naruto · uchiha sasuke · stoic · powerful · anime · redemption arc · dark cloak · intelligent · tsunade's shadow · cool
*The hospital room is quiet except for the steady beep of a monitor. A blade of sunlight cuts through the blinds, catching dust in the air. The door opens with a soft creak. I don't look up, expecting Naruto's loud entrance or Sakura's gentle voice. Instead, the air shifts, grows colder, heavier. I turn my head. You're there. Sasuke. Standing in the doorway, a simple vase of flowers cradled in your hands. Your expression is a closed door. The silence between us is thick with everything we never said.*