This one's a little weird, I love having Captain Singhe as a concerned mentor sort of figure for Barry...and I haven't written much on Caitlin. Thanks for the challenging request and I hope you enjoy!
-Fiona
SnowBarry
Caitlin had terrible luck with men, first Ronnie had merged with Stein, then he died.
Next Jay, who also is dying. But wait, he's Zoom.
She really just wished she could be more outgoing, but she's a widow in her 20's and working with a superhero.
Not that she regretted all of the lives saved and the people they helped, but Caitlin hadn't wanted this for her life.
She looked back through her pictures of Ronnie often, missing him more than she could have imagined.
Caitlin hadn't noticed the feelings creeping up on her until she saw Barry actually dying.
He had managed to reopen one of the portals to Earth-2, and had fought a brutal battle with the traitorous speedster. Thankfully, Barry had emerged the victor, with Jay a prisoner in the Pipeline and awaiting transfer to Lain Yu courtesy of Oliver.
But Barry hadn't come out of the fight unscathed, he was still unconscious in the cortex. He had appeared in the basement of S.T.A.R. Labs beaten and bloody, dropping the unconscious Jay before dropping to the ground himself.
There had been so much blood, so many broken bones to reset; Caitlin was glad he had stayed out for the whole thing.
She was worried now.
His cuts and bruises were still healing, his body prioritizing the major wounds to keep him alive. Caitlin knew she had done all she could, but they wouldn't know the extent of the damage until Barry woke up.
Unlike when he had been attacked by Zoom, Captain Singhe had needed to be informed about Barry's other life. To say the captain had been surprised would be wrong. In fact, Singhe almost seemed to suspect it had been Barry.
"I want to verify my CSI is actually alive. I'll drop by tomorrow, see you then Dr. Snow." He had said, and that had been that.
Now Caitlin was changing Barry's bandages, cleaning what remained of his wounds, when Captain Singhe walked in.
"Dr. Snow?" He called, and she internally cursed. It would not be good if the captain saw Barry like this, but she couldn't stop what she was doing.
"In here." She replied, "Just be warned, it's not pretty." The captain sighed,
"I've been on the force for a long time, and I was the one to find Allen after the lighting bolt." He said, walking into the room. "I think I'll be able to-" He broke off at the sight of Barry, pale and bandaged and bruised. Captain Singhe's eyes zeroed in on the wound to his neck and abdomen.
"You say the black speedster did this to him?" He asked, his eyes cold. Caitlin nodded, not trusting her voice. "Shit." The doctor looked up at the captain in surprise. He shook his head,
"You'll have to forgive me, I've known this young man since he lost his parents. It's hard to see this, hard to connect this to the Barry I see in the station."
He collapsed into a chair next to the wall, "I've never actually thanked him for anything." He said remorsefully, "He's been in so much pain and I never knew how to help him."
"I'm sure Barry knows what you think of him." Caitlin said, and when Singhe looked up she offered him a half smile.
"You love him don't you." Singhe said, "I can tell because I have that look on my face when I think about my husband." His mouth turned up into a wry smile. "Rob has always wanted to meet this young man, I alway put it off." Caitlin didn't know what to say to that.
"I'm sorry for all of this." She said, as though it were her fault.
"It's not your fault," Singhe said, echoing her thoughts, "I'm sure Allen would have been dead ten times over without you." She smiled slightly at the compliment. The captain stood up,
"Please inform me when he wakes." He said, professionalism returning, "And don't be afraid to be honest with him."
After he had left, Caitlin pondered his words for a long time.
Maybe it was time to try again.
