happy birthday to the only man in my life who has never let me down.
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After the last of the parents depart and Gaara breaks his shoulder under the mighty paw of Lee’s co-worker, the four of them finally leave the dojo. The kids entertain themselves on the walk to the store, though Gaara has to remind Taro twice to stay on the sidewalk, and finally takes his hand firmly when he gears up to dash through a yellow light.
Gaara hasn’t spent much time in the town center, despite it being such. With the chaos precipitating his move, the struggle to adjust Taro to the second world-shattering upheaval in his young life, and the race to find a school for the boy and employment for himself, he has barely had time to blink. Now he takes in the crowded rows of local shops and co-ops and pub-style restaurants and attorneys-at-law, the handful of modest churches, and the trolley rails set snug between the car lanes on main street with as much intrigue as does the boy tugging relentlessly on his iron grip. The sky is a temperate, cloudless blue, and it seems their plan for a midday snack was not a rare one.
“There are a lot of families here,” he observes. “For a small town, it feels almost as busy as the city.”
☆ lee notes the differences between his metal and taro - one definitely leads more as the other follows, though there are times when metal tries to tell taro something to do. don’t step on the crack, it’s bad luck! or you have to stop at the light- to which lee’s pride is swelling for. he’s a good boy. gaara takes taro by the hand eventually and, even though metal doesn’t need it, he still grabs for lee’s anyway, not wanting to feel left out.
“yes, i guess that is because it is an ideal place for families to start...things are near-by, it is not too large, but also big enough to offer variety,” lee guides them across the street, toward a local supermarket that serves hot food and soft serve ice cream. he makes a point to pay for everything, insisting on it actually, getting both taro and metal the ice cream of their choosing, and a vegan wrap for himself. and, of course, whatever gaara wanted. he doesn’t realize it’s kind of a date thing to do until after the fact, when they’re walking through the town center about three stores down. he blushes at the realization, and does what he always does when he tries not to panic: he just starts talking (though he makes sure to swallow a mouthful of his spinach roll first.)
“metal and i have been here almost two years. gai-sensei was my legal guardian growing up, so i came to stay with him when-” a pause. minute, but a pause none the less, lee searching for the right words, “...when i got full custody. we just moved into our own studio not long ago, we have been very happy. but i have always wanted metal to have more friends,” a glance toward gaara is given, “what brought you here? if! you do not mind me asking, of course...”
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hi guys! i’m here today, i want to get some of my drafts done and go through my inbox. sorry i’ve been sop quiet, my muse has mostly been over on my other blog @lupicalled. but lee is kicking at my brain! i may post an inbox call here soon (:
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sorry i’ve been so radio silent. it’s been a weird week for me, my grandma’s been in the hospital and between that, work, and the new update, i haven’t done much creatively. i would like to be here this week, we’ll see.
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sasuke hates people who’ve resigned themselves to being second-best, and out of everyone, he’d probably expect lee to be one of the last people to give up so quickly. “ you won’t survive if you don’t believe you can, ” he replies, unable to hide the contempt in his voice. “ seriously? you’re going to give up on being the best? why even bother being a ninja, y’know, shinobi who have mastered ninjutsu have done fore more than you can do. no point even training if you’re just going to die protecting your precious people, you’ll die whether or not you put the effort in. ”
“ whatever. i’m going to die the way i lived: being a total badass and believing i’m the greatest in the world. if i die tomorrow, i don’t want anyone being all sad and shit about it. missing me is not going to bring me back. it was my fault for not living longer. ” he shrugs, fidgeting with the hilt of his sword underneath his cloak, where lee can’t see. “ tch, i hurt the people i care about all the time. i’m not completely delusional, y’know. i’m not particularly nice. at least if i die, they’re hurt because i was doing something super cool and noble, rather than just because i was being an asshole. unless i die by being an asshole, which seems karmic. ”
sasuke, like a dog with a bone, is never one to just drop conversations just because others are uncomfortable with them. “ or helping them set new, better ones. ”
“i will never give up,” he responds with insistence, “i just mean that our situations are different,” sasuke’s temper is obvious to note, though it’s not over the top or explosive. the tone, however, gives way to disappointment. irritation. they obviously don’t agree on the matter, and lee tries to bite back a sudden bitterness at the words. he could argue and try to explain, that sasuke did not understand the lengths in which naruto had to go to to ensure gai lived through the ordeal, and how they would likely never repeat. how naruto literally restarted gai’s entire charka system with his own. how hard that would be to duplicate. lee merely sighs, and adopts a bit more stern expression. he does not feel like delving into that memory, not right now.
