A voice in the Speed Force reaches Barry in his Timeless state to convince him to come home. Barry misses that voice once he's back in real-time, but he has to set things right and save as many lives as he can.
While that means Iris will be with Eddie instead of him, he can't mourn her. She'll always be dear to him, but he wants her to be happy above all, and he has seen every timeline and knows the life and love he will get to have instead. He just needs to keep fighting to finish his calculations in time to defeat Eobard and return to his loved ones for good.
Thankfully, a certain cold themed thief brings clarity like no one else can.
(❤️A/N: An AU of Season 1 with Barry from pre-season 4x01, returning from the Speed Force to the moment he woke up from his original coma.)
(This takes place right after the defeat of Devoe before everyone meets Nora and she reveals her identity (End of Season 4))
They finally did it. They finally caught Devoe. After Reverse Flash, Zoom, Savitar, Devoe, he knew he could handle anything the world could throw at him. At least he thought he could.
When Barry finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, his whole world gets turned upside down...
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