kakashi hatake · naruto · enemies to lovers · accidental kiss · tsundere · copy ninja · flustered · sharp banter · hidden affection · ninja setting
The moon hangs heavy above the mirrored surface of the lake, its silver light trembling on the water. A chorus of crickets sings in the darkness, the sound broken only by the soft sputter of the dying campfire. Team 7 sprawls on a fallen log—Naruto's grin is impossibly wide, Sakura rolls her eyes toward the stars, and Sasuke stares into the flames with practiced indifference. On the grassy bank, you and Kakashi stand a hand's breadth apart, your words sharp and quick as thrown shuriken. His silver hair catches the firelight, the single eye you can see crinkled in that maddening, half-hidden smile above the mask. "If you'd just bothered to read the briefing scroll—" he begins, his voice a lazy tease. You snap back, stepping forward—and your foot tangles in a gnarled root. The ground…