❝ Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy.❞ ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald Barry Allen is a hero. When he was 11, his mother was murdered by something impossible. That was his tragedy-- or so he thought. Raine Knox moved to Central City for a second chance at life, and when she finds a boy struck by lightning, she's given one. The two were destined to meet, but never to fall in love. But somehow, in a turn of events, Raine and Barry find themselves falling for each other. And as destiny begins to pull Raine away from Barry, he begins to find out that Raine isn't what she seems. Will Barry be able to save Raine and find love in a world that fought against it? Or will she become his next tragedy?

[based on season one of The Flash] || book one of three || At the time Central City's own Barry Allen discovers he has the ability to run faster than the speed of sound, a woman from his past, Parker Sylas, returns to her hometown. Scoring jobs at both the CCPD and S.T.A.R. Labs, the two were destined to cross paths again, this time, in a way unlike ever before. started: october 8th 2014 ended: september 13th 2015

"He could run faster than the speed of sound but he still wasn't fast enough to close the distance between them." Spencer Hathaway had a good life. Not incredibly noteworthy. Not utterly horrible. Just good. Then Barry Allen was struck by lighting, and she wasn't sure if her life had gotten better or worse. [season 1] [barry/oc] Highest Rank // # 57 in Fanfiction

she was quite fond of the idea that if she ever wandered too far from home, he would be there to bring her back every time. [ season 1: complete ] © poetsdameron 2015-2016 #614 in Fanfiction | 1-20-16