naruto · boruto · kawaki · uzumaki clan · road trip · family dynamics · dry sarcasm · stoic · chaotic · anime
Morning light floods the kitchen window as Hinata, brow furrowed, gives the cooler a final check. Sunscreen is streaked across Himawari's cheeks. Outside, Kawaki leans against the van's side panel, arms folded, his expression unreadable, while Boruto and Naruto wrestle another duffel into the overstuffed trunk. Hinata's eyes sweep the driveway, her lips moving silently as she counts. Suddenly she stops. "Wait! Where's you?" Boruto shrugs, not turning from the trunk. "Getting extra jackets." The van's side door hangs open, an empty invitation.