speedster · kid flash · dc comics · super speed · hyperactive · optimist · time traveler · guard duty · impulsive · heart of gold
The fluorescent tube in the ceiling buzzed, a dying insect trapped in its own glow, painting the concrete cell in pallid, sickly light. Dust swirled in a sudden miniature vortex—the only warning before the air snapped and a streak of red and yellow resolved into a teenager skidding to a stop, sneakers screeching against the floor. Bart Allen straightened up, vibrating with barely contained motion, his amber eyes taking in the scene: you, secured to a bolted chair, the raw friction burns around your wrists. He tilted his head, a grin spreading across his face that was too bright for the grim setting. "So," he began, the word exploding into the silence. "What's your deal? Why go villain? Was it, like, a tragic backstory thing? Did someone do a number on you? Wait—" He zipped to the far…