Eobarry|Barrison Fic Recs

I'm moving my fic recs from tumblr to here.

Barry/Eobard or Barry/Harry fics are here. It’s mostly Barry/Eobard fics. Complete fics only. BTW I’m Serenityreview on ao3.

Reversed by UnknownSatellite84

Summary: The year is 2182. A mysterious being appears, targeting both Flash and Reverse Flash. To survive, these two lifelong nemeses must find enough middle ground to work against it and face the truth of their hatred, their tainted history…and of each other. Nothing stays the same forever. Note - This is a futuristic AU set long after a re-imagined ending to season one - one in which Eobard escapes to the future before Barry returns from the night his mother died. Eventual Eobarry pairing. Slow-burn.

Seventh Heaven by UnknownSatellite84

Summary: With Flashpoint, Barry Allen is living the life he’d wanted since he was eleven. Unfortunately for him, there is an arrogant, volatile speedster named Eobard Thawne in a cage ready to ruin this new, perfect life…by seducing him into a dark, sexual one unlike any he’s ever had or will have. (This is a series of smut fics.)

Tempus Fugit by Kyele

Summary: Nora is dead. The Barry from the future – the Flash from the future – is gone. If Barry wants answers, if he wants to know why his future self had waved him off of saving his mother, he’s going to have to get them from a different source. Fortunately, he knows exactly where – or, rather, when – his answers may be found. April 25, 2024. (AU from the end of Season 1.)

Boogeyman by PepperPrints

Summary: “You’re not afraid of the dark, Barry. You’re afraid of being alone in the dark, and that goes away when you realize something. You’re never really alone.” (Eowells barely shows up in this one but his presence is felt through out. I love the way this is written. It is very atmospheric.)

Ghost by andthatiswhythelightningstruck

Summary: Or, four times (flashbacks) Barry Allen thought he saw Eobard Thawne and the one time he finally did. (Kind of. It’s complicated.) [Pre-2x01, leads up to Harrison/Barry meeting in 2x04.] (This fic really conveys a sense of loss and shows how Barry misses Eowells even though he shouldn’t, because they were lovers before the reveal.)

The Best By Far (Is You) by cardinalstar

Summary: Barry reset the timeline when he saved his mother from dying at the hands of the Reverse-Flash, but the alternate future that resulted wasn’t one he could live with. With the help of Vibe, he was able to reset the timeline and undo his previous mistakes - but while the new life Barry is now living resembles his original timeline in most of the ways that matter, he’s still struggling to adjust.

Of course, as usual, the devil is in the details. And when Eobard Thawne accidentally winds up in the basement of STAR Labs, demanding to be returned to his own time, again, Barry can’t help but feel like he and Cisco might have missed something important.

Watch the Stars That Tremble With Love and Hope by Rehfan

Summary: Eobard is fresh off helping The Flash round up the Royal Flush Gang and is winding down at home. Now if he could only shake the memory of Barry Allen’s smile. (tangent story for S1 Ep11: The Sound and the Fury)

Barry Allen and Eobard Thawne Walk into a Bar (or, He’ll Have the Temporal Mobius Strip, on the Rocks) by Ayankun

Summary: “This is exactly what I’m talking about,” he hisses, fist striking an invisible target as he rounds on the Flash, “We’re nothing more than some double-helix self-fulfilling prophecy. None of our choices actually belong to us. Nothing we do, or think, or say actually matters. How can you stand it?”

The Flash grits his teeth, moving from foot to foot in that way he does when he’s got more energy than he knows what to do with. “You’re wrong. You’re insane. I decide my own future.”

The words come caustic, bitter, dripping with acid. “No you don’t .”

