d-3 #SSRetsudenCountdown prompt: i yearn for you. i burn for you. — canon-divergence, married au


sasuke-kun,

this won't be long. i know how crucial any contact from konoha is for your mission, but i hope you indulge me just this once. i wish to say this to you.

it's only been a month and the space you left on our bed feels colder now. i still remember your scent, the way you look in the mornings, and your voice in the middle of the night— but the cold sheets today as i wrote this crack my already brittle heart.

i miss you. sarada does, too. she doesn't understand anything yet but her eyes roam around the house and look at me when she can't find you. i know i'm strong enough, for the both of us, but i know you share the same weakness i feel when we see her tears. i don't know what to do.

i'm writing not to guilt you, husband; nor to hurt you for not being here as she grows up without you. it's to let you know you don't have to apologize. i know you. our feelings are connected remember?

i yearn for you and your tenderness only i can see. take care of yourself. if not for me, then for sarada.

all my love,

sakura


sakura,

i hope you know i almost lost courage to find the right words to respond to you. i was never good with words for they are as sharp as my weapons i use to defend myself. and after all the pain i have caused, you're the last person i'd want to hurt.

i must be doing a poor job at it. forgive m

i dreamt of you last night and it was the push i needed to write back to you. i know you didn't ask for anything in return. when did you ever, really? but i need you to know i burn for you and sarada.

in my dreams you were beside me in our favorite training ground as kids, smiling and happy. i want that for our child. to live in peace and contentment from the world we saved together. that's why i must do this mission alone. i must secure that future.

please know you're both in my mind and in my heart all the time. there's a deep ache in me knowing i'll be missing a lot, but just like you said in your letter, you are strong enough for the both of us.

one day, i'll be seeing your eyes once again. then, and only then, i'll be home.

yours,

sasuke


a/n: i always say shippuden ss is peak angst, but i am a sucker for married sasusaku and their fucking distance. LET SASUKE STAY HOME WITH HIS GIRLS GODDAMN IT