Dedicated to FingerStripesOfJustice who came up with the prompt, 'L is for Letters'. (I realized that, while I was writing this, this could have meant letters as in 'Dear Tadashi' letters or, 'G-o-G-o' letters. In the end, I opted to choose… well, you'll see.)

(FingerStripesOfJustice – this prompt gave me so many feels. Nice prompt. Nice. Prompt. *starts crying*)

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"Letters? Letters?" Hiro asked, throwing his arms up in the air. "Are you getting these ideas from Nicholas Sparks movies?"

"For your information, he also writes books," Tadashi replied, rolling his eyes.

"Oh, jeez. No wonder you and GoGo get along so well," Hiro said, an evil glint in his eyes.

Tadashi, despite knowing that his little brother was baiting him, fell straight into Hiro's trap. "And why is that?"

"Because you're the girly-girl in the relationship."

(*)

Dear GoGo,

Please don't put this letter down because I can already see you rolling your eyes at the ridiculousness of it all.

GoGo narrowed her eyes as she stared up at the hand-written letter that was pinned to the front door of the apartment she and Tadashi shared – with a heart-shaped thumbtack, too. She finally decided to continue reading it, despite her better judgement.

Her boyfriend was one huge cheeseball, and she was (although she'd never admit it) grateful for that fact. Heck, if he was like her, their relationship would be as dry and unromantic as the Sahara.

Thank you for continuing to read this. The fact that you're already this far on the page is a sign that you still love me despite my cheesiness.

Remember our first date? When we went to that Go-Kart place and you ordered spaghetti and you had a huge ball of Parmesan cheese right underneath that meatball? That's how cheesy I am right now. I'm making you roll your eyes again, aren't I?

She shook her head, but a smile was starting to form on her face.

Anyway, that's not the point of this letter – yes, this has a point, love of my life, just wait, I'm getting to it – and I thought that a little cheesiness is necessary before I get to that point.

I've never been good with words, surprisingly, and that's only when I'm with you. And you know that. There was a time when I always stuttered around you. You'd think it'd get better when we started dating, but it didn't. It took me at least seven months to say 'I love you', and it was clear that you were ready to say it by four months, thanks to the way you were glaring at me, and were too stubborn to say it first.

"It took you eight months, idiot," she muttered under her breath, but then continued reading.

Heck, I can't even count the number of times I've made you mad because of something I said – whether it was something unintentionally sexist, or about your height… and I can see you scowling again.

GoGo immediately put her poker face back on.

So I've decided that yeah. I should put it all in a letter. In words. Where I can just write a new letter every time I think something doesn't sound right, or if I get something spelled wrong, or if I write something that makes you want to hit me. (There have been 21 drafts before this one. I've thought this through a lot.)

All right, here's some crappy transitioning…

GoGo, I just want to thank you for putting up with me for the nine years I've known you as a person. I can still remember your face when I accidentally started a fire in the lab and consequently burned a few prototypes of yours… you look like you wanted to kill me, but you didn't.

"Only you could make that sound as romantic as possible," she smirked to herself.

And I remember that time when a prototype of Baymax accidentally scanned you without asking and you got mad at me. It's Artificial Intelligence, GoGo! I remember telling you.

She snickered.

Okay, okay, I side-tracked. I just want to say… Thank you. For dealing with my idiocy. And my clumsiness with words. And my four A.M ideas that wake you up, as well. You're basically everything I need in… a best friend, a girlfriend, a… wife.

Her earlier light demeanor suddenly changed as her mouth dropped open, the implication and point of what this letter was all about hitting her in the stomach.

Because over the years, I realized that you were it for me. That you were the one I wanted to wake up next to for the rest of my life. That you were the one who would keep me in line, keep my feet on the ground. I realized that I wanted to raise children with you. I realized that I needed you in my life and that that fact wasn't going to change.

She hated the fact that she was getting teary-eyed, and that if the idiot was going to keep on like this, she was going to start full-out crying, which is something she rarely did. Even when she was in front of him.

