#domestic sasusaku

[motheryoon]

good days 🌅

[rabbitholessk]

dramatics

Sasuke and Sakura laying in bed one morning when her alarm starts blaring —they both flinch.

“Dear, I need you to move.” He’s practically draped over her, his arm laying heavily across her midsection.

“…call in sick.” Sasuke grunts.

Sakura tries to pry his arm off. He’s remains unmoving.

“You know I can’t.” She says softly, slight disappointment in her voice. Sasuke fakes a cough next to her neck.

“Your husband is sick and you would hate for your patients to catch what I have.”

“Tempting.” Sakura reassures. They both hear the sounds of Sarada making tea from the kitchen down the hall.

“Besides. I want to see Sarada off, she has a mission today.” Sakura answers, stretching her limbs underneath his hold.

“Hm.” Sasuke breathes against her neck once more, this time defeated.

“Don’t pout. Perhaps I can pull a few strings and be home after lunch.” Sakura finally pries her grumpy husband off of her.

“See that you do. Your husband may as well be dead.”

Sakura watches from above the bed as Sasuke settles himself in the space she’s just vacated. “…I’ll be out in a minute.” He mutters into her pillow. Her dramatic husband was cute sometimes.

fin.

[jokahlu]

I have made my peace with the fact that I will upload the #SakuraWeek2024 posts out of order.. but just barely tho🫠

I really need to catch up! #SakuraWeek2024 Day 2: Family 🌸🥗🍅🩷 #Sasuke #Sakura #Sarada #Sasusaku

[setsunasknife]

Sakura, being the sweetie that she is, always offering her sweets to Sasuke even though he doesn’t really like them, just in case he would like to try it.

One time, Sasuke says he’ll try it, but instead of trying a bite he just kisses her. Sakura turns tomato red and grins.

Sakura: So?

Sasuke: I think I might like sweets now.

[shukakumoodboard]

HELLO 👋 I would like to know about (in any order that excites youuuuu)

Love (As Told Through the Medium of Last- Minute Grocery Lists)

Mercury Retrograde

AND/OR

Thread of deepest scarlet, heart of shining pearl

And TGOD obvi if you're not burnt out by that one lol no pressure for replying about them ALL but I'm here for the excited yapping. 👉😎👉

*waiting menacingly*

omg hello winkwonk

i can do these in order -- under the cut because i'm about to Talk For Tew Damn Long

mercury retrograde

ok mercury retrograde is a fic based on a really goofy premise called "what if i shit on all the canon pairings at once?" via the medium of gaalee fanfic. it's essentially a story told from all of the other konoha 12 POVs where everyone on earth is having relationship (or pining) problems except, apparently, gaara and lee, who (in the POV of non-overlapping people, so no one makes the connection) seem to have secret paramours that are perfect for them hooHA. some start pairs include sasusaku, naruhina, and inosai, and end pairs being sns, inosaku, kibahina, etc. shikatema and chokarui stick the landing but. i like them well enough xo

basically a fix it fic for all the endgame pairs As According To Gospel Me

behold! a snippetteptpetptp

Damn it, not only was her love life awful, but the weather was, too, and she didn’t have an umbrella! What was up with this week? Mercury must be in retrograde or something, she mused, slouching against the bark of the tree at the edge of training field one. She’d have to ask Tenten, she was an astrology nut, she’d know for certain. “Ino-san, what are you doing out here by yourself, it is raining!” Ino looked off to the side to find her unexpected hero of the hour, one Rock Lee, clutching a scroll to his chest with an umbrella in hand. “Suffering,” she said. “Oh dear. Is there any way I can help?” “Actually,” Ino said, eyeing the umbrella, “are you heading towards town? I didn’t know it was going to rain.” “I am!” Lee said, and held out the umbrella. Ino slid out from under the tree and joined him. They started walking, Lee asking polite questions about her day while Ino scrounged for a more interesting topic. Maybe she could use this moment to answer the questions Sakura had posed a few days ago? Her eyes settled on the scroll Lee held, his grip tighter on the still-rolled paper than Choji’s grip on his beloved chip bags. “What’cha got there?” Lee turned a brilliant pink and smiled hugely. “It is a letter from my precious one!” “Oh, who!?” Ino cried, hamming it up, just a little bit. She was curious. “That,” he said very seriously, “is a secret.”

