The Fastest Man Alive: The Flash by Alex (Discontinued)

Author's note

Hi. It's been a while *cough* over 3 years *cough*, since I wrote anything. If anyone was wondering if there would be a continuation of the story (I highly doubt these people exist, after all, it's been 3 years since the last update), I will not continue this story. I lost the source that prompted me to write this story.

A little background on where this story came from. 

Two reasons why I started writing this story.

Reason #1: Snowbarry (obviously).

Reason #2: Iris West.

I don't know why, but I didn't like Iris from the start. It has nothing to do with the actress or her race, I just didn't like the character. I watched it when it first aired (2014). I was 13 years old then. I didn't care about love and feelings, I wanted to see a superhero defeating villains and saving people. And over time, my dislike for Iris West turned into hatred.

I didn't really think about any love interests that Barry had or could have, and the West-Allen connection that was forced on me in season 3 made me hate the pairing even more.

But everything changed when I was watching season 5. The episode after Barry brought Nora back to her time. It focused on Caitlin and her family, the moment that changed everything was a small interaction between Barry, Caitlin and her mother in the lab before Carla and Caitlin were kidnapped. I don't know if it was implied or not, but my brain interpreted that moment as Barry and Caitlin got married and Barry was stuck choosing his wife's side or his mother-in-law's. And that thought stuck with me. What if Barry falls in love with Caitlin? And after that, I watched every Snowbarry moment in the show. Then I discovered fanfiction and was fascinated by it. After a while, I decided to write my own fanfiction. And that's where the problem came in. My hatred for Iris West was the driving force behind writing, but after taking a short break from writing, my feelings for her character changed. I still don't like how her character is written in the show, but I've decided to stop wasting my energy hating something I can't change or control. And with that, my desire to continue writing this story can't outweigh my desire to write something I no longer believe in.

I originally wanted to write a few seasons before the end, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. There was a point in the story where Iris was injured by a shard of glass when the particle accelerator explosion was re-exploded. I wanted to make her Mirror Mistress (my version of Eva McCulloch, aka Mirror Monarch). Later, I wanted to give her a Villain Redemption Arc. The return of Eddie Thawne, and by extension, Eobard Thawne, the other Savitar, and Godspeed, since Zoom was still alive and never became the Black Flash, I planned for him to return as well.

I could write a new story that would include most of my previous ideas, but Iris would be completely rewritten. I hope I write that story, but you better not wait.

I hope we meet again in my new story.

May The Speed Force Be With You. Bye.