You would help him. Barry knew you would. By some accident, Barry ran so fast that he phased through time and ended up in the past. He just needed to try and explain to you the situation. There was high chance that you would, seeing as you were a scientist at STAR Labs, and one of the best as well. You’d been his grounding force from the moment he woke up from that six month long coma. You’d been there through everything, so he was sure that you’d do something. Skip Iris, Caitlin, Cisco— he went to you.

Barry knocked on your door and when you opened it, he swallowed and took you in. Younger. He just needed to figure out how long in the past he’d travelled. “Hey.” He raised an awkward hand in ‘hello’. “You don’t know me yet, but give me a chance to explain.” Barry saw the confusion on your face, but prayed.

Prayed that you would humour him at least, at maybe you wouldn’t, judging by the look on your face, as if he was positively mad- and he couldn’t blame you a bit. It wasn’t everyday that this happened. Barry searched your face for anything at all. Oh, for the love of god, please.

“Just five minutes.” Barry vouched, shrugging. “Five minutes and you can kick me out if you want.”