Love (As Told Through the Medium of Last- Minute Grocery Lists)

so this one is the fic i've started to create for my FTH 2024 bid winner @chinesefirethorn <3

it's a series of alternating POVs developing a gaalee relationship through unintentional dates which are actually just various gaalees having to run errands -> inspired, actually, by the fact my partner, the colloquially-christened-by-gaalee-discord mr. bread, tells me every time we have to do long distance that he misses going grocery shopping with me. which is like. how dare u make me feel romantic about feckin' woolies actually. no snippets for this one but here's the extant tag list:

clown-to-clown communication

Grocery Store (Romantic)

5+1 Things or similar

Food as a metaphor for love

Gardening also as a metaphor for love

Tooth-Rotting Fluff, and

scenes of domestic bliss

note: currently this one is on hold because reg has been offline for a while and i want to write this one for her when she's around again so it's tailored to her. reg come back i miss u

thread of deepest scarlet, heart of shining pearl

allow me to redirect you to this post where i unloaded about it

The Grapes of Debauchery

tgod my goode friend tgod, u are my brainchild and the bane of my existence rn. before i even begin to talk about tgod u must observe this hysterically funny advertisement post by @rkaln because i think about it every day

ok tgod. up next, thank thine lordt, is the long awaited sober winkwonk time chapter god Bless what has taken me so long it's the doctorate whyd i do that to myself we shall neber knwo

but i can tell you what i will deliver, and that is: Virgins Being Awkward In The Sack. none of this red face fanning self smut no this is pure cringefail shenanigans you're gonna get home grown baby not outsourced man directly from the kitchen table at my house you want it we got it guaranteed

gaara says "raw dog" out loud. the condoms are expired. lee nuts too early and panics about it. gaara's hungover. both of them WILL cry at some point. they've non-startered three times even im getting annoyed and im the author. just boink you clowns

here's a snippet from the next chapter, which is titled, to my absolute delight, Will You Two Please Just Drink Some F*cking Water:

Gaara stood and crowded into Lee’s space while he riffled through the drawer and yanked out a small, brightly coloured tube. “Lee, these are expired.” “Ex—huh?” Lee took the box and squinted at the date. Then he looked up, horrified. “I did not know they expired! I can um, go get—” “I don’t care,” Gaara said, taking the small bottle the lube Lee held from him. “I haven’t had sex with anyone, so unless you have some sort of genital illness—” “I do not!” Lee’s shout rattled the windows. Gaara winced.

truly i have achieved the pinnacle of yammertime, if ur still here holy sgat u are devoted and i lov u

[neko-naruto]

Intro Post: Eighth Fandom Remake

the names Ace, but a lot of people also call me Sans. my pronouns are she/it.

i'm full force in my Naruto era and i'm in the long haul about these weirdo ninjas so buckle up baybay. and i'm playing Kingdom Hearts for serious starting october 19th so thatll have me insane.

yes i'm a multishipper, yes i'm a polyshipper, and yes, i'm down to try anything at least once.

i'm someone that attempts to be a neutral party, although i do have shifting biases of my own, i won't actively go out of my way to scour out haterisms or whatever to put on my blog. too much energy to be a hater on main and i don't have that kind of energy that's required for that dedication. i will reblog analysis of characters and ships from either end of the discussion if it floats across my dash though, i find analysis to be intriguing even though i can't do it myself very well.

in other words we got ships, character thoughts, and what basically serves as a list for what you'll probably be seeing here

OTP's: narusasusaku, sakuino, sorikai, shinokibahina (quasi-romantically), inoshikacho (quasi-romantically), kakaobirin, minakushi

NOTP's: majority of severe comships

BROTP's: kibahina, kakagai, narusaku

Ships That Turn On The Part Of My Brain The Craves To Dissect And Analyze: sasuhina, izutobi, jiraorotsu, basically all itachi ships

