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[beebrekker]

When you realize

Kaz is just Zak backwards

And

Inej is Jeni backwards 😭

[jentwt]

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[sns-tropes]

can you write/rec a sappy sasuke fic? one where he’s all lovey-dovery because that would make me MELT

I know this prompt is old but i literally LOVE this. more sappy, emotionally stunted sasuke. i set this in a universe where no one grew up and got married and had kids, and they're all just big gay adults chilling in konoha.

this might not be exactly what you want because i feel like the only way sasuke would get like this without too much ooc is if he was mean first, so that's what we're working with here.

-jeni

He didn't know how to say it. He didn't know how to say much of anything around Naruto. So of course, he said nothing at all. It was hard to say anything nice to him. So rude things came out instead. He always wondered why he felt the need to take things so far. Be so mean, throw jabs with fury behind them. Just for the sake of saying them. Because that's what they do. That's what they're used to.

Sometimes it's even funny. Until it's not.

Naruto has been avoiding him. It's been a couple days. Sasuke waits for him at the ramen shop. They always meet here at this time on the same night every week. He knows Naruto has a lot of work, being Hokage and all, but he usually never misses this. It's they're only time to catch up and maybe push each other buttons a little.

Sasuke's mind flashes back to last night. He's wondering if maybe it was a little too much what he said to Naruto. Sasuke's gotten more talkative now that he's approaching his 30's. Which feels... fine. But sometimes it gets him into trouble. It makes staying close to Naruto easier. Also makes it pretty easy to push him away.

They had a case land on Naruto's desk last week. A missing-nin. Kids been gone about two weeks with a tragic past to match his disappearance. It's all very serious. Of course it is. So Why Sasuke felt the need to open his big mouth and make a joke, he's not quite sure. He cringes slightly as he remembers, tea getting cold in front of him.

"yeah, seems we don't all have someone who's obsessed with us enough to drag us back home every week."

He did not mean it like that. He really didn't. It sounded funnier in his head. Naruto looks up, a little dejected at first, as if the words were a slap. Then he turned his nose back down to his work, seemingly determined to not acknowledge the comment.

"Is this all the paperwork on the kid?" He had asked, voice turning very serious, all business.

"That's everything." Sasuke had told him, feeling very out of his depth suddenly.

He should apologize. Because he doubts that Naruto will show up if he hasn't yet. He's probably still in his office.

Sasuke pays for his tea quickly and practically speed walks back to the main office complex. He feels kind of stupid. How he still doesn't pick up on when people are upset quicker, he's not sure.

He knocks, Hears a mumble to come in. Naruto is exactly where he thought he would be. Knee deep in work at his desk, eyes rimmed red a bit, sleep deprived.

"You missed ramen." Sasuke accuses. Not a great opener.

"Yeah. Sorry. Lots to do here."

"It's fine." He still feels awkward. Doesn't know what to say.

"Was there something else, new intel on the missing-nin?"

"No, nothing."

"Then, what is it?" He sighs out, slightly irritated. Overworked. Suppressing something.

Sauske lets a beat pass, steels himself. Knows it will be worth it if he tells himself to stop being awful for just five minutes and just be honest with himself about how he really feels.

"I- uh. I'm sorry."

"What?" Still not looking up. God, Sasuke just wants him to look at him.

"I'm sorry for what I said."

Naruto looks even more upset now, brows knitting together confliction. His eyes seem to be glazed over, he just looks so burnt out. Sasuke is suddenly feeling like such an idiot for not seeing how close to home this would hit Naruto.

"Hey," Sasuke rounds Naruto's desk, turning his office chair, making Naruto face him. He gets down onto the rug, kneeling to Naruto's level, making him see the look in his eyes. "Hey, look at me."

Like a fucking blessing from the gods, Naruto finally does.

"I'm sorry for what I said to you last night. I didn't mean it like that." He takes Naruto's hands, squeezes them slightly. "I wasn't trying to make fun of you."

It almost looks like Naruto is shutting down even more. It's not enough to make it better. God, he's never doing enough.

"You loved me enough to find me."

That gets his attention. Sasuke can't tear his eyes away, he has to make this better.

"I did. I do." Naruto says slowly, quietly, but not lacking any conviction.

