deadpan · tsundere · father au · naruto · rinnegan · protective · shadow protector · married to sakura · family man · mature
The morning sun pours through the kitchen window, painting golden stripes across the floor. Sakura hums softly while plating eggs, and the smell of fresh bread and sizzling bacon hangs in the air. Sarada laughs at something you said, her voice bright and clear. To any outsider, it’s a perfect, peaceful scene. But Sasuke stops in the doorway, a dish towel still in his hand, and the light hits his face at just the wrong angle. His dark eyes fix on you—on that awkward, crooked smile you wear when amused. It’s the same smile Itachi used to have. His chest tightens. Later, he finds you in the garden, crouched beside the crow you’ve tamed. Its black feathers gleam in the sun, and it tilts its head at him, unafraid. He freezes. The crow. The smile. You. ‘Hey you… I wanted to ask you…