The cutting gaze is
met with a much more DISTRACTED one, almost as if Cisco’s surprised Hartley
thinks he was talking to him. He wasn’t. They are the only two people in the
lab and yet, he was not.
Okay. Maybe a
little. But it’s hard. “I didn’t say I’m lying to you,” he points out, arms
crossing.
Hartley helping them
find Ronnie has scored him some nice points, sure, but Cisco still doesn’t like
him. Has put ‘befriending Hartley’ on his lost causes list ages ago. And yet,
Hartley – just like Joe – is the person with suspicious about the subject Cisco
is now growing suspicious about.
“Depends
on how important my peace of mind is to you but it’s – it’s about Dr. Wells.”
He looks around to check if they’re truly alone before lowering his voice. “And
before you get into full asshole mode on me; I’m starting to think you might
have been even MORE RIGHT about him than you thought you were.”
out of EVERYTHING he’d anticipated would come out of cisco’s mouth, this hadn’t exactly been at the top of the list. YES, he’ll admit he’d given them no reason to trust him, seeing as he attempted to… well… kill the flash. maybe he assumed the near death experience would BOND them enough to share.
still, he’s uncertain why cisco’s CONFESSION surprised him more than the lie itself. from the DAY wells cast him out of s.t.a.r labs, hartley had grown to suspect and loathe the man’s sinister intentions. but cisco ——- who he once might have called wells’ lapdog ——– was ACKNOWLEDGING it and it meant more to hartley than he’d ever say.
❛ go on. ❜ his tone has lost the edge, and he’s watching cisco carefully.
❛ if there is something —- anything —- you suspect, i should know. ❜ and he’s the last person who would make any judgements based on DISTRUST for wells.
sympathy isn’t exactly DIFFICULT to come by, but this is a rare moment of mutual understanding. who knew that they’d both be sitting here feeling the exact same thing ? hartley’s quiet for a long moment, contemplating his response. fingers idly trace some small circle on the table as the perfectly constructed mask of his expression begins to falter.
❛ you’re preaching to the choir. ❜ and finally, hartley looks at him and the bitterness in his expression isn’t POINTED in his direction. in spite of their differences, at least he can say he understands. MAYBE this won’t be as unbearable as he might assume.
❛ shot in the dark. you got your heart broken, right ? ❜ while his words hold a note of sarcasm, he might actually be interested. call it CURIOSITY.
in all honesty, the decision to relax around jem was beginning to make his task as CLASS TREASURER significantly less exhausting. the animosity he held for most of his peers wasn’t preciselyfalse, but considering… allof the factors, hartley still made a point to adamantly utilize a facade. at least during meetings like this, jem’s BOYFRIEND wasn’t trailing behind him. it makes it easier for him to breathe.
❛ it appears that the fundraiser ran smoothly. ❜ small talk. not his favorite, but he’d be going into detail about it soon, so what’s the harm?
❛ i predict we’ll meet the class goal sooner than expected. ❜
considering this CAREER, alternate realities had never been out of the question. of course, they’d warnedhim about how striking this could be… but really, nothing could soften the blow. YES – hartley had relinquished his anger over what EOBARD THAWNE had done to them, but he’d be lying if he said seeing this face didn’t stir up any memories.
❛ harry, right ? i’ve heard a lot about you. ❜ he resists the tension building within him. THIS is someone different, someone he’s never met before. apparently, he’s been tremendously helpful.
❛ it’s a shame i wasn’t able to make your acquaintance any sooner. ❜
I mean I SAY I love the ‘Enemies to Lovers’ trope but what I really MEAN is that I love the
‘Enemies to Resentful Allies In A Time Of Crisis to Grudging Mutual Respect to Growing Fondness Concealed By Snark to Hurtful Betrayal to Slow Reconciliation With A Greater Understanding Of Each Other to Strange But Solid Friendship to Unexpected Feelings In A Time Of Crisis to Denying Their Feelings While Growing Closer As Friends to Epiphanies Of Love In The Worst Possible Circumstances to Mutual Pining to Unbearable Sexual Tension to Lovers’
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INTERACTIONS
SELECTIVITY. this is a selective blog, meaning that i have the right to chose who - or who not - to roleplay with at any given time. this is not a follow for follow blog. i have an insanely busy schedule beyond tumblr and because hartley was given such a small arc in the show, muse can be hard to come by.
