“ —-here, dashi, I got it. “
it’s not the first time he’s offered to help,
and it won’t be the last – and really, he
really doesn’t mind. after all, someone
has to help, so it might as well be hiro.
all that matters now is that tadashi is h e r e,
and that’s the way it’s gonna stay from now on.
for the first time in months, he can feel his
emotions levelling out, feel that roller coaster
he’s been riding for far too long finally coming
to an end. there’s a calm that settles over him,
outweighing the annoyance he would be feeling
at all the added responsibilities.
but it’s for dashi.
it’s all for the one who had been there for him even
when most people would have left. after everything
he’d done for hiro, it’s time to return the favour, and
he’s more than happy to. really, he’s just glad to have
him b a c k
“ I am not useless !! “
he’s in the middle of preparing a sandwich for tadashi,
spreading the mayonnaise, when he freezes, brother’s
words causing his blood to run cold. there’s a frustratiion
in his tone that’s been hidden from hiro up until now, and
it’s enough to make him pause and consider almost every
moment that’s passed since tadashi came home from the
hospital none too long ago.
“ I – I never said you were. “
he wants to help. he wants to be there for dashi the way
dashi had been there for him. he’d never realized —-
never even thought about how this might have affected
his brother. hiro had never even considered how his
helpfulness may have undermined dashi’s desire to be
self-reliant – may have exacerbated his helplessness.
he should have been paying attention, should have
noticed – but then, he never did pay attention.
“ dashi, look, I never meant to – ‘m just
trying to help. just … tell me what you
w a n t from me and I’ll – I’ll do it. “
he wants it all to go back to the way it was, wants
to be the hamada brothers again, wants them to be
like they were before. he just wants his brother back.
gummygunk
stormborns
izzy806
romaincrisis
origamiaround
