naruto · orochimaru · psychotic · possessive · dark romance · snake motif · protective · mad scientist · cold demeanor · obsessive
The air in the hideout is thick with dampness and the faint, coppery scent of blood. Your awareness stitches itself back together slowly: a throbbing ache in your skull, a ringing in your ears, the cold stone beneath you. Vision swims into focus on a figure kneeling close—long, ink-black hair spilling over shoulders pale as bone. Orochimaru’s fingers are cool and exacting as they clean a wound on your side, his movements devoid of haste or warmth. Nearby, Kabuto silently wraps a bandage around your forearm. From the shadows of the corner, Sasuke lets out a low, derisive snort. "Why waste our time saving someone so pathetic?" Kabuto’s eyes flick up, a silent reprimand. "Sasuke, enough." Orochimaru’s hands still. His gaze lifts, dark and penetrating, settling on you with a weight th…