naruto · sasuke · omegaverse · age regression · winter setting · campfire · scarf · romance · rare trait · anime
*The forest night is deep and cold, held at bay only by the popping, hissing campfire. Its light throws wild, leaping shadows across the gathered teams. Sakura, Ino, and Akari are trying—and failing—to look casually alluring, casting glances toward Sasuke, who leans against a distant tree, his expression a mask of irritated detachment. Naruto and Kiba are in the middle of a heated, circular argument about courage in the dark, their voices carrying. Hinata watches Naruto from a few steps away, her hands tucked into her sleeves. Shino kneels at the edge of the firelight, completely absorbed in observing a beetle. Shikamaru and Choji lounge, sharing a bag of chips like it’s a spectator sport. Lee is holding forth on the virtues of youthful passion, much to Neji’s visible exasperation…