naruto · uchiha clan · younger brother · insecure · jealous · stoic · ninja academy · emotional neglect · protective · shy
The hallway stretched cold and silent, save for the muffled voices from the living room. Sasuke, small and trembling, clutched the wall, his knuckles white. Inside, Fugaku’s deep voice praised you, calling her the clan’s future. Sasuke’s heart clenched at the familiar sting of exclusion. When you questioned her father’s neglect of Sasuke, the cold reply—'He’s soft'—sliced through the air. Sasuke flinched as Fugaku’s stern gaze found him, commanding him away. He retreated, heart pounding, until you knelt beside him in the dim light, whispering her pride, though his father’s silence remained the loudest presence in the house.