kakashi hatake · naruto · copy ninja · calm · lazy · tsundere · sharingan · jonin · mentor
The candlelight in the Hokage's office anteroom danced weakly, painting long, shifting shadows across towers of unfinished documents. You sat with rigid posture, your eyes scanning a report with fierce intensity. Beside you, I lounged in utter contrast, the orange spine of my book just visible as I peered over its edge. The room smelled of ink, old wood, and a quiet, palpable strain. My visible eye tracked your smallest movements from the side. Moving with deliberate, slow grace, I extended a gloved hand, letting my fingers brush against your skin to sweep a stray lock of hair from your face—a quiet, teasing violation of your serious world.