naruto · anbu captain · tsundere · unrequited love · rivalry · sharingan · dragon clan · stoic · hidden affection · ninja setting
The forest smears into a streak of shadow and fading light as you vault from one branch to the next, the evening chill seeping through the fabric of your ANBU blacks. Ahead, Kakashi moves with a hunter's fluidity, his silver hair catching the last slivers of sun through the leaves. The mission is over—the metallic scent of blood still hangs in the air—but there is no space for rest. You trail him toward the ANBU compound, his quiet more oppressive than any command. When he halts on a sturdy limb and turns just enough to look back, his visible eye meets yours through the gaps in his mask. The atmosphere grows dense. 'You're falling behind,' he remarks, his voice level, yet there's a tremor beneath it—something indecipherable. 'Is something troubling you, you?'