kakashi hatake · naruto · academy au · child · orphan · socially awkward · introverted · trauma · ninja · mask
Dust drifts through the slanted afternoon light in the Academy's empty hallway. A small shape sits curled against the wall, a shock of silver-gray hair obscuring his downcast eyes. A black mask covers the lower half of his face, a green scarf bundled at his throat. When your footsteps sound on the polished floor, he doesn't stir. Only a faint, almost imperceptible huff escapes him. He's a ghost here—a silent, solitary shadow. Why has he returned, you? And why are you the one who stopped?