stops by making it an official meeting, so that Barry can't deny what is inevitably coming for him, lol 😂

    "Barry didn’t whine. He didn’t. Dr. Wells looked at him sharply for some other reason."

    Just tugging heartstrings without meaning to. EoWells is living through having to be very attentive to Barry in ways he didn't expect he'd need to.

    Daaaaaaang. That reveal went hard. Soul-crushing. His world got destroyed? And that's the only reason why the world he's in now is still standing? Heck, there's no dimension for him to go back to, because this is the only home dimension he still has.

    I did not expect to see a fully suited Reverse Flash in the middle of Barry's tragic pity party. Like, I actually forgot that this suit ever finds use and isn't just getting dust in some basement until some plot needs to be brought into action.

    "People normally wouldn’t respond to that adrenaline by running up and punching a hunting polar bear in the face, though. The bear probably didn’t snarl an insulted ‘what the fuck’ as it turned its head with the blow either."

    Lmao, I laughed out loud at that one. 😂 At first I did not get what the heck a bear had to do with anything, but then it was the funniest thing ever.

    The way they're fighting tho. It was the sweetest thing ever. Just look at them, having fun and punching each other because of how aggravating they find the other. And then Barry just directly managed to translate scents into what they mean, interpret them, and basically drown in it while they traded punches? ...this was 10000% flirting, Barry, how did you not see the giant panel above you.

    "“You’ve done this before, you know,” the Reverse Flash said, suddenly crouching beside Barry and reaching out as if to brush the tears from his face. He jerked back sharply when Barry snarled at him, looking somehow offended as if his hands weren’t his favorite weapons."

    Eobard. You have no business being this smooth with your nemesis. Like dang. Barry is absolutely right that those hands are murder weapons, I'm pretty sure there was a comics issue where he tore open a machine just by being fast enough.

    "Reverse Flash said, before circling Barry and abruptly dropping down to sit behind him, pressing his back to Barry’s."

    Smooth, I say. Because this is just the sweetest, most adorable, most precious thing I have ever seen. Mutually assured comfort without a chance of hurt.

    "If Eobard ever actually managed to get back Barry would give it five minutes before he realized he was bored out of his mind and ran off again."

    Lmao, I fully agree. Eobard has way too much fun running circles around Barry to just go back to his time and settle down. He's lived through high stakes action and world-class entertainment, why would he settle for less? 🤣🤣🤣

    I absolutely agree with the message that speedsters can just find each other. Especially Barry and Eobard, there's nothing - in space, time, or across dimensions - that could stop them from tracking the other if they wanted to.

    "“Can you really track someone by smell?” Barry asked. “Like a dog?” “Woof,” Eobard said, deadpan, and Barry’s mouth twitched despite himself."

    LMAO 🤣🤣🤣

    "A confused impression of apple-red-lightning-yellow-negative that wasn’t something he saw or heard and smelled but all of them at once."

    That scent probably makes a lot of sense to Barry, but I'm lost at smelling colors, and what the heck negative could even smell like. But I 1000% approve the message of Eobard smelling like apples, I will die on that hill. Apples are delicious, range from sweet to sour, and in high amounts, apple seeds are poisonous. That's Eobard in a nutshell. Or apple slice (lol)

    I won't yap again, you've heard it enough, I love this fic, I love your writing, I love this fic, I love the way you write everyone's dynamic, I'm obsessed with this, thank you so much for sharing ❤️💖🥰😍💕

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    1. Anonymous Creator on Chapter 4 Sun 03 Aug 2025 10:44PM UTC

      No, yap more, I've never heard enough 🥺

      Welp, he's busy trying to avoid the existence of heats, so I can give him a pass for that.

      Do not give him a pass, he doesn't deserve it, he is thoroughly abusing every excuse he can think of to avoid it.

      Eobard is really pulling all the stops by making it an official meeting, so that Barry can't deny what is inevitably coming for him, lol

      And yet, somehow, Barry keeps denying. Eobard is trying not to be concerned but seriously. Seriously.

      (Funny-ish thing: Eobard hasn't had a rut since he became a speedster. He has a good guess as to the reason why and he originally wanted to be back in his own time before it became a problem for him again. The countdown started with Barry becoming the Flash but now there's this strange Flash who doesn't know anything and fuck.

      Actually, that's not funny at all. For Eobard anyway.)

      His world got destroyed? And that's the only reason why the world he's in now is still standing? Heck, there's no dimension for him to go back to, because this is the only home dimension he still has.

      Eobard could always be lying (is what Barry is going to keep telling himself) but he's right that it's a good guess. Probably better than just a guess, given Eobard's paradox status.

      I did not expect to see a fully suited Reverse Flash in the middle of Barry's tragic pity party. Like, I actually forgot that this suit ever finds use and isn't just getting dust in some basement until some plot needs to be brought into action.

