Chapter 75 – Blackpink in the Cortex
It started like any other day.
Metahuman fight downtown. Barry zipped in, zipped out. Done in ten minutes. The streets were clean, the civilians were safe, and the city barely noticed the chaos.
Back in the Cortex, the atmosphere was unusually… loud.
> "You promised me, man!" Cisco shouted, standing dramatically on the staircase railing like he was in the middle of a courtroom drama.
Dante sat on the Cortex couch, chewing on a bag of chips, entirely unimpressed.
> "You said after you saved the world, you'd sing the song I picked. And I quote: 'Pick anything, and I'll sing it with heart.'"
Dante sighed, loud and long. "Dude. Get over it. I lie. It's a thing."
Caitlin, sitting at her usual desk, snorted softly behind her mug of tea.
> "He's not wrong," Wells said. "He lies like most people breathe."
> "But this lie hurt me emotionally," Cisco declared, pressing a hand to his chest like a Shakespearean hero. "And now, I demand justice."
> "What's the song, anyway?" Barry asked as he entered, casually wiping blood off his suit.
Cisco turned, eyes gleaming. "BLACKPINK. Kill This Love."
Dante nearly choked on his chip.
> "No," he said immediately.
> "Yes."
> "Nope."
> "Yes!" Cisco stepped closer. "Or I swear, I'll make you sing Lalisa while doing interpretive dance."
> "I'll burn this building down," Dante muttered.
> "DO IT FOR JUSTICE!"
Caitlin set down her tea, laughing. "Wait wait wait—Dante, do you even know Blackpink?"
Dante gave her a side glance.
> "I mean… I don't really listen to their music," he admitted. "But... Lisa and Jennie?"
He made a vague swooning motion with his hands.
> "Yeah. Hot."
There was a full two seconds of stunned silence.
Then Caitlin blinked. "Really?"
> "I'm being honest," Dante said, shrugging. "The music's not my thing. But Lisa's got that look. And Jennie's got that 'will-end-your-existence' vibe. I respect it."
Cisco's jaw dropped. "You simp."
> "Not a simp," Dante corrected. "An admirer of powerful chaos queens."
> "You know what?" Cisco grinned, stepping over to his workstation. "Screw this. You're gonna sing. And I'm gonna make sure of it."
> "How?" Barry asked, watching Cisco's hands fly over the controls.
> "Simple," Cisco said. "I'm gonna go get them."
> "Wait—get who?" Dante froze, sitting upright.
> "Lisa and Jennie."
> "...from Blackpink?!"
> "Yup."
> "Cisco, you—!"
But it was too late.
The breach opened with a flash of blue lightning, humming through the Cortex like a star splitting open.
Out of the glowing circle stepped two very confused figures.
Dressed in casual off-stage outfits—hoodies, jeans, and sunglasses—Lisa and Jennie blinked as they took in the unfamiliar lab, tech panels, and... four gawking nerds.
> "Um… where are we?" Jennie asked, eyes narrowing.
> "Is this a prank show?" Lisa asked, looking around for cameras.
Dante immediately stood up, suddenly very aware of the blood on his shirt and the potato chip dust on his fingers.
> "...Hi," he said. "Big fan. Of your… faces."
Cisco nearly fell over laughing.
Barry cleared his throat and stepped forward.
> "Okay, let me explain. Hi, I'm Barry Allen. The Flash."
Lisa's eyes widened.
> "Wait—The Flash? As in… Central City?"
> "Yep."
Jennie's mouth dropped open. "You're real?!"
> "Very real," Barry said with a small smile.
> "I KNEW IT!" Lisa spun to Jennie, grinning. "I told you it wasn't just American movie stuff!"
Cisco was beaming now. "This is the best day of my life."
> "You kidnapped them!" Dante hissed at him under his breath.
> "Nope," Cisco whispered back. "I borrowed them. They'll be back in five minutes. Chill."
Meanwhile, Lisa was now walking around the Cortex in awe, touching buttons and waving at Gideon. Jennie had taken off her sunglasses and was squinting at Dante.
> "Wait a second," she said. "You're not Flash."
> "No," Dante said slowly, standing a little taller. "I'm… kind of a mess."
Lisa leaned closer to Cisco. "Who is he?"
> "That's Dante," Cisco said. "He saved the universe. No biggie."
Jennie raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Dante shrugged. "Exploded some aliens. Set the sky on fire. Died a little. Came back. Normal Tuesday."
Lisa looked him up and down. "You don't look like a hero."
> "I don't act like one either," Dante said with a sly grin.
Jennie crossed her arms, a smile curling. "But you do have main character energy."
> "Thank you," Dante said, pretending to flip invisible hair.
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Moments Later
Cisco clapped his hands. "Okay! Here's the deal: Dante promised me he'd sing if he survived. He survived. And now, Lisa and Jennie are going to help force him to keep his promise."
> "This is extortion," Dante muttered.
> "This is art," Cisco corrected.
Jennie crossed her arms. "I mean, if he really doesn't want to—"
> "Oh, he does," Caitlin called out, already pulling out her phone to record.
Dante stared at the group: Lisa, Jennie, Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, and even Wells—who now had popcorn.
He closed his eyes. Took a deep breath.
> "Fine," he muttered. "But I'm not dancing."
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Three Minutes Later
The Cortex echoed with laughter.
Dante stood in the middle of the room, singing Kill This Love in the most dramatic, overly-emotional voice he could manage. He didn't dance, but he did swing around a mop like it was a mic stand.
Jennie was laughing so hard she had to sit down. Lisa joined in with a mock backup dance, Cisco clapping like a proud dad.
Barry recorded every second on his phone.
> "I hate all of you," Dante shouted between lyrics.
> "We love you too, Red Doom," Cisco called back.
> "KILL THIS LOVE, YEAH IT'S SAD BUT TRUE!" Dante shouted, dramatically falling to his knees.
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As the Breach Reopened
Lisa gave Dante a quick hug. "You're insane."
> "I know."
Jennie winked. "Don't die again, okay?"
> "No promises."
The two idols stepped back through the breach, still giggling.
The portal snapped shut.
Silence returned.
Barry was still laughing.
Caitlin walked up and rested a hand on Dante's shoulder. "That was... something."
> "That was the lowest point of my life," he replied. "And I've died."
Cisco wrapped an arm around his neck. "Don't worry, buddy. That video is going viral across every Earth."
> "I will literally become a villain."
> "Worth it."
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