Unbearable

by DireAfterglow

More often than not Naruto is looking away and Sasuke does the same out of spite, because now they sit still and listen and breathe and do what adults should do.'

-1Unbearable

Naruto (Naruto + Sasuke)

Author: DireAfterglow

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Naruto is always sitting too close to Sasuke.

It happens every day, every moment, childish shifts of body and legs and he's always scooting in closer, too close for comfort, earning scoffs and rolls of eyes but he just can't help himself.

He doesn't notice it himself. It just seems natural to sit that close, shoulders bumping, legs nearly tangled, face close enough that every word hits mouth to cheek, mouth to ear, loud and obnoxious and far too close.

His arms wave around and hit Sasuke in his gestures, legs kick back and forth like a little kid and Sasuke sneers and looks away, because every time Naruto opens his mouth the words are yelled and make his ears ring, squalled from overexcited vocal chords as Naruto, as always, babbles.

Slowly Sasuke finds himself immune, if not tolerant, because he comes to expect it. As high and mighty as he wants to be having Naruto next to him wasn't as bad as he would have thought. Naruto would sit in close and it was strange and then just normal, the presence of Naruto came with close seating, loud mouthing and expectant warmth sitting side-by-side.

Stranger still came the times when Naruto wasn't even there. Sitting down would feel more hollow and plainly cold, almost boring. Because despite himself that too-close body and unbearable voice Sasuke is missing him, missing those stupid shifts of body and awkward scoots as their thighs would touch and Naruto would grin like a fool, he misses it all.

Naruto is growing up.

Now he sees Sasuke and smiles only out of habit, and when he sits next to him he sits too far away. He sits far enough that they never would touch without effort, and it kills them both but they're growing up and have no time for their old innocent play of sitting, touching, pressed together as it once seemed only natural.

More often than not Naruto is looking away and Sasuke does the same out of spite, because now they sit still and listen and breathe and do what adults should do. Naruto's fingers toy with the strings on his sweatshirt and Sasuke doesn't move at all.

The days now are only filled with those hollow seating, Naruto too far away and Sasuke too quiet like always.

It's unbearable, but they're growing up before their eyes and they just can't help themselves.