Barry just sinks into Cisco’s embrace as long as he’ll let him, burying his face in his soft hair. When Cisco pulls back a little though, he reaches up, brushing his fingers against his cheek.

He doesn’t want to let go, and he can’t seem to stop touching him in some way. Reassuringly, of course. Not for any other reason.

“Hey, it’s okay. Really. I’ve actually been here over a year. I mean, I went back home a few times, but that happens too. Things resume as we left them, and we don’t remember this place when we go home. Sara and Caitlin are here too, they’ve been here even longer than me,” he explains.