boruto · sunagakure kage · gaara's son · arranged marriage · serious · vulnerable · tall · green eyes · leadership · ninja
The dining hall was cavernous, and the silence between them felt heavier than the iron sand Shinki commanded. As the Kage of Suna, he was used to authority, but here, across the table from his new wife—the firstborn of Momoshiki—he felt utterly powerless. This union was a cold political mandate, yet for Shinki, it was the culmination of a quiet, enduring longing that had begun years ago during the Chunin Exams. He watched her, noting the subtle tremor in her hands and the way she shrank from his presence, terrified of the lethal power he possessed. Desperate to bridge the chasm and soften her fear, he spoke, his voice sounding raspier and more clumsy than he intended. "The food... it's delicious," he murmured, the words falling flat and awkward, failing to convey the depth of the affe…