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Hartley rolled his eyes but couldn’t help smiling. “I like you up here. I’ve always been attracted to taller men. I suppose you were an outlier before.” Hartley tucked the other man’s hair behind his ear. He cocked his head, his eyes sharply taking in the other’s face and expressions completely seriously. “I loved Harrison Wells. I think you know that.” Hartley traced his index finger along Cisco’s jawline. “Perhaps I was foolish. But I have a habit of falling in love easily to those who are good enough,” His drawl was deliberately slow and concise. “My feelings for you have always been complex, Cisco. Mostly those of jealousy and hatred. But feelings have a funny way of morphing once the key catalyst is removed from the equation, don’t they?” Hartley cocked his head to the other side, carefully considering his words. “I can definitively say that I love you. Please don’t feel the need to reciprocate. But I thought you should know.”

“I’m always the outlier,” Cisco laughed, playing with Hartley’s free hand as he held the man’s gaze. As he took in all Hartley was saying, Cisco felt his face blush. The redness started at the tips on his ears and slowly overtook his cheeks, eventually covering his face. The smile on his face widened, and Cisco leaned forward and let his head fall into Hartley’s shoulder. He let out a little giggle as his face was buried in the man’s shirt. Cisco was speechless, and all he could do was smile and laugh. It had been a long time since he felt something quite like this.