When The House Falls Down by Sowell (NC17)

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Fandom: NARUTO
Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke
Author on LJ: sowell
Length: Epic - 14 Chapters + Sequel
Author website: Sowell @LJ
Why this should be read:

sowell freely admits she was very unhappy with where the manga seemed to be going last year so she wrote this as her response. How I wish she were whispering in Masashi Kishimoto's ear. :) There may be a few spoilers if you haven't kept up but nothing you won't get in most any Naruto Shippuden fic.

When Team Kakashi finally manages to capture their wayward member, Naruto tries to use the team's love (platonic) to convince Sasuke of his rightful place back in Konoha. Can you guess how well that goes over? Full of angst, angst, and even more Sasuke angst, When The House Falls Down takes the reader through the 'Sasuke dilemma' - how to save Sasuke when he doesn't want to be saved?- from Sasuke's POV. It's a delicious take on the Uchiha mind. Very in-character with some delightful insights, sowell has made me like Sasuke again while reminding me why I liked him originally when he could be such a 'teme'. And as a bonus, she gave us a sequel also. Great author, incredible readability, smooth style, if you have the time I recommend all her fic but especially try

When The House Falls Down &
The Relic

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Comments

[eleanordarling.livejournal.com]

thank you so much for this rec!!! i was up till 5 am finishing it :) i really loved sasuke as portrayed in this fic. sometimes with narusasu fics, sasuke comes off really weak and that bugs me. that was not the case here.

the unfortunate side-effect, however, of having read an amazing fic is that you're left wanting more.... you see, i've been on a hiatus from naruto for a while... needed to catch up on H/D, clex and a few other OTPs, fall in love with SNP and *gasp* certain rps and re-read a few amazing books. but i am now eager to catch up on narusasu. which brings me to my question/favor... i loved this rec and i've read your other recs on this community that feature narusasu - clearly you have impeccable tastes - would it be possible for you to rec a few more narusasu, particularly those fics that came after shippuden began? other rec lists would work too. thank you so much!!