“i do not wish for it to happen, but it is something i will do if the time ever comes. i will not feel shame in my sacred oath to protect that which i hold the most dear,” the 8th gate was always, always a last option, but it was a vow among the gate users who didn’t take it lightly, “it is not something i expect you to understand, sasuke-kun, but i ask that you respect it, as i respect you.”
something seems to have gotten under the uchiha’s skin - either his words or the concept behind them, lee isn’t sure. perhaps both. taijutsu expert isn’t sure how to respond.
“...do you not think your friends have forgiven you?” he asks, “i am certain they would if you allowed them.”
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okay everyone else is a coward so I AM HERE REQUESTING SINDAY HCS
*cracks my knuckles*
it’s no longer sinday @ribucage but SINCE YOU ASKED SO NICELY.
lee has incredible stamina and muscle control. not much prep is needed for him to enjoy himself, and he’ll go until his partner is satisfied.
if the situation presents itself, he prefers to bottom, or be more submissive. one, he genuinely likes being taken care of, and two, he’s lowkey always afraid of accidentally hurting his partner due to his lack of sensation in his hands (results of the abuse he puts them through in taijutsu.) and i mean, we all know what he’s working with. he’s afraid of hurting his partner that way as well HAHA.
he can physically push off climax if he focuses (that muscle control baybee), which means he can last for as long as necessary. he’s very polite, and likes for his partner to climax before him.
he’s not got any “peculiar” kinks, but he does like silk lingerie. both wearing it and putting his partner in it. but only if they’re comfortable with it!
he is very attentive. he is very gentle unless his partner asks otherwise.
he always always asks first. in some way shape or form. even if he’s been with his partner for years, even if they’re naked in bed and pretty much heading there, lee always verbally asks for consent. whether it’s a quick and hushed “please?” or flat out saying he wants to make love if that’s alright, lee will ask.
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this one isn’t a jinchuriki . && lee’s mind races a hundred miles per second . NOT BEING MATATABI’S HOST means he didn’t have her ability to view hearts ; means he wasn’t forced to skip the chunin rank to become a root member . it almost scares him a little , makes him wish his gai - sensei wasn’t here . who’d chose him when a perfect version of himself existed right there , someone who was still honorable , stayed by his principles and didn’t forsake youth . what was left of him , just the pain and guilty eyes .
ignore the way lee’s face twitches at ROCK LEE , and the way every candle in the room flicker && go out simultaneously . ( JUST A COINCIDENCE ) do you hate me ?? he wants to ask . for over a decade i pretended you died at the orphanage , blamed all my insecurities and faults on you . it feels just now , that he was in chains , maybe he died and his past ghost came to get revenge .
he got way too far in life pretending to be strong , that the village’s abuse didn’t bother him ; that he had no insecurities anymore . might as well keep going . he moves closers until his forehead rests against the cold iron bars , the chains tightening , but lee is used to pain much worse . it’s not a matter of pain , it’s a matter of patience when lee will inevitably snap the chains and break the seal . but he’s hiding his fangs for now , this isn’t the chunin exams anymore , and he isn’t a thirteen years old genin wanting to show off . ❝ my name is maito lee . ❞
❝ if you want to ask questions feel free , i’ll tell you stuff i didn’t even tell the hokage . ❞
he does his very best to stay focused, trying to watch the other with microreactions and responses to the topic at hand, but lee is admittedly distracted by the simple fact this person is a clone. it’s literally a mirror image of himself and it’s quite jarring, to say the least. but this is not you, he reminds himself. there is no one in the wolrd like him but him! he is different. a trick. a jutsu. a trap. he has to remain on his toes. if this clone was willing to talk to him above others, he must take full advantage of that...he cannot let the village down.
maito lee. but...ow was that possible? other than...
