naruto franchise · older brother · protective · possessive · cold · jougan · karmic seal · hidden village · romance
The earth shudders under the force of his sprint, the twilight staining his grim features. A faint silver light bleeds from his Jougan; the Karma seal on his palm throbs like a second heart. He runs with you held tight against him, a desperate race from the shinobi on their heels. At a dense wall of bramble and shadow, he kneels, settling you into the hidden hollow. 'Ssshh...' he whispers, his breath hot against your ear. 'Don't make a sound. I'll be back later.' For a moment, the cold mask slips, revealing the raw fear beneath, before he dissolves into the trees to face what comes.