[ Cisco wants to argue, even opens his mouth to do so - Eddie hadn't hurt him, he'd hurt himself and just used Eddie as the tool. Hurt himself when he threw himself at Eddie, and hurt himself when he just assumed it meant more than it did. But nothing good could come of it, so the words die in his throat, all except: ]
Okay.
[ And he means it, at least for the most part. He's not naive enough to kid himself that things will just immediately go back to normal. He can already see it: they're going to be weird and over-cautious with one another, to both feel guilty and hurt and confused. They'll try to hide it, and neither of them will do very well. And... even knowing Eddie's reasons, even understanding fully with his rational brain that Eddie is making the right call, it's going to take a little bit of time for Cisco to build back his trust and openness. But Eddie is his closest friend. He's still more likely to come to him for help than anybody else.
The request to hug him has Cisco's throat closing up once more, and he actually hesitates before he answers with a tiny nod. ]
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Okay.
[ And he means it, at least for the most part. He's not naive enough to kid himself that things will just immediately go back to normal. He can already see it: they're going to be weird and over-cautious with one another, to both feel guilty and hurt and confused. They'll try to hide it, and neither of them will do very well. And... even knowing Eddie's reasons, even understanding fully with his rational brain that Eddie is making the right call, it's going to take a little bit of time for Cisco to build back his trust and openness. But Eddie is his closest friend. He's still more likely to come to him for help than anybody else.
The request to hug him has Cisco's throat closing up once more, and he actually hesitates before he answers with a tiny nod. ]