Bartholomew Henry “Barry Allen ”

Barry was born on March 14, 1989, to Henry and Nora Allen as an only child.

When he was six years old, Barry begged his parents to take him to a science exhibition in Midway City, but they, unfortunately, got a flat tire on the way. The family’s car had to be towed to a garage in Masonville, where they were stuck all day. Barry and his parents had ice cream and french fries with gravy for dinner at a small diner and spent the night watching the local fireworks display. Barry would consider this to be one of the happiest memories he ever had with his parents.

Barry and his mother would watch Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra musicals together on rainy nights.

At some point, Barry met Iris West at school, with whom he became best friends. At the age of 10,Barry formed a crush on her. Iris’ father, Joe West, as well as Henry and Nora, were all aware of Barry’s developing romantic feelings.

On March 18, 2000when Barry was 11 years old, he ran home from school after getting into a fight with some bullies. Though not being fast enough, his mother assured Barry that he had a good heart, and his father was proud of him for winning the fight.Later that night, Barry was comforted by his mother when he admitted he was afraid of the dark. Nora convinced him he wasn’t afraid of darkness itself, just being alone in the dark and wished him sweet dreams.