"Someone loves this kid enough too." Sasuke says. He doesn't quite know where it came from but somehow he knows it's true.

"You think so?" He asks, eyes welling up a little more.

Sasuke could cry at the very waver in Naruto's voice. He can't be the strong one for them all the time, that much is clear. Sasuke can take that place for bit.

"I know so." He runs his hand through the back of Naruto hair, holding his head gently, takes the liberty of planting a soft kiss on his head. "We'll find him."

"Okay." Naruto breathes out tiredly, agreeing. "We'll find him."

Sasuke takes the opportunity to drag Naruto away from his work the rest of the night. He embraces him swiftly, as if he would disappear if he didn't do it right this instant.

Naruto melts into it with ease as Sasuke curls his hand back into Naruto's hair.

Sasuke takes him home, thinking this was a pretty okay outcome to being stood up for date-night.

He makes them tea, makes Naruto shower and literally tucks him in. He leaves him there under the covers, half asleep.

"Sasuke," Naruto says right before Sasuke can leave out of the front door to his own apartment. Sauke turns around sharply.

"Stay?"

He can't refuse. He'll never refuse him. He can try. But for some reason the bitter, biting remark is at bay tonight. He just wants to hold him.

"Scoot over."

[and-despair]

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[nneogram]

you probably get this all the time, but what your enneagram number !!??

omg hello! thank you for stopping by <3

contrary to popular belief, i don’t get asked this a lot! this is the first time both on tumblr and irl that someone’s asked abt enneagram (:

to answer your q — i’m type 3, the achiever!

[binsofchaos]

In the spirit of keeping the beauty brought into the world by those we loved...

Rosa’s Mud Cake

Rosa Ewing Goldman, the mother of my dearest friend from childhood, passed away last week. I’ve written about her a lot over the years because Rosa was the first great cook I ever knew. She was the first person I ever knew who took pride in ambitious home-cooked food, making special trips to the Bronx’s Arthur Avenue from our sleepy suburb to get just the right bread or homemade pastas and mozzarella. She had a large well-worn wooden recipe box on her kitchen counter that was overstuffed with yellowed handwritten recipe cards and clippings from The New York Times. And I was the lucky beneficiary of so many of those recipes: Her creamy spaghetti with prosciutto and peas, her Shepherd’s pie which was always a leftovers score, a lentil salad made with tarragon vinegar, a garlic and gruyere dip that she always served in a little glass jar. Loyal readers, though, most likely know her as Rosa behind Rosa’s Mud Cake, a recipe she used to make for Jeni’s birthday (her daughter, my friend) and a dessert that I make for almost every celebratory occasion, toasting Rosa always with my first forkful. It was the first recipe I knew I wanted to include in How to Celebrate Everything and it always makes me so happy to hear when people out there who don’t even know her are thinking of her — however peripherally — when they bake that cake. If you have an occasion that calls for a rich, chocolatey super easy treat this week (or whenever!), please do yourself a favor and bake this cake. And please think of Rosa when you do so. Thank you.

Rosa’s Mud Cake

Don’t be concerned about the cup of coffee. It gives it a deep rich color and flavor, but it does not make the cake taste like mocha. Makes one 9×13 sheet cake or two 9-inch layers.

1 1/4 cups flour 2 cups sugar 3/4 cups cocoa 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 large eggs 1 cup strong black coffee (brewed, not grinds) 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, mix, and pour the batter into two 9-inch round baking pans (or a sheet pan) that have been buttered and lightly floured. (The lightly floured is important!) Bake at 350°F for 30-33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let pans cool on a rack for 20 minutes, then gently run a serrated knife along the edges to loosen it. Invert each cake very carefully (it’s a delicate cake) onto a plate or another rack. Frost, if desired, though it’s just as delicious plain with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Also Very Easy Classic Chocolate Frosting (makes 1 1/4 cups) (This is not Rosa’s recipe.)

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 1 tablespoon whole milk 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and powdered sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the chocolate, milk, and vanilla until the mixture reaches a spreadable consistency, about 1 to 2 minutes.