Positive Neutral But Not Particularly Feral Over It: sasusaku, sns, naruhina, shikatema, inosai, hashimada, soriku, sokai, rikai

note: most things on the positive neutral i prefer in a less domestic/romantic light, some of them are just canon/popular ships i dont rly have a strong stance on, and these lists are sure as hell gonna change

some semi-passive interests i also hold consist of Homestuck, TMNT, Final Fantasy VII (classic), InuYasha [my dvd's r fucked so the rewatch is a strugglefest but i still love it], Soul Eater, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Kenikari! which, if you don't know what Kenikari is, it's a silly little indie game that i'd recommend playing

and thats about the sum of it! enjoy your stay!

[teamsasukes]

Hello, could I trouble you for some sasusaku fic recommendations? I hope you have a good day!

of course :) i picked some of my all-time favourites, and i hope there's enough variety here to keep you satisfied!

go the converse by blue-plums -- this one is not really romantic, but regardless, it's probably the ss fic i come back to the most often. (i'd recommend reading even if you don't dig the pairing! as long as you enjoy both characters ofc) it's a modern college au, and as a bonus, the author integrates a lot of japanese cultural elements to help the characters translate pretty seamlessly. it aces what i love about sasuke and sakura's relationship, particularly for sasuke, and it's just sooo sweet and comforting. it's incomplete but you wouldn't really know it (i only noticed on my third read, haha) -- i think it leaves you with a nice sense of closure. all of this author's fics (on ao3 and ffn) are worth a read.

soft day by catflorist -- another author whose fics are all a must-read if you like ss. this one is your classic blank period fic executed to perfection, and i don't say that lightly. it's hitting all the beats of what i've always wanted to see between sasuke and sakura as they heal and reconcile. in progress.

abattoir by leech -- a oneshot of sasuke and sakura's blank period travels as you've never seen them before. the sakura of this fic is more damaged than canon, but not so much so that you can't recognize her. sasuke is incredibly in-character, like... surprisingly sweet while also doing All Of That. yeah, you kind of just have to read it to see. mind the tags

sunny. zero chance of rain by bby_rabbit -- this is a super fun slice of life fic, still in progress. sasusaku is one of few pairings -- you can check out the tags for the others -- but i'm obsessed with what we do get of them. it's a contrast to the other fics here in that they're already together, so it depicts more domestic struggles. and i really enjoy sasuke and sakura's individual characterizations! sakura, in particular, is a character people tend to write aspirationally, but while she's no less accomplished here, i love love love the emphasis on all her neuroses. the fic does flirt a little bit with sasuhina so keep that in mind, but like. read it!

we're in danger, sleeping with a friend by psallocappella -- this is a oneshot of the early stages of sasuke and sakura's relationship. light and pretty funny. featuring the usual team 7 shenanigans, lady katsuyu, and somehow, shikamaru. would also recommend this author's other work!

[bbkissme99]

SasuSaku fic recs

Taka!Sasuke and Sakura

Trapped Fics

Sakura almost dies 🍅🌸

Mafia & Yakuza AU

married/domestic life

s-tier sasusaku fics

[roobylavender]

the simple fact of it is that i don't really find most mainstream sasusaku criticism meritorious or interesting let alone probing of the actual issues that are present. like for example why does everyone and their mother get to have a textual reaction to finding out about the truth of the uchiha massacre but sakura doesn't, despite the fact that sasuke repeatedly draws comparisons between her and his dead family bc he fears loving someone he will ultimately only lose. if anyone deserves to know that truth and react to it in the pages it would be sakura esp bc it would give even more credence to her resistance to condemning sasuke like almost everyone else. alternatively, why do people think post canon sasusaku is bad bc it's too blandly domestic and sasuke forgetting about their dates is misogynist to sakura, and not bc writing sasuke to be an absentee father in light of his having an emotionally estranged father and self sacrificial brother makes no sense and is never something he would subject his own child to. those are the kind of things i'm thinking about that most of these criticisms frankly don't even scratch the surface of