You are so beautiful, and I am so lucky, and I can never tell you that enough. You roll your eyes when I do, and you shrug the compliment off as if it were a papercut. And I would write those words here, a hundred thousand times over and over again, just so that you would believe me. But then I'd run out of paper. And I know you love saving the environment.

GoGo felt a tear finally escape the confines of her eyes, followed by another, and others soon after. She didn't bother to wipe them away, and instead, muttered under her breath. "You idiot."

Let's face it. I know you hate it when I say this, when I so much as bring this up, but I wouldn't be here, writing this for you, and getting tears in my own eyes while writing this, like the idiot I am, if you hadn't been there. You know what I'm talking about.

You stopped me from entering that building. You stopped me from leaving you, from leaving Hiro, from leaving everything behind. It was your voice that told me to stay. And I'm so glad I did.

I've gotten to live a beautiful life because of you, and it would make me really, really happy if you would continue to make my life even more beautiful? I'd return the favor, of course – agh – I'm messing this up. If you haven't gotten the gist of this letter… Leiko Tanaka, will you marry me?

I love you,

Tadashi.

PS – I know you'd rather hear this in my voice, so if you'll just open the door, I'll be waiting. I memorized this letter.

PPS – I've been watching you through the peephole.

She laughed as she wiped away her tears with her forearm, reaching up to carefully un-pin the letter from her door. GoGo carefully folded it, knowing that she would be keeping this letter close to her for the rest of her life.

Finally ready to open the door, she reached out and twisted the doorknob, as she saw Tadashi kneeling down in front of her, a soft smile on his face.

"…Please don't put this letter down because I can already see you rolling your eyes at the ridiculousness of it all."

(*)

Tadashi realized the absence of Hiro's interruptions, and turned to look at his brother. "What, no snarky remarks this time? Did I finally bore you to death?" He was stunned to see his brother, eyes wide with unshed tears, firmly crossing his arms and staring up at the ceiling. "Hiro?"

"Shut up," Hiro muttered. "I read that looking up while you're teary-eyed can make you stop crying."

Tadashi bit back a grin. "… I made you cry?"

Hiro grunted. "Not a chance."

"Oh, jeez. I'm sorry, bro," Tadashi teased. "I didn't mean to get you all emotional, what with me being the girly-girl in the relationship."

"Shut up." Hiro finally looked back at his brother, more than miffed. "You wanna know what I think?"

"Do tell," his older brother smirked.

"I think that…" Hiro paused as he composed his thoughts. "I think that you're crazy! Do you not read the books? Man, this sounds like you're dying. This is the worst proposal yet," he declared, crossing his arms over his chest.

Tadashi hummed. "Are you sure I didn't just make you die a little inside?"

Hiro glared at his older brother. "What's your next plan?"

Tadashi grinned. "You're gonna like this one better, I think. M is for Microbots."

(*) For anyone who was a bit confused by the events mentioned by Tadashi in his letter, read on. (*)

For anyone who is a bit confused by the things Tadashi mentioned in his letter, I kind of included some events from my other fics. *guilty look* In Seven Days, Tadashi and GoGo's first date was at a Go-Kart place. In Convince Me, GoGo was there with Hiro when Tadashi was about to run into the convention hall and was able to stall him long enough for the building to explode without him in it. For a more detailed look on those moments, feel free to check 'em out! (Shameless promotion time over)

Hahahahaha so this was too emotional for me stop it stop it stop it. (Oh jeez, my trashiness is showing) This was supposed to be funny, light, humorous, and I have no idea what it turned into.

Anyhoo, I opted for a bit more of a cheesy, romantic, tearjerker-ish kind of proposal this time, instead of the humorous one. This is the kind of drama I love writing – don't blame me. :P

As always, feel free to send in prompts for different letters. I do take your ideas into account. Just like the Sorting Hat.

Note to gblack7 – I would have chosen your prompt, but it was a bit similar to Plan E. Feel free to send in other prompts, though!

/flies away on the back of a Pegasus/