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    Kintsugi: The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.

     

    He sighs, and it feels like there's a thousand years of exhaustion in it.

    “I miss you,” he mumbles. Sasuke’s lips quirk into a little half-smile.

    “I'm right here.”

    “Yeah, but I miss you. I hate being gone all the time. I hate you being gone all the time.”

    “It's what has to be done.”

    Naruto makes a very odd, but incredibly specific noise in the back of his throat.

    “I just hope it won't always be like this,” he says.

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    It's been twelve years since the war. Naruto and Sasuke come to terms with domestic bliss and all of its associated absurdity. [Sequel to Komorebi]

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