bakerstreet | —subtle.

[no under 18, cross-canon/medium welcome as well. In this for the bitter-sweet, never-can-be-and-they-both-realize-it feels. AU ideas completely welcome, just ask if you've got any questions]

His arrival to this Earth was an unsettling one. The singularity had rent holes in the multiverse and it was through one of those tears Harrison Wells had fallen.

Cisco insisted on calling him "Harry", deciding that while he might not be evil, he's still a dick and frankly, Wells doesn't care. He needs their help to get home.

But days have become weeks and Harry had found himself a part of the team as they work to stop metahumans and villains intent on destroying the city and its protector. Barry Allen. The one member of the team who had never looked at him like he was a killer, never did less than believe in him. So Harry tried for him. Tried to be better for him.

He shouldn't desire the young man. Shouldn't admire him the way that he does. So he works in the lab, improves equipment, bickers with Cisco and lets his eyes track Barry as he moves.

( Barry didn't know Harrison Wells at all. His image was tainted by Eobard Thawne for so long, it was hard to separate what he already knew to what was reality. And it had taken awhile for him to accept the other. Though he never said it, he was definately thinking about all the horrible things that version of the doctor had done. But he berated himself time and time again. That wasn't him, we really shouldn't judge him too harshly. But Barry was also hurt. Eobard had hurt him in ways he never could have imagined. Most of them being how easily the other would speak sentimental words. I look at my future and all I see is you. And I may not care a lot about people but one thing I do .. is you. Barry had grown too attached to the evil wells. And even though he doesn't show it, it had ruined more than just his pride. There's a part of his heart that's gone now. What part that actually is, only time will reveal.

What he had come to know of the other was just one big ugly lie. The only reason why he was so special was because wells only wanted one thing. To use and abuse him. Lately his emotions have been out of wak and when that happens, Barry talks less, spends more time with himself and pushes everyone away. Which Barry hasn't gone to that self-destructive stage yet but at the rate he's going might as well be. Truth be told, he misses Eddie. He'd be getting him out of the rut he's in right about now.

From time to time Barry finds himself watching Wells. There are times when the doctor catches him in the act which results in the younger man to not so conspiculously look the other way in embarassment. Or pretending to look busy doing something. Which he always gets a raised brow when he fumbles. Barry Allen isn't the most suave person around. He bumps into stuff when he's embarassed or caught off guard. A total klutz. An awkward mess when he really likes someone.

Walking over to the duo, Allen leans against the open entrance of the lab and engages in minimal conversation. A joke or two with Cisco. Knowing too well that he was keeping his friend from work. But only for a little bit. Hardly noticing that a familiar pair of eyes were lingering on him. Because this was normal for all of them. At least .. As normal as they're ever going to get. )

[He didn't know the other version of himself, or the man that had killed him to take his place and spend nearly twenty years manipulating every aspect of Barry's life. No, all Harry got to see was the wreckage he had left behind in his wake. A dead friend, shattered trust and a haunted gaze every time he caught Barry watching him.

The protestation of "I'm not that Wells" tended to fall on deaf ears and frankly - he got tired of repeating it.

So he had to prove it. Every day. He'd never be the mentor Thawne had been, but he found other ways to challenge them to be better. Bickering at Cisco and nitpicking his designs to make him step up his game. Deliberately drawing Barry into arguments for the sake of having him engage his friends.]

Why don't you both take the night off? Go play that ridiculous Poke-whatsit game or karaoke? [They were young. Vital. They should be out there enjoying their lives.]

( Maybe not so much deaf ears. Barry always heard what the other had to say and had an open enough mind to accept who he really was. Even if the emotions in his eyes betrayed him, one thing still remains. Barry knows all of this must be hard for the older man. He believes him when he says he's not his evil twisted doppleganger and when wells first came to them, Barry had defended the other trying his hardest to put everything behind him. He had spoken to the doctor earlier on in the week saying It was difficult for them but all Barry asked of Harrison wells is that he give them time. And jokingly saying something along the lines of besides, before you know it, you'll be rid of us and back home. The flash tends to self depreciate a lot lately.

