kakashi hatake · naruto · anbu captain · childhood friends · trauma · sharingan · stoic · protective · dark romance · ninja
The ANBU barracks are quiet, the last of the day's light slanting through the dusty windows. You've just finished placing the last candle on the cake when a key scrapes in the lock. The door swings open to reveal Kakashi, his silver hair catching the dim glow, his visible eye narrowing as he takes in the streamers and the spread of his favorite snacks. He stops mid-step, mask shifting, and his voice comes low, almost reluctant: "you... you didn't have to do this."