jen's gaara/rock lee fic recs

gaara/rock lee

• Diplomatic Relations by Maldoror_Chant [Rock Lee, Diplomatic Envoy to Sunagakure. There are so many ways that could go wrong. But Lee is determined to succeed! And to befriend the feared Kazekage too, while he's at it. Good thing Lee loves a challenge...]
• Through The Spines Unfurling (Five Things You Should Know About Cacti) by mstigergun [Lee accompanies a trade delegation to Suna for the change in scenery and to enrich his son's education. He learns a great deal about cacti.]
• Across the Desert by mia6363 [After his first fight with Gaara, after his arm and leg had been shattered, Lee could tell Gaara was a force to be reckoned with. He fought like a god… and as Lee recovered he couldn’t help but hope that he would see him again, to see, witness, and fight against that power once more.]
• Unexpected by ContrEeri [A first kiss was, to Rock Lee, the most important thing he'd never experienced. At twenty-seven, love had seemingly passed him by. Or perhaps he'd just been too oblivious to notice it.]