[ The water sloshes in the movement. Naruto seems to choose to reach for him the same moment Sasuke recognizes what it is that he needs. He moves forward into his reaching hands with no resistance and wraps his only arm around the younger nin's shoulders. Naruto sounds like he's splitting apart, raw and terrible. Sasuke threads his fingers into the jagged cut of Naruto's wet hair at the nape of his neck, secure and solid, cheek pressed against his temple.
He doesn't track how long it takes to crest and fade. Naruto's ribcage rises and falls against Sasuke's bare chest. Even here, so much smaller than Sasuke and shaking with emotional fatigue, he still seems strong, somehow.
Sasuke waits. He doesn't pull away until he feels Naruto shift, and then only lifts his head and smooths his hand to Naruto's shoulderblade. ]
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He doesn't track how long it takes to crest and fade. Naruto's ribcage rises and falls against Sasuke's bare chest. Even here, so much smaller than Sasuke and shaking with emotional fatigue, he still seems strong, somehow.
Sasuke waits. He doesn't pull away until he feels Naruto shift, and then only lifts his head and smooths his hand to Naruto's shoulderblade. ]