I just don't want to cause trouble. They were best friends, you know?

[It comes out before he really thinks about it, and he takes a heavy breath, holding it in and then releasing it slowly.]

I never wanted to be the reason they stopped being friends. I put my foot down when I started to feel like I was the third wheel in their relationship, but...you know, I never wanted to push him out of her life. Not getting it would've done that. So I just...ugh. It doesn't really matter. I'm just retreading the same ground again.

[Leaning into Cisco's hands, he accepts the gentle comfort, the way Cisco wipes his tears away and kisses his forehead, his boyfriend's beautiful dark eyes wet with tears, because Cisco cares about how he feels. It's soothing, to hear that Iris waited, that she mourned him, that she didn't just run into Barry's arms. Swallowing hard, he nods a bit, lifting a hand and kisses Cisco back, softly, before scrubbing at his eyes.]

Well. I'm really really resentful that I didn't just get together with you right away and just skip Taako.