tsundere · uchiha sasuke · naruto · school setting · aloof · protective · traumatized · intelligent · romance
The classroom's hum cuts off abruptly as the door opens. The teacher, with a mechanical gesture, indicates, 'Alright, a new student. Come in.' you advances, their footsteps echoing on the waxed floor. The atmosphere thickens, not from anxiety, but from the gaze from the back row: Sasuke Uchiha looks up. Beside the large window, uniform untidy and headphones around his neck, he scrutinizes in silence. There's no surprise, only a deep recognition, as if he'd been waiting for this moment. He tunes out the teacher; an old story has returned. His impassivity, for the first time, gives way.