These Eyes See Fine In Darkness

Sasuke Uchiha RP blog affiliated with citta-alveare

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“You shouldn’t feel like you have to take someone to the Ball. It’s just fine to go by yourself.”

[awhispered-deactivated20160120]

Wow, the ghetto? Well that gave her everything she needed to know. And it only got worse as he kept talking. “Are you serious? How can one place be that bad?” Living in danger is something she should be used to, but it’s not like she’s got a certain bodyguard here with her. She tiredly sighed, “I’ve, well… got a huge paper fan, but something tells me that won’t be of much use in an area like that. Are you there often? How many times have you run into danger there?”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“The scientist tailored each area to be something. Sector Two is polluted and full of waste because it’s the Industrial Sector. Sector Five is essentially a giant marketplace. Sector Three happens to be the worst for crime out of them all.” He didn’t know why he was explaining it in such detail. Honestly, he didn’t care much about what happened to the girl. But when her question came, he sighed softly. “I used to take jobs to clear out drug dealer dens there. It did nothing to put a dent in how bad it was. You should be able to gather how bad it is just from that.”

[tofrost]

     Tensing at the mention of her friend, she glanced away momentarily. “I’m not.” The scientists had returned her only a day or two ago, but they had placed her in an apartment and she had yet to go find Ryuko. In truth, she was nervous about seeing her again. She’d proved unreliable so many times, Rukia was starting to think that Ryuko was better off without her. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s still here, I just haven’t seen her in a while…” She paused. “And you? Are you still in a hut?”  

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

He noticed the tension, his jaw tightening slightly as he looked her over for a moment. That was a shame. At least she was in good hands with Ryuko. “Oh.” Was all he offered. He felt no need to comfort her... or even to reach out to place his hand on her shoulder. It would probably just insult her somehow. And he wasn’t the type to do anything like that. “No, as much as I’d prefer it... I’m in Sector One now. Is...err... everything okay?” He really wasn’t good at this.

[awhispered-deactivated20160120]

@legacyoftheuchiha

“Is District Gamma a particularly dangerous place?” It was in Sector 3 where her apartment was located, so it was kind of important to know. She’d asked for directions from some random passersby and got some warnings, so she was more than a bit worried. And though this guy didn’t look the friendliest, he might be able to give her more of a description on the area.

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“They call it the ghetto for a reason. It’s not a place you want to be, especially at night. Calling it dangerous is an understatement, considering Sector Three is where much of the crime in the city originates.” He wasn’t going to sugar coat it. There would be no point in doing so. Then he’d just be lying and he wasn’t necessarily in the habit of doing that unless it somehow benefited him. “You’d do well not to go there without a weapon. Or at least a friend who has one.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

outofchidori;;

who wants to thread with this asshole??? capping at 2.

[burnsidebat-blog]

      “I’m not telling you to stop, Mr. One track mind. I’m telling you to take a break. Just for one solitary minute and enjoy some sort of beauty. And you don’t at all know me, I spend every night protecting who I can here and I’d love for nothing more than to go home, but guess what? I’m not entirely sure there is a way. So I do what I can and I make it worth it and I try to not sink into depression thinking about why I’m here or how I can’t get home or spend all of two holidays passing me by with my dad or my friends.” Her expression changed, eyebrows knit tight as she glared at him. 

      “And death always matters! It doesn’t matter if you come back. It’s still death. And believe me I’ve had plenty of people die on me and then come back. So don’t even joke about that.” 

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“By telling me to take a break, you’re telling me to stop. I’m not interested in your concern or your advice. Give it to somebody who needs or wants it. And you’re mistaken if you think I care about your hobbies. Play vigilante or whatever all you want. And no. Here, death doesn’t matter. You get back up and you might be a little sore but in the end?” He trailed off, shrugging his shoulders, “Paint all the delusions that you want.”

