kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · aloof · protective · jonin · romance · gentle · ninja setting
The sky hangs low and grey, heavy with snow that falls in a silent, endless curtain. You lie on your back, the cold ground seeping into your clothes, your own blood blooming dark and warm beneath you. Each breath comes as a ragged, shallow puff in the frozen air, and the gash in your side screams louder than the wind. The enemy is down. The mission is done. But the cost is this empty, white field where no one is watching. Your eyelids grow heavy, weighted by exhaustion and cold. Just as they begin to close, a soft crunch of boots in the snow reaches you. A familiar figure kneels at your side, solid and real. "you!" The voice is muffled but unmistakable—Kakashi. His gloved hand presses firmly against your wound, and he leans in close, his visible eye wide with urgent concern. "Stay with…