#hrsnow

“Caitlin—”

“That’s not my name!” Killer Frosthissed, her slap stinging on his cheek. She burned the pain away with an icy hand, freezing his tears with akiss. “Oh, honey, you made me hit you again…”

HR choked, “I’m sor-sorry!”

“I forgive you, but you need toget certain things through that cute, silly head of yours, and one of thosethings is that Caity’s gone.  She can’tkeep you safe from that bounty hunter.”

“Francisco—”

“Is no match for his clear better.  But me? She can’t vibe with a frozen heart.”

“C—Killer Frost, you don’t have todo that.”

“Don’t have to what?  Do whatever it takes to keep the mostprecious person in my life safe???”

HR’s lower lip wobbled until hebit it, protests dying in his throat, “I… I miss our friends…”

“I know, honey, but we’ll see themagain.  You just need to stay here for a littlebit longer, just until I do some hunting of my own.”

HR froze when she kissed him forgood luck.

Her heels clacked against themetal floor of the Time Vault, vibeproofed by his doppelganger’s bodysnatcher.  The door sealed shut upon her departure.

HR shivered, body desperate todefrost.  He rattled his cuffs againstthe infamous wheelchair to no avail.

HR understood that he needed to behere until Killer Frost… neutralized Miss Reynolds, but did he have to behere alone?  C-couldn’t somebody staywith him?