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Oh. Okay. [he shrugs, trying to pass it off like nothing's wrong when he is... very much nervous as shit right now.

[he's just gonna take an apple.]

Thanks.

Welcome.

[ he takes a seat on the bunk, next to hiro but with space between them. some nervousness is cracking through his own expression, too. ]

So. Can I tell you something?

[okay the dread is creeping up his spine and honey is not here. shit.]

Uh... sure. What is it?

[ tadashi... can't seem to figure out if he's pleased or confused or embarrassed. ]

I kissed Ino.

[okay out of everything he could have said, that is the last thing he was expecting. he takes several seconds to just stare at his brother, mouth agape, before exploding into sound and gestures and what]

WHAT!? When?! Last night?! Did you invite her to your inn room?!

[ tadashi's shoulders shake a little with laughter, before he reaches up to push at hiro's forehead, silently telling him to calm down. ]

We had something to talk about. Don't ask her about it, I've already kind of made a giant mess of things on my own.

[no?????????]

Tadashi. Please. Do not mess this up. Come on. She's perfect for you.

[why does this make me happy]

Hiro.

[ and the next part is said with the kind of helpless laugh of a guy who has finally accepted it: ]

I'm dead. Nothing about this is a good idea.

[that... sobers him. a lot. but he shakes his head.]

Oh no, big brother. You can't start using being dead as an excuse not to live.

[ tadashi stares at hiro, before giving a soft and incredulous sounding groan. ]

How long have you been waiting to use that one?

That is not the point.

[he's starting to laugh, and he sets the food aside so he can sit on the bed on his knees and grab his brother's shoulders.]

Tadashi. Ino is the best at like. Everything. And she might actually like you. You are the lamest nerd ever. Please don't pass that opportunity up.

Hiro. Don't refer to girls as opportunities.

[ he gently shakes hiro off, standing up and intentionally making a mess of the younger boy's hair again as he does. ]

Eat. I'm heading to the lab.

[eoitjeioer]

The opportunity is for love, big brother!

[he says it as obnoxiously enthusiastically as possible, and he's kind of cracking up about it.]

Sure thing, Hiro.

[ tadashi takes a step back, clearing his throat a little uncomfortably. ]

I'll be around if you need anything. Just - be careful, yeah?

Always am, Gigantor. Don't work too hard.

I mean - seriously, Hiro.

[ haha tadashi is showing his hand a little. :( ]

Promise me you'll be safe.

[oh god this is so hard. the smile on his face just... fades. and he swallows, because he's nervous and he doesn't like that tadashi is legitimately bothered by anything about him. he wants him to be proud of who he is and what he does in life. this isn't... that.]

I promise. I'll be safe.

[ but he is proud. and he understands, or thinks he does, as much as he can. hiro's life is his own, and maybe it scares the socks off of tadashi, but if he had to trust the city with anyone? it'd be with hiro and their friends.

he had always known his little brother would do amazing, world-changing things -- he had just never imagined that even that scope would be far too small for him.

so, yes. tadashi is proud. terrified and a little nauseated and vaguely sad that he won't be there for any of it, but all of that is absolutely dwarfed by the pride. ]

Good. Don't let me down, runt.

[i'm not. am i?]

I won't.

[ tadashi hesitates, then rounds back, leaning down to grab hiro into an impulsive hug. it's... more for himself than it is for his brother, lbr. ]

There's no way you could.

[surprise tadashi, he hugs back. because he kind of needed it too. you are going to have to realize eventually that you are both idiots who need physical reassurance.]

... I know. [he doesn't sound like he knows.]

[ wow no he is not okay with that tone, alright? he frowns slightly, giving him another little squeeze that's meant to be lighthearted. ]

I mean it, Hiro. Maybe you drive me a little crazy sometimes, but I wouldn't change anything about you. You get that? Nothing.

[hiro's light laughter sounds dismissive, but the extra little cling in his hug says otherwise.]

Not even the cheese pillow?

[ there's nothing dismissive about tadashi's tone. he isn't even pretending, now - instead, he's just sitting down on the bed so he can make the hug a little less awkward. ]

Nothing, Hiro.

[and when he does that, hiro just presses his face into his shoulder because he's not sure if the waterworks are gonna stop. he's keeping them under wraps pretty well, though.]

... I'm sorry I wasted all that time back home.

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