Cisco backup

Sister to the rescue

Violet waited for a little bit before completely ready to kick the door down. She was just about to before deciding to try the door knob. It was, in fact, unlocked so she immediately opened it and closed the door behind her, practically running over to Cisco and sliding onto the couch, pulling Cisco’s head up and putting it in her lap so that she could pet his hair and he could still be curled up in his little ball of sadness. “Tell me what happened, Cisco. I thought you both were just about to get serious. Last time I saw you, he was wrapped around you like a koala.”

Cisco groaned at the movement under his head and Violet’s voice again. “Just let me sleep. I don’t want to face reality right now, please,” he brought his dangling hand up to rub his puffy eyes. “Thanks for coming, Vi. I don’t really know what to do or how to react. I don’t want to tell the rest of the family yet. I’m sure they’re still trying to come to terms with me having powers. Now they’re supposed to accept the fact that I’m bi and really into a guy who just dumped my ass because I wasn’t ready to tell them yet?” Cisco curled up close to Vi, longing for the physical contact that his mind and body craved.

Sister to the rescue

notpurple-violet:

After the disturbing run-in with the nameless metahuman, Violet had every intention to go home and have a stiff drink before passing out for the night. When she got the text from Cisco, however, her blood ran cold. That Rathaway bastard broke his heart. She expected it to happen eventually but not so quickly. With Cisco’s track record of going off the rails, when Cisco asked to not be alone, she practically sprinted to Cisco’s apartment, extremely out of breath as she knocked on the door. “Cisco, open up, it’s Vi.”

@fransciscoramon

The door clicked shut behind Hartley and Cisco felt numb. He didn’t get up off the couch to lock the door, but instead curled up under a blanket and cried. After Cisco sent out the text message, he regretted it. He was a complete mess, wanting to disappear forever. Violet really shouldn’t see him like this. He was supposed to be her big brother, the one who protected her, not the other way around. He felt so stupid for letting himself fall for someone this fast and this hard. It was idiotic, really. After his last response, Cisco dozed off, physically and mentally exhausted from crying. At Violet’s voice, Cisco rolled over and let his arm fall so it was dangling over the side of the couch.

whitecanary-lance:

“Hurting you would do no good for me, Cisco.” Sara said in an matter of fact tone. “Your self loathing isn’t going to do any good for you. At least you didn’t kill anyone– that you can’t take back. I do suggest you figure out some kind of anchor to keep yourself grounded. Others will not be so forthcoming in letting you walk away from a fight unharmed like I did.”

“See, I was told I did kill some people. I can’t remember, and it eats away at me. I don’t know who to believe anymore.” He sighed. “I don’t have anything to anchor me, Sara. I’m alone in this world, especially after what I did.”

jessecwells:

“The security,” she told him frankly. But disappointed in his response, she sighed. “Why are you here then? If you’re resigned to admitting defeat. That’s pointless. Useless. You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t intelligent. Science isn’t victory after victory. It’s 99 failures, and then one victory.” She scolded him.

“Did Barry or Caitlin update you on what happened? My powers overtook my whole being. I went off the grid, hardly remember anything that happened. I killed people without meaning to, hurt even more. I hurt people that I care about, and I’m not okay with that. I’m sorry. Sorry that I’m not more optimistic right now. Sorry I use humor as a defense mechanism. Sorry that I’m not much of a scientist right now.” He sighed heavily, turning away from the woman to check the status of the pot on the stove. “I haven’t been to work in weeks. I’m afraid that what happened before is going to happen again, because I can feel it peeling away at my being. I can’t be around my friends and risk it happening again.”

Text: Sister

Cisco: I need you. I’m alone, and I really shouldn’t be. Thinking about going to STAR Labs and having Barry or Caitlin watch me so I don’t do something dumb.
Violet: What? Cisco, what’s wrong?
Cisco: I was stupid. I fell too hard, too fast and he wanted me to come out or let go. I’m just not ready to tell the rest of the family or the world yet.
Cisco: I ran out of ice cream yesterday. Otherwise I’d totally tell you there was ice cream waiting for you here.

jessecwells:

“I’m serious. A lot is going on. We need all the minds we can get. I don’t want anyone else getting hurt. Or taken. Or killed.” She appreciated him trying to keep it light, but she felt that everyone in STAR Labs needed to be kept up to date. “Yeah. Especially since I’m kind of temporarily living here. Do you think you could help with that?”

