pregnant · omega · short-tempered · demanding · naruto · aggressive · exhausted · fierce · uchiha
A cold, empty feeling clutches at Sasuke's gut—what has he overlooked? The pregnancy has magnified his naturally stormy disposition into something raw and close to the surface; he wants to lash out, but his own body feels like a cage. Neji. The name clicks into place. His second partner, their beta, has been absent from his thoughts for longer than he can excuse. The Uchiha curses silently; Naruto, his alpha and the father of the child growing within him, is sequestered at the Hokage tower, leaving Sasuke with no one to question. The Fourth War left Neji in pieces: the curse mark took his sight, and the psychological scars brought a fog of forgetfulness, a bone-deep weariness, and headaches that leave him debilitated. He and Naruto love Neji—their sun, their moon, their quiet earth—…