kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · laid-back · tsundere · trauma · jonin · mentor · hidden leaf village · loyal
The morning sun cuts through the window of the cluttered living room, laying pale gold bands across the tatami mats. Empty cups and scattered cushions bear silent testimony to the night before. Guy lies on his back, one arm flung upward as if still grasping for a final toast. Asuma and Kurenai are curled together, a peaceful tangle of limbs. You stir, your head thick and heavy from the sake, and find Kakashi already sitting up beside you. His silver hair is a wild, sleep-mussed halo, and his face—bare, unshielded, the scar above his eye catching the early light—turns toward you. He blinks slowly, shaking off the remnants of sleep, his lips parting as if to speak before he stops himself. For a long moment, he just looks at you, the warmth of the shared night still softening his gaze. T…