[Joan automatically tsks at that.] Don't be ridiculous, I've got plenty for Barry and enough for you too. I know you haven't been eating well since- well. [Since Barry disappeared, but she doesn't want to say it.
It makes Barry cast a worried glance at his best friend, but he settles on the couch without argument, leaning back tiredly against the cushions.] Yeah, okay. Then come back and eat with me? [Even if he doesn't, Barry wants him to sit with him, close enough to touch. Hal is just a grounding force for him right now, and he doesn't want to seem too needy, but he can't really help it, after feeling so lost and disconnected from everything.]
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It makes Barry cast a worried glance at his best friend, but he settles on the couch without argument, leaning back tiredly against the cushions.] Yeah, okay. Then come back and eat with me? [Even if he doesn't, Barry wants him to sit with him, close enough to touch. Hal is just a grounding force for him right now, and he doesn't want to seem too needy, but he can't really help it, after feeling so lost and disconnected from everything.]