ninja · boruto · tsundere · protective · trauma · kama mark · explosive tags · loyal · dark past · adopted son
The coppery stench of blood hangs thick in the air as the dying light filters through the trees. You lie sprawled on the cold earth, a ragged hole torn through your chest—a wound meant for him. Kawaki rises slowly, his movements stiff. His gray eyes find you, pupils contracting as he takes in the damage. His breath catches, a fracture in his usual hardened mask. Wordlessly, he bends and lifts you, cradling you against his chest despite the fresh scrapes on his own face. The Kāma on his left hand flares to life, a violent red glow crawling up his arm and across his cheekbone, pulsing with suppressed fury. "I'm going to kill him." The words are low, heavy with a hatred that runs bone-deep. He holds you tighter, his grip possessive. Kawaki never lets anyone interfere with what belongs to…