#boruto 219

[mysimpleme14]

Boruto 219

'Damn it' he thought.

Sasuke's mouth was bitter. He tried to have a casual talk with his wife, but she kept quiet. At dinner just now, they talked like they normally do even though their eyes never meet. She tried so hard to look away but acted like nothing happened with their daughter at the table. But now.. She wouldn't even say a word. He cleared his throat once again before trying a tactic he's been using for so long everytime his wife is angry.

"Tsuma" he said with a husky soft voice and saw her startle for a brief second but..

Quiet.

'Crap'

He stared at her, finally noticing her glassy emerald eyes, still wouldn't meet his gaze. His heart began to clench at the thought of being the reason for her tears. His lone arm moved, carressing her fingers softly before slowly pulling her closer to him. Resting his head on her chest with his arm embracing her slim waist, Sasuke took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

"I can't stand this, so stop sulking already"

[pinkhairedlily]

Sakura lies beside him with her body turned the other way, a lukewarm response to his coming back. While she's mostly relieved, Sasuke knows there's also a bubbling anger directed at his recklessness.

"Tsuma."

"What do you want me to say? Welcome home?" She snaps. It's cold and daunting and it's not the Sakura he wants.

Silence hangs between them, broken only by an interlude of cicadas.

"When I was a kid, I thought of home as having four corners. That estate is long gone to the ghosts of the past. Now that I've grown, I found it quite abstract. I've learned home isn't stationary. It can move and uproot."

In the shadows, Sasuke picks up her forlorn expression as she turns to face him.

"I'm glad that whenever I go somewhere, I have you to go back to and Sarada as well. You are my home, my resting place. I carry the two of you where my duty leads me, and it makes me feel at peace. So I'd like it if you'd take care of yourselves more."

She lightly punches his stump. "Stupid. Is this your way of escaping my wrath?"

"Maybe." He smiles in the dark, and he feels her warm fingers touch the tips of his lips. This is the Sakura he wants and yearns for.

"You should know, you are our home, Sasuke. So take care of yourself too, all right?"

It's the first time he got a request like that; it's a simple one, but it makes his heart swell.

in honor of boruto episode 219

[saaraofthesand]

Kawaki: Go spend time with your family, Boruto

Boruto: Our family