Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Naruto (Anime & Manga)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Hyuuga Neji/Uchiha Itachi, Hyuuga Neji & Uchiha Itachi, Hyuuga Neji & Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi/Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi & Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Neji & Uchiha Sasuke
Characters: Hyuuga Neji, Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Shisui, Shimura Danzou, Anbu Root Characters (Naruto), Other Naruto Character(s)
Additional Tags: Hyuuga Neji-centric, POV Hyuuga Neji, Anbu Hyuuga Neji, Anbu Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Massacre (Naruto), Hyuuga Clan (Naruto), Brutal Murder, Betrayal, On the Run, Hiding, Hunter-nin (Naruto), Anbu Root (Naruto), Friendship, Past Relationship(s), Jealousy, Dead Uchiha Shisui, Confusion, First Kiss, Friendship/Love, Young Love, Freedom, Forgiveness, Akatsuki (Naruto), Missing-nin (Naruto), Murderers, Undercover Missions, Lies, Secrets, Codependency, Friends to Lovers, Partners in Crime, Aged-Up Character(s), Alternate Universe - Age Changes, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Other Additional Tags to Be Added
Summary:
Every night began the same way, an unspoken routine born the moment they united. When they went to sleep, they faced away from one another, and somehow, without fail, they always woke up holding one another. Their lives were intertwined, for better or worse, and it showed every morning. Neji was always the early riser, the first to wake up, and he’d mastered the art of feigning sleep, just so he could have some contact with another person, to feed the hunger known as touch starvation. Itachi was always holding him, sometimes half on top of him, and he lay there, often staring at the ceiling or the wall, asking himself if he genuinely liked being held that way. And he never had an answer for himself.