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[Guess what nerd is growing more and more impatient in the fact that he can't seem to hack beyond the basic functions of a computer. His hair's a mess from running his hands through it, his bowtie is undone and he's potentially typing a little more furious with each attempt to get into the system.]

...no, I do not want hot chocolate. Is it so difficult for you to understand that I want a breach home?!

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We don't have a room here!

We do. You would have known that if you hadn't been so obsessed with the computers. [Oliver pets his thigh] A private room with a door that locks.

[He rubs his hand over his face]

Oliver, we're not staying here. This isn't some hotel for a stakeout.

[He drops Barry onto the bed. It's soft and big enough for two.] it's also a problem we aren't going to solve tonight. I trust Sara Lance. I trust the other.. me. You'll be protected.

That's what matters most.

[He catches his hand before Oliver can go anywhere]

Oliver, I don't need protection. I can take care of myself. Besides no one out there seems to look like they're a threat.

I can't do this without you Barry. Any of it.

We'll find our way home.

And you won't.

[His grip is firm on his hand and Barry draws himself close]

You won't do anything without me. I'll always be right there with you. But that doesn't mean that you need to put me in a bubble. I've managed to survive all these years before you quite literally crashed into my life.

Fair enough. [He kisses him again, wrapping an arm around his waist.] I'll try and do better. But I'll always worry.

This place seems safe enough.

[He cups Oliver's face in his hands]

I love you and I'm sure I won't be in too much danger. Besides, this is STAR Labs.

It is safe. [And he will make damn sure that it stays that way until Barry finds them a way back to their own Earth.]

I trust you.

I love you. [Words that come a little easier every time he says them.]

[That gets him to melt. Barry kisses him softly again]

Then let me see if I can do something to make a breach appear for us to get home?

[Nice try.]

Not until you've rested.
Not until you've eaten.

Three more attempts and I promise I will rest and eat.

[Kiss.] No. No more attempts tonight. You're staying in bed if I have to wrap myself around you to keep you here.

[He kisses back]

...two more attempts.

No. [Murmured against his lips, hands sliding up to undo his tie and work at the buttons on his shirt.]

[he reaches and bats Oliver's hands away, red on his face. The room may be locked but this is certainly not a place to let one's guard down]

Oliver. You're not bargaining correctly. I'm lowering my number, you're ot.

[A smile as he pulls his shirt up and off.] I am not bargaining. I'm simply pressing my advantage.

[He tries to scramble away while the shirt is being taken off, using his own advantage.]

[Oh no you don't Barry Allen.

Barry might move fast, but Oliver is faster. Bare arms hook around his waist, hauling him in close against his chest.] No, no, no. You are staying in bed. With me.

[Solid chest, warm heartbeat. Oliver is hard to resist but he knows that he needs to get them out of here. And that needs to be done with Barry concentrating on trying to get the coding out. He tries to wriggle away from those arms]

What if someone walks in, Ollie?

No one will walk in, Barry. The rooms are secure and I am not letting you out of this room until you sleep and get something to eat.

I'm fine. I just had breakfast before we got here.

And now we're past midnight and I haven't seen you eat or drink anything since we did. You have to rest, you have to eat and you have to sleep.

And we're trapped in some outside dimension and have no way to get home. What the flipping heck is this place? Nothing seems right.