hiro cries by himself a lot more than he’d rather admit

he hates how awkward he can be

gets embarrassed when someone brings up his height

really insecure about himself

sometimes he actually feels really lonely

esp at night when baymax isnt active and hes alone 

once slept in tadashi’s bed and woke up screaming

wears all of tadashis old shirts

he’ll go days at a time without talking to anybody

aunt cass always catches him on the floor in front of the tv

hes always on his tummy, sketching out something or watching a movie

he wont eat certain doughnuts anymore because they were tadashi’s favourites

gets nervous really easily

struggles to breathe at night sometimes when he’s left alone with his own thoughts

overthinks a lot

whilst witty and sarcastic, he’s also shy and can be really quiet

isn’t as confident as he makes himself out to be

misses tadashi every single day. even if he doesn’t act like it.

he cries about tadashi a lot. aunt cass thought he wouldn’t cry as much as he got older, but now she thinks it’s just part of his nature and the trauma he’s been through.

has a really hard time accepting people into his life that aren’t within his family or friend group (and/or any kind of relation to aunt cass)

he just content with the people he has, and it’s overwhelming for him.

struggles with eating and sleeping

sometimes sleeps with aunt cass

he can get moody and irritable if he’s in a funk, and usually it takes a good cry for him to snap out of it.

never really fights his crying because tadashi always encouraged it

he just never lets the others see

as much as he is their leader, hiro is undoubtedly the baby of the team, and is reminded of it frequently

he’ll never admit it, but he actually likes their babying. it gives him some sort of comfort, because they look after him the ways that tadashi did

it upsets him at times too: ‘don’t call me that, only tadashi called me that’ etc. but mostly, he accepts the coddling and lets himself enjoy the comfort.

pretends to be asleep in the lab sometimes because he knows wasabi or fred (or sometimes honey) will carry him out. he likes that too.

loves back rubs. too shy to ask for them.

sometimes aunt cass will give him them, though. during movie nights hiro will usually doze off, head in her lap. she’ll play with his hair and rub his back. it’s so soothing for him.

he can literally just get desperate for a bit of comfort, honestly. he just really likes to feel safe.

tells aunt cass he loves her every day in case it’s his last.

whispers ‘i love you nii-san’ into the ceiling every night. sometimes into the stars if it’s warm enough to leave his window open.