It's a relief that Cisco wraps his arms around him, and Eddie stays quiet, just looking up at Cisco, letting him gather his thoughts and then talk, biting at the inside of his lower lip to make sure he holds his tongue, gives Cisco time and space to explain what's going through his mind. Even if Eddie's more than a little nervous about what it is that's making Cisco hold back on talking about them, about admitting to everyone that they're together.

Cisco looks nervous, he stumbles over his words, awkward and shy in a way that Eddie finds adorable and a little sad at the same time, because he can see how much Cisco doubts himself. How afraid he is of being abandoned. How certain he is that the smallest screw up will make Eddie mad at him or whatever.

When Cisco finishes, his hands on Eddie's chest and shoulders, his dark eyes on Eddie's face, he swallows hard, his cheeks a little flushed, and shakes his head.

"It's...not psycho and possessive. I get it. I mean..." he shrugs his shoulders, takes a breath, his chest rising and then falling heavily, eyes on Cisco's eyes, "I just never really thought of it that way. The last time I started a new relationship, she kept it secret too. Because she didn't think people would approve. I was...I was just starting to get a bit of a complex about people not wanting to be seen dating me. You know?"