"Welcome to Our House on Maple Avenue" is a song from Fun Home Broadway Musical performed by Judy Kuhn (Helen), Sydney Lucas (Small Alison), Michael Cerveris (Bruce). "Helen's Etude" is a song from the Broadway Musical "Fun Home" performed by Beth Malone (Alison), Joel Perez (Roy), Michael Cerveris (Bruce), Sydney Lucas (Small Alison), Judy Kuhn (Helen), Zell Morrow (John), Oscar Williams (Christian) & Emily Skeggs (Medium Alison). "Raincoat of Love" is a song from the Broadway Musical "Fun Home" performed by Joel Perez (Bobby Jeremy) & Company. I don't own Fun Home or Big hero six they belong to their respective owners.
Wasabi's wife sat fixated, probably a symptom of her inebriation, considering she did not have a large experience in alcohol, as he continued his story. Hiro's soon to be husband was not his first boyfriend and most definitely not his first crush. The earliest memory of his crush was a man at his Aunt's Café, but vague memories did not make good dinner talk. He tried different crush stories whenever someone asked about them, but for a while he kept his "thoughts" to himself, even when Tadashi around. Trying to come out to his brother was quite awkward for him. Not to say he would disapprove but trying to talk to him only led to beating around the bush, just like when Tadashi called Hiro "weird" when he wanted to make a bunch of robots and gifts for a boy he met in soccer or when Tadashi gave a strange look to him when he gazed at the lifeguard at the pool when he was twelve.
The strangest thing that always confused Hiro was when he and Tadashi talked about what their wives would look like; Tadashi would become apprehensive and uneasy. Talking about kids was even more strained as they grew older. It was so easy when they were kids, to imagine their future together, to have families and nephews and nieces that would compete over their father's love. Hiro was more whimsical about it and was more open to the idea much like today, but Tadashi always got tense about it.
"Hey, I hope I'm not interrupting anything, but there are several people here who may be of high enough profile, if you catch my drift." Wasabi was always in need of investors, but was often declining help from Hiro, but tonight considering he could build good rapport, it would be nice to give it a try.
"Its fine, just finished my story, I'll be fine" Wasabi and his wife both vanished into the sea of business men and likeminded friends at the bar.
Hiro began thinking of how he had gotten here, discovering his sexuality at 17, , coming out at age 19, (everyone knew before that, my friends were always proud of me and Honey Lemon always took me shopping with her, even though I knew nothing about clothes ). Aunt Cass was…another story; she wasn't so much against it, she just seemed a little apprehensive about it. Like she was trying to forget something and Hiro didn't really know what the problem was. There always seemed to be a gap between her phrases and reactions, like when he announced his marriage to the man that is his universe. She was happy, but there was something in her eyes, something he couldn't see. It always felt like there was something more to it, like an inside joke I wasn't apart of and was never funny to begin with.
Trying to stop himself from thinking too much, Hiro fished around his bag to find his brother's journal, he had been scourging around, collecting an assortment of stories to tell in front of the audience during his "Bachelor's presentation.", Fred warned him he had set up something special to show everyone. He flipped through many of the photographs and entries until he came across an adorable sight: His older brother, for the first time, meeting his tutor. He read on how his brother enjoyed having him over, until he read a small note on the bottom of the page with a different ink used with the date of what would have been the next day.
Today I woke up with a feeling that I did not recognize, strange feeling, yeah.
Hiro read on, until he got a look further into Tadashi's mind, looking up articles not just dedicated to Mr. Tim, but others as well, all men…each appearing more and more … amorous.
Like photos of former employees of the café
The sky was turning dark when baby I looked in your eyes and that's when I knew
Everything's alright, babe, when we're together
Aunt Cass's frequent customers
Because you are like a raincoat made out of love
His older tutor Mikey from SFIT
Magic shield of love protecting me from bad weather
A love confession for every single one,
You are like a raincoat made out of love
A raincoat of love love love love love
Teachers, some he didn't even take
Everything's alright, babe, when we're together
(when we're together)
Every line read like a love poem
'Cause you are like a raincoat made out of love
(keeping me dry)
Magic shield of love protecting me from bad weather
(rain from the sky)
The last list of love notes came from the back. A man Hiro knew was long gone, now contradicting Hiro's understanding of the past; the reason why his brother is gone.
You are like a raincoat made out of love
A raincoat of love
(love love love love love)
A raincoat of love
(love love love love love)
Dr. Robert Callaghan
It was within the second year of Tadashi meeting him, before his wife died a year later from that date, he was still married but divorcing and what shocked Hiro to the core were these words:
Mr. Callaghan is in the middle of his divorce and told me as we were joking about him being a free man "I might still break a heart or two you'd be surprised just what a guy my age knows how to do"
I know this type,
This type of married guy
I could just give him the slip but why
It's not a big deal
I know he wants just
Me and him
Me and him
Me and him
Hiro was sure of it, he saw the evidence, pure unadulterated thoughts of love and lust, swirling his brother's judgment and even after reading how each one shot. Him. DOWN.
Everything's alright babe when we're together
Everything's alright babe when we're together
Everything's alright babe when we're together
Oh god, he even kissed him, but Callaghan told him no.
Everything's alright
Everything's alright
Everything's alright
Hiro's thoughts and Tadashi's words were now in sync:
"What was he after?
What am I seeing wrong?
He wants, he wants, he wants.
Hiro came to a conclusion he really didn't want to come to, the blatant love notes, records of his showing of affection, when he flipped to Mr. Tim's picture in the journal.
He wanted more.
Gogo approached concerned for the fiancé at his own party, now with tears forming in his eyes.
"Hiro, what's wrong?"
"My brother and I both grew up in the same, small house.
He was gay, and I was gay."
Hiro's thoughts of what his brother ran into that fateful night was not to just save a person, but perhaps it may have been a fear of losing another person he cherished in another accident. Maybe it was love. Maybe it was an opportunity to show Callaghan his love for him. There was a certain look in his eyes as he ran into the building, like a child looking for its mom. Hiro had seen what his brother wrote in his journal, how devastated he was when Callaghan ignored and dismissed his advances. He kept mentioning his parents throughout each crush, and how he wanted them to feel proud of him.
"And he...
Killed himself?"
Then Hiro thought for a moment more, he began to see himself almost mirror his older brother, acting as his paragon and what his dreams were and how he was fulfilling them for him.
"and I became an inventor… just like him"
Hello, haven't updated this in a while, I hope to finish this soon, I have six chapters left and I hope to finish it by the end of summer. "Heroes" and "Angel" are still being worked on, will update both soon. Thanks for sticking with me for so long.
