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  1. Rec 52

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    "Sasuke doesn't want to be selfish, but he knows that's what it is when he wants any more than he's already been given, when he wants. And he does, so badly that sometimes there isn't room for anything else inside him but longing and shame, entwined and unfurling like storm clouds. He was always going to end up here. All those years of living and breathing only hatred and vengeance only served to postpone the inevitable. The fact that once he remembered what it was like to have Naruto’s eyes trained on him- bright and joyful- he would never want them to look away again."

    (Or, where Sasuke and Naruto finally figure things out and Sakura plays silent matchmaker behind the scenes.)

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    03 Sep 2025

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    Inspiration material for writing the best post-war Sakura

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    This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.

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    For Fireun <3~

    Title: words without thoughts never to heaven go
    Fandom: Naruto
    Pairing: SasuNaruSasu
    Rating: PG (13 for darkness?)
    Warning: Angst. Dark themes. Do not read when miserable.
    Notes: I've not written Naruto fic for ages, but I enjoyed the challenge of this! I'm always up for some angst, so I hope I got angsty enough for you.

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    17 Jul 2023

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    a fic with a Shakespearean tragedy's quote as its title, what could go wrong

  3. Rec *

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    “Let me worship you,” Naruto breathed.

    For one long moment, Naruto’s eyes reflected the continuous, lazy rotation of pinwheels. Red against blue. Fate within the unknown. Silence and anticipation. But then the pinwheels faded to black, and Sasuke uttered a phrase that would seal their connection forever.

    “Are you offering yourself?”

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    The god of Misfortune fulfills a child's wish and receives faith, loyalty, and a fellow god in return.

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    09 Dec 2021

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    A story that was written in the way I love stories to be written. Days after I finished, I couldn't stop thinking about it.

  4. Rec 56

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    They stand in silence. The moment stretches—and it feels precarious, like the seconds after skies have come alight with lightning and the thunder’s just about to hit.

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    10 Jan 2022

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    A fascinating idea executed with love, finesse, and a good dose of stimulating vocabulary and phrasing.

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    A thorough guide to beta reading for both authors and beta readers. Neither exhaustive nor definitive, but hopefully a good starting point that covers the basics and explains how to get the most out of an author-beta reader relationship.

    [February 2025: Minor edits and additions throughout the guide.]

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    31 Oct 2021

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