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( a deep, melodramatic sigh — one she's very glad doesn't transmit along with her texts. she had thought she was being subtle. )

yeah, i'm not even going to try and deny that one
am i totally barking up the wrong tree here?
because sometimes it seems like we're on the same page and then sometimes it's like talking to a brick wall

like, dude, you'll hold my hand and heal me with your magic speed but you won't get handsy in a movie theatre
what gives!!!

[ Cisco does have the advantage of knowing the cultural implications of wanting to creep on somebody's facebook status. ]

i can't speak for him obviously but i don't think it's the wrong tree at all
last time i checked he was single but nervous about trying to mingle
i don't wanna go into too many details and violate some kind of bro code
but his dating history has been complicated recently
and i'm talking the kind of complicated that involves getting trapped in other dimensions & divergent timelines & amnesia
not just the 'feelings are hard' kind
you feel me?

he's a great guy
i think it's just been a long time since he was in the game
you might need to be a little blunt with him
and a little patient.

full disclosure: i thought i was being blunt

( she could try and elaborate, but honestly? it's way easier to snap a screenshot of about 16 texts back-and-forth, one that skye really wishes she could program to self-destruct... )

patient i'm starting to get, though

[ Did this girl just straight-up send him screenshots? Of her flirty texts with a dude, to get his read on it? Oh, he likes her already.

Cisco reads through quickly once, and then a little more slowly, shaking his head. There's a whole lot of flirting and jokes and not a whole lot of honesty or vulnerability coming from either of them in that conversation. This is going to take some Work. ]

okay yeah there's no way he was missing those hints
those weren't signs those were billboards
it definitely reads to me like he was flirting back
and i don't think wally would do that if he wasn't interested

i don't know
this is the part where you learn that i'm good at tech and inspirational speeches
but crap when it comes to dating advice
i mean i've dated a fair number of guys and i AM a guy and even i just have no clue how guys' heads work half the time
or more than half

( it's a lot harder to be open and vulnerable and honest when you have the ability to literally delete the words before you send them. )

obviously if you ever tell him i sent you those i will literally have to quake you into the ground so far you'll wind up in moon china

( she would have never sent them if she thought for a second there was any risk of it... but the statement still stands. it's a significant show of trust in cisco, and she really doesn't want to be wrong. )

but i don't know
maybe playing speedster nurse was a turn off
and i have shit dating luck anyway so maybe it's better if he did change his mind

um, do i LOOK like a snitch???

[ Yes they're texting and she's never met him but so what? ]

also full disclosure i'm like a terrible liar so if he asks directly i'll do my best but like
heads up about that for the future.

i don't know enough about his turn ons or offs to say
i got the impression he's got shit dating luck tho so maybe you'll cancel each other out???
worked for me and my boyfriend so

boy, you look like a bunch of beautiful pixels right now and you know it
but i GUESS you can avoid seeing moon china for now since you're helping me out

( she just really hopes there's no reason for him to bring up the contents of a likely now-forgotten text chain with cisco directly. )

thanks, btw

no problemo
i'ma start work on that tech and i'll hit you up when there's progress.

and i guess my advice re: wally is just... talk to him, straight up.
like it's the most basic advice but honestly?
you gotta do it. only way to figure shit out

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