#despairinghxpe

     And the usual still frame:

     In fact, I’m probably going to go on semi-hiatus again until further notice when life is a bit more stable for me. That means I will TRY to be on when I can, but my activity will be very spotty and unpredictable. The only thing I’m going to work absolutely on are my dailies due to the nature of that challenge and not wanting to fall too far behind. RP will take a back seat to that!

     On that note, I just wanna do a quick thread check to let everyone know what I have drafted! If you’ve replied to something and I DO NOT have it drafted, PLEASE let me know. I’ll do so on @hyuuchiha as well here in a jiffy!

@historias-multorum - I have the follow threads drafted on THIS blog from you: x x x x x x x x 

@ncgeru I have this draft from you: x

@oc-lootcrate​: I’ve got these two from you: x x

@despairinghxpe​: I have your starter drafted: x

aaand @silverfaxg​ I have this reply from you: x

     If anyone else has any other replies for THIS blog that are NOT listed here, I DO NOT have them drafted. Please let me know somehow - IMs, Discord, a reply to this post - what I’m missing so I can get them in my drafts! And again, I’m probably going to have to go on semi-hiatus at least for the next two weeks while my fam and I sort out some irl shenanigans. You can probably reach me best on Discord - I’ll have more time to check that on and off during the day while I’m swamped rather than Tumblr.

@despairinghxpe, continued from here :3

⦓義務⦔–––

“I would assume that cutting someone’s head off would kill them,” At least, that’s the rule, but who knows when it’s Orochimaru?

“Your beloved sensei is actually mortal,” He commented, narrowing his eyes slightly as he bent forward, “Did you expect me to let him sully you? You are to gain power on your own. You are not to sell yourself to the highest bidder to do so..”

“I told you how to defeat me, foolish brother. Now, fight me. Fight me for your life. I wish to see how much a year under his tutelage has changed you.”

Rage bubbled up within him at the sight of Orochimaru’s corpse. Itachi was mistaken, Sasuke did not regard the sannin fondly. However, he had taught him well, and now he couldn’t do that anymore. Who should Sasuke turn to for guidance? How was he supposed to get stronger by hating alone?

But, in that moment, it didn’t matter. The source of his despair stood before him, callous and ruthless, the murderer he was. His mere presence caused Sasuke’s muscles to tense; his hands tightened into fists so forcefully they began to shake. He wanted nothing more than to kill his brother. Unfortunately---

“Itachi...Itachi, wake up...!”

Obsidians fogged with sleep open to look at the gentle whisper. A small halo of white chakra lights Ryū's face, blooming from her palm to illuminate an eager smile and sparkling silvers. “...what...?”

“I want to show you something.”

The Uchiha's brow draws. “...what time is it...?”

“After midnight.”

“Ryū, what...? Why now?”

“Because, it's your birthday now, silly.”

Itachi stills, taken aback. “...how do you know that...?”

“It's in the bingo book.”

A brow perks. “You...looked at my bingo book entry?”

“Well...how else was I going to find out? I knew you'd never tell me if I asked.”

After a pause, the raven sits up and chuckles. “...fair enough. All right, then...what are you showing me...?”

“Well, it's going to be a bit of a walk...feel up to it?”

“...I suppose.” There's little use in lying – she'll know the moment he feels weary. And it's more than likely she'll simply carry him, if she's determined enough.

She's done it before.

“Okay...come on!”

Once he's dressed, Itachi lets Ryū lead him through the house to the paths outside, the glow of her chakra to guide them. Fireflies stir as they move, the air warm and heavy with moisture. But rather than into the buildings, she takes them toward the valley's wall. “One rule: don't take your eyes off your feet.”

“I'm not about to trip.”

“That's not the point – just do it!”

“All right, all right...”

She should have said climb rather than walk.

The stairs are unforgiving, carved right into the steep mountains that form the vale's edge, worn by generations of her line and their journeys. After several stops for breath, the pair ascend to the crest of the shelf-like cut into the mountain where the shrine rests.

