[ yeah... he's catching that pillow. and you know what? he's putting it on his bed couch and claiming it as his now. move over mochi, he's taking a seat now, too. ]
You better not do anything that would hurt her. [ says the hypocrite. why are they a family of hypocrites. ] Yang's scary when she's angry.
[ and like hell is he going to meddle in hiro's affairs. ]
[Well shit. He'll have to stage an operation to get his pillow back later. For now Mochi meows and moves further up the bed away from where Tadashi's sitting and Hiro's rolling his eyes.
Just like that, the world's sort of right again.]
I know. She and Naoki already gave me a talk about what they're gonna do to me if I hurt Ruby. And Weiss told me she'd break my arms if I made her cry. [A beat.] ...I really, really like her. I might hurt her on accident but it's not something I wanna do. So...don't worry about that.
Because I didn't tell you right away? ["And got on your case for lying..." Also that's rude his feet (probably) don't smell.
...he's a teenage boy who usually doesn't wear socks, they probably do. Sorry Tadashi.] It's just...I dunno. You know Ruby. You've known Ruby for even longer than I have so I didn't really think about it and she's always been pretty important to me. [He may as well add the absolutely cheesiest part of it, too.] But she also knows you're the most important person in the world and she knows I'm going to try to make things better. She's got my back on that. Ruby sort of knows a lot of things.
[Ruby has been the one Hiro talks to about things that are complicated. She's been nothing but great and supportive and has absolute faith in him. Doesn't that sound familiar...and the thing is, as much as he likes Ami he's also not sure she'd really understand. That's where most of his worries lie in this.]
He's tilting his head in response though. He...did something, didn't he.]
...Ruby is best for me. I don't have to change anything about me for her to be happy. [A beat.] Is Ami best for you? [He doesn't mean in terms of personality or anything of the sort. He means at the time. Hiro and Ruby waited for months before trying to date and...it's pretty much exactly the same other than admitting he cares for her a lot and vice versa. He doesn't know the nature of his brother's feelings for Ami but...sometimes wise words come out of his tiny body. This is one of those times.]
[ he shakes his head slowly. it's not because he doesn't think ami is best for him, but because he doesn't know how to answer that question at all. he likes ami, and that's all that he's ever considered. people have been telling him to live in the moment, and that's what he's doing. whatever happens after that is something he doesn't exactly think about.
so no. he honestly doesn't know if ami's best for him. or being in a relationship is what's best for him. after all, he's still dealing with his issues about his death. he's slowly overcoming it, but it's not like he's completely healed yet. ]
I don't know. [ he manages to let out a soft snort. ] I honestly don't. But she's always understood me, and she's been helping me a lot.
[...he stops kicking him at least and realizes that it was probably an unfair question. But it's not like Hiro's always good at playing fair anyway. So instead he sits up okay, yes, he does prod his foot into Tadashi's leg again to get him to really look at him.]
Then...we'll figure it out. Okay? [He doesn't want to. He's still not sure how to feel even after this whole conversation but Tadashi deserves to be happy. And if dating somebody right now and going out and really dedicating himself to someone else makes him happy then...okay.] Hamada brothers stick together. Just...give me a heads up next time, will you?
[Brofist! (Bro this is why Hiro's trying really hard not to be vulnerable around you anymore, too. They're both fine.]
And now since you just gave me a heart attack, you owe me. [He schools his face into a faux-thoughtful expression.] Two hours on the couch watching a movie in my queue. And you have to make the popcorn. Deal?
[He's already getting up. Tadashi you literally have no choice until he inevitably falls asleep during said movie. What a good brother.]
[ he's about to say something, but nope. nope. hiro's already up. and that's fine. there really is no winning against his brother. tadashi's hella whipped. ]
For the record, [ he gets up to prepare the popcorn. ] if Baymax heard you say that, he'll probably try to revive you with his defibrillators.
Trust me. I almost found that out the hard way. [Shaking his head, he's just flopping on the couch (and reclaiming his pillow) and setting up the movie. This is fine. This is all going to be fine...right? Right.]
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bedcouch and claiming it as his now. move over mochi, he's taking a seat now, too. ]You better not do anything that would hurt her. [ says the hypocrite. why are they a family of hypocrites. ] Yang's scary when she's angry.
[ and like hell is he going to meddle in hiro's affairs. ]
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Just like that, the world's sort of right again.]
I know. She and Naoki already gave me a talk about what they're gonna do to me if I hurt Ruby. And Weiss told me she'd break my arms if I made her cry. [A beat.] ...I really, really like her. I might hurt her on accident but it's not something I wanna do. So...don't worry about that.
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[ meaning he'll break them too. he's just kidding, though. like he could ever hurt hiro. ]
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Nobody's allowed to break any of my bones! We're going to be fine. [...and because he can't leave it alone.] You're not mad?
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I have no reason to get mad over this. Why would you think I'd be mad?
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...he's a teenage boy who usually doesn't wear socks, they probably do. Sorry Tadashi.] It's just...I dunno. You know Ruby. You've known Ruby for even longer than I have so I didn't really think about it and she's always been pretty important to me. [He may as well add the absolutely cheesiest part of it, too.] But she also knows you're the most important person in the world and she knows I'm going to try to make things better. She's got my back on that. Ruby sort of knows a lot of things.
[Ruby has been the one Hiro talks to about things that are complicated. She's been nothing but great and supportive and has absolute faith in him. Doesn't that sound familiar...and the thing is, as much as he likes Ami he's also not sure she'd really understand. That's where most of his worries lie in this.]
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Just do what you think is best, bro.
[ he's looking at his own feet as he says that, not really interested in looking at hiro right now. at the very least, he's smiling?!
tonight's going to be a long night. ]
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He's tilting his head in response though. He...did something, didn't he.]
...Ruby is best for me. I don't have to change anything about me for her to be happy. [A beat.] Is Ami best for you? [He doesn't mean in terms of personality or anything of the sort. He means at the time. Hiro and Ruby waited for months before trying to date and...it's pretty much exactly the same other than admitting he cares for her a lot and vice versa. He doesn't know the nature of his brother's feelings for Ami but...sometimes wise words come out of his tiny body. This is one of those times.]
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so no. he honestly doesn't know if ami's best for him. or being in a relationship is what's best for him. after all, he's still dealing with his issues about his death. he's slowly overcoming it, but it's not like he's completely healed yet. ]
I don't know. [ he manages to let out a soft snort. ] I honestly don't. But she's always understood me, and she's been helping me a lot.
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Then...we'll figure it out. Okay? [He doesn't want to. He's still not sure how to feel even after this whole conversation but Tadashi deserves to be happy. And if dating somebody right now and going out and really dedicating himself to someone else makes him happy then...okay.] Hamada brothers stick together. Just...give me a heads up next time, will you?
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Yeah. We will.
[ brofist? ]
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And now since you just gave me a heart attack, you owe me. [He schools his face into a faux-thoughtful expression.] Two hours on the couch watching a movie in my queue. And you have to make the popcorn. Deal?
[He's already getting up. Tadashi you literally have no choice until he inevitably falls asleep during said movie. What a good brother.]
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For the record, [ he gets up to prepare the popcorn. ] if Baymax heard you say that, he'll probably try to revive you with his defibrillators.
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