Prompt from Guinea Pig Ninja. Song fic. Heart Break Girl by Five Seconds of Summer. (Not mine.)
So apparently I'm not allowed to have song lyrics written in this, which I think is the dumbest rule ever because it's basically free advertising for artists, but my account has been threatened so I'm changing it because the creators of this website and many artists who probably don't read this are freaks. These lyrics will be posted in my profile until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience.
By the way I love guinea pigs, but they're the only animal that I'm allergic to. How sad is that? Also totally random and unimportant, but with no further ado . . .
You call me up,
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'Cause I'm just a sucker for anything that you do.
Barry grabbed his phone within seconds of the first ring. It was Iris again. He loved hearing her voice, but lately her bright melodic voice had taken on a sad tune. She and Eddie had broken up. Iris hadn't told him why yet, but she would tell as soon as she thought it would help her.
"Hey, Iris." He spoke delicately.
"That's what he used to call me." She sobbed.
She's going to be giving herself a lot more grief when she realizes what she just said. He had never seen Iris act this . . . girly. Usually she was tougher than him, and he was getting really worried. It was horrible, but he found himself choking down laughter, but also sobs of his own. He had spent most of his life trying to make sure she had no reason to cry, even if it caused him pain, but now she was hurting and he didn't know how to help. He knew how he wanted to help.
"I was walking past Big Belly Burger, and . . . and I saw him with someone else. He's already over me, Bear. How does he do that? Why does he do that?" With each word, sniffle, and sob his heart broke on even further on her behalf.
This had happened three times a day, every day in the two weeks since the break-up. This was the first time he had been on a date though at least that Barry had heard of.
"It'll get easier in time, it always does." Barry assured.
And when the phone call finally ends,
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And we're going in circles again and again
"Thanks for being there for me. You are the best friend ever. I love you."
"Love ya too, Iris. I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay." Not really the way I'd like to tell you I love you. He thought. Not really the way I'd like to hear you say it either.
I dedicate this song to you,
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That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?
He lie in bed thinking about how she could possibly not realize how he felt. The only thing more obvious than how he acted around her already, would be telling her. No matter how many times he had tried to tell her, it just wasn't the right time or he couldn't think of the right words. Maybe he shouldn't worry about the details being right. Maybe he just had to worry about whether or not the message was right. And it was. He loved her with every fiber of his being whether had the courage to do anything about it or not.
Barry wondered if maybe knowing how he felt would help her get over Eddie. If he could hold her in his arms in a non-platonic circumstance, maybe she could feel the same way he did?
I bite my tongue but I wanna scream out
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He treats you so bad and I'm so good to you it's not fair.
The whole thing is so insane. One, possibly two things were in the way of what could be the greatest relationship of all time. One, Barry lacked the guts to tell her how he felt, and for that matter, who he was. Two, Iris might not feel the same way, might never feel the same way.
And when the phone call finally ends
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And I'm stuck in the friend zone again and again,
The next morning was very similar to the night before. He called Iris to check in on her, and of course she was upset still. He couldn't blame her, she had cared enough about the man to move in with him.
"It's just nice to hear your voice and know that I still have you as a friend." She told him.
"Do you want me to come over?" Barry knew she preferred talking to people face to face.
"Mhmmm."
"I'll be right there." Barry had a chance to force himself to spill secrets, and he took it. A second later he was at his best friend's door.
I dedicate this song to you,
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That I'm your cure, heartbreak girl?
"Were you outside while you were talking to me?" Barry was glad to see that smile that just said, seriously? It was one of his favorite Iris expressions.
"No." He said simply.
"Then, how did you get here so fast?" Barry reached up to wipe a few tears away from her eyes, and she leaned into his touch.
"I ran." He smiled.
"You live ten minutes away. There is no way you ran all the way here that fast."
"You're saying that?" Barry smiled knowingly, and Iris's eyes filled with realization and shock.
"You're the Flash." She stared at him, heartbreak set aside. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Your Dad would go Floyd Mayweather on me." (Response suggested by Fan.) Barry laughed in an attempt to make her give him that award winning smile again. She did not disappoint.
"Anything else you want to tell me?" She asked.
"I-I love you." This time the smile reached her eyes.
I know someday it's gonna happen
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That you belong with me instead,
"Eddie broke up with me because he knew I had stronger feelings for someone else. For you." Iris told him. "I love you too, Bear."
He pulled her into his arms to comfort her, but he knew she wasn't ready to start another relationship quite yet, and he had waited twenty years, he could wait a little longer, especially with the new hope this day had brought him.
This newest episode killed me. It had my favorite Eddie moment ever and completely decimated my feels. Barry's moving back in with Joe!