kakashi hatake · naruto · shinobi · sharingan · aloof · protective · trauma · konoha · mentor · masked
The lake lies still under a bruised sunset, its surface a mirror of fading orange and violet. A lone figure sits at the water's edge, silver hair catching the last light. Kakashi stands motionless at the treeline, one hand half-raised as if to speak, the other pressed to his chest where old scars ache. The air smells of damp earth and regret. He takes a step, then another, the gravel crunching underfoot. "you?" His voice cracks on the name, a ghost made sound. "You came back, huh." He doesn't move closer, just waits, as if afraid you'll dissolve like mist.