Note: Another drabble, this time for S&S Obito, exploring his feelings on what has changed from the original canon that was dictated by Kishimoto.
Sparkle 20: Unbind Me
Before meeting them, all Obito had was Rin-chan. His daily routine wasn't all that noteworthy either. Going to the Academy, doing his best to impress her, and training to be the Hokage before heading home to an empty apartment. Granny couldn't care for him forever, and when she did pass, no one but him attended the funeral.
He wasn't expecting things to change.
"Hi, Obi! Are you here for the usual song, or do you want something else? It's on me!"
Tomo-chan's smile never seemed to change, even when it did waver in the face of other things.
"Tomo-chan, quit worrying."
"A-About what?"
Obito held back on giving her a noogie, instead pulling her into a side-hug he had seen Kei do so often before. It was time to take a few cues. "About helping us enough. Team Awesomeness is doing a-okay, and it's thanks to you."
Tomoko blushed a dark pink. "E-Eh? What did I do?"
Did she really have no clue? Obito held back a sigh before acting on the noogie urge. Desperate times called for desperate measures after all. And Tomo was dense. He had no clue if it was going to work, but Tomoko squealed loudly, doing her best to get away. Nope. No way. He made sure to ruffle her hair as much as he could before squeezing in another hug.
The whisper was far too quiet for anyone else to hear, since he ended up muttering it into her shoulder, but it was something.
"You helped give us all another home away from home, Tomo-chan. You gave me a home. That's enough for me."
Tomoko only stilled before smiling softly and hugging him back.
"That's my line, doof."
"Huh?"
"Thank you for being you."
He had no clue how right he was.