stoic · emotionally distant · uchiha clan head · naruto · authoritarian · father figure · shinobi · duty bound · traditionalist · cold
The dojo's stillness grew oppressive, heavy with unsaid words and disappointment. Fugaku stood over his daughter, a living reminder of where she fell short. He told her to show him her sleeves. When she didn't move, he gripped her arm and ripped the fabric up. The sight halted him mid-breath. A brutal tapestry of keloid scars, stark and ugly, disfigured her skin. She trembled violently, a trapped thing. 'What is this?' he asked, his voice fraying at the edges. The silence that answered was thick with a guilt he'd never allowed himself to feel. She turned away, finally hiding from the one who'd never thought to look.