The Man With The Crooked Spine by cocoa_the_maniac, ladyofpride

Summary: When he stops to consider all the things he’s accomplished in his life and how they’ve inevitably changed him, Harrison would openly admit that he has developed a remarkably flat character over the years. That is, to say, that despite the complexity he portrays to the outside world, there’s really only one overwhelming identity at his core: Harrison Wells is an unspeakably cruel man… (This was written before the reveal of Wells being the reverse flash but it really gets Eowells’ character right. This fic is mostly just Eowells and Joe talking about Barry but it is so good.)

The Hazards of Irresponsible Time Travel by dancesontrains

Summary: Barry paused for a moment to look at the disordered scene in Harrison Wells’s office. Clothes were spread all around the floor, and both Dr. Wells and Barry’s - doppelganger? fake? - were lying on the black couch. Naked, with the fake Flash on top of Dr. Wells. Barry quickly turned his eyes away, feeling the blush grow on his face. What on Earth…? (2x17 response fic. Does not take into account canon from later episodes.)

The Science Fiction Brady Bunch Dinner From Hell by jujubiest, preussisch_blau

Summary: Harrison Wells brings his daughter Jesse to Earth-1 for the first time, and the Wests have them over for dinner. Things get awkward–well, more awkward–when Iris takes it upon herself to invite Barry’s dad without telling him.

Fire and Ice (Would Suffice) by Themadwomanwhoisunfortunatelylackingabox

Summary: He would be nothing without Barry Allen. He knew this now: A world without Barry Allen would change him irrevocably, and that wouldn’t be for the better. No, the best thing would not be to rid himself of him, but instead to change him.

What better way than to gain his trust, his love, his affection?

There was nothing that made Barry Allen faster than his love, after all, and what a better partner, what a better villain he would be, than a faster Barry Allen.

There’s a Second Time For Everything by howelleheir

Summary: “Who the hell are you?!”

Wells stops in his tracks. In the short time he hid out beneath this Earth’s S.T.A.R. Labs, he heard his own name a few times, never fondly, and always in the past tense. Which means that this is going to be complicated, and also, possibly, that he’s about to get hit. Very hard, by something moving very fast. Turning and pulling back his hood, he keeps the pulse rifle lowered but at the ready and a wary eye on Allen’s face. (In which Barry has ill-advised sex with his dead, evil ex’s doppelganger in an abandoned basement)

The Kissing Game by Maraceles

Summary: OTP question to end all OTP questions: Who unconsciously holds their breath the first time they kiss, and who pulls back and says, “Breathe.”

the boys all love to stare by ohmcgee

Summary: It’s Halloween and Barry forgets to change out of his costume before rushing to the lab. (Smutty fun.)

A Devil Between Us by skyline

Summary: The worst part isn’t the noises; the angry groans that Jay Garrick pulls from Harrison Wells’s throat, or the slap of flesh on flesh. It’s not the way their hands brand each other’s hips, possessive and bruising, either.

The worst part is the way that Barry remembers this, a different man with the same face, doing those exact things to him with his lips and his tongue and his teeth, fingertips tracing over Barry’s sternum in time with his rapid-fire, hummingbird heartbeat.

time in a bottle by callunavulgari

Summary: “If I didn’t exist,” Thawne says, quietly, moving to slide his fingers up Barry’s jaw; they leave goosebumps in their wake. “Then neither would you. And if you didn’t exist… well. We won’t get into that mess. So the universe — the, hah, Speed Force — sent me here. A paradox, clinging to the cracks between time. Just… waiting.”

His thumb strokes there hesitantly, palm warm and weathered against Barry’s jaw. He wishes it weren’t so familiar. Wishes it wasn’t still so wanted. Barry swallows and watches Thawne’s eyes track the movement. He still hasn’t pulled away. Why hasn’t he pulled away? “W—” Barry coughs when his voice creaks alarmingly, and clears his throat. “Waiting for what?”