[theuntamedangel]

@sassykinzonline NaruHina and SasuSaku the romance are a perfect coupling because they teach us the values of forced marriages and the inherent abuse and negligence that come along with it. It has this beautiful theme of gas lighting, brain washing, guilt tripping and I see nothing wrong with it because a man and a woman entering into a canon relationship is way more important than mutual feelings/mutual consent. Who cares if one party is coerced into this relationship/marriage. So long as the brainwashed man is kissing the woman under the full moon, it's all romantic and cute and signs of a green flag in a relationship/marriage. Also, it doesn't matter/it's totally normal if the woman is more than willing to set her heels on fire, overcome with sexual desires for a man who doesn't feel the same. The main thing here is that the man must submit himself to the lustful desires of a woman who has no other reason to ''love'' him besides him being ''so hot''.

We must encourage more people into having children born out of a wedlock because they are more than likely to grow up in a healthy domestic environment and later go on to have equally healthy relationships with their future partners.

Look, all I'm saying is, NaruHina and SasuSaku are a picture perfect romantic pairing because they teach us core values of vanity, superficiality, co dependency and harassment. And these are the values to live by if you want a romantic and healthy man-woman relationship.

#fuck NaruHina #fuck SasuSaku #anti Jun Esaka #anti Naruto the last #fuck sasuke retsuden

anyways lets talk about the actual real problem with boruto aka the massive retcon and plothole that is the heterosexual marriages.

in the original manga its already established that iruka + itachi serve as the platonic foundation of sasunaru: the imperfection of these important bonds highlight the necessity of both boys to each other. iruka tries to accept despite inhumanity and inability to contribute to strength. itachi emphasizes weakness and dehumanizes, but accepts regardless. this is the key significance in the confessions: they make explicit reference to unconditional observation of strength and humanity to each other. these imperfect platonic foundations serve as the lifeline that allows for further "perfect" love to be explored and understood.

so it doesnt make sense that in boruto with 0 explanation whatsoever (this is even accounting for the light novels), sasunaru becomes the "platform" for the relationship for the suddenly more important relationships with the wives. why? if you have an exclusively perfect relationship, youre not gonna look for another. moreover, ideas like "you acknowledged me more than anyone else" and "i cant lose you" and "you alone make me feel less alone" and "only you make my life worth living, only you bring me light" and "you are my prayer and my hope for the future" are randomly attributed to women who were explicitly told the opposite. in those same light novels, sasunaru becomes a relationship exclusively of conflict/desire for space and distance, but in the boruto manga they cant stay away from each other while scorning their wives.

total actual clusterfuck, the character assassination of sasuke and naruto by that point is entirely secondary and becomes borderline understandable when you consider key values and themes are totally abandoned to give way to these couplings.

[pinkhairedlily]

Konoha is a stopover, an interim to his mission. He’s low on supplies, and it has been weeks since he last ate a proper meal. This is what Sasuke tells himself after he accepted Sakura’s offer to eat dinner in her place.

It’s not going so well from where he is sitting. Something’s burning, and he’s sure she has cut herself more than five times and sneakily heals them. He comes up to her, unafraid of the splattering oil. “Can I help?”

There’s a defiant pout, but she lets him take over as she observes from an arm’s length. Sasuke’s particularly grateful for Juugo’s tips on cooking; in half an hour, he managed an omelet, salad, grilled mackerel, and miso soup. Ah, and of course, he has to thank Sakura’s four-burner stove for the multitasking.

“Sorry, Sasuke-kun. You’re supposed to be resting.” Her voice is low, but he catches it all the same. She busies herself with the cutlery and plates while he places the food on the table.

They sit across each other. He notes the small bouquet of tsubaki (camellia) in the center, and before he could think it through, his hand moved the glass jar to the side.

“Ah, is it ugly? I’m trying to re-learn ikebana again from Ino, but with the hospital schedule- “

“It’s blocking my view.”

Tinge of red paints her cheeks. “Your view?”