As Itachi calms his lungs with hands on his knees – tired, but not ill – Ryū turns back to look the way they've come. “...okay. You can look now.”

“What am I...?” Looking up from his hunkered posture, Itachi stills.

Having ascended through the fog line, a blanket of white obscures the valley floor. It almost looks as though they're standing among the clouds themselves. But the sky is clear, and above them is a wide expanse of star-splattered sky – so many, there's hardly a patch of black to be seen, no light to dull them. At this height, Itachi almost feels he can touch them.

Between the plumes beneath them and the heavens above, it's as if everything else has ceased to exist, leaving just the two of them in a void of starlight and mist.

“...I've spent quite a few nights up here like this...too tired to make my way back down after a day of training. But it still takes my breath away...”

Itachi manages to tear his eyes from the view to her figure, even more ghost-like in the moonlight. “...I can see why.”

She in turn gives him a glance and a smile. “...I thought this would be better than any thing I could give you. I know it might be hard to see, but...”

“...I can see what I must just fine.” Scarlet of Sharingan blooms from the black, but it's not the stars he's looking at.

Hesitating as she notices as much, there's a tick before she asks, “...want to sit down...?”

A nod is his reply. The pair of them drop to the plateau's edge, Ryū carefully cozying to Itachi's side. “So...is this worth a little lost sleep...?”

“Very much so...thank you. I've seen the stars many nights, but...never quite like this.”

She gives a hum, head leaning upon his shoulder with a soft sigh. “...happy birthday.” The offering is quiet, her apparent happiness at the milestone still tempered by the somber knowing that he has few of them left...if any.

“...you know, you haven't told me yours.”

“Hm?”

“Your birthday.”

He can feel her cheek rise against his shoulder as she smiles. “True...and I have no bingo book profile for you to cheat from...”

“Well then, you at least have to give me a hint.”

Ryū is quiet for a moment. “...it's the tenth day of the tenth month.”

“Drat, I've missed it, then...”

“Just a few more months...” Ever so slightly, her tone tinges airily, trying to cover up the fact that time is not on their side.

“...not long at all. I'll try not to miss it...days often get lost on the road.”

“...fair enough. I suppose I can forgive you if you do...”

He turns his head to glance at her, but she keeps her gaze forward and upward.

“...enough about that, though. This is your birthday, now. Maybe we'll see a comet, and you can make a wish...?”

“I have very little left to wish for with any possibility of coming true.”

That draws her gaze. “...you can't think of anything...?”

“Mm...perhaps one thing...but I've no need for comets.”

There's a draw of her brow, but it raises in surprise as Itachi's smile tilts into a soft smirk. “...all right, then...what do you want?”

“Just a little something...” In a slow but fluid motion, he tilts around to bring his face to hers, stealing a kiss as her expression softens.

“...is that really what you'll use a wish for...? You know you need only ask. In fact...I wouldn't even mind if you didn't.”

“...then perhaps I'll think of something else, and...save it for later.”

That finally brings a smile back to her face, and her head returns to its perch upon his shoulder.

“...as you wish.”

     Hello and welcome to the sappiest thing I have written in...a very long time x’’D But hey, it’s Itachi’s birthday, and this is the first time I’ve celebrated it in...a while. Because I typically forget, rip.

     So while this verse can’t really have a happy ending, I figured I can at least give it happy moments. Hence a really mushy birthday blurb for him. And of course it’s shippy because when do I ever not write shippy, I mean...come on.

     Anyway...while I have a few other Itachi floating around in my mutuals, I haven’t really interacted with any of them, sooo...I’m being biased and writing this for Phoenix’s Itachi specifically, buuut you can take it however you want lol

     Because Itachi in general needs some happiness and love, okay.

     ...and now it’s getting late and I still have drafts to do sO I’m going to stop my blabbering and go see what else I can get done xD

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