[ Cisco gets more and more worried, the shiftier Eddie's body language gets, the more denials and disclaimers he voices. So, by the time he actually just says what's wrong, it takes a moment to really sink in for Cisco. He looks at Eddie, mouth hanging open slightly, before he summarizes, succinctly: ]
You were jealous?
[ As soon as that idea clicks into place, Cisco doesn't know why it hadn't occurred to him earlier. He knows, after all, that beneath the pleasant, calm surface of Eddie, there are insecurities and issues which lurk, unseen but still very much present. He knows that Eddie's self-esteem is far from flawless, that the way his relationships with Taako and with Iris in particular had played out had made him doubt his own worth. Why hadn't Cisco realized that the same fears would apply to him? Why had it taken him so much by surprise?
Softly, he says: ]
Hey. Look at me, please. Am I right? Is that what's bothering you?
[ Cisco reaches out a hand, cupping Eddie's cheek and gently turning it so that Eddie is facing him, so that he will look at Cisco while they speak. ]
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You were jealous?
[ As soon as that idea clicks into place, Cisco doesn't know why it hadn't occurred to him earlier. He knows, after all, that beneath the pleasant, calm surface of Eddie, there are insecurities and issues which lurk, unseen but still very much present. He knows that Eddie's self-esteem is far from flawless, that the way his relationships with Taako and with Iris in particular had played out had made him doubt his own worth. Why hadn't Cisco realized that the same fears would apply to him? Why had it taken him so much by surprise?
Softly, he says: ]
Hey. Look at me, please. Am I right? Is that what's bothering you?
[ Cisco reaches out a hand, cupping Eddie's cheek and gently turning it so that Eddie is facing him, so that he will look at Cisco while they speak. ]