like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird // by coldflasher
(chapter 3/?)
Inspired by The Time Traveller’s Wife.
The explosion at the Vanishing Point gave Leonard the power to travel through time, but absolutely zero ability to control it. His time jumps are totally random and impossible to predict—but they all have one thing in common: they always lead him back to Barry Allen.
Still acclimating to life post-Flashpoint, the last thing Barry needs is an inexplicable connection to a chronologically challenged Leonard Snart. To make matters even more complicated, he never knows which version of Len he’s going to get—the version who hates Barry for making him a hero, or the one who’s fallen in love with him.
Leonard’s time jumps are damaging the timeline, and it’s imperative that they fix him as soon as possible. But as their pasts and futures become irrevocably intertwined, Barry finds himself caring less about separating their tangled timelines for good and more about finding some way for them to be together.
CHAPTER THREE IS UP!!
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2ND-5 LOG 0005
I'm filling bounties for someone now.
It costs bronze to switch tasks when they give me something I don't know how to do, like, uh, whatever soul beads are? I don't know what those are so I, uh. Don't. Don't do those ones.
Most of them, though, I can do, even if, uh, they take a bit - right now I'm collecting meat. I don't know what the meat is of. It's, uh, vault meat. That's all I know it as. Meat I sometimes find in the vaults. I don't ask questions, because it's vault meat, and you know, I don't really truly want to know where it comes from. Like. Do vaults have meat? Like, are they made of meat? Or did it come from things inside the vault? Is the vault meat zombies? As far as I'm aware I can't eat the raw vault meat, so that might mean it's like, whatever the vault fighters are made of. That'd be - that'd be something. So you know. Yeah. Vault meat.
...vault meat's not the point of this log.
I mean, uh, I have questions about - about the vault meat, though. I mean, could I feed it to my dogs? Which - I have three dogs now! And a cat! The dogs are named Athos, Porthos, and Armais. The cat's named Socks. I don't have nametags yet, but when I do - I have a cat and three dogs now! It's uh - it's really nice.
That's... not what I'm making the log for. I'm not making it about my nice new compass I use in the vaults, either. Now I don't have to worry about navigating as much! I, uh. Keep. Keep dying to mobs instead. But it is progress...
Where... where was I.
Something about Socks?
Oh! Vault meat. Uh. No. That's not - uh, that's - the bounties. That's right.
Anyway, many of the bounties just want me to kill stuff, so I did that, some. Kill like eighty zombies. Kill a bunch of vault fighters. Kill some wraiths. They aren't - well, creativity doesn't seem to be the strong suit of the - whoever is posting the bounties. Some of them are a bit more complicated, like me finding meat, or there's one posted right now that asks me to complete two vaults (not just bail, but complete), and uh, those'll be more work, but...
But... okay. See the thing is: I keep the meat. Killing vault mobs doesn't, as far as I'm aware, do anything for anyone except me. And then I'm given a reward that outstrips the time I spent by far. Items that normally take multiple vault runs to find, for example. Gear. Gemstones. And it's...
I made a table, on which are posted bounties, but it doesn't say anything about who I'm doing them for.
I sort of thing - you know, the Hive. I could be doing it for them. Hah, if you're getting my logs. Um, you know. Since - well. Maybe whoever I'm doing these for is who's getting the logs, or...
Maybe whoever I'm doing it for is whoever left this body here. I don't know. Haven't, uh... managed to shake any memories out. I think it was dead for too long before I arrived. Or, uh, was never... alive in the first...
...Listen. Listen. I don't know. Bounties are weird. Too worthwhile not to do, but, uh, I don't know who it benefits for me to be sitting in the vault for twenty minutes killing zombies. Or finding meat no one can eat. That, either.
Uh. I guess if, uh. If, if whoever posts those is the one who gets these logs...
I'm gonna go pat my dogs, you know, and you can... post something. Say something. Explain what I'm supposed to be doing.
I guess in the meantime I'll collect more meat...?
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After the last poll I made, it was clear that all of you really wanted to see Flamewire! So, here's his concept!
She is not a Decepticon, and she's very adamant about that. Not a Decepticon, no sir. However, his wares are open to anyone who wants the information he has in stock. Deception or otherwise.
Information gathering is his specialty, but her...other services are open as well for an extra fee. Assassination isn't cheap you know! It costs his time, money, skill, and her chassis if things go wrong (not that they will). Better pay up or stop wasting his time.
Flamewire was closest to Dropdash before the war broke out, but now it's pretty safe to say that their meeting would go horribly. Dropdash is incredibly loyal to the Autobots, so knowing that his brother would work for the enemy would enrage him beyond repair. Flamewire would probably have her goons escort him away if they met. He has a reputation to uphold, and she's not going to let her brother get in the way of that.
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