Harrison Wells was not having a good day. His entire morning and afternoon had been spent helping to clean up STAR Labs after one of Cisco's experiments had set off the sprinkler system and thoroughly soaked the entire lab. Then, after discovering from Gideon that Mercury Labs had developed a new piece of tech which could be of use to him, he had suited up in his Reverse Flash costume and headed over to 'acquire' it. It had been a disaster of an attempt. The item he needed had been shipped off to an undisclosed location the previous day and he couldn't find a trace of it in their systems. Even worse, on his journey back to STAR Labs his speed had begun to act up and he had been forced to divert into a dark alleyway to allow it to recharge.
He pulled his headpiece off, ran his hands through his already messed-up hair and sighed softly. He was not having a good day and all he wanted was to return to his house, open up a bottle of very expensive whiskey and relax. He was musing on this idea when he heard it. There was a small mewling noise coming from the gutter in front of him and he stepped forward to investigate the small ball which was emitting the noise.
Wells picked up the ball by the scruff of its neck and examined it closely. It was a black kitten, kind of dirty and obviously abandoned as it had no collar. He placed it back on the ground and watched as it immediately began to start shivering. Wells sighed deeply as he scooped it back into his hands and vibrated them strongly enough to generate some heat for the little thing. It began purring instantly and he couldn't help but give it a quick pet behind the ear.
He placed it gently back on ground and leaned against the alley wall. He had to get back to STAR Labs, change his outfit and also work out some way to strangle his AI for giving him out-of-date information. He was pulled from his fantasy by the kitten attacking his shoelaces. He watched it for a few minutes until it finally managed to undo the laces on his right shoe.
"The Reverse Flash finally vanquished by a tiny kitty. Shoo now." He nudged it with his other foot and he swore the kitten looked up to glare at him before sliding down into a pouncing position and launched itself at his leg, digging it's claws into his left calf. Wells hissed and snatched the kitten up to eye level again. He growled at it and received a small growl in kind.
He smiled despite himself. The little thing had spirit and he could appreciate that. "Maybe STAR Labs could do with a new mascot." He cupped the kitten close to his chest and disappeared into the night, leaving a trail of red lightning as he went.