parallels

future:

~~PLAY SONG WHEN I SAY~~

sasuke and naruto already graduated college. walking on a stage and receiving a diploma was such a great accomplishment, especially for naruto. sasuke couldn't count how many times he saw naruto frowning because he just couldn't understand what was going on, or how some of his friends would tease him from how 'stupid' he was. 

naruto was just better at other things, especially if it was anything related to art. over the years naruto entered more competitions and each year he won. he used the prize money to pay for his rent, claiming sasuke no longer needed to that.

and now it's official.

naruto and sasuke live together, their wedding still months away. they wanted it to happen after they at least graduated and had their lives settled slightly. it also gave them more time to plan and prepare for future people. it was rather exciting just thinking about it.

the two couldn't stop smiling at the single thought of crawling into the same bed for the rest of their lives.

sasuke smiled just thinking about it. he couldn't help but radiate the same bright glow naruto would radiate. sasuke closed his eyes just thinking about the day he asked naruto to live with him.

"naruto..." sasuke slightly knocked on the blonde's apartment door. he had a key, but he wanted to let naruto he was coming in. "i have something to ask!"

he heard the blond humming, the exact same song sasuke used to confess to naruto. a noticeable blush coated sasuke's face, after all these years, naruto would continue to hum or sing that song. he loved hearing naruto sing his song -as in naruto's song, he named it after the blond- and when he would catch his fiance singing it, naruto would quickly stutter and hide any evidence he was singing. claiming it wasn't as pretty as sasuke's voice, but by god did it sound better in sasuke's ears.

he walked to naruto's room, seeing him make another painting. the canvas was lit up in colors, whether it were separate or mixed, sasuke look at it all day. he noticed some paint on naruto's cheek, his footsteps quiet as he wiped the paint off the tanned cheek. 

of course, that startled naruto. 

"sasuke? when'd you get here?" 

sasuke chuckled, using the damp rag to wipe off the color or fog green off his thumb. he leaned down and kissed naruto's cheek.

"i just got here. what are you painting?" 

"remember our first kiss?" sasuke hummed, nodding his head. "i'm recreating that scene from memory. i want to keep this and hang it next to my other masterpiece."

that exact same masterpiece sasuke saw -without permission- when he put naruto in his bed because he fell asleep. god, he loved that portrait of him, his pale skin complexion even looked brighter in naruto's room. naruto would continue to shine bright and bring the sun wherever he went. 

"what if we both hung those two beautiful paintings over our bed?" sasuke asked. 

naruto froze a bit, his blue eyes widening. sasuke could see the slightest bit of movement in his features as he registered what sasuke said. he could see his tanned skin glow bright with that pinkish tone that only ever showed when naruto was caught off guard. 

"what'd... what'd you say?" he was a soft whisper, he wanted to know if he heard it right.

sasuke smirked, taking his empty hand in his. his thumb rubbing over the blond's knuckles, before he brought his hand up and kissed it.

"i love you naruto. always have, always will. i want to live together. we can get our own apartment or house, whatever size. we'll live where you want to. we'll split the rent, we'll go at your pace. what do you say, naruto? will you live with me?"