— Bart ❝Impulse❞ Allen.
{ By #NANI, she/he ; +25 }
❮ 𝗗𝗡𝗜 𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗗 / 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗢𝗥 / 𝗔𝗜 ❯
pfp: P. Gleason & A. Sánchez.
[ He didn’t expect an apology, but it wasn't hard to guess the kind of words stuck on Thad's throat.
He wasn’t about to push him towards anything.
Instead, he finished his ice creams and set them aside. Bart put his elbow on the table and rested his head on the palm. ]
[ Again, those words rung in his ear like a bothersome bug that wouldn't quit. He tried to ignore it every time, but it rarely subsided. ] ++
Come on, you are trying to act decent. Don't chastise him. He's had enough.
You both have had enough.
Instead, he laughed at the threat. The same laugh a child would have about something gross. ]
Don't worry, +
[ He didn’t expect an apology, but it wasn't hard to guess the kind of words stuck on Thad's throat.
He wasn’t about to push him towards anything.
Instead, he finished his ice creams and set them aside. Bart put his elbow on the table and rested his head on the palm. ]
Come on, you are trying to act decent. Don't chastise him. He's had enough.
You both have had enough.
Instead, he laughed at the threat. The same laugh a child would have about something gross. ]
Don't worry, +
[ A coping mechanism, he had shared far too much without an insult slipped in, he had to add one for good measure. ] ++
And it sounded incredibly depressing. ]
You were created while I was dying, you know? I... Aged too fast. Chronologically, I am... Ten? Maybe? I don’t know, I lost track a long time ago. Between getting trapped in the +
Come on, you are trying to act decent. Don't chastise him. He's had enough.
You both have had enough.
Instead, he laughed at the threat. The same laugh a child would have about something gross. ]
Don't worry, +
And it sounded incredibly depressing. ]
You were created while I was dying, you know? I... Aged too fast. Chronologically, I am... Ten? Maybe? I don’t know, I lost track a long time ago. Between getting trapped in the +
Our powers and abilities work differently. You have to eat to maintain your energy, I don't hardly need to eat at all.
Food is..a passtime. ++
[ Mostly, everyone had a preference for some sort of sweet or fast food to grab. Protein bars and so on were easy to carry around, but they offered little joy. ]
+
And it sounded incredibly depressing. ]
You were created while I was dying, you know? I... Aged too fast. Chronologically, I am... Ten? Maybe? I don’t know, I lost track a long time ago. Between getting trapped in the +
[ I mean, they have... A history. It would be weird if anyone trusted his twin to play fair right now. ]
[ I mean, they have... A history. It would be weird if anyone trusted his twin to play fair right now. ]
[ Mostly, everyone had a preference for some sort of sweet or fast food to grab. Protein bars and so on were easy to carry around, but they offered little joy. ]
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His chest felt tight, but he'd follow- quieter than usual, almost cautious with every step. ] ++
[ That was Bart's best attempt at not pocking fun at him for it.
But he found it kind of sad. In all this years, had he never allowed himself a minute to be a teenager? Really?
Damn.
He was right.
He was so incredibly right: Thad's life sucked. ]
Well!+
[ Mostly, everyone had a preference for some sort of sweet or fast food to grab. Protein bars and so on were easy to carry around, but they offered little joy. ]
+
[ That was Bart's best attempt at not pocking fun at him for it.
But he found it kind of sad. In all this years, had he never allowed himself a minute to be a teenager? Really?
Damn.
He was right.
He was so incredibly right: Thad's life sucked. ]
Well!+
𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢. 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘖𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦..
He'd grunt, sighing out in resignation before chiming back in.. ] ++
[ What? Just because he was trying his best to be nicer didn’t mean he was going to stop trying to annoy him a little bit.
That would be asking too much of himself. ]
Do you have a favourite flavour? I like brownie and mint chocolate.
[ That was Bart's best attempt at not pocking fun at him for it.
But he found it kind of sad. In all this years, had he never allowed himself a minute to be a teenager? Really?
Damn.
He was right.
He was so incredibly right: Thad's life sucked. ]
Well!+
[ What? Just because he was trying his best to be nicer didn’t mean he was going to stop trying to annoy him a little bit.
That would be asking too much of himself. ]
Do you have a favourite flavour? I like brownie and mint chocolate.
They hated one another afterall, & their history was nothing but cruelty, at least on his end. So why now..? ]
Hmm...
[ A partial hum, thinking to himself. ] ++
[ Bart would have offered some clothes if he had wanted. But... Well, he would have to deal with the consequences of being seen in their uniforms together...
Didn't really matter. It wasn’t the weirdest thing Keystone had seen, right?
He didn’t want to tense +
[ What? Just because he was trying his best to be nicer didn’t mean he was going to stop trying to annoy him a little bit.
