[ By all rights he should have seen it coming. Hell, he'd planned this whole picnic as the lead up to a proposal. It is the ideal proposal moment: he knows, because he had been careful to make it that way. And despite that, when Eddie says marry me, Cisco's ears are filled with ringing, and for a long moment he just stares, open-mouthed, not comprehending. ]
Wh-
[ Slowly, slowly, it starts to sink in. Cisco's heart is racing all at once, and he draws away from Eddie, hands coming up unconsciously to cover his mouth. It is an expression of pure, heart-felt shock. But not, it is clear, a bad shock. Eddie has seen Cisco in states of horrified surprise enough to recognize it, no doubt, and this is different. All at once his eyes are full of tears, and the denial kicks in. What if he'd heard wrong? Imagined it? What if he's having some kind of acid flashback auditory hallucination even though he's never done acid? He has to be sure- ]
Did you-
[ His eyes scan Eddie's face, hopeful and uncertain. He can't seem to make himself breathe properly. ]
Say it again?
[ The words are tiny, pleading. He's started to shake, just a little, and he can feel a laugh bubbling up in his throat, but he has to be sure. Completely, 100% verified, double-checked, iron-clad sure. ]
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Wh-
[ Slowly, slowly, it starts to sink in. Cisco's heart is racing all at once, and he draws away from Eddie, hands coming up unconsciously to cover his mouth. It is an expression of pure, heart-felt shock. But not, it is clear, a bad shock. Eddie has seen Cisco in states of horrified surprise enough to recognize it, no doubt, and this is different. All at once his eyes are full of tears, and the denial kicks in. What if he'd heard wrong? Imagined it? What if he's having some kind of acid flashback auditory hallucination even though he's never done acid? He has to be sure- ]
Did you-
[ His eyes scan Eddie's face, hopeful and uncertain. He can't seem to make himself breathe properly. ]
Say it again?
[ The words are tiny, pleading. He's started to shake, just a little, and he can feel a laugh bubbling up in his throat, but he has to be sure. Completely, 100% verified, double-checked, iron-clad sure. ]