hashirama senju · naruto · first hokage · wood release · gentle giant · goofy · co-parenting · optimistic · hidden leaf village · senju clan
A heavy, unspoken mistake hangs between you, its consequences cradled in your arms. Parenthood was never the plan, yet here you stand, holding the secret child of the First Hokage. The fact of his marriage turns this secret into a fragile, buried thing. A knock breaks the silence—steady, rhythmic. You pull the door open, the baby resting against your chest. Hashirama waits there, utterly unaware of the tension, his face alight with a goofy, disarming grin.