TRIGGERS / NSFW CONTENT. this blog will have nsfw content and triggers. it will be tagged to the best of my ability, but since i have no triggers, some things could go over my head. before i write any trigger-heavy threads, i will do my best to check with you first.
SHIPPING.
let’s be honest. i am shipper trash and i ship hartley with chemistry. however, please be aware that he is homosexual and is attracted romantically and sexually only to males.
GODMODDING.
do not dictate what my character is doing. i’m not very touchy when it comes to this and if i have a problem with what you’re doing, i will let you know before anything else. but if your character wants to punch hartley in the face? go for it. just be wary that he’s brilliant and will find a way to retaliate.
SMUT.
as the mun is well over the legal age, there will be smut here. i’m not saying that I’m the best at writing smut but it’s probably going to happen. if you are not comfortable or underage, just let me know and we’ll fade to black instead.
OOC
hello hello !! i go by kara, and i am 18 years old. life can get pretty busy sometimes with school and work but i will try to be here as much as possible. if we interact, there's a very good chance that i'm going to want to get to know you so feel free to pop into the im !!
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DISCLAIMER
I don't own hartley rathaway or any elements from The Flash canon.
a broken heart once so set on destruction, faltered as plans for vengeance are foiled. hartley's been their enemy on more than one occasion. . . but things have changed. saving cisco and caitlin's life, however unprecedented, healed a fragment of a long lasting rift. fixated grudges began to slip, crumbling as hartley became a resource. and then, with the fight against eobard thawne, an ally. redemption became his virtue.
being raised as an adult was a lesson that empires could fall. . . and hartley was not exempt. in spite of such renowned genius and commendable accomplishment, rejection was suffered for his one perceived flaw. estranged from his family for being gay, hartley was left in solitude— but it didn't stop him from paving himself a better future. in a job with harrison wells at one of the most prestigous labs in the world, he found a place for himself. a home. together, they could build a better future for central city. after all. . . he was harrison's own chosen one.
heartbreak is an unbearably human quality, one not even someone like hartley can escape. the right decisions only do him wrong, wrong that leaves him angry and shattered. his career is over, his hearing once again destroyed. harrison wells destroyed him and destroyed central city. . . and hartley will make him pay. piecing together a plan, stealing money to build his own weapons. if he meets a few of central city's infamous rogues along the way?? well. who's he to deny a good opportunity?
hartley still refuses to blame anyone. who could blame an aging couple who are unequipped to take on a disabled child?? osgood and rachel rathaway were blessed with a son after many efforts—— though their happiness soon faltered upon the realization that their baby boy was deaf. for the first three years of his life, hartley was passed between doctors and specialists, millions of dollars spent on surgeries until their hopes were dashed ;; informed that their precious baby boy would likely never hear. with heavy hearts, they made the decision to put their son up for adoption to a good home who could handle his disability. with hartley would come several million dollars to support him and those who would raise him.
though it was hard to find a family who would accept a child with disability, but they were indeed found. harrison wells and tess morgan, unable to have a child of their own, took him on—— it was rough at first. so few people had attempted to communicate with the four year old boy ;; but they didn’t give up. the adoption papers were signed and they became a family with their own special needs.
hartley wells grew up to be a strong, intelligent young man, having fostered an extremely close bond with his dad through their shared struggles and experiences. harrison was the one to liven hartley, help him learn and grow. only in his late teens did hartley learn to properly articulate his speech through successful hearing aides fashioned by his dad—– though his genius is still primarily expressed through sign language. hartley works at S.T.A.R Labs with his parents, aiming for a better and brighter future for the world.
❛ there’s something WRONG with me.
a flaw in my code, a virus in my heart.
i think i’ve f o r g o t t e n how to love. ❜
STATS
BASICS. name. hartley robert rathaway
age. 24
birthdate. june 22
birthplace. keystone city
species. metahuman
sexuality. homosexual
height. 5"8'
weight. 117 lbs.
profession. scientist / engineer / criminal
negative. belligerent, blasé, possessive, stubborn, conceited, manipulative
moral alignment. chaotic good
ABILITIES. acquired metahuman abilities. enhanced hearing while deaf at what would be considered an ordinary level, hartley can hear on a far broader spectrum. without his hearing aides, he is bombarded by all sorts of frequencies and sounds to the point of becoming quickly overwhelmed. with the help of the hearing aides he constructed for himself, he can pinpoint specified frequencies and smaller scale sounds.