When all is said and done, Barry appreciates the real Doctor Harrison Wells. His eyes brighten with life whenever the other calls on him for his opinion even when there's no need for it. Knowing full well that grabbing his attention to converse with everybody and giving his two cents was his colleagues way of lifting him up. Keep the depression at bay.

Barry watches Cisco as he corrects wells by saying the game is called Pokemon go- which they both love. Their inner child flipped it's shit when they played it for the first time. Reliving their childhood and telling all the new generation of little kids to get the hell out of their way because it's OUR TIME. Barry frowns slightly as he asks, his innocence always so openly showing- )

Doctor Wells, are you trying to get rid of us ?

( Barry looks at Cisco who also wanted to hear the answer, then back at the man of the hour. He doesn't understand why their should've been from the start mentor was pushing them away from him. This then got Barry thinking that maybe he's annoyed by him or something. If he knew what he did wrong, he'd do his best to fix it. )

[Harry pulls a face almost instantly at the question. Get rid of them. As if his life could ever be the same now that both of them had been so determined to make him a part of their lives.

He'd never be the same now that they had met.

So he'd never quite understand Pokemon-whatever or their affinity for karaoke. But what he did understand was how they'd light up afterwards. Come back to the Cortex laughing and smiling and for a brief time they were so bright and so achingly young it made him hurt.

Harry shakes his head, pulling off his glasses.] No. Tonight you two need to be Barry and Cisco. You need to take a night off from protecting the city and remember who you are.

I'll keep an eye on things. Go. Remember how to breathe, remember how to smile.

( Barry Allen really didn't think he had such an amazing effect on anyone's lives. Always worried that he was nothing but a burden most of the time. He guesses that one insecurity sprung to life when he first lived with Joe and Iris at the young bright age of eleven. He knew there were some difficult times where he was the center of their problems. Maybe not directly but his choices most definately caused Joe to think twice. Barry was always running away to go see his father in prison, only being successful once and having being told that it was really his father who didn't want him to see him in the state he was in. It wasn't Joe's fault. Young Barry felt bad about telling his legal guardian that he hated him. He was only doing what dad told him to.

Adult Barry looks back on this now and re-imagines this in his head. Had it been anyone else, he'd be seen as a burden. In his book, Joe did right by him and he couldn't have asked for a better father figure to raise him. So by default, the flash always thinks he's a burden to some. Which is why he's so worried that the older man is pushing them away. It also doesn't help feeling that he wasn't contributing to their group. Cisco is always making new gadgets and suits for him, Barry doesn't think he does anything for the three of them accept complicate their lives for having met him. You have no idea how many times Barry has entertained the idea that maybe if it hadn't been for him, they wouldn't be in this mess to begin with. That they would be better off without him.

But Wells made a compelling argument, so it wasn't hard at all to be convincing enough. When those glasses fell away from Wells' face, Barry couldn't help but let his eyes linger a bit on the Beautiful frame of the doctor's face. He wasn't artistic but he can just imagine it would make a wonderful portrait to any artists collection. Barry pointedly stares into Harrison's eyes, asking- )

Are you sure? I mean, Cisco can go. I still have things to test here from the robbery at sullivan's.

( When it came to science and work, he didn't like speeding up the process with his powers. Only when it was necessary or if he had to crunch time to deal with. Besides, it only made sense that he stay behind to do this. Will give him quality time with Wells and no use in going out and going home without taking his work with him afterwards because the captain needed him early the next morning. )

Finish your work. But unless the world is ending, I want you taking the night away from being the Flash. [And he'll hear no argument on his conditions. Even if Barry doesn't go out, he needs time to catch his breath. Remember who he really is. The heart that makes him a hero.

Cisco takes his leave with a promise to check in later, leaving them alone for the night.

Harry turns back to his work, setting a few more programs to work before watching Barry.] You're driving yourself too hard.

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