[ Even in a place potential lightyears away from a concluded battle Sasuke still feels the aftereffects of the war nipping at his heels, combat instinct at an all-time high thanks both to that and to their unknown surroundings. It causes his shoulders to square and tense as soon as she speaks, despite having known full well she was behind him before she did.
Dealing with Naruto had been agonizing, understanding beaten into one another with fists and drawn out alongside years of bad blood. With Sakura? Somehow it feels like it could be an even harder gap to bridge. They haven't had any similar grand resolution; he has his mountain of guilt when he thinks of her and her sacrifices, and she has... what does she have? He doesn't know anymore. When it comes to day to day life, the different things they've experienced over the last few years, they're strangers.
Nothing's ever going to replace the bond he still feels with her, but he isn't sure how to go about repairing it.
One step at a time, maybe. But Sasuke's bad at pacing himself too. ]
No. [ Not a response he really needs to think long or hard about given how she phrased the question, dark eyes looking to her... before he forces himself to wordlessly hold out the bottle to her anyway. ]
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Dealing with Naruto had been agonizing, understanding beaten into one another with fists and drawn out alongside years of bad blood. With Sakura? Somehow it feels like it could be an even harder gap to bridge. They haven't had any similar grand resolution; he has his mountain of guilt when he thinks of her and her sacrifices, and she has... what does she have? He doesn't know anymore. When it comes to day to day life, the different things they've experienced over the last few years, they're strangers.
Nothing's ever going to replace the bond he still feels with her, but he isn't sure how to go about repairing it.
One step at a time, maybe. But Sasuke's bad at pacing himself too. ]
No. [ Not a response he really needs to think long or hard about given how she phrased the question, dark eyes looking to her... before he forces himself to wordlessly hold out the bottle to her anyway. ]