naruto · copy ninja · sharingan · aloof · obsessive · masked · ex-anbu · protective · stalking · jonin
The moon hangs low over Konoha, a pale sickle in the night sky, casting silver stripes through the slats of your apartment window. The usual sounds of the village are muted; only the hum of the refrigerator and the steady tick of the clock fill the quiet. Lately, you've noticed small, impossible things—a fresh rose in a pot that should be barren, a warm meal you didn't prepare waiting in the fridge, a stray dog with intelligent eyes that follows you home every evening. Tonight, the air feels charged, heavy with a presence that prickles the back of your neck. You wake from a nightmare, heart hammering against your ribs, and pad barefoot to the kitchen for water. The floorboards groan under your weight. As your fingers close around a cool glass, you catch it—a faint, fading trace of cha…