Icon Drabble - SasuNaru
Based on my icon 'Winds - SasuNaru' which features a scene of Sasuke and Naruto on a windy rooftop.
Title: Winds
Genre: General/Friendship/AU
Warning: ...an unintentionally sexy Sasuke?
Pairing: SasuNaru
Words: 900
Dedicated to:
orangefoxfetish who requested this drabble on my icon drabble meme.
The late afternoon sky was a canvas of soft, fluorescent colours. Hues of golden-yellow were splashed over the horizon with speckled clouds thinning away to give way to twilight. Up here on the rooftop, Sasuke, slouched and affecting his usual air of nonchalance, was assaulted by the full force of the western winds - its invisible force ruffled his already unruly hair even more, made his eyes blink more than he would have like, and his black jacket flap like a bird's wings. While staring at the vast expanse of the horizon on such a windy evening may have filled him with boredom and perhaps even irritation on another day, today, the whistling winds only enveloped him with a tranquility he rarely experienced, especially with Naruto sticking to his side like glue all day. Speaking of Naruto...
Sasuke glanced over his shoulder to the boy who was slumped carelessly against railings of the stairs, his goggles over his eyes. It was a surprise that Naruto had been quiet for - Sasuke counted in his head - ten whole minutes. A new record, Sasuke thought, unwillingly impressed, and perhaps, a little concerned. Only a little though.
The glassy surface of the goggles reflected dying, dappled shades of the tangerine hued sky, and curtained clear, blue eyes, making it impossible to tell whether Naruto had fallen asleep. On another occasion, Sasuke may not have bothered, but he was in a (rare) good mood now, and feeling particularly at ease, so... "Oi, dobe. You asleep?"
"Yeah, I'm asleep." came Naruto's answer. His voice was quiet and lazy for once, suspiciously close to a purr, and when Naruto stretched like an indolent feline and made to lean more comfortably against the railing, Sasuke decided that Naruto spending too much time with Shikamaru - the thought annoyed him for some reason.
Sasuke dismissed the nagging thought as quickly as it had come and with great restraint, refrained from rolling his eyes childishly at Naruto's answer. Being smart didn't suit Naruto - again, Sasuke thought involuntarily, Naruto had been spending too much time with Shikamaru. This time, the thought really did annoy him.
"What's wrong, dobe?" Sasuke smirked - he knew just the thing that would get Naruto to stop acting like that good-for-nothing cloud worshipper. "You usually make a fool out of yourself by now."
Naruto flicked his goggles up and then whirled around to face Sasuke, red rising to his whiskered cheeks in indignation. "Hey! I do not make a fool ou--"
He abruptly stopped, however, when he saw Sasuke's smirk widen - the bastard was trying to get a rise out of him. And enjoying it, too! Naruto fumed. "You're a bastard, you know that?"
Naruto pouted and glared - not the most intimidating combination, but strangely, it... worked, in an unprecedented way.
Sasuke observed Naruto intently and... was it his imagination, or did Sasuke's eyes flick to his lips for the barest fraction of a second?
Sasuke blinked as if shaking himself out of a daze - it was, in Naruto's runaway imagination, a slow languorous blink that spoke of something more, and Naruto pictured the next few moments in slow motion. A particularly strong gust intervened in a very untimely manner, tousling Sasuke's already dishevelled, yet somehow artfully arranged, hair and causing one of the jacket sleeves to fall off, exposing the contours of a pale, well-built bicep and Naruto's throat went dry. It was wrong to be thinking like this, Naruto thought, and about his guy best friend of all people! A smirk spread over Sasuke's lips - it was not one of his usual, taunting sneers; it was a slight tilting of the lips, revealing just the barest hint of teeth - a reflex more out of habit than anything else and against the background of the sinking sun, it made Sasuke look unbelievably se- and Naruto knew he was going to hell.
Sasuke shifted his weight, assuming a careless stance, and tilting his head to one side in a manner that made bangs fall just so over his eyes. And when he casually swept his hair back with long, pale fingers, Naruto's eyes followed the motion as if hypnotized.
"Tell me something I don't know," his voice was as rich as chocolate pudding, and Naruto had to swallow to wet his parched throat. He watched Sasuke's lips part with dazed eyes - the enchantment was broken, however, as Sasuke, being the bastard he was, ruined the moment by uttering the next word: "idiot."
Instantly, Naruto came back to his senses, his mind purged of all the unholy thoughts it had been nursing just a moment ago. "Hey!! Take that back!"
However, all unholy thoughts came back for a second visit when Sasuke merely flashed a knowing smirk - in an unintentionally suggestive way - and raising a hand in goodbye, nimbly, with contortionist grace, descended the steps of the rooftop in a manner that was decidedly sinful.
Naruto considered yelling at him some more, or maybe going after him, but decided that in the (hot and bothered) state he was in, he really would make a fool out of himself if he went. It should be illegal for a man to walk like that, Naruto thought sullenly as he watched the retreating back (not ass) of his best friend disappear into the sunset.
AN: So there it is. Needless to say, I'm severely disappointed, annoyed and frustrated with myself (and this darn writer's block) - this could have been better and I wanted it to be better and darn it! I know what to write, but sometimes, it feels as if it's never good enough. *sigh* Excuse me while I go beat myself up over this drabble disaster.
