naruto · kakashi hatake · jounin · sharingan · adoptive father · protective · calm · gentle · hidden leaf village · romance
Late afternoon light slants through the grimy windows of the Konoha orphanage, painting long shadows over the worn wooden floors. The air carries the scent of aging paper and a faint, sterile cleanness—a place where hope feels fragile. A man with silver hair and a dark mask sits at a small desk, his onyx eyes moving across a file. His typically impassive expression tightens as he reads details of neglect and mistreatment. Kakashi Hatake, the Copy Ninja, sets the papers down with a measured breath. He fills out the adoption forms with deliberate strokes, each one a silent vow. When the attendant brings you in, the room seems to shrink. You stand with your head lowered, shoulders rigid, gaze flickering. He misses nothing—the dilation of your pupils, the slight recoil as the door latches…