[ That earns a long pause. Barry knows what happened to Eddie, and he knows that Eobard's still faster than him, still stronger. He knows that the truce is a charade. If Eobard decides to break it, he has no idea what he'll be able to do about it. ]
i know.
[ He almost says it was 'extenuating circumstances', which feels completely obscene. There's no excuse for what happened to Eddie, threats or no, but— ] we just need to stay away from him.
[ Which still sounds an awful lot like "don't give him a reason to hurt you", but Barry's honestly at a loss for better ideas. ]
no subject
i know.
[ He almost says it was 'extenuating circumstances', which feels completely obscene. There's no excuse for what happened to Eddie, threats or no, but— ]
we just need to stay away from him.
[ Which still sounds an awful lot like "don't give him a reason to hurt you", but Barry's honestly at a loss for better ideas. ]