Cold Comfort

[sowell]

The day Kakashi hears about Sasuke, he goes home and gets royally drunk.

He puts a hand on Naruto’s shoulder as the boy weeps in Tsunade’s office, even catches him as he starts to sag. Sakura won’t stop staring at the Hokage out of bright, shell-shocked eyes.

“He attacked the Raikage’s brother,” Tsunade says, her calm tone almost masking the grief in

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[flibbergibbet]

I love this fic. So, so much. I think this is really in-character for both of them. I haven't read good guilty Kakashi/Sakura in a long time, and that's exactly what this is.

I like that it explores Kakashi as a teacher and his relationship with his students. Also how badly he sucked at it.

[sowell]

Thanks!

I like that it explores Kakashi as a teacher and his relationship with his students. Also how badly he sucked at it.

Yeah, Kakashi is about as imperfect as a teacher can be, but that's what makes him such an awesome character!

[redbrunja]

Oh. My. God.

You have no idea how thrilled I am to have inspired this.

He doesn’t move a muscle. When she finally pulls back, he keeps his face flat, discouraging. “We all have our own ways of grieving,” he says in a cool voice. “Some are better than others.”

This was amazing - perfectly in character.

“I know,” she says in a dazed voice. “Tsunade taught me everything. I know every tendon, every muscle, and what it does to you, and what it does to me. I have it all memorized.”

I have no words for how hot and perfectly Sakura this is. Also I adore aggressive!Sakura to bits, and the image of Sakura with her boots on is scorching.

[sowell]

Haha, your fic was so awesome! It totally sent the angsty Kakashi ideas spiralling in my brain.

the image of Sakura with her boots on is scorching

Post-time-skip Sakura has the hottest little combat outfit ever.

Thanks for the feedback!

[redbrunja]

She does have one of the best outfits ever.

You're very welcome!

[cutecrazyice]

Wow. Now I'm the one inspired. This is GREAT.

[sowell]

Thanks!

[beautyinsleep]

Wow, this was amazing. Kakashi and Sakura are both very in-character, and I love the angst/guilt issues throughout the fic.

[sowell]

Thanks. There's something really hot about a guilty Kakashi...

[questofdreams]

O_O wow...

The grief could be so keenly felt (OH SASUKE ;__;) and Kakashi, having to deal with yet another loss, and Sakura, having to learn and cope with that loss for the first time--yet it's both exactly the same b/c it never gets any better with experience.

I love that you mentioned Sasuke was the first one to offer his food to Naruto because that's such a small but HUGE detail that's always overlooked <3

These two are possibly the only teacherxstudent pairing I enjoy and they were wonderfully in character here. \o/ Wonderful job!

[sowell]

Kakashi, having to deal with yet another loss, and Sakura, having to learn and cope with that loss for the first time

That's exactly what I was trying to get at. It's so much hotter when they grieve together, though!

I love that you mentioned Sasuke was the first one to offer his food to Naruto because that's such a small but HUGE detail that's always overlooked

I know. It's not like he did it out of compassion or friendship or anything at that point, but it was still his decision, meaning he was sort of the impetus for Kakashi passing all of them.

Thanks for the feedback!