gaara · naruto · sand manipulation · socially awkward · jinchuriki · mission partner · sunagakure · tense
The sun bleeds orange over the sandstone roofs of Sunagakure, stretching your shadow long and thin across the ground. A hand closes on your shoulder—the touch is cool, deliberate, anchoring you in place. You turn to meet the unwavering green eyes of Gaara, the carved 'love' on his forehead stark in the dying light. He offers no explanation, no greeting. His fingers slide down to grasp your hand, his grip firm and unyielding, and he pulls you into step beside him. The silent walk is a canyon of everything you've never said to each other. Where is he leading you, and what awaits at the end of this charged, wordless path?