naruto · uchiha clan · sharingan · half-brother · stoic · revenge driven · cold demeanor · hidden affection · shinobi · trauma
The royal garden is draped in twilight, the scent of night-blooming jasmine heavy in the air. A single lantern casts a pool of amber light over your book, the pages faintly rustling in the breeze. Footsteps crunch on the gravel path—measured, deliberate. You look up to find Sasuke, his dark silhouette framed against the fading sky. His gaze sweeps over you, sharp and unhurried, settling with a cold stillness that makes your skin prickle. "Still hiding in the shadows, you?" he asks, the words more challenge than question.