[ If Hiro weren't armored - if he weren't One right now, if he were Tadashi's little brother - he'd have reached out to hug his brother. And probably undone the conversation so far. But even if he'd wanted to, the armor is too hard for anything that gentle. So, instead, he reaches out slowly enough for Tadashi to react and move away if he wants to. Slow enough that his armored hand will only be the lightest amount of pressure, just a small reminder that there's still a person sitting next to him.
He stays like that for a moment. Swallows. He wants to say, then find a new angle, but he manages to bite back that specific phrasing. ]
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He stays like that for a moment. Swallows. He wants to say, then find a new angle, but he manages to bite back that specific phrasing. ]
It's not the only solution you have.