Thawne chuckles, his thumb brushing over the curve of Barry’s lip. He slides it across them, slow and measured, and when Barry gasps, dips the very tip inside. Just enough to wet it. And then he says, blue eyes heavy with intent, “For you, of course.“

Whatever May Come, Whatever May Go (Don’t Give Up) by elrhiarhodan

Summary: A direct sequel to It’s Thin Line (between love and hate). At the end of that story, Barry and Eobard had negotiated a cease-fire to the centuries of hostility, but it doesn’t last - not for an hour, or even a minute. At least not until a pair of happily married doppelgangers decides that enough is enough. (This is a part of a series. I’m reccing this because it’s my favourite one.)

Multifandom Fic Recs

All recommended fics are completed. 

Arrow (TV)

Scar Tissue by unconscious

Summary: There’s something unnerving about Oliver. Oliver is trying so hard to be good. He has warmth at the surface of his flat blue eyes. But below it, in that deep center that most people can’t find but John can’t seem to release, it’s just–empty. 4x05 coda. 

Found by JWAB

Summary: After Shado dies and Slade doesn’t, Oliver contends with the man Slade has become and remembers when things were better. But the past and the present have a way of telling the same story. Slash, my dears.

Earning It by Skalidra

Summary: When he gets taken in by Slade, Oliver is expecting it to be a pretty miserable time since, after all, things on the Island never seem to go well for him. What he’s not expecting is to have to pay for Slade’s protection. And then there’s the fact that he doesn’t have anything to pay with…

Ghosts are Gone by Regann

Summary: After the events of the finale leave Oliver grief-stricken over his failures, he’s worried he might be losing his mind when a ghost from his past starts to haunt him. But when Dig and Felicity look into it, they realize there’s more at play than Oliver’s overactive imagination.

I’m Sorry by LadyPaige

Summary: Set during Deathstroke. What if Oliver had just said the words on his mind.

Chasing Shadows Through the Darkness by agentsofmcu

Summary: Slade nods. “You must be Tommy,” he says, glancing at Oliver out of the corner of his eye – another fast, wordless conversation – “I’ve heard plenty about you over the years.” Tommy smiles. (He wishes he believed that.) Season 1 AU

Teen Wolf (TV)

To Have Outlived the Night by stillane

Summary: Derek steps away from the window. “You helped me. They took that as a declaration.”

but couldn’t good be good enough by lazulisong

Summary:“His dad is probably going to tell Stiles not to hang out with us,” says Boyd, taking a sip of his Coke.

Isaac gives Derek an utterly betrayed look, and Erica glares at him. “I told you not to wear those sunglasses!” she hisses.

“What if Stiles can’t hang out with us any more?” says Isaac wretchedly. “What if Scott doesn’t want to hang out with us because –”

“I said those were pedophile sunglasses!” says Erica, in a quiet, piercing whisper that makes Derek’s ears hurt.

Boyd continues eating his gyro, which he has laid out on a plate like a salad on a piece of flatbread, methodically picking out the tomatoes, feta and lamb and laying them to the side to eat after the lettuce. Boyd would eat his gyro if there was a bomb going off.

The Son Was an Okay Guy by blue_fjords

Summary: Chris Argent is a Hunter. Gerard Argent is a monster. To catch Gerard, Chris will use whatever tools at his disposal – namely, Derek Hale and his pack. Chris POV.

X-Men (Movies)

He/We/They/I by Yahtzee

Summary: In the aftermath of Magneto’s attack on Rogue at the Statue of Liberty in the first film, Rogue and “friends” accept’s Professor Xavier’s kind invitation to tea.

irreconcilable differences (make for surprisingly good bedfellows) by pocky_slash

Summary: Tonight on The Evening Report with Malcolm Stevens, noted geneticist and mutant equality proponent Dr. Charles Xavier faces off with the infamous mutant rights activist Magneto in a live televised debate over the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act. (At least, if they can stop flirting long enough to stay on topic.)

