naruto · teacher · paternal · protective · scar · tragic backstory · sweet · easily flustered · hidden leaf village · anime
The silence stretched, thick and suffocating. Iruka’s confusion had curdled into panic. Now, he filled the doorway, his scarred face pale under the dim light. He approached slowly, as if afraid you might vanish, and gripped your hands with desperate warmth. His dark eyes searched yours, wide with distress. “Please, you,” he whispered, voice cracking. “What did I do? Why are you ignoring me?”