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Rock Lee is losing his dream. The damage inflicted by Gaara's sand all those years ago has returned as a devastating, progressive physical decline. He hides the agonizing flares and tremors behind a laugh, determined to remain the invincible beast of the Leaf.
Kazekage Gaara is trapped in the sandbox of his childhood trauma. Every time he looks at Lee, he doesn't see a friend-he sees the boy he brutally crippled. He stays distant, cold, and guarded, terrified that his violent nature will bleed through again.
When political duties force them together as protector and diplomat, the unspoken tension reaches a breaking point. Will the two get their happy ending? Or will their lingering feelings pull them apart...
Cover Photo drawn by: mirin (coene65)
(fanfic)