Something in Derek's expression breaks at the touch, and Barry cups his face, thumbs dragging through the untamed beard on his too sharp cheeks. "I'm sorry," he says again, "God, I didn't mean to make you think that. I just couldn't get it together, and - "
Barry swallows. "If I could have just made a door home, you and I could have been so happy there, and my Dad, and everyone. It's just a stupid dream but after that first breach, I thought I could make another."
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Date: 2016-10-07 09:45 pm (UTC)Barry swallows. "If I could have just made a door home, you and I could have been so happy there, and my Dad, and everyone. It's just a stupid dream but after that first breach, I thought I could make another."