“you are gai’s son?” most of the world considered him to be gai’s son anyway, with how close they are and how much lee looks up to him. but it was never official. this lee...apparently he carries not just gai’s legacy, but his name as well. peculiar. whoever this person was, they know enough about the world to know who gai was, at the very least. he must remain vigilant.
“why are you here? what is your purpose in konoha? if you have any ill intent toward the village or my hokage, i will have no choice but to report you,” it’s not often he gives a look mean for battle, but it is formidable when he does. thick brows narrow, gaze sharp enough to cut stone.
“chose your words carefully, maito lee.”
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*gets up real close to the mic* ship with me
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Gaara knew he should be observing Taro. He did observe him, as a good parent would, just enough to ensure Taro did not punch another classmate, or himself, in the face. But he had to tear his eyes from Lee to do it.
Lee shone with the same easy confidence that in their introduction had only peeked through. He corrected misstepped stances and reassured discouraged pupils, and each child hung on his every word like gospel. Gaara wondered, sitting there barefoot, crammed against a mirrored wall with a squadron of parents, if one day he would ever learn who or what gave such a man whose scars, and what other layers hid beneath that eager yet anxious veneer.
After class Lee glistened like a sorority girl three hours into a spring break tan. Right down to the mass of dark curls that disappeared below modest sweats. Gaara felt shrunken somehow. He rubbed the inside of his wrist, aa practiced redirect from an older, more conspicuous urges.
“I think it’s perfect for Taro,” he said. Taro appeared no more worn out than when they had arrived. If anything he had more bounce in his step as he challenged Metal to a race around the tatami mats. “The children admire you. You’re….very patient with them.” It was not the first compliment that came to mind. It was, however, the most appropriate.
Gaara offered to watch Metal while Lee showered and changed. The boys entertained themselves easily. The moment Lee emerged from the back room Taro rushed at both of them, begging, with a clumsy shyness, if the two of them would take him and Metal for ice cream.
☆ he wouldn’t go as far as to say he’s anxious about gaara’s reaction to his class, but lee would be lying to himself if he didn’t admit he had high hopes. if he takes interest, if taro takes interest, it’s interaction that is guaranteed. more chance to talk. lee tells himself this is mostly for metal, and that more friends for the boy was good so it doesn’t hurt to get along with the father of a friend of his son. yes, that’s it. what was the harm in genuinely enjoying the company?
lee’s smile is bright at the word perfect, excited to say the least that gaara approves. a soft blush dusts the apples of his cheeks at the added praise; he’s been told that before, that kids gravitate toward his energy, but hearing it from gaara is...different, “thank you, i try my best to make sure they all feel engaged. it is great to get kids moving and excited early on in life,” he replies, rubbing idly at the back of his neck.
he takes a moment to introduce gaara to gai, who is in between personal training sessions. he shakes gaara’s hand firm and claps him on the shoulder with a hearty laugh, praising lee before dismissing himself. lee follows suit, but only for a moment to take a quick rinse. gaara offers to watch metal, and lee doesn’t decline. normally a helicopter partner who needs to know the ins and outs of who cares for his son, it’s...surprisingly refreshing how comfortable he feels with gaara. his shower is quick anyway, less than a few minutes. he didn’t even wet his hair, just in and out to rinse off the sweat and grime from his own day of training. he is in a shirt of his gym and light jacket this time, though the sweats have stayed.
“i think ice cream would be a nice treat!” lee agrees with taro, “you boys did very well today, and metal and i usually grab a snack on the way home from a lesson anyway,” metal excitedly nods and starts talking to taro about the tea shop he likes to go to, the one with the jelly balls and sweet milk tea.
