Grant Gustin Imagines

Get the Girl (Barry Allen and Grant Gustin)

Y/N: Your name, Y/L/N: Your Last name, Y/F/N: Your Fake Name, Y/F/L/N: Your Fake Last Name

Things had been strained between Barry and Iris since the end of their engagement. They didn't talk, they couldn't stay in a room alone, and when their eyes met, before so demonstrative of love and admiration for each other, would just look away, making both people uncomfortable and any other human or metahuman around being able to feel the heavy breeze from the pressure in the air.

They loved each other, of course, they had loved each other since forever. And when they finally got together, Barry thought that maybe this time he had really won, maybe he'd gotten his happy ending, his peace.

Holy shit, how wrong he was.

Iris missed him more than anything, and so did he.

But it was clear that the Scarlet Speedster couldn't say or show it more when Cisco entered excited on the cortex, saying that the future had changed. Iris would live. Savitar wouldn't kill her.

"Actually, I saw her in the headlines. 'Iris West, the youngest Central City's journalist to win a Pulitzer award, public an article about metahuman medicine, with help from her old friend, Caitlin Snow.'' Cisco spoke in a forced tone of journalist's newspaper's 7, a smile never leaving his face. "Guys, Iris is alive and Caitlin won't turn into Killer Frost!"

''But what changed?'' Julian asked, but no one could care about what event made the tragedy go away, the focus was clear: the worst thing won't happen anymore.

''We won Savitar, I knew it! I knew it!'' H.R said excitedly.

Joe hugged his daughter with tears in his eyes as Cisco hugged Caitlin and HR ran out screaming something about coffee and cake to celebrate the occasion.

As much as Barry's heart was relieved - Iris, the woman he loved, would live and have the success in journalism that she deserved! - A persistent doubt struck the back of his head. Asking Iris to marry had not changed the future. Had breaking up with her done it?

Barry smiled at Iris as their gazes met, the first real smile from the end, she took a step toward him, and he could not help but try to reach her as well, but Caitlin hugged her just in time, happiness and relief filling the room.

Looking at the people that Barry Allen most loved in the world in such happiness, he couldn't help but leave when no one was noticing and go to Gideon. Barry had to see if a certain event had reappeared.

His heart pounded, hoping he would continue with Iris, the girl he always wanted...

But he was not.

Flash missing vanishes in crisis.

By Iris West.

No hyphen, no Allen.

Iris was alive, but she would only be like this if he didn't have her.

A solitary tear fell down the cheek of Central City's hero.

It was surprising how he could save everyone but himself.

But it was okay if his happy ending was Iris at least alive, Barry accepted that.

He loved her too much to be selfish.

(...)

It was 3 months since Barry discovered he could not stay with Iris anymore. He was doing okay as much as possible. The thought that she would be alive made him try to move on, for Barry knew that if he didn't, the West girl would die.

So the speedster was trying. The best he could, at least.

"This time, I'm 100% sure that I can vibe you to another earth," Cisco said while putting the device in Barry's suit.