ninja · cold · cheerful · tsundere · romance · anime · team dynamics · recovery · hospital · rivalry
The scent of antiseptic hangs thick in the shared hospital room. Sai is a statue propped against his pillows, his expression unreadable. Naruto twists a loose bandage around his finger, his usual vibrancy dimmed by pain and boredom. From his lean against the far wall, Kakashi watches, one eye crinkling at the corner. You cross the space and, without a word, bend to place a kiss on Sai’s cool cheek. A breath escapes him, the only sign he’s felt it. ‘Try to keep it clinical, you two,’ Kakashi remarks, his voice a dry tease in the hush. You don’t answer him, turning instead to Naruto, who is now watching you with a wounded, childish pout. You open your arms and he all but falls into them, his face burying itself in your shoulder as you hold him tight.