It had taken months for Charlie to trust Cisco and everyone else. Months, honest to God. She'd been on her own since she burnt down the Shop, all those years ago. And it had been just her doing what she could to keep other kids from the same life she had. One of being chased and captured and tested.
And okay, so she was being tested by Cisco and his friends? But she had the options to tell them to stop. She'd had enough. And she was free to actually walk out of the situation when she wanted.
It was weird, having those choices offered to her. And it was weird when she started to figure out these people actually wanted to help and they were concerned for her well-being. So she ended up moving into Cisco's apartment and was more willing to go with their tests, show them what she can do.
But even then, she got bored. There were only so many cars and blocks of metal she can melt, so many times she can see exactly how hot she can go before she breaks the machines measuring temperature, before she asks for a break.
They'd given her an entire weekend to relax and this was day one of it. She had the paper on her lap and her tablet out, searching for something to do and obviously, she was dragging her roommate along. Mostly because she still didn't know the city.
"Found it! I found it. I know what I want to do today." And she's all smiles about this, something she's only just started doing regularly.
Cisco, you better like Alfred Hitchcock marathons, because your second option is probably the carnival downtown and Charlie's only vaguely interested in that.
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Flash AU:
Date: 2017-11-05 09:09 pm (UTC)And okay, so she was being tested by Cisco and his friends? But she had the options to tell them to stop. She'd had enough. And she was free to actually walk out of the situation when she wanted.
It was weird, having those choices offered to her. And it was weird when she started to figure out these people actually wanted to help and they were concerned for her well-being. So she ended up moving into Cisco's apartment and was more willing to go with their tests, show them what she can do.
But even then, she got bored. There were only so many cars and blocks of metal she can melt, so many times she can see exactly how hot she can go before she breaks the machines measuring temperature, before she asks for a break.
They'd given her an entire weekend to relax and this was day one of it. She had the paper on her lap and her tablet out, searching for something to do and obviously, she was dragging her roommate along. Mostly because she still didn't know the city.
"Found it! I found it. I know what I want to do today." And she's all smiles about this, something she's only just started doing regularly.
Cisco, you better like Alfred Hitchcock marathons, because your second option is probably the carnival downtown and Charlie's only vaguely interested in that.