[Instead, he just kind of... gestures weakly out with both hands, even if Itachi can't see - and winces, presses the ice pack back to his face with a vague rattle of the cubes inside.]
I got caught cheating on my girlfriend.
[A beat.]
Hinata punched me.
[Leaving out the middle step is half deliberate, half - fuck is he embarrassed still. Again, now, with Itachi instead of with his classmates.]
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[Sasuke almost laughs.]
[Instead, he just kind of... gestures weakly out with both hands, even if Itachi can't see - and winces, presses the ice pack back to his face with a vague rattle of the cubes inside.]
I got caught cheating on my girlfriend.
[A beat.]
Hinata punched me.
[Leaving out the middle step is half deliberate, half - fuck is he embarrassed still. Again, now, with Itachi instead of with his classmates.]