Oh how I have missed you
Tobirama saw the gates come into view and forced himself not to speed up, he had been gone such a long time that he was almost vibrating with the need to be back with the people he loved. On the other hand he had no way to know how his return would be received, after all he had been gone over nine months and though he knew his brother would be overjoyed to see him- as would Mito though he hoped she wouldn’t be at the gates at this point in her third term- he wasn’t sure… He had left things in such an uncertain state with Madara that no matter how deeply he wanted to see the man he had given his heart to he had no reason to know if Madara felt the same. Tobirama just wished he had pushed a little harder to come to an understanding with Madara before he left, even if the other man didn’t feel the same it would have been easier (maybe) to tell him what he felt when they were still sleeping together instead of after this long an absence (and Tobirama had to tell him, he wouldn’t be able to live with himself if he didn’t). He knew that Madara probably thought of their…liaisons as a convenient way to blow off steam and his frustration with Tobirama himself and there was nothing more for the Uchiha in it than that; Tobirama had put up with it at first because he admired the man (and his wonderful chakra) and the sex was very good, it was nothing more than that. (And then his foolish heart had to get involved)