“Hmm.” Her gaze is drifting everywhere, but he only looks at her. “Sakura, itadakimasu.”

Finally, her green eyes fall on him, creasing as she smiles. “Itadakimasu, Sasuke-kun!”

“Sakura?”

“Yes?”

“I wouldn’t mind doing this every day.”

[setsunasknife]

I love the idea of the time Sasusaku got to just be domestic after Sarada was born. Sasuke got to be a stay-at-home dad, while Sakura worked at the hospital.

Sasuke sitting on their couch, Sarada asleep on his chest as he’s reading scroll about one thing or another. Sakura leaving for work and kissing him goodbye and running her hand gently over Sarada’s little head. Sasuke takes Sakura her lunch everyday so that he can see her and Sarada can visit her mommy at work.

After work, Sakura plays with Sarada and cuddles with Sasuke. For the first few years, they got some domestic bliss.

[kistsune]

anyone else wishing for an illustration by Kishimoto in Sasuke Shinden depicting Sakura cutting Sasuke's hair? yeah!?

[seiikas]

Seeing adult Sasuke and Sakura work together as a team is pretty nice tbh

[breezysola]

I love those fics where sasuke is very domestic working on his vegetable gardens, worries about the prices of markets and effortlessly makes meals and cute bento boxes for sarada and sakura 🙁

[artfullypoetic]

Of Unspoken Words and Subtle Cues (3/?)

Title: Of Unspoken Words and Subtle Cues

Summary: An anthology of each time Sarada observed the depth of the love that her parents shared. Lots of SasuSakuSara fluff, drabbles, and one-shots. In progress. Chapter 3 - Written for SasuSaku Month 2022 Day 20: Love Language

Disclaimer: I do not own nor did I create Naruto. This was created solely for entertainment purposes.

Rating: T

FF.net Link | AO3 Link - Comments/Reviews are appreciated!

Chapter 3

Papa’s love language was silent. A whisper of affection or a fleeting touch was what he offered and Sarada could see how her Mama soaked it up like the ground infused with rain after a long drought. 

Sarada wasn’t sure at first how to accept Papa’s love. It was so different from the love she was used to. Mama loved loudly, in the form of bone-crushing hugs and wet kisses. Her Aunt Ino’s love was even more thunderous, filling her ears with squeals of affection. So when her Papa gave soft spoken words and hesitant touches, she could only receive them with confusion. 

It took time, but it was easier to understand him now. Especially once she learned about his past. Her parents didn’t tell her much. When you’re older , they had said in unison. But she knew enough now to piece the puzzle together, to find the answer of why her father loved so gently but could fight so ruthlessly. 

It was as if he was afraid she would see a different side of him if he suddenly allowed his emotions to bubble to the surface. Her Papa, Sarada realized, wasn’t someone who struggled to feel. No, it was that he felt so much he had to reign his emotions in until they seeped out in the form of light forehead taps and fleeting hugs. 

He loved at arm’s length but not by choice. It was a protective mechanism, something that kept him at bay when his missions took him away from home for long periods of time. Sarada used to resent her Papa for his distance but she saw it all now. The person who suffered the most was him. 

She could see it in the way Papa’s eyes lit up when Mama looked at him and how his muscles relaxed when his daughter held his hand. She especially saw it in the small smiles that played on his lips when he thought no one was watching. Papa may be a complicated and mysterious man to everyone else but he couldn’t hide from his family.

As Sarada watched her father’s retreating back at the Konoha gates, she smiled at the way he lovingly clutched at the bento box Mama packed for him. It was then that she also committed to memory the way he softened into their family hug goodbye, as if her and her Mama’s arms were specially made for him. 

With a voice so loud that she could almost hear her Papa say how much she resembled her mother, Sarada called after him, “We love you, Papa!”

His steps halted for a brief second before he continued, not turning to speak or even acknowledge that he heard her, but Sarada knew the things that he left unspoken. Now, just like her Mama, Sarada could understand him simply through a glance. He didn’t need to speak for her to know that he loved her too. Because she now spoke his love language and his love language was silent.