Caitlin snow

Barry's heart hammered against his ribs. The power felt alive inside him, waiting. He needed to test it, needed to see what it could do. Star Labs would be empty tonight—Caitlin had mentioned something about a mandatory team meeting across town, something about reviewing the latest Cicada intel with Joe and the others. She'd stayed behind to finish some lab work, alone in the facility.

His feet moved before his mind fully caught up. The speed force carried him through the city in seconds, the familiar corridors of Star Labs stretching before him. The building felt hollow, silent except for the low hum of equipment. He found her in the med bay, hunched over a microscope, her white lab coat draped over her shoulders.

Caitlin looked up when he entered, her expression shifting from concentration to mild surprise. "Barry? I thought you were with the others at the precinct."

She stood, brushing a strand of dark hair behind her ear. The overhead lights caught the curve of her neck, the way her blouse clung to her frame beneath the coat. Barry could feel the new power stirring, reaching toward her thoughts like invisible fingers.

"I needed to see you," he said, his voice steady despite the storm raging inside him. "Alone."

She stood, brushing a strand of dark hair behind her ear. The overhead lights caught the curve of her neck, the way her blouse clung to her frame beneath the coat. Barry could feel the new power stirring, reaching toward her thoughts like invisible fingers.

Right then he activates his powers…