Approtriate Words - My Favorite One Shot. (Not by me.)
“Ne, Sasuke?” A dry shifting of sheets as Naruto sits up.
“Hm?”
“What, what are we? To each other, I mean.” Sasuke shifts, snick, the lamp turns on. He rests his head on his pillow once again, eyes closed but still listening. “We’re not rivals, or friends, are we?” Naruto’s voice is strained, worried. As a child who grew up in the shadows of neglect and despise he needs to know what the people he cares for are to him.
“We can still be friends. And rivals.”
“We can?” Sasuke sits up, twists his neck in circles, ebony hair spilling to make a kaleidoscope of subtle highlights, rubs one eye with a fist.
“Why couldn’t we be?”
“But aren’t we…something more? Lovers? Boyfriends?” He hesitates over the last two words, almost as if they lie bitter on his tongue, disgusting in their lack of definition.
“We’re all of those things. We’re us.”
“Us?”
“Whatever we are together that what’s we are.” Naruto nods, satisfied.
“We’re us.”
“Yes. Now may I please go back to sleep?” Another snick and the light turns off, sheets shhh together as they lie down. Naruto slides over, works Sasuke’s arm over his side. “Whatever we are cuddling is not involved.”
“Please?” A low grumble he’s not sure he wants to decipher.
“Fine. But just for tonight.” And maybe tomorrow.
“Hm?”
“What, what are we? To each other, I mean.” Sasuke shifts, snick, the lamp turns on. He rests his head on his pillow once again, eyes closed but still listening. “We’re not rivals, or friends, are we?” Naruto’s voice is strained, worried. As a child who grew up in the shadows of neglect and despise he needs to know what the people he cares for are to him.
“We can still be friends. And rivals.”
“We can?” Sasuke sits up, twists his neck in circles, ebony hair spilling to make a kaleidoscope of subtle highlights, rubs one eye with a fist.
“Why couldn’t we be?”
“But aren’t we…something more? Lovers? Boyfriends?” He hesitates over the last two words, almost as if they lie bitter on his tongue, disgusting in their lack of definition.
“We’re all of those things. We’re us.”
“Us?”
“Whatever we are together that what’s we are.” Naruto nods, satisfied.
“We’re us.”
“Yes. Now may I please go back to sleep?” Another snick and the light turns off, sheets shhh together as they lie down. Naruto slides over, works Sasuke’s arm over his side. “Whatever we are cuddling is not involved.”
“Please?” A low grumble he’s not sure he wants to decipher.
“Fine. But just for tonight.” And maybe tomorrow.
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