Here it is, at last:
I know I said a long time ago that I didn't like Sasuke and Naruto pairings. I have relaxed my rules a bit and have discovered the slightly-more-canon joys of NaruSasu. That's NaruSasu as in 'Sasuke is uke'. To avoid the oncoming rant I feel beginning to boil, let's get on with the review!
With One Last Growl by Bevino, on fanfiction.net, is a romantic comedy starring Naruto and Sasuke. Comedy in yaoi is often not that comedic at all, I find, but this one actually had me giggling. Let me just say, I am not a giggler. The story starts out with Naruto and Sasuke already in a relationship sometime after the time skip. (They're legal now!) I honestly don't know much about what happens in Shippuden, but from the episodes of the regular Naruto I've seen, both of them are pretty in-character. Naruto causes the humor, Sasuke causes the (slight) angst.
Sasuke's angsting begins when Naruto leaves on a mission while he's stuck back at the village. Sasuke has just been allowed back in but is under a sort of house arrest until the village can totally trust him again. Sasuke finds he can't sleep without Naruto and his strange, but hilarious, sleeping........'habits'. Naruto's exact 'habit' is a key point in the story and one of the funniest twists I've read. I won't reveal it here, but leave you, the reader, to find out for yourself.
I would also like to note, before I close off, that the grammer is excellent and the visual imagery is great. With One Last Growl is rated M, but only M, not stretching to NC-17. The lemon scene is handled very tastefully and not tremendously "gooey", if you know what I mean. I recommend this fic to anyone who already likes NaruSasu pairings or anyone who thought, like me, that there was no hope of a good romantic fic about Naruto and Sasuke. 5 stars!
I know I said a long time ago that I didn't like Sasuke and Naruto pairings. I have relaxed my rules a bit and have discovered the slightly-more-canon joys of NaruSasu. That's NaruSasu as in 'Sasuke is uke'. To avoid the oncoming rant I feel beginning to boil, let's get on with the review!
With One Last Growl by Bevino, on fanfiction.net, is a romantic comedy starring Naruto and Sasuke. Comedy in yaoi is often not that comedic at all, I find, but this one actually had me giggling. Let me just say, I am not a giggler. The story starts out with Naruto and Sasuke already in a relationship sometime after the time skip. (They're legal now!) I honestly don't know much about what happens in Shippuden, but from the episodes of the regular Naruto I've seen, both of them are pretty in-character. Naruto causes the humor, Sasuke causes the (slight) angst.
Sasuke's angsting begins when Naruto leaves on a mission while he's stuck back at the village. Sasuke has just been allowed back in but is under a sort of house arrest until the village can totally trust him again. Sasuke finds he can't sleep without Naruto and his strange, but hilarious, sleeping........'habits'. Naruto's exact 'habit' is a key point in the story and one of the funniest twists I've read. I won't reveal it here, but leave you, the reader, to find out for yourself.
I would also like to note, before I close off, that the grammer is excellent and the visual imagery is great. With One Last Growl is rated M, but only M, not stretching to NC-17. The lemon scene is handled very tastefully and not tremendously "gooey", if you know what I mean. I recommend this fic to anyone who already likes NaruSasu pairings or anyone who thought, like me, that there was no hope of a good romantic fic about Naruto and Sasuke. 5 stars!
- Mood:
accomplished