[jkomaliondog]

Meet Jkoma friends from Jkomatheliondogexplorer Jeni the bunny One the fastest bunny in village she all ways helping friends and always able to quickly cope with dangerous problems. She is confident and like collecting shiny objects. She cheerful, confident, and helpful. Pat the Goat Was an cranky goat because he tired but he has a good heart wants to be friends to the duck like Coco.Pat and Coco are neighbors they live next each other. He eat paper and vegetables but he didn’t eat paper with poem. Finn the turtle Fin is the best martial artist in village, He the most Courageous and bravery of them all. He love to play the flute it help them to clam down. Baker the mole Was an mole who love to take thing that aren’t his but he did the right thing to give them back and tell the truth. Jojo the Beaver Jojo was a builder who love to bruit things including the dam with wood. He love anything that was made of wood. He kinda a sleepy type and sleep with his stuff animal, his an special friend to him.

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[jentwt]

good luck on the mcat, fellow premed! 🫶 when are you taking the mcat? T.T

i really be collecting all the premeds recently thank you so much for the support 🥹

rn i’m planning on testing in january… and naturally assuming i’ll need to retake it in march/april >.< keep me in your thoughts that i make it that far

[sns-tropes]

sns fic: without you

chapter summary: No one's ever really asked Sasuke what he wants. Not like this.

pairing: sasuke/naruto (ninja!verse) post-698, part three one-shot to heart in your hands

rating: Teen (i guess), warnings: angst, hurt/comfort, anxiety, trust building (words: 3k+)

A/N: OH LOOK, sasuke and naruto in an actual relationship where they communicate. unreal. (also if you haven't read the first two parts, this might be brain rot but i guess you could read it alone for the feels) you can read part 1 here on ao3.

- jeni

Sasuke tries to be home often. It’s strange that there aren’t many other places to be but home, but it's hard sometimes. He knows he’s supposed to be reporting, doing his job, writing out his daily findings. He does find things. But Naruto does most of the work.

He thinks Naruto does most of it, not for any kind of merit, but just to have something to do. There really isn’t anything to do up here. Cook maybe. Sleep. Contemplate how cold it is in the snowy weather. 

When Sasuke gets home, he checks the calendar. One year to date. Halfway through their mission. Sasuke feels like he hasn’t taken full advantage of the time. He feels like he hasn’t grown like he thought he would. He feels like he hasn’t grown as much as Naruto has. He’s not sure if that makes the thought sting more. Naruto has changed so much for the better. Sasuke feels stagnant still. 

He feels cold up here on the mountains. Ichiro keeps him warm most nights. He wonders why it seems like him and Naruto are too busy for each other. He doesn’t ask. He won't. Can’t. It’s not in his programming.  

Naruto mentions that he misses spring and summer. Sasuke doesn’t know what to make of that comment. Something in the back of his mind is screaming, ‘he’s tired of you.’ Logically, that doesn’t corelate. But Sasuke has never really functioned off of pure logic anyway. 

Naruto doesn’t do anything to urge those kinds of negative thoughts. He’s patient and kind, and always welcoming him home. So why is Sasuke telling himself that none of it is sincere? 

It’s late now. Too late to ponder on such negative thoughts. He’s tried to train his mind away from it. These kinds of thoughts seem to occur more often at night. He lays his head down and he truly can’t believe that an entire year has passed him by. He reaches out to scratch Ichiro’s head, and he gets soft purrs in return. Slowly but surely, it will lull him off to sleep. He isn’t sure where Naruto is. He’s not here, that much is certain. He’s missing the familiar creak of the wood that gives way under Naruto’s careless steps. 

Sasuke wonders when he became this needy. He’s not quite sure when it happened. Maybe it’s not that Naruto is tired of him. Maybe it’s because he’s finally realized just how much Sasuke hurt him. Perhaps he’s figured out just how much damage Sasuke has done, just like Sakura realized it. No number of apologies and heart to hearts can cover up some of the awful things that he’s done. And even though they’ve spoken on it before, on more than one occasion, even Sasuke knows that some kinds of hurt never truly vanish. He doesn’t particularly favor her, but that doesn’t ease the guilt somehow.  

Maybe Naruto is starting realize that. For lack of a better phrase, maybe their honeymoon phase is over. Maybe they’re just- growing apart. His throat tightens at the very thought. Sasuke scoffs in the dark. It’s so ridiculous, what he’s come to. He tries again to get comfortable in the blankets, feeling like crawling out of his skin. 

