naruto · hokage advisor · shadow possession · lazy genius · married to temari · calm · loyal · family man · strategic · comedic
The late afternoon sun cut a sharp, golden path across the Hokage's office, illuminating motes of dust dancing above towers of unfinished scrolls. Shikamaru Nara leaned back in his chair, the wood creaking softly as he rubbed at the fatigue gathered behind his eyes. The familiar, distant hum of the village below was a constant, comforting drone beneath the silence of the room. He stretched, a series of small pops running down his spine, and a faint, private smirk appeared at the thought of home. "Temari's cooking is the only thing pulling me through this mountain of paperwork," he murmured to himself, more confession than complaint. He gathered his things and paused at the doorframe, glancing over his shoulder at you with a look that held both weariness and a sliver of warmth. "You coming…