“Wait, help with your living situation or with the security. Because I can do both.” Cisco said, grabbing a box of kraft macaroni from the cupboard and putting a pan on the stove to start boiling. “But in all seriousness, I’m probably not much of any help. Everytime I’ve ever upgraded the security, it always was a flop.”

jessecwells:

Jesse made a face, accompanied by a small chuckle. “You have a lot to catch up on,” she almost warned him. One of the things that would hurt them most was lack of knowledge. Zoom had eyes, they needed eyes too. “No, I was just brainstorming things for security measures. I’ll come with.” She gave him a small smile, heading in the direction of the kitchen area.

“Story of my life.” Cisco laughed as he walked alongside the woman. “More security updates in store for STAR Labs? I think we need it. Each time we upgrade someone manages to get in and screw it all up.” He sighed as they turned the corner into the kitchen.

Text: Sister

Cisco: I need you. I’m alone, and I really shouldn’t be. Thinking about going to STAR Labs and having Barry or Caitlin watch me so I don’t do something dumb.

rathawayxhartley:

fransciscoramon:

rathawayxhartley:

“Why am I still here?” He repeated incredulously. “Because I’m giving you a choice, Cisco. You say that you love me and that I’m not an experiment so prove it because I’m not going to sneak around with you. I’m not going to feel guilty about holding your hand. I tried that at the Gala, Cisco. And then I nearly lost you. You could have died. How am I supposed to go about my life putting it all on some kind of hold just because you’re afraid? I’m too old to pretend that I’m just your gay sidekick. I’m too old to be ashamed of my sexuality because I was in love with yet another ‘heteroflexible’ man. So there’s your choice. We’re either publicly together or not at all.”

“You don’t have to sneak around with me. I mean, I really was excited about the Gala, but it really scared me. You were seriously injured that night, and I don’t think I would have forgiven myself if you were hurt worse or even killed that night.” He trailed, rubbing his eyes. “I’m not asking to put your life on hold. I just need to figure out how I’m supposed to bring it up to my family. Don’t be ashamed of who you are, Hart. Not on account of me.” Cisco muttered. He sat and sared at his feet while he mustered up th courage to speak again. “Maybe it’s better if we just go our separate ways while I figure all this out.” He said weakly, his voice cracking towards the end.

“Fine. You’ll get a package with the things you loaned me soon. You’re a smart man. There are wikihow articles on how to come out to your parents. It’s not that hard. But don’t come out to them on account of me. We’ve made our choice.” Hartley turned, going to the door and opening it, stepping out before stopping. “I’ve thought you were many things, Francisco, but a coward was never one of them. It seems I misjudged you. Pity.” Hartley didn’t wait for Cisco’s response before pulling the door shut behind him angrily, striding away without looking back.

rathawayxhartley:

“Why am I still here?” He repeated incredulously. “Because I’m giving you a choice, Cisco. You say that you love me and that I’m not an experiment so prove it because I’m not going to sneak around with you. I’m not going to feel guilty about holding your hand. I tried that at the Gala, Cisco. And then I nearly lost you. You could have died. How am I supposed to go about my life putting it all on some kind of hold just because you’re afraid? I’m too old to pretend that I’m just your gay sidekick. I’m too old to be ashamed of my sexuality because I was in love with yet another ‘heteroflexible’ man. So there’s your choice. We’re either publicly together or not at all.”

“You don’t have to sneak around with me. I mean, I really was excited about the Gala, but it really scared me. You were seriously injured that night, and I don’t think I would have forgiven myself if you were hurt worse or even killed that night.” He trailed, rubbing his eyes. “I’m not asking to put your life on hold. I just need to figure out how I’m supposed to bring it up to my family. Don’t be ashamed of who you are, Hart. Not on account of me.” Cisco muttered. He sat and sared at his feet while he mustered up th courage to speak again. “Maybe it’s better if we just go our separate ways while I figure all this out.” He said weakly, his voice cracking towards the end.