#i dont have like any nart followers anymore but idc

[kyousei-a]

     @netsurai​ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ: it’s been months since he’s seen them, so of course now that they’re here his usual high regard for personal space is scattered like grass-seed. akitsu is propped against his him before shino has half a chance to let her feet touch the ground; shino himself gets a kiss to the cheek that leaves suigetsu dramatically gagging behind them. akitsu’s old enough to remember things, now, and he wants to show her all of it. the endless sky and hills and horses that hate him, the braids of his host-tribe and how karin sticks out her tongue when she’s drafting diplomacy. this is his home— he wants it to be hers, too. “did you feed her yet.” he can hardly wait. he wants to see her face scrunch like shino’s does on sour milk candies. // unprompted

     Grass Country has become something of a second home for Shino and his (their) adopted daughter, tribes of the grasslands welcoming both him and Akitsu with open arms. Sasuke had greeted them the moment he’d stepped foot into the territories, almost as if their arrival had been anticipated. It’s something that Shino recognized but doesn’t speak on; knowing his husband any speak of his obvious affections would be met with flat denial.

     Instead, they are facts that Shino keeps close to his heart. Something for only him and their daughter to reminisce on during the months where they’re apart.

     Shino doesn’t hide the soft smile that he feels pull across his mouth when he sees how Sasuke holds the now four year-old like the precious ray of sunlight she is. Akitsu is giggling excitedly and Shino can feel her kikaichu hive resonating with her joyous mood — they’re buzzing loud enough to be heard among the crickets chirping in the grass. Sasuke might even feel the slight vibrations against his skin if he focused through his own excitement. Truly, he wasn’t very good at pretending to ignore how Akitsu brought out the best of him.

     ❝She said she wanted to wait until she saw you to eat dinner tonight,❞ he responds easily, shifting both his and her packs of clothing and other supplies on his shoulder to sit more comfortably. The little girl nods her agreement, throwing her hands up toward the sky with a, ❝Dinner with Papa! Candy, candy!❞ Her single honey gold eye is sparkling alongside her wide grin, the other eye socket hidden behind a small eyepatch. It was almost as if she knew the lpan from the start, though truly she was expecting to be spoiled during her time here. She wasn't terribly far from the truth, though Shino would still do his best to keep her from falling too far away from routine.

     ❝Dinner first, then candy. The reason is because you need to eat properly. Isn’t that right, Sasuke?❞