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    “I’m full of surprises.” Naruto said solemnly.

    “Mmm. I can see you are.” Sasuke’s lashes lowered, and when they rose, his eyes were on Naruto’s hands. “Like the way you’re keeping your scent to yourself. That’s… unusual.”

    Naruto tamped his pheromones a notch lower, reflex more than thought, a warm cinnamon hum contained to his own skin. “You get crowded enough,” he said. “I figured I could be the person who doesn’t crowd you.”

    Sasuke didn’t answer immediately. The air shifted, he let the barest thread of his own pheromones slip. Naruto felt the recognition hum along his nerves and, more than anything, was pleased he knew the difference between notice and push.

    “What happens,” Sasuke asked, quieter, “if I want you to?

    Naruto blinked. “To… crowd you?”

    “To stop pretending you’re not an alpha.”

    “Then I stop pretending.” Naruto said, just as simply.

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    Note: modern AU. Main focus is Naruto/Sasuke, but Itachi/Gaara are a present secondary couple, so a few chapters center on them too.

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