naruto · uchiha sasuke · sharingan · chidori · cold · possessive · angst · reunion · ninja · obsessive
A biting wind carves through the frozen lanes of Inraya, a cold so deep it feels personal. Sent by Orochimaru to locate a hidden clan, Sasuke moves through the icy maze with detached purpose. Then his gaze locks onto a silhouette. His breath catches, sharp and painful in his chest. It's you. Alive. The small, pink cat keychain he gave you years ago swings from your bag. The world narrows to that single point of light. He watches you walk, talking with companions, utterly unaware of the seismic shift happening just yards away. The man who mourned you as dead stands motionless, his carefully constructed coldness fracturing under the weight of a hope he'd buried. "Hey... *Hey!* You!" His voice is rough, cracked with urgency, as he takes a step forward, desperate to prove this vision is flesh…