He’s not sure is he even has room to be upset. His eyes fall on the ruck sack in the corner. It’s the one Naruto came up the mountain with his belongings when they first made the trek. It’s empty now, unmoving from its usual lazy spot on the floor. Naruto uses it to run errands into town every now and then.  

Naruto has always worried about Sasuke leaving him. It seems that Sasuke should have been the one worried. Because he's always had Naruto’s love, support, and loyalty. It’s been unwavering. There’s nothing that Sasuke could do that Naruto wouldn’t forgive. But Sasuke feels like it would be foolish to assume things will stay that way. 

He’s really not sure what his life would look like without him. It would be a lot less worth living for, he thinks. It's too sad to think of. He feels pretty pathetic, imaging it in self-pity. He’d never admit it. 

He tries not to stare intently as Naruto gently crosses the floor boards of their temporary home. It’s a relief to see him return from wherever he was, but Sasuke shows no signs of relief or even that he may be awake. He tries to suppress the shiver that catches up to him from the sheer cold of the night. It’s useless. He shivers almost violently, not being able to help it. And just when he thinks that there really isn't any hope left for them, Naruto stops dead in his tracks. He turns around. Not swiftly at all. But rather slowly, carefully, like his body itself is a worried question. 

“Sasuke?" 

Sasuke doesn’t really have a mind to acknowledge or deny him, he just sits in a strange state of neutrality where his heart and bones ache with something. He’s afraid. Always afraid. As many trials as they push through, he still cannot seem to clear the storm. The storm that keeps him indoors until Naruto takes his hand and yanks him outside the door into its depths. He’s starting to realize that maybe Naruto won't do that every time. Maybe he’ll have to step out himself once in a while. 

He shivers again, and it almost overtakes him. He thinks maybe it isn't the temperature that’s affecting him now, but his own fears. He breathes deep and shuts his eyes for a moment trying to calm down. 

Sasuke feels awful, like always as of late. Torn open, like always. He wishes he could locate the exact spot of these feelings and reach into his own chest to rip them out. He’s tried so many times, but this time feels different. It feels heavier, almost crushing.  

A warm hand touches his cheek and Naruto realizes right away that Sasuke isn’t cold at all. Not even a little. It must be some kind of anxiety tick. It’s really not uncommon for Sasuke to have them, but never to this extent. 

He continues to shiver, worrying Naruto to a new degree.  

“W-what?” Sasuke stammers under the gentle touch of Naruto’s hand.  

Naruto laughs low and knowing. It makes Sasuke tremble even more.  

“Not feeling well?” Naruto says far too gently. Sasuke reaches forward, completely unthinking. He grabs onto Naruto’s shoulders, trying to ground himself. He doesn’t understand what’s gotten into him.  

“Having a moment?”  

Naruto isn’t unfamiliar with these feelings, falling victim to many episodes himself. He wants Sasuke to know it’s okay to just ride the wave and lose his footing. He’ll catch him. 

“I feel fine.” Sasuke all but grits out. A clear lie. Naruto is calm though, like he knows exactly what’s ailing him. 

Naruto presses a soft kiss to his lips, and Sasuke wants to pull away from him, feeling undeserving of attention. But he doesn’t. He just can’t. His instincts won't allow it. There’s so much for him to feel here with Naruto. Even when it’s rare, he wants it so desperately. He clings helplessly to it like a priceless relic. 

“You’re shaking, you know.” Naruto tells him. “I can make tea?” 

“No, I’m not cold.” 

“Then should I stay here?” He asks softly. Sasuke tries to push him off with a scoff, but it’s so weak and without effort that Naruto only laughs. 

“I’m not making fun of you.” Naruto says seriously, a hand flying to Sasuke’s hair to pet through it gently. “I’ve missed you.” 

Sasuke’s breath hitches a bit. So, it was all in his head then. It was in his head like every other time he’s ever doubted that someone could possibly love him.  

“Seems like you’ve been avoiding me,” Sasuke bites out. That’s really not what he means to say. He’s still not very eloquent after everything. Naruto just hums thoughtfully in response, because he really hasn’t been at all. He knows better than to take the bait. He can't fight with Sasuke right now, not when he clearly needs his attention.  

