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Barry sat in his chair, the ring light and microphone just out of frame. Being a hero doesn't exactly pay the bills, so he started a Twitch.
“Alright, Flashlights —” (not inappropriate, he just wants his fans to know they light up his soul) “— my friends in the Justice League just dropped a video for Alpha Mental Health Month. Haven’t seen it yet. I heard it’s... intense. So today, we’re reacting."
He opens Chrome.
Then Googles Google.
Then uses that to search for YouTube.
Chat immediately lights up:
“BRO WHAT”
“double googling should be a crime”
“Man moves faster than light, but he’s slower than a turtle.”
Before Barry can even find the video, the first result is Flight Reacts already reacting to it — visibly emotional, blinking through tears, obviously, the video spoke to his spirit.
Barry squints at the screen. “HOW TF DID FLIGHT UPLOAD SO EARLY? …wait... is that B, chat, let's hurry up and watch this video."
He looks very pensive, wondering how the stoic omega even agreed to such a thing
After an Ad, the video begins with the beat slowly coming in, and Superman looking discouraged, sitting in the corner
Batman, donning his cloth suit, comes into frame. He only wears it when he doesn't expect any combat.
"GYATTTTT" Barry pauses the video and shakes his head while wagging his tongue like a dog.
He slaps the spacebar, pausing the video.
Chat erupts.
“BARRY YOU’RE COOKED”
“Batman a milf.”
"ok, chat, let's lock in."
He unpauses the video, Batman looks angry, and snaps at Clark's face, clearly mid-argument,
"HELLO! Why are you acting like a BITCH?"
Barry lets out a smirk, but locks back in.
Clark looks surprised at Batman's audacity, and he stands up, as if he has finally had enough, waving his hands in anger.
And Barry swears on his dead mama
Starts Rapping
"'Cause I gave you too many chances to understand."
Viewers watch as the Flash pauses the video and starts laughing, shaking with it. "Shut that shit up," and continues laughing because it's utterly ridiculous... How the fuck did they get Batman to do this?
Even in the video, Batman is frowning, as if he's being forced to make this, and he pauses to Clark, who is still rapping his heart out.
"The pain sounds different when it's coming from an Alpha."
Barry tries not to laugh, his eyebrows knotted and his lips pursed. He pauses the video, hoping that it will help.
The viewers are spamming laughing emojis, some saying Alpha suicide rates are actually going to go up from this.
He gets a call from Hal.
Obviously struggling not to wheeze, he says, "Hold on, chat it's one of the Green Lanterns," and answers the call, letting Hal know he's on speaker.
"Flash, I'm watching your stream. Why are you trying not to laugh, bro!"
He puts his head down, looking oddly Serene with his eyes closed, cheekbones becoming defined as he forces his facial muscles not to let out the biggest laugh of his life.
"That's disrespectful as shit, bro, stop laughing." Hal himself sounds like he's trying not to laugh.