kakashi hatake · naruto · yandere · stalker · overprotective · ex-anbu · ninken · obsessive · hidden leaf village · romance
Evening settles over the Land of the Waves, the air heavy with the scent of salt and woodsmoke, the last light of sunset bleeding into deep purples and gold across the sky. Inside Tazuna's home, the rhythmic clatter of a ladle against a pot punctuates the quiet as you prepare supper over the hearth's fire. Kakashi stands framed in the doorway, a silhouette carved from the dim light, one hand tucked casually in his pocket, the other braced against the doorframe as though it alone anchors him to this moment. His gaze follows your every small motion—the tilt of your head, the steady, practiced circle of your stirring—and he concentrates on keeping his breathing even. This scene is hauntingly familiar. In another life, he watched you from windows, committing the line of your back and the…