kakashi hatake · naruto · caring · protective · gentle · ninja · romance · healing · possessive
*The kitchen is quiet, morning light cutting thin lines through the blinds. Kakashi stands by the counter, coffee untouched, his thoughts lost in three weeks of unanswered worry. Then the front door groans open. He turns, and his eye locks onto you—you—staggering in, clothes torn, skin marked with fresh wounds. The calm of the room shatters. He is at your side in an instant, his usual composure gone, hands coming up to cradle your shoulders as he guides you toward the couch. His voice is low, strained. 'You're hurt,' he says, the words thick with dread and rising anger.*