Naruto: relative humidity

[two_if_by_sea]

No, I do not care if this fic rots in hell. I AM FINALLY DONE WITH IT, GODDAMNIT. Except, oh my god, it's really really bad and I regret ever having started it. But it is DONE. And now I officially believe that NaruSasu is completely IMPOSSIBLE and I will never be able to fic it correctly! (erin I am sure you are GLOATING)

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[one_if_by_land]

It's the same reason why Gaara pretends not to notice that Naruto leaving even though they both know that Gaara doesn't sleep.

WEEP, GAARA, MY BABY. *chases after him* ...one track mind? Why yes! XD

And dude, I'm past the NaruSasu now, but this really, almost, maybe made me want to like it again. If only for Sasuke, actually. But then I remember that I don't particularly like Sasuke, nor do I really like Naruto, and the walls come crashing down again.

Also, BRAND ME AN IDIOT, but I really don't know why they all care so much. ._. *WANTS TO KNOW :O*

[two_if_by_sea]

Also, BRAND ME AN IDIOT, but I really don't know why they all care so much. ._. *WANTS TO KNOW :O*

WHAT? DID I NOT MAKE IT OBVIOUS ENOUGH?

I like NaruSasu in the way, you know, people like fatalism. I keep hoping something GOOD will come out of it but nothing ever does. *is a shameless Naruto fan* Why, yes, I do have a thing for main characters. Why do you ask?

[one_if_by_land]

NO, OBVIOUSLY NOT OBVIOUS ENOUGH FOR ME. I could, you know, analyze it 7 ways to Sunday and come up with a different result each time, but I have the uneasy feeling that you're talking about something tangible, or at least able to be explained with just a few words. ._.

[two_if_by_sea]

*cough* HAKU. DID HAKU NOT GIVE IT AWAY? DID THE THREE OR SO PARAGRAPHS BEFORE THE ENDING SENTENCE TALKING ABOUT LOVE NOT GIVE IT AWAY?

[sesame_seed]

I'm not too fond of NaruSasu, either -- have decided that my OTP in Naruto is Shikamaru/Temari, or, failing that, Itachi/Sasuke -- but YOU WROTE IT and thus I MUST READ. It is a law of nature.

First of all, Sasuke's feet. Mmmm, that's a nice image.

Secondly, HALF A MONTH? Taking half a month to finish a story of this length does not constitute writer's block. You really will be pelted by rotten tomatoes if you keep talking like that, wench. \_/

And, okay, I'm really curious about the ruler you use for measuring fic, if this is something that doesn't measure up. IT IS WONDERFUL, with the reversal of status, Sasuke stifling with his hands bound, the snow, huddling under blankets, and all the love that won't ever come to anything.

*cuddles your stories fiercely, as they obviously do not get the love they deserve from YOU*

[two_if_by_sea]

I used to like it, and I think I still do, in that vague hopeless way, like Neji/Naruto. I really want Neji/Naruto, but no one will write that. ever.

It's a long time to me because this is one of the FIRST ideas I've ever gotten after hitting the Orochimaru-and-Sasuke-in-a-barrel arc, so I'm kind of pissed off at myself that it's taken this long for me to write it.

But it's so long, uselessly long, and it doesn't GO anywhere, it just sort of plops itself down on the page and sits there like it's waiting for me to do something. *weeps* I just have a bad habit of not waiting until the story is really, truly, done. Like, there are bits of this story I like, but it is all stuff that no one else would understand why I liked it. For instance, Naruto thinks of, Sasuke thinks about. I was really proud of myself for putting that distinction in there, but see, that is so STUPID, it does not warrant a good fic.

[naanima]

OMFG! You are a genius. Poor Naruto, porr Sasuke, poor Gaara, and Shikamaru wiht his anger. Ohhh, this hurt.

and now....

You, you, you. Damn YOU! *cries* I wanted happy NarutoSasuke. Happy! Angst is fine, but where is the damn silver linig?!

*cries*

[two_if_by_sea]

*sputters* B-but! NARUTO/SASUKE WAS DOOMED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING! There CAN be no silver lining! They are so DOOOOOOOMED.

<3 *is glad you liked it*

[naanima]

NOOOOOOO! They are NOT DOOMED!.... they are merely slow to start, and, and, and, and really, really, really unhealthy, but they are NOT DOOMED!!!

(of course I like it, I'm still trying to read all of your past fics, and I LOVE!!!... I just need a full day to read all of it).

[tongari]

I think I can deduce, from the last passage, why boys care so much :] I really liked this - not fond of Sasuke still, but I liked the way events unfolded, the consequences, the reasoning, and especially the way Sasuke is almost screaming at himself to be doing something (which really is his biggest issue) all the way to Gaara looming in Naruto's street at the end.

//all that controlled, languid, furious rage too big for Shikamaru's size and Shikamaru's elongated shadow//

guh! ♥ if I am allowed to be biased then this is my favourite phrase. *ADORES*

[two_if_by_sea]

I used to like Sasuke. Used being the keyword. Now he is all "I AM A BASTARD HATE ME!" So I do. *hits him* Plus he is making so much shit happen for Naruto, and that PAINS me.

<3333333 *will one day write more Shika/Temari for you*

[dinghy]

I am not gloating, but dude, I don't dislike the pairing for no reason at all, is the thing. XD The fact that it's this damn hard to write is one of those red flags that just screams "warning! this pairing is not meant to be!" so I let it go early on.

That said, I hope you like this one more now. I know how it can be, especially writing something over a longer period time, but you should be pleased with it (and man, if you delete this >:O) You've sort of summed up all the (interesting) things to say about the Naruto and Sasuke's relationship/interaction/dynamic, whatever, and this whole bit:
Naruto was the only one who offered. Everyone else refused.
aughhh, Sasuke what a mess of things you've made for yourself. But the whole thing is lovely and sad and I really do like the theme throughout.

siiigh, let us be blocked together. At least you're being productive in yours. ._.

[two_if_by_sea]

<3 Yes. I know what you mean. Evidently if it cannot be ficced, it is just not meant to be. *weeps for the loss of it*

Ahahah, I don't think I'm going to delete now. As for the part about Naruto offering, that is copied almost word for word out of Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card, man. *is a really really really bad plagarist*