[The truth is, Eddie and Taako haven't had a lot of very emotionally open moments, forced or not. The closest had been over text, maybe when Taako got in that fight with Dodger and Eddie had picked him up at the clinic. He'd been a bit vulnerable, but still joking, and they hadn't really talked, just watched a movie.
He can't deal with that right now, though, so he pushes the thought away, forces it down. One thing at a time, and at least Iris is in the past.]
Yeah. I'm sorry. I just. You reminded me of when I punched Barry in the face at the casino after it was robbed. I made a big scene and felt like an idiot later because Caitlin convinced me it was some kind of lightning psychosis? I guess I only just connected the dots, you know? I know now it wasn't lightning psychosis. And I punched him for asking Iris to cheat on me with him, and just...the way she explained it, like he knew something she didn't about how she felt...
[A pause, and he sighs again.]
I put two and two together. Something must have happened in that alternate timeline that made her decide to choose him.
[A shrug, and then.]
Not like it matters, because I'm never going home. So they can be together, you know? I'll just do my best to be happy she's happy. And...and yeah, I know you know. I'm sorry for bringing it up, I know how much that memory upsets you.
[Almost without thinking, he drops his free hand on top of Cisco's and takes it again, squeezing gently.]
About friends, I don't know. People just never stick around. I do try to be nice, but at some point, the common denominator is me. I'm guessing it's leftover from high school.
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He can't deal with that right now, though, so he pushes the thought away, forces it down. One thing at a time, and at least Iris is in the past.]
Yeah. I'm sorry. I just. You reminded me of when I punched Barry in the face at the casino after it was robbed. I made a big scene and felt like an idiot later because Caitlin convinced me it was some kind of lightning psychosis? I guess I only just connected the dots, you know? I know now it wasn't lightning psychosis. And I punched him for asking Iris to cheat on me with him, and just...the way she explained it, like he knew something she didn't about how she felt...
[A pause, and he sighs again.]
I put two and two together. Something must have happened in that alternate timeline that made her decide to choose him.
[A shrug, and then.]
Not like it matters, because I'm never going home. So they can be together, you know? I'll just do my best to be happy she's happy. And...and yeah, I know you know. I'm sorry for bringing it up, I know how much that memory upsets you.
[Almost without thinking, he drops his free hand on top of Cisco's and takes it again, squeezing gently.]
About friends, I don't know. People just never stick around. I do try to be nice, but at some point, the common denominator is me. I'm guessing it's leftover from high school.