The Flash: West-Allen Family Recreations: Love Struck By Lightning

All My Life's Been Leading To You: Our Life's Everything

Dedicated to damianflashpoint for their love of this amazing show that matchs ours :)

Disclaimer: This story was completely co-written, co-edited, and co-everything'd by me and the amazingly talented writer I got lucky enough to work with, AgentofDreams989!!!

Every part of the story that's Barry's is Dream's, and every part of it that's Iris' is mine, which was so fun to do!

You'll all know exactly what it's about as soon as you start reading, but I do want to put out there that since this is such a special scene and done with such a special writer, we both have our author's notes respectively below.

If that's not something you're interested in, then no problem! Just skip to the first photo down below!

Nora West-Allen Fam's Authors Notes:

First off, I'd like to personally thank Dream (what I'll shorten her name for in this) so much for writing this with me! I honestly don't know what's more special, getting to recreate this absolutely tear jerking and beautiful scene, or getting to write alongside her.

She is the best writer I've ever seen, and deserves every bit of recognition and support she gets. She's the one who truly made this story just as special as in the show.

So please, go check out her stories if you haven't you won't regret it!

Thanks again Dream!

Now, onto my own work thoughts.

For starters, I have to disclose something first.

I wrote all of Iris' sections in this story, which was an absolute gift to put my mind in her place and try to feel every single one of these miracle moments with her.

But on that same note, I put myself somewhere I never have or actually will be (I'm a guy... so yeah).

Which while was a real gift to be able to write something like that, especially since getting to experience things I never can in real life is one of my favorite things to do in writing, but may potentially come off as clunky in some places.

Just a small heads up (which also may just be being hypercritical...)

As for the scene itself... just wow. I don't even know how to put all of my feelings into words.

It made me actually cry and sob with how beautiful it was, to the point where I actually had to pause the show for a few minutes so I could regain my composure.

That moment where Barry and Iris' orange and purple lightning spark between their fingertips.

Where we hear Nora's very first cries, when they see their daughter for the very first time.

When Iris pulls her newborn close to her chest and is just crying with joy over how beautiful she is!

It was just - beautiful, simple and true.

And I love it so, so, so much.

They get their happy ending.

And then, when I honestly didn't think it could get any better, we got a song from Joe, and a West-Allen montage.

And I'm not afraid to admit, this scene made me cry even harder than the last.

Joe's gentle voice, and all of those moments that Barry and Iris shared together across all of the seasons.

All of the reasons why they loved each other, all rolled into one.

There is no better place to say why I love West-Allen, then this right here.