Eobard Thawne Fanfiction (Flash)

Chapter 7

Barry's words struck a chord. You knew he was just upset, but was he right. Were you actually a monster? You had to be if you were even considering being with someone like Eobard. You hated this. 

Just a week ago your life was simple. Now it's all over the place. You were afraid to go back to Star Labs, because if Barry were to ever look at you like a monster, you weren't sure you'd be able to recover from that.

Dropping back on your bed, you close your eyes. You just need a little bit of peace. Just a moment.

"You think he'll like it?"

"Of course he will. It's from you." Smiling, you press a kiss to your husband's cheek. He mirrors the look you wear.

"Thank you (Y/N)." You raise a brow.

"For what, picking out the present?"

He shook his head.

"No, for seeing past my darkness."

You blink, touching your cheeks, stunned at the wetness you feel. You were crying again. This time for a different reason.

"Eobard.."

Your feet have a mind of their own, because you rise, heading straight for Star Labs. In your haste, you nearly crash into Caitlin. You catch her shoulders and she jumps.

"(Y/N)!!"

She looks relieved to see you, and now that she's steady you release. You know she's about to ask if you're okay, but before she has a chance to bombard you with her concern, Barry struts from around the corner. His head lifts, about to call out to Caitlin, but he pauses upon seeing you.

He doesn't even have a chance to say your name. You rush into his arms, hugging him.

"I'm sorry Barry!"

He's the one that should be apologizing. You'd done nothing wrong. If anything, he should have learned from you. You're the one in a tough situation. You wanted to see the best part of people. When had he lost sight of that?

"You didn't do anything wrong. I'm the one who should be sorry." He rubs your back, and you hold on tighter. Deep down, you just want everything to be okay.

~~~

"So let me get this straight, Cisco had a vision and the only way to save Eobard is for (Y/N) to teach him how to love again?" Joe is trying to see if he understands what's going on.

"Seems like something from a novel." He says.

"I'm not exactly jumping for joy either. But we're all he has. I can't say for sure if I'll ever be able to forgive all he's done. But if there is a chance to change him for the better, then we have to try."

"And you're okay with this?" Joe asks.

"Ummm, I guess so. I'm not really sure. I want to help, and this seems like the only way."

"Do you care about him?" Harry's question catches you off guard.

"I..."

Hell, you had no idea what you felt for him. You'd only know him for a sum of twelve days. Two of those you spent wondering if he wanted to run his vibrating hand through your chest. Barry counters the question.

"Right now let's just focus on Eobard," You offer Barry an appreciative smile.

"So how exactly do we turn a supervillain good? Hate to break it to you, but I don't know how I feel about him walking around here with his speed. " Cisco has a point.

"I don't think you need to worry about that." Caitlin has a tablet in her hands, and she pulls up the information on the screens.

"I've been checking his speed since that blackout. You won't believe this." When she displays his vitals, Barry looks on in awe.

"His negative speed force is.."

"Its disappearing." She states.

"I'm not sure what happened the last time you both were together, but I think your speed somehow has started to cancel out his negative energy. It's changing."

You can't say that you expected that.

"He's changing." Barry concludes. Caitlin nods.

"From what I can tell, this time tomorrow, his negative speed will be gone. He'll be using the same system as any other speedster. Barry I think this could actually work. We may be able to make him good again." He doesn't want to get his hopes up, but this looks like a step in the right direction.

"I think it'll take a lot more than that though. I went in there this morning and he was just looking at me. Like a lion looks at its next meal." Cisco makes clawing gestures, and you can't help but laugh.

"Maybe he has a crush on you."

"That's not even remotely funny." Cisco responds to your snark remark.

"Let's just pace ourselves." Barry advised.

This is going to be a change for everyone.