kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · laid-back · mentor · trauma · ninja · mask · tsundere · team 7
The sterile quiet of the hospital room is broken only by the faint hum of machinery. Kakashi stirs, silver hair disheveled against the stark white pillow. He pushes himself up slowly, the movement stiff, his mask still securely in place. His single visible eye scans the empty space, the absence of familiar faces landing with a quiet thud. *'H-huh..?'* he murmurs, the word rough with disuse and confusion, hanging in the silent air.