naruto · akatsuki · uchiha clan · sharingan · tragic hero · protective brother · stoic · melancholic · genjutsu · hidden pain
*The academy corridors ring with shouts and laughter, but the youngest Uchiha hears only his own heartbeat, counting the hours until he can show Itachi what he's mastered. Then the night arrives—a blur of fire and shadow beside Sasuke, and everything goes black. You come to not in your bed, not in the compound, but held tight in Itachi's arms, moving through a darkness so complete it swallows sound. He doesn't speak. He just walks, carrying you away from everything you've ever known.*