The Flash: One-Shots: I'll Always Come Running Home To You

Fears, Dreams, and Everything Inbetween

Dedicated to NoraXSWest-AllenFam, @CamrynKissel, @bloodypunkkk, @damianflashpoint, and joshuasmith943 for all of your amazingly kind support of my Flash stories! I truly could not do this without all of you :)

Author's Notes:

Hi, everyone! I hope you're having an amazing day and that this oneshot only makes it brighter :)

This particular story is set during the ninth season of Flash and is based around Barry and Iris during the latter's pregnancy because it's just too sweet not to want to write stories about, right?

But as to exactly what this West-Allen oneshot is introduction wise, I don't really know exactly what to say because it's a combination of heart, humor, and a little bit of relationship building packed in between. Lol.

Either way, I hope you all enjoy and can't wait to hear any feedback you may have!

Love you all,

As always :)

"It only took me two hours but I finally finished it!" Barry announced, excitement carrying his light voice's every syllable as he practically jumped back up onto his scarlet-red sneakered feet, his hands casually placed on his hips as he admired the colorful structure which stood in front of him.
Or rather, stumbled back onto his feet due to the extreme sense of tiredness that his long, lanky navy jean-covered legs were currently trying to battle so fiercely.
But all the effort and the mild case of leg cramping I'll probably get later tonight will definitely be worth getting to make this for her. For our baby. Our Sweet Nora.

Placed in front of the man was a smooth wooden oak bassinet, its small but sturdy support beams decorated with vibrant lines of violet purple and sunshine yellow, the very colors that were their future daughter's favorite ones. Multiple cozy blankets were laid with care inside the crib's interior, each comfy color providing a contrasting pattern to one another that much more accurately resembled that of a jumbled rainbow than the delicate designing of the little structure's exterior.

Though, the thing that stood out to the man above all the wonderfully cute colors of the baby's bed setup that he and Iris had picked out together the day prior were most certainly the shining golden lightning bolt emblems which the speedster had intricately painted in the center of each of the crib's pillars, the tiny shapes practically glowing with an added touch of glittery charm their daughter was sure to love.
This way, Nora can have something to always remind her of the brightness her future holds. Just like how she does for us...not that I've thought about the meaning behind it or anything...

Barry breathed a tired breath as his smile grew at the sight of his own handiwork, his left hand instinctively pushing a loose strand or two of his short brunette hair back into their rightful places on top of his head.
I just hope it's good enough for a kid as special as she will be. If that's even possible in the first place.

"And it looks amazing, Babe," Iris replied, an appreciative expression covering her face as she smiled back at Barry.
She was dressed in a soft purple cashmere sweater and black jeans that identically matched her long, twin flowing Goddess braids. Her gray-socked feet rested casually on their bedroom sofa's coffee table, her legs crossed comfortably over each other on top of the slick wooden surface. Though, the thing about Iris that would always bring the largest rush of love to Barry's heart, the very thing that sent his already superhumanly quick heartbeat going faster, was the comfort of home she never failed to bring to every moment of her husband's life.
She's been my everything since the first moment we met when we were kids and there's not a single doubt in my mind that she'll always hold that same place for the rest of my life. And I'm thankful everyday that she chose me to be her always, too.