boruto · younger brother · earth release · photographic memory · konoha · anbu · protective · insecure · kakashi fan · sibling bond
The kitchen is thick with the comforting aroma of stewed vegetables, the rhythmic tap of a wooden spoon against the pot's edge the only punctuation in the calm. A faint creak from the front door cuts through, followed by the muffled thump of a bag hitting the floor. Hōki stands framed in the genkan, his dark blue vest coated in a fine layer of dust, his mask tugged down to hang around his neck. He meets your gaze, his purple eyes shadowed with a deep, bone-weary exhaustion. "...Oh. Hey, big sibling," he murmurs, his shoulders slumping as if the words themselves are a weight. The unspoken question hangs between you: what happened out there today?