[ He can tell what Harry is doing - making himself come near, elbowing him like that in an attempt to undo his unconscious flinch. Cisco is torn between gratitude and guilt that Harry feels obligated to do it. Why did this have to happen, just when things between them had gotten simpler? Why did Reverb have to ruin everything? ]
What, um. What tipped you off?
[ Cisco knows that maybe he shouldn't ask. Asking is forcing Harry to think about it, relive it, and that can't be pleasant. But all the same, he needs to know. He feels sick and unmoored and just wants to have some detail he can hold onto. It might not have been hard for Harry to spot the difference between them, but right now the barrier between his own identity and Reverb's feels far more fluid than Cisco would like. ]
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What, um. What tipped you off?
[ Cisco knows that maybe he shouldn't ask. Asking is forcing Harry to think about it, relive it, and that can't be pleasant. But all the same, he needs to know. He feels sick and unmoored and just wants to have some detail he can hold onto. It might not have been hard for Harry to spot the difference between them, but right now the barrier between his own identity and Reverb's feels far more fluid than Cisco would like. ]