~YJ~
038. Flight
Rated: K
~YJ~
Artemis called him suicidal, and for once, Wally whole-heartedly agreed. It didn't make sense to them why he would willingly throw himself off buildings and cliffs, and wait until the very last second to save himself. They didn't understand, but she did. Barbara understood exactly why he enjoyed plummeting through empty air, because she had been there.
She understood the feeling of the air whipping against your face and tugging at your hair. She understood the feeling of exhilaration and delight that came with freefalling and having your stomach lodged somewhere in your throat.
More than that, she understood why he did it; it reminded him of back then, when he was the third part of the Flying Graysons. She understood that he needed to feel like he was flying once again; it made him feel closer to his parents. It took him back to when he was an eight-year-old boy, before his life changed forever. She didn't like it that she had to watch her best friend fling himself out into inky blackness, but she could understand.
After all, a little redheaded girl had been in the spectator stands with her father the day the Graysons plunged to their deaths. She could still hear the screaming ringing in her ears; some of it was her, some of it was him, some of it was everyone. She still had nightmares about that night under the big top. Sometimes she would wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night, the images flashing in her mind. She would pull on her favorite robe, make herself a mug of hot chocolate, and go out on the fire escape and watch the stars. If it was bad for her, it was tenfold as worse for him.
Yes, Barbara could certainly understand why he wanted to fly.
~YJ~
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