January
A/N: This is based off elipotter18's prompt: Barry chooses an action movie for movie night, which Cisco loves. Unfortunately, Caitlin and Julian walk in and annoy everyone else by explaining all the medical procedures and damage.
I apologize for how long this took me to finally write. I also apologize for how short it is, but I hope you enjoy nonetheless.
"Who's ready for movie night?" Cisco asked excitedly. He walked into the cortex holding a DVD.
"Movie night?" Iris asked.
"Yeah," Ralph explained. "Cisco and I set up a DVD player, so we can have movie nights. I thought he sent out a message in the group text."
"I did," Cisco confirmed. "Do any of you pay attention?"
Barry and Iris exchanged a nervous look.
Cisco looked around at the nearly empty room. "Where are Caitlin and Julian?"
"Uh," Barry began nervously. "They left."
"Does no one appreciate movie night?" Cisco asked.
"I'll text Caitlin to come back," Iris said.
"No," Cisco sighed. "You don't have to."
"Too late," Iris said. A second later, her phone chimed. "Caitlin said we can start without them. They're going to bring snacks."
"Now I feel bad," Cisco said.
"I'm sure if they had plans they wouldn't come," Iris reassured.
"Yeah," Cisco said dejectedly.
"What movie are we watching?" Ralph asked, sitting down in one of the chairs.
Cisco smiled and walked over to the DVD player and inserted the disk.
"City of the Living Dead," he answered.
"Sounds like a cheesy movie from the 80s," Ralph commented with a frown.
"That's because it is," Cisco answered with excitement.
"It sounds like a horror movie," Iris said with the same skepticality as Ralph.
The projected image of the title screen glowed against the back wall.
"It's great. Besides," Cisco said. "Barry picked it out."
Iris looked at Barry.
He shrugged. "I've never heard of it. It seems okay."
"It's a classic," Cisco insisted. "I'm sure you'll like it.
Iris sighed.
"Trust me," Cisco reassured. "Have I ever shown you a bad movie before?"
"Yes," Barry, Iris, and Ralph all answered.
"Hey, now," Cisco said as Iris and Barry pulled up chairs to sit beside him. "Just give it a shot."
"Fine," Ralph said moodily.
Cisco smiled and pressed "Play."
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"Do we really have to watch another one of Cisco's terrible films?" Julian asked as he and Caitlin walked down the aisle of the nearby grocery store.
Caitlin shot him a look. "It won't be that bad, Julian."
"Do you remember what we had to watch last time?" Julian asked. "That was the worst film I'd ever seen!"
Caitlin laughed. "Then let's hope tonight's will be better," she said, grabbing popcorn from the shelf.
"Twenty dollars says it's even worse," Julian replied.
Caitlin raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Deal."
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Caitlin and Julian quietly made their way into the Cortex. The bright screen giving the room an eerie glow. Low, eerie tones with an 80s vibe filled the room. Julian and Caitlin grabbed a couple chairs and sat next to Iris and Barry.
"Hello," Caitlin whispered to Iris and passed her some snacks.
"You're finally here!" she said.
"Cisco said if you don't like the movie, we don't have to finish it," Barry explained.
"It's that bad?" Julian asked.
Barry nodded gravely.
"Shh!" Cisco shushed.
"Cisco!" Iris exclaimed. "I thought you said this would be cheesy!" she buried her face into Barry's chest.
"For heaven's sake," Julian commented as the blonde teenager on screen began to bleed out her eyeballs.
"I'm actually sort of enjoying it," Ralph said, munching on some popcorn.
The teenage girl's boyfriend looked at her in horror as the villain stared her down. The bright red "blood" continued to run down her face. The slow drum beat and heavy synth waves playing in the background really took away from the supposedly gruesome scene. The girl just stared wide-eyed as the villain continued to stare her down.
"What's happening?" Caitlin whispered to Iris and Barry. Iris still had her face buried in Barry's chest.
"The evil guy is an undead priest," Barry explained. "He's making that girl bleed through a telekinetic power or something."
"Why I am not surprised?" Julian replied with a tired sigh.
The camera switched from the villain's penetrating gaze back to the teenage girl. She stood there stoically as a thick, red mass began to pour out of her mouth.
"Cisco!" Barry exclaimed.
"Isn't it cool!" Cisco said happily.
"The effects are bad," Ralph remarked.
The poor girl's boyfriend tried to escape the locked car, but he was trapped. The villain continued to stare at the girlfriend, and more of the disgusting red goo spilled from her mouth.
"Are those," Julian began, "organs?"
"Yeah, they are!" Cisco said as if it was the coolest thing in the world.
More and more of the girl's organs began to fall out.
"That's hardly very likely," Julian criticized.
"Duh," Cisco said. "It's a movie."
"Julian's right," Caitlin confirmed. "It's impossible to vomit your organs."
"You guys are ruining it," Cisco replied.
"Indeed," Julian said, ignoring Cisco. "Human organs are attached to arteries and veins. There is no possible way for this to be happening."
The rest of the girl's organs tumbled through her mouth.
"This is very medically inaccurate, Cisco," Caitlin reprimanded.
"It's a movie!" Cisco defended in frustration. "It's not perfect!"
"Clearly," Julian said.
"So, you guys don't like it?" Barry asked hopefully.
"Not in the slightest," Julian answered.
Everyone looked at Cisco.
"Fine! We don't have to watch it." He stopped the movie.
"Aw," Ralph said in disappointment. "I was actually enjoying it."
"Feel free to finish it by yourself," Iris said.
"Maybe I will," he replied.
"We can finish it together," Cisco said. "Since no one else can appreciate the classics."
"That's not a classic, Cisco," Julian said. "Indian Jones is a classic. This…this is a monstrosity."
"Agree to disagree," Cisco said with finality.
Caitlin smiled and wrapped an arm around Julian's waist. "We'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye, guys!" Ralph said with a wave.
"Later," Cisco huffed bitterly.
Barry waved, and Iris gave them a smile.
They walked out of the cortex and stepped into the elevator. Caitlin took her wallet out of her purse and handed Julian a twenty dollar bill.
He smiled. "Why, thank you, Caitlin."
"I will get that back someday, Julian," she vowed.
"Oh, really? How do you plan on doing that?"
She stared at him thoughtfully before a mischievous twinkle sparkled in her eyes. The elevator slowed to a stop, and the doors opened with a ding.
"Twenty bucks says I can beat you to the car," Caitlin challenged and then raced out of the elevator.
Julian blinked. Did she just…? He laughed in disbelief and ran after her.
