&. no pen or ink or bindings to break

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I've labeled this drabble Kakashi/Rin, but it could be Kakashi + Rin just as easily. No smut, not even any half-implied smut, because as much as I like the pairing, they're still in the 13/14-year-old range in this fic, and that is just...no. :[


I sometimes feel that I overuse italics in my writing (because really, shouldn't a good writer be able to arrange their words so the reader automatically places the emphasis where it should be?) so I was very pleased when I realised that I'd written this entire piece without using any italics.


( Kakashi/Rin. Remnants. )

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It's about time I wrote something in one sitting.

I read Kakashi Gaiden again today, since I'm considering apping Rin at polychromatic. Her character design reminds me so much of pre-TJ Sakura (though their personalities are pretty different--Rin seems more shy, and kind and selfless to the core, and while Sakura can also be kind, she's more selfish and spoiled XD), I couldn't get over it. I'm sure Kakashi would have noticed the same thing, and since his treatment of Sakura has always bothered me, this drabble was born.

I'd forgotten how much I like Kakashi, the way he can't help but hold on to the memories of the ones he loved and lost. Such a tragic character--of course I love him.

( Kakashi, Sakura. Echoes Of Tiny Bells. )