Sneak Peak - Naruto AU Week
I appear to accidentally have a few fics for @naruto-au-week on the go (for prompts: apocalypse, fantasy, mythology and folktales).
I don't usually start fics this far ahead, but I've got a busy schedule with zines and events, so figured I'd try and get a head start so I don't have to rush myself last minute like I did for Kakashi Week (hehe oops).
Anyway, here's a snippet for my fic for the prompt 'Apocalypse' with the pairing of Iruka/Tobirama:
Iruka hisses at the sting of the cannula being pulled out, pressing a hand to his neck to staunch the sluggish bleeding, his body already healing the small puncture wound.
“How long have I been gone?” The grim expression on Tobirama’s face says it all, and Iruka takes a shuddering breath, nausea washing over him. “It’s been more than a few days, hasn’t it?”
“There isn’t time for this, Iruka. Put these on.”
A bundle of clothing is dropped on the bed beside him: sweat pants, tee, hoodie, and socks; all of them tattered and frayed and stained with blood. Iruka’s stomach churns at the implication behind Tobirama bringing him clothing that looks like it had been scavenged off a dead body. “How. Long,” Iruka grits out, tugging on the clothing. “Tell me.”
It’s then that he finally sees just how weary Tobirama looks, shoulders sagging as he sighs. “6 months. You’ve been gone for 6 months.”
For Iruka it feels like it was only yesterday that he was saying goodbye to his friends for the evening as they left his and Tobirama’s apartment. He remembers taking out the trash before bed, then the sting of a needle in his neck and the panic at knowing that for how careful he’d been, they had finally found him.
It's sort of a Resident Evil AU (think of the films) in terms of the corrup corporation and monsters, but only vaguely.
Let me know what you think! Are any of you doing Naruto AU Week?
