[ Cisco's voice has gone low, too, and there is no trace of anger or blame in it. He had almost said you didn't kill anyone, but of course, that's not true. Eddie had killed himself, after all. And even if there were reasons, and even though Cisco is trying to find a way to undo it... that had still happened.
But he is immensely relieved when Eddie hugs him back and he feels the tension bleeding out of him. Cisco can work with this. He can be a comfort, because he's been there. ]
Look... I know how you feel right now. Or, I think I do, anyway. It's probably pretty much exactly how I felt after the particle accelerator I spent years helping to build exploded and a lot of people died. I carried that around for a long time. But y'know what? That wasn't any more my fault than the singularity was yours. There was no way you could know... and it wasn't only what you did. It was all of us, helping Barry go back in time in the first place. It was- Eobard, putting you in the position where you felt like you had to do what you did.
[ Cisco's arms tighten around Eddie, voice going fervent as he adds: ]
Ronnie sacrificed himself, just like you did. He and Stein flew into the singularity and then separated so their energy would close it. He knew the risks, and he made that choice. You were both heroes.
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[ Cisco's voice has gone low, too, and there is no trace of anger or blame in it. He had almost said you didn't kill anyone, but of course, that's not true. Eddie had killed himself, after all. And even if there were reasons, and even though Cisco is trying to find a way to undo it... that had still happened.
But he is immensely relieved when Eddie hugs him back and he feels the tension bleeding out of him. Cisco can work with this. He can be a comfort, because he's been there. ]
Look... I know how you feel right now. Or, I think I do, anyway. It's probably pretty much exactly how I felt after the particle accelerator I spent years helping to build exploded and a lot of people died. I carried that around for a long time. But y'know what? That wasn't any more my fault than the singularity was yours. There was no way you could know... and it wasn't only what you did. It was all of us, helping Barry go back in time in the first place. It was- Eobard, putting you in the position where you felt like you had to do what you did.
[ Cisco's arms tighten around Eddie, voice going fervent as he adds: ]
Ronnie sacrificed himself, just like you did. He and Stein flew into the singularity and then separated so their energy would close it. He knew the risks, and he made that choice. You were both heroes.