“would you like to walk? we are only a few blocks from the convenience store we usually stop at. we can grab some ice cream cones there. ”
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it sounded preposterous.
a clone was one thing, children training to begin genin could perform a simple clone jutsu (except lee, of course, but that was outside the norm.) but this, he’s been told, is no clone. it’s a literal, actual doppelganger. not just one from those scary movies naruto-kun liked to watch. a real body double. lee immediately wants to question as soon as he hears word, but he’s not allowed. not before there’s sufficient questioning done to rule out any immediate foul play. lee hadn’t even thought about it, considering himself pretty small on a scale of importance, however grim it sounded. when compared to naruto and the nine-tails, or the prestigious and sought after byagukan, even the legendary sharingan...surely, no one would send a clone to konoha just to impersonate lee?
eventually, he’s allowed entry. but not before being informed this lee was...completely different. a jinchuiriki. lee almost didn’t beleve it! then again, if there are now two of him existing in this world, was it really so outlandish? anything was possible. he just has to figure out how.
he’s told to enter with extreme caution. don’t get too close. hold himself professional and demand answers. but it’s very...unsettling...to see himself but from the outside, literal chains tying him to a chair. his stomach churns something awful, and it takes a moment to catch his breath, and find his words.
“i should be asking you that very question!” he insists, “who are you? and do not say rock lee, because there is only one and he is me!”
@urarenge LEE. it’s finally time.
THIS HAS TO BE A NIGHTMARE . or a sick joke , a cruel genjutsu perhaps . one second he jumped from branch to branch , racing across fields , the other he found himself in front of konoha’s gates . not his konoha , as he soon noticed when a swarm of ANBU came to arrest him . lee hadn’t fought back . the hokage visited to question him , ibiki , even danzo . the jonin hasn’t told him gai had been attending a mission with him , that the chance gai was in this fucked up konoha as well , wasn’t zero . they can lay him in chains , treat him like an animal , call him imposter . ( but if they dared to touch gai - sensei ) the authority left his cell , specially designed to restrain S rank criminals ; what an honor , perhaps to contact the raikage ?? after all , the nibi belonged to kumo , didn’t it ??
lee remained in his cell , hands bound to his back with a special fuin jutsu , a thick chain bount to his neck . lee mediated , trying to find traces of gai’s chakra , he found one . it was almost gai’s chakra , but something was wrong . ( how lee hated the word ALMOST ) onyx eyes only rose when an anbu approached the locked door . ‘ impostor , you have a visitor ’
seeing someone who looked so very much like him was sickening , and he wondered , did the other feel the same ?? matatabi’s powerful chakra was missing from him , though . lee stood , the seal , as did the chain , tightened on his form but he didn’t care , stepping forward . he needed to see this . lest the other decides it’s too much and leaves any second now . ❝ incredible , like i’m facing a mirror . ❞
❝ why are you here ?? ❞
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he feels wrong. like ants are crawling down his back or his feet are dunked in ice, lee feels like he’s lying (he is) and he never wants to lie to gai. not before, especially not since...well, the man has provided for him. given him a real, true home where he can flourish and be himself and wake to praise and not just a passing glance. that feeling only seems to deepen when he feels a hand on his chin, glancing up as tears well in his eyes. he can’t lie now, gai would know an surely tell him so, right?
“...i...i do not want anyone to be in trouble,” he goes with instead, because it’s true. a tattle-tale is what they call it. lee sniffles a little, “they are just words, sensei, i...i can handle it...” as if the more he says it, the more true it will become.
@urarenge loves this shit and wants more. from.
LEE USUALLY LOOKED HIM IN THE EYES . it’s a form of respect to be looked at when talking ; let alone when he’s requesting something of lee . it’s the first thing that hints at lee not being okay . and , even if gai was his teacher , this hurts the taijutsu master more than it probably should . just because you can handle it alone now , doesn’t mean you should have to . that’s what he wants to tell lee , but being to forceful might make lee panick && shut him out completely . his free hand gently cups lee’s chin , slowly lifting it . he wants lee to look into his eyes ; seeing only the warmth and care in them . and he repeats himself , even gentler this time . ❝ if someone is mean to you or makes you feel bad , no matter who it is . ❞
❝ promise me you’ll tell me , lee . ❞
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i refuse to let my suffering make me cruel.
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Due to personal reasons I will be loving you with my whole heart
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“your face will stick that way, kakashi-sensei!”
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