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“When you see that poor, sweet Sanbi girl’s blood dripping between your fingers day after day, night after night, does it ever become less vivid? Can you smell the iron and gore as fresh as the day you did it?” The hand that had since been content to rest against his chest begins to press down. Don’t... “And that poor boy’s father …” She trails off, and at this, Kakashi tries to twist away. He doesn’t want to hear what comes next. He doesn’t need to listen to what he already knows is the truth. “… you know, it was your cursed touch that marked that man for death. It is your fault the child never had a family.” “You venerate a dead man, elevating him to the level of near worship. A man who will never, ever love you back. Not in this world, or the one of the living.” Stop it ... “He only asked you to do one thing,” his head lolls to the side from the nudge of a leathery nose against his temple, nuzzling against his hair to whisper in a crackling wheeze, “and you still couldn't do it.”

Chapter 18 "Curse" - Love Will Find You (This Is a Threat) by @sthene

Some close ups because compression my beloathed and also the canvas I used was huge sjbd

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I couldn't choose which color overlay I preferred cause I wanted both a fantastical feel but also a cold atmosphere, so here's the more "fantastical" variation of the piece :p

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