dc comics disease. it's terminal

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Impulse (Comics), DCU (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Bart Allen & Max Mercury Characters: Bart Allen, Max Mercury Additional Tags: Road Trips, Foster Care, Canon Compliant, Max Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing, Bart Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-Typical Behavior, Discovery, Feelings of Abandonment, Feelings of isolation, foster child, Guns, Life is a Video Game to Bart, Bart Allen is a Mess, Bart Allen is Literally One Month Out of VR, Anthem to Autism and ADHD, Wally West Is Trying His Best, Canon Typical Relationship, Misunderstandings, Difficulty with Emotions and Feelings, Brief appearance of Lobo, Swearing, Typical Max Mercury Behavior, Bart Allen-centric, Bart’s understanding of gender is from a thousand years in the future, Original Character(s), Prequel to the start of impulse, Prequel Summary:

Bart didn’t know what he did to deserve this, because surely forcing a speedster to travel 1,000 miles the long way in a moving truck was nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment. Meanwhile Max struggles to keep the peace, and keep Bart inside the truck as he mentally prepares himself for an uncertain future between them. Bart Allen, fresh from VR, certainly always keeps him guessing.

Highlights include a guest appearance from Lobo, an emotional traffic jam, and crimes involving a Jukebox.

Edit: Previously titled “We’re Getting There” the title change was made on 1/20/2024

potential jobs for Roy Harper:

Tired Domino’s employee

guy who works at like, a place kids go to get archery lessons

odd jobs man

someone else said medieval times in the tags

mechanic but he has no certification or garage so it’s more like you go find him and he’ll fix your car for a random amount of money depending on how he feels

Occasionally does interviews with whatever outlets would want that sort of thing