[taiyomaki-deactivated20161104]

           ▎┊《  ▓

            ❛  …   i’ve got no clue, but if it’s pissin’ you off, that’s good enough for me.  ❜

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“Nobody asked you. I bet you’ve already helped somebody put their decorations up. And I’m not pissed, I just don’t see the point. So, apparently it’s not good enough for you.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

      “Well, someone’s kind of full of himself. Yikes, you have got to tone down that ‘cool kid gives no shits’ attitude. It’s cool and all, but it won’t get you much in the long run. Believe me, I know people like that. They…don’t make it.” She sighed. “I’m not trying to make you want to join. I’m just explaining a different point of view. Shocking, I know. But one thing might not mean something to you, but to someone else it means the entire world. And if you don’t take the time to have at least some fun you’ll burn yourself out fast. Burnt out people don’t make for good escape plans.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“You’re better off worrying more about yourself. I don’t waste my time with ‘fun’ things because they don’t do anything for me. If you don’t like it, walk away. But I’m not going to stop trying to get out of this city just because some stranger off the street tells me to stop. I don’t have much of a reason to be here. I’ve been in this city for too long and there’s nothing here for me. I don’t expect someone who’s so engaged in their distractions to understand that. Besides, death doesn’t matter in this city. When you die, you come back. I’ll work myself as hard as I want to.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

      “A couple of weeks.” She gives a short laugh. “Obviously you’re not familiar with the vast amounts of people who end up keeping those lights up until just about spring. But, well, that’s not exactly the point. It’s not that their lives are that miserable. It’s just a fun thing to do. Since when did fun actually have to make sense? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say you’re not the fun having type, though. I’d say it helps in most cases. Plus, if you do it with friends it’s not so much a hassle.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“Like any of that matters. Some of us don’t have time for ‘fun’ and are too busy looking for a way out of this city. Play ‘house’ all you want, it doesn’t make any difference to me. Just don’t waste your time by trying to make me understand or want to join in the ‘festivities’.”

[burnsidebat-blog]

      “It’s actually not that important, to be honest. The holiday kind of branched out in terms of what it was actually for, but that’s a huge debate in itself. Bottom line is, it’s important because it’s fun and helps us have a moment in our lives where we can forget all the bad things. And the music is so awful it comes full circle into being kind of fun.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“Seems like more of a hassle than it’s worth to me. Going through all that work to put up decorations for a couple weeks then having to take them down? I don’t see the point in it, even if it does make people ‘happy’ for a short time. If their lives are so miserable that they have to put up pointless things like that, putting up decorations isn’t going to help much.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“So why is putting up stupid multi-colored lights and decorating trees so important to this holiday? And the music is awful despite it being everywhere.”

[tofrost]

     “Tch, hardly.” So much for that. She wasn’t ready to outright admit it yet, but it was definitely nice seeing his face again.  “Cracking jokes, though? Looks like the time away did you some good.” Though she hoped it was true, there was no way of her knowing. For some reason, she felt as if she were walking on eggshells. As if some offhanded comment would turn the conversation from something light, and pleasant to something else. Thoughts replayed, over and over in her mind, her Captain coming undone. Her Captain sacrificing himself. Her Captain gone. It played over and over again in her head, like a video on a loop that she could not pause.

     She stopped. 

     “Or maybe you just missed me,” she teased.

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“No.” His time away did nothing. Literally. Hardly any time passed. He remembered falling in battle. He could feel the cold embrace of death. A white flash, as though he might get his second wind. Or maybe he was just dying. All he knew was that his pain was going away before he was taken away. And that was something he didn’t want to think about.

“You wish.” A pause. “Are you still at Ryuko’s...? Is she even still here?”

[bloomingstrength]

{ @legacyoftheuchiha }

               “No.. It couldn’t be…”

     Sakura’s eyes widened, it was like seeing a ghost. Why was he here? She didn’t want to see him… Maybe if she hid behind something he wouldn’t even notice her- not that he ever really did to begin with. ‘JEEZ. Sakura, you need to stop thinkin’ like that! This guy isn’t worth your time.’ 

