Author's Note: SPOILERS FOR 3x23! (If you guys didn't know this was coming, then you don't know me very well :)
Alright. I had 1 wish- and that was that Julian and Caitlin (or Killer Frost, whichever), had some sort of screen time together.
While I got my wish... I mean, come on! What's this whole deal with "She's not quite Caitlin, but she's not Killer Frost, and she needs to figure herself out, so let's break Julian's heart again, and leave him standing with the serum he worked so hard on making so that you could come back home?!"
Ugh, it just made me so mad. SOOOOO mad.
Due to form... that led to a fix it.
As Julian laid his hand on HR's grave, offering a quick, "Goodbye, mate." his eyes caught a lone figure, leaning beside a tree. There gazes met, and even from that far away, Julian could see that the woman's eyes weren't blue.
He hurried to finish up his respects, and nodded to Barry as he walked down the hill. Caitlin straightened up, white hair falling over once shoulder in perfectly formed curls. She gave him a small half-smile. "Hey."
"Hello." Julian replied, coming to a stop a few feet away. "I didn't expect to see you here."
"Me neither." Caitlin shrugged.
"But here you are."
"Here I am."
"I'm glad." He admitted softly, looking into her eyes. "I honestly missed you."
"Do tell." She teased, smiling. "I never would have guessed."
His cheeks turned a little pink, and he broke eye contact, staring down at his shined dress shoes. "So... does this mean you're going to be coming back? We need our Caitlin Snow on the team."
"I'm not Caitlin." Caitlin whispered, making him look up and frown. "Not quite, anyway."
"Well, you're not Killer Frost." Julian argued, unable to give up total hope.
"No." Caitlin acknowledged. "I'm... I'm sort of a mix of both. And something new." She reached into her pocket and took a out small vial filled with blue liquid. Her hands trembled as she pressed it into Julian's palm, gently wrapping his fingers around the glass. "I'm sorry. I know how hard you worked to make this, but... I'm just not ready to be Caitlin Snow again yet. I don't know if I'll ever be."
Julian's face fell, hope draining from him like water in a sink. He nodded, quick and short. "Yeah, yeah, ok."
"Is that ok?" Caitlin searched his face, looking for something to reassure herself. "I can't- I can't do this alone, Julian. I need you."
His face softened, misgivings giving way to his renewed love for her. "Of course it's ok. It's your life, Caitlin. I'm here for whatever you need me for."
She relaxed, and he stepped closer to cup her cheeks with his hands. Their faces stopped when they were millimeters apart. Then Julian frowned and pulled back a little. "Just... one thing."
"What?" Caitlin looked nervous once again, like a mouse about to run for cover.
"When we... when we go on our first date, will it be a first date?" Julian frowned harder. "Because I know Caitlin, and Caitlin knows me, and we've technically gone on dates together before, but your aren't quite Caitlin, so would this be actually be a first date with a different person? Or a one-sided first date with a different person? Or-"
A smile spread across Caitlin's face and she laughed, leaning foreword to rest her forehead on Julian's shoulder. It was nice to be able to touch someone without hurting them- especially Julian. "Julian, you're over thinking this."
"Right, sorry, yes." He turned redder, and Caitlin leaned away. She wrapped her hands around his neck and stood on tiptoes to reach his lips.
This kiss was perfection. This kiss wasn't interrupted by either nerves or Julian's "Bedside Manner". This kiss was loving and gentle and all there and filled with sparks. Caitlin pulled Julian closer, and ran her fingers through his blond hair, his hands still on her face.
They pulled apart reluctantly, the need for air overcoming the need for each other's touch after so long without it. Caitlin smiled at him. "See? Still me."
Julian smiled back, rubbing his thumb along her cheek.
His Caitlin had come back home.
Author's Note: YAYAYAYAY! See, isn't that so much better?
Well, lets all cross our fingers tightly and hope for Snowbert in Season 4! Maybe I should make a campaign :)
