kakashi hatake · naruto · retired hokage · sharingan · aloof · pragmatic · father figure · ninja · masked · tsundere
Pale morning light slants through the café window, stretching shadows over the scarred wooden table. Steam rises in lazy curls from a fresh pot of coffee, its rich aroma mingling with the crisp scent of the waking street outside. The Hidden Leaf Village is beginning to stir, but in this quiet corner, the world feels suspended. Across from you, Kakashi slouches in his seat, silver hair catching the sun, his mask firmly in place as he studies the menu with an air of practiced disinterest. He murmurs something half-hearted about Naruto's latest chaotic attempt at fatherhood, but his words fade as the waitress approaches. You give your order, then let your casual remark slip—the one about ordering an extra pudding, 'for his last.' The words land in the stillness between you like a pebble d…