That would be asking too much of himself. ]
Do you have a favourite flavour? I like brownie and mint chocolate.
[ Bart would have offered some clothes if he had wanted. But... Well, he would have to deal with the consequences of being seen in their uniforms together...
Didn't really matter. It wasn’t the weirdest thing Keystone had seen, right?
He didn’t want to tense +
Two hands come to dust themselves off against the fabric of his suit. ]
No...I just- left them back home.
[ Bashful in the way he averted his gaze, Thaddeus cleared his throat. ] ++
[ Bart did feel anger, and pain and... Yes, probably some level of hatred towards his brother. How couldn't he?
But he also felt pity, and sadness, and... Guilt. Some weird guilt whenever he remembered +
[ Bart would have offered some clothes if he had wanted. But... Well, he would have to deal with the consequences of being seen in their uniforms together...
Didn't really matter. It wasn’t the weirdest thing Keystone had seen, right?
He didn’t want to tense +
[ Bart did feel anger, and pain and... Yes, probably some level of hatred towards his brother. How couldn't he?
But he also felt pity, and sadness, and... Guilt. Some weird guilt whenever he remembered +
It left a strange feeling in the clone's gut, almost making him unwell. ] ++
Lord knows Inertia needed it more than air.
And he... Smiled. Bart just smiled and clapped his hands together. ]
Congrats! I'm glad you had fun! I had a lot of fun too, we should do that again another day!
+
[ Bart did feel anger, and pain and... Yes, probably some level of hatred towards his brother. How couldn't he?
But he also felt pity, and sadness, and... Guilt. Some weird guilt whenever he remembered +
Lord knows Inertia needed it more than air.
And he... Smiled. Bart just smiled and clapped his hands together. ]
Congrats! I'm glad you had fun! I had a lot of fun too, we should do that again another day!
+
[ Down on hands & knees after their race, a smile spread across his lips before turning his attention towards his twin, throwing a finger in his direction. ]
I BEAT YOU..!! I DID IT! I WON..!!
[ He'd push himself to his feet, dusting himself off, nose turned towards the air. ]+
No.
Slowing down, letting him, would be an insult to both of them. The mere thought of it would have been an insult to them both.
And so, by a hair, he got there first or second, he wouldn't be able to tell for a bit. +
Lord knows Inertia needed it more than air.
And he... Smiled. Bart just smiled and clapped his hands together. ]
Congrats! I'm glad you had fun! I had a lot of fun too, we should do that again another day!
+
No.
Slowing down, letting him, would be an insult to both of them. The mere thought of it would have been an insult to them both.
And so, by a hair, he got there first or second, he wouldn't be able to tell for a bit. +
The thrill of a win just there in his grasps -- a chance to be better, to prove himself. ] ++
[He joked before taking a look at the proposed finish line, nodding for an instant. ]
Cool! Give it your all!
[ Bart was getting faster and faster. He knew what he was capable of in a truly dangerous situation. He could be fast as light, +
No.
Slowing down, letting him, would be an insult to both of them. The mere thought of it would have been an insult to them both.
And so, by a hair, he got there first or second, he wouldn't be able to tell for a bit. +
[He joked before taking a look at the proposed finish line, nodding for an instant. ]
Cool! Give it your all!
[ Bart was getting faster and faster. He knew what he was capable of in a truly dangerous situation. He could be fast as light, +
Ugh. Fine-
[ A glance around their surroundings, not finding much in the vast emptiness of nowhere -- apart from a large structure of rock. Too big to be a boulder, too small of a mountain. ] ++
[ He replied, trying to take this more seriously as he picked up speed.
Though he ended up running backwards for a fraction of a millisecond just to make a mocking face at his twin.
Then, back to actual racing. ]
We need a finish line!
[He joked before taking a look at the proposed finish line, nodding for an instant. ]
Cool! Give it your all!
[ Bart was getting faster and faster. He knew what he was capable of in a truly dangerous situation. He could be fast as light, +
[ He replied, trying to take this more seriously as he picked up speed.
Though he ended up running backwards for a fraction of a millisecond just to make a mocking face at his twin.
Then, back to actual racing. ]
We need a finish line!
[ Picking up velocity, he follows the other to their designated spot, only to push him over as he zooms by, leaving a fizzling trail of energy behind. ]
Race me, dipshit..!!
[ Zaps out, not even close to top speed. Just fast enough to get to the middle of nowhere.
Somewhere they can't destroy anything if this gets too serious. ]
[ He replied, trying to take this more seriously as he picked up speed.
Though he ended up running backwards for a fraction of a millisecond just to make a mocking face at his twin.
Then, back to actual racing. ]
We need a finish line!