Naruto has explained to Sasuke many times that he likes to give him space. They work better when Sasuke comes to him of his own volition. Sasuke knows this and has acknowledged it, so he’s not quite sure why he still acts this way despite that. 

Naruto is looking at him so sweetly as he continues to comb the hair out of Sasuke’s eyes patiently. 

“What?” Sasuke asks, noting the fond stare he’s receiving. 

“It’s sorta weird.” Naruto starts, “That we ended up here. It's really crazy that we aren't dead.” He chuckles lightly. 

Naruto has a lot to say about everything still, even after a year. He holds back for Sasuke. Because Sasuke is not very talkative, and he doesn’t want to bother him with his sentimental rambling. But Sasuke doesn’t stop him. Naruto knows deep down that Sasuke is just as sentimental as he is, if not more. He simply would rather die than show it. He just nuzzles further into Naruto’s hand, scooting closer for warmth. He isn’t telling Naruto to shutup, so He wants to hear whatever corny thought he has. 

Naruto snakes an arm around him, pulling the covers over them both now. 

“Did I ever tell you,” Naruto clears his throat, “About the dream I had, our first night at the med center?” 

Sasuke’s brow furrows. “No. Tell me.”  

He’d like to hear about it. Peering into Naruto’s dreams used to be one of his favorite pastimes. He doesn’t do it anymore. He figures if they’re trust building, that’s a good way to start. 

“I dreamt we were still out there. In the rubble.” He sighs breathily. “I dreamt that we never got up. We just bled out.” 

Sasuke just hums in response, trying not to show just how uneasy the thought of Naruto dead makes him. It’s disturbing to hear Naruto mention their deaths so casually now. They went years carelessly stating how willing they are to die. Sasuke can’t imagine justifying such a thing now.  

“I know it’s kinda morbid, my brain does weird stuff. But it wasn’t really that bad. It was almost... peaceful?” He pauses, thinks for a moment. “Like I was ready.” 

Naruto can hear Sasuke let out a shaky breath, but he’s finally stopped trembling.  

“Sorry, I’ll stop talking.” 

“No-” Sasuke stops him, finally calming down. “I mean- Keep talking.” It’s helping him come down off of his panic. 

“You want me to talk?” Naruto chuckles. “I thought my voice was annoying.” He throws Sasuke’s words back at him from earlier that morning. Sasuke had told him that his voice was very annoying as he sang an old folk tune that they hadn’t heard since they were eight years old.  

“I lied.” Sasuke quips, suddenly not feeling as shy as he usually is. “Tell me more.” 

“I guess I don’t really have much else to say about it. Just something I wanted to get off my chest.” He says tiredly.  

“Why didn’t you tell me before?”  

“I had just got you back.” He mentions quietly, quieter than he’s been thus far in the conversation. “For the first time in a while death was the very last thing on my mind.” 

Sasuke frowns, thinking his word choice is interesting.  Got him back . He wishes Naruto never had to feel like he lost him in the first place. He wonders how long regret can linger before someone would go insane from it. 

“Did you think of it often?” It’s times like these when Sasuke really tries to connect with what Naruto is saying. “Death, I mean?” 

“More than I should have.” He says, pulling Sasuke in closer. 

“About your own? Or others?” 

“Always others. But I thought that if I lost enough people, I might just die of sadness.” 

“That doesn’t sound like you.” He deadpans. 

“Yeah, I guess not.” He chuckles. “Intrusive thoughts.” 

Sasuke sighs deeply, leaving it at that for now as he rests his head on Naruto’s chest. He’s gotten used to this now. Physical contact. Touching just to touch. There is no goal is mind. Naruto runs his fingers back through Sasuke’s hair. It almost lulls him to sleep, but not quite. It just settles him down into something more pliable and reasonable. 

“I should go over our report for this week.” Naruto sighs and attempts to pry himself away from Sasuke and get up from the futon.  

Unthinkingly, Sasuke tugs him back. “Just-” He stops himself, flushes a bit, “We can do it in the morning.” He suggests. 

Naruto chuckles, slightly confused by the suggestion. He stays put nonetheless. 

