Drabble: So they pretended.
Title: So They Pretended
Characters: Shikamaru/Temari
Word Count: 162
Rating: PG
Summary: He pretends not to say it; She pretends not to hear.
Notes: IDK, AMBIGUITY MUCH?
It's the most daunting thing in all of creation. Nothing is comparable to its use, nothing more overwhelming than it's taste. The sound of it works into her skin and churns in her head. She hears it. She feels it. It's so essential that she wants to reach out and touch it, hold it in her hands and carry it to her death.
!
He feels it leave his lips and something in him pulsates with fear.
!
The sheets underneath them coil; the air that surrounds their single form blazes and their body is charred and melted but still they move.
!
She's caught by sleep, he knows, and he says all the things he can't say to her when she's awake.
!
Her eyes are closed, and she hears him say all the things he doesn't want her to hear.
!
They both try to pretend it isn't there. It's so much simpler without it.
!
"I love you."
&
Alright, it's literally been like fifty chapters since we've seen my sibs. I am getting increasingly unamused, Mr. Kishimoto.
Characters: Shikamaru/Temari
Word Count: 162
Rating: PG
Summary: He pretends not to say it; She pretends not to hear.
Notes: IDK, AMBIGUITY MUCH?
It's the most daunting thing in all of creation. Nothing is comparable to its use, nothing more overwhelming than it's taste. The sound of it works into her skin and churns in her head. She hears it. She feels it. It's so essential that she wants to reach out and touch it, hold it in her hands and carry it to her death.
!
He feels it leave his lips and something in him pulsates with fear.
!
The sheets underneath them coil; the air that surrounds their single form blazes and their body is charred and melted but still they move.
!
She's caught by sleep, he knows, and he says all the things he can't say to her when she's awake.
!
Her eyes are closed, and she hears him say all the things he doesn't want her to hear.
!
They both try to pretend it isn't there. It's so much simpler without it.
!
"I love you."
&
Alright, it's literally been like fifty chapters since we've seen my sibs. I am getting increasingly unamused, Mr. Kishimoto.