     And although her head was telling her to be strong and stand her ground.. Her heart was a different matter. She could feel it beating wildly with rage, pounding the walls of her chest. “S-Sas–” Her throat felt dry, the words weren’t coming out right. ‘This is all wrong!! This isn’t how I wanted our next meeting to go…’

     Was it too late to run away? No. Nope. It definitely wasn’t! Sakura finally forced her body into action, although the ravenette was practically walking in her direct path now, that didn’t matter. Nope! She’d deny that she even saw him. Sakura turned on her heels and began walking the other way.. Although this whole confrontation was making her head feel light… “Oh no..” She whispered before feeling herself collapse to the ground.

     The high stress of the situation made her body go into shock. ‘Dammit Sakura.. The one time you could’ve looked cool and walked the other way..’ She closed her eyes, not even wanting to think about what would happen next. At this point, she’d rather just lay there and die.

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

The days that he had spent back in this place were days that he was angry about. He hadn’t seen anyone that he recognized. Rukia hadn’t been there, having even disappeared out of his phone. Which meant only that she was no longer in the city. And he hadn’t managed to see Sakura yet... until he caught a glimpse of pink hair in the crowd.

But she was... walking away from him? His brow furrowed softly, something didn’t feel quite right. Sasuke’s jaw tightened slightly and part of him just wanted to let her walk away... that was, until she collapsed onto the ground. Then he moved forward at a brisk pace, moving to stand in front of her.

“Sakura...? Is everything alright?” He asked, looking down at her warily. She looked different. Older, even. That feeling in the pit of his stomach providing him with little comfort. But despite this, he reached his hand out for her in an offer to help her up.

“Why were you walking away?” Not that he had made any effort to go after her until he saw her fall. But he’d seen her eyes locked onto him for a moment. He didn’t want to believe what his gut was telling him, but he wasn’t sure how he could avoid it unless he spoke to her. It would most likely be just one more thing he was tired of about coming back.

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“...Idiots.”

[tofrost]

@legacyoftheuchiha​

     That spike of hair was unmistakable, and she did not hesitate to approach him. She was unsure of how to feel about this. It felt selfish to be glad that a friend of hers had returned, but here she was feeling happy about seeing him again. “They’ve brought you back.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“...Yeah. I’m back.” He wasn’t too happy about it. Not happy at all, in fact. But seeing that she was here... well, he had to admit that it alleviated the anger just a little bit. At least it meant there was one bearable person still in the city. “Miss me?” He asked dully, not really expecting the answer to be yes.

[unheiring-blog]

“That sort of pragmatism will only wear you down. You’re young so you think yourself invincible, but how long can that sort of outlook serve you? ‘Better to have lost and loved than to have never loved at all.’ Ah, but agree to disagree.”

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“None of that matters here. We go back home and forget everything that happened. None of the people we meet here matter. There’s a chance we’re brought back but you just go through the same motions then. My only friends that I had before are gone now. All I have here is my brother and my former teacher and they have better things to do than deal with me.”

“So don’t try to convince me that anything I do here for anyone matters. It’ll all be forgotten when we all inevitably return home at some point.”

[panwati-a]

      “It’s not naive t’ hope for th’ best in people, an’ even if it is, what’s wrong with that? Even so, I don’t expect anythin’ from anybody! But if you’re gonna talk about how much you don’t care about anyone but yourself, y’ shouldn’t be so surprised if someone like me takes issue with it! Especially not when I’m specifically lookin’ for a way t’ make money that don’t involve anythin’ unpleasant!” 

[legacyoftheuchiha-blog]

“Everything’s unpleasant. And not everyone does everything with the best intentions. You’re just setting yourself up for a big letdown with hoping for the best. Why don’t you go work for one of the stupid maid cafes or something?” He let out a sigh, turning his back to her slowly. “Anyway, I’m leaving. Maybe if you’re lucky, we won’t have to see each other again.”