He knows that this is peculiar behavior for Sasuke to display, but it’s not like he’s never seen it before. From time-to-time Sasuke will get nervous or anxious, or maybe just overall unsure of himself. There was a time when Naruto would have considered it extremely out of character for Sasuke to act this way. But ever since they’ve moved out here on the mountains, it’s been more frequent. He gets the opportunity now to know himself better. 

Naruto doesn’t think this is a bad thing. He gets insecure sometimes as well. But he also figures that despite Sasuke’s nervousness, he is someone that knows what he wants. If he didn’t want Naruto, he would have just left instead of extending his hand to invite him along.  

He thinks it’s a  good thing  that Sasuke gets like this sometimes. To Naruto it means that he’s getting more in touch with his emotion, which he supposes is never a bad thing. With how many years he pushed them down, Naruto wants to see him feel all kinds of things.  

Just when he thinks Sasuke is asleep he starts to pry himself away. But Sasuke isn’t asleep. No, not anything close to asleep. Naruto discovers he’s quite awake as he feels Sasuke press a soft kiss right to the pulse point of his neck. Naruto’s breath hitches a bit. He never knows what to expect sometimes. But it’s not unwelcomed.  

He thinks it will be left at that. Just one kiss. More follow shortly after the first. Soft, open mouths kisses that become breathier with every passing moment. He preferers when Sasuke initiates things like this. He never wants him to feel like it’s an essential part of the relationship that they have. Because really, it isn’t.  

The most important thing is that they’re together, and everything else comes second. Sasuke has expressed once or twice to him that it seems difficult to ask for these kinds of things. Because it’s difficult to ask for something he craves desperately but seems to feel guilty in wanting. Naruto wants him to know that he deserves all the things he wants. 

Naruto is trying to work on the consent thing with him. Problem is, he’s not really a talker. He tends to clam up during sex and try to keep every word and sound to himself. It brings Naruto back to the first time they had together. It was a little awkward. A little difficult. But somehow perfect.  

Nothing has changed at all. He still wants him in that very same way, one solid year later. 

Sasuke seems slightly annoyed at Naruto’s lack of reaction, and it almost sounds like he’s pouting. Naruto chuckles fondly at him, pulling back to get a good look at his expression. Now’s the perfect time to test out just how much he’ll say.  

“Hey...” He whispers to Sasuke, nudging at his nose with his own, teasing him with a kiss. “What are you up to?”  

Sasuke just makes a noise of distaste. That’s not enough for Naruto. “Tell me what you want.” He persists.  

Sasuke hates that it’s come to this. He hates asking for anything. He wishes Naruto would just take the reins. He seems to be good enough at it. Why can’t he do it more often? For once, he doesn’t want to think about anything. He just wants to turn his brain off for a bit and feel. 

He pulls away, feeling stupid for initiating it. 

“Hey, no,” Naruto says gently, snatching his wrist to try and draw him back. “Come on, talk to me.” 

Sasuke looks into blue eyes. They’re too honest to look at. 

“Nothing has changed.” Naruto says. 

The simple sentence holds so much weight. 

“Why do you always want me to  tell  you?” Sasuke asks frustrated.  

“Because- that’s just- I just want to make sure you’re comfortable with what we do.” 

“Of  course  I am.” He scoffs, pulling away again.  Which is terrible, because even in his annoyance, he only wants to be close. It’s ridiculous, considering what they’ve done in the past. He doesn’t really get Naruto’s point. 

“That doesn’t work for me. You have to tell me what you’re thinking.” 

“I don’t- I’m not fragile. You don’t have to ask every time.” 

“Oh, I shouldn’t?” Naruto says sarcastically, “So you’re just okay with anything I wanna do?” 

“ Yes .” He says bitingly.  

“So, I can tie you up, then? Slap you around? Call you names?” 

Sasuke flinches. 

“N-no.” 

“Great. That’s why I need you to talk to me.” 

Sasuke doesn’t say anything. He feels ashamed of himself when Naruto curls away from him. It’s difficult to say what he wants sometimes because he hardly knows himself. Right now, he’d just like to be held. He supposes he could ask for that at least, but he still feels so disappointed in himself.  

Naruto sighs tiredly, flipping to face him again. 

“Try again.” He says patiently. “What do you want right now?” 

“Just- Just stay close.” He stutters. 

Naruto seems semi-pleased with that answer, so Sasuke tries a bit more. 