Burn Your Kingdom Down by spicedpiano

Summary: Erik’s people were brutally massacred when the Crusaders took Jerusalem. The sole survivor, Erik fled to northern Europe, only then to be captured as a thrall by Viking raiders. Since that day he has fought his way up to leading a group of Vikings on an invasion of the Christian mainland, killing every Crusader he can find. But when he captures a thrall of his own, a young witch who gives his name only as Charles, he discovers that there is a darker magic than his at work - and the fate of the known world may rest in his hands.

Reflections in Moving Water by Beatrice_Otter 

Summary: Crossover. When the BAU is ordered to update the profiles on the Brotherhood of Mutants, Rossi must revisit a past he doesn’t talk about.

Three Kinds of Learning by luchia 

Summary: Erik intends to recruit Raven’s supposedly amazing, all-powerful older brother. Instead, he finds himself dealing with Charles Xavier, a weak, tweed-addled professor who seems to think powers don’t matter nearly as much as personality. Erik’s misconceptions are blown apart when Raven goes missing. (Don’t forget to check out it’s sequel.)

Smallville (TV)

Revenge by astolat

Summary: Revenge is sweet. (It’s a Clark/Lex fic.)

Reconcilable Differences by astolat

Summary: Luthor Family Values. (It’s a Kon-El centred Clark/Lex fic. It has a sequel.)

Therapy Sessions by twilightHDfan

Summary: After another battle, and property damage, Superman and Lex are sent to therapy.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Revelations by astolat

Summary: When Thor fell, everything trembled. (It’s a thorki fic but it focuses on the Avengers.)

A Partial Dictionary Of The 21st Century By Captain Steve Rogers, US Army by copperbadge

Summary: Steve is adapting well to the new millennium, and he has the dictionary to prove it.

Outlast (Video Game)

Light Up The Dark by Miutinichisheno

Summary: A 30 chapter long fic that follows Eddie and Waylon in, escaping and outside of the asylum. Waylon makes a deal with one of the most dangerous patients at the asylum and Eddie doesn’t realise how over his head his plan for revenge leaves him. The two learn to cooperate and work together, finding themselves on the road as they escape Murkoff calling in favours here and there along the way. Waylon discovers just far he can really be pushed and Eddie begins to allow himself to shed the layers years of trauma, mistreatment, self-destruction and rage have built around him; the two becoming a duo that Murkoff will wish they’d never crossed.

Harry Potter

A Snake Named Voldemort by estalita11

Summary: After being turned into a snake and unable to change back, Lord Voldemort is forced to turn to the only other living Parselmouth, Harry Potter. After making a deal, Harry agrees to help the Dark Lord return to his human form. SLASH HP/LVTMR

Kuroko no Basket

Yellow by neko-nya (neko_fish)

Summary: After a body was found in a pond at a park 20 minutes away from Tokyo, Detective Kagami’s been assigned to the case. The victim: a member of the legendary Generation of Miracles who’d mysteriously vanished a decade ago. Enlisting the help of an old friend of the victim, the two will have to navigate through the world of Japan’s small but tight knit basketball community. (I cried so much when I read this. It has a sequel.)

Supernatural

Curvature of the Earth by peroxidepest17

Summary: The one where Dean doesn’t have a gay crisis because Sam has it for him.

Phases of the Moon by peroxidepest17

Summary: The one where Dean doesn’t have commitment issues because Sam has them for him. A sequel to “Curvature of the Earth”

Flames of the Sun by perodxidepest17

Summary: The one where Dean doesn’t have to defend his honor because Sam does it for him. A companion piece to “Phases of the Moon.”

Lucifer (TV)

Only Begotten by astolat

Summary: “Detective, when the Antichrist does make his grand entrance, which I assure you I’d have to know about well in advance, he won’t be killing people one by one,” Lucifer said dismissively. (It’s a crossover with Damien the TV show.)

Whosoever Believeth by astolat

Summary: It had been a month since Lucifer had brought Damien Thorn home with him like a stray kitten, and there was no sign he was planning to put him back out on the street anytime soon. (The sequel to Only Begotten.)