[ Cisco doesn't say anything, but from the brief lift of his eyebrows, he's not all that surprised. He'd already heard Barry complaining about that same mooning. At length. Barry had been feeling particularly insecure about the whole thing, and it would seem that, even with the distance of time and in an entirely different universe, Eddie's feeling a little insecure, too. ]
You're right. No competition. You're way better.
[ Oddly enough, that feeling of awkwardness, over his not-all-that-platonic feelings for Eddie, isn't really an issue when he declares that. This feels less like an admission of personal attraction and more like an objective statement of how not-all-that-desirable-after-all Oliver Queen is. ]
Sure he's got the jawline and whatever, but you've got that, too, and come on. Anybody that intense and gruff and incapable of taking a joke would be terrible in bed. Just terrible. I mean, think about it.
[ All the worst sex Cisco had had, had been with people who refused to just come out and actually communicate what they wanted, what they liked, or who were so over-serious that there was no joy in it, just anxious over-compensation and pretense.
It's gratifying, to see the way the simple scalp massage renders Eddie so totally blissed-out. He looks so serene, with his eyes closed, pale eyelashes resting against his slightly flushed cheeks. Cisco huffs a quiet laugh at the compliment, reaching down for the shower head and rinsing Eddie's hair once more. ]
Think I missed my true calling? If I ever get sick of being an engineer, maybe I got another option.
[ He finishes getting the last of the shampoo out, gently squeezes the excess water from Eddie's hair before he reaches down the conditioner. Once more, he puts some of it into his hands (less than he uses on himself, because Eddie has considerably less hair - both in length and to a degree in volume) and starts working it into Eddie's wet hair. ]
I can give you a shave, too, while this sits for a few minutes. I'm not really good at the whole rugged stubble thing, but I can shave you clean and you'll be back to being just the right amount of prickly in a couple days. Hopefully by then all this will be over and you can take it from there, and if not... we'll figure it out. Sound good?
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You're right. No competition. You're way better.
[ Oddly enough, that feeling of awkwardness, over his not-all-that-platonic feelings for Eddie, isn't really an issue when he declares that. This feels less like an admission of personal attraction and more like an objective statement of how not-all-that-desirable-after-all Oliver Queen is. ]
Sure he's got the jawline and whatever, but you've got that, too, and come on. Anybody that intense and gruff and incapable of taking a joke would be terrible in bed. Just terrible. I mean, think about it.
[ All the worst sex Cisco had had, had been with people who refused to just come out and actually communicate what they wanted, what they liked, or who were so over-serious that there was no joy in it, just anxious over-compensation and pretense.
It's gratifying, to see the way the simple scalp massage renders Eddie so totally blissed-out. He looks so serene, with his eyes closed, pale eyelashes resting against his slightly flushed cheeks. Cisco huffs a quiet laugh at the compliment, reaching down for the shower head and rinsing Eddie's hair once more. ]
Think I missed my true calling? If I ever get sick of being an engineer, maybe I got another option.
[ He finishes getting the last of the shampoo out, gently squeezes the excess water from Eddie's hair before he reaches down the conditioner. Once more, he puts some of it into his hands (less than he uses on himself, because Eddie has considerably less hair - both in length and to a degree in volume) and starts working it into Eddie's wet hair. ]
I can give you a shave, too, while this sits for a few minutes. I'm not really good at the whole rugged stubble thing, but I can shave you clean and you'll be back to being just the right amount of prickly in a couple days. Hopefully by then all this will be over and you can take it from there, and if not... we'll figure it out. Sound good?