He's smart and geeky and fanboyish and innocent. He's very afraid he's too *dull* for the world, which is part of his charm; Iris appreciated him! He loves Iris very very much, and (until Eobard killed her, of course) had one of the best of superhero marriages. Mostly, he was very very straight--except when Hal was in the room, but then, Hal has that effect on everyone. He became the Flash because he admired Jay (well, and because of a freak chemical accident, but he *could* have come up with a different name) and continued to have an extensive comic book collection through adulthood--making him a hero who's one of *us*. He had all *sorts* of weird things happen to him throughout his career, and stayed Barry throughout; until the end, when the Trial of the Flash broke him before he was allowed to go the future with his wife (briefly).
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Date: 2006-03-12 04:35 am (UTC)He's smart and geeky and fanboyish and innocent. He's very afraid he's too *dull* for the world, which is part of his charm; Iris appreciated him! He loves Iris very very much, and (until Eobard killed her, of course) had one of the best of superhero marriages. Mostly, he was very very straight--except when Hal was in the room, but then, Hal has that effect on everyone. He became the Flash because he admired Jay (well, and because of a freak chemical accident, but he *could* have come up with a different name) and continued to have an extensive comic book collection through adulthood--making him a hero who's one of *us*. He had all *sorts* of weird things happen to him throughout his career, and stayed Barry throughout; until the end, when the Trial of the Flash broke him before he was allowed to go the future with his wife (briefly).
Hmm. Do Jim Corrigan?