Sasuke believed he would never see you again, and yet, here you stood; in the sun’s amber light, features as pleasant and soft as they always were. If there was anything Sasuke missed from the village, it was you.

The air was silent. It was only the two of you in the small clearing, having inadvertently stumbled across one another. Sasuke swallowed thickly and turned his dark gaze to your own.

“… What are you doing here?” Sasuke began, embarrassed by the faint murmur that was his voice.