“I feel better when you touch my hair.” He mumbles embarrassingly. “It calms me down.” 

“Okay,” Naruto says in that gentle voice again, that one that Sasuke craves. “Good. That’s good.” 

He blessedly pulls him close again, hand back to carding through his hair. He melts into it again feeling relief rush over him. There’s a lot of things he doesn’t understand still about why Naruto is so adamant about this. 

“Do I always have to ask?” he mumbles against his chest. 

“No. But you need to tell me when I ask you.” 

Sasuke grumbles in defeat. He would rather Naruto guess what he wants than have to say it every time. He supposes it’s a habit he’ll have to break if he wants this to work. 

“You should be more specific.” Sasuke tells him. 

“About what?” He replies in confusion. 

“Like- be specific about what you need to know I'm okay with.” 

“Sasuke- that doesn’t make sense.” He sighs. 

He’s trying to figure out how he can make him understand. 

“It’s easier for me to answer with yes or no.” He says, and hopes it’s not the wrong thing to say. 

Naruto hugs him a little tighter. Maybe he does understand. 

“Okay. I can do that. Like before?” 

Like before when everything was fresh and new and Naruto asked him about everything. That’s always when Sasuke felt the most cared for. He scoffed at him back then too. But he didn’t mean it. Every time Naruto asked him what was okay with him, his heart fluttered happily behind his scowl.  

Things are different now. They’ve had time to get to know themselves a little better here in isolation. Away from prying eyes. It’s left both of them more lost than they’d like to admit. Sasuke especially. There are no appearances to keep up with here. It leaves them questioning what they really need from each other. 

“Like before.” Sasuke confirms.  

“Okay, yeah.” Naruto sounds proud of him. It makes Sasuke’s heart swell with something new. “Can I kiss you?” 

Sasuke nods, but nothing happens.  

“Yes.” He says, brain slowing a bit. 

Naruto pulls back enough to look at him properly. He’s smiling at him proudly, and Sasuke feels a little high on it. He kisses him carefully, with a certain impatient edge.  

Sasuke loses track of time for a little while. Their lips are swollen by the time they pull away. 

“Was that so hard?” Naruto teases breathily. 

Sasuke for once, doesn’t scoff at him. He lays his head down on Naruto’s chest, wondering how he ever let himself slip so far into doubt.  

“You know, right?” Naruto asks him sleepily. Sasuke knows what he means to say. He reaches for a hand to hold, chest too tight for the beat of his heart. 

“I know.”  

[tangledinink]

who would you say would win in a no-holds-barred fight, the gemini twins or draxum's kids? (also, are there any nicknames for draxum's kids in general?)

Oh GOSH what a good question. This is HARD, honestly. It would definitely be close...

Draxum's Kids (which is what I've been calling them in my head as well, lol) are definitely a force to be reckoned with. They've spent years training near every day.

But the Gemini have spent years fighting for their lives near every day.

In terms of raw combat alone? I think the Gemini would be able to win without question, (not to say that it wouldn't be a pretty brutal fight...)

But then you have to take mystics into account, and Draxum's Kids definitely hold the advantage there. Donnie is a very powerful witch, but he can't hold a candle to Mikey, or even to Venus, (though her mystics are much less suited to combat.)

But I think that the Gemini would still be able to win out-- though just barely. To a degree, I think it would come down to mentality. Draxum's Kids are highly trained and highly capable combatants, but they haven't seen very much actual combat before. The Gemini have. The Gemini have long since killed the part of them that hesitates or questions what they're doing, and they are very good at turning that section of their brains off and just focusing on winning and nothing else. Draxum's Kids are highly trained, sure, but the Gemini are a well-oiled machine designed to do exactly this over everything else.

[jen-ii-ss]

Me💓

[stormdragon23]

Wanted to do some practice with hair and lineart, so I drew Jeni with her hair down

I like how the lineart turned out not that you can see it on her hair, but I'm not too sure about the shading on the hair. I usually use Solo Leveling as an art reference, but it's difficult when most of the characters either have black hair or brightly colored hair. I do like how her hair came out though. It's fluffy

Small context is that Jeni got injured and hospitalized from a raid once, which made the people close to her panic and enter her hospital room unexpectedly