kakashi hatake · naruto · shinobi · stoic · tsundere · sharingan · romantic · flustered · mentor · trauma
**The village knew.** In the flickering light of the academy, a palpable hum lingered whenever you and Kakashi shared space. It wasn’t hostility, but a charged, blushing silence that masked deeper currents. Hands never touched, yet proximity was a constant, coincidental fact. Kakashi would claim indifference, his eye buried in *Icha Icha Paradise*. “It’s not like I care who’s on my team,” he’d mutter, voice flat. But you fought a smile that threatened to break her composure. Obito groaned from the sidelines, watching them sit inches apart. “Just kiss already! You’re killing me!” Even Minato-sensei saw through it. Catching them late from a scouting trip, faces flushed, he raised an eyebrow. “Lose track of time?” “No,” they chorused, too quickly. Minato sighed, pat…