#fragrantfall

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memory flashes to when he stole the kinjutsu from his own village.   the  AGONY  of lips parting on his palms and the tongues lolling out as if as  OUT  OF  BREATH  as he had been.   then the searing pain of his chest  SPLITTING  open ,   his chakra collecting at his heart ,   but not as if he were performing a jutsu and concentrating on the flow of it.   it was being  STOLEN.   leached from his pathways and into a  foreign  body  attached to his own.   luckily ,   he had the seal ready.   he had the heavy thread and had practiced the motions.   he had ran this whole scene through his mind  over  and  over  until he knew there would be no mistakes.   nothing would be less than  PERFECT  when it came to  MAKING  HIS  ART. 

this pain is nothing.

here deidara was now though ,   in a similar  SLOUCH.   though against a centuries old tree instead of the rock outcroppings of his own homeland. 

blood seeps through his pant leg ,   coloring his fingers red as he attempts to slow it.   lashes flutter closed as he focuses on breathing through it.

iwa and konoha ,   WORKING  TOGETHER.   it would have ,   at one time ,   seemed impossible.   now they’re  ALLIES.   he shouldn’t have gone ahead so hastily ,   though   ( this he can admit ).   the only upside was that he and the sound ninja’s scout had fallen for each other’s traps.   except he wasn’t even sure if the other was  dead  or  incapacitated  as he was.   his had been a  MASTERPIECE ,   of course.   his superflat centipede had  DETONATED  hidden at their feet among the abundant underbrush.

BROKEN  RIBS.   shrapnel from their tag being set off as he had landed on a branch to check on his own sprung trap.   a particularly large chunk of said branch had  FOUND  HOME  through his left leg.   that of which deidara knows better than to remove himself.

how much longer before the others catch up ?   there’s a medic in the  MISMATCH  team.   he remembers the attitude and pink hair ,   just not her name.

@fragrantfall

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❝no one needs to know.❞ :)c

&starters.

            — it’s a little past 4 am, and they’re a sweaty tangle in his too-small dorm room bed. sakura’s head is pillowed on his shoulder, her pink hair a vibrant streak against his skin & his pillowcase. he looks down at her, sees where her roots are coming in dark. he kisses them. 

           “why shouldn’t they?” 

           “what?” sakura’s voice comes out as a laugh, but sai can feel the line of her body against his tense up. ah. struck a nerve there, then.

          “why shouldn’t they know?” sai shifts a bit, adjusting himself until he can look into her eyes, unblinking. sakura stares right back at him. she opens her mouth, her lips still kiss-swollen, & he watches her throat work for a moment before she shuts her mouth again. it falls quiet. 

          for a moment, sai is worried. he’s still unused to relationships – even with the growing circle of friends & acquaintances konoha university offered him, this thing that’s been happening with sakura is far beyond his comprehension. he wonders if he’s overstepped something, if he’s crossed some line. he blinks. 

          ( he thinks about the way she complains when her roots comes in and she needs to dye them pink. he thinks about the way she bites her lip when she’s nervous, or angry. he thinks about the warmth of her body, pressed so close to his, and realizes: i don’t want to lose this. ) 

         then the moment passes, & sakura takes his hand, & takes a deep breath. “alright,” she says, & while her voice sounds so much smaller than sai is used to, the steel backbone he knows (& likes) is right underneath. she clears her throat. “alright.” 

        “alright.” sai smiles. 

        “you’re making me coffee before i have to go to class, though.” 

         “alright.” 

         sakura’s face flushes from her neck to the (dark) roots of her hair. “& i – i.” her throat works, again, & sai can see the frustration pass over her face at her inability to find the words she found suitable. she takes another deep breath, & sai leans over & kisses her instead. 

         ( in a way, he understands. he’s always understood. )

        “it’s alright,” he says gently, & he tangles their fingers together, still smiling. 

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@fragrantfall. 

        he’s been off on mission after mission, lately; this morning is the first in a long time that he’s woken up in his own bed, in his own home, sakura softly sleeping next to him. 

          he blinks at the ceiling for a few moments. he’s aware of the november chill in the room, but it’s warm under the covers, & when he reaches out, sakura’s skin is warm, too. he curls around her -- every time he thinks he’s used to it, that he’s settled into life as a husband & a father, it’s small moments like these that remind him of its preciousness. 

          sai yawns into sakura’s shoulder, pressing his face against her skin. “are you awake?” 

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♚ ( @fragrantfall ) REQUESTS an AUDIENCE with the COMMANDER.

          oh, NOSTALGIA------no one had ever warned him how "she” could cause physical pain.

          and it’s not as though he stands here, clutching his chest over some impending heart attack---rather, the dull ache behind the thickness of his skin is enough to have injured eyes narrow, temporarily wishing to run back several yesterdays. 

          the children run as far as carefree legs could take them, some falling into the arms of their parents and others racing their comrades to whatever destination they see fit to serve as the finish line. and erwin watches, remembering such a simpler time, and remembering how quickly it was gone. not only by the simple pain of growing older, but by the bloody losses that had him age far faster than is natural for any child. he hardly ever was a child. 

          but sometimes, when he sees these young, warm-blooded children, unworried for the doom that adulthood will snatch them up and throw them into, he feels as though he is one of them again, just for a moment, before the weights of reality drag him back down to the paved grounds of the real world. 

          he can dream, too.

          ❛  if your younger self could see you now,  ❜  he murmurs, breath loose in his throat as he doesn’t take his eyes away from the children, not until the latter clause of his wonder,  ❛  what do you suppose they’d think of you?  ❜a man with no social awkwardness about him, it’s not uncommon for him to voice such innocent thoughts to someone he’s never met before.

[atrxmentumarchive]

☀ !

&mun.☀ ━ how long have you been roleplaying? how did you get into it?

i’ve been roleplaying since middle school, so i’d say for maybe…nine, ten years now! my friend was very into it, and we started writing together, mainly with ocs – which we remember very fondly to this day. we still have loose plans to rewrite for them, actually!! 

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slams into u at five thousand miles an hour!!!

[mikuchiha]

❤

send me ❤ on anon and i’ll compliment someone at random!

i have been waiting for an opportunity like this to talk about @fragrantfall ♥ the moment i clicked her blog i have adored and admired her and everything about her. she writes so beautifully, she is so passionate, so bright, and so strong. she is such an important friend to me, and so willing to help others in a heartbeat ( i owe her my life for helping me with a creep i was horribly panicking over a few months ago. i am so grateful ajfsl;d ). ever since i met her and started talking to her, she has been so nice to me. i always look forward to seeing her on twitter or see her just being a sunshine here on tumblr. i love her very much she brings the biggest smile to my face ♥

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hands warm around his waist, she beams up at him; there's the faintest smear of her lipstick on his lips from the enthusiasm of her kiss. "whatever gave you THAT idea? isn't this what your books say a wife is supposed to do when her husband comes home?"

— ; sai laughs, softly, & kisses her again, nudging her nose with his. “it is what they say,” he admits readily, & sighs, letting himself  finally  slump  into  her  embrace, letting himself finally be home. 

he peers around her  into  their  house.  “how  are  the twins? are they asleep?” 

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―♪`*.+ HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEE !  +.*`♪―

   Art commission by the lovely, @fragrantfall !!

Sai and Sakura in both of muns’ canon divergent universe where they end up together. Total sucker for this couple, I very much recommend reading their roleplays. @atrxmentum and @fragrantfall make the characters come to life and their relationship is so well planned out, it makes me squee. 

This was so much fun to do, thank you for letting me do this for your friend, kim !!

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