      Eobard staaaaaring at his own suit in the Time Vault longingly throughout the first season lmao. Can he wear it now? Is this a good excuse? Please, he just wants to suit up and cause chaos 🥺

      The way they're fighting tho. It was the sweetest thing ever.

      Considering their usual reasons for fighting and the sort of stuff they can pull, it is pretty sweet that they manage to have fun with it, I guess!

      And then Barry just directly managed to translate scents into what they mean, interpret them, and basically drown in it while they traded punches?

      He did it! He managed to translate scents! ...He would not manage it with another meta or ordinary human, admittedly, but it is a giant leap in his understanding!

      ...this was 10000% flirting, Barry, how did you not see the giant panel above you.

      Except this bit. He does not understand this bit. Because he has no idea what he smells like Eobard while fighting. :)

      Barry is absolutely right that those hands are murder weapons, I'm pretty sure there was a comics issue where he tore open a machine just by being fast enough.

      The things he can do with his hands are endless and usually very, very bad. Which makes the mutually assured comfort without a chance of hurt a huge thing for him to try and offer. Smooooth. tf Eobard. You're not supposed to be capable of that, you toxic mess.

      Eobard has way too much fun running circles around Barry to just go back to his time and settle down.

      Oh, he tells himself he can't stand the time period he's in - and he sort of can't - but he'd hate it just as much if he had to stay in the 22nd century without his speed. He just refuses to accept that.

      I absolutely agree with the message that speedsters can just find each other. Especially Barry and Eobard, there's nothing - in space, time, or across dimensions - that could stop them from tracking the other if they wanted to.

      Eobard especially I think could track Barry any and everywhere. It might be mentioned later in this fic (or maybe not, it's a bit much to drop on Barry while he's still adapting badly to everything else) that he actually anchors himself to the Flash rather than a time or place or even universe. He uses Barry's presence to establish when and where he is in the timeline and uses him as a fixed point to move around.

      That scent probably makes a lot of sense to Barry, but I'm lost at smelling colors, and what the heck negative could even smell like.

      It is a synesthetic mess that makes as much sense as describing an unraveling universe's sky as just 'red', but it's the best description Barry's got.

      But I 1000% approve the message of Eobard smelling like apples, I will die on that hill. Apples are delicious, range from sweet to sour, and in high amounts, apple seeds are poisonous. That's Eobard in a nutshell. Or apple slice (lol)

      MeBeingMe_inSecret is a firm believer of Eobard smelling like apples and it makes so much sense to me for all the reasons you articulate.

      ...I don't know what exactly Barry smells like though, Eobard's dancing around it in his descriptions.

      Thank you so much for reading and commenting, I hope you keep loving the fic! ❤️❤️

      Last Edited Mon 04 Aug 2025 04:33AM UTC

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      1. I_Am_Me_And_Happy01 on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 09:28AM UTC

        Holy shit- I didn't expect one if my favorite authors to actually read my fics. Like. My brain is kind of giving up on me. Holy moly. I thought I'd get one glance for the inspiration but anwgwjjw My thoughts went out of the window, I love your replies. Full disclosure, I had full intentions to just copy whatever scent you planned on giving Barry. Because I'm desperate and you're a genius writer. So. Whatever that segway was supposed to lead, I lost the thread. Have a good day. ❤️

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        1. Anonymous Creator on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 11:37AM UTC

          Communist Bugs Bunny be like: our headcanon. But fuck, I was hoping you knew! (Of course I read them, I want this fic to make you happy and something like Eobard's scent makes sense and is an easy little thing to incorporate.)

          Honestly, I know Eobard knows it, but he seems to be waiting for the perfect inopportune moment to tell Barry so the most he's willing to do at the moment is just compare it to original omega Barry in terms of richness/depth/maturity without actually saying what that original scent is because that's awkward enough for now. The dick.

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        2. Anonymous Creator on Chapter 4 Mon 04 Aug 2025 07:35PM UTC

          Oh. God damn.

          Fucking vanilla. You know, the supposed boring/plain flavor that is in fact the second most expensive spice in the world due to how ridiculously delicate and demanding it is to grow and harvest - the result of an orchid flower that blooms for a single day, has to be pollinated by hand because it otherwise relies on a specific orchid bee and requires months of further specialized treatment even if beans result from the pollination. The entire process can take a year and go wrong at any stage, reliant on so many little factors (like Barry's original accident that Eobard tried to undo once). Easily imitated, but the real thing has a more complex, individualized flavor profile. And goes well with every fruit and berry.

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          1. I_Am_Me_And_Happy01 on Chapter 4 Tue 05 Aug 2025 07:42AM UTC

            This. Is genius. Ohmygosh, I need to write that down THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!!!!!!!!! Barry is vanilla. I need to write about that right now, ohmygosh, Barry is vanilla!!!

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