💔 Reverse

Alternatively, send 💔 Reverse to feel/hear the last beats of my muse’s heart

By the time Iruka and a group of field medics find the bodies curled up under the rubble of the Uchiha district, it is too late. 

Even the strength of Haruno Sakura does not buy them enough time. 

Iruka meets Sasuke’s eyes, first. A brilliant red blossom blooms in his iris, shining brighter even than his tear streaked face. Sasuke is a mixture of anger, fear, but more than anything: grief. 

A grief he too shares, sinking to his knees to inspect the corpse curled up beside him. Sasuke’s savior– Iruka’s lover. 

Itachi has lost too much blood. Broken too many bones, and his heart cannot pump out anymore, giving up his life in exchange for Sasuke’s in under an instant. A shaky palm flat on Itachi’s chest. Three final beats, each slower than the last. 

Together, they cry. Itachi’s consciousness fades away contently.