[ Jesse had made it very clear: now that Zoom was really and truly gone, she was going back home to Earth-2. She'd also made it clear that she didn't expect him to come back with her and that it was fine, that it was just nice to see him happy here. And he was. Happy here, anyway. It had been a long time since Harrison had really felt something along those lines, and recent developments had had something to do with that. Things with Cisco had been . . . he wouldn't say great because nothing about their lives was really all that great right now, but it was a bright spot. It was something new, fresh, something that felt genuinely good. If he were the type to be more open about his feelings, he might even admit that he'd like to see where it goes without the threat of Zoom lurking in the back of their minds.
But Jesse was going home and he couldn't abandon her.
That had been the whole point behind coming to this Earth to begin with. Save Jesse, to hell with the rest of the world. Worlds. After his wife had passed, they were all the other had left in the world. Of course, Jesse is more forgiving than he is — or maybe she was just too young to remember the "family" that wasn't there for them after her passing. He'd never felt close, himself. All he needed was his science. And Jesse. The former he could do no matter where he was. The latter . . . where she went, he'd follow. Zoom had trapped her in his own flavor of hell and he'd dragged his broken spirit through it until he could pull her out. How could he even consider anything else?
There were other matters, other things to consider — that he still had much to atone for on Earth-2 and helping pull things back together was a good way to start, that his company needed his guidance to be rebuilt from its ashes, that Central City still needed its "savior" and maybe he could finally make good on that title. But the driving force was her. It was always her.
Didn't make his heart ache any less.
Harrison waits by Cisco's lab, quietly cleaning off the pulse laser. Jesse had already gone back to their apartment to finish sorting out their affairs — he'd leave that to her. But Cisco at least deserved to know his decision the minute it had been made. At least it would be quick, in theory. Like ripping off a band-aid. They'd have maybe a day (if he had any choice, a few hours — he was never one for long goodbyes) and then that would be that. They'd move on one way or another. ]
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But Jesse was going home and he couldn't abandon her.
That had been the whole point behind coming to this Earth to begin with. Save Jesse, to hell with the rest of the world. Worlds. After his wife had passed, they were all the other had left in the world. Of course, Jesse is more forgiving than he is — or maybe she was just too young to remember the "family" that wasn't there for them after her passing. He'd never felt close, himself. All he needed was his science. And Jesse. The former he could do no matter where he was. The latter . . . where she went, he'd follow. Zoom had trapped her in his own flavor of hell and he'd dragged his broken spirit through it until he could pull her out. How could he even consider anything else?
There were other matters, other things to consider — that he still had much to atone for on Earth-2 and helping pull things back together was a good way to start, that his company needed his guidance to be rebuilt from its ashes, that Central City still needed its "savior" and maybe he could finally make good on that title. But the driving force was her. It was always her.
Didn't make his heart ache any less.
Harrison waits by Cisco's lab, quietly cleaning off the pulse laser. Jesse had already gone back to their apartment to finish sorting out their affairs — he'd leave that to her. But Cisco at least deserved to know his decision the minute it had been made. At least it would be quick, in theory. Like ripping off a band-aid. They'd have maybe a day (if he had any choice, a few hours — he was never one for long goodbyes) and then that would be that. They'd move on one way or another. ]
Ramon.