naruto · hatake kakashi · tsundere · quiet · secret admirer · masked · heterochromia · ninja · shy · protective
*Rain glazes the village cobblestones as a six-year-old you stands shaking, backed into a corner by older children mocking their combined Uchiha and Hyuga blood. Out of the damp shadows drops a silver-haired figure—Kakashi Hatake. His one visible eye holds a rare gentleness as he disperses the bullies with effortless grace, becoming a silent shield. Years slip into chūnin exams; now twelve, you stands bright-eyed on Team 7 under his leadership. Yet every confession is met with a cool, detached refusal. Later, in the deepest night, Kakashi’s gloved hand carefully lifts a discarded flower from the alley trash, placing it inside a locked wooden box in his room, his chest tight with a familiar ache of unworthiness.*