For: izzyisozaki

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From: sowell
Title: Wrong Turn
Rating: M-ish
Summary: Naruto and Sasuke meet in the desert.
Warnings: Language, violence, sexing. Spoilers for the most recent manga chapters.
A/N: I hope you like it! I fail miserably at sticking to prompts, but I tried to work some of your kinks in.
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Comments

[gonrie]

Absolutely *adored* this ♥
That was wonderful and IC and so simple but wow!!!!!!
One of the best in this sn_exchange :)

[sowell]

Thank you! Such a nice comment. :)

[sowell]

Thanks! I think they're the best when they're totally focused on each other.

[izzyisozaki]

How marvelously written! I tend to like writing styles that easily draw me in, yet very articulate at the same time. I think my vocabulary improved, lol. The visual imagery was good, and I'm thrilled about how it was set in the desert because I love that type of environment (having lived in Arizona etc some years) so... unique indeed

[sowell]

Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it. I'd never really done a story in Suna, so that was fun.

Sasuke's coldness was contrasted by his momentary slips, yet he was still hard to read and that's concurs very much with his current characterization.
Yeah, he's pretty cold these days. But it usually only takes a few minutes with Naruto for him to crack a bit, so I imagine if they spent days alone in each other's company Sasuke would slip a few times.

I was pondering the possibility of them dying together in the desert cos I was guessing that you'd probably avoid planting a solo character death on me who handles some angst badly

Haha, then I'm glad I didn't kill them off. I briefly thought about taking the end of this story in a really dark direction, but the other fic I wrote this time was pretty dark, so I gave this one a happy/hopeful ending.

Thanks so much, and I'm glad you liked it!

[rosalui]

Go west until you hit Suna, Sasuke had said. Then ask the Kazekage for a map this time.

LMAO. Oh, boys. :) This makes me wish so hard that the manga truly will turn out okay, because Naruto really will go to crazy lengths to get Sasuke home. :')

♥

[sowell]

Haha, so true. I have faith in a happy ending. Thanks for the feedback.

[nilladriel]

I LOVED THIS. Fics that tackle Naruto & Sasuke meeting up are just so hard to get right, and you did it SO. FUCKING. WELL. aaaaa I loved the tension between them--the antagonism, the wariness, the sexual tension. I loved their interactions.

The meeting! Kabuto! The way the beginning & ending reflected each other!

And of course Sasuke saved him :]

I'm so oddly tickled by the way Naruto got a taste for desert meat. idk :]

[sowell]

Thank you! I love writing little interludes that could actually slide into canon without really changing anything, so this was fun. Thanks for the nice feedback!

I'm so oddly tickled by the way Naruto got a taste for desert meat. idk :]

Haha, it seemed to suit him!