Naruto takes a small step back when Sasuke laughs - just one foot, just the slightest shift of his weight - not in fear but in pure shock. Look, for ease it's best to apply the blanket reasoning of 'it's been a while' to most things Naruto experiences when around Sasuke now, but this one really has been a fucking while; Naruto can't actually remember the last time he heard Sasuke properly laugh. Not that nutso shit at Orochimaru's hideout, or that horrible little heh he does when Naruto embarrasses himself or doesn't know an answer that Sasuke does.
The main reason Naruto takes a step back, though, is because something in his chest lurches to hear it, and he experiences the same kind of feeling he feels after finishing a bowl of ramen: more. He wants to hear it more, more, but then it stops and Naruto is left with a weird sort of entranced smile turning his mouth as he stares at Sasuke.
His frame relaxes, so Naruto does the same. When they were children he'd do this - Sasuke would stand upright, so Naruto would too; Sasuke would lean on a desk, so Naruto would too. And if they talked and Sasuke agreed with him, Naruto would keep that moment like a souvineer, proof that he's made an impact, proof that they could be friends.
"Mmh but," He says finally once the.. whatever that was has worn off. "Why've you still got 'em here? 'Cos you were there so long? Like getting wrinkles in the bath, y'know? Or is it a thing here, too?"
A thought strikes him then, and he spins in spot, probably splattering Sasuke with par-dried bits of muck as he whirlwinds around. "Do I have wings?!"
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The main reason Naruto takes a step back, though, is because something in his chest lurches to hear it, and he experiences the same kind of feeling he feels after finishing a bowl of ramen: more. He wants to hear it more, more, but then it stops and Naruto is left with a weird sort of entranced smile turning his mouth as he stares at Sasuke.
His frame relaxes, so Naruto does the same. When they were children he'd do this - Sasuke would stand upright, so Naruto would too; Sasuke would lean on a desk, so Naruto would too. And if they talked and Sasuke agreed with him, Naruto would keep that moment like a souvineer, proof that he's made an impact, proof that they could be friends.
"Mmh but," He says finally once the.. whatever that was has worn off. "Why've you still got 'em here? 'Cos you were there so long? Like getting wrinkles in the bath, y'know? Or is it a thing here, too?"
A thought strikes him then, and he spins in spot, probably splattering Sasuke with par-dried bits of muck as he whirlwinds around. "Do I have wings?!"