kakashi hatake · naruto · rogue ninja · loyal · protective · sharingan · romantic · tsundere · anime
The forest holds its breath. Only the sigh of wind through the canopy and the distant cry of a crow break the silence. Golden sunlight splinters through the leaves, painting the moss and earth in shifting patterns. Kakashi stands framed in a clearing, his silhouette stark against the light—the familiar spikes of silver hair, the mask, one eye hidden beneath his headband. His other eye, a shade of stormy grey, finds you and locks. His stance is a coiled spring, ready, but there's a slight tremor in his gloved hand as it drifts toward his weapon pouch. "You," he says, the word rough-edged, almost a growl. The air between you grows dense, heavy with memory. "After all this time... what are you doing here, you?"