[ Cisco's not stupid, either. He knows that, if their friends react badly to the news that they are together, any outrage and anger will be directed at Harry, and not himself, no matter how much he insists it was his idea in the first place, that he practically bullied Harry into it. They know Cisco better than Harry, trust him more - even after everything Harry has done.
Besides, he knows it's easy for them to think of him as less capable and less mature than he is. That in some ways it's easy for them to see him as a victim, because they'd seen him like that in the past. They might not know everything that had gone on between him and Eobard (something he's profoundly grateful for), but they knew enough. They'd seen him at his lowest points - Harry never had. Just anticipating that concern, the hushed voices, rankles him, makes his pride sting.
But Harry has a point. They will figure it out sooner or later. The fact that they haven't yet is a small miracle - considering how many risks they have taken, how many times they've ended up tangled together kissing breathlessly in the workshop or med bay or an empty office. ]
Maybe it'll be good for them. Give 'em something to get their mind off...
[ He trails off and shrugs, but Harry will know what he means, he's sure. Get Barry's mind off his father being brutally murdered right in front of him. Get Caitlin's mind off being kidnapped and terrorized by a madman. ]
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[ Cisco's not stupid, either. He knows that, if their friends react badly to the news that they are together, any outrage and anger will be directed at Harry, and not himself, no matter how much he insists it was his idea in the first place, that he practically bullied Harry into it. They know Cisco better than Harry, trust him more - even after everything Harry has done.
Besides, he knows it's easy for them to think of him as less capable and less mature than he is. That in some ways it's easy for them to see him as a victim, because they'd seen him like that in the past. They might not know everything that had gone on between him and Eobard (something he's profoundly grateful for), but they knew enough. They'd seen him at his lowest points - Harry never had. Just anticipating that concern, the hushed voices, rankles him, makes his pride sting.
But Harry has a point. They will figure it out sooner or later. The fact that they haven't yet is a small miracle - considering how many risks they have taken, how many times they've ended up tangled together kissing breathlessly in the workshop or med bay or an empty office. ]
Maybe it'll be good for them. Give 'em something to get their mind off...
[ He trails off and shrugs, but Harry will know what he means, he's sure. Get Barry's mind off his father being brutally murdered right in front of him. Get Caitlin's mind off being kidnapped and terrorized by a madman. ]