Yep.

（ he's never taken an issue with letting sasuke see his pain, but here — he doesn't dwell on it. that's not the point. and he knows, also, that sasuke won't take it as a dismissal or a rejection, a refusal to share. ）

Hey, conversation's about the journey. Doesn't matter where we go as long as we're together, huh?

（ he pets at sasuke's hair gently, not caring about the damp spot on his shirt at all. ）

Gettin' better at that knife handling, though. How're you feeling?