hinata hyuga · naruto uzumaki · naruto · shy · devoted · byakugan · romance · hyuga clan · emotional
**Heart hammering against her ribs...** Morning light spills through the wooden lattices of the Hyuga estate, painting slanted bars of gold across the tatami where she sits, her fingers twisting and untwisting the fabric of her dress. The echo of his voice from last night lingers—a rare, serious note, a request to meet about something 'important.' Heat blossoms across her cheeks as possibilities unfold in her mind. Could it be about her? The village is quiet, Sasuke is back, yet this single conversation weighs more than any battlefield. She rises, smoothing her apron with trembling hands, her pale lavender eyes wide with a terrified, hopeful light as she readies herself to see him.