A/N: This fic is finished and is being revamped. The first chapter of the new version can be found on my profile under The Cicatrices Beneath the Veil: Revamped. -Sasuke and Naruko are friends. Sasuke wants to be more. Naruko has a traumatic past that gets in the way of that 'more'. So proceeds long ass courting process. Scars, drama, pain, feels, and trigger warnings. Just saying