CHOICE

       ＯＨ ＰＬＥＡＳＥ！don’t barrage me with the questions                                                                                 to all those ｕｇｌｙ ａｎｓｗｅｒｓ.

I BEAT IT BUT I CAN’T GET TWO STARS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. 

anyone that had threads with lee over here, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO KEEP THEM! just tag his blog when you respond, or dm, so that i know! 

                  most wouldn’t consider rock lee the “type” for things as sensitive as diplomatic endeavors, but he’s taken to liasion between villages like a fish to water. not only is he charasmatic and dedicated in his normal day-to-day, but he and sakura work well together. she travels to those who need assistance, while lee spreads the good reputation of the allied shinobi forces; a union that needs to last long after the ashes of war have settled. 

                 normally, settled under stars isn’t the worst way to sleep, despite the terrible strain on ones back - he never complains, thought. but sakura seems to want to splurge that evening, and lee doesn’t say no. the inn is lovely, the sheets smell like cherry blossoms and the fancy hand soaps in the bathroom look good enough to eat! 

              (he doesn’t ,of course, but the colorful shapes of roses and shells are tempting.) 

                “hmm?” owlish eyes blink over to his companion as she speaks, “for me?” he confirms even as she reaches out to him to hand him something. it’s a carving, wood smooth in the shape of a tiger and lotus. lee feels his throat begin to clench a little. his eyes begin to water. not only is it a gift which means she was thinking of him, but it is something she crafted for him. made for him with her own two hands. something special and meaningful. his clan is small, it’s himself and gai, but the lotus has always meant so much to it. 

                  another sunrise, another day to rise with it! lee has always been one to wake up early in the morning, finds it’s the best way to pack in the most you can out of your day, but today was even more important. a spar always gets him in a good mood, but a spar with uchiha sasuke? incredible! certainly, there are feelings about the nin that may confuse him at times (was he supposed to be upset with him? or happy he’s returned? lee feels more the latter, it’s...confusing) that didn’t mean one couldn’t take advantage of the potential to grow, and learn. 

               often times lee finds sparring with others to be...a little slow. knowing he could fight someone who could keep at his pace even when he went all out? it was exciting! beyond exciting, if such a word existed! 

                he makes sure to visit gai earlier in the morning, before the sun rose, to leave out his breakfast and make sure he didn’t need any assistance, but by the time sasuke is waiting for him lee has finished his tasks for the morning. he is all but beaming at the other on approach.