broken hearts || allenski ON HOLD

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One year later

One year, two months, and four days ago, Stiles Stilinski became the hero he's always wanted to be; he had sacrificed himself to save the city, his friends, and his family but in doing so, he hurt them. He left a mark on the people who had came to care about him and they are still grieving.

When Stiles passed, Barry could not bring himself to get out of bed every morning for an entire month leaving Caitlin and Cisco to save Central City. Barry took it hard, his heart had been crushed to pieces and it felt as if he no longer felt his heart beating. The image of Stiles' body on the ground never left the hero's memory, in fact it was the whole reason Barry never could sleep at night.

Stiles' body fell to the ground with a thump, the hole in his head bleeding continuously and the sight was horrifying. Barry was the first to react, his feet knowing exactly what to do before his mind could even comprehend. He fell to his knees, the tears streaming down his face like a waterfall and he clutched onto his already sickly pale body and his sobs were loud.

"NO!" Emma cried out and she began to fell to her knees, but Cisco caught her and embraced her in a warm, tight hug. Her screams were ear-piercingly loud, her body shook with sobs and her chest physically hurt.

Oliver stood there shocked, his hands shaky and the silver weapon dropped to the ground with a soft thump. Nobody noticed when the British man took off running towards his truck, he was gone before anyone could blink. His heart was beating loudly against his chest as he jammed his keys into the ignition, and he began to drive off without any hesitation and not once did he look back.

Stiles will continue to be in everyone's hearts, protruding in on their every day lives. He was the hero in their story. Always will be.

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"Barry, let's go! We're going to be late!" Iris West yelled from the bottom of the stairs, fumbling to get the earring in her ear. Once it went through, she continued to put the back on it and then did it to the other ear.

Barry Allen, dressed up in a suit and tie and hair slicked back, hurriedly walked down the wooden steps. They were to meet their friends at a fancy and very expensive restaurant at 8 and it was 7:55. Iris jokingly said, "God, you take longer than a girl to get ready."

"Oh hush," Barry wrapped an arm around her waist tightly. "hold on tight." they were out the door and in front of the restaurant in a flash. Iris began to complain about her hair being messed up making Barry roll his eyes at the dark-skinned girl and they entered the place taking in their surroundings. The place was big, lots of tables inside that had people sitting in them eating their food and chatting with friends/family. Very expensive chandeliers hung on the top, their crystals reflecting against the light and the red carpet made Barry feel like he was a movie star.

Matthew Slover, Caitlin Snow's boyfriend of 5 months, was paying for everyone's meal. He was a billionaire, his father was the CEO of a huge company and at times, Matthew helped his father out but nevertheless since he was an only child, he was spoiled. He never acted as if he was rich; if you met him, you'd think he was just an average guy. He didn't even have a mansion, just a nice apartment. He didn't spend his money on silly things like most billionaires do, he mostly gave it to charity. What wasn't given to charity, he would keep for himself or spoil Caitlin and her friends like he's doing at the moment.

"Hey, Barry, Iris!" Matthew greeted them with a warm smile, standing up to give them a good greeting. "Sit down, we were just about to order some wine and champagne."