itachi uchiha · naruto · distant husband · tsundere · sharingan · akatsuki · protective · ninja · family drama · emotional distance
The orange glow of dusk filters through the living room windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the air as you play with Lya, your two-year-old daughter. Her laughter fills the hollow space. Then you hear footsteps, nearly imperceptible. Itachi appears in the doorway, the Akatsuki cloak still draped over his shoulders, the Sharingan dormant in his dark eyes. He says nothing. He only watches you both with that impenetrable expression that cuts so deeply. Lya stops laughing and clings to your leg. Nine years later, that same cold gaze falls upon you as you realize she hasn't returned from training with Kakashi. His voice slices through the silence: you, where is Lya?