d | a december catchall (open & closed)

[damnpire]

WHO: d & others
WHERE: the stygian hellscape
WHEN: month of december
WHAT: mistletoe kissing, winter cuddling, soulmates(?), spoon threatened me with a good time, trying to make francy stop being mean to rosa, inside d's door maybe
WARNINGS: dr...ug use...? (looks at silco and frowns), possible blood drinking, a claude date, dallisto, laurent's foul and grumpy mouth, problematically kissing heewon, dimitrid being depressed having to hold hands and kiss

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[damnpire]

[Hm. Well. He understands why she would think of strength and capability and brute force. Not only from her experience, but knowing him too, knowing how he is and what he is.

She isn’t entirely wrong. He has built himself up as a young man who solves dangerous physical problems.

But… she can feel the frown in him, the concern.]

I will keep an eye out, but I don’t believe there is anything I can do. However, I didn’t mean only about Naruto.

You and Sasuke are left. It’s difficult to continue when others are gone. If you need anything.

[craters]

（ she's not exactly accustomed to accepting concern from others — it winds her, and she looks away determinedly so he can't see the twist to her expression. ）

We're shinobi. From a young age, we're aware that our bonds are transient. Sasuke and I will manage.

（ at the very least, sasuke wouldn't appreciate having anyone ask him, are you okay? she can only imagine that's a question that's been asked of him too many times in his life. is that what life looked like for him, after the massacre? well-meaning adults pressing unwanted pity on him?

her feelings towards sasuke are a dark tangle. love, fear, anger, a sort of fierce, protective nurturing, deep compassion. she keeps it buried, but d's perceptive — he'll probably recognize it for what it is. she reaches out and takes the small holographic portrait up in her hands, looking at kakashi's masked face with a frown, tracing the spot where naruto would have stood with her thumb. ）

But I appreciate your offer just the same. If I need anything, you'll be the first to hear about it, okay?

[damnpire]

[Hmm.

It’s impossible not to feel the inkling if these things from her, and though he only has speculations, he thinks he understands them mostly. At least the surface level of them. But he doesn’t say anything.]

There’s a difference between losing him as a shinobi and losing him as a friend.

[She really does remind him of himself sometimes, so he doesn’t think he can scold her. (But he does understand very well.)]

Alright. If I hear or see anything, I’ll let you know.

[craters]

There isn't. Not for us.

（ it may seem strange for her to find the two things synonymous, but the truth is... it's the cruel truth of her world. and if it makes her seem cold, or uncaring... well, d is now privy to the maelstrom of emotions she holds tightly in check. he knows better. ）

Thank you. You met Sasuke, right? Did he, um... （ there is no polite way to say 'did he try to kill you or anything weird' but that's just #keepingupwiththeuchihas for you. an odd, frustrated fondness colours their bond briefly, and then she blows out a breath. ） Was it a positive enough meeting you'd feel comfortable reaching out to him as well...? Just to check on him. He's, ah... he isn't always very open with me.