Title: Winds
Genre: General/Friendship/AU
Warning: ...an unintentionally sexy Sasuke?
Pairing: SasuNaru
Words: 900
Dedicated to:
orangefoxfetish who requested this drabble on my icon drabble meme.
The late afternoon sky was a canvas of soft, fluorescent colours. Hues of golden-yellow were splashed over the horizon with speckled clouds thinning away to give way to twilight. Up here on the rooftop, Sasuke, slouched and affecting his usual air of nonchalance, was assaulted by the full force of the western winds - its invisible force ruffled his already unruly hair even more, made his eyes blink more than he would have like, and his black jacket flap like a bird's wings. While staring at the vast expanse of the horizon on such a windy evening may have filled him with boredom and perhaps even irritation on another day, today, the whistling winds only enveloped him with a tranquility he rarely experienced, especially with Naruto sticking to his side like glue all day. Speaking of Naruto...
Sasuke glanced over his shoulder to the boy who was slumped carelessly against railings of the stairs, his goggles over his eyes. It was a surprise that Naruto had been quiet for - Sasuke counted in his head - ten whole minutes. A new record, Sasuke thought, unwillingly impressed, and perhaps, a little concerned. Only a little though.
The glassy surface of the goggles reflected dying, dappled shades of the tangerine hued sky, and curtained clear, blue eyes, making it impossible to tell whether Naruto had fallen asleep. On another occasion, Sasuke may not have bothered, but he was in a (rare) good mood now, and feeling particularly at ease, so... "Oi, dobe. You asleep?"
"Yeah, I'm asleep." came Naruto's answer. His voice was quiet and lazy for once, suspiciously close to a purr, and when Naruto stretched like an indolent feline and made to lean more comfortably against the railing, Sasuke decided that Naruto spending too much time with Shikamaru - the thought annoyed him for some reason.
Sasuke dismissed the nagging thought as quickly as it had come and with great restraint, refrained from rolling his eyes childishly at Naruto's answer. Being smart didn't suit Naruto - again, Sasuke thought involuntarily, Naruto had been spending too much time with Shikamaru. This time, the thought really did annoy him.
"What's wrong, dobe?" Sasuke smirked - he knew just the thing that would get Naruto to stop acting like that good-for-nothing cloud worshipper. "You usually make a fool out of yourself by now."
Naruto flicked his goggles up and then whirled around to face Sasuke, red rising to his whiskered cheeks in indignation. "Hey! I do not make a fool ou--"
He abruptly stopped, however, when he saw Sasuke's smirk widen - the bastard was trying to get a rise out of him. And enjoying it, too! Naruto fumed. "You're a bastard, you know that?"
Naruto pouted and glared - not the most intimidating combination, but strangely, it... worked, in an unprecedented way.
Sasuke observed Naruto intently and... was it his imagination, or did Sasuke's eyes flick to his lips for the barest fraction of a second?
Sasuke blinked as if shaking himself out of a daze - it was, in Naruto's runaway imagination, a slow languorous blink that spoke of something more, and Naruto pictured the next few moments in slow motion. A particularly strong gust intervened in a very untimely manner, tousling Sasuke's already dishevelled, yet somehow artfully arranged, hair and causing one of the jacket sleeves to fall off, exposing the contours of a pale, well-built bicep and Naruto's throat went dry. It was wrong to be thinking like this, Naruto thought, and about his guy best friend of all people! A smirk spread over Sasuke's lips - it was not one of his usual, taunting sneers; it was a slight tilting of the lips, revealing just the barest hint of teeth - a reflex more out of habit than anything else and against the background of the sinking sun, it made Sasuke look unbelievably se- and Naruto knew he was going to hell.
Sasuke shifted his weight, assuming a careless stance, and tilting his head to one side in a manner that made bangs fall just so over his eyes. And when he casually swept his hair back with long, pale fingers, Naruto's eyes followed the motion as if hypnotized.
"Tell me something I don't know," his voice was as rich as chocolate pudding, and Naruto had to swallow to wet his parched throat. He watched Sasuke's lips part with dazed eyes - the enchantment was broken, however, as Sasuke, being the bastard he was, ruined the moment by uttering the next word: "idiot."
Instantly, Naruto came back to his senses, his mind purged of all the unholy thoughts it had been nursing just a moment ago. "Hey!! Take that back!"
However, all unholy thoughts came back for a second visit when Sasuke merely flashed a knowing smirk - in an unintentionally suggestive way - and raising a hand in goodbye, nimbly, with contortionist grace, descended the steps of the rooftop in a manner that was decidedly sinful.
Naruto considered yelling at him some more, or maybe going after him, but decided that in the (hot and bothered) state he was in, he really would make a fool out of himself if he went. It should be illegal for a man to walk like that, Naruto thought sullenly as he watched the retreating back (not ass) of his best friend disappear into the sunset.
AN: So there it is. Needless to say, I'm severely disappointed, annoyed and frustrated with myself (and this darn writer's block) - this could have been better and I wanted it to be better and darn it! I know what to write, but sometimes, it feels as if it's never good enough. *sigh* Excuse me while I go beat myself up over this drabble disaster.