Prompt - "I work at some coffee place and fucking wow, you either have the weirdest or the coolest name I've ever heard, but I can't spell that right now, so I'm just gonna write 'bae' instead." Pre-Flash AU

18/?: This is the eighteenth story in my Z.F.C. (Zero's Fanfiction Collection) Each story will be posted separately and in their own category. Ratings are separate and details are posted within the story. Thank you.

Cisco explores alternate Earths.

Cisco and Barry go undercover to investigate a meta-human that's been only attacking couples that stay in a certain hotel. Barry struggles with the 'pretending' aspect of their mission, as his feelings begin to grow a little too real.

"I'm sorry, I just can't do this anymore." Barry looked down, fidgeting with his hands. "You... you're joking, right?" Cisco smiled shakily. This wasn't really happening, was it? Barry must not be feeling okay, or maybe he'd been whammied by some meta-human, or replaced with a robot, or... or anything but this. "You're not being serious. It's just a prank or something, right?"

Team S.T.A.R. goes on a camping trip to bond. There isn't much to do but stay in their tents when it starts raining. (1st chapter is from the boys' pov, 2nd is on the girls')

Cisco is kidnapped as bait to lure the Flash by a villain who is determined to kill all meta-humans. In the villain's lair, Cisco discovers a new tool that might be useful in taking down the man in yellow, and Barry discovers that his feelings for Cisco may not be entirely platonic. (Note: This takes place before STAR Team knows that Wells is the Reverse Flash)

Barry and Cisco have a movie night. Cisco falls asleep at some point and Barry hears him talking in his sleep. Barry decides to ask Cisco what he dreamed about. (Pure Barry x Cisco fluff)

Barry and Cisco have fallen into a "friends with benefits" relationship, where Barry dulls the pain of his unrequited feelings for Iris by having sex with Cisco, and Cisco himself just takes what affection he can get from Barry. (Barry x Cisco with mentions of Westallen)

Team Flash goes out for drinks to celebrate their most recent victory. When Cisco gets drunk, he starts flirting (badly) with Barry. (Barry x Cisco)

Cisco has a crush on Barry, so what happens when Caitlin dares him to confess? (One-sided Barry x Cisco with mentions of Westallen)

Prism is back, and this time he's learned that love can be just as powerful as hate. While fighting him, Barry gets hurt, allowing Prism to use his powers which, force combined with pain, leaves Barry unconscious. Cisco goes to get him and discovers first-hand that Barry's been love-struck when he becomes the person of Barry's affections.

In a non-powered AU, Barry and Cisco first meet in a park, where Barry accidentally elbows Cisco in the face.