he remembers the despair he'd fallen in to, losing so many people all at once. the way he'd had no port to let it out until he'd ravaged the training area, leaving disaster in his wake. that kind of loneliness eats away at a person.
Sasuke feels it every time he connects with Naruto— that space Itachi is supposed to fill.
his eyes are unfathomably dark when she comes to him, her face is raw and her eyes are shining and Sasuke is not a grounding force. but he feels the empty space Saralegui is supposed to be, the months of working with him, of the reach even once Sasuke had cut off their partnership. he remembers Cloud's voice over the network.
lifting his hand, he takes Sakura's shaking one and pulls her into his chest. ]
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he remembers the despair he'd fallen in to, losing so many people all at once. the way he'd had no port to let it out until he'd ravaged the training area, leaving disaster in his wake. that kind of loneliness eats away at a person.
Sasuke feels it every time he connects with Naruto— that space Itachi is supposed to fill.
his eyes are unfathomably dark when she comes to him, her face is raw and her eyes are shining and Sasuke is not a grounding force. but he feels the empty space Saralegui is supposed to be, the months of working with him, of the reach even once Sasuke had cut off their partnership. he remembers Cloud's voice over the network.
lifting his hand, he takes Sakura's shaking one and pulls her into his chest. ]