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Hiro always told himself that romance wasn't for him. He was way too busy for it, he had his schoolwork and projects to work on. He didn't care for all that mushy, affectionate stuff. He didn't have time to date. Heck, he didn't even have any girls that he was all that interested in.

And then he would remember that GoGo Tomago exists, and all of that would go down the drain.

But it didn't matter, he always told himself. Just cause he thought she was cool, didn't mean he wanted to date her, right? And besides...she was older than him! It would never happen! All he had to do was remind himself of that, and he'd never have to worry.

But then she would grin at him, give him a compliment or a sarcastic quip, and all of that would go down the drain.

There were times when he'd come home after hanging out with the gang for a while, and it felt like he was walking on air. For a good five minutes after he spoke to her, the world around him seemed to disappear, and he'd actually wonder what it would be like to be with someone like her. But then Reality would show up and slap him in the face once more, leaving him frustrated.

Tadashi and Aunt Cass, of course, knew about his crush, due to Baymax basically announcing it to them every time he was in a daze. But even then, Hiro didn't think they knew just how bad he had it. And to be honest, he didn't want them to know. He hated feeling this way. It distracted him from important stuff. It turned him into an emotional mess. And worst of all, it made him delusional. Why did GoGo have to be so much older than him? Why couldn't he have fallen for someone his own age...?

"Hellooooo?" Tadashi's voice suddenly called out, snapping Hiro out of his thoughts. The boy slowly lifted his head to glare at his brother, but Tadashi simply grinned back, unfazed. "Earth to Hiro? What are you doing, little bro?"

Hiro rubbed his head with a sigh, then turned back to his work. "Sorry," he murmured. "I was just thinking. "

"About what?"

"...stuff..."

Baymax, who was often active to help out around the house, waddled over to the two boys, scanning Hiro up and down as he went. "Hiro's dopamine levels are high," the robot announced. "It's possible that his thoughts are occupied by something or someone that he has affection for."

"Oooooh," Tadashi replied, his grin getting wider.

Hiro turned red, and he quickly sat up to glare at Baymax. "Hey!" he snapped. "Baymax, I told you: you can't just go around telling people about my dopamine levels!"

"I apologize," Baymax replied earnestly. "I did not mean to cause you any embarrassment."

"Don't worry about it, Baymax," Tadashi piped up, sitting down next to his brother. "It's just me."

Hiro looked away from both of them, though he was totally aware of Tadashi smirking at the side of his face.

"You sure think about her a lot, don't you?" Tadashi finally asked.

Hiro blushed even more. "Sure, every now and then," he muttered.

Tadashi chuckled in amusement. "You've really got it bad, huh?"

"Y-yeah, well...whatddya want me to do, huh?" Hiro asked in exasperation. "It's killing me! And the worst part is, it just won't go away!"

"That's what love does," Tadashi replied fondly. "It tortures you and tears you apart inside, but then when you finally get together with the one you like, it's the best thing in the world."

"Easy for you to say," Hiro groaned. "I can't get together with GoGo. She's like four years older than me."

Tadashi looked at Hiro for a moment, but shrugged. "Hey, don't worry about it," he said. "You're still young...maybe you'll end up falling for someone else later, someone your own age."

Hiro stared at the screens ahead of him, mulling this over. "But like...I don't really know anyone my age," he mused. "Maybe if I actually hung out with some younger people, I'd be able to forget about her..."

Tadashi raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean? Like, dating younger girls to get your mind off GoGo?"

Hiro turned to his brother in surprise, but frowned in consideration. "Dating? Would that work?"

"I dunno," Tadashi replied. "Do you really think you'd wanna start?"

"Hiro is on the cusp of adolescence," Baymax piped up again. "According to my databases, it is normal for young teenagers to start dating around this time."

"Thank you Baymax," Hiro sighed. "I'm satisfied with my care."

The fluffy robot took his cue and started waddling over to his charging station. Hiro, meanwhile, played with the thought a little more. "I don't know, Tadashi..."

Tadashi shrugged. "Hey, nobody's forcing you, it's just a suggestion. Dating can be kind of a slippery slope, Hiro. You can get your heart broken, or you could have fun and find someone you genuinely like."

Hiro frowned. "Um...maybe not. I don't think I have time for a girlfriend."

"That's fine too." Tadashi stood up to get back to whatever he was doing, but patted Hiro on the shoulder as he went. "Either way, don't worry too much about GoGo, okay? You'll figure things out."

"I hope so." Hiro leaned on his hands as Tadashi left the room, trying to get back to the work he was currently doing. He pushed the whole conversation to the back of his mind for now, but something deep down inside him was thinking that maybe Tadashi's idea just might work.