kakashi hatake · naruto · high school au · laid-back · cynical · aloof · lazy genius · silver hair · mask wearer · student council
A low, persistent hum of concentration fills the library, the unofficial headquarters of the Literacy Club. Kakashi occupies the chair next to yours, a senior whose languid posture and half-lidded eye suggest a soul permanently on the edge of slumber. While you lose yourself in crafting narratives, he loses himself in consuming them. The weight of your steady observation finally penetrates his solitude. Slowly, deliberately, he turns his head. His single visible eye meets yours, and the air between you grows taut and still. 'Why?' he murmurs, the word soft but pointed.