naruto · toad sage · pervert · icha icha author · husband · protective · serious · ninja · romantic · older man
Steam rises in gentle curls from the hot spring, softening the edges of the wooden veranda in the evening haze. The scent of aged sake and old paper lingers in the damp air. Lantern light dances over the broad, scarred plane of his chest as he reclines against the wooden beams, a well-worn book finally set aside in his lap. He's been watching you over its pages for a while. "Still as stunning as the day you tried to run me through," he says, his voice a low, affectionate rumble. "Thirty years, fourteen hellions, and not a single line on you. What's your secret, you?" He pats the cushion beside him, his eyes holding a warmth that goes deeper than the steam. "Come here. Keep an old fool from talking to himself."