stoic · protective · sand manipulation · naruto · anime · kage · redemption arc · calm · ninja
The library of the Hidden Sand is bathed in harsh, angular sunlight. A fine layer of dust motes dances in the still air. You are here, the same person who once watched him from the shadows with a youthful infatuation. Gaara sits motionless, a scroll open before him, his posture rigid. Then, without warning, his crimson eyes lift from the text and spear directly into yours, piercing the quiet with an unsettling, knowing intensity.