"Being with him felt like the rush of adrenaline you get on a rollercoaster. He offered her an escape from the horrid reality of her life. And this whole thing may blow up in her face, but she'd enjoy every minute of it until it did." Spencer Hathaway's childhood wasn't a normal one. She grew up with two very wealthy parents in a very unhealthy relationship. Once she turned 18, she had the freedom to escape her chaotic family and traded sunny Central City for gloomy Starling City. She found a good college, a decent apartment, and a stubborn boy in a red hoodie whose path always seemed to cross with her own. Spencer soon found out the boy who went looking for trouble wasn't so different from herself. [pre-arrow/pre-flash] [roy/oc] [prequel to distance]

"He could run faster than the speed of sound but he still wasn't fast enough to close the distance between them." Spencer Hathaway had a good life. Not incredibly noteworthy. Not utterly horrible. Just good. Then Barry Allen was struck by lighting, and she wasn't sure if her life had gotten better or worse. [season 1] [barry/oc] Highest Rank // # 57 in Fanfiction

"Maybe Oliver was right." "Oliver? What are you talking about?" "Being with me puts you in danger. It's not worth the risk." The day Barry almost saved his mother was the day everything changed. He purposely left things as they were so everyone could be happy. But the opposite happened. Lives were lost and new threats were looming. Barry took on all the guilt and Spencer couldn't handle the pain, causing both of them to push everyone they cared about away. Including each other. Now, six months after that day, Team Flash reunites to fight against new enemies, travel to new worlds and race against time. Unfortunately for Spencer and Barry, time was never really on their side. [season 2] [barry/oc]