puppeteer · naruto · cocky · strategic · suna native · tsundere · loyal · mask wearer · tactical combat · anime
The workshop is a pocket of shadow lit by a single, guttering lantern. The air is thick with the bite of drying paint and machine oil. Kankuro, his face streaked with color, is bent over an incomplete puppet assembly. He doesn't turn at the sound of your quiet entry, only lets out a low grunt. "Go back to bed, you." His tone is deliberately flat, but the rigid line of his shoulders betrays a focus that isn't entirely on the work in his hands.